Irving, TX

Fritz Park - Old Layout

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snunnone
Experience: 11.7 years 59 played 14 reviews
2.50 star(s)

new design again 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 25, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Layout provides for a variety of shots. Length of holes varies. Lots of different obstacles-creek, pond, trees. Another new redesign. 21 holes in all. It is difficult, but love the U turn hole (think it is 11, could be 12). Course is taken care of very well because it is in a city park.

Cons:

Pads for newer holes not complete yet. EXTREMELY difficult to follow. Home made signs on the new holes (also a pro). Second redesign after changing from a nine hole to 18 now to 21. New holes are not bad holes but poorly laid out and very hard to follow. Need better signage.

Other Thoughts:

Several holes follow the original 9 hole course. Mostly the beginning and the end. 3-5 are new holes close to the main road that have been added. Hole nine is across the creek and pretty easy to find. But it stops there. Hole 10 is really far away and not intuitive as to where it is at. The arrow points to a basket that is across the road (still far away) and you find out it is a much later basket. If you keep walking on the same side of the street a ways past the safety center you will find 10. After the U turn hole (which I loved), the arrow and intuition seemed to walk you following the creek, but that would make too much sense, you backtrack in a different direction than the arrow and find the next teepad. After that hole your next teepad is across the road. Not very intuititve, but not terrible to find. It is a fairly long hole with only a few obstacles. Once that hole is done you see two more baskets, but no teepads. Who knows? I took the long walk back and played the last several holes, which are part of the original, and finished still playing 18.

Overall, and this is an updated review, I am downgrading my rating on this course. The updated redesign is not intuitive. Too much land was taken for holes that could have been used to create more holes or two 18 hole courses instead of wasting space. I will increase the rating some with improved signage. If the layout stays the same the rating can only go so high. The historic course could be so much more because it is well maintained by the city, but more thought needs to go into the course.
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RangerDanger
Experience: 15 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Most underrated course in DFW 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 12, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is just a nice course, clean and well maintained by the local club and city. By far the course I've played the most because its so convenient for me, so I'll try to be objective. Great course for beginners and pro's alike. Long technical shots for the bigger arms, but plenty of shorter holes and alternate dirt tee pads for the newer folks. Its got tons of shade, but that doesn't mean you'll hit a lot of trees, if you hit a tree its because you threw a bad shot, not because the window was too small.

I'm big on having a great first hole to set the tone for the day, and the Hole 1 out here is probably the best. Its an easy flat 300ft hyzer around 3 trees blocking the basket. Get your bird and start the round off right.

The locals are usually friendly if you're friendly to them and some of them are willing to help with pointers and tips. Just stay out of the way during their mini's.

I'm really excited for this course to be a full 18, I hope it happens this year.

Cons:

There is a creek that runs along the course that can eat some discs if you're not careful. Holes 6 and 8 are the ones you have to worry about it the most though. I'm pretty sure its reclaimed water, so be careful and be prepared for some stank if you gotta jump in.

This course is kind of confusing given they added 3 baskets recently, but it can be difficult to navigate your first time. (I do think they added a new course map, so study that before starting). Correcting players for throwing at the wrong basket on hole 11 happens a lot.

This might be some disc golf politics but something that does bug me about this course is that there are locals who constantly go swimming in the creek retrieving discs. So I always run into players throwing recently lost plastic of mine or my friends that have our phone numbers on them, that were sold to them by the guys fetching them out. The retrievers never call the owners first to ask about a reward or give them some time to grab it. Call it bitching, but I believe in DG karma so if I find a disc I always call or text the owner first. Just my 2 cents.

Edit: One thing I forgot to mention, this course is part of a park and it is separated by the creek but there is sometimes an issue with people walking through the course, you may have to tell some picnickers they are on the fairway. There are signs up all over the place to use caution, the only problem is they're not in spanish. On the weekends you will see larger birthday parties with loudish music. We did have an hispanic family try to use the putting practice basket as a grill. They lined the basket with foil and filled it with charcoal, they tried to hang chicken from the chains before our Spanish speaking buddy corrected them.

