The Apple Farm - Spartan Course reviews
7
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cubeofsoup
Experience:
13 years
61 played
4 reviews
Scenic vistas and rolling hills 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 25, 2015
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Tons of elevation. A lot of really fun holes to open up on long drives. Challenging when it's windy (it's almost always windy here). Tasty doughnuts at the pro shop. Never crowded and top notch baskets. Fly pads on most holes.
Cons:
Not much in the way of obstacles. Pretty simple to stay out of trouble. One dimensional playstyle, throw far and you'll score at least OK.
Completely inaccurate distance markings.
Missing tee signs on many holes.
Horrible when they haven't mowed recently. (they have been pretty up on this recently, not a huge worry)
Completely inaccurate distance markings.
Missing tee signs on many holes.
Horrible when they haven't mowed recently. (they have been pretty up on this recently, not a huge worry)
Other Thoughts:
The DGCR SSE is listed at 47.2 which is miserably far off. The one tournament that was played here would put the SSE at about 54.5. The total length is actually about 7,500 ft and not 6,300 ft like the layout claims. Most hole lengths are way off. Example: hole 3 is listed at 302 ft from the blues, it's actually about 484 ft.
This course is still a work in progress as solid improvements to layout have been made slowly over time. Some way to go before it's deserving of a higher rating. Easy 3.5 if they fix up the signs and pads.
This course is still a work in progress as solid improvements to layout have been made slowly over time. Some way to go before it's deserving of a higher rating. Easy 3.5 if they fix up the signs and pads.
6
0
No seriously, how about them apples? 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 8, 2014
Played the course:once
Pros:
This is probably the most scenic course in the Rochester area with the biggest elevation. I love the character here. After paying in the little country store (with a surprising selection of discs), you trudge up a hill past a couple old barns. Just over the hill, the landscape of the orchard, the course, and the hills beyond lie before you.
Every hole has a pretty decent elevation change. Many of the baskets are situated on slopes. On one of the early holes, I threw my uphill approach and figured I was 15-20 feet too far. Nope. Steep hill on the other side and I was 75 feet down the hill.
The best holes of the course are toward the end, where the elevation (and the concentration of trees) amps up. Hole 16 has a pretty big top-of-the-world shot, and hole 18 finishes even bigger. My form was pretty bad when I played and my distance was poor, but I still got around 400' on this drive. Both are ones where you want to empty your bag.
Hole 14 had one of the few fairly wooded holes, a short uphill shot where playing it safe for 3 isn't hard but going for the birdie has a lot of danger from the tangled mess of growth below the basket. Hole 17 had a long, uphill par 4 with a reasonable fairway but low-hanging trees on either side to slow you down.
Tee signs were okay. Navigation was intuitive except for one or two spots where I consulted the map I got in the store. Tee pads are mostly rubber.
Every hole has a pretty decent elevation change. Many of the baskets are situated on slopes. On one of the early holes, I threw my uphill approach and figured I was 15-20 feet too far. Nope. Steep hill on the other side and I was 75 feet down the hill.
The best holes of the course are toward the end, where the elevation (and the concentration of trees) amps up. Hole 16 has a pretty big top-of-the-world shot, and hole 18 finishes even bigger. My form was pretty bad when I played and my distance was poor, but I still got around 400' on this drive. Both are ones where you want to empty your bag.
Hole 14 had one of the few fairly wooded holes, a short uphill shot where playing it safe for 3 isn't hard but going for the birdie has a lot of danger from the tangled mess of growth below the basket. Hole 17 had a long, uphill par 4 with a reasonable fairway but low-hanging trees on either side to slow you down.
Tee signs were okay. Navigation was intuitive except for one or two spots where I consulted the map I got in the store. Tee pads are mostly rubber.
Cons:
There are very few technical shots here. For the first 13 holes, it would be tough to hit a tree. The fairways on the first several holes are lines with apples trees, but the fairways are plenty wide. I looked at the woods off to the side of the late holes. Could this be used to add some variety?
Several tee pads were missing late in the round. This was annoying because it was pretty muddy, so I couldn't get good footing.
A few of the tee pads are not completely level, so you're throwing a little uphill on the tee.
I was there in early December, but I could see the growth off of some of the holes being tough to negotiate. The few places that do have the shrub-like plants are really thick. I emptied my bag on hole 18 and took over 20 minutes to find one disc that was bright yellow against the dull colors of early winter, despite the fact that I knew right where it went.
Maybe the biggest con is the walk from the shop to the first tee. It is neck and neck with the old Conifer layout for longest walk to the first tee. This is probably unavoidable to some degree, but I felt like the course maybe could have started a little closer.
Lastly, most of the holes are straight ahead. There was one refreshing hole in the middle of the course that required an anhyzer drive around a corner, but that was it. They are also about the same length. The baskets seemed to be in the long positions, and this meant a lot of 325-375-foot holes, the kind where I will probably take a 3 and have no real shot at a 2.
Several tee pads were missing late in the round. This was annoying because it was pretty muddy, so I couldn't get good footing.
A few of the tee pads are not completely level, so you're throwing a little uphill on the tee.
I was there in early December, but I could see the growth off of some of the holes being tough to negotiate. The few places that do have the shrub-like plants are really thick. I emptied my bag on hole 18 and took over 20 minutes to find one disc that was bright yellow against the dull colors of early winter, despite the fact that I knew right where it went.
Maybe the biggest con is the walk from the shop to the first tee. It is neck and neck with the old Conifer layout for longest walk to the first tee. This is probably unavoidable to some degree, but I felt like the course maybe could have started a little closer.
Lastly, most of the holes are straight ahead. There was one refreshing hole in the middle of the course that required an anhyzer drive around a corner, but that was it. They are also about the same length. The baskets seemed to be in the long positions, and this meant a lot of 325-375-foot holes, the kind where I will probably take a 3 and have no real shot at a 2.
Other Thoughts:
I really enjoyed my time here. It was absolutely empty on a Friday afternoon, just me and my dog wandering among the hills and the apple trees. It's a beautiful place and well worth the $5 (they said there was no charge the day I played, so I bought some donuts). I played Basil Marella the day before and got beaten down by the tight fairways. This is the opposite. Let it fly, and then munch on your cider donut as walk to your disc and breathe in the country.
