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Newberry, SC

Hunter Park

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Bennybennybenny
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Experience: 13.2 years 306 played 288 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Better Call the Sauls

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 26, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Really good mix of fairways for 12 holes. There are a few doglegs that require big sidearms, turnovers, or hyzers. The available elevation is taken into use too. #6 was my favorite hole. It's a nice 350+ downhill over a field and through some trees. The retention trees are mostly to the right and there is a bush in play in the middle of those trees, so this was a cool backhand flex.

-Good use of the river. The first hole is very short, probably more than the listed 141 feet; it's probably about 175'. It's pretty steep downhill and the creek is just about 15' past the basket. You want to go for the ace on this hole and there's a little bit of wiggle room to go for it, but it's risky to go for it. #4 was a cool hole with the creek in play on the right side, making it an obstacle the entire way.

-The field by the parking lot is really nice to practice some big drives in. You have over 500' of space in an open field.

-Course is pretty old, but the signage is still there on most holes.

Cons:

-No tee signs for #4 or #12. Just brown markers from what I saw.

-I hated the second hole. It's definitely more than the listed 204'. It's probably about 260' and it's a sharp dogleg left with a low ceiling and heavy vegetation on the left side. You could throw a safe straight shot and have a simple 100' uphill approach and make a tap in three, but nobody wants to do that on a 260' footer if they can reach it. Wasn't a fan of #8 either. I saw the picture on the media, it looks like there was a mando pointing right of a tree. Makes sense considering the road is on the left side, but there's no line to the pin with the designated mando preventing you from throwing a big left to right skip. The only logical line warrants a penalty stroke.

-Crazy spit outs. The single chain baskets are worn out. I had many dead center spit outs. It's like the chains have minds of their own. They catch about as poorly as a Sun Joe catches grass. It's like the cutting blade has a mind of its own.

-Holes #2 and #3 cross each other. #5 and #6, while they are a couple of the better holes, they go up and back down the same field. #8's tee can get in the way of #7's green. They probably could've done better with nine holes.

Other Thoughts:

-I was in complete solitude when I played Hunter Park. Nobody was in sight, despite being in the middle of the college neighborhood. It was a very peaceful atmosphere, at least to my experience. The layout was okay. It has a few considerably enjoyable holes that are pretty well thought out (#4-7 are all good). I wasn't fond of the ending though. #10 was a pretty bland putter shot toward the road. #11 was a little better, just needs some trimming, and #12 was an anticlimatic finish.

-Stoney Hill is an amazing course. It's in my top three and is one of the few courses I rated a 5 on. Hunter is more accommodating for newer players, but Stoney is a top disc golf experience in my opinion. Call the Sauls and see if you can play a round or few there. Play one round there and you won't feel like leaving.
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Luckj
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Experience: 6.4 years 66 played 50 reviews
2.00 star(s)

12 holes forced where 9 would do the trick

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 5, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

I was on my way to Savannah and needed a stop to stretch my legs when I noticed Hunter Park was nearby so I thought I'd drop in to play a quick round.
-The park had some nice terrain features, including minor hills and a creek throughout.
-It made good use of the beautiful old trees to force some shot shaping, usually either dead straight or giant hyzers
-Parking right by hole 1
-Bridges across the creek
-Hole 6 was nice. a 300' downhill shot with the pin near the creek. 7 was also solid, likely a RHBH turnover that keeps pushing down what appears to have once been a road or driveway.
-I'd like another shot at hole 3, playing downhill at first and over the creek with a low-ish ceiling, I really wanted to hit the line but ended up catching a tree by the creek.

Cons:

-The biggest con is that it felt crowded, far too many shots played near or across other fairways. Off the top of my head, 2&3 fairways overlapped, the ideal line on 3 crossed 4s tee, 5&6 were parallel fairways with only 50 feet or so of separation between the baskets, and things got really muddled around 10, 11, 12, & 1. It seemed like 9 properly spaced holes would better serve the course, though I didn't get the impression the course was regularly busy. Also, houses came into play on 2 and 5, a street on 7, 8, 10, and 12, and the shelter is right in the fairway on 4. If this park ever gets busy several holes would not be safe to play.
-Turf teepads
-Bad/no signage. Most tees were parked with a post that showed hole number and a (highly suspect) distance. Notably, the post was missing from 4 & 12 and we were forced to use a combination of UDisc and looking for a worn patch to guess at the teepad's location.
-The park just felt a little neglected. It wasn't a bad park and I never thought of it being dangerous, but there was graffiti covering the pavilion, lots of litter, and the creek looked pretty grimy.
-Hole 2 wasn't bad at first, a par 4 tunnel shot with the woods on one side and creek on the other. However, once you reach the end of the tunnel (maybe 220') you had a 60 foot uphill pitch to the pin. It doesn't work as a par 4, but isn't really reachable off the tee either. The pin either needs pushed further up the hill or kept at the end of the tunnel and pushed back.
-Baskets were serviceable, but didn't catch great.

Other Thoughts:

This park seems to be what happens when a park wants to install a course and brings in local enthusiasts to design it. The holes weren't bad, but didn't really take into account safety or par considerations. I think shrinking it down to 9 and reworking it a bit could bring it up to a 3 star course with the addition of teepads and signs. Still, if you're driving past Newberry and you need a quick stop you could do worse.
(P.S. The McDonalds up the road was literally the worst I've ever been to but that's another story)
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Shadrach3
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Experience: 5.6 years 319 played 312 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Could be Good with Care

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 11, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

A course with 12 holes that could have done better with fewer.

