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Stoney Creek Park DGC

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New013
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.7 years 179 played 120 reviews
2.50 star(s)

The Creek is Stoned 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 28, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Layout - A tale of two courses; it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

The front 9 is what I refer to as more city park style golf. It's mowed grass, sparse trees and multiple routes. Some holes gave you tighter direct options or wider routes going around. This area is more open and has some longer shots so you can get your drivers out. I really liked how the front mixed up the distances and shots to keep it interesting.

The back 9 is in the thicky icky. It's mostly tight technical fairways with trees scattered in. These holes offer less creativity and options; it's mostly hit this gap although a few holes offer multiple routes.

The few holes on the back that did offer multiple routes did give you some risk/reward. The easier gaps to hit made you work the disc more while the tighter gaps were more straight forward.

Up to three tee options (although only the middle tees had pads) that switched up the shot on occasion but usually just added more length.

There is one par 4 although I'd say it's more of a long par 3 if you are a blue level player up. Perhaps it should be par 3 from the blues, and par 4 from whites and reds.

Equipment - Only the White tees had pads. These were trapezoid concrete of decent size. Decent baskets including a practice basket by the parking lot. The holes do have signs listing the hole #.

Atmosphere - The front part is again more of a city park kind of area. There's a walking trail meandering through and it's a nice little area. The back is super thick jungle they've carved holes in to but it does give you more seclusion.

Cons:

Layout - The biggest drawback overall is that the course is mostly just kind of ho hum. There's no really intriguing holes or anything that sticks out. I think the nature of how the course flows add to this feeling.

If you could mix up the wooded/open holes a bit more it might spice it up a bit but you basically play nine open then nine wooded. The back nine doesn't have a ton of variance. The shots vary but most are shorter holes.

There's no real elevation here which doesn't help and the greens aren't that interesting for the most part. There's a couple of island greens but they're not difficult to hit.

The rough in the back is ungodly bad. If you get off fairway you're in straight scramble mode. The only positive of how thick it is, is that it's hard to go far in to it.

The flow is kind of weird for the course. Not impossible to figure out but not intuitive at all times. 17 to 18 is a weird transition and long walk.

Equipment - The Blues and Reds were natural pads marked by painted cinderblocks; they were uneven footing for the most part. That's usually fine for Red tees due to how short they are but for the blues it's a drawback.

The Tee Signs only list the hole #. There's no hole map or distance info which would help some of the confusion on the front and some of the blind holes on the back.

This place could really use a course map at the parking lot.

Atmosphere - The entire course has some drainage issues. This leads to bugs being a bit of a problem and of course snakes; I saw both.

The wooded holes really are thick jungle off the fairway. The locals have done a great job cleaning up the fairways apparently because you could tell some real TLC was applied. The course really needs more foot traffic and constant maintenance to help keep that back area in better shape.

Other Thoughts:

I commend whoever is doing the work out here because after hearing about this course then playing it I was pleasantly surprised with how well the back 9 looked. Now it still has problems but it's not the horror show I expected.

This course has 3 star potential if they can flesh out the back 9 a bit more and maybe redesign a few holes to make them longer or more interesting. Some holes have already been redone so I believe this course is still in flux and can improve.
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Daniel919A
Experience: 16.8 years 15 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Stoney Creek Park DGC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 24, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Back to a playable 18 holes. A lot of time and effort has been put back into the park. Definitely into the back 8 holes. The front is open for distance and the back is much tighter and shorter for midrange and putters.

Cons:

Still a lot of work left. Signs are not up yet for the rearrange of holes. There is a decent walk from 17 basket to 18 tee. The long walk is due to a block of private property that we don't have access to.

Other Thoughts:

Definitely better than it was a few months ago. Like before a lot of work and effort has gone into course and still more to take place. Know there has been some awful reviews of the course. Rightfully so it got designed then abandoned. Anyone that reviewed or played it I ask that you give it another round and see what you think. Feel free to get up with someone in the Just Above Par DGC and let's play a round. Thanks for your time
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KenanFlagler01
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14 years 195 played 190 reviews
2.00 star(s)

3.0 for the Front 10, 1.0 for the Back 8 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 17, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is really a tale of two courses. The front 9 plus 1 is a nice park-style golf course: relaxing, enjoyable, not overly challenging, but decent length. The back 9 minus 1 is an overgrown thorny mess.

