Minnesota Courses

[JoshEpoo]

The thing is pristine grounds and landscaping, make the sport look better, they are more approachable for newer or weaker players....looking pretty is a part of a great design, an ugly course with bad signage will not be as well reviewed as a slightly easier course with good landscaping and signs.

Who cares? Kaposia is never busy despite being one of the best courses in the metro area, probably thanks to it not being as pretty as other courses. For less than the cost of a tank of gas you get unlimited play at KP and the Valley for a year. I vastly prefer a relaxed round of interesting golf at Kaposia to waiting on every teepad at Bryant for a bunch of blind spike hyzers. My girl never wants to go back to Bryant because it was so busy (filled with large groups of morons throwing 150' thumbers and plopping discs into the parking lot on 17) last time we were there.

 

[E_Rock25]

Who cares? Kaposia is never busy despite being one of the best courses in the metro area, probably thanks to it not being as pretty as other courses. For less than the cost of a tank of gas you get unlimited play at KP and the Valley for a year. I vastly prefer a relaxed round of interesting golf at Kaposia to waiting on every teepad at Bryant for a bunch of blind spike hyzers. My girl never wants to go back to Bryant because it was so busy (filled with large groups of morons throwing 150' thumbers and plopping discs into the parking lot on 17) last time we were there.

:clap:

 

[reggaB]

What to play?

So since I am going to be visiting Minneapolis, while my wife is at her convention which courses should I hit?

I will be there Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Aug 1 - Aug 4)
any doubles going on these days?

Thanks for any responses!


Mike D

 

[juju]

:clap:

Good. Stay in the filth laden crap hole that is the Eastside.

 

[T.Hizzle]

Good. Stay in the filth laden crap hole that is the Eastside.

E Roc likes to play Wabun because of it's challenge. Sounds like the Somerset expansion will be a 18 hole version of Wabun.

 

[E_Rock25]

Good. Stay in the filth laden crap hole that is the Eastside.

Will do you stay on the West side and play easy, overrated courses. I will not be waiting in lines at the tee pad and be playing more holes.

You guys can have you circle jerks on the fresh sod at your highly overrated courses...(I kid, I kid)

 

[T.Hizzle]

Who cares? Kaposia is never busy despite being one of the best courses in the metro area, probably thanks to it not being as pretty as other courses. For less than the cost of a tank of gas you get unlimited play at KP and the Valley for a year. I vastly prefer a relaxed round of interesting golf at Kaposia to waiting on every teepad at Bryant for a bunch of blind spike hyzers. My girl never wants to go back to Bryant because it was so busy (filled with large groups of morons throwing 150' thumbers and plopping discs into the parking lot on 17) last time we were there.

Good thing Kaposia is never busy, otherwise the soil compaction would get even worse. Anybody know whats up with that random staircase? It's like the 8th Wonder of the World..

 

[T.Hizzle]

Will do you stay on the West side and play easy, overrated courses. I will not be waiting in lines at the tee pad and be playing more holes.

You guys can have you circle jerks on the fresh sod at your highly overrated courses...(I kid, I kid)

I have never waited in line at Crown College.

 

[T.Hizzle]

Will do you stay on the West side and play easy, overrated courses. I will not be waiting in lines at the tee pad and be playing more holes.

If you are worried about wasting time in line and not throwing. Field practice is your best bet for more throws.

 

[E_Rock25]

E Roc likes to play Wabun because of it's challenge. Sounds like the Somerset expansion will be a 18 hole version of Wabun.

Where did I say that? I play Wabun on lunch breaks with just my putter and it is ok for working on upshots but I never said it was Challenging.

Anytime you want to come out to Somerset and get schooled you let me know.

 

[E_Rock25]

If you are worried about wasting time in line and not throwing. Field practice is your best bet for more throws.

I have played 2076 holes since Jan 1st. I get plenty of throws in because I am not waiting in line to play overrated courses.

 

[JoshEpoo]

We're lucky enough to have a lot of good courses. I imagine most places would kill to have such an abundance of good courses. Pretty much anywhere you live in the metro, you're within 20 minutes of several great courses.

I will be there Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Aug 1 - Aug 4)
any doubles going on these days?

Thursday there is a Lakewood Hills $5 random doubles league starting this year. BRP also has league on Thursday afternoon. Perhaps the best value, it's $7 for ams, $8 for open (which is only $2-$3 more than the daily pass), but it's a singles league.

Friday Oakwood has $5 random doubles.

Can't think of any Saturday leagues. I'm sure others will chime in with more options!

 

[juju]

I have played 2076 holes since Jan 1st. I get plenty of throws in because I am not waiting in line to play overrated courses.

Wow, I'd be sick of this game if I played that much.

 

[smarkquart]

So since I am going to be visiting Minneapolis, while my wife is at her convention which courses should I hit?

I will be there Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Aug 1 - Aug 4)
any doubles going on these days?

Thanks for any responses!


Mike D

Discraft Ace Race, August 4th, Becker, 10am. 25 dollars.

 

[E_Rock25]

Wow, I'd be sick of this game if I played that much.

lol... I have an addictive personality.

 

[Bones2039]

I know Hidden Lake is a fairly new course-2009 i think? When did you play it last? is it still really rough/brushy/overgrown?

The rough can still be pretty bad, but its gotten better each year with more play from what I can tell. I usually only play Hidden Lake in the spring and fall when the rough isn't too thick and the bugs are not horrible. Hole 12 and 17 have also been changed from what they were when the course first went in. 12 was moved because I believe a baseball field is being put in near the fire station. I'm not postive why 17 was moved, but I do know 17 was pretty much unplayble after one of the winters with the little lake being way up from where it was when the course was first put in.

Hidden Lake is my favorite course in the St. Cloud metro.

 

[T.Hizzle]

Where did I say that? I play Wabun on lunch breaks with just my putter and it is ok for working on upshots but I never said it was Challenging.

Anytime you want to come out to Somerset and get schooled you let me know.

You were bragging about hitting a 120' ace at Wabun on here. That's a jump putt. I would be ashamed to be bragging about that.

Would I need anything besides a Magnet to play Sommerset?

 

[E_Rock25]

You were bragging about hitting a 120' ace at Wabun on here. That's a jump putt. I would be ashamed to be bragging about that.

Would I need anything besides a Magnet to play Sommerset?

I post all my aces in the ace thread. I specifically said it was not that crazy, I wasn't really bragging just posting an ace. I have a $h!t load of aces at Wabun because I play there a lot on my lunch break. IMO first throw pad to a pin is an ace, maybe I am wrong.

If you want to play a putter only round at Someset I am down. I do it all the time. I can only get my putters out to 275' but I still shoot pretty good. There are some holes over 300' and one over 400' so bring whatever you want.

I dought you will come though because you would be ashamed of how bad you get beat.

 

[gvan]

BRP is my favorite course, but North Hibbing is really cool if you happen to be ion the area. Very unique.

 

[vw02]

so kaposia has ridiculous erosion issues and the next step is signs? how about addressing the 6-8" drop off on every side of the tee-box or the dust storm that is the whole course.

don't get me wrong, the course design-wise is great, but I gotta agree w the guy earlier about his wife not minding playing bryant. I don't expect every course to come close to bryant or BRP, they're outliers, but even half as nice would be great.