Hunter is a bit of an odd park. It's shoved into a bit of space that both feels like a neighborhood nook and a regular community park - it has the terrain features of a large park, but all fits within a couple of blocks and has houses bordering it. Thus, you get big hills and a creek at the same time as being at risk of clunking houses. This oddness doesn't even include the fact that it has 12 holes, which I have only found in 3 of 260 courses to date.

As noted, the terrain features are good. There's a nice mix of uphill, downhill, and sidehill and a variety of tree thickness. A creek comes in to play frequently, possibly the star feature of the park.

Hole design is generally enjoyable, as well. Guardian trees define some holes, a treeline is the key feature on others, and some weave through sparse stands in a very 90s disc golf style. Only one hole is over 300', but the way that distance is used varies throughout.

The course also flows well from basket to tee throughout, and concludes near its start.

Cons:

This is one of the few places out there were the flaws are so big that they altered my overall perception of the course gameplay.

-Amenities: Half-hearted. Natural tees, sign posts with info but no map, decent single-chain baskets. Holes (4) and (12) are missing their tee posts, so it's impossible to know where to throw from without GPS.

-House Risk: Buildings are easily reachable by a misjudge of flight paths on (2) and (5). Further, the road and cars are in play on at least three other holes out here.

-Creek: The creek is used well, but parts of it look suspect for retrieving discs in between overgrowth (home for snakes?) and a steep drop.

-Weird Holes: Some holes here are great. Some are not. (4), (7), (8), and (9) all raised my eyebrows for trees interrupting all apparent flight paths. They are negotiable, but disagreeable.

-Overlapping Fairways: Hole (3) requires throwing right over the fairway of (2). Hole (12) tees off well in risk from holes (1) and (11). Several other moments present blurred fairway boundaries and potentially risky tees.

-Variety: All par-3s (though marked as 4s sometimes) playing in the 200s. There are some enjoyable holes, but nothing is going to blow your mind.

Other Thoughts:

I typically rate a course relative to all other courses I've played, then write my review. In this case, when I wrote the pros I was beginning to think that I had given Hunter an unfairly poor rating. However, when I got to the cons, that idea was dispelled. Almost every hole out here has some element detracting - whether obstacle risk, bad line, overlapping fairways, or unmarked tees. It is serviceable, but shouldn't draw anybody except those in Newberry. It's Reasonable.

~Similar Courses: Honestly, I'm struggling, so don't put too much stock in these. Kennesaw State University (Marietta, GA); Platt Park (Gainesville, GA).

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MadGame32
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Experience: 7.4 years 69 played 69 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Soggy Saturday 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 4, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Tee posts with distance
-Good use of available land
-More "Teeth" than I expected
-Navigation was reasonable without a map
-Would be a fantastic glow golf course

Cons:

-No welcome sign with layout
-Grass tee pads with no marking except tee sign
-No bridge at 3rd hole
-There are some potentially dangerous overlap zones if the course was full.

Other Thoughts:

I had a few minutes while traveling between Columbia and Greenville, and took the chance to play somewhere new. I did not go into the round with high expectations. I figured this was going to be a simple round on a simple course. I figured a bunch of short and wide open baskets. But, I was pleasantly surprised.

Don't get me wrong, it is a mostly simple course, but there are some hairy holes here. Hole 3 was especially interesting. It took a lot of imagination to figure out the best way to clear the trees and the stream to have a birdie chance. I chose a small hole in the trees and I actually hit it to get a birdie, but I imagine that is the toughest hole on the course.

Hole 4 was another respectable hole. Nice forehand flick for some decent distance required from right handers. Hole 7 probably is also in the top 3 holes for the course with either a big sweeping forehand or a wide anhyzer BH.

The day I played, it was SUPER wet, so not having tee pads was a huge deal. There are some slopes that you have top tee from that are definitely slippery when wet.

Because there were only tee signs with no marked pads, I was confused on which side of the sign I should tee off from. It may sound like a small detail, but that minor difference made a big deal on how I approached several holes.

If you are passing through, I would say this course is worth a quick play, but it is by no means a destination course.

1/7/21 Update:
Out of the 66 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
50-Dacusville DGC, Dacusville, SC
51-Pauls Valley Flightline DGC, Pauls Valley, OK
52-Michelin DGC, Spartanburg, SC
53-Holmes Park, Greenville, SC
54-Seven Oaks DGC, Columbia, SC
55-Margaret Hunter Park-Newberry, SC
56-Black Mountain YMCA, Black Mountain, NC
57-Furman DGC, Greenville, SC
58-Easley High School, Easley, SC
59-Noble E. Young DGC, Tyler, TX
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DavidSauls
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Premium Member
Experience: 28.9 years 131 played 68 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Pitch'n'Putt 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 12, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Located in a pretty and otherwise unused city park. Pretty short, three holes around 275-325' and the rest shorter. Uses large trees, some elevation, and a creek so all holes have modest but interesting challenges to them.

Some sharp-turning fairways, especially RHBH anhyzer, allow you to use a variety of discs.

Lightly used---you'll probably have course to yourself.

Cons:

Only 12 holes. Though as short as it is, you can play 2 rounds and have the equivalent of a single 18-hole round.

Dirt tees, some a bit uneven. Tees are only marked with a post; front of tees not clearly marked.

Other Thoughts:

A fine place for beginners, families, & kids. For more advanced players, a chance to work on your short game in a pretty setting.

With the low usage, you can create your own tees and holes crisscrossing the course, if you want.

Not worth driving to get there, but if you're passing through the area, certainly worth a visit.
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