Pros:

1. The first 10 holes are very nice. They're not overly challenging to intermediate players and up, but they do have decent length that will test newer players and even intermediates. The holes are open, but there are mature trees guarding baskets and testing tee shots. If you like park-style golf -- no risk of losing discs, manicured grass, open -- you will like these holes.

2. Stoney Creek may have the best concrete tee pads I've ever played on. They're big trapezoids, the end of the tee pad (closest to the basket) being narrower than the very wide base of the tee pad (furthest from the basket). They're designed so players can approach their run-up from the left-hand side of the pad or the right-hand side and take all steps on the pad itself.

3. I liked the variety of holes (even on the back 8). There are good hyzer holes, anhyzers, par 4's with landing areas and "shortcut" fairways with a risk/reward element. The bones of the back 8 are really good, and I think this course could be a solid 3.0 or 3.5 with regular upkeep and if the underbrush and thorns were cleared out, however...

Cons:

1. The back 8 is completely overgrown. It's basically a giant briar patch. The thorns are really bad, and not just in the rough. Several holes have fairways that are overgrown with thorns and underbrush too. The risk of losing discs is very high. On the front half of the course, I was writing the review in my mind, thinking of things here or there that I would change. I was thinking 3.0 in my head for the front half. But then I got to the back half and nit-picky or player preference stuff flew out the window. The back 8 is a major problem and far outweighs the other issues with the course below. I would play this course again, because the front 10 holes are very enjoyable, but I would not play the back 8 unless or until major improvements are made. These improvements wouldn't necessarily be difficult either. The thorns and underbrush just need to be cleared (significantly), but I question whether ongoing maintenance will be able to keep pace, especially during the summer months. Seems like a losing battle with nature.

2. There are some crossing fairways on the front 9. In particular, one hole's tee pad is directly in the line of fire with an earlier hole's tee shot. No one else was on the course when I played, so it wasn't an issue, but some of the crossing fairways here are bad enough where it's a safety issue, not just a design or congestion issue.

3. Navigation was an issue for me. The course has great tee signs with the number of the hole, but there are not pictures showing you where the basket is from the hole. This was an issue for me on a couple of the front 9 holes, although it's fairly easy to figure out which basket you're throwing to, but on the back 9 it's an issue. Because of overgrowth and dogleg fairways, it's impossible to know where you're supposed to throw off the tee without walking way up the fairway first to locate the basket.

4. Circling back to the #1 con of this course, the thorns and underbrush, I found hole 17 to be completely unplayable. Thorns have taken over the fairway. I couldn't even find the tee pad. I tried to play it from the walkway to the left of the fairway, but still cut my legs up around the basket.

Other Thoughts:

If you choose to play the back 8, play at your own risk (of losing a disc!) and wear long pants!
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reposado
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.7 years 278 played 273 reviews
1.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 29, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Front nine is a good park-style beginner course. There are three sets of tees and while they don't provide a world of difference in challenge and look, having them is nice, especially in a mostly open course that uses sparse trees instead of defined fairways to force shot shaping and allow a player to play 18 or even 27 without entering the back nine. This is a niner that would be great for any first time player to get an introduction to the game. It's flat and well maintained. Teepads, signs, baskets and navigation are all in great shape and an easy, frustration free round. Veterans won't find it terribly exciting but they shouldn't object to much other than the near constant interaction with walking paths.

Cons:

The back nine should probably be pulled. It seems like they tried to put this in a few years ago but the manpower to do maintenance never materialized. The pictures show what the course once looked like but much of it is overgrown at this point. 17 and 18 are unplayable/unfindable. The rest of the course consist of difficult holes that are incongruous with the front nine. Anyone who could play the back nine would not want to play the front. Anyone who would enjoy the front nine should not step foot in the back. The vegetation has grown in to make incredibly tight fairways. And it is the worst type of rough imaginable. Thick, thick underbrush that a disc will slice through to bury itself if it is even a smidge off of the flight path. I only had one veer into that shule but it was one way too many.
Even before the overgrowth came in, what the navigation. Most of the paths to the next tee are purely guesswork. The 13 and 14 tees are next to each other which means that after 13 you walk directly backwards along the same fairway. After 15 there is a path that I assume leads towards 16....except they apparently gave up while creating it. The solution. Is to walk back up half of 15, skip over some woods to 12 and walk backwards to where the 11 tee was and continue along the walking path to find 16.
Speaking of 15, by moving the basket to where it should be, the best hole on the course could be created. Instead the first throw from the tee needs to land at that obvious basket location, then make a 110-degree turn to the second part of the fairway.(that part that you will have to walk back down towards anyways)
11 could have been the nicest hole on the course. An appropriate width but straight shot that doglegs half down the fair to the right and then over a small stream.....except the fairway is the walking path and the dogleg creates a blind throw at people potentially walking towards you.

