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Gardendale, AL

Magnolia Links

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2.635(based on 8 reviews)
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wilcushman
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Short 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 24, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course is short and mostly open which is great for beginners who don't throw very far. The fairways and greens are maintained well and it is an easily accessible course.

Cons:

The holes are SHORT. For the holes that are not just straight shots, they are typical fairway shapes for disc gold, but at like 60% size, so normal flight paths don't work well on them. If this course was scaled up the back nine would be awesome, but you can't get a disc do move the way the fairways do when you're forced to throw a putter because it is only a 170' hole.

The only complaint I have about course maintenance is the mud hole around the green on hole 16. I think with a little bit of digging you could make sure the water runs into the creek instead of leaving a marshy area around it which is impossible to put from at times.

Other Thoughts:

As I said earlier, I think this is a good course for beginners as it is fairly forgiving (not a ton of OB) and is suited for shorter throwers.

I was there during several little league football games which did make me nervous on holes 1&2 as there were cars parked all along the road OB on the right side. One of my drives slid under the fence onto the road and was run over by one of the football parents which wasn't great.

Keep an eye out for kids, parents, and cars when playing the first three holes.
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wericsson
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11 years 53 played 45 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 21, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Really nice tees, baskets, and tee signs. Park is well maintained and won't throw you out til 10. A few fun technical shots, including a couple 6' ceiling plays on the back. I actually dropped a thumb roller on one of them and felt good about my decision. Two vaguely longer holes to encourage development of a stronger arm.

No substantial navigational hiccups: there are a couple spots where you could walk to the wrong tee, but backtracking maybe fifty feet will solve the issue.

Cons:

With a mostly open layout, seven holes under 200 feet, and only two holes over 300 feet, there's not too much challenge here, aside from the occasional OB road.

Several places where the layout is cramped; for example, at one point, there were three baskets all in view from one tee, all within 300 feet of the tee (and 100 feet of each other). The correct guess, of course, was the most boring one.

Other Thoughts:

This course is good for beginners, with a lil bit of everything in manageable doses, but those seeking more challenge should go on to Clay or Inverness or Civitan or even George Ward, as this course will bore most rec level players.

Locust trees are like Satan's gift to disc golfers.
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