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Jack Culverhouse DGC

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aclay
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 39.5 years 309 played 234 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Jack Culverhouse DGC

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 14, 2023 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-- Plenty of long, open holes to air out your arm.
-- Restrooms on site (across parking lot from DG course, by ball fields).
-- Nice baskets (now all MVP Blacks after three DGAs apparently left from previous incarnation of the course were replaced).
-- Nice concrete tee pads.
-- Water in play on several holes, including some water carries.
-- Park appears to be well maintained. The holes on the far back side weren't as manicured, but a redesign took those holes out and replaced them with wooded holes.
-- Beautiful bridges to cross the creek.
-- Multiple tee pads on about half of the holes.

Cons:

-- Navigation. A redesign from 18 to 20 holes made this both better and worse. There are now fewer holes in the open area near the parking lot, but the tee signs have not been updated. For example, hole 4 is labeled hole 6, based on the tee sign. The new holes in the woods have no tee signs, and there is no map on site.
-- Baskets/fairways too close together. From the No. 1 tee, you can see at least half a dozen baskets, and none of them is the basket for No. 1.
-- Baskets are not numbered.
-- How do you know which basket to play from which tee when everything is close together, nothing is numbered (at least not correctly), and you can see multiple baskets from almost every tee? Each tee has what looks like a decent sign, but direction and relationships to other objects are sometimes confusing or wrong. Twice on my first visit I threw to a basket a second time and didn't realize it until I walked up to locate my drive. On my second visit, that only happened once.
-- The pavilion with picnic tables looks nice, but they are in danger on No. 5. As I played on my first visit, an elderly couple hurried out of the pavilion, apparently scared I might hit them with a disc.
-- No seating at the tee pads.
-- Walking path frequently comes into play.

Other Thoughts:

-- This course needs navigational help. Numbering the baskets would be a great start, but several times you need a marker in the fairway indicating the direction to the basket.
-- Some of the best individual holes have some of the biggest problems. For example, No. 7 (a slightly shorter version of old No. 9) is an epic hole: 565 feet. 125-foot water carry across the creek. 340 foot, tree-line fairway that is wide enough to be fair but narrow enough to force you to make good shots and with rough you definitely want to avoid. There were two problems: The fairway is hidden from the tee, and you might think you are shooting around the trees to the right. Also, since that is blind from the tee, you can get thrown on. Once you get on the fairway and play the hole, your only option wass to walk back down the fairway, out of sight of the tee and golfers. The redesign takes you away from the tee to play 8. No. 18 is a gorgeous ace run (231 feet) from the trees that used to force you to hit a smallish window to cross the creek. Two problems now. The first is that the only basket you can see from the tee is the wrong basket. Since that basket is about 250 feet away, the difference in distance does not alert you to the fact that you are throwing to the wrong basket. The second problem is the "widow" is almost completely closed due to overgrowth. You are now throwing over tress/bushes or around them.
-- I am not a fan of the longer, open holes. If you enjoy that, you'll likely rate this course higher. I originally rated this a 2.5 but raised it to 3.0 based on improvements before the redesign. I'm sticking with 3.0 for now, but I could see this as a 3.5 once the tee signs are in completed and a map is provided.
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dreadlock86
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Experience: 16.9 years 382 played 306 reviews
0.50 star(s)

could be a decent course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 21, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-discatchers, if they're there
-basic signs, if they're there
-concrete on some pads
-course map at the kiosk
-lots of interesting topography in the park
-bathrooms, abundant parking, ball fields, etc.

Cons:

-totally overgrown
-baskets missing on 1, 2, 5 (i think), 7 (i think), and 9
-creek uncrossable

Other Thoughts:

The kiosk next to the parking lot has a sign indicating that the course is currently closed. If you choose to ignore it (unadvised) then there is also a map of the course.

This could be a pretty decent 9 hole if it were cared for at all. Unfortunately it seems like the city has given up on it. The baskets that are there are in good condition. There are concrete pads on 1-4 (that are generally too small and sometimes facing the wrong direction), natural pads on 5-7, and I'm not sure about the last two. There is a bit of a downhill drive on the first hole and you have to cross the creek on hole 3. I love the look of the canopied meadow through which hole 4 plays.

I was really trying to make the best of this course and I did up until I got to hole 7. Being completely overgrown I had no idea where to go, where the basket was, if the basket were there, or if I could even cross the creek once I trampled through a jungle to get there. Previous reviewers have stated that it was already crazy crossing the creek so I wasn't really thrilled about trying to do it under present conditions. So that meant walking all the way back around the way I came to get back to the front of the park. By that time I was through wasting my time so I didn't check out 8 & 9 but it looked like 9's basket was missing.

