Yadkinville, NC

Yadkin County Park

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rohlinmt
Experience: 7 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Not for beginners, starting to show its age. drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 30, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Nice mixture of open park-style holes and wood holes. The challenge is real, and once you get in the woods there are some VERY tight gaps that make you feel like a legend if you hit them. Traffic seems light, as I went on a Sunday morning, and saw just one other pair of players on the course, 20 holes ahead of me.

- Gulley shots lead to some memorable holes, with my favorite probably being 15. Bring your hiking shoes, as you have to summit a steep hill to get to the basket here and on several other holes.

- Birdies feel incredibly rewarding, as they are SO so so hard to come by if you have a noodle arm or lack accuracy. I had two birdie chances (missing both) and both had the pressure of a tournament-winning putt.

- All the water on the course is incredibly retrievable. You may get a little wet up to the ankle, but your discs are safe from Poseidon.

Cons:

- Holes have been re-arranged since the last review, and parts of the course have been mixed and matched. It's not uncommon to have the new hole sign say one number, the number on the post holding the sign to say another number, the number of the teepad to say a 3rd number, and the faded number on the basket itself to say yet another number.

- More signage is desperately needed, as UDisc was not accurate for me. I missed a critical sign on the way to 12 and ended up mistakenly playing 18, then getting very confused when I went to 19. "Next hole" signs are just vague arrows, and in the woods after the leaves have fallen the trails almost completely disappear. This leads to many uncertain walks as you travel to the next hole.

- Disc risk to the woods is higher than you would expect, with 18 being the biggest culprit, as you shoot a gap then head blindly downhill, with a miss long and left going down what amounts to a lightly wooded mountainside.

- Garbage on the course takes away from the scenery. It's not uncommon on many of the gulley holes to expect a lovely stream at the bottom, only to find car tires, car seats, and half of a rusted our washing machine. A community effort is likely needed to update the maintenance of the wooded section of the course, as the park section is quite immaculate.

Other Thoughts:

Course traffic seemed light for me, and if that's the norm then that's a very good plus for this one.

It did feel like I was walking up a substantive uphill on about 15 holes this course, and with tight gaps and many blind shots, it's easy to shoot poorly and get discouraged. Hitting a tree early on one of the many uphill or gulley holes added big yardage to each hole, further sinking my round. Trying to climb some of the hills with fallen leaves covering them was a fool's errand and I fell several times.

I'd like to come back and try again, but not until I secure some lessons.
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pfpro
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 55 played 42 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Glad I played it 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

- great variety (as mentioned is all reviews). More so wooded/open, elevation changes (you cannot tell from the parking lot what you get to experience on the course.
- variety (part II) with multiple possible pin placements. Don't be intimidated by the 60 or so pins on the course map. The signage is good and the pin placement is marked on each sign. I have only played once, but I'm pretty sure many of the holes would play completely different with the pin in an alternate location
- There are good benches at every hole.
- the course is moderately challenging - fair enough that if you throw accurately you should par on every hole. I'm sure with repetition and leading the local lines, you could play for birdie on many holes.
- it is conveniently located off 421.

Cons:

- the park is kind of "worn". The wooed holes were fine, I had a little bit of difficulty on the open holes because the "fields" we're slightly overgrown. When looking at them, you think - sweet, open shot, but if your disc lands out of sight, it can take a bit of time.
- more nitpicky, if you play this course regularly I'm sure this is not an issue, but some of the pin placements on blind holes don't quite seem like they correlate with the sign. I was playing behind some locals (which was perfect because I could see where the pin was), but they let me play through. One specifically, 16 I believe, is a downhill, over a creek and then back up. I read the pin placement as straight to slightly right, when it was actually dogleg left. I know, I I would had walked the course. I would have seen it, buti didn't. Just a nitpick.
- for being a park, unfortunately the amenities (restrooms, water?) we're not close to the DGC.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed this course. I had a few extra minutes, so I trekked the 45 minutes out of the way to play. It's a little out of the way - don't know if I would plan a stop or hit it up regularly, but if the opportunity presented itself, I would definitely play again. I know someone didn't like hole 3 - I did. On that course, where there are no other "open field shots" (at least in the config I played) it was a refreshing "ace-run" ) who am I kidding......, a birdie opportunity! The course is well worn. I think playing it in the winter would it down on my minor quibble about fields being overgrown. To rate it higher, I would like to see a little more length. I played in the mostly long position and shot a +3. (my RHBH ~250, thumber ~275').
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DanielWood
Experience: 13.4 years 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Yadkin Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 7, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Each tee has its own cemented tee box which is nice. It is a good course with not too many hills to walk and it does not exhaust me to play a few rounds. Holes both in the woods as well as out in the open so this allows for a variety of throws and strategies to playing.

Cons:

Baskets are very hard to see due to dull colors and the age of the cages. I do not know what the Par for each hole is? Are they all Par 3's or what? Holes 1 and 2 are odd because you have to back track to play hole #2 after you have played hole #1.

Other Thoughts:

Would like to go out and play without smelling marijuana and seeing beer bottles every where. Respect others and keep that stuff on your own property.
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Trey133
Experience: 15.9 years 15 played 14 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Trey133 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 14, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Course has multiple pin positions to mix things up.
Great league monthlys.
Elevation change galore! Really fun up and downs.
Great mix of wooded and open holes.
Some very pretty holes that can easily stand out as signature shots.

Cons:

No concrete pads.
No map that I know of, i've played it a couple of times and still get lost.
No signage on the course for hole layout.
Directions to other teepads would be helpful, but aren't there.

Other Thoughts:

There is an original tone pole after hole 13 which I think is pretty neat. If you can play good on this course, then you can hit gaps all day! There is one shot that pretty much feels like you're throwing off of a mountain top!
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sloshed
Experience: 21 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice Stop 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 21, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Fair Course upkeep
Good risk reward
Fair mix of open/wooded
Great use of elevation

Cons:

Signage--none
lack of facilites
tee pads seem to be getting pretty bad

Other Thoughts:

Wife and i played this one on vacation.
Its not hard to navigate, but directional and hole signs would be nice. I would recomend this one.
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