Bradenton, FL

Heritage Harbour DGP

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nevets4433
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Experience: 12.8 years 62 played 60 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Charming Beginner Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 24, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Extremely well manicured short 9 hole loop. This is a beginners course serving the local neighborhood in a park that offers other wildlife amenities. For a short beginners course there was still a good bit of challenge. The first few holes are very open, but others actually require a bit of shaping to get close to the basket. Most skilled players won't need much more than a putter on every hole.

I really enjoyed hole 9. It is a short hole elevated on a hill that really is a great intro for risk/reward putts for novice players.

Other holes actually did offer some strategy off the tee, requiring reasonable precision not to be blocked out on the putt.

Baskets all in good shape.

Cons:

Obviously this is only an intro level short course, so it will offer little true challenge to better players.

There are a few areas where there can be potential interference with walking paths and baseball diamonds.

Though there some signage there were a few basket to tee navigations that were a bit iffy on the first go. Long walk from 8 to 9.

Other Thoughts:

This is a difficult course to rate. It exquisitely manicured and clearly is a great intro course for novices in the region. But the lack of overall challenge holds it back. It is a good design given the available tract of land.
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wellsbranch250
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Experience: 10.8 years 694 played 680 reviews
1.50 star(s)

A Nice Beginner Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 19, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

(1.668 Rating) A lightly wooded short niner in a peaceful well-maintained park.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - The best thing going for Heritage Harbour, is that it's going to be a fine introduction course to new players. Almost zero chance to lose a disc. Almost no chance of having to search for a disc in overgrowth. Very few trees for someone to be constantly pinging them and getting frustrated. The distances for the holes are short too and average under 200 feet long. Athletic first timers should be able to achieve par on some holes, maybe even chalk up a birdie.
- ACEABILITY - For those that are not beginners, the thought of rattling the chains may be the only thing keeping the juices flowing. Veteran players are probably 5 to 10 times more likely to ace here over a normal course. I was a bit disappointed to not hit metal one time.
- CHAINS - Pro 28 DISCatchers. The best baskets on the market IMO.
- SIGNAGE AND NAVIGATION - I thought it was good. First off, nice course map located by the parking lot. Take a picture, cause players are likely going to need it due to the long flow gaps. The tee signs are hole number and distance only. Considering that every basket can be seen, they work. On the baskets there are next tee markers hanging from the bottom basket wires.
- MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTY - The park maintenance was fantastic. Groomed landscaping and attractive park structures. I'm looking at you Mr. Lighthouse. I doubt conditions are ever bad here. Due to the lack of exotic features actually in play, I only scored the beauty aspect a hair above average, a 2.875.
- QUICK PLAY - I bagged it in 21 minutes and was off to Tom Bennett.

Cons:

Having to spend an extra 50 cents in gas to drive over here instead of heading straight to Tom Bennett.
- MINDLESS CHALLENGE - The course is not designed for those that have plus 250 arm strength. To me, that's a major flaw. I felt like I was just going through the motions. I experienced zero exhilaration. More has to be done about this. The course has been in the ground now for well over a year and the grass at the tees only showed modest use. Sure, the course works fine for local beginners, but for those that travel to other regions to play, it's not worth the little extra effort to come see it.
- SAFETY HAZARDS - Walking paths come into play several times. Only a minor issue as the hole distances are short. Plus, people using the paths can be seen well before it becomes an issue… unless someone is too dim-witted to realize that you shouldn't be throwing with people within striking distance.
- LAYOUT FLOW - Terrible. The course length is 1700 feet or so, but I walked at least a mile. (8) and (9) are separated by over 1,000 feet.
- TEES - Natural tees except for the couple that borrow the adjacent walking path.
- HOLE VARIETY - Among the 530 courses I've played as of this review, I scored this aspect 11 percentile. Hole (1) and (2) are featureless short open plays. Hole 3 is ok. (4) is basically featureless as well as the backdrop trees will only come into play on a comeback throw. (5), meh. (6) was my favorite, but I'm not even sure it would top the excitement of one hole at nearby Tom Bennett or Bob Gardener. The remaining 3 tee shots are simple as well.
- FLAT - The last hole has 8-feet of elevation to it. Basket (5) is 2-feet up on a 5-foot high mound. The rest could be measured with your 6-inch protractor from middle school.

Other Thoughts:

Heritage Harbour is a fine beginner and local family course. Novices may like it too as it's carefree and pleasant. Unfortunately, after these noted groups, the course won't get much use. Nearby courses like Tom Bennett and Bob Gardener likely draw 10 to 20 times as many players. For those outside a 10-minute drive, you should only head here if you are looking to pad courses played stats. For now, I am going with a high 1.5. I looked at my scores of other beginner courses and they all have around the same rating. I only have a few at a 2.0 or above and these few all delivered more dynamic elements than here. I could be lured into a 2 if there were some benches and if a few back tees were added where space was available.
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thrembo
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Experience: 49.5 years 245 played 198 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Short, But Incredibly Charming! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 23, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

With distances in the 150-230 foot range, most would dismiss this course as a neighborhood pitch and putt rec course. They would be mostly right except for the beautiful landscape and impeccable maintenance. There are nice clean lakes that don't really come into play but are on the periphery of the course. There are ornamental trees and shrubs on the course which are used on some holes to force a little bit of shot shaping. There are some cool architectural features and plenty of benches, picnic tables, chill spots, etc. Decent tee signs and most tees use existing sidewalks for tee material. The course mostly plays in the landscaped area between some baseball fields and other park activities including a playground. Definitely a great course for new players, children, and your casual throwing significant other. There is a nice course map, and although navigation is pretty intuitive, there are a couple of long walks between holes.

Cons:

The shortness will be a con for those that prefer longer courses, but if you like fun courses you should at least give it a try. We didn't get any aces on this playthrough but we banged metal and came real close a few times.

The course has a popular sidewalk that runs down the fairways of several holes. We had to wait several times for walkers and bikers to pass by (and that was on an early Tuesday morning).

There are some long walks between a few holes. Most of them are easy to interpret, but from 8's basket to 9's tee requires a long walk down the sidewalk by the road back towards that parking lot by hole 1.

Other Thoughts:

This is not a typical course. The landscaping, scenery, and superior level of maintenance elevate this course above the norm! If you Liked the nearby Bob Gardner course you will probably like this one too.
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