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Hobson Grove - Vette City

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PastorofMuppets
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Experience: 4.9 years 150 played 118 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Vette City stays in the slow lane

Reviewed: Played on:May 15, 2023 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

***I was made aware that some long tees exist and are open for use so please regard my review as playing from the regular tees or shorts where two tees exist. The golf course was under a bit of construction when I visited last and I guess it was for adding long tees to a few holes.

1) Pay to play course set on the grounds of a traditional ball golf course in downtown Bowling Green. Can choose to walk or ride in a cart (I suggest a cart).

2) Top tier maintenance as you would expect from a traditional ball golf course, modern bathrooms, pro shop with discs and gear, mowed, clean or debris and trash.

3) Underwent a pretty substantial re-design after the ownership of "combat" disc golf changed hands and the course is better for it. Instead of painted lines on golf cart paths, holes have their own large textured concrete tee pads. There are often multiple pin location options now too (mostly used for more skilled divisions for tournament play from my understanding) and the course stays set in the short locations day to day.

4) Newer but not brand new Prodigy baskets that have the same issues with catching that all cross chained Prodigy baskets do, otherwise they catch ok.

5) Good use of elevation and the course manages to incorporate a lot of downhill let it fly holes (although you are never really challenged to full send it if you have 400 foot of power) for the lower skilled and noodle arms out there, this course gives you a chance to shine on at least a third of the holes.

6) There are quite a few uphill shaping holes as well, counteracted by being generally shorter and higher Par. You will get your steps in, which is why I suggest renting the golf cart.

7) I would consider this course lightly wooded, strong on the lightly. There are trees, there are lines you will have to hit, but for the most part you can hyzer your way around this course without much worry.

8) The layout is relatively intuitive but there are some long walks between holes. I still suggest taking a score card from the clubhouse (where you have to pay to play) that has the course map on it. It will help you navigate if it is your first time.

9) Excellent use of tricky greens to increase the level of difficulty on an otherwise bland course. There are roll aways, huge skips, obstacles in the way, etc. Although it is gimmicky at times, this type of design is needed to give this course any teeth whatsoever.

10) The course does a good job of not playing directly down a traditional golf fairway (usually alongside them or across them) and takes the roller game, for the most part, out of it.

Cons:

1) You are sharing the course with traditional ball golfers. You are often left throwing over cart paths, across ball golf greens, blind over hills where other golfers may be, and find yourself standing in locations golf balls may be hit in your direction. It's definitely a course where you have to be paying attention at all times, and sometimes that still might not be enough.

2) Lack of difficulty. Most of the Par 4's are very soft, most within driving distance of anyone who can throw 400 plus (with the aide of large downhill sections and the shorter uphill par 4's). With the exception of Hole #9 and Hole #17 which are true two shot par 4's in the 600 foot range. As stated earlier, you can pretty much just hyzer your way around the course and score well. A 900 rated player should routinely shoot 7-10 under par here without much issue.

3) Holes 3 and 4 play alongside a water treatment plant. The smell is, well, not enjoyable. And despite mandos that encourage you to keep your shot away from the property line fence topped with barbed wire, the baskets are both placed tucked back in within ciricles edge of said property fence. If you sail a disc over the fence by mistake, you might have issues getting it back.

4) The course lacks balance. There are a couple really good moderately wooded holes, albeit short, where shot shaping and ace runs come into play. But the rest of the majority of the course is wide open, miss one tree hyzers.

5) Disappointing for a Pay to Play course. While the amenities and well kept property garner the need to pay to utilize the course, it fails to deliver on what one would expect from a pay to play course from a playability and difficulty stand point. Especially with the free to play, much better designed, Hobson Grove a couple hundred yards away.

Other Thoughts:

This is one of the mediocre courses that Bowling Green has to offer. You find yourself wanting more course for the price tag, which brings the rating down on this one for me, because you can get the same type course style (minus a golf cart) for free at Lovers Lane. The course might even score higher if it weren't surrounded by courses, but it is simply outclassed in its own footprint. A wonderful course to bag, and knock out Hobson Grove while you are there as well, but not a destination course in Bowling Green on it's own. But if you want to relax, ride around in a golf cart, and throw back a few chilled beverages, this course might be for you.
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NOStheBOSS
Experience: 16 years 96 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great Test of Distance and Disc Manipulation 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 15, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-This course will always be well maintained, as far as grass, water, trees, etc are concerned. That is a major perk of sharing the space with a traditional golf course.
-The teeing areas are all comprised of painted lines on the cart paths. This provides good footing and works well on all but a couple holes.
-The baskets are new prodigy baskets and catch extremely well. All have red trim which makes them stand out on the course. We only had trouble finding hole 14's basket but its because it was so far away.
-If you are a sucker for downhill shots, like I am, you will love this course. There are at least 5-6 holes with a significant elevation difference between the tee and the basket which make for a few shots you want to throw over and over again. This of course means there are a fair share of uphill holes as well, which provide a challenge and force you to use a variety of discs and shot selections.
-There were not any unfair or outrageous OBs on the course which you sometimes see on golf courses. The course played fair and each hole used the features of the land and trees to challenge you.
-The course flowed well and we did not have any issues at all finding the next tee or basket. We did have to use the course map a couple of times just because we were new and some of the baskets are 600+ feet away.
-One of the challenging parts of the course, in a good way, is controlling your angle to the green and playing the large skips and rolls that come with playing a closely manicured playing surface. Some holes set up for a roller, some a low skip shot, some a spike into the green to reduce skips/rolls. This was a lot of fun for me and my group.

Cons:

The following cons are what caused me to bump this review down to a 3.5.
-cart path tees. While they were fine for the most part, as far as footing and placement, this is the same cart path that is used by the traditional golfers. This could lead to backups for both parties.
-dangerous fairways. Even though we had a cart and the traditional golfers were very courteous, there were several holes where the DG fairway played across a blind golf fairway, which could lead to serious injuries even when all parties are trying to be safe and give the right of way.
-tee signs. right now they are temporary vinyl signs which could be run over or blown away, I would like to see permanent signs that are unobtrusive to the traditional golfers.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed playing this course and bombing some discs. I would be in favor of paying for a season pass to cut down on costs ($10 per round with mandatory cart currently). The course is well designed and sets up well for beginners and experienced players alike. As long as the disc golfers and traditional golfers have respect for each other and share the space, it should be a good fit for years to come. Doesn't hurt that there is another course right there on the property with more conventional disc golf holes, setting up well for tournaments and leagues.
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