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Sand Springs, OK

River City - Old Layout

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2.65(based on 5 reviews)
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ThrowBot
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.9 years 324 played 23 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 11, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ Decent park course with mowed grass, mature trees, water elements in play
+ Signage makes navigation mostly easy, even when playing blind
+ Baskets and concrete tees in good shape
+ Good variation of tee shots: open/tunnel, L-to-R/straight,R-to-L

Cons:

- Plays around walking paths; risk of hitting pedestrians, dog walkers, etc. on most holes
- Not much elevation change
- It's actually a 9 hole course with 2 tees per hole. There's nothing wrong with a nine holer, especially with alternate tees. It's just misleading to have it listed as an 18 hole course.

Other Thoughts:

It's a good beginner/family course that still offers some challenge and variety for more experienced players.

Water comes into play on a number of holes. It's a small creek so not really a "fair" water hazard in most cases, but if you play that over the creek is OB it adds some good challange and also makes the hazard fairer. (Plus it keeps a few fairways/greens separated.)

My biggest complaint on this course is that there's so much opportunity elsewhere in the park. The property has a lot of acreage, much of it heavily wooded, and the south boundary even borders the Arkansas River. That space could easily fit an awesome 18 hole course (or more!). Instead, there are 9 short-to-medium length holes crammed into a few acres that were already dense with walking paths, bordered by roads and sports fields, etc. Don't get me wrong, it's a fun course for what it is. Definitely worth playing if you're in the area. However, the course doesn't live up to the potential of what could be done elsewhere in the same park.
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homeskule87
Experience: 15 years 63 played 16 reviews
2.00 star(s)

I wouldn't go out of my way to play here 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Clean park, new baskets, trees galore (if you're into that), not crowded.

Cons:

Dirt tee pads, extremely repetitive, 9 baskets, untamed grass all along the creek, almost every shot is along the creek, 18 holes on 9 baskets and no pictures for the holes can get a bit confusing, as far as I could tell there is no place to park by hole 1.

Other Thoughts:

It isn't the worst course I've played, but it's close. Hole 1 is right by the skate park.
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