With the appropriate renovations, maintenance, and some local love this could be a good course for what it is. Until then, there is a good reason the course is closed.


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Discengineer
Experience: 14.2 years 70 played 7 reviews
0.50 star(s)

What A waste of baskets 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 23, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Has Good Baskets

Cons:

No Map, No Idea of where to go, start.. Couldnt find number 2, five basket didnt exist, 7 was insanely stupid and no 9.

Other Thoughts:

Would of been better anywhere else. Compares to Mountain Creek. Very sad. but was on the list.. so played
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texasNUKE
Experience: 2 played 1 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Gone Downhill 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Open for big hyzers
Adventurous types?
Good baskets

Cons:

Missing baskets on holes two and nine(stolen)
Missing signs(and you definetely need them to know where your going)
Not well maintained
Recently added concrete teepads are way too small
Flooding
Need a trail expert just to navigate thru some of the creeks especially trying to get from hole seven to hole eight

Other Thoughts:

Potential is there if all the land at hand was used properly possiby a 18 hole course
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Roc1Time
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.8 years 131 played 115 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Meah 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 17, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

It an ok course that has some potential if redesigned. It is a pretty open course except for a couple holes.The tee signs are nice and seem to be accurate as well. It is friendly for the righty and it is also friendly to many different skill levels.The baskets are new and therefore in great shape. Elevation is used very well for the little there is. Very easy to follow which takes a little of anger out of the adventure.

Cons:

Very rough and the middle holes are so overgrown that you cant really play them. No way to cross the creek unless you have watched Man vs Wild and taken tips from Bear. No trashcans out here either. Not very much shade either. DO NOT play after a rain!

Other Thoughts:

There is tons of land out here to use but only 9 holes. There are no courses near here so unless you happen to be driving by, not really worth the trip.
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Donovan
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Premium Member
Experience: 37 years 300 played 187 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Can We Say: MACHETE! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 16, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has open holes, sparse tree holes, wooded holes, some elevation, water/creeks, and grass rough. The signs are awesome and the baskets are fantastic. The flow of the layout is not too bad and the one heavily wooded hole was a tough accuracy hole.

Cons:

I know some of this is seasonal and if I play it again after more improvements have been made, I will update this. This course has lots of ridiculously tall grass, lots of mud, and really needs some bridges. The grass was so bad at times, you had to walk slow and really look at where you were going. I saw 3 snakes the day I was here. "2 black bull snakes and a black snake with yellow stripes, but I'm just saying." (LOL) Anyway...the other course I played this day were dry, but this one was still really muddy. I am sure it will dry up eventually. Crossing the creeks was a bit crazy. There needs to be some kind of bridge. (I almost didn't finish. You need to be in good shape to complete a round here in the current conditions.) The tee is marked by a white painted log. It was not too hard to spot, until the grass got too tall. Look where the next tee is on the signs, so you don't struggle with navigation on the middle holes. No bathroom or trashcans as of yet.

Other Thoughts:

The fun factor was not happening. This is a new course and deserves another shot. I did not rate this course on mud or snakes. It just seemed like a right-hand, backhand, hyzer shot on "almost" every hole was all you needed. I don't know if this course is done being worked on, but I am not inclined to come back at this point. I love that they put a course at this park; it just needs some TLC.
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Pizza God
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Premium Member
Experience: 36 years 1689 played 554 reviews
3.50 star(s)

MUCH BETTER 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 27, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Replayed the new 18 hole layout today in the mud, adding an update to my review

Cement Tee Boxes
Good flow
A few very good holes
Nice Bridges to cross the creeks
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Original 9 hole course
Great Tee signs
Great Baskets
A few good holes

Cons:

Fairways a little close together in spots
No tee signs yet (I believe they will be installed soon)
Some boring holes
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Original 9 hole course
very unlevel grass tee pads with a log to trip you up in your follow though.
Several boring holes
Hole #4 is the best hole, but has a mandatory.
No way to cross the creeks.

Other Thoughts:

As you can read in my original review from 7 years ago, there is not much to work with out here, HOWEVER I do believe the new 18 hole layout makes use of what is out there.

Signature hole has to be hole 9 now, although holes 3 and 12 are also very good holes.

Don't get thrown off (like I did) with hole 2, the backet is to the right, not the one right in front of you, that is hole 16 basket. (yea, I parked it before I realized I played the hole wrong)

Also, the original basket for hole 8 is sitting in the fairway of hole 3, don't let that throw you off. Basket #3 is still sitting in it's original spot too, and as you walk down the path, you can see old hole 7 basket off in the woods. Old baskets 4, 5, and 6 are being used for 13, 14, and 15.