Other Thoughts:

The old timer locals say this is the oldest original course in Texas and Hole 11 is the oldest hole in Texas(scheduled to be split into 2 holes when they expand the course again) so I definitely recommend everyone give this course a try.
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Hector Chain
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 222 played 189 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years

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

Pros:

The park that the course resides in is very nice, with a curving waterway lined with brick walls bisecting the park. The course is all on one side, and there are even signs as you cross the bridge warning you that you're in a disc golf area.

All the tees are concrete. There is one water carry, although it's not a tough shot for a decent rec player. This part of the park is a little removed from the other areas, so it appears that most of the holes wouldn't have interference. But I got here at dusk, so it's tough to say.

Aside from the water, any challenge comes from the distance on several holes. There are a couple in the 450-500' range.

Navigation seemed okay, but daylight was fading, so I had to consult the map.

Cons:

There is definitely the possibility of a lost disc. One hole (#6) has the basket pretty close to the canal. If I played here a lot, there is a 100% chance that my disc would skip, catch some air, and fly into the depths at some point.

The fairway for hole 7 comes pretty close to the tee pad for 8.

Other Thoughts:

For a 9-hole park-style course, this is pretty good. There are trees to negotiate; enough to challenge a newer player and provide some shade for anyone else.

Given the volume of courses in the DFW area, I imagine this is one most people on this site would only visit occasionally. But for a course of this size, you can do a lot worse.
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FarFromPar
Experience: 10.9 years 25 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Less than expected 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 12, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Easy navigation even without signage
-nice fairways (even tho it looks like it could be mowed)
-very quick round
-enough water and trees to add moderate challenge on a few holes

Cons:

-narrow and short teepads
-no signage
-baskets in poor condition (bent and dinged up)
-trash (someone even used the baskets as a trash can)
-pretty boring for the most part
-seems to be lacking variety

Other Thoughts:

For all the great reviews i was expecting more but all i found was a pretty boring 9 hole course in need of a little TLC. The thing that bothered me the most were the narrow and short teepads. I felt like many of the holes were too similar, with the exception of holes with possible water hazard. Its not all negative tho, i had a quiet round with enough shade and the park made good use of what land it has, with even a couple long holes to stretch out your arm. Nice flow from hole to hole. All in all, i wouldnt go out of the way to play this course, especially with the awesome turner park not far away.
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TheHipstick
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.8 years 171 played 69 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 2, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice parking lot with plenty of space to park. Good concrete teepads. Course and park are well maintained. Holes have a little bit of everything from longshort and left/right. Grass was mowed and the day I played a few guys from the parks dept. were out doing maintence to the park. Just shows the city cares about the parks up keep.

Cons:

The only real con I have about the course is that the hole signage is very poor, signage would make this a great course.

Other Thoughts:

Fun course if your in the area you should check it out.
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UFOWTF
Experience: 4 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Say Goodbye to your rollers. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 20, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Challenging a few holes are scary because of the water. And that makes me want to go back and risk it all. This is what men are made of. But only 3 holes out of 9 are really involving water but a few others if you over shoot or hit a tree and roll.

Cons:

The water is dark and deep and lots of signs saying Do not enter it. Sewer water.

Other Thoughts:

I saw some interesting individuals and could tell this park has some regulars probably because it has some challenging holes. Throwing over unrecoverable water areas can be fun sometimes. I will convince my buddies to go to this park just to see them cringe.
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starfire56
Experience: 14.3 years 52 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fun and scenic 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 1, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice layout with a balanced variety of holes. Fun and challengng at the same time. Set in a scenic park with a creek running through it. Holes 3, 4, and 5, run along side of the creek, but are not a factor unless you miss your shot.

Cons:

Nice little course, hard to come up with any negatives.

Other Thoughts:

Would play it more if I was closer than 42 miles away.
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lajoie24
Experience: 12.8 years 30 played 18 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Best Nine Hole Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 20, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

You'll have a great time playing this course - just a wonderful layout. The water is significantly in play on two holes (maybe three depending on your driving ability), but the only hole I'd say you need to play extra conservative is #3. The majority of the course is under the cover of trees so the wind doesn't seem play a major factor on most holes. I'm definitely keeping this course on my rotation

Cons:

The course had to have gone through some type of redesign at one time so be aware of your the random concrete slab causing your perfect drive to go ob.
Tee pads could be bigger and that water is nasty.