Other Thoughts:

Basically, there is a nice beginner niner here and the back 9 baskets should be pulled so that players aren't lured there.
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thedglove
Experience: 8.8 years 1 played 1 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Course Has Gone Downhill 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 25, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice mix of different types and lengths of holes
Rarely crowded

Cons:

Overgrown grass
Really muddy after a rain
Several holes are now completely unplayable

Other Thoughts:

This course was previously a great course, full of challenges and variety. This was when it first opened. Since then it has slowly deteriorated to the point at which it is today. It's always been a pretty muddy place, so I won't really comment on that except to give caution: wait at least 24 hours after a good rain because the whole place (and I mean the whole place!) will be extremely muddy. But the amount of overgrown plant life is out of control. Holes 17 and 18 used to be my favorite holes, but they are literally unplayable. You can't even find the tee on either and you can't find the hole on 17 either (well, you can see it, but you can't get there). The same problem is all over the back nine, specifically 11-18. Hole 11 isn't so bad, but after that it all goes downhill. One more problem is snakes. Water Moccasins and Copperheads. Lots of cotton mouths reside in the wetlands area around hole 8. I've seen tons and they've gotten worryingly close. And I've seen too many copperheads to wander into the back nine very often anymore.
All in all, it's a good course that's gone to pot because no one's taken care of it. The front nine is still pretty good, except I'd be careful around hole 8 because of the snakes. I still go at least 2 times a week, so it's better than nothing.
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DiabolicalHeel
Experience: 19 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 2, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-I did like the idea of having an open front 9 and a wooded back 9. The front flowed really well and let you really rip some shots.
-When the course flowed well, the front 9, it was easy to see where the next holes were.
-The 3 tee boxes provided 3 good options for the course based on your skill level.
-Has a practice basket to warm up putting before you start your round.
-Course has some cool mandos that make shots more interesting, yet still doable.
-The course does have many different lines so it didn't feel like you were playing the same hole over and over. It wasn't the most diverse course ever, but it did have some different hole layouts throughout the course.
-I liked how hole 17 and 18 played up against the creek.

Cons:

-Back 9 has no flow at all. Without a course map it can become difficult to figure out the last 9 holes. It's especially confusing when trying to find the pin on hole 15 and finding hole 17 from 16.
-A few of the holes have you throwing across walking paths and could be hazardous if you aren't paying attention to people walking. Hole 11 is especially bad about this as the fairway is literally the walking path and the pin is around a bin. I had to wait 15 minutes for the path to clear of people before I could throw.
-Holes 1 and 18 all have the potential of hitting cars, though you'd have to have a pretty bad throw. On hole 1 I massively turned over my drive and came pretty close to putting my disc in the busy road. On hole 18 if you fade your shot badly(rhbh) you could potentially hit the parking lot. It's an outside shot of hitting cars but if a disc gets away from you it is possible.

Other Thoughts:

It hadn't rained much, if at all, the week before I played this course yet a decent amount of the course was still flooded and soupy. The wooded areas weren't cleared much at all outside of the fairways. It's nit picky but it does make it quite easy to lose some discs. Overall, a course I would gladly play again if in the area but wouldn't travel outside of an hour just for the course.
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kingingkunsan
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Pretty Good 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 3, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A mixture of open greens and fairways along with some real tight areas that require pinpoint accuracy. Huge Concrete tees with large hole number markers.

Cons:

In the summer bring a can of bug spray. The layout is confusing on a few holes. Front 9 is a good design. Back 9 is horrible IMO. I do not mind playing in the woods but this is more like a briar patch. Although some has been cleared holes 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 have thick briars on one or both sides of fairway. So do not attempt to find a lost disc unless you are wearing a suit of armor. I avoid the back 9 usually and just play the front 9 a couple times. Much more enjoyable for me. Finally 1,5 and 18 are close to parking lot or road. Error in shot could end up on Ash St (4 lane busy road) or into a car in the parking lot.

