alpha_dave
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I don't think we knew how good we had it with Verdugo Hills.....now I'm sad.
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In Memory: The Best Extinct Courses
- Thread starter grodney
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I was planning a trip through that area when Coyote Trace shut down. I had to go with plan B, Holler in the Hills, which was amazing and sadly extinct a month after I played it. Holler is by far the best course I've played that is now extinct. The property it was on is probably the best disc golf terrain that I've come across.
Hole 17 basket to tee. You can't tell in the pic, but there is a 30' deep valley between the tee and basket.
Examples of some of the cool rock formations used in the course. The pics really don't do them any justice.
Holler in the Hills is the first course that comes to mind when I click on this thread.
I miss Bear Creek in Grapevine TX. Old school disc golf at its best. At least they reopened Lake Lewisville.
Another is C.Bickham Dickson Park in Shreveport, La. It wasn't the best course in the world, but it was fun to play (lots of ace runs) and the park used to be one of the most beautiful places to go. Floods have decimated it for all but hiking and fishing now.
I second those who mentioned Circle-R. Haven't been to Selah so I can't compare, but I loved every inch of that place. Fabulous.
C Bickham was the 1st new disc golf course for Shreveport in... pretty much ever. Ford, Highland and Clyde Fant were all existing frisbee golf courses that were later converted to Disc Golf. The city works has just ignored it even though the water level went down.
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No one's prohibiting you from mentioning them. Please share.
John M. Fretz
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It was a very fun course, and being lit up at night, plus a bar & grill made it even better!
markmanchette
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My anxiety level is kind of off the chart, wondering if Sugaree will reopen in May. I'm afraid to ask. It's like that first time falling in love with a girl, everything in the world is sunny and the birds are singing, and then she tells you she's moving somewhere so far away, that you'll never see her again. You can feel your heart skip a few beats. Your stomach sinks, you look for somewhere to sit down. That's how I feel about the special courses in my life.
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I think I remember reading that Mando doesn't want to have Sugaree listed any longer, but it's not closing. Would love to be able to play that one someday.
markmanchette
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It's everything you've heard it is! Unique. Beautiful. Extreme. Tough. Rewarding. Fun. The topography there is just about the most otherworldly I have ever seen, as someone that has not strayed far from The NC Piedmont. We need unique courses, like this, lest our heart and soul feel lost, and empty.
brutalbrutus
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I think in terms of uniqueness, Crystal City has to win this debate, right?...
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As you said, "in terms of uniqueness," Crystal City at least has to be in the conversation. It wasn't necessarily great DG, but it was unlike any other course I've played. The ultimate glow round with walls and ceilings, atmosphere completely unlike anything else.
Often misstated as being in a cave, it was underground, but in a former silica mine, and completely man-made... so no geologic formations like stalactites or stalagmites. It was a maze of intersecting tunnels with fairways of extremely fine sand that found it's way into everything... found it's way into compartments in my bag that were zipped shut the entire time.
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Yeah, 50/50 combination of air and dust.
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He told me last week it's closed for good, unless he gets new knees which is unlikely.
Well, aren't you the bearer of bad news.
Well, things have changed a bit in the 5 1/2 years since I posted that. The Canyon has gone from extinct to virtually-extinct, mystically appearing as a temp course once a year, not in its original configuration but still awful good. In the meantime, Hampton Park, the annual temp course in Charleston, SC that was also one of my all-time favorites, is only a memory now.
Now, Sugaree?
What hasn't changed is my advice to support and love your local private courses. You don't know how long they'll be with you. And don't take your favorite public courses for granted, either---you never know when the local government or community will decide they have a better use for the land, so try not to give them extra reasons to consider alternatives to the disc golf course.
