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dndelli
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Experience: 16.6 years 134 played 131 reviews
2.00 star(s)

A Tale of Two Courses

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 9, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Realistically, Bell & Howard Chevrolet DGC is two separate 9 hole courses that just happen to be located on the same property. The course features level concrete tees and DISCatcher baskets. The "front 9" consists mostly of open, flat holes with a few holes that utilize the woods to the occasional tunnel or gap to be hit. The "back 9" consists of more wooded holes and utilizes more elevation and unique fairway features, like doglegs and low ceilings.

A great course for players of all skills to hone their skills. Beginners and casual players will enjoy the front 9, and will be able to work on their form to get the fullest flights out of their discs. The open space, and flat nature of this section of the course really lets players open up. Casual players and intermediate players can learn how to shape shots on the back 9, as the fairways have more shape to them. Advanced players will likely be able to shred this course apart.

The par 4 & 5s on the course are a lot of fun. Hole 4 is the first real tunnel shot on the course, but with a fairly forgiving width and very little danger on the fairway. Hole 13 is a pretty hole with a low ceiling with multiple flight paths that can be used to reach the green. Hole 16 is a fun placement shot to a dogleg, downhill slope to the green. Hole 17 is a fun open shot, to an uphill green.

If an absolutely massive group is teeing off on Hole 1 when you arrive, like what happened to me, you can get back in your car and drive to Hole 10 to start your round there.

Cons:

As implied before, calling this a full 18 hole course is a stretch, at best. Players shouldn't have to drive out of the park, down multiple roads, to another entrance of the park in order to finish their round. I am not sure if there were reasons a bridge couldn't be built over the creek, but I think it hindered any chance for this course to live up to the label of an 18 hole course, instead of two separate 9 hole courses.

The front 9 felt pretty mediocre/average in terms of design. I think it does a good job at giving players a relatively stress free place to learn the game, but there aren't a lot of memorable moments here. The back 9 by comparison, was more interesting, but seemed to lack the same amount of attention as the front. I managed to play with some locals on the front 9, who told me they were playing 4 rounds on the front, and rarely ever play the back.

The bike trails around the back 9 can lead to navigational confusion. This happened to me on two separate occasions. There is also a distinct lack of amenities on the back 9. It seems mostly like it is used for the bike trails and disc golf, so I could find no restrooms at all here.

Hole 17 plays from the asphalt and down was appears to be an inactive (hopefully) road.

A lot of the tee signs were either missing, or unhelpful.

Other Thoughts:

I am rating Bell & Howard Chevrolet DGC a 2.0 rating for the time being. If this were two separate courses, I am not sure if either of the 9 holes would score much, if at all worse than that either, but I'd struggle to give the course a higher rating in its current state. What is really holding me back from giving it a higher rating, is the fact that you have to drive almost a mile around the park to the other half of the course.

The local players I spoke to, told me that a redesign was in the works to create (potentially) two separate 18 hole courses by adding onto both sections with redesigns to what already currently exists. If this is true, I think it would not only benefit the course(s) individually, but the landscape of Statesville disc golf. I am not sure if there is actually room in the park to do this tastefully, but if so- I think it would strengthen a disc golfer's urge to visit, and actually revisit this area.

Favorite Holes: 4, 13, & 16
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Mike C
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Experience: 15 years 168 played 74 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Very flawed, but the back 9 has interesting holes.

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 11, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

- 18 holes

- Mix of open and wooded shots. Front 9 is mostly wide open, while back 9 is mostly through the woods.

- Most tees are paved and level

- Some holes have signs that are pretty descriptive

- There were a few fun holes. #16 was pretty cool.....low ceiling left turning hole with a small but steep downhill drop to the basket.

- Playgrounds, walking paths, restrooms, open fields and bike trails are the other park offerings.

Cons:

- front 9 is pretty easy and boring, mostly wide open. wind adds a bit of challenge at times with how open the course is.

- none of the longer holes were "grip it and rip it" style holes. I threw mids and fairway drivers off every hole. I think there was one or two I threw something faster than a Crave (speed 6.5).

- something like 12/18 holes aren't visible from the tee, forcing the player to do an obnoxious amount of walking back and forth to have a good idea of the target green since tee signs generally are missing.

- it's not an 18 hole course. it's two 9 hole courses in two different areas far enough apart you have to get in your car and drive from 9 to 10. they just gave it the same name and called it an 18 hole course, but it really isn't.

- the worst navigation out of any course I've played (150+ at the time of writing). 11 to 12 took me over 20 minutes, I nearly gave up and left the course. I found 18's basket before I found any other basket or tee past 11. Found 17's basket before the tee.

