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Lemon Lake County Park - White reviews
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Some Good Variety, But Some Issues Too
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 13, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
- nice DISCatcher baskets with white rings and numbers on baskets
- great amenities at Lemon Lake including pro shop, bathrooms, food, garbage cans, benches, etc.
- new concrete tees going in all over
- great use of next tee signs made navigation pretty straightforward
- nice mix of open shots and tighter fairways, though not as wooded as Blue or Gold/Silver
- area is mostly isolated for disc golf except for cross country weekends
- great amenities at Lemon Lake including pro shop, bathrooms, food, garbage cans, benches, etc.
- new concrete tees going in all over
- great use of next tee signs made navigation pretty straightforward
- nice mix of open shots and tighter fairways, though not as wooded as Blue or Gold/Silver
- area is mostly isolated for disc golf except for cross country weekends
Cons:
- some very long walks between a few holes
- rough on second half of course is incredibly thorny and punishing if you stray from the fairway
- temporary tee signs have no maps
- feels more disjointed than the other Lemon Lake courses
- longer walks to start courses than other courses, which start very close to pro shop
- rough on second half of course is incredibly thorny and punishing if you stray from the fairway
- temporary tee signs have no maps
- feels more disjointed than the other Lemon Lake courses
- longer walks to start courses than other courses, which start very close to pro shop
Other Thoughts:
I played the White course last and in 2 parts, as I had to go to a class at the pro shop, so I was admittedly pretty tired when I played it. Overall, it's a decent course with a lot of challenge, but it felt very disjointed to me vs. the other Lemon Lake courses. It might be a bit better than some 3s, but I couldn't go higher than that based on some of the issues.
The course seems to flip between long and short holes several times. Much of the first half is very short, while the latter half is less open with tighter fairways, some wooded areas, and a lot more length and challenge. The course is at 20 holes now, and has some incredibly long walks between 11 in 12 in particular, and also between 1 and 2. There was also one basket i could not figure out the purpose of for the life of me; it was white with no number, and may have been another practice basket, but it was right in the middle of the line for hole 2, which was really strange.
Like the other courses, White is being updated with concrete tees going in everywhere and new tee signs being planned for. It is generally well maintained and while kind of disjointed, was still quite navigable with the good next tee signs all the courses here have. It was fun to play but the second half really is punishing if you leave the fairway. The rough is about as analogous to "thicket" as I've ever seen, with lots of thorns. Since I was tired, it didn't help my opinion here, but my legs got extremely torn up hunting for a few different discs, though I somehow found them all. White takes you further from the rest of the park than anywhere else on the disc golf courses.
I think with a little better flow and thinning out some of the rough undergrowth this could be a really nice course. The first half is quite easy, and the second half is pretty difficult. A little better mix might be nice here, but there's nothing wrong with it. Most of this course is probably the flattest at Lemon Lake (I have not played Red), but the last quarter of the course has a little more elevation in play. My biggest complaint here was probably hole 19, which is 450 and seems completely unrealistic except for the most advanced players. The length itself is not unreasonable, but it's in a tightly wooded fairway and makes a huge juke to the right about halfway through. You'd have to really make an incredible shot to have any hope of navigating this path in a single drive.
Overall, between Blue, Gold/Silver, and White, I probably enjoyed White the least. I think it may actually be a better course in some ways than Blue, but the strange flow and lack of many unique features made me feel like Blue was a bit more fun. Gold/Silver is unquestionably the "gold" standard here either way. If you're at Lemon Lake, I'd definitely play White, which might have challenged me even more than Silver. I just might not save it for last.
The course seems to flip between long and short holes several times. Much of the first half is very short, while the latter half is less open with tighter fairways, some wooded areas, and a lot more length and challenge. The course is at 20 holes now, and has some incredibly long walks between 11 in 12 in particular, and also between 1 and 2. There was also one basket i could not figure out the purpose of for the life of me; it was white with no number, and may have been another practice basket, but it was right in the middle of the line for hole 2, which was really strange.
Like the other courses, White is being updated with concrete tees going in everywhere and new tee signs being planned for. It is generally well maintained and while kind of disjointed, was still quite navigable with the good next tee signs all the courses here have. It was fun to play but the second half really is punishing if you leave the fairway. The rough is about as analogous to "thicket" as I've ever seen, with lots of thorns. Since I was tired, it didn't help my opinion here, but my legs got extremely torn up hunting for a few different discs, though I somehow found them all. White takes you further from the rest of the park than anywhere else on the disc golf courses.
I think with a little better flow and thinning out some of the rough undergrowth this could be a really nice course. The first half is quite easy, and the second half is pretty difficult. A little better mix might be nice here, but there's nothing wrong with it. Most of this course is probably the flattest at Lemon Lake (I have not played Red), but the last quarter of the course has a little more elevation in play. My biggest complaint here was probably hole 19, which is 450 and seems completely unrealistic except for the most advanced players. The length itself is not unreasonable, but it's in a tightly wooded fairway and makes a huge juke to the right about halfway through. You'd have to really make an incredible shot to have any hope of navigating this path in a single drive.
