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O'Fallon, MO

T.R. Hughes DGC

0.95(based on 5 reviews)
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wolfhaley
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1.00 star(s)

Homefield Disadvantage?

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 6, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

T.R. Hughes DGC is a 9 hole course in O'Fallon MO. It's called Homefield on the other review site if for some reason you want to play here and can't find it. The course is permanent and free to play. Nine baskets were in the ground when I played it.

The baskets are DD Veterans with white bands. Zero complaints with these. All were mounted level or damn close. One basket per hole and single pin positions.

The grounds were well kept when I played here. In fact they were just starting to mow as we were finishing our round. Clearly a nicely maintained area to throw discs on.

The flow of the course is pretty easy to follow being in such a narrow strip of land. Using a map is a must due too the lack of tee signs or pads. If you have Udisc, the map will get you to where you need to be and navigation will be seamless.

The course plays on some undulating terrain, so there's some landing angle situations to deal with. Winds will be the main factor out here. It's wide open. If it's windy the challenge could be decent. There's some power lines in play at least. It serves as what other courses use trees for.


Cons:

Lots of things to not like here. The lack of tees and signs is the main one. For a course like this tee pads of any kind aren't needed. That's just a bonus with how well kept the grounds are. Tee signs would've been nice though. The baskets are all right in front of you. The problem is that in numerous spots there's a couple visible from the "tee" pad. Signs would be nice here.

The safety issues are real here. The tee for hole 5 has you throwing across a walking path, slightly uphill and blind. Terrible hole. Terrible design. On top of that there's just too many opportunities to land in nearby yards or hit a car on the road. It's a thin sliver of property.

Speaking of the property, You have a semi-lengthy walk to get to hole 4 and then back to hole 6.

Apparently hole 9's basket was pulled for a bit before we played. Apparently due to landing in backyards. All nine baskets were in the ground when we played.

Other Thoughts:

It's a quick play. It's not much fun though. There are countless much better options nearby.

I'm going to give it a 1 rating which is poor. The baskets are good and the "course" seems to be well tended to. Tee pads aren't really essential.

I've played "Bad" courses. This one isn't that quite yet. It's poor and probably likely to get pulled if people keep throwing in the yards off the fairways.

Play it if you must. Stacks up like a lower end Chicago 9er to me. That means it's not good. Better traffic though.
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Cujo
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Experience: 30 years 254 played 31 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Why?? What a waste of baskets. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 19, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

There are some baskets that you can throw discs at.

Cons:

This is a tremendous waste of decent baskets. Who's idea was this? Could these baskets not have been used somewhere desperately needs better baskets like Quail or JB? why use resources to put a bunch of baskets in what is basically a drainage ditch.
-There is no parking. You have to park in the street or behind buildings in the building's parking lot.

Other Thoughts:

But wait, maybe this is a great spot for first timers in a neighborhood setting for families...NO. It's beneath power lines that crackle and again, it's in a ditch. This isn't a course, its a practice area. There are no pads, not even grass removed for dirt pads..
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