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Hot Shots DGC

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DumfriesLizzie
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 5.5 years 111 played 101 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Pretty parkland course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 24, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pretty parkland space that is not quite lightly wooded but certainly not tight, except for a few holes and never for the entirety of any hole.

Quiet and not crowded, but players do come through as do some walkers and runners. For those who like to play in peace but don't want to feel isolated, this is a nice balance. Nevertheless, a woman and her dog expressly came down the lane while I was trying to putt on the island of 5B and totally broke my concentration... Damage done, they promptly left!

The main challenge is staying off the pavement, I think. Which is not an issue for some holes and difficult for others. It's a good challenge, and I mostly moved back inbounds when OB (penalty stroke taken). All except the fairway of no. 11 from the red tee. That fairway is all pavement essentially. I just took the penalty stroke and played from the pavement, as if I was playing from a ball-golf course's bunker.

You feel most of the holes are get-able. If not the current round, some future round. You see yourself learning how to play this course with some real success, if you are not already an ace player.

There are some tees that have a tight shute to get out of. Some greens are totally guarded by trees and bushes. However, there is always a line and angle to play. Never felt in jail.

Cons:

The worn-out roadways are something of an eyesore and detract from the green beauty of the place. However, I truly don't expect the county etc to spend money repaving roads not meant to be driven on.

Unless you are a local, it is a true trek down the road to this place. So I played two rounds, one from the blue tees to the short baskets and one from the red tees to the short baskets. The next time I come, I will be leaving home a lot earlier and inserting in side trips to the PAX River Aviation Museum and the Point Lookout State Park. Make it a true day trip!

Other Thoughts:

You may alternatively want to pair this course with a round at Turkey Hill or the like. That would make a good day trip as well, with lunch in between.

Currently, most holes have a basket at the B and C pins. I believe holes 2, 3, and 11 have pins at A and B. Holes 9, 14, and 16 have pins at A and C, I think. Hole 10 has a temporary setup to accommodate massive ongoing construction. The temporary tee is just beyond the basket A location, and you play to the C pin.

As noted earlier by Sully, neither course map is totally correct. Perhaps print both to cover the bases!

No. 17 is totally redesigned now. It's tees are near the 16C basket (on that side of the street) and the baskets are across the street not far from the 18 blue tee (A), on the same side of the road but down the way and around a turn (B), and on the opposite side of the street near (I suspect) the old red tee.

Pars here on DGCR are for blue tee to long baskets, I believe. I assume all other configurations are all par 3s (??).
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Craig Fisher
Experience: 16.8 years 51 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 9, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Fun course to play. Pretty open course with a few wooded holes. Good signage and easy to see baskets.

Cons:

Be prepared to walk a lot. Pretty well kept for an older course.

Other Thoughts:

They recently added a few holes because of a tournament and I really like the additional holes.
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Sully68783
Experience: 19.9 years 52 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Underrated gem of a course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 24, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Well-maintained. Two concrete or asphalt tees and two baskets (a mix of Chainstars and Mach IIIs) on every hole. Teepads, while on the smaller side, are flush with the ground if you want to extend your run-up. Three total pin positions per hole. OB on every hole demands cerebral play, risk-reward calculations, and shot placement: in short, you have to play *golf* to score here instead of grip and rip. Solid mix of hole lengths and shapes. Holes are extremely fair, can be attacked a number of ways, and reward having a lot of different shots in your bag. Signs are brand new and color-coded (pics are out of date). Most holes have good scramble opportunities from the rough. OB is, overall, very fair.

Cons:

No mechanism for indicating basket position on the signs. Can be confusing to navigate without experienced guides. Rough in many places can be VERY rough (thorns). Elevated basket on 7 is completely unnecessary. Teepads could be larger. Some teepads - the ones on asphalt - are difficult to see/navigate to. Neither map is particularly accurate right now (does not have both pads; CM2 has inaccurate basket positions).

