Bowling Green, KY

SKYCTC DGC

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Justin L
Experience: 21.3 years 50 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

No Easy Birdies Here! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Bulletin board with course map
- Good tee signage
- Great variety of shots required
- Super tight, but fair, fairways
- Dense rough, errant shots are adequately penalized
- Grippy, appropriately sized tee pads
- Great use of available land

Cons:

- Lack of "next tee" signage can cause new players to search for tee pads
- Some flooding/mud issues, mainly between holes
- Many blind tee shots makes for a slow first round
- Long walk between holes 6 & 7 (minor issue, if you have a course map it's a pleasant walk through campus)

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun, punishing, frustrating, rewarding course. So many blind tee shots means I'll make it a point to never play for $$$ against a local! Aside from some navigation issues and minor flooding this is a great course. Adding some "next tee" signs would help a ton for first time players, but the course map is accurate enough to make locating tee pads a minor inconvenience.

This course is tough! I'm a ~900 player and this course tested every shot in my bag and all the patience I could muster. If you like a challenge this course is for you.

During my round I had a ~10 minute rain shower hit, luckily I was putting on hole 5 and was able to hide out in a bus stop until the shower passed but when I got back into the woods the mud was significant, mainly on the walk between holes. This is a issue that's tough to fix. But, with that being said if it's dry out definitely stop in and check this course out!
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sisyphus
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.6 years 397 played 383 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Playing solo? You will lose discs, your way, or your mind 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 24, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Challenging and just a little too long in the woods for your average Rec to Intermediate player to score well, the 18 holes at SKYCTC (formerly 'BG Tech') each boast concrete tees and DisCatcher baskets, plus a defined line of play. The rough crowds you from tee to pin, so you know before you throw that you're gonna need some real technical precision to avoid heartbreak. It's not a course intended for beginners, but for players with enough self-knowledge to know when to disc down and take the bites it gives you.

You will need to bend shots in both directions and, on several occasions, know when to play a hole in stages. Holes 1 and 12, for instance, have 'second fairways' (after the first bend) that are longer than the first. You'll need controlled distance on holes 3 through 7, which play more open.

This is a course that will favor local players over time, as the design incorporates numerous blind basket positions, and though there are informative tee signs, they do NOT always give you a reasonable depiction of the hole configuration (see below). One of the sweetest holes is 15, where a controlled drive (test the wind first!) just past the rocky culvert will line you up for the pretty lane into the woods (ALL the pictures here need updating: there's no fence, but an OB driveway uphill to the right, now).

With plenty of parking right beside the fire station, the design nicely incorporates two loops of nine (though if you're allowed to park on campus and want to play all 18, I'd suggest parking between 6 and 7 to make it an even quicker flow). There's a nice shelter 'gazebo' and practice basket near the 1st tee, 9th basket and 10th tee.

Cons:

The lack of next tee signage usually isn't a huge problem, but if you finish hole 6 'unawares', you'll be mystified before hopefully realizing you have to cross the entire campus to your left to find 7. And since the course has been redesigned, even the kiosk map is out of date: Hole 1 bends hard left, they've added a little 2nd right bender, and renumbered to the eliminated old hole 6.

An example of a 'misleading' tee sign is hole 17: it seems to show a gentle dogleg right, but the hole plays as a lefty S- bending shot. It's a neat hole: out through a couple of guardian trees, open in the middle and guarded on the approach, best line coming in from the left there.

The rough is nasty and usually thorny in unexpected places. And often, the debris that has been well cleared from the fairway now constitutes a barrier wall between you and your disc, if you went more than 10 feet into the rough. You often will have an extended disc search, followed by a prayerful pitch out, rather than a recovery shot.

Hazards: Hole 7 has a dangerous culvert just a few feet past the basket (marked as OB for this year's BG Ams, making for a tricky upshot). Oh, and throw parallel with the fence: the basket you can see to your right is #13. The apparently new rockpile between 12 & 13 does a nice job of separating the fairways, but poses hazards in climbing up if your disc lodges there (likely on 12). When you finish hole 18, there's a cut-through path to the parking lot that puts you in line of the 1st tee shot, so cautiously look left, or better yet, walk around to the practice basket to your left.

