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Walrond Park reviews
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Beginner friendly with a unique #5 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 22, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
- Plenty of parking right near the first tee.
- Frequently mowed as it is in a city park.
- Good use of elevation changes on #2, 3, and 5 to make it better than a "ho hum" nine hole course.
- #5 is an interesting layout, requiring a hard right turn and, if you play the tee shot as a hard dart to stick in the grass at the bottom of the hill, then your disc flies literally 6 inches over the crest of the berm in front of the tee. Stick it in the grass and it can end in a satisfying birdie.
- Nice Discatcher baskets.
- Frequently mowed as it is in a city park.
- Good use of elevation changes on #2, 3, and 5 to make it better than a "ho hum" nine hole course.
- #5 is an interesting layout, requiring a hard right turn and, if you play the tee shot as a hard dart to stick in the grass at the bottom of the hill, then your disc flies literally 6 inches over the crest of the berm in front of the tee. Stick it in the grass and it can end in a satisfying birdie.
- Nice Discatcher baskets.
Cons:
- When I played, holes #7 and 8 had been pulled with a sign saying that they would be relocated. But it looked like the sign had been there a while. It looks like they infringed on private land adjacent to the park. There's not much room to move them to, so it will be interesting to see where they move (if they move). So, for now, it's a 7 hole course...
- The gravel tees are downright treacherous with their sizable loose gravel and deeply-bowled erosion. Don't use them, just tee off from the grass next to them unless you want a twisted ankle.
- #9 is a boring, straight, flat filler hole.
- Not much variety in hole length or any unique challenges, unless you count #6. Speaking of:
- #6 is a sarcastic joke of a hole. The basket is immediately behind a row of short trees and shrubs cutting perpendicularly across the fairway in front of you, so you can't see the basket from the tee and there's absolutely zero chance of anyone ever acing it. Maybe once you know where the basket is it could be possible to just bean a tall tree behind the basket to drop in close for a birdie chance, but otherwise it's an annoying layout that forces you to go high and long then come back to the basket.
- The gravel tees are downright treacherous with their sizable loose gravel and deeply-bowled erosion. Don't use them, just tee off from the grass next to them unless you want a twisted ankle.
- #9 is a boring, straight, flat filler hole.
- Not much variety in hole length or any unique challenges, unless you count #6. Speaking of:
- #6 is a sarcastic joke of a hole. The basket is immediately behind a row of short trees and shrubs cutting perpendicularly across the fairway in front of you, so you can't see the basket from the tee and there's absolutely zero chance of anyone ever acing it. Maybe once you know where the basket is it could be possible to just bean a tall tree behind the basket to drop in close for a birdie chance, but otherwise it's an annoying layout that forces you to go high and long then come back to the basket.
Other Thoughts:
Even though it's currently cut to 7 holes that are pretty short, I was impressed with the variety of shots required and the use of the elevation to make a couple holes that would be hard to birdie for intermediate and above players (#3 and 6). And the relatively open layout and short lengths make it beginner friendly.
Not a destination course by any means, but it's an easy to access stop along I-81 if you're looking for a fun stretch break like I was.
Not a destination course by any means, but it's an easy to access stop along I-81 if you're looking for a fun stretch break like I was.
