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White Oak reviews
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DiscGolfCraig
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Played on:Feb 16, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
White Oak is a nice, simple, wooded layout. It's a quick round as I spent more time trying to locate the course as I did playing it.
- You're playing here simply to bag a course. I can list two dozen short, 9-hole layouts that are comparable to this. Not that it's a bad course, just a very simple design.
- Course starts in the woods, with the first four holes heavily wooded. The last 5 are more open with, with the challenge being baskets strategically placed behind and/or near trees and branches.
- Mostly a mid-range course. All nine holes range in length from 128 to 255 feet. A positive for kids and beginners.
- The obstacles here are some of the hole designs. #3 is easily the best layout. It's a sharp dogleg right. It's only 128 feet, but that's almost not enough time to get your disc cutting the corner. I thought I threw a good shot, but it still wasn't a sharper enough bend while also being 40 feet long. It was an easy up and down, but still not an easy birdie hole, at least the way I approached it.
- #4, 5, 8, and 9 are the simpler layouts. Relatively open and relatively straight. I had short, gimmie-length putts on #4, 5 & 8, and hit the cage on #9 for a drop-in deuce.
- #1 is a challenge, although I'm not sure if its intentional. It's heavily wooded to the point there's not a defined fairway. I think this was a tight fairway to begin with, but it hasn't been touched in a couple years to the point it's become overgrown. It's a plinko-fairway so take your 3 and move on.
- You're playing here simply to bag a course. I can list two dozen short, 9-hole layouts that are comparable to this. Not that it's a bad course, just a very simple design.
- Course starts in the woods, with the first four holes heavily wooded. The last 5 are more open with, with the challenge being baskets strategically placed behind and/or near trees and branches.
- Mostly a mid-range course. All nine holes range in length from 128 to 255 feet. A positive for kids and beginners.
- The obstacles here are some of the hole designs. #3 is easily the best layout. It's a sharp dogleg right. It's only 128 feet, but that's almost not enough time to get your disc cutting the corner. I thought I threw a good shot, but it still wasn't a sharper enough bend while also being 40 feet long. It was an easy up and down, but still not an easy birdie hole, at least the way I approached it.
- #4, 5, 8, and 9 are the simpler layouts. Relatively open and relatively straight. I had short, gimmie-length putts on #4, 5 & 8, and hit the cage on #9 for a drop-in deuce.
- #1 is a challenge, although I'm not sure if its intentional. It's heavily wooded to the point there's not a defined fairway. I think this was a tight fairway to begin with, but it hasn't been touched in a couple years to the point it's become overgrown. It's a plinko-fairway so take your 3 and move on.
Cons:
Besides the non-fairway on #1? See above.
- Signage could be better. From the parking lot, the baskets you see in order are #7, 6, 8, 9. I eventually followed a path behind a picnic shelter, saw a tee marker. And because #1's fairway is non-existent, it took a couple walks back and forth to figure out this indeed was the marker for #1. After #1, navigation is pretty much a breeze.
- Course is compacted. Fairways and baskets for #5 - 9 all play close together. You go left on any of those holes, you're in the fairway for another of those holes. This is a huge locale. Spread the holes out a tad.
- Along those lines, there's fantastic terrain for an excellent course. Looking at the water and wooded area beyond holes #1 - 3, it's easy to picture some great layouts here. Just saying.
- One of the longest, bumpiest rides to a course. Apparently turning right when you leave here gives you a 5-mile ride on a road that hasn't been paved in years. My phone showed it as a couple minutes faster. I'd rather take longer than the road less traveled.
- Signage could be better. From the parking lot, the baskets you see in order are #7, 6, 8, 9. I eventually followed a path behind a picnic shelter, saw a tee marker. And because #1's fairway is non-existent, it took a couple walks back and forth to figure out this indeed was the marker for #1. After #1, navigation is pretty much a breeze.
- Course is compacted. Fairways and baskets for #5 - 9 all play close together. You go left on any of those holes, you're in the fairway for another of those holes. This is a huge locale. Spread the holes out a tad.
- Along those lines, there's fantastic terrain for an excellent course. Looking at the water and wooded area beyond holes #1 - 3, it's easy to picture some great layouts here. Just saying.
- One of the longest, bumpiest rides to a course. Apparently turning right when you leave here gives you a 5-mile ride on a road that hasn't been paved in years. My phone showed it as a couple minutes faster. I'd rather take longer than the road less traveled.
