Pros:
Good map at hole one, tee signs for each hole but the hole construction took out.
you will not find a more picture perfect hole 1 in Texas.
Decent design around the church property.
This is not a typical pitch and put course, this is actually a good course for more seasoned players.
Cons:
Sort of a long walk between hole 16 ad 17.
A couple of the holes are wide open boring, but all the good holes make up for it.
Course would be tough on new players, something that I think is important for Church courses to be.
construction has torn up a small section of the course, but this can be an easy fix when they are done.
Other Thoughts:
I don't expect much when I go to play a course on Church property. I just hope the baskets are there and their are some tee signs.
This course did not disappoint. Even with the construction, I still enjoyed playing it.
first off, hole one is one of the best holes I have seen in Texas. Sweet risk reward shot that I was too chicken to go for. The basket is over an inlet of the small lake with the lake behind and to the left of your fairway. You can do like me and take the chicken shot around the lake, but if you got the guts, throw over the lake. This hole is between the church and the lake and is mowed like a yard. It is a beautiful hole and the signature hole of the course for sure.
the next 8 holes have you throwing in a group of large trees where all the low branches and no rough. Plenty of trees and well defined fairways on these holes.
However the day I played, basket #7 was missing and #9 had a brand new basket.
Hole 10 is the 2nd hole that could be a signature hole on most courses. You can either throw over the edge of the lake on your left or throw around the lake and small trees to reach the basket. they have built a road that narrows the fairway on this hole. Lots of construction has the hole torn up too.
Hole 11 has a road built on the original tee box, I just threw from the road down a tree lined fairway with a fence on the left for the petting zoo animals.
Hole 12 was once a wide open shot across a gravel parking lot. Now it has a road across it. Not sure if they will change this hole.
Hole 13 was really messed up with construction too, the tee sign was there, but it was super muddy and I could not play the hole correctly. There is a wetland area on the right of the hole. Due to throwing from the mud, I slipped and put my disc in the middle of that crap. It is still there if you can find it.
Hole 14 is an interesting dogleg hole, you have 250 ft shot to the line of trees you need to get past to have a line to the basket. The map has a direct 375 marked over the wetland area, but it is fenced off and I saw nothing that way. I guess a big arm might throw over to attempt to get a 2, I just don't see it.
Then you have a couple of regular shots back and forth across a field with a few trees around.
Then the long walk around the power station to get to a very boring hole 17 that is a basic wide open shot across a gravel parking lot. There are two electric polls in the way, but zero trees.
Hole 18 is another pretty much wide open shot, but you have the parking lot on your right and you have to cross an OB road to get to the basket next to the Music Building.
Would I play here again.
YES, once construction is done and the course is cleaned up, I would love to play another round here. If I lived close I would probably have this has my home course. It has a little of everything.