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Copperhead DGC

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Cardinals Fan
Experience: 8.7 years 62 played 2 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Sketchy Teepads

Reviewed: Played on:May 27, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are baskets

Cons:

The only challenge is not to break you ankles The tee pads are so bad. Some of the tees have two different type of rubber pads and some have none. The ones that have tee pads are so bad that you have to question your footing.

After 3 holes I left. I decided I like my ankles more then throwing copperhead.

Other Thoughts:

Look at UDisc why are there over 200 reviews and they only show 18 of them?

Of course all of the 18 reviews are how awesome the course is.

Tell the truth people.
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johnhwbaker
Experience: 19 played 1 reviews
5.00 star(s)

New Redesign! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 31, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Completely redesigned. Good baskets (Innova DISCatchers). Great mix of tight technical shots and long bombs. Multiple lines on each hole gives you options. Multiple tees on most holes. New layout incorporates the pond in the middle of the park as well as Cow Bayou and the creeks to make for tough but manageable water carries. Good flow, Hole 1 starts close to the parking lot and 18 finishes there as well. Drainage is pretty good on most holes. Hole 7 is probably the signature hole, it's the one everyone talks about and is a challenging par 4. Hole 10 and 15 are other favorites.

Cons:

Natural tees make it tough when it is muddy, but the club is raising funds for new teepads and they will be going in soon. A couple of holes get soggy after rain. Sometimes the park is pretty crowded with non-disc golfers, especially on weekends. Most of the holes play away from the common areas, but a couple are near where people like to walk. Just keep an eye out. No tee signs yet, but they are coming.

Other Thoughts:

They knocked it out of the park with this redesign. It makes me want to come play here more often. The club has been bolstering its relationship with the park staff, and it's good. They want us to come play there. Since the redesign, the course has been put back in the rotation for minis and events. I heard they are going to be running some tournaments here soon. Overall, great job.
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blake833
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.9 years 160 played 140 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Really don't know what to say 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 10, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Copperhead Park is a nice open park with some pic nic areas, a baseball field, some parks, and hiking trails. there's a nice lake, but you only get to see it for a little bit.

If you just look around at those things, you'll have a great time.

The holes are all pretty reachable. You can see the hole distances on the info tab. They're pretty short.

The hole designs are a mix of fairly open to tight and twisty. Some hole layouts seem pretty good, but they're really just average holes on a course with a lot of below average holes.

Cons:

Even with a rating just under 3.0, this course still didn't live up to expectations. Navigation is a nightmare, especially in the middle of the course. The map helps some.

The tee pads were dirt/mud/puddles, and the tee signs are just yellow posts. The baskets are super rusty discatchers. All of this combined makes it look like park staff forgot this course 10 years ago.

Some of the holes play close to the playground, or other holes, or a neighborhood backyard, or the road,

I have officially decided that my biggest pet peeve in life is a disc golf hole that makes you throw toward water with no warning that there's a water hazard there. Hole 11 did this too me. I thought I parked my favorite midrange, only to walk up and see the basket is surrounded by water on three sides. And none of the sides are the direction of the tee pads.

Other Thoughts:

There's really nothing here to attract you to this course, or give you a reason to play it twice. Even the park seems a little anti-visitor with about 100 "don't do this" signs.

There was plenty of space to make the holes better, less crowded, to use the lake more, and this course really drops the ball on design. The opportunity is there, it just wasn't taken. I would love to see what this place could be with a redesign, tee pads, good signage.

The park is right off i-10, so it's not out of the way. It's a quick course given the length, so go if you want. But I'm not going to push you that hard
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Jiggy202
Experience: 13.8 years 63 played 25 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Copper... the 4th Place Medal 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 16, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

The individual hole designs themselves are quite good. There is a bit of shot variety required and a semi-decent mix of open and moderately/heavily wooded holes. Quality Innova baskets however they are starting to show some age. Quite a few ace run holes. The park itself was quite nice and there are restrooms onsite.

Cons:

Course navigation and long walk between a few holes. The course doesn't have any signs, just yellow posts with hole number, making finding the basket quite difficult on many holes. Sometimes the distance between holes was long enough that it made it very hard to find the next hole. The direction of the basket was not clearly discernible from many teepads. Natural teepads had stumps, sticks, and rocks all over the place making a smooth runup difficult.