Other Thoughts:

Some dude in a tent set up at the basket on #2 wasn't shy in nature. I got the impression from locals this may not be a singular event. Depending on your individual personality, this could be a pro and a con so I'll put this comment right here.
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Paulie
Experience: 12.8 years 8 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fits at Fritz 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 27, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Concrete tee pads
Decent baskets
Easy to navigate
Well maintained park
Challenging

Cons:

Creeks bottoms are real craggy
Water is murky at best
Steep banks

Other Thoughts:

You can play it safe, you can play it well or you can throw your disc in the water.

The water
Hole 1- slim chance of water.
Hole 2- slightly greater chance of water if you throw too hard after your first throw.
Hole 3- play safe, play well or water. The trees like to knock you into the Mariana Trench of the creek. Up for some noodling?
Hole 5- right over the deepest part of the pond. You brought your good arm, right?
Hole 6- over another pond, but it's fairly easy to clear.
Hole 7- another slim chance of water.

All in all, a nice 9 hole course. Despite two discs in the creek, I'll be back. Oh, mark my words, Fritz. Vengeance will be mine.






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Bmar04
Experience: 21.7 years 10 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Relaxing and Fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 22, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Ground are well kept and and it feels like a nice little slice of 9 hole heaven. Perfect course to play with beginner, only a couple holes to carry water. I enjoyed it, was a very relaxing round.

Cons:

I played on a Saturday and there were a lot of mini tournaments going on, so that could be an issue if you're wanting to make an 18 hole day out of it because those guys WILL not let you play through. Also, don't go fetch your disc if you lose it in the water. The Creek is part of the reclamation water in Iriving and there is some nasty things in that water, do yourself a favor and try to stay dry.

Other Thoughts:

My wife is wanting to learn how to play. I prolly start her off here for her first course.
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userissteve
Experience: 13.8 years 20 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

How Times Have Changed! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 13, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

I used to play this course before I set my discs down for 24 years. It's 30 minutes away and was the closest course. Finally started playing again last year, and today went back to Fritz - oh my goodness! The whole course is mowed, absolutley clean, and just gorgeous. Much different layout - better - than years ago. Plenty of risk/reward and really uses the big creek to its advantage. The course is separated from the main use park by the creek. And yes, there really are opportunities for all of your shots here - all while still having reasonable lines to throw through.

Cons:

Tee boxes are still way too short and could have used a little better texturing when installed. I fell on my ass teeing off #2. Some baskets are slightly bent per other reviews, but they're really not in bad shape.

Other Thoughts:

The parks did a number 1 job with hardscaping at this park and the course benefits and uses it. There are now at least 5 courses closer to where I live, but I'll be going back out to Fritz often.
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splata
Experience: 14.3 years 1 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Best 9 hole around 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 13, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is my home course so I am a little bias. Even though it's a 9 hole course, it has a lot to offer. The park is always kept in good shape, from the grass being mowed and trash being picked up. It's one of the cleanest courses you'll find. It's a good place for the beginner to the pro players. There are bomb it holes for the big arms. Holes that take finesse shots of all skill levels. Plain and simply just a great course.

Cons:

The only con is that some of the baskets are old and need to be replaced. The club has been trying to get the city of Irving to change these out. Hopefully they will sooner than later.

Other Thoughts:

We play a mini on Saturdays at 10:00 am. on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Saturdays of the month. All are welcome to come out and try out the best nine hole course around.
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hewittdallas
Experience: 14.5 years 23 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

One of the best 9 holes around 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 29, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Excellent use of the land available.
- Well separated from the other half of the public park by a stream running through the middle (which comes into play).
- Moderate diversity in the pin positions and offers some relatively challenging shots.
- Hole 3 offers some risk/reward for going over the water to the pin and hole 5 will severely punish you for a bad drive.
- Concrete teepads.
- Baskets in good condition (practice basket available).
- Maintenance is top notch and the course is always cut and kept clean.

