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Charleston, SC

Fire Swamp DGC

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2.725(based on 36 reviews)
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madasfire
Experience: 11.8 years 31 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

not worth stopping at 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's in South Carolina.
It had disc catcher baskets

Cons:

Signage was wood posts with sharpie numbers...
There were zero lines and zero maintenance
Not all baskets were numbered
Lots of water hazards

Other Thoughts:

I've played woods courses in Tennessee and played 5 courses in South Carolina before this one. I wish I would have doubled up any one of those instead of wasting my time here. I can't accept throwing into trees as "tight fairways". Those aren't fairways, it's more like "here's a tee pad and somewhere down there is the basket".

Pay the $5 and go to Trophy Lakes. It's fun, challenging, and you can at least get discs back.
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33tango
Experience: 18 years 19 played 13 reviews
1.00 star(s)

It's called Tidal Creek for a reason 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 12, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

I can't think of any. Really. I'd rather play an object course on the soccer fields.

Cons:

Way too swampy. Many "fair"ways consist of a berm that rises out of the swampy areas, so if you don't land in an area 4 feet across then you're in black water or rolling down into it. The only two fairways are on paths/roads. 4-wheelers have damaged the course badly in places. You must scout your shots, what looks like a dry area ahead is most likely standing black water.

Other Thoughts:

If you only have time for one course in Charleston anything but this would be best. Go play Park Circle or Trophy Lakes.
I really feel bad for the people who went to the effort here. It isn't mosquito season yet, I cannot imagine being in this blackwater bog during the worst of summer.

When I hit the trailhead the locals were getting ready for something. When I told them it was my first time on the course and didn't have a map with me I got a lot of raised eyebrows. I did study a map in advance several times and was able to navigate without problems, but what you really need your first round is a guide to tell you where the bogs you can't see from the tee are. FTF-5
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Innovadude
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Experience: 26 years 235 played 185 reviews
1.00 star(s)

how can anyone possibly have rated this more than 1 star? 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 20, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Map is available online (a must get map).

Cons:

-Main con: Design. All too tight fairways with no reward and too much risk. Too many sharp blind turns with no fairway to hit- just praying to get a shot through the trees or throw a lame soft putter shot part of the way up a 150' hole. Every shot is punished. Hole #2 is a joke one of the worst holes of all time.
-Too much water in play. Most holes are either lined with murky black swamp water, over water, or have small hidden pools of water just everywhere- #16 is 2/3 water in the fairway, can't even get to the basket without getting wet feet. Good luck not losing a disc, even off a great shot. MUST SCOUT EVERY HOLE or too much risk.
-Bad dirt tee pads, some lined with too-high wooden blocks that a short thrower who likes to throw low will have to think about when teeing, and one had nail-heads sticking out the top which need to be hammered in or someone could rip their arm open when throwing.
-Most 'signs' damaged or gone, weird layout.

Other Thoughts:

Just one of the worst experiences I've ever had on a course, an absolute waste of baskets. The land is not suitable for disc golf, and it's not well designed, well marked, or well enough cleared.

It will make the short list of worst courses of all time.
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