Other Thoughts:

While I enjoyed my round here there was no real wow factor. This is good course for someone who wants to work on the technical aspect of the game. The course is quite wooded in many spots making some of the shorter holes a bit more challenging. I just felt there are more cons with this course than positives. I feel that Copperhead could have been setup in a more efficient way. . For a relatively short course there was quite a bit of walking between holes.
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texas_is_best
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Claiborne West (formerly Copperhead) 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 27, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very clean park. Challenging in many ways. Good walk in the park. I like the Innova Baskets. No disc will go thru them

Cons:

MOSQUITOES....Very confusing layout with no maps or direction.

Other Thoughts:

I will probably play it again.
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c_a_miller
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 299 played 207 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 6, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is literally right off of I-10 making it a perfect pit stop that can be played very quickly. The park itself is kept up well with a full time crew working on the park every morning.

This course definitely benefits the newer player as most of the holes are <250'. However, even with the short distance the holes are not just wide open. There are dog legs, tight tunnels and a shot over the water which adds a great deal of difficulty to the course.

The course lengthens up in the back few holes and a could of the front holes including 15 and 2 which scoring a three would be impressive om either.

The baskets are in good shape and each tee post is marked with hole number.
Because this course is in a park with camping there are bathrooms, and water located near the course. Parking is also a non issue and the first basket is right across the street from the parking lot

Cons:

A 2.5 on DGCR is "decent/typical" and this course is a very typical course. There is little shot variety on the middle holes even with obstacles. Hole 6, which is the snake hole, I felt was gimmicky and needs more luck than skill.

Navigation is a bit of an issue on a few holes. After 5 you need to walk backwards a good distance to get to the next hole and then 13/14 needs another good walk. There are no clear signs on where the next hole location is.

The middle holes also felt crowded as most felt like they were throwing on top of each other. The course just has a weird layout.

Other Thoughts:

This course is not going to wow you. It is a great course with the area given and with it's good location it can be played easily and quickly. If you are struggling to shoot under par than this is the course to go to.

Be sure to bring a map and bug repellent. Mosquito could be bad after a rain and bring a map will make the course navigation much more smooth.
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jslang30
Experience: 12 years 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

NIce relaxing course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 10, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very good course for players of all skill levels. Has a goog mix of long and short holes. Has some straight longs and short technical holes. Course has holes to challenge every skill level. Course is in a state park so its maintained well.

Cons:

No concrete tee boxes only dirt ones. Hole 13 has a few roots on tee pad so be careful. Long walk between 2&3 and 14&15. When it rains course gets muddy and ditchs get full around Hole 11.

Other Thoughts:

Hole 1 is now at the park entrance. Park closes gate at 6 so park outside gate if not going to finish in time. Pictures on here have the wrong hole info as the course has been redone. I will try to update pictures soon.
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srm_520
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 156 played 142 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Two Courses in One 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 28, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Copperhead is two courses in one. The front nine is a short technical and wooded venture while the back and adds the majority amount of the course's overall length. The park itself is well maintained and the typical park amenities abound. The front nine was admittedly more fun for me, as all holes are birdie throws and most are begging to be aced.

The terrain is flat, the design works well interlaced through the trees, and there is a considerable amount of foliage to work through on many of the holes. I was particularly impressed with the tucked in placement of #12 and the risk versus reward it offered it you hit any rough. Although there are a few navigation issues, the majority of the course flows well, and is adequately marked if there are changes, i.e. the transitions in the middle of the back nine.

BEST HOLE/S: #6; #12

Cons:

With the back nine as an add-on, the course could use much better tee signage. It's also strange to me that no one marks the number on the easy to spot DisCatcher baskets. Some holes (back nine issues)even have the distances written on the posts without the hole number written to confirm which hole you are on. It's these little and easily fixable things that bring this course down most.

Casual players and first timers will benefit most from Copperhead, but many competitive players will bore quickly from the ace run layout of the front nine. Hole #16 is the only real long hole on the course that would provide a challenge to the advanced player. It would have made more sense to redesign the front nine to add a bit of challenge when the back nine was created, but alas pre-planning and modernizing didn't seem like a concern in the final design.

