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Accident, MD

The Glades at Meshach Run

2.835(based on 3 reviews)
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Experience: 7 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Finally, an actual course in Garrett County

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 15, 2023 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A nice mix of wooded and open holes. Decent turf tee pads that will probably handle the GC winters better than concrete pads. Navigation was easy, with a nice trail between any holes with a walk. There's a convenient bathroom at the start, and a few benches throughout.

Cons:

There are a few holes that are just bad. Hole 2 and 10 simply dont have reasonable lines. Hole 15 is also a little silly, but has multiple potential lines. The rough on Holes 4 and 7 are "lose your disc" levels of bad, and truthfully, any disc thrown to the right on hole 7 is very likely lost.

There's clearly still some work going on clearing the back 9 holes, and no hole signs yet for Holes 11-18 (though it was easy following Udisc without them)

Other Thoughts:

The course basically plays as two very different 9-hole courses. It starts lightly wooded for Holes 1-3 (with hole 2 being a particularly silly forehand flex line) before opening up for hole 4. Holes 4 and 5 are pure bombing holes, with tricky rough coming into play (the head high grass on Hole 4, and woods on the left on Hole 5). Hole 6 is a nice ace run, though with tricky footing around the basket. What follows is the signature hole on the front 9, Hole 7, which is a downhill par 3 with a pond just outside C1 on the left and punishing tall grass outside C2 right. A short tricky woods hole (#8), and an open but uphill par 4 (#9) round out the front 9.

The back 9 starts out poorly with hole 10, which reminds me of a 1990s style "dogleg" hole, traveling 150ft straight before turning 90 degrees another 100-150ft. Its certainly possible to get a forehand into circles edge, but it doesn't change how poor a hole it is. Thankfully, the remaining holes on the back 9 more than make up for it. Hole 11 is a fun slight flex line into a basket tucked slightly into the woods...and a fairway dotted by smooth rock patches. Hole 12 is a slow bending par 4, which brings you to a pretty spectacular view from the bench at Hole 13 looking through a tight, slightly uphill wooded par 3. Hole 14 is a slight dogleg right par 3. Hole 15, from the teepad, reminds me of Hole 10's silly line...but there are numerous other more direct lines through the woods. Hole 16 plays like the other wooded par 3's that precede it. Holes 17 and 18 finish with a bang as slight bending par 4's, hole 18's tee shot being a particularly tight, borderline unfair line. A few minute walk on the trails brings you back to your car.

While the front 9 is fine (with holes 4, 5, and 7 being the standouts), the back 9 is really what sets this course apart. The mix of wooded lines and beautiful scenery reminds me a lot of nearby Pittsburgh courses (Moraine in particular), and certainly surpasses any course within an hour or two of the area. With tee signs and consistent maintenance, its certainly a course worth of being in one of the biggest tourist destinations in the area.

There's certainly room for some expansion to 21 or 24 holes, and truthfully, anything to replace holes 2 and 10 would be what would take this course from a 3.5* to a 4* course.
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