Jackson, TN

Union University

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wellsbranch250
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Experience: 10.8 years 694 played 680 reviews
2.00 star(s)

No University Effort

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 8, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

(1.958 Rating) A lightly wooded medium length university course.
- GAMEPLAY - It took me awhile to land on a subject to begin this review on. There really aren't any super strong or mildly strong aspects regarding this course. I personally thought the overall gameplay here was respectable. I used several different discs from the tee and pondered how to attack the basket a few times. The length of the course is medium length in my opinion for an 18 holer. There are some par 4s and there are some launching perches. It's a little light in the technical department, but hole (5) is a rather tough tunnel shot fairway to thread. The course seems to be most ideal for MA3s with blend over appeal to the adjacent PDGA skill level designations.
- CHAINS - Older DISCatchers, but they still caught everything for me, that they should have. It's rather sad that this was the only other pro that I could come up with.

Cons:

Playing a course that never hit its full potential in its 20 years of existence.
- LAYOUT AND NAVIGATION - I am baffled as to how a course could have survived this long and never got proper signage. Sorry, but numbered pavers flush with the ground is not acceptable signage. No distance or any other information is on them either. To make matters worse, the layout is super spread out and difficult to follow, even with a map. Those that show up here without a map may never figure it out.
- THE WALK BACK TO TEE 1 - I generally begin to consider it a course flaw when basket (18) is more than a 200-foot walk back to the parking area. It's a very minor flaw at this 200-foot threshold, but here at Union, that gap is almost 2,000 feet. Woah!
- AMENITIES - As noted, the signage here is very sub-par, but the baskets are good. Other amenities and extras are generally not here. The tees are mostly natural ground and there's lots of lane pitting and even roots protruding. No extra tees or alternate pin placements. There is a beat-up practice basket near tee (1) though. No benches or finishing shelter. I'm sure there are restrooms in every campus building, but I also assume that only students and staff can access them. It's obvious that the school has not invested anything in years other than mowing, something that they would have done anyways, even if there wasn't a course here.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I went with 40 percentile. Considering the campus location, the grounds will likely always be in decent shape. Too much of the built environment is constantly in view for me to have this attribute ranked higher. Roads and parking lots are in view and/or play on just about every hole. I did like the view on (18) with the ornate dome building in the backdrop directly behind the basket.

Other Thoughts:

Union is one of those courses that went in and then froze in time. It's disappointing to play an older course that never experienced an evolution. The potential for a better course would be easy with a little investment. Concrete tees and proper signage would likely raise every prior review by at least a ½ point. This should have been an easy 2.5 level course on my ledger if had gotten the upgrades I had just noted. Anyways, 2.0 course to me as is. I played the Bend at Highland before here, and even in that course's unfinished state, it was already better than this track. Union DGC reminds me of University courses such as Montevallo University, University of Mobile and UNG if that one were an 18 holer.
- TIME PLAY - Just over an hour for this quick solo.
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Gmtata01
Experience: 9.3 years 26 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

UU Course Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 10, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Pros:
-Open playing area that lets you bomb it and air your disc out.
-Dose have a few tighter fairways to switch things up.
-Long hole distances compared to other courses in the area.
-Nice Campus location
-Course is well maintained
-Can play quickly just the front 9
-Has a Signature U hole that you throw inside of the U on the back 9.
-Offers a variety of different hole types that require a wide variety of shots and distances. 250-500ish

Cons:

Cons:
-No tee pads or signage.
-You will need to print the map on the UU website
-Course does not complete a circle so it is a short walk back to your vehicle, about 5 minutes.
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NothingButChain
Experience: 15.1 years 10 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great Course...Prepare Before You Go 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 27, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Open playing area that causes a low probability of lost discs
-Long hole distances compared to other courses in the area. Allows golfers a unique playing experience.
-Good, safe location
-Course is well maintained
-Normally not crowded, allows for quick playing
-Offers a variety of different hole types that require a wide variety of shots and distances

Cons:

-No tee pads or signage. You need to do your homework beforehand to learn how to play the course. Suggest printing out a course map or going to play with someone that knows the course.
-Course is generally speaking low risk. Experienced players may not like that poor shots do not greatly hurt a golfers ability to score well.
-Course does not complete a circle so it is a decent walk back to your vehicle.

Other Thoughts:

The school needs to add signage and/or tee pads to bring this course to the next level. If you only enjoy playing in wooded courses, you will not enjoy this one. However, this is a course that is good for players of any experience level. Of the courses in the Jackson area this is my favorite, but it still has its flaws. Do not try to play this course without a course map or knowing someone that knows the course, because you will likely not enjoy the experience. Hopefully Union will invest some money into the signage to really make this a great course.
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bjreagh
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 28.2 years 353 played 321 reviews
1.50 star(s)

No tees 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 20, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Not many: There are 18 baskets here spread throughout a nice campus. It plays across the fields and through some wooded areas and there is some elevation used. There is a lot of variety from hole to hole as far as obstacles, design, and length. I enjoyed the unique feature of the basket placed in the "U" logo made of shrubbery on the side of the big hill.

Cons:

No tees, none- no concrete, no signs. Occasionally there was a worn spot or an orange flag possibly marking the intended spot. If you play here, either get a guide from somebody who knows or use the course map (a must for first timers) to approximate the tee area and then just pick your own spot.

The holes are very spread out with many long walks in between. Hole 18 finishes nowhere near hole 1. Though there was a good variety of hole design, too many of the holes were uninteresting. Add to that the frustration of trying to find the next hole, then figuring out a tee area, tipped the enjoyment meter to the negative side of the scale.

Not sure about the "19th hole". Maybe you play from 18 back to the car safari style, but that is just silly to call it a hole. The map only shows 18 holes anyways.

Other Thoughts:

There are a couple of good holes here, but I would not recommend this course unless you are in college here. The course at Muse Park is very close and is a great alternative course option for the Jackson area.

We parked at the bookstore building (lots of spots, free, no permit needed.) The restrooms in the front of the store were very nice.
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carrioke
Experience: 15.3 years 36 played 8 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Where's the next hole? 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Baskets in good shape. Lawn fairly well-kept. It is a good course to learn and practice on; especially for college attendees.

Cons:

No tee pads marked, no directions to next basket, last hole is probably half mile from first (to walk from 18 back to your car at 1) - a quarter mile IF you know how to get back to 1... IF you get from 10 to finding 11...no bathrooms, no garbage cans.

Other Thoughts:

This course is laid out in a long, crazy J like shape. It wraps along the campus and does not make a circle back to the start from the finish. If you are lucky enough to find the first 10 holes, hole 11 runs along between the road and the baseball field and then the rest of the course runs in a semi circle back to the right and towards the start of the course. We (myself and another player) did not play past hole 10 because we did not see the rest of the course, but we played our way back to 1 and then drove through the campus to see if there were indeed more holes. Please note that the pictures by me (Carrioke) may not be 100% true as there were no marked tee pads, so we made them up according to where the dead spots were in the grass. If the course had been wrapped better from finish back to start, and the tee pads would have been more evident, this course would warrant a better rating. HIGHLY SUGGEST PRINTING OFF THE COURSE MAP UNDER LINKS ON THIS SITE. (REALLY wish I had seen that before I played!)
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kmvailes
Experience: 24.5 years 3 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Open and challenging 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 18, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course requires a variety of shots from long to technical. If you play all the holes as par 3's the course is very challenging.

Cons:

Hot in summer and long walks between holes. The tees are poorly maked.
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