- no tee signs for most the front 9. the back 9 has signage but its not always accurate, e.g. one hole was described as a dead straight shot but it was a gentle right turn the entire fairway.

- no next tee signs. there's sometimes 5-8 trails after a basket on the back 9 with no indication of where to go. it's bonkers.

- mountain bike trail is in the same area as the back nine, which is why there's so many different paths. even specifically looking for bike tire tracks to figure out which trail to use didn't help, it's an absolute mess as a first timer.

- there was a massive swarm of 200-300 bees near 10's tee. never seen anything like it.

- 17 plays near some sewage drains and literally smells like shit.

- some weird pars. there's a flat, wide open 380' "par 4" on the front 9. the par 5, I flicked a Crave (slow fairway driver), then had a 120' upshot for a drop in "eagle."

- lots of trash on the back 9.

- Old, rusty baskets.

- No benches at all on the entire course.

Other Thoughts:

I thought this course sounded fun on paper. Mix of open and wooded shots with some par 4's and 5's.

It wasn't nearly as fun as I had hoped.

The biggest issue is the navigation. It's so bad, I'm knocking off at least 1 star for that alone. I spent over half an hour during my round just trying to figure out where to go between holes, and another 15 walking up and down fairways looking for the basket tucked just out of sight, again.

This course has potential. It could be good, but I'd re-design it and get new signs. I'd consider making the back 9 its own course and adding 9 more holes to the front half. There's certainly space.

I think the rating is a touch higher than it deserves. Maybe I'm being overly critical, but just about every other 18 hole course I've played in a 50 mile radius from it was more fun.

I recently rated Gaston Christian School 2/5 as well, and while I'd say the lines at this course often were more fun, GCS did nearly everything else better. Better flow, better navigation, less dense rough, etc.
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rohlinmt
Experience: 7 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Two 9-holes courses a short drive away from each other drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 29, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's a beginner-friendly course with lots of clean lines on the front-9 and many large concrete teepads. Many of the front-nine holes are wide open and provide a great opportunity to try whatever types of shots you'd like.

There was only one other person on the front nine, and nobody on the back nine on a surprisingly warm late Thursday afternoon in December.

Hole 18 is a surprising elevated basket location, and throughout the course (particularly 9 and 10) weaving through the electrical poles was a fun challenge for my wife and I, who are both beginner-to-low-intermediate-level.

Risk of disc loss is virtually none, as the park is well upkept, and the bramble-filled undergrowth is limited to spots on the back nine.

Cons:

Existing signage is old and in places no longer existent. There are no "Next tee" arrows. We had to rely on UDisc GPS to find several teepads, as the paths aren't intuitive, especially on the back nine. Basket bands could use a fresh coat of paint for visibility as well.

On hole 4 it's very easy to throw at the basket for 6, not realizing that you're aiming at the wrong basket until you overshoot the correct one.

Three of the teepads are drawn with spraypaint on existing asphalt roads and paths, and some of that paint is starting to fade. Be on the lookout for trucks there, and for cyclists using the mountain bike trail on the back nine.

I'm not sure what kind of disposal plant is located down Disposal Plant Rd, but Hole 17 is very close to something that smelled of sewage, so play that one quickly.

Other Thoughts:

The biggest complaint that people have about this course is that it's boring and simple. That might be the case if you're a solid golfer dropping 400-foot bombs, but for two people who aren't that good, we had a great time.

The other big complaint is that you need to hop in a car to get from from the front-nine to the back-nine. This one is a completely justified complaint, and although it's just two left turns, it could be enough of an inconvenience to turn off people who had a bad time on the front or people who just don't know that they need to hop in a car to finish 18 holes. At the very least, it would be nice to have a sign near the basket at 9 giving you directions on how to drive to 10.

In the end we had a nice time, and will probably play here again when we return to Statesville... We have scores to beat now after all.
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rkdgcr
Experience: 7.5 years 37 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 5, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good mix of all types of shots, open, wooded, long, short, low canopy etc. Good use of elevation without beating you to death. Course is very well manicured with few places to lose a disc for good.

Cons:

Drive between front and back nine.
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Bennybennybenny
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.1 years 305 played 287 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Two rotten brothers named Fert and Bernie 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 24, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

-The front nine and back nine are very different from each other. Starters will receive a good foundation of what disc golf is like. Good mix of fairways, and the open holes are good practice for throwing what you typically don't throw and want to improve on.

-Hole nine might be fun for beginners. 175' ace run around the power tower. Hole seven is a pretty good challenging par three. It's just over 400' and is gently tucked in the woods. Hole 13 was unique too. 450' with a very low ceiling the entire way, but down a fair fairway.

