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Union Academy reviews
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Mom! Dad! Take me to school! 2+ years
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Played on:Dec 27, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
-I made a last minute decision to play here because I was working in Rock Hill and figured that I might as well come here. It's a ways away from the South Charlotte and Rock Hill area but is closer to there than where I live. I played here before dark, and it's a good course. A really good one.
-There are many parking spaces close to the first hole. Go into the second entrance and go toward the big ledge where the school vehicles are. Don't park there, but simply drive toward it and go left and park there. The first hole is straight ahead in the woods.
-Course is almost completely wooded. This course demands you to throw different shots on every hole and they were all different too. One hole (#17) gives you a chance to bomb a driver but the tee-shot has you throwing out of the woods through a medium gap. Miss it, and you'll have to fight for par on this hole.
-I disagree with the statement that there isn't a signature hole. There were many holes here that stood out to me. Holes 15 and 18 are notorious for their elevation. #15 has you throwing up a hill. It's not particularly a drastic incline, but some pros will be throwing mids to reach this 219' hole. #18 is an awesome finisher. It's open half of the way and is wooded for the remainder of the length. The basket is on a hill just a few feet from the pond. If you were to reach this hole with a driver, your disc may get wet. I wouldn't throw anything more than a midrange here. The finishing hole here is all about accuracy and decision making. However, my favorite hole was the par 5....
-#6 is simply a fantastic hole. It's a 537' par 5 that is down a mildly tight fairway that fades to the right. It's a long 537 feet, so it's not as easy of a birdie as it may seem. Throwing a driver would be risky because the rough is pretty sketchy, but if you're able to throw a long drive, you could possibly eagle this hole. If you miss the line, you could really hurt your score. Not to mention, this hole was probably the prettiest since there's a pasture right outside the fairway.
-Plenty of excellent and intimidating greens. The baskets for holes 4 and 18 are daunting since they are close to the water. A few others were perched on small hills that can make you disc roll if you don't play conservatively.
-Course has nice tee-signs. I thought the gravel pads were fine too. They were raised a little, but they were dry after receiving tons of rain.
-It's a course for everybody. Kids will like this course, and pros will like this course. It's very rewarding when you hit your lines and if you really screw up on a hole, you can still put out a good round because of some easy birdie holes.
-There are many parking spaces close to the first hole. Go into the second entrance and go toward the big ledge where the school vehicles are. Don't park there, but simply drive toward it and go left and park there. The first hole is straight ahead in the woods.
-Course is almost completely wooded. This course demands you to throw different shots on every hole and they were all different too. One hole (#17) gives you a chance to bomb a driver but the tee-shot has you throwing out of the woods through a medium gap. Miss it, and you'll have to fight for par on this hole.
-I disagree with the statement that there isn't a signature hole. There were many holes here that stood out to me. Holes 15 and 18 are notorious for their elevation. #15 has you throwing up a hill. It's not particularly a drastic incline, but some pros will be throwing mids to reach this 219' hole. #18 is an awesome finisher. It's open half of the way and is wooded for the remainder of the length. The basket is on a hill just a few feet from the pond. If you were to reach this hole with a driver, your disc may get wet. I wouldn't throw anything more than a midrange here. The finishing hole here is all about accuracy and decision making. However, my favorite hole was the par 5....
-#6 is simply a fantastic hole. It's a 537' par 5 that is down a mildly tight fairway that fades to the right. It's a long 537 feet, so it's not as easy of a birdie as it may seem. Throwing a driver would be risky because the rough is pretty sketchy, but if you're able to throw a long drive, you could possibly eagle this hole. If you miss the line, you could really hurt your score. Not to mention, this hole was probably the prettiest since there's a pasture right outside the fairway.
-Plenty of excellent and intimidating greens. The baskets for holes 4 and 18 are daunting since they are close to the water. A few others were perched on small hills that can make you disc roll if you don't play conservatively.
-Course has nice tee-signs. I thought the gravel pads were fine too. They were raised a little, but they were dry after receiving tons of rain.
-It's a course for everybody. Kids will like this course, and pros will like this course. It's very rewarding when you hit your lines and if you really screw up on a hole, you can still put out a good round because of some easy birdie holes.
Cons:
-Not being mendacious in a way that makes the main problem seem worse than it really is, but it can get super swampy. For instance, hole 4 is a great hole over a pond in the woods. You gotta love that. But when the pond overflows, the walk to the tee pad is very difficult and you might have to play the other pad which isn't as fun. I had to jump and grab the tees in mid-air so i wouldn't get wet because I wanted to play the long pad. There were many other wet fairways.
-Another problem is that there seemed to have been a critical decision to be made where there are two excellent potential holes but one could not be made. Holes 13 and 17 are basically next to each other and go opposite ways and #13 is at the bottom of a hill. It's a relatively boring 169' straight shot. #17's fairway is on top of the hill. Problem is, #13 could be a really sweet downhill hole but if it was, #17 would have to be out of the way and not be as good of a hole as it is.
-#8 is a 396' dogleg left par 3. This hole should be a bit longer and be a par 4 because the fairway is very tight the whole way. Hole is a tweener. I can't see it being birdied.
-Another problem is that there seemed to have been a critical decision to be made where there are two excellent potential holes but one could not be made. Holes 13 and 17 are basically next to each other and go opposite ways and #13 is at the bottom of a hill. It's a relatively boring 169' straight shot. #17's fairway is on top of the hill. Problem is, #13 could be a really sweet downhill hole but if it was, #17 would have to be out of the way and not be as good of a hole as it is.
-#8 is a 396' dogleg left par 3. This hole should be a bit longer and be a par 4 because the fairway is very tight the whole way. Hole is a tweener. I can't see it being birdied.
Other Thoughts:
-Union Academy is a new and super cool 18 holer that only has room to become better in a matter of time. Along with York Middle School and Dacusville, this is a school course that shocks disc golfers because they expect school courses to be full of short holes that are open. The distribution of the hole lengths are pretty symmetrical while over half of the the holes aren't far from the average length of around 285 feet.
-This is a place to practice different throws. I threw many sidearms, some skip shots, and a few backhand rollers. The rough is challenging for the most part but is still escapable.
-This is one out of three courses I've played in the area. Dry Creek (a great course) would be fun play the same day you decide to play here. Unlike Union, Dry Creek is more open and has some more chances to test drivers. The other course is in Waxhaw but isn't as fun as Union or Dry Creek. Glad there's a new fun course in the area.
-This is a place to practice different throws. I threw many sidearms, some skip shots, and a few backhand rollers. The rough is challenging for the most part but is still escapable.
-This is one out of three courses I've played in the area. Dry Creek (a great course) would be fun play the same day you decide to play here. Unlike Union, Dry Creek is more open and has some more chances to test drivers. The other course is in Waxhaw but isn't as fun as Union or Dry Creek. Glad there's a new fun course in the area.