Overall, between Blue, Gold/Silver, and White, I probably enjoyed White the least. I think it may actually be a better course in some ways than Blue, but the strange flow and lack of many unique features made me feel like Blue was a bit more fun. Gold/Silver is unquestionably the "gold" standard here either way. If you're at Lemon Lake, I'd definitely play White, which might have challenged me even more than Silver. I just might not save it for last.
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White On White 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 11, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Lemon Lake White has gone through several changes over the years, with this being the latest 18 hole iteration.
- Tee signs show distance and par, with a few having auxiliary signage to explain mandos. Signage is only at the long tees (where they exist). Next tee signs are crucial to making this course work. If any one of the next tee signs between 10 and 11 disappear, this course turns into a nightmare. Luckily, the only place the signage was needed and in the wrong spot was after 16: they place it too close to the next pad, out of useful view. Note: after 16, be sure to head back UP HILL, and NOT down the hill to the path.
- Tee pads are a mix of older concrete and newer rubber (and one or two natural pads mixed in). A couple holes have two pads: 12 and 14.
- Several holes have multiple pin positions, judging from the sleeves in the ground.
- The front nine is largely unchanged; the back nine has been redesigned with the exception of holes 17 and 18. Short to moderately long holes (nothing tops 600') with open or very broad fairways make up the majority of the holes. The standouts, not surprisingly, are the holes that don't follow the short and open formula. Hole #12 has a great tunnel shot down an alleyway of pine trees, #14 a beautiful approach to the basket through a grove of large deciduous tree trunks, and #15 is a tighter "over-the-gorge" style shot.
- Tee signs show distance and par, with a few having auxiliary signage to explain mandos. Signage is only at the long tees (where they exist). Next tee signs are crucial to making this course work. If any one of the next tee signs between 10 and 11 disappear, this course turns into a nightmare. Luckily, the only place the signage was needed and in the wrong spot was after 16: they place it too close to the next pad, out of useful view. Note: after 16, be sure to head back UP HILL, and NOT down the hill to the path.
- Tee pads are a mix of older concrete and newer rubber (and one or two natural pads mixed in). A couple holes have two pads: 12 and 14.
- Several holes have multiple pin positions, judging from the sleeves in the ground.
- The front nine is largely unchanged; the back nine has been redesigned with the exception of holes 17 and 18. Short to moderately long holes (nothing tops 600') with open or very broad fairways make up the majority of the holes. The standouts, not surprisingly, are the holes that don't follow the short and open formula. Hole #12 has a great tunnel shot down an alleyway of pine trees, #14 a beautiful approach to the basket through a grove of large deciduous tree trunks, and #15 is a tighter "over-the-gorge" style shot.
Cons:
- Several long walks between holes start to add up: 1 to 2 isn't the worst, but when coupled with the incredibly long trek from 10 to 11 (the longest walk between holes I've personally witnessed, by a good bit), and then tossing in walks from 16 to 17 and 17 to 18 for good measure, and this course is almost more walking than playing.
- The long walk to 11 is for...hole 11, the weakest hole on the course, and a major let down after such a slog.
- The lines are all pretty hittable, 12 being the major exception, but the schule and undergrowth off the fairways is typical Lemon Lake rough...dense, unfun thicket and prairie simply waiting to swallow up errant discs.
- Let's talk about hole #10's mando. I understand why it's there, to protect the soccer fields which replaced the baseball fields. But it's blind from the tee...fine, it's well marked on additional signage. Yeah, well, it's also too short a mando to tell whether a disc went over it or to the right or left. And it's a pretty hard 90-degree turn with woods on both sides if missed. Just...not a great design here.
- The long walk to 11 is for...hole 11, the weakest hole on the course, and a major let down after such a slog.
- The lines are all pretty hittable, 12 being the major exception, but the schule and undergrowth off the fairways is typical Lemon Lake rough...dense, unfun thicket and prairie simply waiting to swallow up errant discs.
- Let's talk about hole #10's mando. I understand why it's there, to protect the soccer fields which replaced the baseball fields. But it's blind from the tee...fine, it's well marked on additional signage. Yeah, well, it's also too short a mando to tell whether a disc went over it or to the right or left. And it's a pretty hard 90-degree turn with woods on both sides if missed. Just...not a great design here.
Other Thoughts:
- When I headed out for a fresh look at White, I saw it listed as 24 holes; however, I did NOT find that to be the case. The gatehouse was out of maps, but the signage was accurate to the current layout of 18. I'm 99% certain I did NOT miss any random loops or lettered holes that would expand the course to 24 holes, but if I did please let me know.
- I'm pretty certain this redesign salvages some of the once-planned Green course that got nixed due to environmental concerns.
- Long gone is the basket in the bathtub. But overall, the addition of the new holes on the back nine help punch up this course's appeal quite a bit, comparatively.
- I'm pretty certain this redesign salvages some of the once-planned Green course that got nixed due to environmental concerns.
- Long gone is the basket in the bathtub. But overall, the addition of the new holes on the back nine help punch up this course's appeal quite a bit, comparatively.
