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BASICS:
>Teepads--Nice concrete, good length, especially with the shorter hole distances.
>Baskets--Discatchers, decent condition, no issues.
># holes--18
>Setting, type of course, fee?--Open field front nine--I recall 4 or 5 trees the entire way, which very minimally will shape a shot. Park setting back nine, with trees guiding shots on all nine holes, but no danger of rough.
>Ease of getting to--Very, just off Hwy 31.
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AMENITIES:
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>Parking--Plenty by hole 1, and hole 10 starts near there as well for those just playing the back nine.
>Bathrooms--Portajohns by holes 1 and 3.
>Practice basket/driving net--yes, no. Don't throw to practice basket on #6, look at tee sign for actual basket location.
>Water/food nearby--Bunches along Hwy 31, very close.
>Clubhouse/disc shop--No.
>Benches--No.
>Trash cans--A few.
>Bag holders--Yes.
>Tee signs--Nice signs, with next teepad location as well. I recall 2-3 holes missing signs.
>Next tee direction/signs--On tee signs, but none near basket, though only an issue on back nine, which is a little convoluted.
>Wheelchair/cart friendly--Front nine, yes, back no. Cart friendly the whole way.
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COURSE PLAY:
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>Shot variety--Front nine--none. Nine straight as you please throws. Back nine good--threw BH, FH, a couple low shots, and couple rollers.
>Open/wooded--Front-field, back, park style (light woods).
>Elevation--Flat. One small hill on back nine.
>Distance of holes--A couple shorter ones (<200') to a few in the 350+ range, tops was 452. Anything over 310' or so was a par 4. Decent enough distance variety. Total distance per DGCR of 5150 seems fairly close.
>Layout, long walks (inc back to car), loops--The two nines are two separate loops, both end near parking lot. Only the walk between #9 basket and #10 teepad is more than 150'.
>Total distance walked--2.3 miles.
>Ease of finding next tee--Back nine a bit tricky, but remember to look at tee signs, quite informative.
>General difficulty--Easiest course I have played in a while.
>Mud/water issues--Seems to drain well.
>Water or O/B to contend with--Creek on holes #10 and #12, especially 12, which was the best hole on the course, IMHO, with RHBH flight path following the bend of the creek well. Good risk/reward hole. Easy par, birdie run risks going O/B.
>Difficult rough/lost disc risk--None except holes #10 and #12, but the creek was low this day.
>Scrape/scratch risk--None.
>How busy was course/park--Several at the park doing other things, a few groups playing DG as well, probably gets busy on weekends.
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OVERALL:
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>Fun/enjoyment factor, would I play again? Front nine--no. Back--yes. Even if at the park again, I would literally just skip the front nine.
>Who will this course challenge? Beginners, rec players will have birdie chances on many back nine holes, and every front nine hole. You may set a personal scoring best, as I did today.
>Is it worth a drive? Back nine is worth 30-45 minutes to check out.
>Anything unique? Not really.
>Would be a half star higher with--Removing some safety issues (parallel fairways, throwing toward people on at least 3 holes; spicing up front nine somehow, next tee signs on back nine.
As mentioned, front nine alone would be 1.5 stars. Back nine alone 3.0 stars. Will average out and round up to 2.5 stars overall on strength of back nine, which I did like pretty well.
I am in my 50s, 105 or so courses played, 875ish. This course made me feel 950 though.