Milledgeville, GA

Myrtle Ridge

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mershaq
Experience: 9 played 9 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Don't Play Here 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 15, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

It exists.

There's a course map.

Cons:

Honestly, this course needs a LOT of maintenance and TLC.

The first two holes are "open" but the grass is 1-2 feet high so you better watch where your drive lands. Then, it's 5-10 minutes of wandering around looking for wherever the hell hole 3 starts.

Once you find hole 3 you start travelling into the woods, where you'll be walking with one foot directly in front of the other if you want to stay on what remains of the "trail".

Thorn bushes are growing all over the trails and the "fairways", there's spiderwebs and insects everywhere, and I'm pretty sure some of the baskets don't even exist anymore.

There are no semblance of fairways on any of the holes. You're literally just walking through the brush the entire time.

Other Thoughts:

So you're at your friend's lakehouse and want to find a nice disc golf course nearby to play a round. You find out there's one not too far away in Milledgeville and it's on a college campus. "Great!", you'll think to yourself. "It can't be too bad if it's on a college campus!".

You would be wrong. It CAN be too bad. Finding the first teepad is the easiest part of this course, and even that isn't very easy.

Hole 1 starts you off in a giant open field with 2-foot tall grass that gracefully blows in the breeze. It's actually kind of pretty, until you realize that that's where you'll be throwing your disc. The 2-foot tall grass isn't just off the fairway or anything, it IS the fairway. So you keep a very close eye on where your drive lands, but still end up having to take 5 minutes to find where it landed. You do this several more times as you finish out holes 1 and 2 (which takes you back towards the 1st teepad) before you move into the woods for hole 3, hopeful that things can't get any worse from here.

But you would be wrong. You spot the teepad after 15 minutes of searching, and while you can see the 3rd basket from where you're standing, you realize that the "fairway" at this point is about 3 inches wide. So unless you blade your disc so hard that it sticks into the trail on it's edge, you wont be hitting the fairway.

For some reason, you decide to continue on with the rest of the course. I guess it's just because there's no other courses really *that* close by, and you're already out here so you might as well finish it out.

That is until you start noticing that some baskets just don't exist. Or maybe they *do* exist, it's just that you can't find them because you feel like you've entered the jungles of the Amazon. In your search for the next teepads after each hole, and in your search for every disc you throw into the dense brush, you start to wonder if you'll accidentally stumble upon an uncontacted tribe of Native Americans.

Finally, you make it through all 18 holes (well, maybe only 14 or so because you couldn't find a few), and you exit back towards the parking lot. Dejected and covered in cuts and scrapes and bug bites and what's probably poison ivy, you get back in the car and decide it's time to just go back to the lake and drink the rest of the day away.

You'll never come back here again.
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lazrman778
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.1 years 264 played 100 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Myrtle Ridge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 15, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Has kiosk and course map posted

Has tee posts only indicating hole number

Has concrete tee pads for a few holes

Has multiple basket placements for most holes

More wooded than open fairways with doglegs and slight elevations - which will be challenging to the casual player

Quiet - had whole course to myself on a Saturday afternoon

Free parking

Cons:

Some natural tee pads have roots protruding and are not flat - recommend teeing off on the grass/dirt around them

Newly poured concrete tee pads are on the small side (about 4x6) and some are already cracking

Lots of trees where some fairways can be quite unfair and deflect discs into other trees

Some holes require blind shots - recommend a spotter

Baskets are hard to locate on some holes - need flags or bright paint

Needs more next tee signs - recommend a course map for the first-timer

No variety in pars - par 54

Course design and flow could use improvement as there are long walks between 2&3, 4&5, 8&9, 13&14, and 17&18

Course was in bad shape on the day I visited - tall grass and undergrowth needed clearing on most holes

Other Thoughts:

