Kaysville, UT

DATC Park DGC

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Thomashasfun
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Experience: 22.8 years 496 played 494 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Technological Breakthrough Required

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 9, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Infrastructure isn't bad there are nice concrete tee pads and tee signs on every hole giving you distance and a small map of the hole and where you're headed. Except for a few sections navigating the course is fairly simple and the course is busy enough there should be a group in front of you to watch or nearby you can ask.

There are small, gradual elevation changes through out the course that adds slightly to an otherwise uninteresting bunch of holes. There are a few shorter holes around 200 and at least one hole over 500 feet with most holes falling somewhere in between so there is distance variety here. There aren't many trees on this course but the few that line the outskirts of the grassed areas are somewhat used or at least have a basket sitting next to them with the rest of the drive and approach being open.

Cons:

Really confusing and clustered layout. When I saw this was a 13 hole course I got a bit excited thinking that the designers were looking at the best course possible and decided that 13 is better than trying to cram 18 in here and hit the magic number like so many designers do which is a huge pet peeve of mine. 13 is way too many holes here. Many holes use the same fairways and approach areas and a few holes play over and through what looks like the basket you are on but is actually a previous hole you've played or an upcoming hole you're about to play. With the baskets lacking a hole number this is extremely confusing for first time players of the course. There were quite a few other groups playing it when I did in the afternoon on a Friday and it was a bit dangerous, always had my head on a swivel looking for the next disc about ready to hit me in the head. Well designed courses don't make you do this. I think this would be a much better 7-9 hole course, you could take out the crossing fairways, have a course that flows better and be better off.

The main challenge here is distance control with shot placement and the types of lines needed are not even a factor. It does not punish bad throws even in the least and gets very monotonous very quickly.

Other Thoughts:

There are going to be some people who absolutely love a course like this but I am not one of them. I prefer tightly wooded courses and much larger elevation gain/loss and hopefully some sort of combination of the two which this place doesn't have. If you like open holes or want to work on driving air shots or even rollers this is a good place for you to go. If you're more like me than this place can probably be skipped unless you're really like me and are an addicted course bagger.
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Smoothy
Experience: 4.2 years 12 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

More fun that I expected 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 23, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

I passed by this course all the time and always thought it looked dull. But finally, I gave it a go and had a great time!
- Nice variety of hole length
- They used the area effectively wherever there are trees
- Really cool tunnel shot on 10
- Course is fun for everyone
- Not difficult to navigate

Cons:

- Lack of shade
- Grounds may be busy around a couple holes
- The map on this site is incorrect as well as the Udisc app for holes 11,12, 13, 14 and 15. (This has been corrected on the site at least.)
- Only one true hole that you need to use a forehand.
- Not very technical but there are a few fun placement shot holes

Other Thoughts:

Here are the changes if you look at the current map on this site:
- Hole 11 - The tee box is now near the basket by 10 and goes to the old 14th hole basket.
- Hole 12 - This hole is now flip-flopped and starts by the corner of the building NW side and goes to the old 11th hole basket. This has a tee pad, near the the old starting point for hole 14.
- Hole 13 now starts where 12 used to begin and goes to a newer basket that is placed farther right that the original 12's basket. The old 13 basket was removed to put in a parking lot.
- Hole 14 - Not used anymore, since a parking lot was put in
- Hole 15 - Does not exist since a new building was constructed

(6 July 2021 Update) The awesome folks behind the scenes of this site have updated the map and all the holes are correct now! Nicely done!

The grounds are in great condition and the baskets in really good shape. This course is on the campus, so keep a look out for students strolling around or enjoying the park as well.
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tgb123
Experience: 12 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

New layout, no bueno 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 6, 2020 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Not too busyFun tunnel shotA good number of grip it/rip it holes.

Cons:

With new construction and new layout, there are a couple holes that go directly across parking lots.New layout has you drive up a hill, walk back down and then drive back up. Then later you drive down the hill and walk back up to drive down again. Pretty weird.Only 14 holes now, from what I could see.Pretty much always swampy on the 4th hole.

Other Thoughts:

Seems like there is enough space that they could make this an 18 hole course by utilizing a few of baskets twice.
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aphilso1
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Experience: 7.1 years 52 played 50 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Davis County Discin' 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 9, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Great DD Veteran baskets (which are some of the catchiest baskets in my opinion)
-Concrete tee pad for every hole
-Nice variety of length: has a 430' and 530' hole on the long end, and a couple 200' ace runs on the short end. Plenty of distance variety in between, too.
-Well thought out course design. This doesn't look like land that should have a disc golf course built on it, but the designer used elevation changes and man-made obstacles (baseball field fence, electrical poles, etc) to increase the challenge on what at first glance appears to be a boring course.
-Located on a community college campus, so the grounds are in great shape.
-While I think the longer holes could be frustrating to a new player, it's still pretty beginner friendly. It's not as busy as most courses, the lines are open and easy to hit, and it would be almost impossible to lose a disc here. So overall this course is newbie approved.

Cons:

-Course has been redesigned since the tee signs were put in; most of the signs are correct but the ones that aren't cause serious confusion for anyone not using uDisc.
-Appears to be only one pin placement and one tee pad per hole, so not a lot of variety if this is your home course
-Not much of a challenge. I'm a low Int/high Rec level player and have shot both a -3 and -5 in my first five rounds here.

Other Thoughts:

-This course is typically fairly windy, at least relative to the other courses in the Wasatch Front. Which as a native Midwesterner feels like home, but for a native Utahan might up the challenge ever so slightly.
-This course is now only 13 holes after the redesign. That being said, it feels like a "real" disc golf round to me...closer to an 18 hole experience than a 9 hole experience, which is why I don't list this as a con. But for someone that needs the full 18, you'll be disappointed.
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