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Lexington, KY

Sandersville Elementary School

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sisyphus
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Experience: 12.7 years 398 played 383 reviews
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When you can see ‘em all… 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 19, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This newer elementary school has installed nine DisCatcher baskets around the paved walk/jog trail in such a way that users have posted a suggested map on UDisc (I adapted here for DGCR). Throwing from paved surfaces approximating a basket to basket layout, there are hole distances ranging from 63 to 241 feet, and all well within the range of skills kids in this age group might be able to develop. There's even a slight upslope to the 4th basket, and the 7th has a drop off green by the driveway. Maintenance is good.

Cons:

When you can pretty much stand anywhere on the course and take in all nine baskets in a glance, you know the course is not very big …or obstructed. As a 'design', there's not much happening here, and the potential cons could possibly outweigh the pros, if the course winds up being used by more than one well supervised group of youngsters at a time. All holes play from, across, or close to the path, a couple near the playground, some over benches, and a couple within range of neighboring fences. If you do play from paths, you wind up with overlapping fairways.

Other Thoughts:

It's nice to have a course scaled for beginners, and to introduce the sport, but I just picture a gym teacher picking up a dozen starter packs of discs and sending a large group of kids out there. The odds of somebody getting hit would be very high. On the other hand, outside of school hours, one or two mature players might enjoy the putt / approach practice.

First time visitors: I parked in the lot at around noon on a Monday morning (summer school was letting out) and threw from the bend in the drive angling back along the path, so that I started on hole 8 (landed my disc on top of the basket), played clockwise around the loop (double-backs on 2 & 6), and finished on 7.
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MrFrosty
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Experience: 31.1 years 764 played 387 reviews
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Sanders Elementary 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 14, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Sanders Elementary Scholl sits in a residential area and takes students kindergarten thru 5th grade . Play is prohibited during school hours and during school activities . The course is directly behind the school , plenty of parking is available . There are no bathrooms for the public here .
This is a brand new 9 holes course , really intended as an extra activity for the grade school kids . There are no tee pads , signs or indicators of where to tee off . I was lucky enough to run into one of the parents of a couple of kids at the school who told me that everyone tees off basket to basket ( where do you stand to tee off for #1 ? 9 ? ) The baskets are nice yellow banded and numbered Discatchers . There is a large flat field ( soccer ? ) where the course sits . There are a couple of baskets that sit on an uphill or downhill slope , and #7 sits down an embankment . Other than that , the area is flat . The school is very nice and pretty new , replacing an old elementary school in 2008 . The grounds are very clean and the grass was mowed . The course description said that the course was lightly wooded , but I didn't remember trees coming into play during my round . ( ? ) . The course length is perfect for the kids , with a hole as short as 63' and as long as 241' with no obstructions to frustrate them . The holes average 152' .
I took my time and safaried some of the holes , so it took me over half an hour to play , but I could have played it in about 15 minutes . It's fast , and good putting practice . Great for unobstructed ace runs , even for the kids .
Disc Risk - There isn't even a tree here to swallow up a disc . Disc Risk is zero , unless you forget to take yours out of the basket .
I did not look close enough , but if the back of the school has flood lights , or you equip the baskets with lighting , this place would be great for Night Golf .

Cons:

I understand that when you don't have tees you can move the course around . The course is brand new and I get it , but even ribbons hanging on coat hanger wires in the ground are better than basket to basket . Safety can be a concern here . Since no one knows where to stand and there is no conformity , young kids might tend to throw into others teeing off from the basket that they are shooting at . The baskets are numbered , so at least you know which one you are throwing at . This is not a popular course , but it has a playground and the back of the school is popular with the kids and the parents . Be aware when throwing . There is no challenge here . Just how many birdies and aces ( or bucket/chain strikes ) you will accumulate .

Other Thoughts:

Sanders Elementary School is now the new member of Lexington's " stable " of courses . I encountered a man with his son that was playing . He had moved here from another part of the state and enjoyed practicing with his 5 yr old in tow . Don't let my low grade for the course act as though this course is terrible . It is not , but I have to grade on equipment , course flow , and challenge among other factors . I rarely dislike any course that promotes the game of disc golf . This could also lead to a challenge match with other elementary schools ( If Playing Dixie Elementary , insist on playing here at hole ) for a friendly competition . The course is also a nice way to introduce this nice school to outsiders .
My Recommendation : This course is just a putting/midrange practice field for anyone local and above . Don't take scoring seriously . It's a great course for the family , especially those with young kids , to get together after dinner or during the weekend and play a round or 2 together . This course is also almost perfect for a date . Not a lot of sweating going on here , and no risk of looking for your disc . This is the ultimate course for intros and to answer questions from the curious . Elementary students will benefit from this as well . Don't Go Out Of Your Way To Play Here , But If Local , Make Up Your Own Course And Practice ,,,
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