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Munden Point

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deltabrainwaves
Experience: 20.2 years 27 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Scenic, quiet, and fun drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 18, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Two tee boxes and two baskets for each hole make for good variation and difficulty levels.

Cons:

The tee boxes and baskets are kinda close together, which can get confusing.

Other Thoughts:

Simply gorgeous park off the beaten path. One of those hidden gems I was delighted to discover and play.
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Upshawt1979
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Experience: 20.8 years 548 played 429 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Point Taken

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 17, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Munden Point is in a well kept park. The 18 hole layout is flat and open, with water in play on a couple of holes. There are scattered, mature trees, with some heavier rough on the fringes.

Dual baskets and dual concrete tee pads on most holes allow players to tailor the layout a bit for their skill level. The tees are roomy and the long ones are dyed red. Innova DISCatchers doing the work on the receiving end. Tee signs at all tees, not providing super detailed illustrations, but getting the gist of it for the most part. Occasionally mandos are in play.

There are a few really fun holes. 3 has some heavy greenery, and bending all the way around it to the long pin is not easy to do. Hole 8 has to be the most notable as long par 4 with a landing strip approach. Water left, right and beyond the pin. With wind in play it can be very touchy. Holes 10 and 11 have fun fairways with plenty of trees to negotiate. The long pin on hole 15 is at the end of a corridor of trees, and if you aren't at the correct angle on approach it is tough to access.

Cons:

There are some open holes that are a bit bland.

The drive from Virginia Beach takes nearly 45 minutes, but the rural farm country is sort of pretty.

Other Thoughts:

Day two of the trip was another very nice day for mid February. The ride out to Munden Point gave us a chance to let the Bojangles biscuits settle before a good walk through the park.

This place was very well manicured. Some very pretty landscaping, playgrounds, restrooms and other picnic facilities.

A nice layout overall, with a standard park style disc golf course. Not exceedingly difficult, but has some longish drives and tough spots. Par is set at 56 for all tee/pin combos. I was plus 3 with 4 birdies. My drive on 8 did end up in the water on the left side. Signs are posted forbidding swimming, but I had to wade in about knee deep to get my Corvette back. It was sitting right there, couldn't let it go.

I was glad we made the drive to play here. It isn't the best track around, but I enjoyed it.
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DumfriesLizzie
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 5.5 years 111 played 101 reviews
3.50 star(s)

rural course off the beaten path 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Gorgeous parkland course on a peninsula between the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and the North Landing River. Mostly-open holes ring the property, and the slightly-wooded holes may have a tight start (nos. 1, 4, 16), middle (no. 6) or end (nos. 3, 12, 13, 15), but rarely tight all the way (barring no. 11). A good chunk of the time, you can truly air out shots. Though mostly flat, there is some mild elevation at the end holes 17 and 18 (up and then down), which is a very nice way to end the round. The course is not too busy, very well-maintained, and very beautiful. And the bay views are just awesome!

Cons:

The park is in a distinctly remote part of greater Virginia Beach. Longish (40-minute) drive from the oceanfront hotels. You are very much in the country here; indeed, you are at the North Carolina state line (only 3 miles away). Holes 8 and 9 will fool you. Their mini peninsula is not so wide as it looks, and even the mild wind on my play day was strong enough to send my no. 9 drive into the opposite side bay neck. Happily, there was a large but lightweight and long fallen branch I could use to help the floating disc (Dragon) to shore. The current was an even bigger help. You might want to carry your disc retriever with you - just in case! All of the holes are par 3s (both pads) to the short basket. Similar for long tee to the long baskets, all but long no. 8 and long no. 13 baskets (par 4s). Novices playing short-to-short don't get a break on these two holes.

Other Thoughts:

Other sports/activities in the park include soccer and football (I believe), baseball, playgrounds, picnic shelters, basketball - from what I saw. There is a restroom right at the disc-golf parking lot (you cannot stir that with a stick!) and other restrooms throughout the park. It is a very lovely course and worth the drive into the rural area to play. Combine it with Bayville or relaxing at Sandbridge Beach for a great day outdoors.
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lee76007
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 4.6 years 112 played 111 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Scenic, Mostly Open

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 2, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

****February Update.

-An 18-hole park course with gentle slopes, mostly open, a few heavily-moderately-lightly wooded holes. Holes 8 and 9 play along the North Landing River. Hole 16 long basket there is a swamp within 15-feet behind it, and swamp that borders a few other fairways.

-For scenic beauty I rank Munden Point No.1 of the 112 courses I've played at the time of this rewrite. There is abundance of plant life, trees including large oaks, and 17 of the 18 holes there is a view of the river from some portion of the hole or the hole's entirely. No. 3 for three weeks in April is the most scenic hole I play with flowers blooming, along with long tee No. 2, and both tees No. 4. There are several holes that are just flat out scenic.