This is a challenging, 18 hole university course in Milledgeville that I played on a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon. The course is easy to find once you locate the kiosk from the parking lot. I highly recommend taking a picture of the course map posted there if visiting for the first time. Although there were some next tee signs posted, I had to refer to the course map for many holes that did not have signs. Also, the course map provides hole distances since the tee posts at each hole don't provide those. I was surprised that about half of the holes had concrete tee pads - although they are a bit on the short side and some are already cracking. Some of the natural tee pads were rough enough to justify driving from a standstill position. Most of the wooded fairways didn't offer a clear line to the basket but instead gave me a feeling of poke and pray. Overall I was disappointed in the condition of this course as it has the potential to be a quality course with its design. Perhaps this course is better maintained outside of the summer months when school is in session? I wanted to give this course a better rating but this course was horrendous in contrast to playing nearby Depot Disc Golf earlier that day.
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lukethenuke
Experience: 5 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

A Challenge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 20, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

The holes themselves are mostly interesting and challenging. A few holes were some of the most interesting that I've played (12 and 13 were great).

Not crowded.

You really get into the woods.

Cons:

Super easy to lose discs - we lost one and almost lost two more. Either be careful with your throws or have a plan for if/when you think you've lost a disc.

Need better signage between holes/showing where the basket is.

Other Thoughts:

With some more money and time invested, this course could be a great one! If signage was better and some of the brush was cleaned out I would bump it as high as a 3.5. As is, it can be frustrating but is still a great, challenging play.
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Discing
Experience: 4.8 years 7 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Peaceful & Challenging 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 29, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Lots of good holes with:
Elevation changes
Great scenery
Tight technical shots
Very enjoyable course overall.

Cons:

Wet tee area on #4
A couple of the holes should be par 5's

Other Thoughts:

Hole #16 is beautiful. Throw across the valley to the next hilltop.
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threedaysmore
Experience: 13.8 years 10 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Hard but good. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 26, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A challenging course for all. Myrtle is a very fair course that for most in an above par course. Some people get a little frustrated at courses like these but I like them, really makes you refine some of your game to get better better scores.

Cons:

-Hard course for beginners
-Hole 3 & 4 get a little swampy after a hard rain
- 18 can be a bit of a disc eater if you don't have good control over your throws

Other Thoughts:

A great course for what it is. The course designer is still very involved and is out there every month trying to make improvements/changes. At the rate this course has improved over the 5 years I've been playing it I think it could be well on it's way to being one of the better courses in middle Georgia albeit there's not much competition.

NOTE: As of this review the Hole 3 tee-box was moved to Hole 2 tee-box until some of the trees near the Hole 3 tee-box can be trimmed up some. Still a decent hole, a little easier of a throw for most.
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ghahn
Experience: 51 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

overgrown 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

ya better be good...

Cons:

Too overgrown. Spent too much time searching for my disc. Finally decided that I didn't want to spend $16 to play the course!!!

Other Thoughts:

this course was too over grown for me to comfortably continue
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StarRyanO
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Continues to Improve 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 18, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course has the technicality of a high skill level course. Combined with the recent placement of new pins on all but hole 1, 2, and 18 makes this course a sweet destination. Free and open to the public only maximizes the reasons to check it out. Trails clearly guide you through your round. Each hole now has a sponsor meaning cement teepads and nice teesigns/direction signs to come.

Cons:

The teepads are all natural meaning not all of them are flat and roots and mud can be in the way. I always play hole 4 from the front of the mud because the true "teepad" will never be dry haha. The direction signs are small and forest green meaning they blend in and there has not been a recent course map update in years. Hopefully one will come soon and the maps will be available on the new board with the Myrtle Ridge graphic! FRESH! Honestly those are my only complaints besides the endless need to clean the fairways now and then.

Other Thoughts:

This course is beautiful and continues to impress me each year. I lived in milledgeville and went to GCSU so I've played this course well over 100 times. I knows it's flaws and it's treasures, and I have a little bias that only a home course can bring. That being said if you leave near the area or are passing through and want some amazing discgolf I HIGHLY recommend heading to this course. New renovations should help with the cons to make this course PRO level and highly sought after. Itll blow you away.
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Macdisc5
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 24, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Fantastic design and challenging.
Free to play.
Great variety of holes as far as elevation change and turns.

Cons:

There are no concrete teepads, only natural dirt/grass.
#4 becomes a flood plain after rain, which in addition to the lack of concrete teepads is annoying, but the course designer says to drive from beyond the "swamp."
There is not much of a fairway on #18, only a footpath with tall trees and brush on either side.
Course still needs some cleanup work.
There are briars all over the course so watch out!

