Nacogdoches, TX

Pecan Acres Park

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mykalkross
Experience: 7 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

My go to course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 6, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great layoutMix of easier and challenging shotsHard to lose discsAlways clean and up-kept

Cons:

Throw platforms jus dirt and guess workNo signage for par and distance infoHave to know layout or no idea which hole is which.

Other Thoughts:

This is my go to course. Play it every couple weeks with my pops.
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Choade
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Pecan Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 2, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great, wide open course. Some long straight holes as well as challenging shorter ones but always a good place to get a good game in.

Cons:

Long and short par 3's, wish they offered some par 2's and par 4's. Sometimes the tee boxes get a little nasty and it would help if the markers for each hole/tee box were updated...or even there.

Other Thoughts:

Overall great course!
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4th Rock
Experience: 12.2 years 29 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Beautiful Course in a Pecan Orchard 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 25, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very beautiful and well-maintained course that lies on the floodplain of LaNana Creek. This course also plays under an old pecan tree orchard that houses upwards of 30-4o very large pecan trees that bear quite a good harvest of nuts every year. If you need a snack and forgot one, don't worry; pecans are everywhere. In the growing season even the squirrels can't eat them all, so plenty of fresh pecans can be found. A thick-rimmed driver like a Champion Boss makes for a great nut cracker.

- As previously mentioned, this course is lightly wooded with well maintained fairways. The pecan trees do not branch out until about 15 feet up, so the trunks of the trees are the only obstacles present normally,

- Very open course comprised 60% of holes less than 350 feet. Hole 2 is a massive 500 footer, with holes 3,4,11,16 and 18 coming in at a tad over or around 400 feet, so there is plenty of room to air out the long arm.

-An old, almost 100 year old truss bridge now resides in the park and has become quite the obstacle for holes 8 and 9. Interesting scenery and historical object of Nacogdoches county.

Cons:

-Thick vegetation will be found if a disc leaves the fairways. It would be ill-advised to play with a green colored disc. The forest likes to eat those the most.

-Poison ivy is out in the thickly vegetated areas, so be careful if you are susceptible to that kind of chemical warfare. Roomate played that course and git into it a lot, and ended up with a serious infection after the chemical agents got inside a laceration on his leg. Walking around with a itchy black/blue leg that looks like it's about to fall off any moment is no fun, according to him. I'll take his word for it.

-The course lies in a floodplain, so after rain events portions of #2, 12,13 and 15 will be saturated or inundated with water. Don't play in your Air Jordans, they will leave the course as Muddy-Soggy Jordans.

-This course shares space with a park, so other park patrons will often be unwittingly in your way at the worst time and will set up shop in the fairways. Not a bag deal, just irritating. Most of them know the course is there and will make room, but some are woefully ignorant of disc golfers.

-Earthen teeboxes. These can get terrible after a rain event, but as with everything else, the costs of putting in better options can get high.

-Course navigation is nonexistent.

Other Thoughts:

Pretty fun course to play in your down time , but not one I'd make a special trip for, like the awesome Lake Nacogdoches. I play this course the most, mainly because i live a stones throw away from it.

This place gets a lot of traffic from university students, families, joggers, walker, bikers, rugby players, and almost everything else you could think of, so be mindful when you are playing a round that you may( will) not be the only one there. Unless you play in the morning or in the late evening, you are bound to run into somebody.
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c_a_miller
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 299 played 207 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 9, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

When compared to the other two courses in the area this course is definitely in the best shape. The grass seems like it is cut frequently and the area just has a clean feeling.
The obstacles of the course are huge pecan trees thrown throughout the course. The trees dictate what kind of shot the thrower will have to take since there are multiple per hole. No hole is a straight shot.
This course has a few unique holes like #14 that plays almost like an island over a creek. Water comes into play on the course but it is not bad enough to lose a disc; you will just lose a stroke.
This could be a pro or a con, I think of it more as a pro, but Pecan Acres is the easiest of the three parks in the area. It is also the most centrally located which makes for an easy trip and an easy time playing.