Other Thoughts:

You have to back track from 3 to get to 4 and from 4 to 5. Be careful on 10, you may end up in the fenced in dog park or with a real unfortunate shot in the gutter. Seriously, had one go in gutter. Luckily we were able to lift the grate off and reach the disc. 13 takes you away from the rest of the course, so you have to back track to get to 14. 15 to 16 seems like you are lost due to the lack of signs and the distance between them. Again 16 to 17 is almost 1/4 mile walk.
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Hollywood
Experience: 11.5 years 13 played 5 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Good course when its not swamped 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 14, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I like the variety of basket placements, from the fairly open, tall ceiling lanes on the front part of the course, to the more technical, tighter woods baskets on the back.

Cons:

It was a swampy mess the last time I played this course. That is to be expected since it was put in to utilize the land following the destruction of Hurricane Floyd. Its a nice course that continues to be developed and enhanced, just be sure to play it when it hasn't rained recently.

Other Thoughts:

In the summer, carry bug spray and use it frequently. If its rained recently, the bugs are out in force and you will need extra socks and shoes.
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djray5000
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Decent course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 4, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very good front 9 with a lot of open space. Pedestrian traffic is minimal.

Cons:

Thick grass and narrow paths on the back 9 make it easy to lose a disc, especially on holes 11 and 16.

Other Thoughts:

Take caution around holes 5 and 18 the holes are near the parking lot.
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clementsjd1
Experience: 12.8 years 54 played 14 reviews
3.00 star(s)

First Run 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good mixture of holes ranging from open to moderately wooded, to heavily wooded. Very close proximity to the highway. Very easy to navigate.

Cons:

No bathrooms, was heavily flooded, No distance to basket markers, or signs for which tee belongs to which basket.

Other Thoughts:

Looks like the course is still getting some work done to it, i am not sure though as this was my first play through, could really use some distance to pin signs, as I choose my disc off of that fact. Other than this very well designed course.
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seanlindsay
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Many improvements 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 11, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Nice concrete pads (white tees - all holes)
-Good variation between open/straightforward holes and tight/wooded holes
-Course seems vastly improved from previous, older reviews
-Easily visible numbers at each hole, easy to navigate
-Holes set up for a variety of paths (conservative/risky & RHBH/RHFH)

Cons:

-Back 9 is clearer than in the past, but could still be cleared further
-Flat (Eastern NC)
-Hole 13 has you walk back down the fairway to reach 14
-Hole 15 is hard to locate/play unless you are with someone that is familiar with the course

Other Thoughts:

Hearing the plans for future work on this course, it seems like things will continue to improve. The local club hosted their first tournament this year and seem dedicated to addressing the known issues.
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sloppydisc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.3 years 201 played 147 reviews
2.50 star(s)

AAARRRGGGHH!!! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 3, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

18 massive concrete tee pads set in a city park. We're talking huge trapezoidal monstrosities that no one should complain about.

Nice new baskets that are visible and catch well.

Signs at each pad with a huge number on them. Very visible, even from Virginia.

Front 9 is in a family friendly park setting with trails, benches and a children's play area.

Nicely cared for green grass and large trees dot the front 9. Very scenic and each hole has multiple paths to the basket. Fairly forgiving early on at this course.

Cons:

Walking paths and other park users can be almost anywhere on front 9. Be aware of where you are throwing.

Back 9 is still a work in progress and new.

Navigation can be a little tricky in spots on the back 9.

Hole 13 and 15 have tee pads that seem to be misplaced or crooked. Or the baskets are in the wrong place. Not sure. Hopefully this will be cleaned up.

Other Thoughts:

The front 9 of Stoney Creek is your basic city park course. Probably a great place to bring your girlfriend, wife, children or dogs. There happens to be a disc golf there, so you can have some fun too. Nothing exciting or memorable with the holes or design.

The back 9 seems to be done, but there are some strange things going on there. Hole 13 is a weird RHBH anny route that starts out with the tee pad facing about 90 degrees in the wrong direction. Maybe the basket is being redesigned or moved?? Then you must walk back the length of 13's fairway to get to 14. This could be a safety issue, plus it adds a little bit to the walking.