Other Thoughts:

I've not heard many folks throwing out huge compliments for this course, but it clearly has potential. It's a little too difficult for new players to come and enjoy it, so the rough doesn't get beat back much. Clearing the undergrowth and leaving the trees and major shrubs would mean a TON of work, but would increase the fun factor a bunch (and my rating a notch or two).
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Horsman
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.6 years 222 played 100 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Rough 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 23, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Wow, this coarse is hard (yes thats a good thing)

- This coarse has a great mix of long bomber holes, long tunnel shots, long placement shots, pretty much every shot you can think of except for a short easy par 3.

- A little bit more OB than the normal coarse and it makes you play asafer shot a lot of the times so that you stay inbounds, it allows you to play really agressive and either have some amazing shots or get screwed

- The rough shouldnt even be called rough. It should be called fort knox because once you get in it you are not getting out easy if at all.

- This coarse will definately test all of your skills and if you are not on your A game you will struggle

- Par 62, I usually have a hard time agreeing with anything above a par 54 but this coarse is one of the ones that is right on with par being set at 62.

Cons:

- The walk through campus is kinda annoying but its really not too bad because you get to see some of the college.

Other Thoughts:

- A lot of my pros for this coarse can be looked at as cons but I enjoy a really tough that tests you physicially and mentally and this course easily does that

- The Bowling Green area has so many great courses and this is definitely one of them. If you are spending a day in Bowling Green I would definitely stop and play this one.
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wake911
Experience: 22.8 years 63 played 18 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Challenging Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 13, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Difficult course
-variety of hyzer/anhyzer holes
-clear lines on every hole, while still quite tight
-"local" paths (huge anny or huge hyzer) on some holes

Cons:

-thorns
-thorns
-thorns
-some holes were boring short drive, short upshot, putt, too much of a designated landing area
-seems like 4,5,6 were added to make it 18, pretty boring and a long way from the rest of the course.

Other Thoughts:

I found this course to be fun. I did get some thorn damage from some errant throws, but really the fairways are big enough to not deal with the thorns. In practice, i did fine, but during tourney, made many bad shots into the rough.
i felt it was a fair course, if you try to do too much, on the holes you'll pay for it in extra shots, and scrapes. Playing smart (mids and putters), will lead to much better scoring.
I want to make a trip to BG again, and this course will definitely be on my play list. Just wear long pants!!
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go18under
Experience: 28.9 years 3 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

poor design 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 27, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

New Baskets/Teepads/Signage are nice.Very cool wooded area with elevation. Very challenging.....a 52-53 score is 1000 rated. It's different than all other BG courses.....long, wooded tunnel shots, and multiple 1st shot placement holes. Hole 16 is my favorite...a 340' straight tunnel shot.You must play conservative to score well.....which leads to the big cons.

Cons:

From the scores I've seen, this course is not designed well enough to separate good and bad play. Lots of "tweener" holes....you make a great drive, and still have a 50ft putt. A player with an average drive is a 100ft away....we both get 3's. Too many holes like that.....scores end up being 52-53 for pros with ratings 100 pts higher than average ams that shoot 58-59. Not enough reward for good play....trees in the middle fairways....thorn bushes everywhere at eye level...WATCH OUT! Stumps in the middle of the fairway. Really muddy....bad flow...hole 4 tee pad is way too short, and you almost hit the tee sign with your hand when you drive. Watch out for snakes, ticks, and footing. Trees and branches just piled up on each side of fairways....Soooo disappointing....Bad design that was half ass done.

Other Thoughts:

If an experienced designer like David Greenwell or Dr Voakes could properly adjust the course, this could be gold level with some work.
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DG addict24
Experience: 12.5 years 29 played 18 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Hope you have good eyes 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 30, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Some of the holes were cool and the course was very difficult. Good mix of open and wooded holes. Requires all the shots, s curves, hyzers, annys/forehands, and even overheads could come into use. Some cool pin placements. Good tee pads and signs, and good baskets as this course is pretty new.