Cons:

The theme for the cons of Nacogdoches courses are present at Pecan as well.
The tee pads are red dirt and gravel. They are not great and could be improved easily.
There is also a lack of tee signs on some holes or directions to the next hole. Here at Pecan this may not be a huge problem as navigation is not a big problem but it can still be annoying.
With the few unique holes come a lot of repetitive shots throughout the pecan trees. When it come to holes that stick out in my memory 10,11,14,15 all come to mind but the others are blurred together because they felt so similar.

Other Thoughts:

Like mentioned previously, this is a course for the beginners of the area. It is by no means a typical "pitch and putt" course. It is still a 6000~ foot course that demands distance off the tee.
When coming in from out of town this course was almost an after thought but I was pleasantly surprised by what this course had to offer.
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Scoot_er
Experience: 24.1 years 123 played 9 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Pecan = enjoyable 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 28, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

1) Pecan Park offers a beautiful setting for someone wanting to enjoy a fun round of disc golf! The course is easy enough to attract new players but still offers enough challenge for Adv and Pro players.

2) The course was updated in 2012 with new Discatcher Pro baskets which were a noticable step up from the previous single-chained baskets.

3) The course has a good mix of distances with plenty of holes under 300ft but some newly lengthened pins moving the number of 400ft+ holes to 5.

4) Pecan Trees! This course has a unique ambiance with plenty of shot options available through the well defined lanes in the old pecan orchard.. The tree trunks are very large but you will rarely find a low hanging limb on these mature trees to impede your shot.

According to past PDGA events a 1000 rated round at Pecan is right at -7 (in a tournament). Plenty of opportunities to birdie but also a few areas to find water (7,8,14,16)


Cons:

The dirt teeboxes are not in the best condition and can get fairly slick.

There are very few holes that require a right handed player to throw an anhyzer shot. Basically the course can be shredded with a bunch of hyzers.

Along those lines if a player is putting well they can easily shoot a hot score even if they are throwing poor drives. This stems from the fact that it is easy to get an open putt on pretty much every hole without a "great shot".

The course layout can be hard to follow for many players if they have not played the course before.

Other Thoughts:

If you are looking to play a beautiful park that won't be too punishing to your game Pecan park is a perfect place to play and in the "Oldest Town in Texas"

The course receives a lot of use from joggers/bikers along with young children on the playground so just be aware of your surroundings when throwing!
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bayouace
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 31.8 years 49 played 24 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Variety is the Spice! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 4, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Variety of players can enjoy the course, playing a variety of shots, on a variety of elevation and obstacles! My beginner wife and I (Sr GM) had a lot of fun on this course. There are a mixture of open, treed, uphill and downhill, ditches to cross, long and short holes to play. A rest room is available. The course is in a scenic pecan orchard with plenty of shade. On most holes there are several lines you can play, and risk v. reward shots are optional on many holes. I really thought the basket placements were well-planned and a definite plus. The placement could make an seemingly easy hole more challenging for sure. Parking is very adequate, even when competing with SFA students. Steve at Old Town General Store on Main Street was really helpful, and you can buy discs there as well. He gave us a much-appreciated map, and invited me back for the Nacogdoches Open coming up. If he is representative of the DG'ers in Nacogdoches, you guys are doing things right. Plus you can get some great food at OTGS.

Cons:

Had we not been given a map, we would have had a bit of a struggle doing the course from the signage in place now. A map on the Nacogdoches Crushers website, as is present for Pioneer and Lake Nacogdoches, would be very helpful. We went the morning after a heavy rain, and our shoes got pretty wet. So, if the course had a recent rain, wear waterproof or be prepared for wet feet from standing water. Those are my only two cons.

Other Thoughts:

Nacogdoches has three courses, and Pecan may be the easiest. Pioneer is harder I'm told, and Lake Nacogdoches is getting a really great reputation if you are looking for a challenge. So Nacogdoches has something for everyone. I think you could make a DG weekend there and leave very happy.
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adamlamar
Experience: 13.4 years 34 played 9 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Never a bad round 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 30, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Lots of opportunities for great shots. This park has at least one or two holes for everyone. A couple of long bombers, places for you to work shots around trees, water hazards on a few holes to test your skill and shorter holes to tempt you to try for an ace. Good basket placement among the trees in the middle of park. A mostly flat, easy to play, extremely fun course.

