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Wilson, NC

Williams Day Camp

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2.315(based on 8 reviews)
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New013
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Experience: 13.8 years 179 played 120 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Putter Time 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Layout - Overall this is a great example of how to put in a beginner / kid friendly pitch and putt.

All the holes are short but use the scattered pines throughout to create difficulty and force you to shape lines and hit gaps. The holes aren't difficult but not so easy either so it will really teach kids/newbs how to work the disc.

This is a good place to work on your short game, throwing putter drives/upshots/putts.

Two sets of pads for each hole give you 18 playable holes and different shots.

Equipment - Newer baskets. Tee Signs have hole map and distance. Directional arrows to point you towards next tee. Decent tee areas, are fine for what is needed here. Course Map.

Atmosphere - It's a small kid oriented park right in the middle of a neighborhood. The center is the playground, picnic tables and a small building. The course plays around those structures.

Cons:

Layout - This course is great for what it is geared towards but overall it has a low ceiling. This is not a course experienced players will want to play a lot other than to get some practice in perhaps.

There could be some risk of danger due to the proximity to the playground on a few holes. Hole 3 goes directly between the playground and a picnic shelter. As long as people use their heads it shouldn't be an issue but I could see a kid letting one loose in the wrong direction.

Atmosphere - Some mushy wet areas.

Other Thoughts:

As I said earlier this is a nice area for kids to pick up the game or to get some putter practice in. My rating of 1.5 is honestly the ceiling for a course such as this so don't take it as a slight; I think the course was well done for what was there.
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KenanFlagler01
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Experience: 14.2 years 195 played 190 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Pitch and putt beginners' course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 17, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This track plays around the property of a kids' day camp. The course has lots of big, mature pines. The area is clean and well-maintained with playgrounds, swings, and picnic tables mixed in with the course. It's really a dream course for kids, but even for me, as an intermediate level player, it offered some fun.

+ Beautiful property (the course and the neighborhood)

+ Baskets in good shape

+ Great for beginners

+ Ace runs!

+ Two sets of tees

Cons:

This is not meant as a knock on the course, because I think it's perfect for what it is designed to be -- a course to introduce kids and other beginners to the game -- but here are the reasons why a more experienced player is not going to travel to Wilson to play this course:

- Very easy, pitch and putt course

- I can't see how safety is not an issue at this course. It's a very tight space. There are lots of parallel (borderline crossing) fairways -- and the playground and picnic tables are easily within range of errant shots. I'd be worried to play here with kids also playing on the playground. Seems like it would need to be one or the other. That being said, the times I've played here there have been no kids (or any people) in sight.

- Tees are just natural areas with uneven ground.

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice little course that I would recommend playing if you're in the area and want to bag a course.
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