Cons:

The flow is terrible. Now I see the tips on how to get to hole 7 from reading other reviews, but it shouldn't have to be like that. We never found it. We walked all the way around the college and never found it. I would say you need a next tee sign, but looking at the map it seems like it would need multiple next tee signs to guide you all the way over to hole 7. The woods are very dense and there are still a lot of "extras" laying in the woods. We played crazy safe in fear of losing a disc. With all the blind shots there were if we had a disc go in the woods where we couldn't see it, we wouldn't have ever found it. We were lucky to find the ones we did see go in the woods. I understand the course is new but it doesn't seem like it's improved at all. And if it has I'd hate to see what it looked like before. It was also very muddy but I'll give it a break on this one because it's new.

Other Thoughts:

I''m not sure how long I'll wait before coming back but it's gonna be a long time. Hopefully I'll find hole 7 then and the woods will be slightly cleared out. If that is the case I will change my review. But for now it just seems like a bad course to play at for all the reasons in the cons.
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discgolfer72
Experience: 31.8 years 64 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

The name of the course says it all 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Great technical course that requires you to hit your lines. Almost every hole demands accuracy off the tee pad although there are 4-6 mainly wide open holes. If you do have an errant shot (and you will), it will be a great benefit to have a variety of shots to help get you out of trouble. (Rollers, flicks, toma's, thumbers.) Most of the shule is thick if you get off the fairway, so it's pretty easy to turn a 3 into a 5 if you're not careful.

Cons:

It's still a little rough, but is getting much better as it sees more play and more maintenance. If it's the first time you're playing it, after hole six, take a left hand turn, walk through the campus and parking lot and hole 7's tee pad is next to the chain link fence on the far side of the campus.

Other Thoughts:

One of my favorite courses out there. It's not easy, but it's a great course for sure. If you're an amateur player & can get to course par or under, I think you can play most the courses out there....i.e. play it and it will improve your game.
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craigd
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 179 played 118 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Bowling Green Technical College DGC 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 1, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Bowling Green Technical College features a tough par 62 course that'll surely satisfy the appetites of those who enjoy a challenge. It winds its way through a fairly thick wooded area with tight lines and plenty of places to get into trouble. The course puts a premium on placement shots and careful approaches to score well. A few relatively open holes offer relief from the woods while attempting to give some variety to the course. A couple of these allow you to air out your drives too. Overall, given the amount of time you'll spend in the woods, a surprising array of shot types will be used. You'll notice a good amount of hole types/shapes. Doglegs, sweeping shots, punch out's, punch in's, they're all here. Oh, and bring your utility discs too. Chances are you'll find yourself in some predicaments where you'll have to improvise when you get off the fairways.

The course is fairly easy to navigate with only a couple of trouble spots and a long walk between two of the holes. The "two loops of nine" design is nice and brings you right back to the parking lot on 9 and 18. An informational kiosk and map welcomes you to the course. Tee signs, concrete tees, and DisCatcher baskets compliment the course and are all in great shape.

Cons:

The course is still being broken-in and has some cleaning up to do, especially outside the fairways. Add to that the long walk in the sun between 6 and 7 and that's the only big issues as far as I'm concerned. With that said, I'm sure there are those personal qualms people are likely to find on a course like this.

Other Thoughts:

I thought this was a very fun and challenging course. I think it adds to a great disc golf city's variety of courses. It's an original for sure. If you are having an off day, be ready for the course to draw the back of its hand and slap you around a bit. If you're playing well you'll feel like you've accomplished something at the end of the round. This makes a great course for tournaments or casual competition with friends. On the other hand, this is not a course that would be ideal to introduce new players.

Even with all the classic courses in Bowling Green, this is definitely a course worth playing while you're in the area. Enjoy!
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Tough technical course 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

This course provides a different feel to the other courses in the area, with long technical holes that aren't really found on the surrounding courses. All but a handful of holes play through dense woods with very thick underbrush. You definitely pay for missing your line here, many spots will require pitching back out to the fairway if you get very far off. There are a few ace runs mixed in, with a few longer holes as well. There are a couple nice multi-shot holes where you have to hit a landing zone to set up a second shot.

