458 DGCR Number

Charlotte, NC Location

Craig Real Name

34 Age

9 Years Years Playing

125 / Total Reviews / Avg. Score

5 Fans

2/27/2008 Joined On

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South Mountain Disc Golf

Sawmills Veterans Park

Crest High School

Kings Mountain High School

River Street Park

Crooked Creek Crossing

Eagle Landing DGC

Naval Weapons Station Charleston

Hildebran Community Park DGC

City Lake Park DGC

Goat Island DGC

   

A few random things about my ratings:
- The biggest factor I use in rating a course is difficulty. It's really the only thing that goings to make a person want to play a course over and over, or never again. Look at my highest rated courses, they're all the most challenging courses I've played. The highest rated courses should challenge even the best of players. A lower rated course may still be a good, or enjoyable course, it's just not that difficult.
- If I'm stuck between 2 ratings, I'll go with the higher rating.
- I can be overly critical of course flaws, particularly when I see potential for it to be even better. If and when changes are made, I'll adjust my rating accordingly.
- Amenities are nice, but they're a small part of the equation, and can only help a course's rating so much. They may improve or hurt a course's rating by a half to full point if they're really good or bad. In the end, it comes down to the course and how it plays; hence the rating should reflect this.
- I make sure to separate my personal feelings about a course versus the rating I feel it deserves. For example, I love playing Park Circle in North Charleston, SC. It's one of my favorites, but it's not difficult, and I reflect that in my rating.
- As I play and review more courses, I will adjust some of my ratings if I see fit. A course I may have thought was really good or unique may not appear so as I have more courses to compare it to.
- As much as I like my hometown courses, I'll be the first to admit when an out-of-town course is even better.
- There is no "set-in-stone" rule that I abide by. For example, concrete tees are best, but sometimes a dirt tee is better for the course layout - more natural feel, etc.

Favorite "fun-factor" courses. These courses have that special something, that have me hooked no matter what I shoot. These are the courses I'd give a 5.0 for fun factor.
1. High Country (Jefferson, NC)
2. Sugaree (Linville, NC)
3. Timmons Park (Greenville, SC)
4. Brackett's Bluff (Davidson, NC)


Don't judge a book by its cover. These courses may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, or have other negatives (bad neighborhood, crime, etc), but they're solid courses nonetheless.
1. Renaissance Park (Charlotte, NC) - it's built on a landfill. Enough said
2. Morningside Park (Knoxville, TN)
3. Kiwanis DGC (Staunton, VA)
4. Owens Field (Columbia, SC)
5. Rankin Lake DGC (Gastonia, NC)
6. Sugaw Creek Park (Charlotte, NC)


Favorite 9 hole courses I've played:
1. Park Circle (Charleston, SC)
2. Steele Creek (Bristol, TN)
3. Eagle Landing (Hanahan, SC) - better course than Park Circle, but sentimental value gives PC the bump for favored course
4. Mint Hill Park (Mint Hill, NC)
5. Admiral Farragut Park (Knoxville, TN)
6. Owen Hign Nature Trail (Black Mountain, NC)


Courses I've played that I wish were closer:
1. Sugaree (Linville, NC)
2. High Country (Jefferson, NC)
3. Morningside Park (Knoxville, TN)
4. New Quarter Park (Williamsburg, VA)
5. Timmons Park (Greenville, SC)
6. Fontana Village Resort (Fontana Dam, NC)
7. Trophy Lakes (Charleston, SC)
8. Crooked Creek Park (Chapin, SC)
9. Walnut Creek, (Charlottesville, VA)


My one-hit wonders (courses I've only played once, but can't wait to play again)
1. Morningside Park (Knoxville, TN)
2. Fontana Village Resort (Fontana Dam, NC)
3. Falling Creek Park (Bedford, VA)
4. Crooked Creek (Chapin, SC)
5. Warriors Path State Park (Kingsport, TN)
6. Victor Ashe Park (Knoxville, TN)
7. Bryan Park (Richmond, VA)
8. Franklin County Park (Rocky Mount, VA)

Courses I've played that I feel are underrated:
(This could mean they're: 1. out of the way, so they're lightly played; 2. get lost in the shadow of other nearby courses; 3. an average course (in terms of ratings), but are still fun plays.
1. Morningside Park (Knoxville, TN) - Fun, challenging course that isn't in the best part of town. A Stan McDaniel inspired new layout makes this course a huge improvement (so I've heard) over the old layout.
2. Stumpy Creek (Mooresville, NC) - 30 minutes north of Charlotte, gets lost in the shuffle. I've never seen more than a handful of people playing when I've been there.
3. Goyne Park (Chester, VA) - great course just south of Richmond. Based on some of the reviews, course has been tremendously improved over the past couple years.
4. Victor Ashe Park (Knoxville, TN) - great, open course played throughout rolling hills. Gives plenty of challenge and isn't just a big arms course.
5. Boyd Hill (Rock Hill, SC) - 5 minutes from Winthrop. Average course with some really fun and interesting hole layouts.
6. Tidal Creek (Charleston, SC) - **Caveat** Only when the course is dry. At its best, this is a fun, technical course with plenty of risk/reward holes. After rain, course becomes virtually unplayable.


Career Aces
Kilborne #13 - 285 feet
Elon Park short course #13 - 220 feet
Richmond Hill #2 - 219 feet - 6/6/10
Lowell Elementary School #9 - 145 feet - 7/29/10

 

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