WORST HOLE/S: #1; #18

Other Thoughts:

Although not as strong as Klein Park in nearby Beaumont, I felt Copperhead provided an enjoyable and casual substitute. I'm not driving out of my way to play here, but I would certainly make the stop if I was passing it on the highway. It's a good place for the family to relax and take in a round on a course that doesn't look to receive much foot traffic. If the signage was improved, I would be happy to call this a home course.

Note that this course is called Copperhead for a reason. To echo previous reviews, I almost stepped on a Copperhead on hole #8, so just be vigilant of your surroundings. Closest nice hospital is in Beaumont twenty minutes away, so it could really ruin your round and your day. Besides that - if a short ace run course intermixed with some good foliage and a few long holes thrown in is your thing - then you'll be happy to catch a round out here.
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Donovan
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 37 years 300 played 187 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Orienteering 101 Badge Needed 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 11, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

This, now 18 hole course, has water, tunnel shots, woods, wide open holes and lots of big trees. This course was once a 9 hole ace run beginner course and it now has some bigger holes to fill it out. The picture hole for me on this course was a Tunnel Shot #11. This hole has about a 240 foot long and 6 feet wide ridge, with a 4 foot sloped down ledge on either side full of tall trees that opens up to a tree surrounded basket. It was really fun. The back nine has some older trees that made some of the holes a fun challenge. I should say that at the time of this review, the dirt tee pads were not in bad shape. This place does have a restroom and good parking.

Cons:

Most of the short holes were really just ok. The short holes are more for the beginner player except for 6. On 6, watch out for snakes if you don't make it over the creek. I did not see any gators, but when looking in the creeks as I was walking along on both the front and back, there were a few snakes, so be careful. BUT, the real issue here is the flow of the holes and the fact the you need a degree in orientation on your first visit. Even if there was a map, with only a yellow stakes (barley having numbers on them) marking dirt tee pads, and a few double backing trips to the next hole, you need help.

Other Thoughts:

The fun factor here was just ok with me. I did not get too excited except for the tunnel hole and I did like the 10th hole with scattered old trees all over. Keep in mind, this is the only course within 10 miles of here, so it is not a bad option if you are not wanting to travel. I find this to be a slightly above average place to play. Had the holes been mixed up more and the flow was better, it might be more fun to play here.
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JSurmann
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.6 years 76 played 28 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Pit Stop! 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

My review will be divided into the 1st and 2nd nine. It is my understanding that the 2nd 9 have just recently been added so there is a different feel to the back than the front has.

Huge map at hole 1 gives you a great sense of direction for the first 9 holes. I couldn't find a map for the 2nd nine but its not that big of a deal.

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Front 9 / General:

Parking was plenty and hole 1 was easy to find thanks to the great sign. The grass was well kept and from the tees, arrows pointing towards which basket with distances for most helped out tremendously.

The front 9 is much like a warm up course and most holes are under 200' but one pushes 400'.

Has wooded and open shots and plenty of risk/reward shots. Off the top of my head 6 is an excellent example as there is a ravine before and after the green. I think this is probably the coolest hole on the front 9.

Use of backhand and forehand on multiple holes made the front far more interesting and even though they were shorter holes, still kept me happy.

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Back 9:

The back 9 is significantly longer than the front and are mostly more wooded shots.

Again mix of back and front hand shots mixed it up a bit.

I think hole length averaged 250' but one was 450' and had a nice ravine following the fairway all the way to the basket on the left hand side.

Besides the long 450 footer, there is a tunnel shot that is about 150' long to get out of the tunnel and about 8' wide. That is by far the hardest hole on the back 9 and easily the signature hole of the whole course.

Hole 18 bring you right back to where you started so there's not a long trek back to the car.
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Other:
Seems like a great place to bring the whole family. Playgrounds (yes plural), picnic areas, restrooms, baseball fields. Not sure if camping is allowed but I wouldn't see why not. Very close to the interstate and makes a great pitstop.

Cons:

I had very few complaints about this course but the main one was there was no direction arrow to the next tee. Particularly, 11 you have to go across the road and then 12 you have to go back across the road again.

Hard to find 13 tee. I was looking for the yellow post but couldn't find it for a few minutes. (Thats the tunnel shot from before I was talking about).

Hole 12 and 14 throw with the road on your right. Not a huge deal but could get dangerous on a busy day.


