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Barker, NY

The Beacon DGC

2.755(based on 6 reviews)
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mlstivender
Experience: 6.2 years 34 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Lake effect wind 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 24, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great beginner course minus the wind, but we all have to learn sometime. I believe the wind actually helped me with distance. The holes are close very technical wooded throws between holes.

Cons:

18 can be challenging its right next to Lake Ontario shore it can be intimidating to a beginner. I did lose my favorite disc in the brush at hole 15 if anyone finds it my contact information is on the disc. (It will be in the brush to the right near the T.)

Other Thoughts:

This would be great if it had concrete pads but there weren't any issues throwing off the grass.
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joenlinda
Experience: 8.8 years 48 played 15 reviews
3.50 star(s)

The Beacon- 1st time playing it 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 17, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Really nice area, beautiful and a cool breeze.
Nicely laid out course that will challenge the beginner or the long time players.
Sweet hand painted tee signs that show the throw and the footage and add a nice touch.
It has Blue, White and Red tees on every hole.
NO TRASH anywhere!
Not crowded.
It's now a full 18 hole course. Many, many of the trees have been trimmed of limbs making your throws much more skill than luck getting through. Hole 17 was extensively reworked and I've gotten a 2 on that 3 times since then.


Cons:

The wind coming off the Lake can make some shots pretty tricky.
If you throw your disc into the sidelines there are a lot of pricker bushes to contend with.

Other Thoughts:

The 1st hole is thrown from the Northwest corner of the parking lot near the Porta Potty. The basket is behind and between a V of two trees.
The 2nd hole you can throw up a narrow path or take your chances throwing through some trees more to the right.
The 3rd hole lets you air it out. Right in the middle of the course is a lone 2" tree that we all hit once and had to laugh.
The 4th hole you can throw straight and to the left but a couple trees will give you a hard time. Or you can bomb it to the right and come around the trees landing left and toward the basket.
The 5th hole you have to throw to your left either over or around a big bunch of trees. Then, the basket is behind a very low hanging tree.
Hole 6 you have to throw down and to the right at a 90 degree angle. After you hit the trees you'll need to throw up a bit and through a bunch of low hanging trees that are pretty challenging to get through to get to the basket. This is the longest hole and can really mess up your score if you're unlucky.
Hole 7 you'll stand on kind of a hill, throw down through some trees and then throw up towards the basket.
Hole 8 has you throw down and then a little bit up and through some trees towards the basket, towards the lake. It has 2 lanes you can choose, 1 left or 1 right.
Hole 9 you can try and throw straight through to the basket but you'll most likely hit the trees to your left OR you can throw out over the cliff over the lake and hope it lands back on the course. Throw something overstable and you'll be fine.
I LOVE this course and play it every weekend. We just play 9 twice to make it 18. It's quiet, it's clean and it's just a real pleasure to play it.

We actually met Paul as me and my friend played the course. Being a beginner (at the time) I really liked the course a lot. My friend is a 30 yr. player and he liked it too. We'll be back as often as possible to play it. We did 18 on Saturday and 18 on Sunday.
I've played it a lot more times now and we like it more and more each time we go.
Update: it's now 18 holes and is a very cool course with lots of different and challenging shots. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
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