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McDonough, GA

The Tracks @ McDonough

4.065(based on 8 reviews)
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Ted Chancey
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

The Tracks at Jonesboro Road in McDonough 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 27, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Innova designed 18 Hole course, with Disc Catcher baskets
18 concrete gold tees
14 concrete blue tees
Brooms on every tee pad
Metal benches on every gold tee
Trash cans throughout the course (please use them!)
Multiple pin locations and new ones being added
Plenty of parking right at hole one, hole eighteen finish is adjacent to hole one.
Restrooms at parking lot, open if allowed during Covid
Several holes (1-5) play along the rail road tracks
Good mix of long and short holes
Disc drop box attended regularly, located just past hole eighteen's basket
Several holes with substantial elevation changes
Easy navigation
Signs on every gold tee, please use UDisc for more detailed info
Three minutes off I-75, plenty of dining options close by
Constant upkeep, improvements, added on Feb 5, a hand sanitizing station at hole one

Cons:

Even with blue tees on fourteen holes, not the most beginner friendly course with many narrow fairways
Some of the rough can be ROUGH
If you are easily distracted, there are the trains

Other Thoughts:

This wooded course on the south side of the ATL is not to be missed, in this reviewers opinion easily a top three course in metro Atlanta
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Crupie
Experience: 15.1 years 138 played 5 reviews
4.50 star(s)

A BEAST! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 24, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Incredible practice area with 3 baskets (with different surroundings for variety) multiple benches, and well situated to the parking lot and first tee
-Most of the holes are aesthetically pleasing. The downhill par 5 in particular was a beautiful hole with a nice defined fairway and well maintained train tracks along part of the fairway. A passing train added to the ambiance of The Tracks
-Walking path throughout the course, starting at the parking lot and leading to 4 or 5 different tee boxes without being in danger of any holes
-Based on other reviews it looks like the course has really matured nicely. Fairways are well maintained with logs lining most of the fairways
-Great baskets, concrete pads, benches on most holes, and intuitive hole routing keeps you from getting lost
-Good hole variety providing lots of risk reward. Long throwers can be punished if they miss the fairway while laying up provides its own challenge with tough angles and lines to hit. If you are throwing far and hitting fairways you can score here
-The par 4s and 5 are true to their par. Some require shot placement while others reward a bombed drive.

Cons:

-Hole signs could benefit from a hole map rather than a stock train image. If not for Udisc I would have walked a bunch of fairways to know where the basket was.
-A few fairways could still use some work, either leveling them out or removing a few stumps/bushes. The par 5 standsout - some spots felt like it was an old access road with tire ruts leaving uneasy footing. I was in the middle of the fairway but had a tough lie where an ankle injury was still in play. Either mulch or leveling could help with this

Other Thoughts:

A woods course lover's wet dream. Similar to East Roswell but longer. Some of the "rough" along the fairways can be super punishing and may benefit from some brush removal. If this course were closer to me (~50 minutes) it would be on my regular rotation of courses played. This course will punish beginners but is a great test for experienced players. Ill be looking forward to some tournaments here!!
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chaysegrizzell
Experience: 5.1 years 1 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Feels like ball golf! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 11, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Challenging par 3's.
-Defined fairways lined with logs to mark the beginning of the rough (awesome touch).
-Aesthetically pleasing.
-Good variety of forehand and back hand lines.
-Elevation change.
-Away from pedestrians.
-Multiple practice baskets.
-Multiple well made green complexes.
-Good variety of 3's, 4's and 5's.
-Very fair for experienced players with at least intermediate to advanced distance.

Cons:

-Not for beginners with current tee pads.
-Opened in February but new vegetation is starting to grow in some fairways during the spring. Can easily be cleaned up.
-The front 9 does not end close to the parking area
-Hole #8. Not very long, but the basket is almost impossible to access from the tee. The fairway could be widened on the right side or a few of the trees further down the left rough could be removed to give the disc more distance to push forward before cutting hard right. As it it currently stands, the hole is around 215, but you only have about 60-70 to get forward push before the hole starts to turn hard right and you still have another 130-150 feet to the basket. There's also a low ceiling, so you can't go high to give yourself a little more air room to get extra glide. Not to mention the initial 60-70 feet is a 9ft wide tunnel shot. You only have 1 option and it's not a very good one. Seems like a waste of a hole where par is easy, but birdie is nearly impossible barring a throw in or a long circle 2 look.

Other Thoughts:

I wish this course were around when I grew up in McDonough. May have picked up the game sooner. I live in ATL and it's only about 30 minute drive without traffic. Just as close as anything else around the metro area. Reminds me a little bit of Mulberry.

This course has the potential to be one of the top 2 or 3 courses in ATL, once it has matured a little. No signage yet, but I'm sure it will be coming soon. I hope there will be a team to help maintain this course, because it deserves it.

I'd like to kind of compare the course to an actual ball golf course in the woods made for discs. I love how most, if not all fairways are lined with logs to mark the beginning of the rough. The fairways are almost completely cleared of random trees and you don't have to worry about that ghost tree, which shouldn't be in play, that ends up grabbing your disc after you throw a great shot. All in all, this is a job well done.

Side note** as a word of advice or suggestion for any tournament directors out there, this course would make the perfect counter part to JP Mosley. Both courses are somewhat close together and are begging to be paired together for a weekend tourney... could be an A-tier in my personal opinion. Easily comparable to the Mega City Mega Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama.

Also my player rating is around 930. Just thought I'd point that out as a reference to how valid my comments may or may not be.
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