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University of Central Florida

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WhereTheIDivides
Experience: 6 played 6 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Ehhh.. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 6, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- At UCF with lots of young coeds around.
- Has toilets and water at first hole.
- Students can check out discs to play with an ID.
- 9 holes so it's beginner friendly.
- As bad as it is, it still is better than Oviedo's Shane Kelly park.

Cons:

- No tee pads.
- No hole information.
- Some have long walks like getting to hole 9.
- Can easily get lost walking around.
- $5 for parking. Don't even think about not paying. They will lock your tires up and your car will not go anywhere until you pay the fine. Park in front of Ying Center building. There is a device in front that you pay in cash or cc. Put receipt on dash. After parking, walk south a jillion miles past the soccer fields to the flags. Turn right and go west to the pavilion by the lake. Hole 1 is there.
- Technically for students, falculty and wellness members. Not for open public.

Other Thoughts:

This seems like an after thought. They must have thrown up a few posts and called it disc golf. Holes are not challenging. It is very below par.

If you don't talk to anyone, you can play. If you do, they will ask for your ID.
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The Miniac
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 47.9 years 383 played 35 reviews
1.50 star(s)

New and (barely) improved. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 29, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Mostly open fairways. Good for an introduction into the game. Navigation isn't too problematic, if you can find the 1st tee. This course will NOT tire you out as you can probably play the entire 9 holes in 15 minutes, if you are alone. Water can come into play. GONE are the jeep trails through saw palmettos, but also gone is any degree of variety & challenge.

Cons:

Parking without a permit may result in a fine or being towed. Natural tees with no distances on the tee markers. The baskets are marked with black & gold numbers, which are the UCF Golden Knight's colors. (+3 for style. -8 for small #s with low contrast, which can't be read until you're within 60' from the pin.
An OK course to learn on, but for anyone with a more than 6 months under their belt, it might help to impose a 'speed-5-maximum' for your disc selection. With most holes measuring in the 225-250' range, this course is more suited to a middle school than a college campus. If UCF ever awakens from the dark ages and decides to form a team for the collegiate championships, they will have to train off campus, because this course will impart very little beyond approaching & putting.

Other Thoughts:

This entire listing should be pulled and relisted, since most of the reviews pertain to the previous location and are no longer relevant to the current location. This THIRD incarnation is nowhere near as bad as the previous course, and nowhere near as good as the first.
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fictionfree
Experience: 15.8 years 13 played 9 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Challenging but flawed 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Relatively interesting angles and hole design, given the constrained space
-Nice mix of wooded/tight holes and open holes
-most holes are peaceful and pleasant to play - nice getaway right on campus
-varied hole design - big hyzers, smooth anhyzers, tight straight shots, over water shots, hidden baskets, etc.

Cons:

-Majority of holes are very, very short - only a brand new player would have a tough time getting 2-3s on each hole. Ace opportunities abound.
-Many holes run right along an extremely busy road - so any errant shot is likely to hit a car, or cause the thrower to have to go into traffic to retrieve a disc. And taking nice RHBH hyzer lines on those holes means sending your disc right into oncoming traffic - hope you aim high enough or the wind doesn't air-bounce your disc into a car.
-Signage/maps - spent the majority of our time just trying to find our way around the course - poor/non-existant signage especially in the most densely wooded areas, and many confusing arrows that refer to bike paths and workout paths further cloud making sense of how to get around
-Long pants a must - if you go off the fairway at all, you're in saw palmetto, cutting up your legs
-Parking costs money and you have to cross a few busy roads
-tees are tiny - not a huge issue, since the holes are generally so short
-some areas have pretty strict signage about being a protected area - not sure why the course is going through protected environments, if those signs are accurate

Other Thoughts:

This course has obviously been designed by someone who has played better courses and knows what good course design means. The problem is space - the majority of holes are compromised by proximity to road or are just very short. Any decent leisurely player can deuce nearly every hole without much effort. Bringing the water into play helps make some holes challenging - but you'd have to be very new to the game or very unlucky not to get par on those holes.

Lots of nicely carved tight shots that require accuracy and disc control, but again - once you've hit the mark off the tee, it's basically an easy putt for another deuce. Granted if you do mess up your drive, the challenges ramp up very fast - heavy brush that will cut your skin and impede your movement.

Despite being fairly easy because of short lengths - the course isn't actually friendly for truly casual or brand new players, because of the punishing saw palmetto that covers anything outside the fairway. Seasoned players can probably avoid going into the brush, but anyone new to the sport is going to walk away bleeding and ticked off. The fact that many holes border busy roads doesn't help this friendliness issue. Seems like a course that is on a college campus and has the opportunity to attract new players should be a bit more friendly to newbies. But without getting rid of all the saw palmetto or moving it to an entirely new location, that would be tough.

Add signage, lengthen holes as much as possible and redesign/move the holes near the road and this could become a much friendlier 9-holer.
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KDencker
Experience: 13.9 years 27 played 3 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Fun but stick to the other courses 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 30, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

They moved the baskets so there isn't a painful to search for a disc.
Maps at the pavilion.

Cons:

Decreased the baskets from 18 to 9.
Found most baskets on the side of the road, so if your throw isn't straight it will go into the road.
Parking is 5 dollars.
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