Cons:

If you're a local, learning the course is easy, but signage would be extremely helpful for out-of-towners and first-timers, especially since a few of the holes were changed before the last Pecan Park Open.
If your disc goes into the water on holes 14 or 16, you'll more than likely be able to find it, but the "cleanliness" of that water is questionable at best on some days.
During little league seasons, some parents have claimed the park as their practice field, making holes 1, 3 and 5 unplayable in the late afternoon on practice days. There's also a group of college students who've taken to playing soccer in the middle of the fairway on 18.
Lastly, the people who live behind the number 12 teebox could stand to clean their kennel a bit more regularly.

Other Thoughts:

Regardless of anyone's list of 'Cons' (including mine), you'll have a great time at this course. Even if you're having a rough day, there's always at least one hole where you'll make a great shot that will make up for it.
Pecan Park fits well in Nacogdoches' trio of courses. Newer players will find it an enjoyable place to begin playing, and larger-sized players will find the terrain easier to navigate than the up/down hiking treks of the Lake and the front 9 at Pioneer.
Keep a Whippet, a Predator or something similar in stability in your bag for your drive on hole 10. A good spike hyzer from the teebox can shave off a stoke on that one.
Pecan is also the best spot in town for a round of night golf.
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Sandman01
Experience: 9 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Alum Coming Home 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 28, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Fun course, well kept up.
Good use of pecan orchard and several creeks. Not a lot of trash which is a plus for me.

Cons:

A little difficult to navigate course as signs are not the best.
Mostly flat and no real "wow" holes for me.

Other Thoughts:

I am an Alum for Stephen F Austin and wished this course was around then as would have kept me out of trouble. I really enjoyed course. Better signage and would rate higher. Of course I'm sure alot better now then when I last played. It is on my list to replay some day.
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CTRobuck
Experience: 16.2 years 49 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Short, but Fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 26, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a fun course set in a beautiful old Pecan Orchard. Very busy area with the college being right across the street.

Some of the holes need new signage, from what some locals told me the disc club is doing some renovations and changing up some of the holes.

Course has some difficult holes but also has some ace runs, which I always enjoy, seeing as how I am still searching for that elusive first Ace!!!

Some sweet SFA eye candy running around the park!!!!!!

Cons:

Very busy, you have to watch out for Peds and you will definitley have to deal with some ignorant people that try to set up a picnic right in front of a basket.

Single chain baskets.... Not my favorite but not a round killer.

Some holes have been changed, so updated signage should be coming soon.

5.0 Alert!!!! Tons of police and school police roaming the area. Not really any secluded areas to kick back and "relax".

Other Thoughts:

I would definitley play this course again, fun and quick round. My home courses are Lindsey park in Tyler, but a 1 hour drive to Nac is worth it for this course and a challenging round over at the Lake!!!
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coolpooky7
Experience: 13.5 years 35 played 22 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 17, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A lot of good open shots. There are a few long holes and a few that have some good tree coverage you have to throw around.

Cons:

Old baskets, a lot of walkers and other pedestrians you have to watch out for, signage and directions to other tee boxes could be improved. Nothing real major though.
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1 4
jubbub
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 27, 2004 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Peaceful setting runs along a wide creek, and through a Pecan Orchard. Most holes are wide open with the occasional tree in the way. If not careful, hole #2, the creek will eat up and swallow your discs.

Cons:

Active park with running and biking trial cutting thorugh some of the holes, so watch out for the moving obstacles

Other Thoughts:

Was my favorite course in East Texas until I moved!
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princesabin
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Cute course that lacks creativity 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 30, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Clean, friendly players, plenty of room to throw hard.

IMO, this course is nicer than Pioneer Park. Its cleaner and while significantly easier, its because the course is straight forward. It doesn't have very much elevation, but that's ok. Free to play, so nice after being used to San Diego's Morley Field.

Cons:

No creativity with holes. Almost all the holes feel the same. Tee boxes are not well marked, but the course overall is pretty well marked for a free course.

Other Thoughts:

Solid beginner course.
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creeper78
Experience: 14 years 18 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 14, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice course. Wide range of shots from longer drives to shorter technical shots. Players were extremely friendly and willing to help direct us to the correct tee.

Cons:

Originally, there had been some holes w/o proper signage on the tees, but that has since been cleaned up. Last time, the only one I noticed is that the tee for 17 still showed a 9. Otherwise, the all had been updated. There is still some construction equipment on one of the holes, but we were still able to play it.

