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Volga, SD

Volga DGC

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mndiscg
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Experience: 15.9 years 483 played 478 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Good For Small Town, Otherwise go to Brookings 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 11, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

+Some fun wooded shots with some tighter lines and low ceilings. I liked holes 2,6,7 for this reason. Some of these holes had just a few lines and actually forced you to throw a certain shot, not many park courses do this.
+Some ace runs here.
+There is a mailbox for scorecards/maps. (None there when I went)
+Ample parking and other things to do. Right next to Brookings County Museum which is pretty cool.
+Pretty solid homemade baskets.

Cons:

-The flow is pretty bad and even dangerous if there are any other golfers or park users. Hole 1 flows over the parking lot and is too close to hole 9. Hole 3 is too close to the pool and it is kind of hard to find after 2. Holes 6-9 dip back into the main park area where people might be hanging out.
-The metal tee markers are kind of hard to find.
-The front of the tee is concrete but not the hole thing.
-Baskets are homemade and some already have chains falling down.
-The distances are pretty short and similar.

Other Thoughts:

+This course is reasonably fun and worth a stop if you are traveling by on highway 14. I would recommend playing it during the morning and on weekdays in order to avoid other park users. Hopefully there are maps in the box to aid you in your navigation of the course.
+Small tweaks in the layout and amenities could bump this course up to even a 3 if done well.
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falcon79
Experience: 15.8 years 286 played 19 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Typical small park course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is laid out to take maximum advantage of limited space in a small, well maintained municipal park. Plenty of trees on most hole to provide a challenge. Mailbox at the first tee that had maps/scorecards, which proved helpful (see below).

Cons:

Tees are marked with small steel numbers on stakes, which are not easy to pick out (hence the map is a big advantage). Natural tee pads with a concrete strip to mark the spot. Homemade baskets need some attention, and the chain layout will cause a few discs sail through.

Biggest beef - If the park is in use, there will be lots of conflicts with other players, to say nothing of other folks in the park. Hole 1 pretty much calls for a shot over the parking lot; Hole 3 skirts the swimming pool; and Hole 8 goes right over the horseshoe pit.

Other Thoughts:

The park was empty when I played, so there were no conflicts. The tee markers need to be enlarged, and the baskets could be upgraded. At the same time, it is a nice little course in an under used small park. Not great, but not too bad.
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