-The wind when blowing is dominant on the course thru the winter-spring months can be anywhere from 20-50 mph, and have played in gusts high as 70 mph. When coming from the west across a mile of open river, the wind can be relentless. Not much wind during the summer months. Bombing down wind or crosswind can be fun! Into the wind a different story.

-Each hole has two concrete tees and two baskets. Short to short can be a birdie festival, long to long there can be gaps to it off tee, and some well place baskets with tree guardians, and within tree lines. On hole 3 long tee is shorter distance than the short tee to both baskets. Hole 6 both tees are the same distance to short basket, but from different lines thru the pines. What are short tees are painted white, and long tees painted red.

-Hole #8 still ranks in my top 5 for scenic holes I've played with the river in the background, and on both sides of the baskets, using the words of visitors to the course I've played with "postcard", "Kodiak Moment", and could make "a great painting". #9 long tee is still the hardest tee to get off of trying to get distance, but scenic.

-From long tee to long basket holes 8 to 12 are the most scenic and can be difficult of any 5 holes stretch I've played elsewhere; this is where I'm likely to pick up my bogies or greater. There are several unique holes on the course.

-Each pad has its own tee sign with hole #, distance, and map. Discatchers play well enough, the course plays clockwise.

-****There are now brand-new chains on all baskets. Eliminating the con of rusted chains, and some broken links.

-Beginners and Recreational should score well here short to shorts. Intermediate and Advanced make sure you play long to long for the challenge. All will enjoy the walk.

-Critters on the course seen eagles, hawks, raccoons, turtles, deer, waterfowl, snakes, and fish leaping out of the river.

-Munden Point is the flagship park of Virginia Beach, the course is kept in pristine condition compared to all other parks in the city and compared to the Bayview course located 30 miles away. The park is isolated 15 miles out of the city. There are new trees planted on fairways, that will make a difference in about 10 years.

-Several park activities that can be seen, the river flows towards the Atlantic all kinds of boats can be seen. Both the Navy and Coastguard like to use the river for training purposes.

Cons:

-#17, and #18 as closing holes long to long are disappointing open tee to open baskets with trees to consider on 17 just boring, but the wind can make a difference.

-Tee signs do not have par listed; the only course I've played that have left par off the signs. Holes 8, and 13 long to long are legit par 4's, but those with long distance may question the other tee combinations, and those with shorter distance are likely to appreciate a chance for birdie.

-There are worthless Mando's on hole 5, and 10, I ignore them. There are Mando's for safety reasons on other holes, I obey when other park users are nearby.

-In the 4 years I've played here dozens of trees have been lost from strong storms. The most noticeable tree was the guardian for short basket #1, holes 8-9, 10-12 a few dozen trees that provided wind protection when the wind roared off of the river. The good news, there was a tree replanting last year that will shape fairways 1, 5, and 13, and offer wind protection for 12, and 13 should all have an effect on the course in about 10 years.

-Some will be annoyed with 1/4 mile walk between 9 basket and 10 tee, in the summer I don't mind it there are the sunbathers around the boat launches into the river, and on occasion Navy small boat units will use the launches. Same distance from 18 basket back to the parking lot by hole 1, you may catch a ball game.

-If you do not like playing in strong wind, you may want to check the weather forecast prior to playing the course. Strong wind will have an effect on holes 6-14, lesser on other holes. Several times I've seen players skip holes 8-9 where the wind will always be the strongest.

-Disc loss is high on holes 8-9 which play as peninsula holes sharing the same fairway, with strong wind it can be risky throwing a disc. In the four years I've been playing, I've lost about 40 discs between the two hole, and 4 discs elsewhere on the course. There is also heavy trees and brush off several fairways, and swamp off of 10-11, and 16.

Other Thoughts:

Despite my preference of playing wooded courses, Munden Point is my home course at the time of this rewrite I've played exactly 528 rounds. The scenic views, wind play, pristine conditions, and long to long is top notch for me. I've learned to play the wind on the course and spend most of my winter/spring rounds on Munden Point, I always play 8-9 regardless how strong the wind is blowing. During the summer when the wind is calm, I may go a few weeks not playing the course, will miss the peace and quiet, scenery, and make a visit. Always enjoy playing with those who love the course just as much as I do or showing the course off to those vacationing in the area. The 20-mile drive home is my favorite, there are plenty of mom and pops to pick up a snack. My personnel con is 17 and 18 that limp in at the finishing line compared to the rest of the course long to long.

My overall rating is anchored on a 5.0 based on my top scenic course, solid play long to long, and several unique holes. The time to play short to short normally takes about 55 mins, long to long 80 mins.