Other Thoughts:

Overall this is a great course, it just needs some financial backing to add teepads and to clean it up a bit. They made great use of the land and it is well designed. It is mostly wooded, with a couple of open holes right off the bat(#1, #2, and partially #3). I have seen great progress since this course opened a few years back, it now has permanent baskets and has been cleaned up a great deal. All holes are par 3's, but that makes for a challenge on several of them. Hopefully they add concrete teepads before too long. Once that happens and with some attention this will be a favorite course to play.
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James Powell
Experience: 21.8 years 2 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Getting Better 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Great mix of long/short, left/right, up/down.
Fairly easy to follow. Rough has been thinned out in the last year and natural foot traffic has helped as well. The guys have done a lot of work and it is showing! Trees are a part of playing wooded courses, Fairways are shaping up.

Cons:

Tees are a problem on some holes. Specifically 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16. Concrete would help, and that is probably the next step. Random piles of tree limbs and trimmings need to be moved. Stray limbs here and there could be cut back as well.

Other Thoughts:

Definitely a lot of improvements could be made to make the course more appealing, but after playing at least once a week for almost two years, the course never gets boring and continues to evolve. Definitely a favorite.
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adubsauce
Experience: 15.6 years 1 played 1 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Getting better 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 1, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Baskets on each hole is a huge plus. Tee Boxes are easy to find.

Cons:

To many trees-have had my discs hit limbs that were extended well into the fairway many times. To much brush & debree(random briar patches & fallen limbs on course). Could improve the teeboxes, some are to small, some have to many roots, and some are just not flat at all. Needs to have wider fairways-to much looking for a hidden disc thats no further than 2 feet off the fairway because of brush & debree. Maybe get some kind of sign to point out where exactly the course is located, I have had alot of people get confused in finding the course.

Other Thoughts:

This course is awesome if you have a dog; I take my dog with me every time and she loves the exercise as well as being off her leash and able to run around. Watch out for snakes, I've seen a few on this course. Bring some water for sure, you could be out there a while hunting if you're not careful. Keep an eye on your disc and where it goes/lands! I've noticed today that some of the baskets have been moved to more appropriate positions and a few bushes/trees have been re-moved as to help make fairways a little clearer and putting greens had brush/bushes taken out to make the green more open and visible.
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Upshawt1979
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 20.8 years 548 played 429 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Potentially potent 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 24, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has enough distance and variety to be a very fun and challenging course. Elements of elevation, shot shaping, and length are mixed throughout. A few very nice holes. There is also a short nine if you don't want to play 18.

Cons:

Natural tees are marked with posts, but no signage or next tee indicators. Fairways are in need of some sculpting and definition. Flow of the course is not always easy to follow.

Other Thoughts:

A bit of concrete and a couple of work days could raise the rating of this course in a hurry. As an explorer, I'm glad to have stopped here to play. As a destination, there is still quite a lot to be desired.
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mrpbody33
Experience: 18.6 years 92 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Work in progress 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 29, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Decent variety of shots
- Elevation changes
- Baskets in good shape
- Next tee signs are a big help

Cons:

- Fairways not well defined
- Lack of tee signs with distances
- Natural tees not always flat

Other Thoughts:

This is one of those courses that has a lot of potential but it requires a couple of dedicated individuals to get it where it could be. The first two holes are fairly unoriginal straight shots. The first hole could benefit from being a hundred feet further around the corner. Second hole is fine but leads to a bit of a flow issue going to hole three. Hole three is a blind big hyzer shot which is great up until you throw the upshot. No real green to hit so being a few feet off means you have to search for you disc in deep brush. The wooded hole are pretty well thought out but once again just need to be thinned out in places. Getting rid of a few small saplings and maybe one or two bigger trees in a middle of a few fairways could benefit the fairways. The last few holes are almost completely overgrown.

I do like the alternate tee pad for hole nine which allows you to play to hole 15's basket and just have a short round. Bit of walk from the last hole back to your car. Hopefully this will be consider when the course adds a few more holes.
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Nathanbr2
Experience: 16.2 years 83 played 26 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Would be better if it was played more/kept up 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 28, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Nice use of the given land.

