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Kernersville, NC

The Crossing DGC

3.755(based on 4 reviews)
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BrotherDave
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Experience: 16.8 years 192 played 189 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Best Church Course in the State? 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 17, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Thoroughly enjoyable course that is easily in the conversation for best course in this area, which is mostly Triad Park and Johnson St. Don't be fooled with this being at a church, this is a legitimate disc golf course. This review is primarily from a Blue tee perspective.

Front 9 is the best 9, with a great mix of open, long, wooded, and elevation. All of the holes seemed to be assigned good pars with the more open holes requiring good distance to reach the green and score well, and the wooded holes requiring deft line-shaping. Hole 4 is a legit par 4 that is solidly fun, requiring decent distance and control to birdie. The par 3s are all nice and use the elevation change and OBs very well. Hole 9 is an excellent example of a great wooded par 3, with the trees allowing for at least 2 very viable lines but not forcing either. If you're a FH/lefty guy, you see a S-curve line immediately. If you're a BH guy, see a dead-straight to barely hyzer line instead. Shorter holes require enough angle control and placement to not feel like deuce or die holes (at least until I play more rounds here anyway).

The Back 9 is similarly good but filled with more of the shorter, technical wooded holes as opposed to a variety. These are holes that you tend to expect at a church or school where space might be limited. But they're all solid holes and tend to favor precision oriented woods wizards over big arms. Hole 13 is another solid par 4 that plays a lot longer than it is because it's mostly uphill. It's followed immediately by the shortest hole, hole 14 at 151'. This hole is similar to a hole at Grand Central Station in SC where you have to hit the small island to stay inbounds. It's more of a drop-zone than a disc golf hole but it's not a gimmie, at least if it's windy.

The tees are great, the signs are very informative and it's all fairly straightforward to navigate. The baskets are Discatchers but seemed to be a lighter chain type?

Despite being a new course the fairways are well defined and clean looking. The woods are predominately mature trees and very pleasant to play amongst.

I didn't play the Red tees but they seemed to be much shorter on lots of holes. I actually like this since it's at a church and entry-level courses are kind of rare in this area.

Cons:

It's right next to I-40 so the road noise is loud and constant. It's not exactly the kind of course you come to for escapism from the urban hellscape you might live/work in.

There's not much else to really whine about. A path from 9's basket to 10's tee that doesn't take you across the front of 1's tee would be ideal. I hope nobody griplocks a drive into the back of the church on hole 10 also, seems very plausible.

Bit of a long walk from 18 back to the parking lot. Big whoop but I wouldn't hate a 19th filler hole thrown in (or extend 18 into a par 4 maybe).

Other Thoughts:

Honestly, I would put this course over Johnson St. and easily over the Patriot. It's kind of like if Creekside and Keeley had a baby, it grew up and found Jesus. It's just really fun and has superb variety and elevation change enough to factor into playing but not so extreme it wears you out.

I don't want to say it's easy but I could see some very hot rounds being shot out here with most of the holes being decently gettable. But it's great that there's another course in the area to go to instead of the supremely underwhelming Patriot.

Hopefully yahoos will respect the church's wishes and keep the adult beverages to a minimum because this course is a gem, don't spoil it for everybody.
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