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this course. The fact that it's so configurable - you can play a layout shorter than Burke Lake's shorts or longer than Giles Run's long to long layout - makes it accessible to all skill levels. I wish it weren't so far away.
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Kegelexercise
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.8 years 56 played 25 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Ghost of Naval Base Past 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 14, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Hot Shots DGC is an 18 hole course laid out around and across the criss-crossing road network (inaccessible for cars!) of a former location of a Navy base in Southern Maryland.

1) Dual Tees & Dual Baskets - Probably the highlight of this course is the sheer amount of golf packed into 18 holes. Playing short to short, short to long, long to short, and long to long, gives you four distinct courses you can play, and that's before you mix and match them up on the same playthrough. The course designer did a very good job of forcing different lines and designing a varying range difficulty levels based on the configuration you decide to play. Want to take a beginner along to learn the game? Play short to short. Want to really test your wits? Play long to long.

2) Tee & basket condition: Good enough. Long enough concrete tees, could be a tad wider, but in reasonably good condition. Didn't love the tees simply painted on the roads, but if you want to avoid those, you can play from the other tee. Some older baskets must have been replaced recently, because there were several brand new baskets out. General course maintenance seemed good too - manageable rough (I could see it being worse in summer) and most essentials (tee signs, etc) looked in good shape.

3) Well separated from other park uses. The DG course occupies a section of the park that you may see an occasional dog walker or jogger on the old Navy base roads, but otherwise is predominantly used for disc golf only.

4) Variety - this course uses the available terrain pretty well - it's more "open" than "wooded" but enough tee/basket combos play you through corridors, and the course designer used the available trees well enough to force you to execute a variety of lines. There's a small bit of gimmickry - roads & wrong side are OB (more on the roads later), there is an "island" green, and one raised basket (6-10 FT in the air!) - enough to be interesting but not so much to be excessive.

Cons:

1) Probably the biggest con for me is the significantly higher than normal risk of road rash & disc damage. The course plays next to and sometimes over a network of old, unused roads that used to serve the old Navy base, and while it can make for some compelling disc golf and add to the challenge, you need to be careful to keep your discs away from the roads, or you'll be replacing discs at a much higher clip than you're used to if you play this course a lot.

2) Elevation: Almost entirely flat. There's a bit of a gradual downhill chuck on 11, and there's an odd long position that goes down into a small valley but otherwise, this course has almost no elevation changes to speak of.

3) Drainage: Not the worst I've ever seen, but not wonderful either. Good amount of swampy, wet patches all across the course. Possibly due to (what I hear is) a record yearly local rainfall.

4) Could use a few more trash cans. This is a nitpick, but I remember carrying an empty water bottle around for a solid half of the course before I found a receptacle to toss it in. Follows that there's a bit of litter around. Nothing excessive, but this is probably the course's easiest improvement to make.

Other Thoughts:

The roads on this course present a unique conundrum - they're always in play, forcing real risk/reward calculus, but man, does road rash on your discs suck. Overall though, it adds a unique flair to this course - I can't think of a single other course I've ever played that's anything like it. Overall a solid, quality course to play, centrally located in Lexington Park & in close proximity to the (new) Pax River Navy base, that offers something for just about every skill level. Take a picture of the course map before you play - it's available at the start of the course, and with it you should have little trouble staying on the right track - the road network can lead to some counter-intuitive hole transitions if you just try to wing it.

Overall, while not a "destination" course that you need to go play no matter the travel, it's a quality place to shoot in an area where there aren't many other courses to play, so if you're in the area, play it and you'll have a good time. Just be careful of the roads.
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GreenFieldsDC
Experience: 23.8 years 149 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Balance of good and not-so-good 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 10, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

scenic and mostly flat course in an expansive public park setting. Land used to be part of the Pax River Naval Air Station base, and the infrastructure remains.

Choose between reds and blues, and there are at least 2 basket locations for each hole. Good selection and variety, but can be confusing as some marked baskets serve as "B" pins on some holes and "A" on most others.