Hole 15 is another misaligned pad with a narrow path, fairway or something through the woods to the basket. The basket is not visible from the pad, and it would take several acts of God or luck to navigate the path with a disc. I hope this hole gets some attention too.

Hole 16 is a short straight hole that seems like a simple filler to cut down on the long walk to 17.

17 is a decent hole, but there is what appears to be an OB creek to the right and both side of the fairway are roped off to prevent damage to newly planted trees. Chances are the path is too narrow for many golfers and trees with be harmed. The fairway is a nice RHBH anny route to a basket position in some trees. Pretty hole if it can survive.

18 is a longer hole that also has the creek bed on the right. But about half way to the basket is the parking lot on the left. This could be a dangerous hole also. Be sure not to park your care on that side when you pull in!

The back 9 has some potential, but right now it needs some redesign work. It is confusing and a little mixed up at this point.

Hopefully as this course gets cleaned up a little it will be improved, and the back 9 will be something players look forward to. Right now it will just leave you shaking your head.
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mrpolarbear
Experience: 14 played 3 reviews
0.00 star(s)

Not worth the drive. 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

There were decent, regulation baskets.
A few (3 or 4) concrete tees were newly put in, the rest of the tees were marked by 2 cinder blocks sunk at an angle.

Cons:

Front 9: Half the fairways were flooded, another third had 12" tall grass.
Hole #1: Standing water ~4" deep across the whole fairway, 20' - 30' circumference.
Holes #2 - #4 unmowed, 12" tall grass, but dry.
Holes #5 - #7 were all under water, unplayable.
Holes #8 - #9 were clear.

Back 9: Basically non-existent except for hole #10. A huge bucket loader parked in the center of a swath of downed trees & growth. Holes #11 - #18 were unplayable, or at least so bad & undeveloped as to be not worth the effort. I classify them as "under construction".

Overall: See other thoughts below

Other Thoughts:

The worst aspect of this course was the smell and the bugs. It smelled like a bad day at a neglected zoo. Seriously, think elephant pen on a humid summer day. I'd half wager the "park" was built over a landfill. The insects were abundant and incessant.

I'm sure folks who live nearby appreciate a local DG course, and with a LOT of work (serious work) it could be decent, but in it's current condition it's just abysmal.

*Fair warning: The pictures above, specifically of holes 11-18, no longer represent the actual layout or condition of this course.
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Kent18
Experience: 15 years 193 played 17 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Starts well, ends poorly 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 26, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

*The first 10 holes.
*Majority of the holes have 3 tees in good degrees of variance of distance and shot execution.
*Baskets are great and in good condition.

Cons:

*All teepads are sandy or earthen which stinks in a park that is known to flood.
*Holes 11-16 are a mess.
*Very basic park with no restrooms and gravel parking lot.

Other Thoughts:

The first 10 holes are in a much more open layout and offer different types of shots to execute. These holes just seem so much more fun to play vesus the back holes. Holes 11-16 go from bad to awful in trying to figure out what the course designer was thinking? It's hard not to assume that there are major factors going on here from either hole redesign that isn't finished or failure to clear intended fairways to a possible construction project as evidenced from all the tractor marks across most of these fairways. These holes also literally stink from different mud canals that line some of the "fairways" and consequently are thick with mosquitoes. There is potential here but I mean probably hundreds of group man hours are needed here to make this course worth the destination for the majority of Disc golfers to trek out here. The bottom line is the first 10 holes are pretty decent of what you might expect at an average park and the next handful of holes you are just trying to survive a course that feels unfinished and poorly designed and you wouldn't want anyone to have that kind of expereince with the game.
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logjammin
Experience: 26.8 years 32 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Play when it hasn't rained recently. 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

a nicely varied course. The front 9 are pretty open holes, and the back 9 are wooded (except 18). Very little elevation comes into play here, but there are plenty of different turns to negotiate. Multiple tees for different skill levels. Friendly people in the park. There's a dog park too.

Cons:

This park floods easily. When I went, the front 9 had some serious flooding. We didn't play holes 6, 7, or 17 because of the swampy condition of the fairways. The tees are simply cinder blocks on the ground. Some of them aren't marked; you just have to figure out which cinder blocks correspond to which basket. The long tee for hole 15 is outrageous. About 200-300 feet, then a 90-degree right turn, and another 200 feet or so.

