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George Sappenfield DGC reviews
8
0
Better Than The Rest Area
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 25, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
-It's short and casual. Some interesting short holes past some rows of trees. One of them (#5) was over 400+ and was a fun anhyzer for me to throw over the trees. #9 is a good right to left midrange shot into the woods. The landing zone is right on the edge of the green.
-#10 and #12 are fun as well. They utilize the elevation well. #10 is a fun downhill 253' ace run coming out of the woods. #12 is sharply uphill in the woods. It's 142' but plays just over 200. So it's not as easy to go long on.
-Nice tee signs with hole diagrams and hole info. Nice disc catcher baskets as well.
-Concrete tees that are of appropriate length.
-It's a gateway course. It's a good trainer that gives a nice mix of open and wooded. Holes are on the shorter side but offer many different shot shaping requirements. #11 is that hole that'll make you really want to learn to sidearm. It's very doable with a backhand turnover, but really shows the convenience of learning to sidearm. #14 and #17 will show the convenience of accuracy. They are short holes under 200' but are straight and tight.
-#10 and #12 are fun as well. They utilize the elevation well. #10 is a fun downhill 253' ace run coming out of the woods. #12 is sharply uphill in the woods. It's 142' but plays just over 200. So it's not as easy to go long on.
-Nice tee signs with hole diagrams and hole info. Nice disc catcher baskets as well.
-Concrete tees that are of appropriate length.
-It's a gateway course. It's a good trainer that gives a nice mix of open and wooded. Holes are on the shorter side but offer many different shot shaping requirements. #11 is that hole that'll make you really want to learn to sidearm. It's very doable with a backhand turnover, but really shows the convenience of learning to sidearm. #14 and #17 will show the convenience of accuracy. They are short holes under 200' but are straight and tight.
Cons:
-Too old fashioned and simplistic. I think anyone over 65 or under 11 would love it here. I think beginners would be interested in it as well, but that's a pretty limited audience. The course doesn't take up a lot of space and maybe that's all that was available but if so, that is disappointing. That's the main point I would like to make. It doesn't offer excitement for competitive players. It felt like two nine hole park courses in the same park.
-Lost disc potential on #6. This is an aggravating hole. It's a severe dogleg right out of the woods. It's probably 120' out of the woods and about 130' from the landing zone to basket. The basket is on the edge of the woods where you throw out. So basically you have to throw 120' straight and somehow be 100+ to the right from where you teed off. It's possible to reach but you have to flirt with the tree line and barely make it out of the landing zone as you start turning right. And if you don't turn right fast enough, you'll probably be in the tall grass patch that separates #6 and #7's fairway. I spend a good half hour looking for my sergeant in the high grass.
-The first hole and the last hole are just too mawkish. Just too syrupy and bland somehow at the same time. They are both barely 200' and wide open. No creativity or anything to them.
-Lost disc potential on #6. This is an aggravating hole. It's a severe dogleg right out of the woods. It's probably 120' out of the woods and about 130' from the landing zone to basket. The basket is on the edge of the woods where you throw out. So basically you have to throw 120' straight and somehow be 100+ to the right from where you teed off. It's possible to reach but you have to flirt with the tree line and barely make it out of the landing zone as you start turning right. And if you don't turn right fast enough, you'll probably be in the tall grass patch that separates #6 and #7's fairway. I spend a good half hour looking for my sergeant in the high grass.
-The first hole and the last hole are just too mawkish. Just too syrupy and bland somehow at the same time. They are both barely 200' and wide open. No creativity or anything to them.
Other Thoughts:
-It's a support act. Many courses in NC that are far better than this one. I'll say that it's worth it if you want to play a quick relaxing round. It isn't tiring or rough on the legs. It was like a cool down. I played a tournament in West Virginia and played a new course in Tazewell that'll be up soon on the site and those courses are both incredibly hilly. I was really tired driving home so this was a nice little break from driving. I mean, it beats sleeping in a gas station parking lot.
-The fairways are well established and have logical lines. There just isn't much to offer here. The mix of open and wooded is good, there's a little bit of elevation here and there but it isn't memorable like Yadkin Park. Every now and then, it's worth the quick stop if you drive through Yadkinville and need a break from driving. It's better to stop here than the rest area. And probably safer too.
-The fairways are well established and have logical lines. There just isn't much to offer here. The mix of open and wooded is good, there's a little bit of elevation here and there but it isn't memorable like Yadkin Park. Every now and then, it's worth the quick stop if you drive through Yadkinville and need a break from driving. It's better to stop here than the rest area. And probably safer too.