No water plays, and this is a fairly flat course but great distance for the boomers out there. I've played damn near every course in MD and I would say this one has the best playable distance holes.

The course appears to be well maintained and I didn't need a map for navigation, which is always a plus.

I also did not experience any "unfair" tee shots (ie a tree directly in front of the pad) that you so commonly encounter in other public courses in DE, VA, and MD.



Cons:

-Jet noise. This is unavoidable from the Naval Air Station, but you can expect during your round to be buzzed by dudes landing planes on the runway.

-Road noise on #9-13. Also unavoidable but the course plays smack up against Three Notch Rd. along the back nine.

-Infrastructure-namely, the road. It is cool that St. Mary's Parks preserved/left intact the original roadbeds and streets from the old Air Base, but the road does come in to play during everyone's round at one point or another. The less accurate amongst us will find your discs scraped up and your score elevated because of the numerous OB plays.

Other Thoughts:

Certainly a cool course if you are in the area, and great when paired with the course in La Plata.
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PureAngus
Experience: 13 played 5 reviews
4.50 star(s)

A course built by players, for players 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 20, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Now that I've played this course a handful of times I feel like I can give it a fair review. The course is laid out well (I was a bit mixed up my first time playing getting from 7 to 8) and makes great use of the space available. While it's part of the main park, it's separated enough to where you rarely have to worry about pedestrians aside from the occasional joggers or people passing through on the roadways. The road OB offers a good challenge and there's enough variety to where you can work forehand, backhand, uphill, and downhill puts in the same round.

Summary of the pros:
- Good signage although most holes only have two pins set up instead of the 3 marked
- Minimal backtracking and wasted space through the entire course
- The road OBs offer a good challenge without the risk of your typical woods/water OB
- Isolated from non disc golfers
- Two concrete tees at each hole offer their own unique lines to the pin
- Everyone I've come across so far has been super friendly

Cons:

Most of these are issues that can't really be overcome due to the landscape but are worth mentioning.

- If you throw into the woods, odds are you're picking up a few ticks and going through some large spiderwebs
- A few annoyingly low and dense branches get in the way of ideal lines (not too awful and adds to the challenge, but some pruning would really open up a few holes)
- Little elevation change but thats just part of the area. I like it from a walking aspect but some seem to view that as a negative

No real large issues with the course overall. Most of the cons are nit picky things or just part of the area.

Other Thoughts:

A great course overall and not just for the area. While I havent participated in any of the league play, I know that the volunteers really care about making this course an enjoyable one to play. A beginner or experienced player alike could have a great time playing here and I feel lucky to have it just a few minutes down the road from my house.
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FunkyBobbyJ
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Hot Shots 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 15, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Challenging but very fair OB on every hole, course is well-marked, thoughtfully laid out. The course seems well-maintained, tee signs on every pad that are clear and helpful.

Cons:

Not much - two holes short pad to short pin were kind of silly and seemed to miss an obvious oppty. for a better hole. I think it was 6 - a little 220' u-shaped flick shot and 10 blind severe spike hyzer. Really not much to complain about.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course. This course is at least a solid 4. It is challenging for a good player long to long and even playing short to short would be okay for a newer player and advanced player would enjoy too. One of the more interesting courses I have played in a while.
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Longjonsilverz
Experience: 18 years 54 played 21 reviews
4.50 star(s)

One of the best in Maryland 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 24, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Variety of hole designs. Both left and right for forehand and backhand shots. Some short and some long. There are different tees and basket locations on every hole. Rubber tee pads are great on sunny days because there's less of a chance to twist an ankle compared to the big drop offs of a concrete tee. There are also concrete tees too. Course is well maintained.