Other Thoughts:

Good course once you figure out where to go. Has lots of open space around tee #2 to practice driving, especially if you're someone who can throw those longer drives (which I am not). Was dry on the above date, but I can see how a couple of holes would be difficult to play for a few days after a decent rain. I'll definitely become a regular at this course.
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SparX
Experience: 15.7 years 9 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 10, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

There are a lot of technical shots that really test your short-game/mid-range. There are a few holes that have decent drives that really test your range. There is a good mix of par 3 and 4. The scenery is great. There is hardly anywhere in the park you could loose a disc.

Cons:

There is some construction going on that hinders a few of the fairways. A few of the baskets are located in overgrown areas and if you don't know what you are looking for it could be confusing. A few of the baskets are too close together, and could make for a confusing drive.

Other Thoughts:

You pretty much get a feel for the course on the first drive, it is a monster drive- par 4. i can always tell how my day is going to go from that first hole.
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Roc1Time
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.8 years 131 played 115 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Love it 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 9, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I love both this and its crosstown brother because together they bring together just about anything that you would want. This course is set in an old pecan orchard and plays through it which makes the scenery excellent. There is a good mix of shots ranging from open shots to some technical shots although not to technical. You also have the chance to throw just about any other type of shot that you might have in your bag and many times you will see different lines being used by others on your card. This course can be enjoyed by both the rec/int players along with the adv/pro. The baskets are in pretty good shape even though they are older and still catch very well. The little elevation that is here is used well and there isnt too many places to lose plastic.

Cons:

The teepads could be upkept a little better but thats what you get with natural teepads and the amount of use that they get. This course can get very busy but never too bad. There are some soggy spots that find this course after a rain but not horrible.

Other Thoughts:

This course has a high fun factor for all these reasons and should be visited any chance that you get. I havent played thier tourney in 2 years but the past years I did it was great times and I look forward to getting back real soon.
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disc4life
Experience: 18.6 years 11 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Into the Orchard 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 17, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

As has been said before: beautiful setting in an old, mature Pecan Orchard. The Course starts and finishes at the parking lot. It is a safe park, with the parking lot on a fairly busy street by the college (SFA), so your car is rather safe.

Most holes are open, even when you get into the orchard, so it's a good course if you want to learn, or brush up on, a power drive. Heck, if it bores you and you want to get crazy, make up your own mondos and see if you can weave your disc in and out of the pecan trees (set up in grid pattern)..

There are a few mondos that might (I emphasize might) make you step up your game. The mondo signs/markings could be better defined/highlighted though.

Cons:

As has been said before: the park can get busy, but the people are friendly; if you want time your game when people won't be there (school hours, late morning / early afternoon).

There are minimum bathroom facilities (I couldn't find any -- they may be around the play area and not near the disc golf course), but plenty of corners and trees if you must...

Baskets need a fresh coat of paint on the top blaze and numbers. Several signs are missing, but many of the next tee pads are so obvious it is hard to miss (2 or 3 can be confusing).

The tee pads are dirt (filthy, East Texas red clay/dirt) and pea gravel, and tend to not get filled in regularly, so there's a ditch or a puddle of water/mud in the middle of them if it recently rained... Seriously though, don't wear anything you won't want red dirt on, especially if you go into a creek ditch for a disc.

The park is in a flood plain, so water tends to stand for days after a rain, especially in winter when nothing is soaking it up. The back holes (15 - 18) stay wet the longest and will be marshy for DAYS after a good rain. This isn't as bad as the neighboring disc golf course at Pioneer Park, though, where you might have to forfeit playing 6 or 7 holes.

Most holes are very open: they use the pecan trees often, but most shots are more distance/power intensive than technical.

Other Thoughts:

It's hard to do anything about being in the lowlands, but If the local club, or whatever they are, would get the money for new signs, basket paint (maybe some chains?), and either keep the tee pads groomed or slowly replace them all with concrete, the course would be much better.

Hole 9 has the sharpest dogleg/hook (left) I've ever seen; it is also common to land in hole 10 fairway on this drive. In fact, holes 8 - 11 are crammed into a corner.. kind of sucks, but I guess they worked with the space they had. It makes for a couple technical shots, though.

Hole 11 has a crazy-cool double-mondo shot between two trees.

