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The Ranch reviews
8
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Is that water? 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Aug 12, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
• Easy to find
• Assuming no one's coming, you can warm up on 19 or 20's basket on your way to #1
• Most holes have multiple basket locations
• Restrooms onsite
• Signs are just ok at the moment
• Baskets are a mixed variety but are in good shape (although the numbering gets a little screwy around #14)
• If you like water, this course is your jam
• Assuming no one's coming, you can warm up on 19 or 20's basket on your way to #1
• Most holes have multiple basket locations
• Restrooms onsite
• Signs are just ok at the moment
• Baskets are a mixed variety but are in good shape (although the numbering gets a little screwy around #14)
• If you like water, this course is your jam
Cons:
• If you don't like water, this course might not be your jam
• A little tricky to navigate in spots (more on that below)
• No tee pads yet (currently borrowing the cart path in many places)
• No garbage cans anywhere
• Par is odd in a couple spots (more on that below)
• A little tricky to navigate in spots (more on that below)
• No tee pads yet (currently borrowing the cart path in many places)
• No garbage cans anywhere
• Par is odd in a couple spots (more on that below)
Other Thoughts:
Tips:
• Be ready for water
• Spotters aren't a bad idea
• Rounds are $6 although there is an all-day option for a little more
• Maps are available online (https://udisc.com/courses/the...ver-dgc-8N5p)or at the pro shop
• On #1, on the left side of the fairway where you see reeds and cattail things sticking up over the hills, underneath those is water
• Be good and warmed up by the time you reach #5, because right in front of you is H2O. The basket is basically straight ahead and hidden behind the waterfall/pond thing on the hill. You have two options here: long and left, or slightly right and straight across
• #6 has more of that wet stuff about 150' out. Either lay up or bomb it over but don't be too far left or else dampness
• On #7, the water ends right at the basket, so you have plenty of room right to stay dry
• Yes, #8's mando is left of the tree, so you need a nice smooth straight shot over the bridge, or else...you know
• #9 has water way over on the left but it's pretty easily avoided
• #11. Yup, all water. Be right of the basket. Course crew might think about some hay bales near the water by the basket. That's a mean rollaway.
• #13 has water on the right but there's plenty of room left
• #14 is very wet and not short. If you can thread the tunnel on the left, you're good, otherwise the safe shot is long right and soft RHBH hyzer at best. You need at least 250' to make it, so if you don't have it, lay up left and then bomb.
• #16 and #17 didn't quite match the map but I think that's because a tournament was coming (and there's a little bit of water on the left, but it's easily avoided)
• #18's basket is not spotable until you get way down there. It's a good ways off the left side of the fairway but basically dead straight from the tee box.
Random Thoughts:
Let me state right up front that I'm completely aware of the newness of this course so take the rating and commentary as temporary and I'll update it in the future.
With that said...this is a 20 hole course that covers what used to be the back 9 of an executive style ball golf course. This is not a beginner friendly course due to one thing (which you've probably guessed based on my tips above): water. There is water just about everywhere on this course and even in the areas where the water is dried up, the remaining vegetation can easily eat a disc. You need to be an intermediate player and above or else you're going to be skipping holes or trying to workout safe ways around (which might not be fun for you). Pars are earned out here because even when water isn't on your mind, the baskets are usually on hills or protected by trees so you're fairly constantly strategizing on attack angles. As for the tee pads, as of now, there are no tee pads yet so its either cart path or dirt/grassy ground. I'd call all of these 'decent' but it'll be great when level tee pads show up because it's one less thing to think about. Baskets are a mix of types but they're all in good condition. The only annoyance is the numbers don't always match. Tees are marked by orange flags/paint and marked with small signs on stakes and navigating around was easier than expected although it did get a little tricky in a few spots, I suspect, because a tournament was about to happen. This meant that most baskets were in the long positions, or all new positions, and a few tees had been pushed back. A minor annoyance really but what was of greater annoyance was staring at a few 500' par 3s on the backside of the course. The length I don't mind, but after having a few reasonable par 4s on the front, this was an odd occurrence. Again, not sure if this was due to the tournament. Overall I left the course +4 with 1 birdie, but I left 3 makable putts out there, so par is attainable, and the big dogs will certainly find birdies and get under par. The course conditions are actually pretty good for what is clearly a shut down golf course. It's mowed and there are benches. The only thing to pay attention to is all the holes in the ground where the critters have moved in, although crossing the bridges out there felt Indiana Jones-y with the condition they're in and all the creaking they were doing. Fun stuff. They do need to get some garbage cans out there though as I didn't see a single one but did see several bottles (bad form peeps! pack out your trash!).