Cons:

Basket and tee pad layouts are confusing for first time players. It seemed like sometimes the baskets were in the "A" position and sometimes "B" but there would also be a "C" basket for a total of 2 baskets out of 3 possible positions on each hole, but no way of knowing which positions they would be in next. Rubber tee pads can be slippery when wet. A few spots have some dense rough that can be a risk for a lost disc, and or poison ivy, ticks, etc.

Other Thoughts:

Course is mostly open but with a good mix of trees throughout. There seems to be constant improvement being done on this course so it will continue to get better. This is a very fair course that rewards good shots but doesn't destroy you with bad ones. Some of the long positions are 500+feet long. The course location is in what appears to be an abandoned part of the park with roads throughout that are no longer in use. I will definitely go out of my way to play this one again.
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Josh L
Experience: 19.8 years 15 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Flirting with O.B. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Hot Shots DGC is a very interesting course that is located in a very populous area in Southern Maryland. Located in a public park, that has the disc golf course isolated fairly well away from other parts of the park, so very little concern about non-disc golfers in your way. Also the park does have restroom facilities but they are a little bit of distance from the course. The course itself is rather unique in the fact that it is located in an old housing area (for the nearby air force base) that has had the houses and utilities and such removed. Generally flat and lightly wooded, the course winds its way around the old roads and circles with a mixture of baskets set into the wood lines, in the open, and gut wrenching at times close to the old roads (which all roads play as out of bounds). The course as two sets of tee pads (Red and Blue) which are a mixture of rubber mats, concrete pads, and the existing road surfaces. Do not mistake that the shorter pads (red) are easier than the longer (blues) pads. The tee pads are made to make the holes completely change and how they should be played. On top of this there is 3 pin positions on each hole. Some pin positions make you decide to run it and flirt with OB disaster or play the safer route and hope you do not lose the strokes to individuals who go for broke. One hole has an island green as well that just teases players to try and run at it from the tees... but be warned it is not a gimme throw.

Summary:
+ Challenging course that does not let players have a mental break from flirting with danger.
+ Isolation from other park users and a park with several amenities such as bathrooms
+ Two sets of tees create two distinctive rounds of golf.
+ Excellent tee signs

Cons:

While this course makes use of what it has going for it, there were a few small things that seem to detract from the overall experience of the course. The first thing that comes to mind is the OB. Now it is not necessarily the OB itself that is a Con, it is the fact that you are at some point going to go out of bounds and when you do, that is going to do some punishment to your disc. If you plan on playing here on a regular basis be prepared to replace even the higher quality disc on a more regular basis than you would be used to. Also be aware there are sewer drains that can swallow up disc and they are hard to be retrieve. (It may be a future idea for the course to try and cover/block the drains to help reduce the chance for this to happen). The other thing that could detract from the course is that the red and blue tees keep switching back from one material to another material. For example on one hole the blue tee may be a rubber mat and the red concrete/blacktop. The next hole it could be vice versa. While not a huge factor to some individuals, it may serve for some confusion and if you have a dislike for one style or another you cannot avoid them too much. While it is not a big deal to some people and some may have not ever see it, there are certain areas in the course that seem to be pockets of trash areas. Now was this from the housing before the course I do not know, (there were some larger trash items that I find hard to believe came out of a disc bag) but this problem none the less existed. The last Con that I bring up should not be too big of a deal to individuals reading this because they know the course is there in this park. But if the casual person were not aware of it, they may never know that the course exist because the course kiosk/welcome sign is set a bit farther back in the park than I think it should be from the parking lot. It is hard to get the sport to grow, if it is not in sight.

Summary:
- Mix of type of pads between the sets of tees
- OB can be rough on the disc
- Pockets of trash areas can be found on the course

Other Thoughts:

Some people may say that the large amount of ticks (Deer and Dog), are a Con, and while I agree that it is a slight turn off. That is a factor that cannot be controlled and thus not fair to rate a course on. That being said, yes... lots of ticks. Another factor that can be seen as either Pro/Con depending on your view is the amount of O.B. Every hole leaves you dancing with Out of Bounds at some point during the hole. Some of the OB is easy to avoid, such as driving over it from the tee pad to some that are outright just going to make you sit there and think is this a shot I'm willing to go OB on for the chance to make up a stroke. I personally have never been a great fan of OB but on a course like this, it is what gives this course it's personality. If you didn't play the OB this would not be a very fun course.

