The Witch's Foot reviews
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Private Hills You'd Never Know Were There
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Played on:Apr 10, 2024
Played the course:once
Pros:
- nice mix of open and wooded holes
- extreme elevation change with huge challenge
- good mix of distances with some longer holes
- decent quality baskets catch well
- well maintained property was freshly mowed with tees flagged and marked with paint
- holes 6-8 make fantastic use of elevation
- high level of technical challenge
- gracious host is very helpful in finding the course
- makes some of the best possible use out of the land possible
- ropes tied between trees with hand holds to help on steep slopes
- extreme elevation change with huge challenge
- good mix of distances with some longer holes
- decent quality baskets catch well
- well maintained property was freshly mowed with tees flagged and marked with paint
- holes 6-8 make fantastic use of elevation
- high level of technical challenge
- gracious host is very helpful in finding the course
- makes some of the best possible use out of the land possible
- ropes tied between trees with hand holds to help on steep slopes
Cons:
- no tee signs
- natural/grass tees that need to be recently marked
- no real navigation aids
- baskets are technically temporary/portable
- dead leaves in woods can be a bit unforgiving
- some OB to watch out for near property lines
- natural/grass tees that need to be recently marked
- no real navigation aids
- baskets are technically temporary/portable
- dead leaves in woods can be a bit unforgiving
- some OB to watch out for near property lines
Other Thoughts:
The Witch's Foot is an unassuming course you'd never know existed from the road. It is right near Columbia, MO and a fun stop if you're in town to play Harmony Bends. The course is well maintained, but admittedly Vince mowed it and marked the tees right before I played - much appreciated, but may vary during the year.
This course is "only" 10 holes, but they are 10 good ones. Holes 5 and 10 are the only ones that really stand out as being wide open, with most being fairly wooded and at least semi-technical. Holes 6-9 are the highlight of this course, with very tight lines through the forest. The first two play downhill and the next two play back uphill and it is an intense workout. The basket for hole 7 is mounted in a small creek which is cool too.
The equipment here is just ok; the baskets are high quality but tee signs would be a big improvement. More permanent markers for the tees would really help navigation. There appears to be more wooded land to expand the course which would be really cool. There are some extreme hills and gullies here perfect for disc golf.
At first I had a bit of trouble finding the place, but you can see the big open field shaped like a witch's foot on GPS and the opening to that field from the road has a mailbox but no true drive. You can pull in here and park in the grass. After that, navigation was mostly straightforward, playing around the perimter of the field until you end up near where you stated.
Overall, this course isn't perfect and may be a bit rough around the edges, but it's great fun and really high quality for a private course. Vince was very gracious about letting me play alone whenever I wanted and was very unconcerned with me making a donation for playing, though I made sure to do so.
There are no real water hazards on this course; the one creek is very minimal. Watch out for hole 7 in particular where overthrows, particularly fading left, can end up OB in fenced off property. Bring your hiking shoes for this one and expect a workout.
If you're in the area I highly recommend checking this course out (with advance permission). Not many people have played it and it's a fantastic course if you like hills and woods, and you'll almost certainly have the whole course to yourself.
This course is "only" 10 holes, but they are 10 good ones. Holes 5 and 10 are the only ones that really stand out as being wide open, with most being fairly wooded and at least semi-technical. Holes 6-9 are the highlight of this course, with very tight lines through the forest. The first two play downhill and the next two play back uphill and it is an intense workout. The basket for hole 7 is mounted in a small creek which is cool too.
The equipment here is just ok; the baskets are high quality but tee signs would be a big improvement. More permanent markers for the tees would really help navigation. There appears to be more wooded land to expand the course which would be really cool. There are some extreme hills and gullies here perfect for disc golf.
At first I had a bit of trouble finding the place, but you can see the big open field shaped like a witch's foot on GPS and the opening to that field from the road has a mailbox but no true drive. You can pull in here and park in the grass. After that, navigation was mostly straightforward, playing around the perimter of the field until you end up near where you stated.
Overall, this course isn't perfect and may be a bit rough around the edges, but it's great fun and really high quality for a private course. Vince was very gracious about letting me play alone whenever I wanted and was very unconcerned with me making a donation for playing, though I made sure to do so.
There are no real water hazards on this course; the one creek is very minimal. Watch out for hole 7 in particular where overthrows, particularly fading left, can end up OB in fenced off property. Bring your hiking shoes for this one and expect a workout.
If you're in the area I highly recommend checking this course out (with advance permission). Not many people have played it and it's a fantastic course if you like hills and woods, and you'll almost certainly have the whole course to yourself.