-Nice having another course in the area

-once you get paste the first 4 holes, most holes we're really good and well thought out

Cons:

-Hard to follow course flow in some places (small green sigs are hard to follow)

-VERY overgrown in some areas, (better with more traffic/matinence)...stay on the fairways or risk losing your disc (lost 2 on this round...one to a snake(That "bowl" on hole 3), and one in the woods.)

-Some Blind shots which are always interesting.

- Course was obviously crammed on the back side of the campus in what was once used as a drainage area.

-grass tees/ wood poles for signs

-went on a dry week and the first few holes felt muddy...hate to see it on a wet week

-Very few trashcans/benches (useful on a hot day

Other Thoughts:

Good course for what they we're given to work with, but it just wasn't well trafficked enough yet, or well maintained....as this course becomes more popular...It has the potential to be one of the best in the area.


In the winter when i come back i might re-review this, as it might be a better course with the overgrowth backs off for the winter.
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Luke
Experience: 26.7 years 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

This will be a good one 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 12, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Elevation change
shot variety
fairness
location
serenity

Cons:

not finished

Other Thoughts:

I can't wait until this is done. They will cut a trail through the woods to get to Rolling Hills DGC, which is 300 feet away. I think this course will remind people at once of Sequoyah Park and The old Ant Farm.
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hooboy
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.5 years 52 played 24 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Brand New Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 7, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Brand new course, so kudos to the course builders / designers for their effort on another new course for our sport. Decent mix of open holes (1-3), and wooded holes (4-15). Its obvious that a lot of work has been done to clear out the wooded holes in terms of removing trees and shule from the fairways. Looks like more trees / stumps have been marked for removal. Wooded holes require accurate throws, and also require you to turn the disc both ways, but not so tight that's its unfair. Course has a good variety of distances. Moderate terrain changes, with 12 (downhill) and 13 (uphill) being the most dramatic. Some holes felt like par 4's, but hard to tell with no distances or par indicators (yet). Plenty of holes to reach with one good shot as well. Brand new Mach2 baskets. Pretty good "next tee" signage. I never got lost. Hole 12 was the "signature" hole for me, downhill right to lefter, nice view with a good path through the trees. Course is located directly on the GCSU west campus / athletic complex. The speakers from an ongoing baseball game provided a soundtrack for my round. Course is close to Rolling Hills DGC in Milledgeville. I played them both fairly quickly, 26 holes total between the two.

Cons:

Virtually all cons relate to the "new factor", i.e. the inherent rough nature of a brand new course. Course is still very rough. While fairway paths have been cleared (with a lot of obvious work), there are still a lot of stickers, stumps, etc. in the fairways. Lots of long wheat grass on the open holes as well. I can see where it would be easy to lose discs here. I can't imagine playing this course in shorts (too rough), which would be a real issue for me on a hot summer day in Georgia. One set of tees per hole, grass only, sometimes uneven teeing areas. No real signage, save for some good "next tee" signs. Without signage / maps, I had to walk halfway on some blind holes to see the basket location. We've had a wet winter in Georgia, but the drainage seemed bad. The group in front of me quit after 3 holes due to the poor drainage. I soldiered on, but had to skip hole 4 as it was a swamp. Hole 3 is open, with a large grassy bowl to your right. That grassy bowl was so swamped, there were frogs in there making their own symphony. It would be real easy to lose your drive in that swamp on hole 3. Very slippery and muddy when I played. Only 15 holes when I played.

Other Thoughts:

Cons relating to roughness should be expected for a new course. I'm sure with play, the rough edges will disappear. Consider this course still a "work in progress". At least its open with 15 decent holes. I also suspect as more dollars become available the course would get upgraded with better tees, signage, etc. Give this one some time, and it will only get better. Quick drive over to Rolling Hills for a different type of course - open and hilly. Make sure you go to the west campus / athletic complex off the 441 bypass. I was not familiar with GCSU and wasted a lot of time on the main campus before finally getting directions. Once you enter the west campus, the directions on the main page are perfect.
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