Featured Holes:

-#2 long to long Par 3 at 315 feet has the tee surrounded on three sides by flower bushes over your head, and those three weeks in April with flowers blooming, scenic! You feel like you're teeing from a chute. From the tee an open down slope with two guardian cedar trees for the short basket and blocking a direct line to long basket. Past the cedars is an open area, the long basket is located 20 feet in heavy woods, with overhang extending in front of basket. The wind can swirl around the basket area, where the fairway levels out. From the tee it appears you're driving into a 45-degree angle, because the line hooks right to the long basket. Big arms like to plenko into the 60-foot-tall trees surrounding long basket. Reach C1 basket high right or left with all the trees and brush it's possible to 2-putt. Best place to be off tee, is between short and long basket putting under the brush passing the cedar guardians on the right.

-#3 Short to long Par 3 at 269 feet is the longest out of the 4 combinations. From the open tee slight up slope, and a dogleg right, the wind is the weakest here on the course. There are three circular bushes that protect both baskets from the tee. There about 40-feet in diameter and about 9 to 10-feet in height. There are a handful of pine trees growing within each bush making going up and over difficult. A fourth circular bush is behind the long basket, with one of the other 10-feet in front of the basket, both bushes within C1, difficult to reach C1, and basket not seen from the tee. A total of two bushes straight at basket middle line or using a right line a third bush, first bush is only 130-feet in front of you. Or go left center fairway as a dogleg right only having to deal with the front bush and rear bush, still having to avoid fairway guardian trees on the dogleg, a mound protecting short basket. The dogleg is about 160 feet out protected by canopy, run through the dogleg is skinny tree jail with a creek waiting for you. The hole is the hardest under 300-feet, and a lost disc potential in the bushes with possible snakes in warmer months. Beautiful in the month of April for a few weeks with flowers blooming.

#4 Par 3 long to long at 318-feet a straight away to basket with three Hugh Oak trees as fairway protection all along the left center. The first Oak is about 160-feet out, all three trees have canopy stretching more than halfway across the fairway and lowering to about 15-feet off the ground. There is a lone pine tree right center about 230-feet out, you won't notice it because of other obstacles in front of you. The tee box is difficult to get off of there is a fifth circular bush extending just in front of the right center of the tee pad, and a pine tree just off of the right corner tee pad at 10-feet, you feel boxed in on the tee, very difficult for LHBH, and RHFH. For more fun there are two pine trees providing a gap at about 130-feet out, and 30-feet wide. Off the tee must keep a mid-level flight. Another line for LHBH, and RHFH around the left of the oaks using a park road that crowns toward the fairway with a ditch, a disc can skip off the road or ditch back onto fairway keeping it low under the oak canopy, and risky with road OB. The basket sits in the open.

#5 Par 3 long to long at 365-feet is a unique style park hole like no other I've played at other courses. From tee to basket can be played straight, but the tee is angled in the direction of a side parking area 200-feet out with a wooden guard rail. You're playing a dogleg right around the outreach of an oak tree canopy. You can go straight at the basket, but there is a thick branch from the oak about 100-feet out, and only 7-feet off the ground, you'll be throwing at a down angle, and the thick grass will catch your disc losing distance. The basket sits deep into the canopy of another oak with lowering branches, the canopy starts at about 90-feet from basket. There is a useless Mando to avoid a horseshoe pit just off right fairway, and I've never seen anybody use it. Scenic hole and a fun play.

#10 Par 3 long to long at 411-feet with a huge oak left center of tee just 10-feet out and will push you to the right towards a picnic pavilion 70-feet out and on a raised mound, to clear pavilion under canopy about 12-feet high to clear the pavilion about 80-feet, to clear the two oak tree canopies about 130-feet. Looking down the fairway from tee the basket in the open, but difficult to see because of a wall of thick pine trees with short gaps at about 210-feet out. A Mando sign will arrow you left towards the open fairway for RHBH and LHFH, the opening is protected by the two oak trees, hit the fairway gap your home free to basket. You'll also notice all along the left swamp, thick grass and trees. Before you get there to the pines up by the short tees is a bench and garbage can in play 140-feet out and in play, I've hit them both several times. Headwind can cause havoc to keep disc low and is a determining factor on how to play the hole. Since I don't like the Mando on the hole, there are times I'll aim to the right of it to play thru the pines, or a favorable wind with an under stable disc to hit the fairway. Thru the pines you may hit a tree and have a difficult approach.

