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Dutchman Creek Middle School reviews
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DiscGolfCraig
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20 years
603 played
546 reviews
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Played on:Aug 2, 2013
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Dutchman Creek is a nice middle-school course. There's not a ton of challenge here, but there are some fun holes. All in all, another decent course in Rock Hill's ongoing quest to overwhelm people with 9-12 hole layouts.
- There's some decent variety here. Holes #3 - 6 all have some degree of elevation involved. Normally I'd be critical of a course for having tall grass near baskets; however, in this case, the tall grass prevents shots from rolling down the hill. This leads to more aggressive tee shots, knowing you're not going to be overly penalized for it.
- Hole #2 is the only wooded hole. It's a short hole - 117 feet - so you have a simple chuck over the trees to the basket.
- Hole #7 is the only long hole on the course at 407 feet. The hole is wide open, so you can be aggressive and pull out the big throws for this one.
- Hole #6 is my favorite on the course. It's a mild downhill, 243 foot shot, with the basket on the side of a right-to-left hill. RHBH throwers are going to be throwing with the hill sloping away from them; RHFH/LFBH throwers are going to be throwing into the hill. It's a nice view from the tee watching your disc sail towards the basket.
-Course is relatively easy to navigate. Basic tee signs at each hole help make for easy navigation. Tee pads are dirt, marked by discs in the ground. Here's the disclaimer that the tee sign for #10 is missing. Once you finish #9, walk to your left, heading towards the water fountain along the first base line of the baseball field. The tee markers are about 20 feet behind the water fountain. Basket for #10 is close to the tee for #1, so it's very easy to play through multiple times without much extra walking.
- This is a very good course for beginners and casual players. As mentioned, there's only one hole longer than 243 feet, so big arms are not needed here. This is also a great course for practice. With the baskets on the hill - #3 -6 - you can get creative and throw from anywhere to practice different shots.
- There's some decent variety here. Holes #3 - 6 all have some degree of elevation involved. Normally I'd be critical of a course for having tall grass near baskets; however, in this case, the tall grass prevents shots from rolling down the hill. This leads to more aggressive tee shots, knowing you're not going to be overly penalized for it.
- Hole #2 is the only wooded hole. It's a short hole - 117 feet - so you have a simple chuck over the trees to the basket.
- Hole #7 is the only long hole on the course at 407 feet. The hole is wide open, so you can be aggressive and pull out the big throws for this one.
- Hole #6 is my favorite on the course. It's a mild downhill, 243 foot shot, with the basket on the side of a right-to-left hill. RHBH throwers are going to be throwing with the hill sloping away from them; RHFH/LFBH throwers are going to be throwing into the hill. It's a nice view from the tee watching your disc sail towards the basket.
-Course is relatively easy to navigate. Basic tee signs at each hole help make for easy navigation. Tee pads are dirt, marked by discs in the ground. Here's the disclaimer that the tee sign for #10 is missing. Once you finish #9, walk to your left, heading towards the water fountain along the first base line of the baseball field. The tee markers are about 20 feet behind the water fountain. Basket for #10 is close to the tee for #1, so it's very easy to play through multiple times without much extra walking.
- This is a very good course for beginners and casual players. As mentioned, there's only one hole longer than 243 feet, so big arms are not needed here. This is also a great course for practice. With the baskets on the hill - #3 -6 - you can get creative and throw from anywhere to practice different shots.
Cons:
Not a lot to complain about here. Course is in pretty good shape, only needing a couple of tweaks to maximize its potential.
- I wasn't a fan of the tee location for #1. It's on the sidewalk, touching the building. The tee sign for #1 is actually on the school building.
- #4 is only 63 feet long. It's not as bad as the short hole at Springfield Elementary in Fort Mill, but it's still essentially a long putt. This is the type of hole you could argue should be a par 2, especially with the tall grass keeping most errant shots from rolling too far away. You could also argue this hole could be pulled, making #3 & 5 longer, and turning this into a better 9-holer than a 10-holer.