Cons:

- Teepads are nice, but somewhat small and there are a few where falling off the edge could easily result in injury.
- No signs on the course though the flow is pretty easy to figure out.
- The locals have created at least 9 alternative tee positions that can often be identified by a worn spot in the grass. This can be frustrating if multiple people are shooting at the same pin.
- Not to sound judgmental, but the locals here are kind of weird. There are always people just awkwardly hanging out at the picnic table right by the practice pin. Even though I have played this course a lot, I often felt like I was intruding by the way they acted.
- Lots of kids walk through the course going to and from school

Other Thoughts:

Overall, I think Fritz is the best 9 hole course I have ever played. It was surprisingly challenging and will test all but the best of players. If you can get past the weird locals and the overcrowding that sometimes occurs on the alternate teepads, this is one of the best "quick round" courses you can ask for.
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TxDiscGolfBoy
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.8 years 34 played 31 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fritz Park Rundown!!! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 17, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Concrete Pads
-Multiple pads -- though the long are dirt and you have to find them
-Some terrain variety (open shots, treed shots, ponds, creeks)
-Shot variety (short holes and long holes, anis and hyzers and str8, finesse/technical and wide open bombs)
-Really nice park that seems to be kept well groomed
-About 85% shaded...great for the hot ones
-Good roller practice course on some holes....long with low ceilings and few elevation changes

Cons:

-Boxes a little small (IMO)
-Sidewalk throughout making run-ins with park goers a possibility
-If you toss in the ponds, it's gone. The creek, not so much.
-Looks as though it could get pretty muddy after a good rain.

Other Thoughts:

Really nothing bad to say about this course other than opinionated comments and preference. A+ 9-holer.

If you're near, it'd be worth the toss. Course is definately decent enough to play a few rounds out there. Very easily accompanied by the pro-level Turner Park, just a few miles away.

Check it out, you won't be disappointed. Fun course.

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guardianmol
Experience: 14.8 years 7 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Not for the hydrophobic 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 25, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I really love this course. There's a decent amount of shade. Some nice technical shots, and a few air it out shots. Over the fountain shot can be a heromaker or a daybreaker. The baskets are in good condition, and concrete tee boxes are awesome. Can be turned into an 18 if you don't mind reusing baskets and can find the alternate tees.

Cons:

Water is in play a lot! Can get pretty muddy after the rain. The fountain does smell bad some days. I wish the alternate tees were marked better.

Other Thoughts:

This is one of my favorite courses to play when I'm leaving work and just fiending for some disc golf. The few holes after the fountain hole tend to bore me. I think it's cause I'm always so pumped for the fountain shot that the others just seem to blend together. Though, I guess there's a disc eating pecan tree midway between one of those holes.... I do recommend trying this course if you're in the area. One thing to remember though, try to find the parking lot on the same side of the park as Wild Bill's hobby shop, and not the one by the petting zoo. In fact while you're at it, if you're really looking for something fun to do after the round, you should stop by Wild Bill's, just make sure you have good willpower or really want to spend money. There's so much awesome stuff there to buy!
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NDABRUSH
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.2 years 58 played 46 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Sweet niner. 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Long for a 9 hole course. Clean, green and plenty of trash cans. Nice concrete Tee pads and well manicured grass. Has a challenging water shot for lower level players, but there is an alternate route to stay dry. For a lightly wooded course, it has a healthy amount of trees and shade. Relatively easy to navigate, plus there is a course map behind 1&2s tee pad. Water close to the fountain shot is shallow enough to retrieve discs. Mostly a DG only round. Even with its length, it is still a great place to bring a newbie. Just a beautiful course in a pretty picturesque park. A quality 9 holer with a water shot and a "Fountain Shot". There is enough land to set up your own shots with your portable if you get there early enough. Just an easy walk through the park with some splendid golf thrown in, enjoy.

Cons:

Most shots are straight, but not totally open and are long. No Tee signs, but the pads have the hole number and distance on them. They need to plant some more trees, especially on hole 2. You have to back track to hole 2s pad. Even though it's a 9 holer, it would still be nice to have a bench or 2. No elevation.

Other Thoughts:

Fritz offers a quick challenging round(unless you are a pro), and should be played at least once if you are playing Turner.
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kisses1031
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Very small course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 19, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great for beginners. Too easy for anyone else.

Cons:

The water looked like swamp and there was a bunch of trash in it. It was also very close to peoples houses.