#11 Par 3 long to long at 294 feet straight away to an open basket with several oaks and pine trees blocking you to get there, and narrow lines. This is a hole where headwind, and cross winds will determine how you get to the basket. From the tee there are two trees left at 15-feet, and two trees right 25-feet together a gap of about 6-feet. Straight ahead about 80-feet is an oak tree, past it several trees on both sides past it until 250-feet down with the short basket a few feet in front. The long basket is in the open behind it at 45-feet. All along the left is the swamp with 8-15-foot-tall grass in the summer about 25-feet off fairway. Best line is to the left of center oak flirting with the swamp and paying attention to the wind using RHFH or LHBH hoping to fade back towards basket missing all the trees. I've lost two discs in the tall grass.

#12 Par 3 long to long at 399-feet open in front of you except for an oak tree left center about 80-feet out with an overhanging branch extending out about 12-feet above the ground, pushing you out to the right. Down fairway left center you'll see a row of trees and brush at about 315-feet. To the left of the centerline of the trees/brush is a tunnel about 15-feet wide on the left another row of trees keeping you from the river. Just 20-feet into the tunnel you'll see the short basket, and 65-feet into the tunnel is the long basket not seen. Around long basket all within C1 are trees and brush with thorns, only a 30-foot opening if you skip the tunnel and come in from the open fairway, the open side to the right of the tree/brush line from tee. If there is any kind of wind coming off the river left to right, you're likely going to get pushed to the open. LHBH/RHFH best line is the tunnel, RHBH/LHFH the open fairway. To reach from the open you'll need at least 440-feet to clear trees/brush, reaching the basket on a right to left reaching the unseen 30-foot opening into C1.

No. 16 Par 3 long to long at 284 feet straight from tee to basket. You're teeing from a shaded area from pines and oaks. At right center 70-feet down is a towering oak tree with a thick base, and limbs over the fairway. To the left at about 130-feet down is the start of thick brush and trees that protrude into the fairway bulging out left center, at the bulge is a thick pine tree branch over the fairway about 15-feet up. The left rough line bulges back in about 170-feet out creating some fairway not seen from tee, the tree/brush line reappears on the left side just outside in C2 providing guardian protection on left side of basket all the way into C1, this can be a two-putt. In front of the basket in C1 are overhanging branches making a 40-foot putt difficult to make. Just past the basket on the left, and behind at 15-feet is a swamp that can have murky water or mud. Right center fairway outside C1 are two bushy trees that are guardians for the short basket but are in play from the tee. The fairway is the lowest portion of the course and collects a lot of moisture making thick matted grass whether in the summer a one hop or winter a few hops. From the tee your straight lining to the basket avoiding the oak on the right, and tree/brush on the left aiming right center to slide into C1 on a down angle not wanting to go past the basket. This is the only hole on the course where the river cannot be seen from any portion but makes up for it by being very scenic from tee to basket.

Signature Hole:
No. 8 "The Postcard Hole" Par 4 long to long at 635 feet from tee to basket is still the most scenic hole I've played. The fairway from the tee downslopes until about the 300-foot mark then levels out. The fairway is open, but there are several trees left and right to bracket you into the middle. As you look down fairway at the 350-foot mark is the beginning of a peninsula fairway where the North landing River wraps around the fairway on three sides, at the start of the peninsula about 200-feet in width, when you reach the long basket narrows to about 80-feet with a circular end where you'll find the long basket in the open and center, there is a beautiful rock wall used as a breaker closes to the long basket at 25-feet. From the tee LHBH and RHFH are preferred, all along the left are tall pines with brush behind the pines into fenced private property. On the left at about 200-feet out are a trio of bulging pines left center, to the right a few more pines with a gap of about 60-feet. But, to the right off tee at about 50-feet bulging into the fairway are smaller trees with overhangs forcing you to challenge the bulging trees on the left down fairway to get some distance off tee. At about 400-feet down left center is a tall tree with spreading canopy into the center of the fairway, you do not want to get blocked by the tree off the tee you want to be right center. As you walk down the fairway you'll notice a line of pines, and a beautiful rock breaker on both sides of fairway, and you can see about 2 miles across the river and marshes to the tree line on other side of fairway, and perhaps boats passing by, just beautiful and you can sit on a bench to the right of long basket. Whether you're playing 2nd or 3rd shot eventually you're going to have to get around two trees on the right side about 100-feet from the basket, on the other side of those trees is a portion of the river, on the left side about same distance just past short basket is a lone tree that can come into play on a wayward 2nd shot. On left center just outside C1 is another lone tree that can interfere with an approach. It's possible you're playing a right to left into C1 wanting to hit the brakes. You're playing the hole into the west where the wind can be blowing from, could be ferocious, and 10 mph higher than 16 other holes on the course. I've played in wind as high as 40-50 mph on the hole and gusty and have lost more discs on the hole into the river on approaches to the open basket. Adding to the scenery on a windy day is water spraying over C1.