Summary:
~ A very different use for the piece of property that it sits on, and a very challenging and technical course
~ A growing Club presence on the course promises more improvements (Club hopes to have 2 baskets on each hole eventually)
~Be prepared for the large tick population... bring out the repellent and check yourself often (Knee high white socks work great)
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xcrunner134life
Experience: 16.1 years 81 played 14 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

3 pin positions and 2 sets of tees (red="shorts", blue="longs") make for a good mix. The Longest tees to the longest pins make for a good challenge for any disc golf.
The course sets in a section of the park that used to be Navy housing. The homes are gone, but the roads remain. Road o.b. add a challenge to all of the holes.

Cons:

On each hole, one of the two tee pads is rubber. This is a problem when it rains. If you get off into the woods, you're bound to find mosquitoes, ticks and/or trash. Be prepared for your discs to get some road rash because you're going to hit them at least once.

Other Thoughts:

New tee signs have been added this past spring. The practice baskets has had stone marking distances to help practice putting. The local club has done their best to keep trash picked up in the course. Hot Shots isn't the most challenging course, but the local club has done an excellent job of making a really nice course to play. the closest course to me is 50 minutes away. Hot Shots is about 75 minutes away and I'd rather go play there.
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nmh5028
Experience: 14 years 36 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Up and coming 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 9, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-18 holes with short and long tee pads on each hole. 4 different layouts (Red, Blue, Concrete, and Rubber) provides variety

-Detailed tee signs with distances to A, B, and C basket locations.

-Orange navigation arrows help to navigate from the basket to the next tee.

-Layout is easy to follow, with only one confusing point (going from 7 to 8)

-Excellent use of the road as OB without the chance of losing a disc. The OB road creates a lot of risk/reward type shots, and will definitely make or break your round.

-Benches on many holes.

-Wooden bridges have been placed over many of the commonly wet areas.

-Quiet area of the park, there usually isn't much pedestrian traffic on the course.

Cons:

-Rubber tee pads are slick when wet (stick to the concrete pads after rain)

-TICKS... there are a ton of them here.

-The rough can be pretty thick in the summer, making lost discs a possibility (right of 6 and left of 14 are the worst). Lots of leaves on the ground in the fall/winter can make finding well placed shots tough.

-Not a lot of tight wooded shots. Most shots are fairly open unless you get off into the rough. The local club has made some improvements here, but there just isn't much to work with.

-No elevation change

-The practice basket is also the 18C location, so there may occasionally be someone at the basket as you're playing hole 18 (I've only had it happen once).

-Restrooms are a long walk from the course.

Other Thoughts:

At the time of this review, all of the baskets are in the C positions. In this layout, this course is a monster. The typical layout is an even mix of A, B, and C locations, giving a great mix for all skill ranges.

The improvements that have been made on this course in the last year are impressive. The local club is doing a great job of turning this into an excellent course. Permanent C baskets would make this much more appealing to skilled players.
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swatso
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 755 played 414 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Pain Free Oh Bee 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 8, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Out-of-bounds on every hole that will add strokes to your score if you don't avoid it, but will not hide/wash away your disc, nor scratch you/give you a rash/add parasites, as most typical ob tends to do.

Two tee locations per hole. Each hole has a rubber tee pad, 6'x12'. Thirteen holes have concrete teepads, 3'x12'. The other five holes have their second tee location painted on the road.

Two nine-hole loops Three pin positions per hole. Signs at teepad indicate current position of the basket.

Practice basket. A few benches. Bathroom on site. Plenty of parking. Not far from food and petrol options.

