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Tom Griffin Park DGC reviews
7
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Nice practice course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 27, 2016
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
-New DisCatcher Pro baskets.
-Easy to spot tee signs for navigation to next tee.
-Established park with grass (no mud) and a sturdy bridge over the creek.
-First tee and ninth basket are right by the parking lot.
-Bulletin board with course map at the parking lot.
-Trees... in this part of the world, it's a big deal.
-Clever use of the park for a pretty fun practice round.
-Easy to spot tee signs for navigation to next tee.
-Established park with grass (no mud) and a sturdy bridge over the creek.
-First tee and ninth basket are right by the parking lot.
-Bulletin board with course map at the parking lot.
-Trees... in this part of the world, it's a big deal.
-Clever use of the park for a pretty fun practice round.
Cons:
-Grass tees. "If" the course is played a lot, it will evolve into muddy ruts.
-Holes play around aging (really old) park facilities. 7 plays between old (unused) swing set and a road. 8 plays around the basketball court. There's an old picnic table in the fairway on 9.
-This is the only park in town. There have been people at the park every time I've seen it in good weather. I'm sure it's crowded on weekends.
-The course is flat. The "hill" up to basket 6 has an elevation rise of about 6-8 feet.
-No navigation aids on the tee signs. You can't see the basket on 2 or 9. On 9, your natural instinct will be to play toward baskets 2 or 3, but you pass to the left of basket 3 and play it all the way to the basket by the parking lot.
-Although there's a restroom building, it's been locked every time I've been there.
-Holes play around aging (really old) park facilities. 7 plays between old (unused) swing set and a road. 8 plays around the basketball court. There's an old picnic table in the fairway on 9.
-This is the only park in town. There have been people at the park every time I've seen it in good weather. I'm sure it's crowded on weekends.
-The course is flat. The "hill" up to basket 6 has an elevation rise of about 6-8 feet.
-No navigation aids on the tee signs. You can't see the basket on 2 or 9. On 9, your natural instinct will be to play toward baskets 2 or 3, but you pass to the left of basket 3 and play it all the way to the basket by the parking lot.
-Although there's a restroom building, it's been locked every time I've been there.
Other Thoughts:
This is a short little course in a small town. The designer did a pretty good job forcing lines with what obstacles they had to work with.
The creek is about 4 feet wide at its widest point when full (it rained last night before I took the pictures). You shouldn't lose a disc on the course. It's pretty fun to play considering the closest course from here is 20 miles away. They did a pretty good job of making it more than a field to throw across which is tough to do on this flatland. The grass is surprisingly tall and thick. Skip shots will be hard to come by. Shade is not far away on a hot day. They mowed the morning I took the pictures.
I will play there again for a quick practice round. The park patrons are curious about the game. It doesn't appear that the locals have played, but they seem receptive. Everyone I've met in the town is very nice.
It's a great course to learn to play on or to play a quick practice round.
The creek is about 4 feet wide at its widest point when full (it rained last night before I took the pictures). You shouldn't lose a disc on the course. It's pretty fun to play considering the closest course from here is 20 miles away. They did a pretty good job of making it more than a field to throw across which is tough to do on this flatland. The grass is surprisingly tall and thick. Skip shots will be hard to come by. Shade is not far away on a hot day. They mowed the morning I took the pictures.
I will play there again for a quick practice round. The park patrons are curious about the game. It doesn't appear that the locals have played, but they seem receptive. Everyone I've met in the town is very nice.
It's a great course to learn to play on or to play a quick practice round.