Trouble Hole:

No. 9 Par 3 long to long at 420 feet, and at this par and length still the most difficult to get off the tee. No. 9 shares the same peninsula fairway as No. 8. Standing on the tee looking down fairway it's like finding the key to unlock the correct gap to use, and you feel perplexed. Looking straight down over an inlet of water at about 80-feet is a narrow gap of about 12-feet where a line of pine trees/brush on the left run all the way to the basket, to the left of the pines/brush is the river. On the right side some scrub trees with the fairway opening up as long as you move your disc to the right past the gap, I've never taken this route, but I've gone up and over which doesn't result in much distance and lost a few discs into the river hitting a pine on the left. To the left over the river with a carry of about 390-feet thru a wall of pines you'll find the edge of C1, but there are scrubs just off the tee and you'll need to get it up and over. To the right middle 50 feet before you are two trees past the water with canopy and a gap of about 12-feet, low canopy forces a disc to the fairway with in 100-feet past the gap, a hot skip can put you into the river crossing #8 fairway. You might think about going around to the right of the two trees, but there's a single tree just off the tee pad to the right, and risky to going around its right with the river looming. Past these obstacles the fairway is open with about 350-feet remaining to the basket with a dogleg left, and the trees/brush all the way down the left side bordering the river. The dogleg is about 250-feet past the gap with a larger tree protruding out at the dogleg with extending branches, and canopy from that point all the way to the basket. The dogleg is a sharp left trying to keep it under the canopy. Too early to the dogleg your disc can hit a branch or pine and deflect into the river or get struck down to the fairway. Basket is just past the canopy in the open. Difficult scenic hole, just three pars with more doubles, and about a dozen disc into the river.
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Hey it's Stellato
Experience: 24 played 22 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Best in VB 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 4, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Well maintained course along a beautiful waterfront in what is normally a quiet little corner of southeastern Virginia. Quite a few shots with decent distance so you can let it fly. The course plays very nicely in and out of the treeline for a little variety. Water holes are a great challenge and not too much risk of losing a disc but I've seen it happen for sure.

Cons:

A bit of a drive from what is considered the center of Virginia beach. If you're coming from Sandbridge or Pungo area, this is a really easy drive. Did you know you can also access this course by boat? How often can you say that?

Other Thoughts:

Ample parking, rarely crowded. Give it a go and make a day of it!
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jophus21
Experience: 18.1 years 127 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Scenic, well maintained course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 6, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Let's start with the practice baskets: Two Discatcher baskets about 50 feet apart with a little elevation change between them right next to the parking lot in an area of the park that no one else uses. A+
- Tee pads are textured concrete and measure about 12X5 feet. There are two for every hole, one red(longs) and one white (shorts) A+
- Baskets are also Discatchers and there are two clearly marked, color coded permanent baskets on each hole. Red are long, and yellow are short. Again, I don't know how they could be better. A+
- Signage is present for each tee and the signs are made of metal and mounted on a 4X4 next to the tee. Each sign has distances for both baskets from that tee and a clear picture of the hole design. The only issue I had with them is that if there was a mando in play, they just had the word mando on them and did not show where the mandatory was, you had to look around the hole to figure it out... Not really a big deal, but I had to step off the tee a few times to find out where the mando actually was. A
- Amenities are excellent as well, with clean bathrooms and well marked parking lots. I can see that this would be a crowded park on a summer day, but when I played at 1:00 PM on a Tuesday, I was literally the only person in the entire park. A+
- The course design was really nice, with the long tees to the long baskets representing an excellent challenge where you will need to make quality shots of all kinds off the tee to get into position for a possible birdie. I was forced to throw hyzers, forehands, rollers, and turnover shots to score well. I enjoyed the fact that stepping up to almost every tee I had to stop to figure out the lines that could be hit to possibly deuce. A
- Lastly, I'd like to say that this is an absolutely beautiful park with scenic views at every turn. The disc golf course melds with the beauty of the park and just seems like it has always been there. I played during the winter months, but I would love to see what this place looks like in the Summer!

Cons:

