Zebulon, NC

Zebulon Community Park

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DiscGolfCraig
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Experience: 19.8 years 585 played 539 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Play Zeb Baby. Play Zeb.

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 8, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Quick disclaimer: the review I wrote when I played here 3-4 months ago disappeared, aka user error, aka, I accidentally deleted it. So, this is now a shorter review based off of memory.
- Zebulon is a quality course. There is a lot to like here. It flows nicely through the park giving players a lot of fun layouts throughout the round.
- #2 & 3 are good starts to the round. Both through over a small creek, with it being more in play on #2.
- Good solid mix of doglegs, elevation, shorter and longer layouts. #5 is a fun layout with an OB creek running along the entire left side of the hole. #10 is a fun par 4. Second shot is a downhiller to the basket tucked off to the left.
- Excellent tee signs. Makes navigating the course easy even if you're not using a map.
- Friendly crowd. Everyone I came across on the course was great. Great representation of the local disc golf scene.
- More concise review. Having to write this a second time means I eliminated a lot of fluff. Maybe less IS more.

Cons:

Course is very compacted in spots, both with potential hole overlap and with other facets of the park.
- When course is crowded, watch for stray shots from other holes. Also, pay attention to other park goers meandering onto the course. The day I played, there were people hanging out on the fairways of two holes. Plus, had walkers crossing several others.
- Course feels like it needs another longer, tougher hole. #4 & 10 are both longer than 500 feet. There's only one other hole longer than 400. I feel like somewhere in the middle of the back 9, there needs to be one more hole with some serious bite.
- #18 is an interesting closing hole. I'll emphasize that's it's an interesting choice to be the final hole. Shoot, make #1 the new 18 and it ends on a far higher note.

Other Thoughts:

I really liked Zebulon. It's a near doppelgänger for Kilborne in Charlotte. And, I like me some Kilborne.
- One of the best courses in the Triangle area. I haven't played them all. But I've played enough to know I like this one more than most.
- #14 - 16 are your only chances to really air it out and not worry about tight fairways. On #15, you do want to be semi-accurate as you'll be aiming for a basket in the woods.
- #17 would be a better closing hole than 18 as well. So, either mover all holes forward or backwards one hole and the course ends on a better note.
- Had good interactions with the locals I came across during my round. They were all friendly and willing to help a first-time player with advice & guidance. They all gave great impression of the local club.
- My original review was much longer. I still wanted to get a review done so I could show my appreciation and enjoyment of Zebulon. It's close to a being a must-play for anyone in the Triangle area.
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GriffinG1994
Experience: 22 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Ready to play it again 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 21, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Challenging fun course with a decent mix of hole types (open and wooded par 3s and 4s).

Cons:

There is a lot of foot traffic at this course, but that is just because it is a very popular course. Wear long pants if you aren't going to stay in the fairway. My only reasonable complaint is that there is only one tee position (as I frequently play with my wife and like for her to have shorter tee pads).

Other Thoughts:

This course crushed me the first time through. Cannot wait to get back out and improve on my score!
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jowiseman
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Zebulon!!! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 6, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great mix of long/short/really long holes.
Great mix of open holes/wooded holes.
Not as rocky as a couple popular courses in Raleigh.
Very well kept. Signage.

Cons:

Can be a little confusing getting around. I was using an app so that helped.
A couple of the holes see a good bit of pedestrian traffic.
Baskets are hard to see at times. Colored rims would help.

Other Thoughts:

One of the nicer courses I've been to in the area. Being that it's out in Zebulon, a short drive east of Raleigh, it can end up less crowded than other courses.

Challenging course. A couple well placed Mandos throughout make for some tough shots. Fun course for beginners and experts. Some holes are more forgiving than others!
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JoshErp
Experience: 14.8 years 5 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 20, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

It is a good challenging course. The length of the holes have good variety. Some short ones (200-300ft) and some long ones (350ft to 700ft) The layout of the holes are interesting and you will not get bored of the course. Good course for powerful players but still requires accuracy. There are some par 4's that are long and fun to play. Mix of tight wooded holes and open holes. Course stays away from playgrounds and other park users for the most part. The course is meant for more experienced players but an intermediate player can still have a fine round here. You can unleash the driver on many of the holes but a good short game is still needed.The course doesn't favor any particular shot so it forces you to have a full arsenal of shots to have a good round. There are tee signs that give a good layout of the hole.