Would I Play here again? Yes, I enjoyed the new course. It has a few boring holes, but enough good ones to make it interesting.
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Original 9 hole course review
First off let my say that there was not a lot to work with out there. I am sure the course designers did the best they could with the land given.
But with that said I would not play this course again.
Hole #1 is a boring shot with the only tree's in play near the basket.
Hole #2 is a wide open long shot with zero trees
Hole #3 was an OK hole but had a lot more potential.
Hole #4 has a mandatory. I personally do not believe that a mandatory has a place in recreational disc golf course. Rec players ignore them. But the hole is the best hole on the course.
Holes #5 and 6 are basically the same shot. Hard short hyzer.
Hole #7 is a ridiculous hole though jail. There is not really a fairway to speak of and you had better not be off that small line. (the course is still very new and the rough is very rough as my legs will show you)
#8 and #9 are run of the mill disc golf holes that had nothing special about them.
There is a lot of room out there. There was a lot of area that looked good for a few holes that were not used. As far as I know, that area was off limits.
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eegor
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 27.8 years 136 played 26 reviews
2.00 star(s)

It's REALLY new! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 16, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The signs provided by Dynamic Discs were really nice and necessary.
The Mach 3 baskets are the best anywhere.
If you're right handed (backhand), you will love it. Invite your left handed friends... and bring your Banshee.
Holes 4 and 7 are top notch. Fun to play and worth traveling to.

Cons:

Hole 5 is not ready for prime time (as of 2/16/11). It's still overgrown (what has been cut has not been removed) and it's muddy. (It hasn't rained for some time... troubling, but the Texas summer will take care of that).
The sign on #7 doesn't show the creek at about 150 feet from the tee. I threw past it, but had to find a place to cross.
Another creek between 7 and 8 needs a bridge. I added some logs to the creek bottom so this 50 year old could navigate it, but that's not the solution.
Too many big RHBH hyzers from the tee. Lefties will not be happy here.
Tees are still grass, but won't be for long.

Other Thoughts:

This will end up being a fun little 9 hole course. It's still very early in the development, but will be a solid little practice course in a year or two.

When you go to the parking lot, the course is downhill by the old pavilion in the field.

Play it if you're in the area, but the courses in McKinney have it way outclassed.
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DGRZ001
Experience: 46.9 years 180 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A Great Start 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 29, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

The next tee can be found with no too much effort (especially if you look at the previous tee sign for indications as to where the next tee is, which I neglected to do). There was not any excessive walks between holes and hole 9 finished not too far from hole 1. The baskets are new and are in great shape, and they all happened to be assembled correctly.

Cons:

This is expected on most brand new courses, but the tees are rudimentary (grass with a board marking the front).

Looking at the land, it pretty much necessitated either a clockwise or counterclockwise progression of the holes, and since counterclockwise was chosen, there is a preponderance of right to left shots from the tee. The ones that are not could be attacked from both sides, except for hole #4, which, because of a mandatory in front of the tee, must be thrown from left to right. I didn't see any need for a mandatory on this hole, except to create a hole that needs to be thrown left to right, to help to counterbalance the other holes.

There were no bridges going over the creek, that is crossed on a couple of holes, necessitating either a long walk to the street, or an attempt to ford the stream, which could be a little tricky.

Other Thoughts:

The course is brand new, and I expect it to improve in time, especially with amenities such as bridges, which are needed.

Unfortunately, the land itself is the limiting factor from this course ever becoming a 5, but I think the course designers did a fine job with what they were given, and I am confident that future reviewers will tend to give this course a higher rating, as improvements are made to it. I drove 40+ miles to play it, and I glad I did. There were already some locals playing (rec players), and they gave me an ego boost with their compliments, and I was able to give them some pointers to significantly improve their throwing. Hopefully, some other experience players will make their way out there, and encourage the locals they meet up with, and we will have a club starting up there.

I don't put many reviews on here, despite my experience and number of courses played. If you find inaccuracies with my review, please let me know.
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matk26
Experience: 60 played 9 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Nice little 9 hole course 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Excellent shot variety on a mostly open course and a creek is in play on most shots. There are also some slight elevation changes so this is not a typical nine hole course IMO. Good signs for each hole and they also include directions to the next hole.

Cons:

Course is muddy (especially number 5) and the tee boxes are dirt. The creeks need bridges and a few hidden trails need signs.

Other Thoughts:

I drove out from Carrollton on Saturday to play and was pleasantly surprised. The course info could provide a better description of hole one (its by the pavillion near the parking lot- opposite from the basketball courts). While the course could use some improvements, I think most of the "cons" will be fixed since its a new course. I will definately make the drive again soon but I will still play Towne Lake for a real challenge.
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