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The Pines reviews
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Experience:
19.2 years
305 played
283 reviews
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Played on:Mar 2, 2024
Played the course:once
Pros:
- great use of mature pine trees to force some shot shaping
- area of multi-use park is devoted to disc golf
- mostly straightforward navigation
- ChainStar baskets are basic but in good shape
- course sign at beginning of course makes start clear
- ample parking
- decent concrete tees
- some good hole length variety
- park is generally well maintained and clean
- area of multi-use park is devoted to disc golf
- mostly straightforward navigation
- ChainStar baskets are basic but in good shape
- course sign at beginning of course makes start clear
- ample parking
- decent concrete tees
- some good hole length variety
- park is generally well maintained and clean
Cons:
- despite trees, fairways are still pretty open and not especially challenging
- tee posts only have hole number and distance, no maps
- almost entirely flat
- some of the holes felt a bit repetitive
- limited amenities - one bench, no garbage cans, no practice basket
- course has a bit of a manure smell
- hole 6 plays too close to industrial area
- tee posts only have hole number and distance, no maps
- almost entirely flat
- some of the holes felt a bit repetitive
- limited amenities - one bench, no garbage cans, no practice basket
- course has a bit of a manure smell
- hole 6 plays too close to industrial area
Other Thoughts:
I'm honestly a little surprised by the reviews of The Pines. This is a fun enough course, but I thought it was pushing it even at 2.5. Seems that most thought it was better than I did and that's ok.
The Pines is a very fast moving round on a course I doubt ever gets very busy. While you can sometimes see multiple baskets at once due to the openness of the course, navigation mostly follows a straight line and wasn't too confusing; the exception was hole 7. The basket straight ahead is from hole 1; basket 7 is a hard dog leg right to a blind basket.
I do wonder if this course used to be a bit more wooded based on some of the ratings. It's a decent course, but nothing particularly stood out to me. I appreciated the mature trees but the course is still fairly open with no elevation change and a lot of repetition. There is good hole length variety; most are on the shorter side but hole 6 is over 400 ft. All the equipment here is very serviceable - tees could be slightly wider but are concrete, and maps on the tee signs would be nice, but these aren't desperately needed with the exception of hole 7.
Overall, you could probably play this course solo in 30 minutes or even less. If you are playing Veteran Hills and Justin Trails, there's pretty much no reason not to stop here. It is right on the route and is a very quick detour. Just save your legs for Justin Trails because it is a brutal workout!
For some reason the area seemed smelly to me while I was there. It is in a heavy farming area and usually natural smells like manure don't bother me much, but it definitely didn't add to the round. All that said, this course seemed to stand up to the elements well and was in great shape in early March. Given how much other reviewers seemed to enjoy it, odds are it's worth a quick stop if you're in the area.
The Pines is a very fast moving round on a course I doubt ever gets very busy. While you can sometimes see multiple baskets at once due to the openness of the course, navigation mostly follows a straight line and wasn't too confusing; the exception was hole 7. The basket straight ahead is from hole 1; basket 7 is a hard dog leg right to a blind basket.
I do wonder if this course used to be a bit more wooded based on some of the ratings. It's a decent course, but nothing particularly stood out to me. I appreciated the mature trees but the course is still fairly open with no elevation change and a lot of repetition. There is good hole length variety; most are on the shorter side but hole 6 is over 400 ft. All the equipment here is very serviceable - tees could be slightly wider but are concrete, and maps on the tee signs would be nice, but these aren't desperately needed with the exception of hole 7.
Overall, you could probably play this course solo in 30 minutes or even less. If you are playing Veteran Hills and Justin Trails, there's pretty much no reason not to stop here. It is right on the route and is a very quick detour. Just save your legs for Justin Trails because it is a brutal workout!
For some reason the area seemed smelly to me while I was there. It is in a heavy farming area and usually natural smells like manure don't bother me much, but it definitely didn't add to the round. All that said, this course seemed to stand up to the elements well and was in great shape in early March. Given how much other reviewers seemed to enjoy it, odds are it's worth a quick stop if you're in the area.