Cons:

The 1st hole is one the hardest ones and can be a tough hole to start on. The walk from the 1st hole to the 2nd hole is a good distance. the walk from the 4th hole to the 5th hole ia also a long walk. There is a walking trail through some of first few holes that forces a mando. Some of later holes are just on a wide open field where it is basically impossible to hit a tree. Baskets are not the best.

Other Thoughts:

Definelty a wonderful course that is in a nice small town. Should come by and play if you are nearby.
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David Arnn
Experience: 14 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Zebulon review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 25, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I've played this course since it was built as it is near my home and I love it.
Wide mix of holes. Well maintained. Concrete tee pads and nice baskets. Parking has never been an issue

Cons:

Can get crowded with kiddie park, softball fields, football practices, dog walkers. A few holes you may have to worry about slamming into a car with an errant shot.

Other Thoughts:

If you like disc golf you will enjoy playing this course
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discNDav
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 37.8 years 436 played 91 reviews
3.00 star(s)

print a map or you'll have problems 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 6, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Zebulon Park itself is terrific with plenty of parking, its clean and well maintained and has inside rest rooms.

The course has a good mix of holes, wooded, right to left, left to right, some elevation, cement tee pads, good tee signs, a creek is in play, mando's, some open holes and few par 4's.

Hi-light holes for me:
#1- nice tree lined starting hole with OB marked
#10 - par 4 straight slight down hill with a pipeline on the right

The course map on this site is available.

Cons:

10 years ago I left here after 4 holes because I couldn't find any any more holes. You still might not find all 18 without a map today in 2016:

-after #1, there is no indication where #2 is...across a parking lot and between rest rooms and a playground.

-after basket #3, tee #4 is around corner LEFT.

- I threw to basket #6 while playing #4, the basket on #4 is beyond #6.

-tee #5 is way RIGHT of basket #4, not left or further past where you'll see or find #6, #8 or #9.

- tee #6 is closer to basket 4 than tee #5 is. This is confusing!

- after #8 back track to tee #9

- tee #14 is very near the baseball stands

A playground near holes 2 and 3 and walking paths on 4,13, 14 and 18 are very much is play and possibly dangerous to other park users.

Holes 14 - 17 are 95% open and rather repetitive and boring.

Other Thoughts:

The golf holes themselves are good but the design isn't very well done. I'll state it again, PRINT A MAP, you'll need it.

A few next tees signs would sure help a lot!
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Upshawt1979
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Premium Member
Experience: 20.8 years 548 played 429 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Zippin' through Zebulon 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 1, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

The sun was already low in the sky when my dog and I parked the truck near the first tee. 7:48 PM to be exact. With signs making it clear the park closes at dark, I was not sure we could get in all 18 holes. Rushing through, I was very pleased with the course, and we did manage to play them all. The large concrete pads and tee signs were great. Baskets were all in good condition. Really the park was quite nice, did not see any litter. As far as the course goes, I thought the layout was pretty good, but I was glad I printed a map to consult when I had any doubt. There was not extreme elevation change, the majority of holes were nicely framed by large trees, and the water came into play a couple of times. There were also 3 or 4 holes that were primarily grassy and open, maybe going into or teeing out of a few trees. Par is 57, and I finished with a 63. My only birdie was on hole 3 and that was due to a very lucky ricochet off of a tree near the pin. After a day of lumber jacking my way through 3 other long and heavily wooded NC disc golf courses, Zebulon provided a nice change of pace. A fairly good mix of medium to long distance holes, but still plenty of room to get off good drives on the wooded fairways. No really crazy doglegs, but not straight lines either. The first hole was a nice starter. Hole 3 forced a choice between laying up before the creek or driving the green. Hole 10 was and interesting drive on a long fairway with an above ground pipe running along the last part. Holes 13-18 were more open, and 17 was a bomber. I like the wooded portion better, but it was well laid out and fun. Darkness was upon us as I finished out hole 18 and we returned to the truck. One hour to finish the round, I was the only disc golfer playing that Saturday evening.

Cons:

There are a couple of areas where other park users might interfere with your game, playgrounds and trails are near a couple of holes.