I liked the variety of lines here, you will use just about all the shots and discs in your bag. A few holes offered overhands or rollers as the best chance for getting to the hole without forcing those shots exclusively. The course felt pretty balanced between right and left turning shots, with early and late turning fairways to mix things up. There are nice concrete tees throughout, and the signage has hole distance and layout. The course returns to the parking lot after 9, always a nice bonus.

Cons:

The hole maps on the signs were inaccurate in many cases, showing a completely different fairway shape than what is actually there. That can get a little frustrating with lots of longer blind holes that you end up having to scout despite having seemingly high quality signs. There is a very long unmarked walk all the way across campus in the middle of the course, a small sign by basket 6 telling you where to go would make it a little easier on first time players. The parking lots come into play a few times, and I felt that mandos were a little over used throughout the course.

The biggest thing keeping me from bumping this course up a half disc is just the newness of the course. There is still a lot of cut down brush on the edges of the fairway, and the rough is quite gnarly even just off the fairway. With a little more traffic, recovery shots will be possible on narrowly missed drives, and the deeper rough will still provide harsh punishment for worse shots. I look forward to playing it after it breaks in and updating my review.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed the tests this course provides, especially in contrast to the other courses around. Advanced players will need to bring a solid set of shots, and accurate drives and upshots to score well here. Beginners will likely be frustrated by the tightness and length of the holes combined with the harsh punishment off the fairways.
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asjzn6
Experience: 18.6 years 136 played 59 reviews
4.50 star(s)

All shots required 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 31, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a pro course
Tee signs-excellent
tee pads-excellent
Course flow-average
Baskets-innova discatcher
Difficulty-Whoa
Definitely a pro level course do not bring your buddy here for the first round of golf

Cons:

The shule on this course is unforgivable. During tournament play 5 of us spent more time than rules allow to find discs on a couple of holes. When there is a fence that says no one allowed beyond this point and an errand shot could easily land there then maybe not a safe spot to have a hole. Double mandos suck.

Other Thoughts:

This course will blow your mind. Not so much a physical course but a mental course. Every shot has to be considered more than once, a simple mistake can easily add 2-3 strokes to your game.
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brettricewku
Experience: 14.8 years 63 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Good in the Beginning 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 5, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Difficult and original. You definately want to be on your A game when you play here. You will most likely use all of the shots in your bag on this course. This course does not fall into the typical cookie cutter type course. Many trees but defined and logical routes to take. A solid par 64

Cons:

The rough and sides need to be cleared out. They cut down trees and pushed them to the side. If your discs shoots off course you have to climb over trees to reterieve it. The walk from 5-6 I believe is very long and out of the way. Also holes 3-6 dont fit the overall scheme of the course.

Other Thoughts:

The technical college put in some parking lots and there was heavy machinery on the course. Havent been back since but am eagerly awaiting its return to playing state. It was only open a few months before the parking lots were put it. Definately the hardest course in BG not counting Holler.
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gkeberhart
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.6 years 36 played 31 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Wait a few years to play it 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 2, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are plenty of pros for this course. The first of which is it has all concrete tees. Also this isn't a traditional par 54. Some things that I really liked about this course were the design of the holes that weren't straight ahead. On a majority of the hyzer shots, large portions of the trees from the tee blocked the pin so you couldn't see them. I really appreciated this because it made you rely on pure skill and planning to make the perfect shot. Something great I learned about this course that I didn't know until playing with a few locals are that there are some amazing alternate routes that can leaved you parked on a lot of holes that would normally be a long 2. HB really did his best with the land he was given; there are plenty of elevation changes, hyzer shots, anhyzer shots and OB.

Cons:

Holes 3-6 were nice holes but in reality they didn't seem to fit the rest of the course; they are where you need to gain strokes though. The course isn't finished yet; it has only been in for about a month or so. The sub contractor that was used just cut down all the brush in the fairways and instead of removing it, they just pushed it to the edges of the fairway. This makes it incredibly hard to find and/or get to a disc that has gone off the fairway. The routes aren't beaten in yet so sometimes you may not know where to really throw it. On a few holes you can actually see a pin from another hole instead of yours and you might find yourself throwing to in on accident.