Cons:

Half the teesigns were at the longs, half at the shorts, and some of the distances didn't seem correct. Some of the teepads which didn't have signs at them were difficult to find, although we did eventually discover them all. An update to the map and signs would be a great improvement.

Not a whole lot of elevation changes. Nothing tight/wooded for any significant duration.

Other Thoughts:

Course plays at the back of a public park, located in a former housing area. While the houses are gone, the patches/lines of mid-sized trees and the roads remain. The treelines will typically line one side of the fairway, and the ob-roads the other, creating fairways of a variety of width, but nothing extremely tight. Scattered trees are used to create early windows to be hit, or force right/left turns at the midpoint, or to somewhat guard the basket late.

Variety in distance is good, as the pin positions and tee locations, for the most part, differ quite a bit. The day we played, the course was in a B-C-A rotation, so six of each position. Ace runs/birdy opportunities were common for the 'A', scoring a '3' on the 'C's was quite challenging, even when throwing well, and the 'B's were fairly standard pars, but with opportunity to birdy - or bogey!

Variety in shot-shaping is also good - balanced blend of lefts/rights/straights needed from the tee. Many holes will offer you choices of how to attack the basket, often narrower-but-away-from-the-ob, or broader-but-ob-nearby - makes you consider your options before you throw.

The designers did a very good job with the resources they had to work with when creating this course. Although a bit out of the way/not near any other courses, it is a good play - find a reason/excuse to be in the area, and give it a play!
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FredVegasDGC
Experience: 37.9 years 92 played 11 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Refreshingly Flat Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 24, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Note: this review is from the perspective of an old beat up player and how the course played for me.

I really liked this course. Good signage and the flow of the course seemed fine to me.

My favorite pro was that it was flat. With my knees & ankles it was nice to play 18 without having to scale steep hills.

I also liked the location of the course in an old neighborhood. A great use of distance and roads as OB make this course a challenge. It's like water hazards on every hole but you don't have to worry about fishing for your disc. Too aggressive and you could easily add a lot of penalty strokes.

The course is fairly open but trees do come in to play but as of now there are no tight tunnel shots. But there are more than a few hard dog legs that will challenge your ability to throw precise hyzer & anhyzer shots.

Multiple pin placements make this course very changeable.

I believe this course is playable enough for new players and fun enough for more experienced players.

The local club have done a good job building their first course in the area and have plenty of room for another course.

Cons:

The tee pads were rubber mats that weren't that bad but they would move and gaps would start to happen that could be a hazard. Framing the mats with 2x4's would remedy this.

The absence of tight wooded holes. I really like the challenge of a control shot only a tunnel shot can provide. (I was informed that wooded holes are planned for the future)

Other Thoughts:

This is the only course in the area and it's location makes it unique. The local players also help make this a place to check out. They are very proud of the course and they should be. One local bike shop owner has a selection of DG products.

I'll be playing this course in the future.
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Acid Elvis
Experience: 15 years 45 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

a good use of recovered land 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 26, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Quiet course
Not a grip and rip
Little chance of lost disc

Cons:

Chiggers and ticks (I got chiggers)
Bring your deet!!
No close restrooms
Little hard to navigate at times
Use provided course map

Other Thoughts:

Nice course in the area. Like the variety of shots needed. Seems like it would be like 2 different courses summer vs fall.
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Joey D
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 8, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The OB roads work well.
Beautiful mature trees.
I used almost every shot in my arsenal backhand, forehand, thumber, even a BH roller on 5.
The long pin positions look fun. Would like to try that setup.

(update July 2010)
A few holes were in longer positions this time. Wow, what a difference it makes.
Hole 2 is great now. Nice risk-reward factor with the long pin position.
Hole 12 lets you really open a long turnover in the longs.

Cons:

Nothing really too bad here.
No benches.
The signs are a little too close to the pads. My windup was hindered on certain holes.
I prefer concrete tee pads but the mats are holding out okay so far. Only a few were rutty.

