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Lockport, NY

The Greens

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2.885(based on 8 reviews)
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paul2432
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Experience: 45 years 123 played 15 reviews
2.50 star(s)

If only God hadn't created poison ivy..... 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 7, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course actually sits on an amazing piece of land which is called the escarpment. After the last ice age - the ice withdrew back north and eventually created Lake Ontario. When this happened it formed a shelf of where the lake once started and this escarpment runs from east of Rochester, NY all the to Way The Hell Up in Ontario, Canada. So this escarpment created about 150 to 200 foot drop and the designers of this urban park took really good advantage of the elevation changes. Some fun down hill throws and some challenging uphill throws.
The designers also were able to place 18 holes into a fairly small area (15 acres?) and it didn't feel forced like many courses with that same amount of land. Usually with that little land to work with, a smooth nine hole course makes more sense than jamming in 18 - so that was done quite well.
A good balance of hyzer/anhyzer and straight shots along with many of the holes offering several ways to play it. Some serous heavy duty Prodigy baskets that may have been of an overkill for a short, urban course - but they were definitely nice to putt on.

Cons:

Someone needs to start a GoFundMe page to raise about $1,000 to buy about 100 gallons of RoundUp to kill the poison ivy which is pervasive through parts of the course. It was so bad, the first thing I did when I got home was wash scrub any unexposed area of my body. The Escarpment creates a nice shady environment for it to grow in and it really was crazy bad in spots.
Hole 2 plays fairly close to a pavilion. Since this park isn't used that much, I don't think that would ever be a serious issue, but it's something that probably needs to be looked at again. (Probably won't happen until after the next ice age lol)
Making your way up and down the escarpment there were easily a couple spots that need to smoothed out as there were just enough rocks in the middle of fairways that would be perfect ankle breakers.
I didn't see any rest rooms and that would only be a very minor con as the course is in nearly in the heart of Lockport. So I'm sure there are lots of places in case a rest room was necessary.
The park has good signage and the flow of most the course was pretty easy to follow.

Other Thoughts:

I really, really want to give this course a 3 or higher but the poison ivy alone is so bad I just couldn't go above a 2.5. Also there were turf tee pads that were ok, but for some reason, they were above ground by about two inches. IMO - they should be flush so no one trips or stumbles on one.
Even though there are those flaws I talked about - the course does two great things. Brings disc golf to a new city and with it, new players. And Lockport (which is kinda) in between Buffalo/Niagara Falls and Rochester helps bring the two disc golf regions closer into one big disc golf region. That's probably going to take another dozen or so for that to be considered, but this course helps add to create a bridge to connect the two. I wouldn't label this a destination course by any means, but if ever happen to be in Lockport, take a drive out and play a quick round.
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