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Has Charlotte become oversaturated with courses, or are there plans in the works for new courses in undeveloped areas around town?
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Considering both Eastway and RL Smith were pulled recently due to a lack of course maintenance, I would say yes.
Has Charlotte become oversaturated with courses, or are there plans in the works for new courses in undeveloped areas around town?
That's not at all why they were pulled. New utility lines were installed at Smith. A giant new red center / park amenities went in at Eastway. A new layout is being designed now.
Have you played a course in Charlotte? You notice the crowds at them on the weekends? It's on each municipality, p & r department, and volunteers to care for courses.
Charlotte is blessed to have an enormous DGC with 600+ members. Just like any other club 5% of members do 95% of the work. Ask Bravethrower, 1978, or DavidW about steps to take to get courses in other areas.
I forgot that about RL Smith, but had heard it. Shame as I really liked that course. Glad to here that Eastway will be returning. Last time I had played there it was super overgrown and had heard it was pulled from lack of play/upkeep.
I played Reedy and Renaissance on a trip to Charlotte pre- covid. Didn't have time to play all the courses I wanted. You guys living there have it good.
I still don't understand the crux of your post. Why are you criticizing Charlotte's courses?
Has Charlotte become oversaturated with courses, or are there plans in the works for new courses in undeveloped areas around town?
Huh, where in my posts did I criticize Charlotte courses?
Pretty strong criticism / implication in the OP. Why does it matter if Charlotte / Meck County has X number of courses? How does that impact courses, or lack thereof, anywhere else? If you're counting school courses, Rock Hill technically has more courses than Charlotte proper.
It's not a criticism, it's a question of whether Charlotte will be able to continue installing courses, or if the city decides at some point that there are enough courses, and new ones aren't needed.
As big as Charlotte is (or any other city), there's only so much land available.
If you think I'm criticizing your city, read my previous post saying "you guys who live in Charlotte, have it good."
Again, getting back to your original question, why does it matter how many courses are in any municipality? How many are in Atlanta, Minneapolis, or Tupelo, MS? Does it matter?
My original question was about new courses in Charlotte, not Mecklinburg or courses hours away. In the city proper, will there continue to be new courses installed? Or is it at or near the point of saturation where the city won't allow it, or the local club can't keep up with the maintenance?
Charlotte is known as a disc golf mecca from coast to coast. I've only visited once, and I played Reedy, and Renaissance. I wanted to play Hornets nest and Kilbourne but didn't have the time.
You are missing the point. It's not an issue of saturation. It's an issue of available land. There is a finite amount of space. At some point there won't be parks, but we're a long ways from there.
I'm not missing the point, you've been evading the question until now. And why do you have an issue with someone asking about the disc golf scene in Charlotte? This is a forum for discussing disc golf.
I enjoyed my time there and would love to return or possibly relocate there if given the chance.
Has Charlotte become oversaturated with courses, or are there plans in the works for new courses in undeveloped areas around town?
Mental note: Never ask about Charlotte disc golf with Craig around.