Other Thoughts:
White Oaks is a perfectly decent nine-hole layout. I would enjoy it a lot more if it were more convenient. The charm of Fewell Park, the pitch-n-putt 9-holer in Rock Hill, is that it's 5 minutes from Winthrop. This is 15 minutes from the Dairy Queen exit, the only exit anyone stops at between Rock Hill and Columbia.
- I only played here to check it off the list. It almost is worse that it's just close enough to Charlotte / Rock Hill and Columbia that you'd rather just drive another 30 - 40 minutes and play a good course. Shoot, I'd rather play Chester State Park's beginner course because I know that means I'm playing the good course too.
- If you were here for a retreat, you'll knock out 4 rounds in an hour. Otherwise, it's not close to anyone to treat it as a practice spot.
- This is either a retreat center or a school, or both. There's a hotel/dorms to the left of the main buildings. There was a cleaning crew there. There are also signs for school traffic. I guess that will limit when to play. I figured a rainy February Sunday afternoon was the least invasive time to be here.
- The most interesting thing here is that this is a evacuation meeting point. I kept seeing signs along 321 about a meeting center. I guess if it is a spot to be evacuated to, that's another reason one may be here to play. Sorry about the storm. Wanna toss a Buzz?
- I only played here to check it off the list. It almost is worse that it's just close enough to Charlotte / Rock Hill and Columbia that you'd rather just drive another 30 - 40 minutes and play a good course. Shoot, I'd rather play Chester State Park's beginner course because I know that means I'm playing the good course too.
- If you were here for a retreat, you'll knock out 4 rounds in an hour. Otherwise, it's not close to anyone to treat it as a practice spot.
- This is either a retreat center or a school, or both. There's a hotel/dorms to the left of the main buildings. There was a cleaning crew there. There are also signs for school traffic. I guess that will limit when to play. I figured a rainy February Sunday afternoon was the least invasive time to be here.
- The most interesting thing here is that this is a evacuation meeting point. I kept seeing signs along 321 about a meeting center. I guess if it is a spot to be evacuated to, that's another reason one may be here to play. Sorry about the storm. Wanna toss a Buzz?
4
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Peaceful Pitch and Putt 2+ years drive by
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Played on:May 9, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ 9 holes well marked with tee posts and Discatcher baskets.
+ Some ace runs.
+ Very secluded, didn't see a soul my entire round.
+ Though I think its due to lack of upkeep rather than an intentional design feature, there were a few holes with low ceilings that made rollers an attractive option.
+ Compact, very quick to play.
+ No issues getting permission to play. I showed up and asked about a DG course at the front desk, and they were eager to offer me a map / scorecard and even offered me some free loaner discs. They were very welcoming.
+ Some ace runs.
+ Very secluded, didn't see a soul my entire round.
+ Though I think its due to lack of upkeep rather than an intentional design feature, there were a few holes with low ceilings that made rollers an attractive option.
+ Compact, very quick to play.
+ No issues getting permission to play. I showed up and asked about a DG course at the front desk, and they were eager to offer me a map / scorecard and even offered me some free loaner discs. They were very welcoming.
Cons:
- Not a single challenging hole. All are short, I'd guess 220' or less save for 8 which might be 250'.
- 6 out of 9 holes are simple straight shots. #3, one of the turning holes, you can just overhand straight at the pin for an easy birdie.
- Lots of spiderwebs on the course and in the baskets, seems it isn't used often.
- No hole distances listed anywhere. Most are 150-220' so it isn't a big deal.
- 6 out of 9 holes are simple straight shots. #3, one of the turning holes, you can just overhand straight at the pin for an easy birdie.
- Lots of spiderwebs on the course and in the baskets, seems it isn't used often.
- No hole distances listed anywhere. Most are 150-220' so it isn't a big deal.
Other Thoughts:
Obviously not a destination course, White Oak offers an easy, secluded 9 hole course that is quick to play. I stopped by because I had an hour of sunlight left after throwing the nearby Adventure World course and wanted to squeeze in the nearest 9 hole. It was fun checking out a new course, like always, but unfortunately this one offers no compelling reason to make a return visit. Chester State Park isn't that much further and that 9 hole course is more fun, not to mention the destination level 18 hole course there. Play it if you're passing through but don't go out of your way to visit.