Couldn't find the tee for 18. Maybe it was underwater.

No rest rooms.

The dog park requires an electronic code. Our dogs didn't know the code.

Other Thoughts:

The short tees are pretty easy. The longest tees are quite challenging. The wooded holes have some narrow lanes to get through. Pam lost a shoe in the swamp.
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rajen5_99
Experience: 12.5 years 11 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

good coures 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 25, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

great open front 9.

Cons:

needs better markings, parks and rec planted tuns of trees on 17 and 18 that make most shots pretty much a no go but from the rumor mill they are going to remove some of them

Other Thoughts:

could be a great course with a little work
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Prothios
Experience: 13.8 years 6 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Needs some work 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 11, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good variety of holes and shots. Open fornt 9 and wooded back 9 nice change. good mix of long and short shots.

Cons:

Back 9 unforgiving if you go in the woods. Too many thorns. 11 and 16 are outright swamps on both sides of the fairway, which are about as wide as one lane roads. If you stray to the sides your in some smelly NC swamp water. Kids keep messing with the cinder blocks which are the only things marking the tee boxes.

Other Thoughts:

Front 9 is great for beginners, being in the open park area. Busy road just up the small hill along side hole one and end of 18.
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shane8002
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

decent 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

The front 9 is pretty good, good open shots, a few hard curves make it decent.

Cons:

oh man where to begin, some of the mandos are literally and l shape, natarual tee pads on the wooded holes are terrible, confusing layout with a little sign on a tree. The wooded back 9 is what makes this course decent at best, I had to run up most of the holes to tell where the basket was and got lost in the woods 3 times. Brush is terrible also very easy to lose disc. No benches or markers for teepads.

Other Thoughts:

At least goldsboro has a course now, not worth a trip but if your in the area might as well play at least the non wooded holes.
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XCaliber
Experience: 15.8 years 51 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 26, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

~Good hole variation. Front 9 is wide open and the back 9 is tightly wooded.

~Three sets of tees are great for pros and beginners alike.

~Great for improving every aspect of your game. The front 9 offers opportunities for long bombs, where the back nine requires more more finesse.

Cons:

~Very easy to lose a disc on the jungle-like back 9.

~Needs concrete tee pads. Some tees are rutted.

~Hole 15 is aweful

Other Thoughts:

Stoney Creek park DGC is a fantastic course for advanced and beginning players. Its nice to have a course in g-boro.
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Olorin
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 44.9 years 966 played 116 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Leaves me Flat 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 9, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Note: Sometime after I played here in Nov '09 five holes have been removed and all have been renumbered. This will cause some differences between the layout I played and the current configuration.

*Multiple tees- there are 3 sets of tees that will cater to multiple skill levels.
*Water- Stoney Creek plays all down the right side of hole 18, but it's the only water on the course.

Cons:

-There are some really long walks to the next tee. The walk from the 16th basket to the 17th tee was at least 800 ft, but there were also long walks to tee 7 and tee 9.
-Tee signs: only very basic posts
-Tees: dirt but they are level. They're marked by angled and partially buried cinder blocks.
-Navigation: since there are no numbers on the partially buried cinder blocks, and with up to 3 sets on each hole it can get confusing to figure where the appropriate tee is. But there are "Next tee" signs that help.
-It could be really muddy and soggy after a rain.

Other Thoughts:

On my rating scale I rated the course 3.5 out of 10, (that equals a 1.75 on DGCR), so I'm torn between two ratings.

Course Level: White (most suited for Intermediate players rated 900.)

*Flat- this can't be changed, but the course is totally flat, except for a 2 ft drop on hole 1. There was also one elevated basket for some artificial height.
*Fairway design- there were 2 holes with 90 degree "L bends". Your enjoyment will depend if you like a different style of hole like this or if you find them too quirky. Personally I like them, in moderation.
*Terrain variety- the layout I played was mostly open on the front 9 with only some scattered trees, and mostly wooded on the back 9.
*The course is still new, so there are very few amenities. Hopefully someday they'll get a map, score cards, warm up basket, and perhaps even a restroom and some benches.

If they improve the signs, the tees, and add some amenities the rating could easily go up. As it was, my enjoyment level was as flat as the terrain, so this wasn't a course that I feel drawn back to play again.

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