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Waynesville, NC

Waynesville DGC

2.55(based on 3 reviews)
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pmay5
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Please read this review to the end to find out about a true Hero. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 28, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

DISCatchers, not the newest but catch well.
Variety of holes, some short ace runs, some long open holes, really no tight technical holes.
Good tee signs, tees were a mixture, some concrete, some gravel, not a big issue on most of the holes.
#14 Signature downhill hole.

Cons:

A LOT of the holes had potential safety issues, 1-4, 8, 11-12, 15-17. On #1, they moved the tee so you aren't throwing over the parking lot, you are throwing beside a shelter, next to the parking lot. On 2-4, you are using a gravel walking path for either part or all of the fairway. #8 goes over the road and RR track, near another parking lot. #11 goes across a running track that was busy when I was there. You are close to the walking path again on 12. Then, 15 throws beside the track and 16 and 17 either cross the track or throw from the track. I wonder how long you could be standing and waiting if the walking path and track are busy on the day you are there. There could also be delays as you cross the football/soccer/lacrosse fields on 11, 16 and 18.
Course is spread out over two different sections, long transitions from 1 to 2, and 9 to 10. I don't think you could get 18 holes in either section, so this is about the only solution to get 18 holes together.
You have to cross a set of RR tracks twice, throwing over them once. May not be a big deal, but could really slow your round down.

Other Thoughts:

As you can tell, there are a lot of activities at this park, there is also a skate park, a ballfield, tennis courts, dog park, playgrounds, shelters and indoor rec building. It looks like it is the center of outside entertainment for Waynesville, with plenty of things to do. I hope everyone is careful when playing this course.
There are some fun holes here:
#5 - tunnel shot with trees down the left and tennis courts down the right, wider and longer than most tunnel shots.
#9 - nice little elevated, concrete tee pad next to the skate park, downhill 225' with the basket between two large trees.
#13 - multiple tees on this uphill Par 4, beside the building with several trees to get in the way.
#14 - Signature hole of the course. Tee from a hillside above the Rec building, downhill and turning right to the basket under large, old-growth trees. Showers rolled in by the time I got to this hole, I threw a forehand pretty good, except it over shot the turn in the fairway, right into a mess of kudzu vines. I was thinking that one is gone! Got down there, looked around for a minute or so, and there it was, just waiting for me!
The last several holes were fine to play the day I was there, with few others in the park. #18 was fun to rip, Par 4 with a turn to the left.
Park in the lot next to the ballfield and track, if you come in past the Skate Park, go over the creek and park in the lot on the right. The first tee is there. I'm not sure how you could mitigate the risks on several of these holes, but those could be unplayable some days. That, and the various tees, is going to keep my rating lower than it would be otherwise.
Waynesville is the hometown of Riley Howell. Riley and Reed Parlier were the two UNC Charlotte students killed 4/30/19 by a crazed gunman in their classroom, four others were wounded. Many authorities have credited Riley with tackling the gunman, allowing others to escape, until authorities arrived. My son was on the UNCC campus that day, he normally walked his best friend to that very class, but did not that day. Likely because of Riley's actions, she was able to escape the classroom. I don't know if Riley ever played Disc Golf, but if he did, I imagine he would have played this course. RIP Riley and Reed, God Bless you both.
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