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Manchester, United Kingdom

Longford Park

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4.095(based on 11 reviews)
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Jillian
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Experience: 4.5 years 26 played 26 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fantastic facility 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 31, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Fantastic facilities: Enclosed within it's own section of a public park with great signage, the concrete tees, tee sign post colours and general upkeep make this a very easy course to play
-Creatively fit 18 holes into a small property in a way that works
-Some really good holes (at least with tournament OB). Hole 14 in particular was a standout for me, but also holes 7, 8, 9 and 17 were really fun.
-Some beautiful and creative greens. The standing stone hole is iconic and some earthworks/wooden posts are used well throughout the layout.
-Good mixture of lengths (also a blue layout and a short course to cater to different needs)
-The openess of the course makes it attractive to beginners, and when trees are used it is generally done well.

Cons:

-Hole 10's long position really isn't a fun hole. A forehand roller was the only shot I saw that came close to a chance of a clean 2. The short position looks like alot better of a hole, unfortunately I didn't get the opportunity to play it.
-The course is very open and definitely RHBH friendly. The only LHBH friendly hole, 13, is an extreme stall hyzer at the level that it feels gimmicky.
-Can get very boggy/have standing water in the rain. This also makes some of the earthworks around greens slip hazards.

Other Thoughts:

If this was my local course I'd be over the moon. The facilities make it a pleasure to play, just don't expect to have your shot shaping challenged too much. I think I used my overstable destroyer on or just over half the holes. I don't want to mark it down for not being a championship level course though because I don't think it has to be. It can just be a really nice park to play some disc golf in and that's fab.
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ibringyourwords
Experience: 9 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A good, fun course but temper expectations 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 30, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is one of the best free courses in the country

- Great concrete teepads
- Fantastic community run course which is well maintained
- Fun layout with fun shots and some 400/600ft holes which are unusual in the UK
- FREE
- Busy with lots of "newbie" locals
- Good cafe with toilets open in the daytime
- excellent, non-gimmicky "Man-made" features to make the course interesting

Cons:

- RHBH dominant design, tricky for lefties!
- Poor drainage can mean standing water on some holes
- Busy with lots of "newbie" locals

Other Thoughts:

It's a very good course, don't get me wrong. But if you come from abroad expecting (as of Oct 2019) a 4.13/5 course, you might be a bit disappointed in the actual "golf". It's good, but not "Excellent" - mostly due to limitations of a flat park with limited trees and other possibilities.

I think it's current rating is slightly inflated by it being the best course most people playing it have played
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