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Chapel Hill DGC reviews
5
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rthomp8
Experience:
9 years
19 played
7 reviews
A good start; needs work 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 2, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
Right off of 130, easy to get to.
Some interesting basket placements on holes 4 and 5; tucked behind bushes so you're shooting blind and have to trust to your upshot.
Plays quickly: a solo player can definitely finish the 9 in 30 minutes.
Open field means strong wind, so forces you to adjust your shots accordingly.
Some interesting basket placements on holes 4 and 5; tucked behind bushes so you're shooting blind and have to trust to your upshot.
Plays quickly: a solo player can definitely finish the 9 in 30 minutes.
Open field means strong wind, so forces you to adjust your shots accordingly.
Cons:
No signage. Unless you look at the pictures on DGCR, you have no idea that some holes are islands or that there are mandos on certain holes.
No Teepads. They're just marked with a painted fence post sticking out of the ground, up to you to determine the pad, I guess.
Not a ton of variety on shots, mostly just straight at it with one dogleg left. Some slight elevation changes, but you're playing in a large field, so not much.
Some awkward backtracking on fairways to get to the next tee (6 walking to 7, I think).
Baskets aren't numbered. Given that it's an open field, it's sometimes easy to get confused about which basket you're throwing to.
Tall grass makes it easy to lose discs if you don't have a spotter.
No Teepads. They're just marked with a painted fence post sticking out of the ground, up to you to determine the pad, I guess.
Not a ton of variety on shots, mostly just straight at it with one dogleg left. Some slight elevation changes, but you're playing in a large field, so not much.
Some awkward backtracking on fairways to get to the next tee (6 walking to 7, I think).
Baskets aren't numbered. Given that it's an open field, it's sometimes easy to get confused about which basket you're throwing to.
Tall grass makes it easy to lose discs if you don't have a spotter.
Other Thoughts:
It might be interesting to play this with the long grass as hazards.
Thankfully, they have a decent map in the Udisc app for this course, otherwise you'd just be guessing which baskets you're supposed to be throwing at. Once they get teepads and proper sigange, it'll definitely be more doable.
With no natural obstacles, it will be completely dependent on someone keeping the fairways mowed to know where you're throwing, which could be problematic long term. Still, while it needs some work, it's nice to have another short 9 hole course in the area, just for variety.
Thankfully, they have a decent map in the Udisc app for this course, otherwise you'd just be guessing which baskets you're supposed to be throwing at. Once they get teepads and proper sigange, it'll definitely be more doable.
With no natural obstacles, it will be completely dependent on someone keeping the fairways mowed to know where you're throwing, which could be problematic long term. Still, while it needs some work, it's nice to have another short 9 hole course in the area, just for variety.