Other Thoughts:

A very good course in a nice park setting. Zebulon was the perfect way to close out a hard day of disc golf. Great course design, and a bit easier than Buckhorn, UNC, Deep Dreams Creek, and Rockness which had beat me up earlier that weekend. I liked it a lot, and shooting a low score is not out of the question here. I wish I would have had more time in the day to enjoy it.
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Weeluck
Experience: 8.7 years 6 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Zebulon 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 8, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well maintained. Bathrooms and parking available. Good maps available online. Hole information at tee-box accurate and well maintained, exception of hole 18 which seems to be under maintenance.

Cons:

Busy. Difficult to locate tee boxes. Fairways are sometimes narrow and crowding with players from other holes.

Other Thoughts:

Played this course with my wife on an early Saturday morning. I was glad that I brought a print out of the course as I don't think we would have found some of the tee boxes if I hadn't. It was a challenging course with plenty of trees.
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KenanFlagler01
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14 years 195 played 190 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A Capital-Area Classic 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 4, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

+ Very nice and well-maintained public park.

+ Good variety of wooded holes and wide open ones where you can just grip and rip.

+ Awesome tee pads: huge, well maintained.

+ Some good elevation, not a ton, but the course uses what is available nicely.

+ Very good signage. Pars, distance, obstacles, and basket locations are on each sign.

+ Hole #2 has a nice risk/reward element. You can go for the basket off the tee or you can layup in front of a creek in a nice landing area. Very good hole that makes you decide if you want to go for it or not. And even if you don't, you have an outside chance at birdie throwing from the landing area across the creek. Very fun putt, if you choose that route.

+ Really good mix of straight, hyzer, and anhyzer drives.

+ Three fun par 4's: holes 4, 10, and 17.

+ This is a very challenging course and one of the best in Wake County.

+ Nice playground, basketball courts, and a baseball field at the park

Cons:

- I think the number 1 problem at Zebulon is underbrush. It can get really out of control sometimes, especially in the summer. Hole 1 is particularly bad, but there are others. If you go off the fairway, there's a good chance you're going to run into thorns, poison ivy, ticks, or all of the above.

- Drainage is a problem. After a rain, there's usually a "casual water pond" in front of the 5th basket. Lots of soggy areas.

- They changed the tee on #18. This used to be one of my favorite holes. You threw from the top of a hill to a blind dogleg left, hyzering out over the outfield fence of the baseball field. I think there was a property dispute with the farmer next door, so they closed off the hill and now the tee is at the bottoms of the steps. It's still dogleg left, but you're not teeing off from the top of a hill. They also moved the basket back to a slope to make it a little longer and more challenging. (Good change.) The fun factor is cut way down on this hole. Bummer.

Other Thoughts:

The course was renumbered a few years back, so make sure you're parking at the right place and following an updated map. Park by the basketball courts near the big Zebulon Community Park DGC sign.

As far as Triangle area courses go, there are only a few I enjoy more and rate higher than Zeublon. This is how I would group the 18-hole public courses in the Triangle:

4.5 - Rock Ridge
4.0 - Jones, Buckhorn, East Clayton
3.5 - Apex, Zebulon, Valley, Cedar Hills, UNC
3.0 - Kentwood, Middle Creek, So. Community
2.5 - Leigh Farm, Cornwallis, Wendell
2.0 - Bethesda

Zebulon is a borderline destination course. But if your travels take you to Eastern Wake County, it's a must!
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Stable
Experience: 19.8 years 32 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

My training grounds 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 23, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great mix of wooded and open holes. Lots of long holes that allow you to let your high speed drivers fly. Very clean park. Great course to bring a dog. I've highly recommend this course to all players.

Cons:

Holes 2 & 3 play next to the park's central playground and shelter. At times this area gets flooded with kids. I wish the course weren't so close to this area. I would also say that a lot of the recent changes to the park have catered to 'walkers' and not golfers.

Other Thoughts:

This course has been my training grounds for the past 6 years and has a lot of sentimental meaning for me. I really enjoy playing the Cha-Ching & Zing every year.
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Jaydo
Experience: 10.1 years 5 played 4 reviews
5.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 21, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Tee pads are amazing. Signage at every hole. Great mix of open and closed holes. True par 4s. Lots of benches. Well maintained course.

Cons:

Very long, and this makes it hard for the intermideate player to reach any basket off the tee.

