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University of Central Florida - Old Layout

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stsren
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Experience: 24.3 years 38 played 24 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Technical course, or just plain tedious? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 12, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets are labeled with hole numbers.
Black tee pads are relatively easy to find for most holes.
Most tee boxes now have brown wooden signs with numbers on them, often with a sheet of paper that has a blurb about some local flora / fauna.
Garbage or 2 available on the course.

Cons:

No on-site facilities.
Spotter is mandatory unless you are incredibly brave or your average throw is 10ft. If you don't have a spotter, you will almost certainly lose plastic.
Short tee pads, rubber tee pads.
Could not find all Gold Tee Pads.
Generally cannot see basket from tees, forcing you to walk ahead to find the pin to confirm you're on the right path.
What the course refers to as a "fairway" would pass for a wide cart-path for most holes, forcing you to play very conservative, use very brightly colored disks, and often go trekking out into the unpopular scrub palms. There are several areas where the bushes and palms are too thick to enter, which means lost discs are a high probability.
Not enough garbage cans (this is contributing to lots of trash on the course).
Not enough benches along the way.

Other Thoughts:

There may have been a fire within the past year, because some of the undergrowth was gone and it was pretty easy to find my disks that I regularly tossed into the "rough." I also had a very good and dedicated spotter with me.

I can't see this course being much fun on a regular basis with the narrow paths and unpopular (not to mention uncomfortable to walk in) palms...

Overall the course IS playable, but with the restrictions due to the nearly complete lack of open spaces, I don't think the course is enjoyable.

You could probably play the back 9 without a spotter, because it is more open.

***Update*** I added photos of the UCF course. Hopefully they tell the tale that my words cannot convey.
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