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Manchester, NH

The Hollows - North

3.555(based on 20 reviews)
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2 4
slippingdiscs
Experience: 27 played 27 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Good Beginner Course 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Good place for beginners
Good signage
Nice people

Cons:

Hidden baskets
Wicked mucky spots (particularly Hole 17)

Other Thoughts:

I've played both Hollows courses. This course is fairly level with no big ravines, like Hollows South. While the baskets are hidden on most holes, once you know the course, playing it is fairly straightforward. We met someone at the first hole, who showed us the course while playing a round with us. Between the 2 Hollows courses, I like South better.
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2 5
Westpunt Curacao
Experience: 7.9 years 4 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Hooked ! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 7, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Excellent use of public land. Multiple tee pads on all holes. Great signs at all tees. Technical drives with lots of trees. I'm just a beginner but I think this place has it all.

Cons:

Little busy so some waiting involved. For such a busy course it needs more trash cans.

Other Thoughts:

City needs to build more courses!
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adlacro
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.9 years 152 played 125 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Nothing Hollow about the Hollows 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 14, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is an 18 hole course with two tees to each hole. Concrete tees, recently poured, are in terrific shape. Baskets are the DD baskets, also in great shape, and catch okay strong side. The course, designed by a former PDGA men's world champion, features a great mix of lefty, righty, and straight holes. You can score well if you execute off the tee. Some baskets are tricky, especially 18. It's only 250 from the short, but it plays a lot longer with the elevation change and the pin on a hill. No outside obstacles (walking trails, playgrounds, etc) to interfere with the course. Tee signs are accurate, depicting the hole, and next tee signs are noticeable after you play a hole. Hard to get lost here. Some pin placements offer unique putting challenges (11 and 18 come to mind).

Cons:

While many of the holes are good holes, and put together make a good course, this course lacks that one "must play" hole. In the summer it gets buggy, and in the fall the leaves can get pretty bad.

Other Thoughts:

The locals have really taken this and ran with it, and it won't be long before the big names will be coming here to tackle one of southern New Hampshire's newer courses. If I am in the area again, I will be back, and if you're visiting New Hampshire, come here and challenge yourself from either tee. You'll really like what the Hollows has to offer.
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gcmcgurn
Experience: 13 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 8, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Great design given the land they had to work with
- Great level of difficulty. I am usually a par player and have yet to break +4 on this course. Not too say its too tough but great inspiration to improve and learn the course
- Great mix of distance, left/right turning holes, and elevation change. You will definitely use every disk in your bag
- 2 tee placements per hole
- well marked signage, easy navigation
- Convenient, quite location.

Cons:

- Not yet finished. Still freshly excavated so its a bit muddy, a few blue tees need to be finished and more bridges over water/mud/ditches would be fantastic.
- baskets. While yes they are very visible and stable, I cant stand the foreheads.
- All woods, I always enjoy a hole or 2 in a field simply for a change of scenery and the ability to drive harder than normal.
- Can get very buggy on the wetter holes (bring bug spray!)
- The tee signage has been placed at the blue tees (not yet completed). Now I know this is somewhat traditional, but I feel like the majority of the players are playing white tees, making them have to find the sign and walk back to view it. Why not have them at white so they are easily referenced to everyone?

Other Thoughts:

I am so excited for them to finally put in a course in Manchester and am pleasantly surprised at the quality of course they built. When I heard about it being planned, I expected them to cut some brush, put poorly placed baskets and tees and never touch it again. On the contrary, they brought in a pro to design it and really invested some money to build a fantastic course!

I am excited to play the course when it has been broken in and some of the logging scars have started to heal. Its in a beautiful piece of forest and thus far, hasn't been inundated with any Manchester low lifes' breaking glass and spraying graffiti. PLEASE KEEP IT THAT WAY!!!!! Carry in, Carry out, and help preserve one of the last remaining pieces of clean woods Manchester has to offer!

Bring all your disks (your gonna need them), bug spray and your walking legs and enjoy!!
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Esiersdale
Experience: 17.2 years 232 played 9 reviews
4.00 star(s)

This is how you open a course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 30, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well defined fairways that have been manicured better than many courses that have been open for 6+ months. This course had its ribbon cutting ceremony the day before I played it.

Good mix of deuceable holes in the 200 foot range, and proper par 3's (drive, approach, putt) averaging around 450 feet

The new Dynamic Discs baskets glow white in the woods making for easy identification from a distance. The baskets seem to catch well, particularly on more confident putts.

Municipal street signs directing players to the next tee emphasize the effort and funding put into the course.

Cons:

Crazy amount of mosquitos due to low-lying wet lands.

Basic growing pains for a new course, such as muddy walking paths barely covered with wood pallets (namely hole 17-18) and confusing navigation between some holes (hole 17 tee is right next to hole 4's basket with no obvious signage). Trail at end of course leads out to baseball field instead of parking lot

Short tees made of very slippery fly pad material

Other Thoughts:

Had the opportunity to play the longest layout currently available and felt it really challenged all aspects of my game without being unfair as to hitting lines.

Future upgrade suggestions are solely cosmetic, primarily benches, bridges, and trash cans (currently trash bags on most holes) .

Good use of elevation changes throughout and 18's basket placement will leave you wanting revenge on the course. This has the potential to be a trademark New England course very shortly
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