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Fort Massac DGC

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prerube
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Experience: 17 years 275 played 236 reviews
3.00 star(s)

The lost city of Atlantis 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 13, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Before I review I need to make a disclaimer that this course was extremely flooded. The flooding made some dull holes amazing and some holes unplayable. I am reviewing the course in this condition because the water was knee high in many spots, chest high in some areas. This is not a short term problem.
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Parking lot just for disc golfers, Course map at the start.

Nice concrete tee pads

Best pro was the arrows after every basket to guide you to the next hole.

Good variety in challenge level. Hole 2 is a legit par 4. Recreational players could easily score a 6 or 7. Where hole 3 is a simple par 3 for nearly any skill level.

The flooding on hole 5 added a water hazard that made a mediocre hole a very exciting and aesthetic hole.

Plenty of drinkable water wells and bathrooms scattered all over the course.

Very nice camp sites right off holes 4 and 12.

Cons:

Flow gets a bit awkward at times, just look at the map to see some confusing spots. Confusion on baskets 5 and 14. From tee 5 you see basket 14. on tee 14 you see basket 5. Crossing fairways make this hole confusing.

Holes 6-8 were flooded. I had to play barefoot and play casual water. Water was knee deep as long as you stay near the bridge. If you wander too far from the bridge the water will go waist deep.

Hole 10 was 90% underwater. The tee pad was under over a foot of water and water extended 430 feet of 460 feet.

Holes 1,2, and 9 had road in play. These were only minor safety hazards, not terribly dangerous

Tee signs were just hole number and distance

The small stream on hole 12 is actually chest deep.

Other Thoughts:

I was excited to see the water. I thought it was going to add a new element of challenge, instead it took 4 holes out of play for the average player.

Without the water issue, I still found some confusing flow issues, I tried to not let the flooding sway me too bad
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zackery77
Experience: 11.2 years 7 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

My new Home Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 3, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great layout, Challenging pin placement, variety of terrain, forces you to use different discs

Cons:

Long course, tee pads not installed yet, no signage to direct a player from hole to hole, not many defined lines yet

Other Thoughts:

This will be an excellent course when the tee pads are put in and the limbs are trimmed. A rec level tee for each hole would be great and allow all levels of players to throw alongside each other without the good players getting bored or the new guys feeling horrible about their lack of distance or high score.
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