- There are not really many cons to speak of... If you can call the long walk along the beautiful waterfront between holes 9 and 10 a con, then I suppose that would be one. I thought it was a welcome respite in the middle of the round, and as long as you stay close to the water, you walk right to the next tee.
- There were a couple tees that I felt were a little forced. I mean, you don't typically see a tee with a gigantic tree ten feet directly in front of it... but this is the case with holes 3, 10, and 11. that being said, it was still fun to flex a sidearm around the trees or throw a little placement shot to go for par like you have to do on hole 10.
- There were a few holes in the back nine that were pretty much just straight, open 350 foot shots.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course that is totally worth the drive to get out here into the middle of nowhere to play it. With two baskets and two tees for every hole, there is a ton a replay ability. It can be a fairly easy course if that's what you're in the mood for, or a pretty challenging course if you're wanting to let some discs air out. I love the baseball diamonds right behind the 18th basket that allow you to get your frustration out on some huge drives if you didn't play well. All in all, this is one of my favorite courses in the area, only rivaled by New Quarter up in Williamsburg.
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nickhead
Experience: 29.3 years 48 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Zenbo golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 13, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Peacefull and open. It's one of the easier courses to play by looks of it. It's fields, sourounding a large area with a light mix of trees, and low brush that creates disruption for your throw lines. Beautiful over looking the water holes. Some tee lay near wooded line which creates some flight path concerns. If your looking for a nice peaceful and calm round this is it. You will find most holes can be played with short discs but it will drive some to try and throw for aces. If your seasoned play the reds.

Cons:

Snakes can be seen near water sunni g themselves.

Other Thoughts:

This park is amazing. I truely enjoyed play here and made it more staple while in the area. It truely is a great place to center the soul and play on...
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Prorider2themax
Experience: 27 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Excellent open course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 21, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great open shots.
Good distance.
Two tee pads on every hole.
Very nice park.
Well marked and easy to navigate.
Not especially crowded.

Cons:

No elevation change.

Other Thoughts:

This course is my favorite in the area. It has big holes that let you air it out and it is in a nice location. Being in the middle of nowhere makes it a little difficult to get to but it also cuts down on the crowds compared to virginia beach. Go take a look!
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Cardinal
Experience: 8 years 8 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Munden Pt Aug 2016 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 28, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Open fairways with enough trees, azaleas, and water to keep it interesting. Hole number 8 is the signature hole with water on both sides. Each hole has two tees and two basket options. Red tees are challenging.

Other Thoughts:

Great course. Beautiful park.
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dg_morgan
Experience: 15 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 24, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Nice tees and good signs. The map at the parking lot is comprehensive.

-A good balance of open and wooded shots. The holes are pretty fun and I would love to go back to play again. A few holes have water hazards, which can be a pro or con depending on your perspective. I will say that the water is easy to avoid as an amateur if you are very careful, so it's not one of those courses where you feel pressured to lose discs or skip holes.

-Beautiul course location and free to play!

Cons:

-A little bit out of the way. I'm in pungo often anyway, so it was no real hike for me. I still recommend it for people who are willing to take a half hour trip out of their way, though, as it's a good experience and a nice break from the home course.

-We got a little confused going from the front 9 to the back 9, just because we didn't look at the map beforehand. It would be nice if there were a little sign reminder about where to go. (Basically you just cross the park, passing the pavilions and parking lots, to get from 9 to 10.)

-No real elevation changes, but Va Beach is a flat place!

Other Thoughts:

My favorite holes were #2, where you throw over a hedgerow, and #8, where you throw out onto a peninsula. (It's not as dangerous as it sounds, so long as you make sure your shots are controlled, even if that means giving up some distance. The hole is not too long, so doing this for ams won't really give you too many extra strokes.)
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jeditden
Experience: 13 years 12 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Vacay Disc Golf! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 22, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-2 large differently colored concrete tee boxes and baskets for every hole.
-Accurate signs showing you where each basket is as well as distances for both tees.
-Nicely maintained facility with bathrooms on site
-Hole 8 was especially cool playing out to the edge of the water.
-Mostly open fairways with only a few obstacles/wooded holes.
-Wasn't crowded at all, though we did play early in the middle of the week. Dunno how it gets come weekends.

Cons:

-Some holes felt a little too open/similar. Just a chuck it as far as you can get feel.
-Not enough garbage cans on the course. But on the flip side garbage wasn't an issue that I could see.
-Maybe it was just the time of day we played (Before 9am) but the ground was pretty soggy on some of the holes, despite it not raining much at all.
-The grass was being mowed as we were playing, but they need a lawn bag for all their trimmings. My shoes looked like camouflage by the end of the game.
-Since it's a mostly open course, some of the "fairways" are real close to each other. 7, 8, and 9 in particular.

Other Thoughts:

This is one of the nicest parks I've seen. Super large and lots of stuff to do other than disc golf. Scenery wise it's awesome. Some signage directing you to the next holes would be helpful if you don't have a map. Hole 5 is across the street from 4 on the other side of the fence, and as other folks have said. It's a decent hike between 9 and 10. I prefer my courses to have a nice out and back design, but that's a personal preference I don;t think counts as a negative. On the whole, this was a great course. It's about 30 minutes outside of Virginia Beach in the middle of farmlands, but it's worth the trek for sure if you are down there.
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knoxstephen5
Experience: 9.8 years 55 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

knoxstephen5 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has a nice variety of open holes, long and short holes, and some wooded holes. It is in a beautiful park and it wraps around the edges of the park so that there is little distraction from others at the park that are not playing disc golf. I have played this course several times this year and there is rarely a lot of others playing so there is no waiting. Most of the time i play there is actually only a few other people playing. Me and my girlfriend played there on fathers day and that was the most people we had seen there so far. This has become our favorite course in the hampton roads area! There are picnic areas throughout the park if you need to take a break and eat and bathrooms here too. I highly recommend spending some time in this beautiful and uncrowded park throwing some disc!