Other Thoughts:

I shot a +2 on a very gusty wind swirling day. I was OB 3 times.
Birdies are to be had out here.
The course was completely empty on a Saturday morning. Kind of a weird feeling. I don't like crowded golf but it would be nice to see more golfers in the area.
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sidewinder22
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.7 years 297 played 197 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice fun course! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 11, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course map practice basket near hole 1. Nice grooved rubber tees. Nice signs at tees. Excellent variety of left, straight, and right shots. Good variety of hole distances for an all par 3 course.

Cons:

Nothing major here. Next tee markers on baskets would help navigation for first time. Some tee signs had next tee markers, but you have to remember them after playing the hole. The land is fairly flat so elevation is not much of a factor. Course does seem to hold some water in places like hole 17 was a mess almost didn't play it, but the rest seemed ok. The walk from 16 to 17 was a hike and seems like there should be a hole or two along the walk. I could see someone yanking a shot into the road on hole 12 or 13.

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun course, not too challenging for newbies, but just enough for more seasoned players. This is not a course I would normally go out of my way to play, but since I was in the area it was well worth it. It looks like there is room for some more challenging holes, tees and pin placements which would be nice. The fairways are very fair with some trees and the OB road does add some challenge, but I was a little disappointed no holes went through the woods. I shot a 51 with two OBs, so lots of duece opportunities if you have a good drive.
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Mericle-Man
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Very good all-around course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 30, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great mix of left/right pin locations
Quiet course at rear of park
Wildlife (deer frequent this park)
alternate pin positions quite often change whether the hole is right/left.

Cons:

Poison ivy prevalent on edge of fairways
No facilities in the park near the course
Lenghty walk between 16 & 17th hole

Other Thoughts:

I'd love to see the 3rd placement for hole #5 in the middle of the cul-se-sac island grass!
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jrawk
Experience: 14.7 years 85 played 13 reviews
4.00 star(s)

It keeps getting better and better 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 3, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Great use of cul-de-sac and abandoned housing development for course layout. Japanese Cherry Blossom Trees line the fairways. Don't miss this course in early April.

- All Roads (and beyond) are treated as OB, which creates added challenge on every hole. Many holes require precise shot placement to avoid running OB.

- This course has a good mix of left and right dog legs, with 3 basket locations per hole.

- New for 2017, all rubber tee pads have been replaced with concrete. Some changes to locations, but they are the same for the most part.

-New for 2014, We've added another 6 new baskets to the already 7 extra (chainstars) installed permanently in the C pins. 13 Holes now have double baskets.

-New for 2012 are 13 alternate Concrete teepads, and 5 roadway teepads outlined by RED/BLUE painted lines. Many of the new teepads are located inside the treeline which created wooded drives and a few tunnel shots.


- Tee Signs show all 3 basket location distance and locations.

- There is a pavilion located between hole 1 and 10. It is in a perfect location for events and club meetings, not to mention eating a bagged lunch between rounds.

- Bright orange Navigation arrows nailed to trees are found after every hole to point you to the next teepad.

- Practice basket is now located between hole 1 and 10 tee pads on the corner of the road caddy-corner from the pavillion. The practice basket putting range area also dubbles as the 18 C pin position, and has in-ground foot stones w/ distances (in feet) painted on them.

- Very friendly and safe atmosphere. Dog park near course and very clean restrooms between baseball fields.

- Club events are held every Thursday and Sunday. Visitors are always welcome to play with the club during organized rounds for free.

Cons:

- Flat. But you can't find many hills in this geographic region regardless. Many say the abundant OB makes up for the lack of elevation.

- Not any sustainable play through the woods.

- Ticks, Chiggers, and Thorns in the summer. Wear bug repellent if you are playing with errant throwers.

Other Thoughts:

- The local club is very active at continuing course improvements and helping maintain the fairways. Having installed the concrete teepads by raising money through club events and with lots of help from donors, Hot Shots is PDGA sanctioned tourney-ready course. The club has begun adding a 2nd set of baskets permanently in the C positions (longs). 13 holes have extra baskets.