Other Thoughts:

The best I have played! This is what DG in NC is all about.
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Cripes
Experience: 19.8 years 22 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very Good Park Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 10, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Zebulon community park is a very nice and well maintained park. The course winds around the edges of the park and overall does a nice job of avoiding the high traffic areas. This course is longer that your typical pitch and putt around a park and there are some legitimate par 4s here.

The holes are mostly well thought out with a nice mix of wooded and open. The width of the fairways on the wooded holes are very fair. They are narrow enough to be challenging but always offer a line that intermediate players should be able to hit.

The concrete tee pads are all in good shape and the hole signage is excellent. They give an accurate depiction of the hole and the line. This comes in handy because the baskets can be hard to see. The tee signs also clearly describe the OB areas. The park has also done a good job of putting up signs to alert other park users of the disc golf course.

Cons:

Holes 2 and 3 are very close to the playground.
Water drainage issues on hole 1 and 5.
The signs by the teepads are very nice but I would have liked a few more navigational signs to the next tee.

Other Thoughts:

This is definately one of the nicest winding through a park courses I have played. Overall it makes great use of the terrain and mostly avoids the high traffic areas. There are a lot of great holes here and it is worth checking out if you are in the area.
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logjammin
Experience: 26.8 years 32 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Zebulon 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The signage is very good.
The teepads are ample concrete slabs. Very wide and long, and level with the ground where possible.
There is a good variety of holes, and I didn't get bored there.
After you make it through hole 3, there isn't too much non disc golf traffic to worry about.
The parking lot is right next to hole 1. There is a kiosk with a map. And there's a practice basket right there. And hole 18 ends up right there.
Although there are several "water holes," there's no danger of losing a disc in the water.
You might have to wade in a shallow creek, though.
And there really isn't a lot of undergrowth where you could lose a disc easily.

Cons:

It has the old time baskets that are just gray metal. They don't stand out as I'm peering through the woods for the basket.
The layout has you walking back and forth a lot. Hole 5, for example, has the basket close to basket 4. You just walk across a field, throw back to where you came from, and walk back across the field.
Hole 5 also frequently has a swampy area just short of the basket.
On holes 2 and 3, there are usually a lot of kids in the way.
At hole 4, there's a sign that says the Pampas grass is out of bounds. I don't know what Pampas grass is, but almost the entire fairway is grass.
In the summer, there is a lot of baseball activity. It's not really in the way, but it can be distracting.

Other Thoughts:

Sometime in the last couple of years, they changed the hole numbers around. The old 18 is now hole 1, and the old 17 is now 18, etc. I like this arrangement better. The big map and the practice basket are right by the parking lot, and tee # 1 is right there too. This works out better. There's a creek running through 1-3, and you have to throw across the creek on each one. No big deal. But the family area by 2 and 3 can be a problem. Lots of kids and parents there. 1-3 are moderate length holes, with a few obstacles, and doglegs at the end. 4 is very long, and the fairway runs next to a fenced soccer field. The basket is in the woods off to the left. Then the #5 detour, and back into the woods for 6, which runs parallel to 4, in the opposite direction. 7 runs along the right side of the creek, and is kinda short. 8 is longer, in a mildly wooded area. 9 is a lazy left turning fairway, with a tight squeeze in the middle.
Then is 10! a long downhill left turning fairway, with mowed grass, and a pipeline along the edge. 11 and 12 are average lanes through the woods, and the tee for 13 is right next to the tee for 10. They really could have used the same concrete tee, and had signs facing 2 different directions. Anyway, 13 comes out of the woods, uphill slightly, and ends up next to the baseball complex. There's an open field next to it, where you'll throw the next 4 holes back and forth. Then 18 is a downhill left-turning blind throw that ends up next to a fenced basketball court.
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Techimike
Experience: 10.6 years 30 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Zebulon rocks 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Zebulon is my home course so I am fairly partial. That being said this course offers a bit of everything. #1 starts off right next to the practice basket and a beautiful covered bench structure which also holds the course map. There is a ton of variety on this course offering challenges for everyone. There is an excellent mix of wooded and open shots. One of the more challenging holes is #7 which is a tough anny or forehand shot for RHBH players along a creek with a mando tree forcing you to play it well or go OB. There are also some nice tunnel shots and fairway drives that will force you to learn how to manipulate your shots.

Cons:

I honestly can't come up with any cons. If I had to give one just to be critical it would be that they could use some alternate pin locations. They way it is designed alternate boxes wouldn't really work but alternate pin locations absolutely could.