Other Thoughts:

Probably will be my first and last time there.
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strain
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 42 played 39 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Best 9 Hole In DFW! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 31, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

-A nice message board with good info on course at the start
-A great layout for the area given
-Water comes in play
-Good distances on almost all of the holes
-Baskets are worn but work great
-The tees have the number hole on them, but are hard to read
-Very fun and can be challenging
-Alternate tees to play eighteen
-The park is very cleaned and well maintained
-Good scenery
-Easy to navigate

Cons:

-Everything good except there are no signs, but it is not to hard to figure out

Other Thoughts:

I think this is the best nine hole course I have ever played. It had nice distances on almost all the holes and the whole park had a great atmosphere and I will come back and play here again.
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dreadlock86
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.9 years 382 played 306 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Who needs 18? 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 20, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

-the original holes make a great layout, good use of the park and the water
-beautiful, well-maintained public park: clean, mowed
-decent variety of distance, esp for a 9 holer
-lots of big mature pecan trees force you to find a line on a few holes
-trees provide good shade
-pond and a creek winding through come into play on several holes
-concrete teepads, somewhat narrow
-good course for beginners but still has enough to offer to advanced players as well
-no underbrush, not likely to lose a disc unless you throw in the water
-adequate parking
-not crowded
-great, informative kiosk next to parking lot with a new map and mini info

Cons:

-no signs, but the hole numbers are built into the concrete teepads
-above mentioned numbers in teepads are sometimes hard to read (plastic is cracked, etc)
-some of the concrete pads are short but even more noticeably they are narrow; not too bad on the shorter holes but there are some long holes here too. at least the pads are mostly flush with the ground
-no elevation changes

*Update*
the new holes make reasonable use of the space but i personally don't care for several of them. the tees should be moved to a better spot on 5, 12, & 16. hole 16 would be better from the old hole 8 tee. holes 12 and 14 are stupid and poor uses of that space, IMO.

Other Thoughts:

*Update*
Fritz is now an 18 hole course and in my opinion, is now also an inferior course. The new holes are mostly either filler or poorly designed. The new holes 3-5 aren't bad but they're all pretty easy deuces and 5 needs a better tee location. Holes 10, 11, & 15 are okay and I like hole 13. hole 12 could be cool with a better tee location but 14 is just stupid. The basket is too protected on the second shot, you have to hyzer into a 10' blind gap with no room to work the disc because of the mando poles. It's just a crapshoot.

The good news is that you can still play the old layout. Of the original holes, only holes 7 and 8 have changed but the original baskets and tees are still there. Old hole 7's basket is now a practice basket, very cool if you're walking to the course from that direction or during a tourney waiting for the 2 min call. There are temporary signs and dirt tees on the new holes and that's a good call. Hopefully they will tweak the new holes before they do concrete tees and permanent signs.

I lowered my course rating from 3.0 to 2.5 here. The 9 hole layout is special, the new layout is mediocre. At least you can still play the old layout. All of that said, much thanks to all the people who took the time and effort to do something new at Fritz. Your work is appreciated.

*****

I had heard a lot of great things about this course and it did not disappoint. This is the little 9 holer that could.

The course is laid out very well on a beautiful, well-maintained park. There are huge pecan trees all over the course and the tees and baskets are very thoughtfully laid out to make the most of these obstacles. The same goes for the creek and pond that come into play on 3,5,6.

This course is really just a lot of fun to play. The variety of distances (260-500) and the number of different lines you can attempt can make you forget that there are only 9 holes. There is really no need for another 9 because the 9 that are there are great. That, and I imagine you could play several rounds in a day and never get bored and never make the same throws (unless you wanted). This is a great place to come to work on the creative aspect of the game and experiment with shots and line shaping.

The park itself is immaculate. The locals must take a lot of pride in their course because it looks pristine. No trash, no vandalized equipment or riff-raff. What a pleasure for a public park.


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Stan
Experience: 15.6 years 18 played 11 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Cloud 9 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 24, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a challenging little course and a lot of fun to play. Tucked away on a little side street, this course is a hidden gem.

There are a few where you can really air it out, 3 holes where the best route is over water (there is a dry path should you choose), a couple narrow drives, and several where you need a long drive but the trees mandate you throw low with power.

Par is possible on all holes, with a few early opportunities for birdie.

Cons:

9 holes could certainly be considered a con. But the course is interesting enough that you won't be bored if you play it twice.

Other Thoughts:

Water comes in play on 3 holes. For the most part it is there just to mess with your mind and isn't a true hazard. However, a wild throw will get wet.

The course is full of mature trees that shed their leaves in the winter. As a result, the course plays much more difficult when the trees are in full bloom.
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