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Wendell, NC

Wendell DGC

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Experience: 20 years 32 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Could be great. An unpolished diamond. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 21, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

1. The park is in a nice area and the course is separated from the other facilities.
2. The course has a nice mix of wooded and open holes and does a good job of mixing in elevation.
3. Solid Innova baskets where spit-outs aren't an issue.
4. There are plenty of challenging, narrow fairways that force you to work on your hyzer-flip. A must have skill at most NC courses.
5. I find myself using a lot of different discs during a round which is a good sign of being a versatile course.
6. There is a nice open field next to hole 1 that you can use to warm up and creates a nice buffer between the course and the other facilities.
7. There is a mexican restaurant very close to the course. Who doesn't like to crush tacos after a round?

Cons:

1. The course is young and still needs a lot of work. Holes 2 and 3 are perfect examples where a lot still needs to be cleared out. Several holes are still so rough that there isn't much of an identity to them. It's sort of like here's a tee sign, there's a basket, now huck it and hope it gets through.
2. There are several holes that are given 3 tees. I really think this is unnecessary and makes the course seem cluttered.
3. You have to back-track at times after putting in order to get to the next tee. This hurts the flow a lot and would be annoying if a large tournament is ever held here.
4. There aren't any tee pads yet only tee signs. I hope they hold off on putting concrete pads in because there I think some of the design could be reconsidered. I think as much as 3-4 holes could be redesigned in order to help flow.
5. Tough to navigate your first time out there. A big reason for this is some of the back-tracking you have to do to find the next tee.
6. In the middle of the summer you can get swarmed by mosquitos and deer flies. This can get really annoying out there. Winter rounds at Wendell are great.

Other Thoughts:

This course has a lot of potential. I hope to see a few changes to the overall design to help flow. Hopefully they will put in some concrete tee pads and get a lot the wooded holes cleared out. Overall I really enjoy playing this course and look forward to seeing positive changes happen to make this one of the best in the Raleigh area. The only reason I gave it 3 stars is because it's still young and a lot of work still has to happen. I really feel it could turn into a 4.5!
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