Other Thoughts:

If you are looking for a fairly long course that will both challenge your wooded game and also allow you to air out some drives all the while being in a beautiful setting this is your place. Some things have changed with the course since previous reviews as well. All the holes have moved forward one #. So #18 is now #1 and so on. They are working on spreading mulch to improve the standing water in some places (not that big a deal honestly). This place is constantly getting better. The community really cares about this course and it shows!
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alecfalzone
Experience: 13.9 years 174 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Best Community Park Course I've Played 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 21, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets - Both the placement and quality of the baskets are pretty good for where the course is located. There is also a practice basket before hole 1 with some interesting putting opportunities.
Course Layout - There are tight fairways, bomb shots, RHFH and RHBH drives, short holes, par 4's are real par 4's, OB's make sense, decent sized tee-pads
Facilities - Cold water fountains, bathrooms, park for the kids/wife

Cons:

Signage - Most of the signs are sun-bleached and illegible. In addition to not accurately depicting the basket placement when you can read them.
Navigation - Definitely not the easiest to navigate, but not terrible. You can figure it out as I did after some walks on the fairway and back to the tee. Holes 3/4 shoot at the same basket also, not a fan of that really.
Mandos - There are at least 2 mandos, maybe three? These are pointless and limit your shot selection. They make the holes easier if anything. Especially the forehand along the creek on #6 or #7?
Traffic - Holes 1-3 have a lot of park patrons even when there aren't baseball games going on. I am guessing the back 9 will be unplayable when there is a ball game in progress.

Other Thoughts:

I had a little kid start to pick up my disc that I parked on #1, I had to yell at her to leave it alone. Beware of kids on the first few holes. Be sure to bring good bug spray, mosquitos on the back 9 are awful with a lot of standing water in the woods. I left with at least 6 bites all over me. I am being generous with a 3.5 I think, if it wasn't the best park-based course I've played I would rate it a 3/5. If the signage is updated with directions to the next pads in addition to individual baskets/fairways for every hole I would have no problem giving this a 4/5. 14-16 are on the same exact fairway, where is the variety here? I am happy I finally found a course in the Raleigh area where I can air out my drives for once :).
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reposado
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.7 years 278 played 273 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Mixed Bag Delivers the Woods 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 15, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Zebulon is best described as a mixed bag. You start out shooting through a playground. The next shot runs parallel to a creek. Then you go into the woods. You venture deeper until you reach a 640-foot bomb alongside a pipeline. From there you turn back. You emerge from the woods to throw a few times back and forth across an open meadow. From there, you play along athletic fields until you return to the start.

For the most part, this is a very well-designed course, with a lot of variety, not just in terms of terrain, but in length and shape of hole. There is a lot to like here, but it delivers the best holes in the wooded section. The highlight holes are 2 which run along the brook. (After that, the brook turns away from the course sadly) The clear water bubbles along swiftly. (Not disc stealing swift, anything that lands in there will almost certainly catch on a rock.

1 and 18 are pretty fantastic as well. Both cages sit just over that same brook from 2. The one issue is that these holes are all in pedestrian-rich parts of the park. I think they are worth the wait.

4 is also good now that it has been moved and you no longer have to shoot over the soccer field. (The field is still parallel to the fairway but the basket is now in the woods to the left though the map has not been updated.

Cons:

Where the course falters is in some of the more open throws. I appreciate the opportunity to air it out midway through the course, but using the exact same field for three fairways is less than innovative and if the course had been more crowded, I could see this being a danger zone.

The worst hole though is seventeen. The tee is elevated and it would be a nice left swinging hook if it wasn't so precariously close to the baseball field. Add in the fact that you throw directly into the sun in the evening and many a disc tosser will find themselves walking all the way around the outfield fence.

Still, this would be a four-star course if it weren't for the water. I don't mean water hazards, the brook itself is awesome. I mean the standing water that collects in several areas, unmarked on the map. I'm sure it isn't usually as bad as it was when I saw it. They would have had a hard time pouring the fifteenth tee under a foot of water. That isn't the worst part though. It's the 20-foot puddle that you find where from the tee and map looked like an ideal landing spot for your drive. (4 and 14)

Other Thoughts:

Would definitely return. Would definitely make sure it was after a dry spell.
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Mandoe
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Gr8 Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 20, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a great course for the beginner or intermediate. A combination of open and woooded holes gives the course a good flow of variety.

