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VHCC Wolves DGC reviews
9
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Killing an hour off 81 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 29, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
Nice hilly setting with a pretty nice view
Well maintained facility
Concrete teepads, a little small in general but more than enough for the holes on this course
Nicely done signs with distance and random educational sayings
Orange cages on the baskets, for some reason I thought these were really neat.
Well maintained facility
Concrete teepads, a little small in general but more than enough for the holes on this course
Nicely done signs with distance and random educational sayings
Orange cages on the baskets, for some reason I thought these were really neat.
Cons:
Not much to knock on this course, lot of the holes are dogleg left, a lot are short and the pars seem to be a little high but if you think about the target player they had in mind then it all make sense.
Other Thoughts:
Had an hour or so to kill on a recent trip so I stopped here to check out the course. Standing on the first tee pad it's a really nice view and setting to start the course.
I could tell from the beginning that someone had put a good amount of thought into this place, not just to keep the holes simple for beginners but not to make just a plain-jane starter course and to make it visually appealing. There is something about the way the holes flow through the course that just make it very pleasant, heck I was still trying to shake a hangover and pleasant usually doesn't come to mind in that state.
First 3 holes are dogleg left, 2 of them are reachable with a putter from an int level player, the course then works in and out of area that's a mix of grass and trees then back in the open to the parking lot. Everything was well kept in the "wooded" sections, rough was trimmed back and things were clean.
Seems there's a quite a bit of land at the college that's not being used, would be nice to see if eventually they would expand to 18 or maybe add some teepads and baskets to this 9 for more of a challenge, seems to be laid out in a manner that would allow it.
A good little course to hit if you're traveling 81 and and want to stretch your legs and arm. A championship course it is not, but definitely a pleasant use of an hour.
I could tell from the beginning that someone had put a good amount of thought into this place, not just to keep the holes simple for beginners but not to make just a plain-jane starter course and to make it visually appealing. There is something about the way the holes flow through the course that just make it very pleasant, heck I was still trying to shake a hangover and pleasant usually doesn't come to mind in that state.
First 3 holes are dogleg left, 2 of them are reachable with a putter from an int level player, the course then works in and out of area that's a mix of grass and trees then back in the open to the parking lot. Everything was well kept in the "wooded" sections, rough was trimmed back and things were clean.
Seems there's a quite a bit of land at the college that's not being used, would be nice to see if eventually they would expand to 18 or maybe add some teepads and baskets to this 9 for more of a challenge, seems to be laid out in a manner that would allow it.
A good little course to hit if you're traveling 81 and and want to stretch your legs and arm. A championship course it is not, but definitely a pleasant use of an hour.
8
0
2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Mar 17, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
This is an excellent 9-hole course on the campus of Virginia Highlands Community College in SW Virginia, right off Interstate 81. If you live in the area or are passing through on I-81, I highly recommend bagging this course.
1. The biggest pro for me, by far, is the amazing scenery of the course and the surrounding mountains. The course begins at the top of a steep hill with breathtaking views of the course and campus. It's a great setting.
2. Being in the mountains, the elevation on the course is off the charts. Hole 1 is a big valley shot. My favorite hole, #8, is also a valley shot. There's also a ridge shot, #9, playing to a blind pin placement. The elevation -- and being able to watch the flight of the disc across valleys and down hills -- is awesome.
3. I like the blind basket locations. Amazingly, on a 9-hole course, five of them play to baskets you can't see from the tee: 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9. I like this challenge.
4. Several holes are extremely short (also a con), but they make for easy ace runs: holes 3, 4, and 7, especially. The distance on these holes is 147, 144, and 153, respectively.
5. Navigation is intuitive and simple.
6. The rough is fair. This is mostly an open, park style course, but there are trees and shrubs lining a few fairways. Not hard to find your disc if you make it into the rough, but not easy to get out either.
7. The proximity to Interstate 81 makes this an easy course to play if you're just passing through. I love playing 9-hole courses, particularly, and just being able to pull of the interstate to stretch my legs and throw discs.
1. The biggest pro for me, by far, is the amazing scenery of the course and the surrounding mountains. The course begins at the top of a steep hill with breathtaking views of the course and campus. It's a great setting.
2. Being in the mountains, the elevation on the course is off the charts. Hole 1 is a big valley shot. My favorite hole, #8, is also a valley shot. There's also a ridge shot, #9, playing to a blind pin placement. The elevation -- and being able to watch the flight of the disc across valleys and down hills -- is awesome.
3. I like the blind basket locations. Amazingly, on a 9-hole course, five of them play to baskets you can't see from the tee: 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9. I like this challenge.
4. Several holes are extremely short (also a con), but they make for easy ace runs: holes 3, 4, and 7, especially. The distance on these holes is 147, 144, and 153, respectively.
5. Navigation is intuitive and simple.
6. The rough is fair. This is mostly an open, park style course, but there are trees and shrubs lining a few fairways. Not hard to find your disc if you make it into the rough, but not easy to get out either.
7. The proximity to Interstate 81 makes this an easy course to play if you're just passing through. I love playing 9-hole courses, particularly, and just being able to pull of the interstate to stretch my legs and throw discs.
Cons:
1. My main con for this course is that a few of the holes are exceptionally easy (the aforementioned holes 3, 4, and 7). Going for aces is fun, but the ease and length of these holes fit better with a kids' pitch-and-putt (or putt-and-putt) style course. Other holes offer a good challenge for intermediate level players, but not these.
2. It's only 9 holes! Another 9 like the 6 more challenging holes and this course would be in the 3.0 to 3.5 range for me.
3. There are two par 4's on the course. This is a minor quibble, but they both should probably be par 3's, especially #8. The best data point on this is that I had eagle putts on both. (I'm not good enough to have a lot of eagle putts.)
2. It's only 9 holes! Another 9 like the 6 more challenging holes and this course would be in the 3.0 to 3.5 range for me.
3. There are two par 4's on the course. This is a minor quibble, but they both should probably be par 3's, especially #8. The best data point on this is that I had eagle putts on both. (I'm not good enough to have a lot of eagle putts.)
Other Thoughts:
Excellent 9-hole course (I've only played one 9-holer that I rate higher). Try it!
