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Emmitsburg, MD

Emmitsburg Community Park DGC

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Crooow
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Experience: 37.1 years 249 played 52 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 24, 2023 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Two tee signs (short, long) at every hole with distances listed. Navigation mostly easy - only one "next tee" sign was hard to find. No conflicts with other activities unless you are really off-target. There is a fitness course and several playgrounds if you are with family/friends that don't want to follow you around. Variety of shapes, mostly in the woods. Short tees (the reds) are very reasonable for newer players. Nice park. Has a practice basket.

Cons:

Very poor drainage. No bathrooms nearby. One big loop of 18 (rather than two loops of 9). Few benches. Only one bag hook that I saw. After #15 you either have to go to #16's basket and walk down the fairway or go back down #15's fairway and cross over to #16's tee (they are parallel). Navigation from #5 to #6 was a little unclear (sign says take right at path but not to turn left on other trail after the bridge). After #10, the tees for #11 and #13 are close to each other (aimed in opposite directions). Some of the short tees in the back 9 are still just dirt.

Other Thoughts:

#4 is just a throw in an open field but it has a raised basket as its challenge. #7 was also pretty much open (a few trees around the basket). Mot of the trees on the course are young so not tall and no thick trunks. A couple of holes have a lot of trees in the fairway.
Be careful of the pond on #8 (hidden behind a line of trees/bushes).
Only a few longer holes (#10, #15-#18).
The walk back to parking lot from #18 is not that bad.
There's not too much that they can do about the drainage but they have worked hard on it. I played two days after a rain and the front 9 was very soggy. In some cases you can detour around but a few really only had one path to the tee and it was a slog.
I was the only one playing on a Friday morning and it was peaceful although I did get serenaded by ducks.
Bottom line is that it is a fun recreational course that I will visit again when it is much drier and the trees have filled in (which I'm sure will make it more challenging).
Course could easily be a 4 if the drainage could be improved (and a few more tees added).
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