The long, open holes might get monotonous to some (and indeed would for me if I lived in Nacogdoches), but I enjoy the chance to bomb a lot (most holes at my home courses are tight/wooded). Besides, that's what traveling disc golf is all about: seeing how other places utilize the land they have. And as far as that goes, I give Pecan a thumbs up: might not become a favorite or an out-of-the-way stop, but if you are: close, have the time, and weather permits, you won't regret spending a couple hours.

And if it's that time of year, take a sack and pick up pecans all you want. Hope this helps.
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tylaj04
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
4.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 23, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Awesome scenery any time of year, great park with not too many pedestrians in the way of the holes. Easy to follow layout. Good variety of holes... long, short, easy, hard, straight, crooked, open, tree-infested....

Cons:

Low lying areas get really muddy after a big rain. Some poison ivy around the edges. Plenty of ways to lose a disc.
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NDABRUSH
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.2 years 58 played 46 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Me and the squirrels 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 26, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Easy to navigate. freshly mowed greens. extremely peaceful setting. Mature pecan trees with little to no low hanging branches set up in a grid with perfect spacing, resulting in multiple paths to the basket on most holes. A creek in play with a couple of baskets making use of it quite well. Numbers are visible enough to be able to read it. Tee signs with terrain detail and pin location and when 2 baskets are visible the tee sign will have them both numbered so you will not waste any time re-shooting your tee shot. Design makes good use of space, terrain and what little elevation is available. Hole 1 and 18 are both by the parking lot. Good course to teach or learn on without having to sacrifice overall quality, instead of the typical mostly flat and open city park cram job. Clean course for the most, enough benches and a decent amount of shade. Not busy today, a fun change up from the more technical Pioneer which is 1 mile away, both are a blast.

Cons:

Not enough trash cans. some pars were not correct. 1 hole was about 360 and labeled as a par 4. Would be easy for most pros or experienced players. Not much elevation considering the elevation at pioneer. 1 or 2 tee signs were missing. Several times 2 baskets would be close and would confuse some people.

Other Thoughts:

Pecan Park is a course that is fun to play and perfect for introducing new players to DG. It isn't a bunch wide open field shots but isn't too tightly wooded for a newbie. It does not have many cons if you are not a upper level player. With Pioneer a mile away this is a fun day of disc golf in East Texas. After hole 8 walk past 11's basket and look to the left for 9's tee.
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chalos13
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.8 years 35 played 34 reviews
3.50 star(s)

open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 30, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Lots of nice open shots, good use of trees in the tee placement, I ended up putting from behind a few of them. Looks like new tee signs. Played again recently, on hole 5 there is a downed tree right by the basket, it makes a good challenge. Good for open shots, long arms.

Cons:

Couldn't find a map, a couple times we weren't sure were to go. Around hole 15 or 16 we got lost the second time I played. Totally skipped a hole and never knew it. Lots of people walking around picking up pecans, they get in the way, and are always looking down so they don't see you. Doesn't drain well after a rain, so lots of large puddles.

Other Thoughts:

From number 8, turn around, and head back past tee box 11 and hole 10, hole nine is back in the corner, to your right if you're standing at hole 8. Lots of squirrels. This course is good, but pioneer is better.
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XxInnovaxX
Experience: 15.6 years 46 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Pecan Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 2, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Plenty of Room to throw bombs all day long!! very nicely laid out. nice course for begginers. There are a couple locals that are fixing the tee boxes(adding more dirt) and changing up the holes. if you play the mandos there is a good variety of shots. No technical holes, could be a pro or con. if you make a bad drive you have plenty of room to make it up. locals are very friendly, i used to be one of them. Great place to go and just enjoy the great outdoors. very well kept.

Cons:

Dirt teeboxes. personally i preffer concrete, just depends on personal prefferance i guess.

Not very technical.

needs new signs. still not hard to follow though.

lots of people at park(its a multi-use park) most will move if asked nicely.

Other Thoughts:

this is my original home course, this is where i learned to play, i imagine i ranked it a little higher than what it deserves as i am a little biased. but overall it is a beautiful course. very nice place to go if you just want to get out and throw and not have to worry about 10-15 ft windows. fun course, very shaded. if you ever drive through nac you must stop by pecan.
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