- The worst hole for me is #8, mainly because there's so much wasted potential. After finishing #7, you walk for several hundred feet until you get to the tee pad. Then, at the basket, there's a nice little drop-off to the right, with more open space. This hole could be much better if either you turn it into a longer hole (if you're going to walking so far, why not after throwing your tee shot?); move the basket to the right, making a more challenging hole location; or both. It could a layout much like that of #12 at Eastway in Charlotte, with the baseball field replacing the road as OB to the left. I just felt like that was the wasted opportunity for one really good hole on this course. Everything else essentially is what it is.
- The gate was locked when I tried to play here on a Friday afternoon. If you can only play when school's not in session, you would hope the gate would be open at those times. As it was, I parked in front of the gate, and walked down to the course.
- No benches (unless you count the bleachers around the baseball field) or trash cans.
- I wasn't a fan of the tee location for #1. It's on the sidewalk, touching the building. The tee sign for #1 is actually on the school building.
- #4 is only 63 feet long. It's not as bad as the short hole at Springfield Elementary in Fort Mill, but it's still essentially a long putt. This is the type of hole you could argue should be a par 2, especially with the tall grass keeping most errant shots from rolling too far away. You could also argue this hole could be pulled, making #3 & 5 longer, and turning this into a better 9-holer than a 10-holer.
- The worst hole for me is #8, mainly because there's so much wasted potential. After finishing #7, you walk for several hundred feet until you get to the tee pad. Then, at the basket, there's a nice little drop-off to the right, with more open space. This hole could be much better if either you turn it into a longer hole (if you're going to walking so far, why not after throwing your tee shot?); move the basket to the right, making a more challenging hole location; or both. It could a layout much like that of #12 at Eastway in Charlotte, with the baseball field replacing the road as OB to the left. I just felt like that was the wasted opportunity for one really good hole on this course. Everything else essentially is what it is.
- The gate was locked when I tried to play here on a Friday afternoon. If you can only play when school's not in session, you would hope the gate would be open at those times. As it was, I parked in front of the gate, and walked down to the course.
- No benches (unless you count the bleachers around the baseball field) or trash cans.
Other Thoughts:
Dutchman Middle is a relatively decent 10-hole course. As stated, there are a couple places where this course could be improved. But other than that, it's going to appeal mostly to beginner and casual players.
- With nine of 10 holes at 243 feet or shorter, there are plenty of ace and birdie chances. The risk/reward element here is pretty low, begging players to be aggressive.
- This is a quick play. I played through twice in about 50 minutes, and that included the time I spent searching for #10's tee, and the walk to and from my car at the locked gate.
- Between this course and Tirzah Church about 5 minutes down the road, you have the makings of a decent 19-hole layout. Many of the other Rock Hill courses are within 15 minutes from here, so plenty of chances to combine this with other/better layouts.
- With nine of 10 holes at 243 feet or shorter, there are plenty of ace and birdie chances. The risk/reward element here is pretty low, begging players to be aggressive.
- This is a quick play. I played through twice in about 50 minutes, and that included the time I spent searching for #10's tee, and the walk to and from my car at the locked gate.
- Between this course and Tirzah Church about 5 minutes down the road, you have the makings of a decent 19-hole layout. Many of the other Rock Hill courses are within 15 minutes from here, so plenty of chances to combine this with other/better layouts.
5
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Experience:
13.3 years
18 played
10 reviews
Dutchman 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:May 7, 2011
Played the course:once
Pros:
10 holes. 5 holes are on hills which for the area is a nice change. The longest hole (7) was 407 feet. The shortest hole (5) was 65 feet. Some of the holes are short and up/down hill. Only hole (3) has any trees at all and they are saplings.
Cons:
It is a middle school course there is little challenge. I would not go out of my way to play this course.
Other Thoughts:
The tee for hole one is posted on the school and not on a post. The tee for hole 10 is on the fence of the baseball field never the batter's box.