Other Thoughts:

I really had to digest this course before I chose to write the review. It isn't in prime shape yet and I don't think it will be for at least 5 more years. I can see the greatness it will achieve, but it is far from that at this point. The fairways aren't very flat (loaded with small rocks and boulders) so there are several tripping hazards, but I think it will work its way into one of the top courses in Bowling Green.
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tamahawk
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.6 years 50 played 50 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 9, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The Bowling Green Technical course provides a challenging, but fair, par62 layout with a good balance between what the other courses in this area have to offer. Here is how the course breaks down...

Course Essentials:
-Baskets: Single Position Innova DISCatcher baskets, brand new.
-Tee Pads: Single position concrete pads on all holes, adequate size and good grip.
-Signs: Tee signs in place on all holes. The signs indicate hole layout, length, and par.

Course Design & Layout:
-Fairways: Mix of semi-open and semi-technical fairways. Fairways are defined and easy to navigate.
-Elevation: Minimal elevations are present throughout the course.
-Length: 6,310ft total (351avg/hole): 5@<300ft, 6@300-350ft, 1@350-400ft, 5@400-450ft, 1@500+

Course Description:
The course layout is comprised of two 9-hole loops that each return to the main parking area. Flow throughout the course is smooth and uninterrupted with the exception of the long walk between Holes 5&6. Holes 3-6 play through open fields with a few scattered trees to work around, while holes 1, 2, and 7-18 play through thick woods that surround the campus.

I agree completely with bjreagh on the length and shape of the fairways through the wooded section of the course, this is what really makes BG Tech different from the rest of the courses in the area. With the narrow, tree-lined fairways, you really have to work the disc to keep it in the short grass and out of the thick rough. There is good variety throughout the course that includes throwing from an open tee into the woods through a gap (and vice versa), gentle right/left fairways, sharp doglegs (hyzer/anhyzer), and placement/strategy type holes. There are no drastic elevations, mostly minimum changes as you navigate the course, but the elevations are used effectively in course design to provide additional variety in the layout and aesthetics.

BG Tech will provide ample challenge for all levels of play. I am an intermediate level player who throws around 300ft-325ft, and I think this course sets up perfectly for this level of play (890-920 rated or so). Hitting these narrow fairways is critical because the rough is thick, especially with the cleared trees and brush off to the sides, miss your line and you'll have to work to save par, there are no gimmies or easy outs through the wooded section of the course. The ability to control your disc and shape your lines is important for scoring low, there are no wide open grip and rip type holes on the course.

Navigation: The course is pretty straight-forward and easy to follow. The biggest issue is getting from Hole 5 to Hole 6. You are basically going to go left from #5's basket down the main road of the campus and follow it to the end, you'll see the sign and tee for #6. For the most part, then next tee is visible from the previous basket, otherwise you'll see a worn path and/or signs leading you in the right direction.

Maintenance: A lot of work has gone into getting the course in shape for the recent grand opening. The grass in the newer areas of the course is coming in nicely, fairways are clear, and all the tees/signs in place. Still some excess brush off the fairways from where they've been cleared, but all in all, the course is in good shape.

Cons:

-There is a parking lot to the right of several holes (3,6,14,15) where it is possible to throw into the parking area, especially hole 15. The tee here is set up as to almost force a hyzer shot (RHBH) over the edge of the parking lot on the right side, a little grip-lock or accidental turnover shot could put you in the parking area.

-The lower areas of the course do not appear to drain very well, so I would expect some pretty sloppy conditions around these areas (basket on 10/16, tee on 11)

-A couple of areas where a stray drive could end up landing on/near an adjacent tee/basket. This is not real likely, but I think it's possible, so just wanted to mention it. I think the tee for #11 is in range from the #10 tee, and the #10 tee is in range from the #18 tee. My drive faded out on #18 and ended up pretty close to #10 tee. Also, the basket for #13 is definitely in range from the #7 tee. Again, it would take a shot that is quite a bit off-line in any of these situations, but I think it is worth mentioning.