Cons:

Depending on the time of day, you have to watch out for all the jobless moms strolling their kids through the park.

Other Thoughts:

This is a safe great and easy to access course.
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clementsjd1
Experience: 12.8 years 54 played 14 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 21, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is absolutely in my top 2, its a drive for me all the way from fayetteville. But it's not waisted time.
- Fairly close to the highway
- great park for the kids
- very easy to navigate
- great mix of holes, this course will test your skills
- you go through some technical holes, than open up.Rinse and repeat.
- Hole 17
- Tons of parking, to include overflow parking if needed.

Cons:

I could not give you 1 con to this course, it is truly the best of the best. -caution- this course will test your disc slinging abilities.

Other Thoughts:

I hope you all enjoy this course as much as I do.
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nyrblue2
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14 years 28 played 23 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Nice course in nice park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 21, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

18 hole course set in a nice park - through some woods and nearby other activities (playground, baseball, etc.)
- Community park location makes the course easy to find with plenty of parking
- Pavillions can provide for tourney central or weather shelter
- Restrooms and water fountain located near hole #1
- Practice basket allows for quick warmup
- Bulletin board/kiosk for league/tourney/rules postings - there are scorecards for the taking
- Benches and trash cans found throughout
- One tee and basket location per hole - sign at each tee shows an accurate hole map, distance, par, next tee arrow and nearby items (parking lot, playground, baseball field, exposed water pipe, etc)
- Level, concrete tee pad on each hole
- Nice variety of short, long, wooded, open, etc. holes - fairways well-defined on the wooded holes
- Many different types of shots needed to score well, as the holes change up left, right, grip-and-rip, finesse, etc. - some holes do give you options off the tee, which is nice
- Not a big chance for lost discs (except maybe the trees lining the left side of #13 and #14 - the wooded holes are pretty mature and worn-down and there aren't many long, blind shots
- Easy navigation from basket to next tee - not crowded, but not too spread out
- Basket on hole #18 brings you back close to the parking lot
- Holes #1 and 2 are in a pretty little grove section with a creek crossing the fairways to keep you honest, hole #6 is a wooded beauty with some angled trees/vines scattered to create some fun lines (creek is also slightly in play off to the left), hole #9 is a long, sweeping, downhill hyzer (RHBH) that finishes along side an exposed water pipe which adds a fun unique obstacle, hole #17 is a cool little downhill hyzer pitch to a blind basket location (not enough hyzer can leave you stuck in some thick shrubbery), hole #18 is a medium-long anny that requires you to hit a precise line or face trouble

Cons:

- Hole #3 is a big bomb that was fun when the park was empty, but it plays along a gravel road and I could see this creating interference - the gravel itself is not exactly fun to throw a disc onto either (although I think I remember a temp sign that said the road itself is OB)
- Holes #13 through 16 were a throw-away basically pitching back and forth across an open field - they didn't mesh well with the rest of the course and got boring
- Fairway on hole #18 was a bit messy
- Due to the move of basket #3 (see below), it's a bit of backtracking to get to tee #4 and you're kind of walking along the side of its open fairway
- Baskets on wooded holes blend into the background
- Even though the course flows very nicely and easily, an overall course map would be nice
- Playground and walking path near holes 1 and 2 could get in the way if there are little ones running around

Other Thoughts:

- Basket for hole #3 has been moved to the left treeline, rather than over the corner of the baseball field - there was a sign explaining this, but the hole map is not updated yet
- A bit removed from the city itself (maybe a 20-30 minute drive east), but very easy to get to
- Although the park was empty when I played early on a weekday, I think there is a concession stand for the baseball field, which probably offers food/drink which would be a nice addition mid-round

This is a real solid course that I would definitely return to. If some more land could be opened up (maybe the pond near 16 and 17?) to eliminate the monotony of 13-16, it would be even better. It was the first course I played on my visit to Raleigh and was definitely a good sign of things to come.
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geffy
Experience: 2 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Very good course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 25, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is very well kept and extremely fun. The pars are a little excessive. 600+ yard par 4 is crazy but still a fun hole!

Cons:

The pars are crazy and the direction of the holes are not there as good as they should be. I wish they had yellow topped disc catchers. I wish there was a water hole that was in play. That being said, I can't wait to play there again!

Other Thoughts:

Loved it!
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