Cons:

There is a little bit of a walk between holes 9 and 10. Just follow the edge of the water to the left and go past the boat launch area to find tee for 10. Other than that there is nothing negative to report about this course. Look at a map before you play if you have never been here otherwise you may get a little confused.

Other Thoughts:

The best disc golf course in the area( even though i feel we need more courses around here). It is well worth the drive!
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Ray Gunnell
Experience: 14.6 years 5 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

May be the best course in VA Beach 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 3, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great variety in two tees and two basket options for each hole.

The grounds are kept extremely well once Parks & Rec has their seasonal staffing on.

Some LONG holes, and a great mix of short. The long holes go for about 400' or more. The shorter holes range from 190'-250', and they're typically mixed in together, so you'll go from a long to a short, to another short, then a long. Again, great variety. The course lends itself to a variety of player types - whether you're BH or FH, there are plenty of lines to choose from. Trees are kept pruned, so you can take high lines if needed when trees come into play on 3-8 and 10-13.

The only really difficult holes are 3, 8, & 9. On 3, there's a grove of bushes that you can easily lose your disc in (if anyone ever finds my yellow Prodigy F7, I'd love to have it back!), and the 8 & 9 holes both have water in play. 10-13 all have marsh/tall grass playing to the left, but the baskets are both to the right, so you shouldn't have issue there.

There are a couple blind shots, but the tee signage does a great job of telling you where each basket is, and the distance.

You rarely get held up, and while it's much longer than Bayville, you can play a round solo in about an hour. There are about five-six shelters and numerous playgrounds around the course as well, so great for families with kids. The playgrounds are usually within sight of each hole.

Cons:

I actually don't have any cons for this course other than it's WAY out there, almost at the NC/VA state line - but it's also nice to be away from the urban sprawl and have space to play.

The only other possible gripe I could have would be the people who fish or take up the fairway on hole 9 (it's on the peninsula.

Other Thoughts:

A great food suggestion if you're making this a day trip: stop at Pungo Pizza on your way back up Princess Anne. It's a locals' favorite.

Also, don't play the course in the days following heavy rains. There will be standing water like crazy given the low elevation and high water table - hey, it's the beach!
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Discgolf Duncan
Experience: 14.9 years 15 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Worth the drive 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 11, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Nicely kept and manicured park.

- A good variety in length and difficulty on each hole.

- Two tee pads and two baskets for each hole.

- Each tee pad has a map showing where both baskets are in relation to the tee. The map also shows the distance to both baskets.

-Difficult water hazard shots on holes 8 and 9. Made for a good challenging tee off.

-Benches and trash cans all around the course.

-The park is nowhere near a major expressway. So people may find that as a con, but I love the country road drives to nowhere.

Cons:

-There are some spots where the park has tables near baskets. Hole 10 is one of these instances. Every time I've been there, I have to hold back on my tee off at hole 10 because there's usually a family RIGHT BEHIND the basket. Some people even set up a chair near the red basket because it's under the shady tree.


That is seriously the only con I came across in the few times I've played there.

Other Thoughts:

This is definitely one of my favorite courses in the area. The whole park is overall a wonderful place to go on a nice hot day. There's a boat launch, multiple spots to fish from the shore, baseball diamonds, pavilions, a playground for children, horseshoe pits, and basketball courts. After playing a round of 18, I head to the baseball diamonds (which are conveniently right behind hole 18) to toss my drivers around.

Most of the course is in open fields, so you can grip-n-rip a lot here. However, a lot of the baskets are around the 200 ft mark, so you can overthrow a lot here too.
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jskew113
Experience: 14.5 years 17 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice Course in the Middle of Nowhere 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 7, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-2 concrete tees and baskets per hole
-Good Signage
-Decent layout
-Beautiful multi-use park on Back Bay
-Very well maintained
-Light if any course traffic

Cons:

-Flat and fairly open
-Wind can be an issue
-Remote Location

Other Thoughts:

First the park is always very well maintained, which is impressive for a park of its size. The layout generally runs clockwise around the park. Most holes are fairly short, but there are a few the player could open up on. Scoring -10+ is very doable for the intermediate player. Risk/ reward level is fairly low making it a good course for newer players.