-Multiple baskets visible in a couple areas, can possibly throw to wrong basket. This mostly applies to #15 where the basket for #2 is visible from the fairway on #15. If your tee shot doesn't go far enough down the fairway, it can be difficult to see the opening to #15 basket on the left side, but the #2 basket is visible and roughly the correct length to match the distance on the sign.

-No trash cans, water fountains, benches, or restrooms on the course as of now.

Other Thoughts:

I mentioned earlier that I thought this course was a nice balance between the other courses in the area. There are shorter, more technical courses (Hobson/Preston), longer more open courses (Phil Moore/Franklin), and medium length courses that are somewhat technical, but still pretty open outside the suggested fairways (Kereiakes/Lover'sLane), then there is BG Tech. This course is a great length between Lovers Lane and Phil Moore with a technical aspect somewhere between Hobson and Kereiakes. This is a new course and still a little rough around the edges, but is on it's way to becoming one of the top courses in the area. The current average rating of this course is between a 3.5 and 4.0, which is a fair rating in my opinion. I think the layout is great, and the potential to be a 4.0 course is there, but it's not quite there yet. Definitely worth playing, so if you are coming to the area for some disc golf, put this one on your wish list!
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bjreagh
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 27.6 years 350 played 317 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Has great potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 19, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

BGTC has 18 holes of challenging, but fair disc golf. 4 holes play across grassy campus fields with a couple of mature trees here and there to avoid. The other 14 holes play in some dense woods behind the campus. This is a new course but a lot of work has been done already to make this a good course. Many of the woods fairways had to be carved out of (bulldozed?) the woods. But what I really liked is the shape and length of the fairways is unique and many trees were left in the middle of the fairway in very strategic positions (I think I hit every one!) There is not mega-elevation here, but enough to add variety and challenge.

I really enjoyed how you have to play for 3's or 4's on several holes. Accurate and planned shot placement is a must, or you will find yourself in the rough losing strokes. There are not many birdie opportunities here, so scoring low should challenge most everybody.

The course has 18 new Discatcher baskets. It only has 17 concrete tees, but I know #1's tee will be put in eventually (it was actually smart to wait on it, so it wouldn't get destroyed by construction vehicles.) When finished and open, there will be a nice parking lot off campus (so you don't have to worry about finding a spot, getting a ticket, etc.). It will be on Morgantown Rd. (Hwy 231) right across from the Minit Mart. The course loops back to the parking lot after 9, so you could start one 1 or 10 once this lot is opened.

Cons:

(I am reviewing the course as I played it in its current condition.)

Missing #1 tee (explained above.) No tee signs yet, but it is obvious they are coming, many have the frames already, and most others have the holes dug for the posts.

The course looks like it is under major construction (because it is!!!). It is muddy, trees and brush are not removed, just pushed aside. It is also winter, so the woods holes lack aesthetic qualities right now. Hopefully by the summer of 2012 it will look fantastic.

There is a fence between #2 and #3. You have to walk a long ways up #15's fairway to a gap in the fence- dangerous and out of the way. This will probably be fixed sometime, however.

There was a sweet looking pond by #8 that would have been awesome to have to throw over, but it does not even come close to coming into play. Oh well!!!

***Update, I have been told that #1 tee is in, so are the signs, and the fence is gone!!! Can't wait to get back and play it again.***

Other Thoughts:

Though not finished, this course is still playable. Print out a map and you will have no problems navigation. This might just be the toughest course in Bowling Green (not counting Holler in the Hills).

Right now you can park in the gravel lot at the back of campus (which is just a few buildings and one main road through the middle) by hole #6 and 7 and start there or #14. We played on Saturday and parked near hole #3 and started there, but you could also start on #15 or 16 from here if you walk through the gap in the fence.