Bottom Line:
There's a lot of potential for this course. The layout might need a tweak or three, but once the usual things go in (tee pads, signs, basket indicators, garbage cans, etc), you'll really have something, just make sure you like water before you head out. I look forward to a return visit to update my review. Keep up the good work course crew!
• Be ready for water
• Spotters aren't a bad idea
• Rounds are $6 although there is an all-day option for a little more
• Maps are available online (https://udisc.com/courses/the...ver-dgc-8N5p)or at the pro shop
• On #1, on the left side of the fairway where you see reeds and cattail things sticking up over the hills, underneath those is water
• Be good and warmed up by the time you reach #5, because right in front of you is H2O. The basket is basically straight ahead and hidden behind the waterfall/pond thing on the hill. You have two options here: long and left, or slightly right and straight across
• #6 has more of that wet stuff about 150' out. Either lay up or bomb it over but don't be too far left or else dampness
• On #7, the water ends right at the basket, so you have plenty of room right to stay dry
• Yes, #8's mando is left of the tree, so you need a nice smooth straight shot over the bridge, or else...you know
• #9 has water way over on the left but it's pretty easily avoided
• #11. Yup, all water. Be right of the basket. Course crew might think about some hay bales near the water by the basket. That's a mean rollaway.
• #13 has water on the right but there's plenty of room left
• #14 is very wet and not short. If you can thread the tunnel on the left, you're good, otherwise the safe shot is long right and soft RHBH hyzer at best. You need at least 250' to make it, so if you don't have it, lay up left and then bomb.
• #16 and #17 didn't quite match the map but I think that's because a tournament was coming (and there's a little bit of water on the left, but it's easily avoided)
• #18's basket is not spotable until you get way down there. It's a good ways off the left side of the fairway but basically dead straight from the tee box.
Random Thoughts:
Let me state right up front that I'm completely aware of the newness of this course so take the rating and commentary as temporary and I'll update it in the future.
With that said...this is a 20 hole course that covers what used to be the back 9 of an executive style ball golf course. This is not a beginner friendly course due to one thing (which you've probably guessed based on my tips above): water. There is water just about everywhere on this course and even in the areas where the water is dried up, the remaining vegetation can easily eat a disc. You need to be an intermediate player and above or else you're going to be skipping holes or trying to workout safe ways around (which might not be fun for you). Pars are earned out here because even when water isn't on your mind, the baskets are usually on hills or protected by trees so you're fairly constantly strategizing on attack angles. As for the tee pads, as of now, there are no tee pads yet so its either cart path or dirt/grassy ground. I'd call all of these 'decent' but it'll be great when level tee pads show up because it's one less thing to think about. Baskets are a mix of types but they're all in good condition. The only annoyance is the numbers don't always match. Tees are marked by orange flags/paint and marked with small signs on stakes and navigating around was easier than expected although it did get a little tricky in a few spots, I suspect, because a tournament was about to happen. This meant that most baskets were in the long positions, or all new positions, and a few tees had been pushed back. A minor annoyance really but what was of greater annoyance was staring at a few 500' par 3s on the backside of the course. The length I don't mind, but after having a few reasonable par 4s on the front, this was an odd occurrence. Again, not sure if this was due to the tournament. Overall I left the course +4 with 1 birdie, but I left 3 makable putts out there, so par is attainable, and the big dogs will certainly find birdies and get under par. The course conditions are actually pretty good for what is clearly a shut down golf course. It's mowed and there are benches. The only thing to pay attention to is all the holes in the ground where the critters have moved in, although crossing the bridges out there felt Indiana Jones-y with the condition they're in and all the creaking they were doing. Fun stuff. They do need to get some garbage cans out there though as I didn't see a single one but did see several bottles (bad form peeps! pack out your trash!).
Bottom Line:
There's a lot of potential for this course. The layout might need a tweak or three, but once the usual things go in (tee pads, signs, basket indicators, garbage cans, etc), you'll really have something, just make sure you like water before you head out. I look forward to a return visit to update my review. Keep up the good work course crew!