The park is kinda far from most amenities. The village of Pungo is close with a couple of gas stations. Course is flat, but that is typical for the area. Hole 8 could be considered the signature hole as it plays on a peninsula, but if you can throw straight it is not too much of a challenge. Wind can be an issue.

All in all it is a fun, but not overly difficult course in a very nice park. Definitely worth the trip out.
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swatso
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 755 played 414 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Simple Pleasures 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 5, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Two top quality baskets (red band = long, yellow band = short) per hole. Two practice baskets located next to parking lot, equidistant between tees-1 and baskets-18.

Two top quality 4'x12' concrete teepads per hole. Signs with distance information at each teepad.

Cons:

Quite flat. Long-to-short and short-to-long fairly similar.

Other Thoughts:

Course plays next to the woods and water forming the border of a very nice and well maintained multi-purpose park. The course skirts the woods, and only plays near the water on a couple (#8 and #9 fairways) of holes. The views of the water (fairways 8, 9, 12, basket 14) are quite nice.

Course is dead flat. Holes are open in their near entirety, at times needing to miss a couple of large tree trunks, typically early or mid flight. Most holes are either dead straight the whole way, or require a bid of left fade at the end, although a few holes have mandos to force right mid-fairway turns. Errant throws are not severely punished, unless you find the water, or penetrate into the dense treeline forming the park border.

Navigation: The online map makes navigation automatic. Fairly simple even without it - course plays in a clockwise around the edges of the park, the only "long" walks being - practice baskets to tee-1, basket-9 to tee-10, and basket-18 to practice baskets.

A bit off the beaten path, but a pleasant play in nice surroundings. If technical/tight is your preference, don't bother, but if 225'-350', flat, mostly open with a few trees to miss appeals to you, pay a visit.
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GhostAcer
Experience: 10 played 3 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Ehhh... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 10, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Well maintained.

Cons:

It's out there a ways. Slightly east of east bumf@$?. It's wide open and flat. Boring and doesn't present many challenges.

Other Thoughts:

If you're desperate to add courses to your resume go ahead but I wouldn't recommend it. You're better off going to an open field and throwing. You'll get the same enjoyment and feeling.
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Rayzor442
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
4.50 star(s)

One of the nicest! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 2, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Two concrete pads & two baskets on each hole for variety, super nice, clean, and well maintained park with plenty for everyone, a lot of open holes, some with a few with trees, very little fairway overlaps, most days has no traffic (since it's so far from everything.)

Cons:

Is a long drive from almost anywhere. Some would say that the course is boring w/no elevation changes but, hey, that's the topography here; FLAT!

Other Thoughts:

This course ruined me for all other courses! This was the first course I ever played and I've since played on 6 others (in 3 different states) and though some are nice, they all come up short compared to this one. The park is very large and adjoins the sound. It has modern playground equipment in several areas, benches, picnic tables, and shelters throughout. There is baseball/softball, volleyball, basketball, horse shoes, boat ramps, equipment rental (including canoe's), picnic areas on the water...something for everyone. The course is well kept (almost manicured) with a mix of tree'd and open holes. (True, there aren't a LOT of trees but enough to give some holes a bit of a challenge. I would not consider this a wooded course!) Holes 8 and 9 have water hazards which might cost you a disk of you don't take the wind coming off the water into account. The course if very flat (as everthing around here is) so there is virtually no elevation changes. Some have complained that this is boring but anyone (including "tagalongs") that might not be in the best shape should still have no problems walking the course and still have a good time. On some holes, there's just enough underbrush along the edges to punish you for getting especially sloppy but not so much that you have to spend half the game in the thorns if your throw is only a little off. There are 2 tees and 2 baskets for every hole giving some variety though I must admit that the long tees are very challenging (almost tedios for someone of my limited skill level at least) with some having obstacles nearly in front of the tees. Though most fairways are open, screening / obstacle trees have ben planted and have grown nicely over the last couple of years. (I now have to go around trees that I once could have simply thrown over!) Overall, the best course I've played and worth the 45 minute drive to get there.
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3gray
Experience: 3 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 23, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Easy to navigate the course. Two tees and two baskets per hole to play 4 course possibility. Has some distance holes. The signature hole is nice.

Cons:

All holes are pretty much open. Some of the short baskets are in the way of the long baskets. Felt like the same shots on the holes. Not a big variety of shots. Very flat.
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xb400
Experience: 28 years 36 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great place for some golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 6, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Red and white tee pads for all holes, as well as red and yellow baskets for each hole. This course is on a wonderful park for the whole family and very well taken care of.

Cons:

Some of the fairways come a bit too close to people that are picnicking or grilling.

Other Thoughts:

This was a great place to play and it is well worth the trip.
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