-This course has really come a long way since it first opened. Basket positions have been relocated to maximize the use of land and natural obstacles. The new teepads are not simply added distance, as the majority change the look at each basket location. And benches are slowly appearing around the course.
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prerube
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 16.8 years 274 played 235 reviews
4.00 star(s)

your own private course. 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 12, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

18 holes with tee signs and a set of rubber tee pads as well as a new set of concrete tee pads. There is a good mix of left and right holes (slightly favors the left). The OB factor is unique since nearly every hole has OB. Multiple pin positions. Many brand new C positions have been created for the more advanced disc golfers. You can see the basket from a majority of A locations, while most C positions are blind.
Course uses the road a lot, so when you go OB, you don't have to search for your disc unless it is in the thorns.
So much has changed in the last 2 years, this course has undergone a complete rennovation with new tees, new pin locations, new tee signs, and Dual baskets are on the way.

Cons:

Hole 12 plays along a busy highway, not a huge risk, but a hard left can be very dangerous. Hole 13 has the same highway 30 feet past the basket, so your approach can not be over shot. The C location needs to be moved or the course's future is in serious jeopardy.
When the baskets are all in C the course is very difficult, but the flow is great. When the course is all in A it is very simple and the walks between holes are longer than the holes.
Ticks were absolutely brutal, 3-5 per round is not uncommon.

Other Thoughts:

Course is in a busy park, but is tucked so far back that you can not hear or see anyone else. The grass growing up through the road and the quietness gives you this feeling like you are the only person who has ever played ths course.
The roads will make or break you. I played a full 18 and was +5. less than an hour later I returned and was +10 after 9 holes.
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gottafixit
Silver level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 21 years 862 played 68 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Maturing Nicely into a great young course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 2, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Grass Fairways and old growth trees
- Three pin Positions
- Large rubber tee pads(5x10ish) And Concrete or pavement alt tees
- Tee signs show all layouts
- Tee signs accurately note which pin postion the basket is in
- Roads as OB adds a challenge to almost every hole.
- 9 and 18 end close to the start
- Practice basket(makes course easy to find)
- Low chance of losing a disc
- Park has most other sports amenities for other activities

Cons:

- Three pin positions but not yet multiple baskets
- Possible long walks from basket to next tee
- Bathrooms not close to the course

Other Thoughts:

It is overall a great setting and well kept with fun variety and challenging holes. The course is in a old base neighborhood with great grass fairways and old growth trees to throw around. It plays through where the houses used to be and it's separated from the rest of the park with the roads closed so you shouldn't have to worry about anyone but DGers. The roads being OB added a great touch of difficulty that I loved.

The course is easy to locate once you see the practice basket as you drive in. There is a kiosk near the basket. The tees are very nice grooved rubber mats and around 5x10 ft big which was very nice. The just recently finished alt tees are a mix of concrete and asphalt. There are three positions on every hole one that plays at a beginner level(red), one that plays at a intermediate to advanced level(long white to short blue), and one that plays at a advanced to pro level(long blue to yellow). The fact that there are multiple pins is great but it also has two down sides. The first is that no matter the position you still have to walk past the longs to get to the next tee, and if they are in the shorts that is double the walk. Second if they move the tees to all A or all C positions it becomes two totally different courses from easy and beginner friendly to hard and not beginner friendly.

This course has improved since I play it right as it was brand new. The layout and flow has been tweaked were needed. The tee signs have been updated to show all the pins(and it's current position) and tees, and navigational signage has been put up around the course to help located the next hole. They have also worked some of the alt tees to have some more wooded holes.

All said I thought this course was great. The fairways are all super and the pin positions excellent. When the pins are all in the longs it's a really fun placement golf experience. Hope in the near future they can fundraise to get permanent long pins because this course deserves it.
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