By the way, this course was featured in a recent YouTube video - for the Brent Anderson Memorial 'BAM' Tournament. You can check it out to get a better sense of the course as a couple of local pro's discuss the routes and strategies the players were taking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c75iSw2CfKc
Some final things to consider:
You may want to leave your cart behind and use a shoulder bag. You can play the course with a cart, but the elevation changes make it a challenge in a handful of places. I found that when I do bring the cart, that between 13's basket and 14's tee, after I cross the water on 13, I like to leave my cart at the bottom of the hill behind a tree over towards 14's fairway and just take what I need as after the tee you'll walk back down the same hill.
For summer time, I like to bring a face towel for sweat. The humidity in the Virginia woods can be tough on you - so do bring water
Clark's Run is private property and the property owners are very welcoming. The property owners and the LoCo club has asked the following:
- Please no smoking/drinking etc on the property
- Please don't leave trash behind
- There is a $5 donation drop box on the kiosk - this goes into the course upkeep and improvement projects
- The property is shared with mountain bikers, so please be considerate and on the lookout for them before you throw
------Mainly the bike loop skirts on the outer ring of the property, but it does intersect in a few places with the course
------Check out the new kiosk map for path info
This is all kind of common sense. The main thing (and most importantly) is the club wants to ensure everyone has a good time and no one puts the property owner's good will and keeping it open to all in jeopardy.
I may have taco'd a few DX plastic discs out there off the trees, but we always leave with a good laugh and had a good time. Hope you do as well!