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Dogman's Den reviews
3
0
glassila
Experience:
12.9 years
122 played
13 reviews
Average course, could be a lot better 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 18, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
- Very beautiful setting, loads of trees which I love, the fairways are mowed and fairly wide.
- Good "next" arrows showed where the next tee pad for every hole.
- I really liked the way the course flowed, although there were some long walks between holes. Once you get 6 or 7 holes in, you don't really see any other holes that you have played.
- There are some cool and challenging holes on this course which is somewhat RH forehand friendly.
- Good "next" arrows showed where the next tee pad for every hole.
- I really liked the way the course flowed, although there were some long walks between holes. Once you get 6 or 7 holes in, you don't really see any other holes that you have played.
- There are some cool and challenging holes on this course which is somewhat RH forehand friendly.
Cons:
- There were too many "S" shots and there was one ridiculous right to left shot (hole 10) which created an "L" hole. Overall these holes felt too gimmicky for my taste.
- The rough should really be cleaned up. There were a lot of branches and trees that had been cleared to make the course lying just off the fairways (drag that stuff far away!)
- The tee signs were average, showing hole distance with a white line/arrow for flight line - the white line did not match the actual hole in a few cases.
- The hanging basket, (# 8 I think) was missing.
- The natural tee pads are getting dug out and rutted on some of the holes.
- The rough should really be cleaned up. There were a lot of branches and trees that had been cleared to make the course lying just off the fairways (drag that stuff far away!)
- The tee signs were average, showing hole distance with a white line/arrow for flight line - the white line did not match the actual hole in a few cases.
- The hanging basket, (# 8 I think) was missing.
- The natural tee pads are getting dug out and rutted on some of the holes.
Other Thoughts:
I enjoyed playing this course. It helped that I joined up with a couple of other people which provided extra eyes for finding discs and allowed more aggressive throws.
It was 100% dry when I played, but I could see this being a mess after heavy rains or in the spring.
I scored Dogman's Den a 2.5, but I could see it becoming a solid 3.5 with two or three killer work sessions.
It was 100% dry when I played, but I could see this being a mess after heavy rains or in the spring.
I scored Dogman's Den a 2.5, but I could see it becoming a solid 3.5 with two or three killer work sessions.
8
0
kw83028
Experience:
14 years
79 played
25 reviews
New Course. Rushed Design 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 4, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
-New course in the area to play
-Nice property
-Brand new Discraft Chainstar baskets
-Teesign info is minimal, but the distances seem to be good
-Couple benches and trash cans spread out.
-The amount of rough that was cut out is actually impressive.
-Nice property
-Brand new Discraft Chainstar baskets
-Teesign info is minimal, but the distances seem to be good
-Couple benches and trash cans spread out.
-The amount of rough that was cut out is actually impressive.
Cons:
*This is a brand new course, so some of these cons could change as the course beats in*
-Teepads: dangerous, uneven woodchips
-Teesigns: hole layout lines are pretty goofy and a lot of the time are not indicative of how the hole actually is.
-No porta-potty
-Navigation: quite a few spots to get lost. Keep an eye out for tree colored arrows hanging on trees.
-Overall flow with the amount of land that they had wasn't that good.
-No 9 hole loop
-Mostly a pitch and putt course, only 4 holes over 300ft.
-The (backwards) walk from 2-3 is long and dangerous, as you are walking directly back into and down the #2 driving zone
-The walks from 11-12, 13-14, and 15-16 are all walks where you have to walk backwards into the fairway that you just got done throwing on.
-The path from 15-16 steps you blindly out of the woods DIRECTLY into the driving lane of 16. I almost took a drive to the side of the head. It was that close.
-I did not like the hanging basket on hole 8. If you're going to have a gimmick such as a hanging basket, it should be placed on a hole that is prominent and accessible. Hole 8 is a tiny blind spike hole where the beauty of a hanging basket is completely lost.
-Teepads: dangerous, uneven woodchips
-Teesigns: hole layout lines are pretty goofy and a lot of the time are not indicative of how the hole actually is.
-No porta-potty
-Navigation: quite a few spots to get lost. Keep an eye out for tree colored arrows hanging on trees.
-Overall flow with the amount of land that they had wasn't that good.
-No 9 hole loop
-Mostly a pitch and putt course, only 4 holes over 300ft.
-The (backwards) walk from 2-3 is long and dangerous, as you are walking directly back into and down the #2 driving zone
-The walks from 11-12, 13-14, and 15-16 are all walks where you have to walk backwards into the fairway that you just got done throwing on.
-The path from 15-16 steps you blindly out of the woods DIRECTLY into the driving lane of 16. I almost took a drive to the side of the head. It was that close.
-I did not like the hanging basket on hole 8. If you're going to have a gimmick such as a hanging basket, it should be placed on a hole that is prominent and accessible. Hole 8 is a tiny blind spike hole where the beauty of a hanging basket is completely lost.
Other Thoughts:
I know the locals will hate me for this review, but I try to keep it real. A 2.5 rating says "Decent/Typical" and there is nothing about this course that would make me think it is higher. I think you either love this course or you hate it. Most of the people that I've talked to that like it, just like it because it's another option, they don't care about design and such.
Yes, I know the course is new and will get beat in, but that can't fix a ton of design flaws. I have heard that they only had 4 months to design and build, not sure if that's true. The news articles all summer kept saying "Championship Level" and "Top-Notch". It is far from that, especially with only 4 holes over 300ft.
In my opinion, I should never have to walk backwards across other fairways just to get to the next hole. This course has 4 of those. Unfortunately, for me, when there's that much danger, it is a HUGE negative.
There are definitely a few holes that are well designed and will be very fun when the course beats in. There will definitely be a ton of aces at this course since anybody can throw a putter or mid off of 3/4 of the holes.
There are a lot of long walks between holes which makes a 4900 foot course take a long time to play.
It will be interesting to see how it holds up in the wet season. There are definitely quite a few low areas that had mud.
Overall, I was very disappointed with this course. It was hyped up quite big in the community and didn't deliver for me. I know a lot of people will like it since it's so short and on the easy side, but with Seymour and Addison so close, I don't see myself coming back very often.
Yes, I know the course is new and will get beat in, but that can't fix a ton of design flaws. I have heard that they only had 4 months to design and build, not sure if that's true. The news articles all summer kept saying "Championship Level" and "Top-Notch". It is far from that, especially with only 4 holes over 300ft.
In my opinion, I should never have to walk backwards across other fairways just to get to the next hole. This course has 4 of those. Unfortunately, for me, when there's that much danger, it is a HUGE negative.
There are definitely a few holes that are well designed and will be very fun when the course beats in. There will definitely be a ton of aces at this course since anybody can throw a putter or mid off of 3/4 of the holes.
There are a lot of long walks between holes which makes a 4900 foot course take a long time to play.
It will be interesting to see how it holds up in the wet season. There are definitely quite a few low areas that had mud.
Overall, I was very disappointed with this course. It was hyped up quite big in the community and didn't deliver for me. I know a lot of people will like it since it's so short and on the easy side, but with Seymour and Addison so close, I don't see myself coming back very often.