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Mosquitoes. I know theres nothing they could do about that but still worth noting.

Restrooms are DIRTY! They do their function well but I would recommend stopping at the gas station at exit 869 before and/or after playing this course. Very friendly people there and super clean facilities.

This is a multi-use park so watch out for joggers, children etc.

Apparently there are snakes and gators there but I didn't see any. Even so, I kept watching my feet while I walked. The leery might want some boots and pants are a must if you drives are as errant as mine.

Other Thoughts:

Overall a great place to play to kill some time on a road trip and stretch your legs. I was on my way from Houston to Chattanooga and it is about 100 miles from Houston.

When you exit 869 off of I-10, head west on the north side of the interstate like the previous reviewer said. When you get to Claiborne Park on the right, turn in and go until you see the DG course sign on the right. Tee 1 is right there.

I accidentally missed the park because I didn't know where to turn and had to go the long way around the highway that took 10 more minutes.




*Tree love!*
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Duramax86
Experience: 13.8 years 3 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

awesome short coarse 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 6, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very good for beginners. Or for those who do not have a strong throwing arm. Play area close by so there is fun for the whole family! Recommend it for anyone traveling on I10 that needs a travel break to stretch your legs!. Just get of at exit 869 and follow the road on the north side that runs west beside the I10. Well kepted up park.

Cons:

Could be marked better. Had a time figuring out the layout the first time. Watch fer snakes!

Other Thoughts:

I really loved this coarse since I dont have the strongest throwing arm. It was quiet the day I was there. Will be playing it more since Im only 5 miles from the coarse!
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bayouace
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 31.8 years 49 played 24 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Jewel in the Forest 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 13, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Lots of fun in a SE Texas forest setting.Very nice public park with great parking, Lots of restrooms, and plenty of shade. 18 hole course that will challenge your variety of shots. #1 is a hyzer and short, but well-protected by pine trees. #2 is an annie at a right angle, also short, but I'd like to see an ace on this one. #3 is a straight shot through a narrow corridor, also well-protected. #4 is a miniature #5 at Cameron in Waco. Has a hole on top of a barren hill. Both remind me of Mt. Suribachi. #5 is straight, but protected. Then we get to the signature #6. Has a deep ditch around the front three sides. It was dry today, but the ditch on the west had a foot of water in it, and it is nasty. The hole is on the front about 3 feet from the edge. #7 is the only hole you can unwind on, pretty much straight and open. #8 is short and tight. All fades on this course are in deep underbrush. #9 is an easy finish, very open if you don't fade. The course was fun for my beginner wife also. She had some trouble, but made some pars too. Good players will have lots of birdie chances, but if you go in the woods you can bogey easily. New 9 has a mix of thread-your way-through-the-trees and a couple of open fairways. The signature has to be the tunnel #9 hole where you are driving a path about 8 feet wide to the hole. Nice job by the Golden Triangle DG Club.

Cons:

I don't see many cons.Just know this is a short, technical course,not for a big arm outing. Watch for vehicles oncoming on the drive for #8 - close to the road.

Other Thoughts:

For a course map and pictures of the holes, go to www.gtdiscgolf.com , then Message Board, then Claiborne West, then Copperhead Map.
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lohrtom
Experience: 15.1 years 40 played 16 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Not Bad 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent course for beginners. Took me about an hour to play making it a nice place to get out and stretch the legs if you are on a long drive along I-10 since it is in a park just off of the interstate.

Cons:

I had some difficulty comprehending the lay out even after studying the map at the begining of the course.

Other Thoughts:

Hole 7 ate my disc. If you want it it is in about a foot of water just before the culvert entrance just short of the basket. Too grubby for me to fetch.
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Midnightbiker
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.8 years 59 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun little course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 21, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Nice little 9-hole course located in a beautiful park. Great course for beginners and pros alike. Nice trees and open holes.

Cons:

#6 basket is on a peninsula, and its very easy to loose a disc on that hole. Make sure you have a floater because its surrounded by water on 3 sides. Not a real long course.

Other Thoughts:

Great course to hit if you are in the area or coming or going to Beaumont or Louisiana. The park is right off of I-10 and the course in just inside the park to the left. Great course for the kids or people just learning the game.
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