I agree with what the other reviewers said, but I feel that they're rating is based on potential, which is fine, but I am rating it based on how it is at this time. I will definitely be back as this will be added into my rotation when I visit BG.
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weeman
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 644 played 60 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Excellent course if you've got the patience 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 19, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The Tech School course provides a stern challenge to score well on a course that is unlike any other in Bowling Green. The tee pads are all large and very grippy even when wet. The baskets are new Innova chastity belt baskets that catch well and are easy to spot through the woods (when the leaves are off the trees). All fairways on the wooded holes are very well defined and I would highly recommend staying in them. Any shot more than arms' length off the fairway will cost you at least a stroke. In addition, multiple holes have scattered random trees still standing in the fairway and on the edge of the green that will keep you honest. The layout has a variety of shot shaping and forces a variety of shots to stay in the fairways and reach the green. Length and accuracy are the keys to having any chance at a birdie. All of the par fours are birdie-able but not without well placed shots and a hint of luck in places. With the thickness of the rough, none of the par threes are gimme birdies and may even sneak up on you for a bogie if you're not careful. The open holes (3-6) are mostly open with one crusher hole. All are placed with strategic trees that can swat your disc down before reaching the green, and all have OB to punish truly errant shots.

Cons:

My biggest gripe about this course is the trees/underbrush that were cut to clear the fairways have not, for the most part, been cleared off the course. They have only been pushed to the sides of the fairway, making the edge of the rough that much thicker and walking into it nearly impossible. The rough itself is not a con for me, just the extra dead debris thrown into it. As part of the navigation issues, the walk between holes 5 and 6 is monstrous. You walk all the way through campus from in the front lawn to behind the back of all the buildings. Just guessing the distance but this is at least a thousand extra feet you have to walk with no golf. Don't think they took this into consideration in design but the drainage ditch that comes off the school campus goes directly behind number 14s basket. From there the water splits streams before going into the woods and runs a step in front of number 15s tee and the other stream goes right behind number 11s basket. With a minimal amount of grass in the fairways, these areas are going to stay very muddy and erode out. The other drainage issue is on number 6. All of the water flow off the surrounding parking lots goes right to the middle of 6's fairway and in between 6's basket and 7's tee. The basket isn't surrounded but anything in front, left of and behind the basket is going to get wet.

Other Thoughts:

I'm rating it based on how it played today. Being that the course is on a Technical College campus, it is still playable even during class hours. The current parking lots have a surplus of spots compared to student cars so that shouldn't be a problem. The Tech course is a championship caliber course that requires a solid complete round to score well. Errant shots are punished and good shots are rewarded with the chance to have another good shot. This course is not for newer players or players easily frustrated with thick rough.
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Topper_34_1
Experience: 15.8 years 14 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great New Course to BG 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 9, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Where to begin... This course is a great addition to the bowling green disc golf scene. There are many types of holes on this course but will really punish you if you can not throw RHBH. The are some holes that are long and flow through woods. There are also multiple holes that zig zag through the woods. This course will definately test every shot in your bag and will one day be one of the better courses in Bowling Green.

Cons:

I played the course only a month after everything was put in so the course was very muddy. There was also big piles of limbs lining each fairway but as time goes along this problem should be taken care of. Also there is a long walk from hole 5 to hole 6.. but if thats the worst part about playing here im fine with that.

Other Thoughts:

Can not wait till this course is officially opened and everyone gets to see how fun and challenging this course is and can be.
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sengenberger
Experience: 14.6 years 25 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Welcome Addition 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 3, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is a well designed wooded course built on the community college campus. All of the holes flow well except for a few; the walk from hole 5 to hole 6 being a big break in the action. Most of the holes are good challenges that remind me why I fell in love with wooded courses to begin with. The fairways are tight and punishing, and also allow for some creativity. There are also quite a few sharp doglegs thrown into the mix.

Cons:

The course is really really messy and muddy. But I guess that is due to it still being under construction. Watch your disc if it goes into the rough on the sides, because until it is cleaned up a little there is a good chance you will lose discs.

Other Thoughts:

I played this while it was still being constructed. All the baskets are in place and numbered, and all teepads are in except on hole 1. There are no signs at the time of review either. This review will also be completed/more in depth when the course is completed and opened.
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