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Chandler, TX

Winchester DGC

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aclay
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Experience: 39.6 years 309 played 236 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Winchester

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 14, 2024 Played the course:once

Pros:

--Discatcher baskets, numbered.
--Two tee pads for the majority of the holes (11 of 18, I believe).
--Beautiful tee signs, color coded red (short), blue (long) or red/blue where there is only one tee. They have all of the information: par, distance, map. A couple of tee signs have clearly been vandalized, and some are already missing less than a year after being installed.
--Land is good, with trees, decent elevation and water all in play. The baskets for holes 3, 6, 11 and 13 are within 25 feet of the water, and 17 long has a 200-foot water carry. Nos. 6, 10, 12, 14 and 18 play uphill.
--Nos. 4, 11 and 13 play downhill. Eleven and 13 are memorable at less than 200 feet and downhill with water 25 and 6 feet past the baskets. Eleven has the added challenge of guardian trees, so trying to go around them increases your chances of an overthrow and a wet disc. Eighteen short throwing directly at the big water tower is also beautiful.

Cons:

--Multi-use park that creates a lot of safety issues and at times will render some of the best holes unplayable. This first comes into play on No. 3 (237/358). You've got trees about 40-50 feet short of the basket that make getting close tricky. The basket sits uphill from the trees and 15 feet right of a pond that is a popular fishing spot. I had to wait for a small child to move away before I could putt. Baskets 6, 11 and 13 are also close to the fishing hole, bringing the danger of a disc in the water or hitting someone with a disc. Three tee pads are also close to the water, creating more potential conflict. On 13, I played wide right for safety because two fishermen were standing less than 10 feet from the basket. Other safety concerns or park conflicts are on 14 (tee shot over the corner of a horseshoe pit) and 16 tee pad being 15 feet short/left of the 15 basket.
--Holes 4-5 are a bad stretch. Four is 231 feet with a nearly 90-degree right turn downhill 30 feet from the tee. Trying to go over the trees right of the tee pad seems nearly impossible, and trees short/left of the basket make a sweeping RHFH/LHBH hyzer something of a poke-and-pray shot. Then 5 is a flat, 100-foot hole. You've got trees to navigate, but it's way too short.
--This is a shorter course, but especially so from the short tees, where the average is just 206 feet and only one hole is longer than 300 feet; it's 319. From the long tees, you've got three holes longer than 400 and two others longer than 350.
--No map on site.

Other Thoughts:

--Use the south entrance to the park to reach the parking lot close to the first tee. As you turn into the park, the No. 1 basket will be immediately on your left.
--A basket number 19 sits 100 feet or so past the 18 basket. I could not find any tee pad for it. It would be a good practice basket, but it's close to the main parking lot for the ball fields, far away from disc golf parking and the No. 1 tee.
--On No. 10, the basket is pretty well hidden by trees. The basket you are likely to see is No. 12, about 80 feet long/left of the No. 10 basket, which is very close to the fence on your right.
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ivanhenson
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Experience: 12.9 years 680 played 220 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great Fun Course!

Reviewed: Played on:May 9, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a very fun course. New baskets and pads. The signs are not up yet but it easy to figure out the flow. Most holes have short and long pads. Everything is fair but fun. Trees and water and even a little elevation. Great layout. The short pads are fun for anyone even good players. This is really a great layout.

Cons:

No signs...yet 19 playes over 18 but its not crowded so not an issue. #4 maybe to much of a turn but the rest is great.

Other Thoughts:

Its easy to find #1 pad by the water tower. If you live any where close go play it.
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