-Few other solid holes, and some of the baskets perched on hills are nicely placed.

-And..... that's really it.

Cons:

-Oh dear. I don't know where to start here. Fert, the front nine, is pretty repetitive and boring. To add to that, it's completely flat. Bernie, the back nine is wooded and has a few absurd fairways (11, 14, and 18). I think what is even worse is the fact that the big downhill hole no longer exists. I think it was the old 16. I didn't know that until I got there. I got done with what's now #16 and looked for the elevated tee pad and it isn't there. I found a basket for #17 and saw that aside from the cool basket placement tucked into the woods and perched on the hill, it's relatively disappointing hole along the road.

-Hole 11 is a mainstream signature Schwarz hole on a mainstream Schwarz course. Throw around the telephone pole that's literally in your face, but don't hit it! The fairway cuts hard left. There are many branches to the left side of the hole that eliminate the idea to throw a slower hyzer. Your best bet is to throw a real wide ring round the rosie type hyzer right of the pole and right round the corner far left. Don't you ever get sick of doing that Russ?

-I really don't understand Russell's rationale regarding par. Hole seven is a 415' par three (as it should be I think) that is tucked in the woods. Hole eight is a 379' par four that is completely wide open. There's an OB road but that's it. Dead straight, very easy three. Both of them are clearly par threes from my point of view, but if one of them has to be a par four, it has to be seven. It's a harder hole to get a two on than it is on hole eight.

-Starts off just like Frank Liske. Holes one and two are painfully bland and boring. Hole one has NO obstacle at all. Hole two is slightly harder but still very bland. Then you get to hole three. Hole three here at Bell and Howard is better than three at Frank Liske but same objective. Throw a skip shot into the woods and say your prayers.

-Locals in Statesville may not have this issue, but first timers that don't live in Statesville probably will get confused. I did. The first hole I found was #10. I played the back nine first and had to use my navigation just to get to the front nine after I played hole 18. The address given on this site will take you to hole one. The Bell and Howard Chevrolet address will take you to #10. If you start on the front, just go out where you came in. Then take a left and then take another left. You'll see some baskets in the woods.

-Some holes are missing tee signs. There are markers on every hole, so it's not a big issue.

Other Thoughts:

-Bell and Howard had two sons. Firstborn, Fert (the front nine) and then Bernie (the back nine).

-The front nine (Fert) is painfully boring and has a goofy wooded hole. The back nine (Bernie) isn't fun either, aside from a couple of solid wooded holes. The rest are pretty lackluster and aggravating.

-They could've been doctors, or lawyers, CPAs, engineers, famous opera singers, circus people, Batman (not really), Queen Elsa (more likely), next president and VP, maybe a better disc golf course between the two of them. But instead they are two bickering brothers and their relationship is so strained that Bernie had to move out.

-Instead, Fert lays around on the couch. Won't get off the couch. Won't find a job. Won't go to school online, despite him being intellectual. Sleeps until 1 PM. Drags out of bed and plays Halo all day. He won't talk to anyone in person. He only talks to people online on the xbox, or his beloved pet pigeon. He's very lazy, boring, easily annoyed, and you halo fans better pray you don't come across him while you play halo on the xbox live. If you make the team lose, Fert is going to track down your address and he'll be on the hunt for you. He'll get up if he really wants to.

-Bernie is extremely annoying. Won't get out of the house either. He has good potential while he understandably has a chip on his shoulder. I mean, I've heard of that big downhill hole that used to be here and now it's gone. Bernie lost that special part of him. But instead of trying to get some part of him back, he instead trolls people on facebook all day. You have something serious to post? You better adjust your privacy settings, or simply block him. The only potential he utilizes is his ability to piss people off. That's his outlet. The flow is two small loops and then play 15-18. The walk back to the lot is pretty long, leaving you trolled without any last words.

-There's really nothing to see here. I guess it's more of a casual quick round practice course, but there's nothing that's all fun about it. All you'll see is unfavorable repetition between two niners. Boring holes and mourning holes. Go play Stumpy or contact the owner of Wooded Palms, also in Statesville. If you want to play here once, then do it to get it over with.
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BrotherDave
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Experience: 16.6 years 192 played 188 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Part This Chevy Out 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 18, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Front 9 is like disc golf with training wheels, a good place to learn how to play. It's wide open with holes ranging from really short to decently long so you can see how your new driver behaves. There are a few holes where trees are around and they're relevant but not much of an obstacle except for hole 3 (which is still pretty easy if you know how to skip a disc).

The front 9 is also really easy to navigate and you can knock it out in no time. The course basically loops around, running parallel to the street on one side and then coming back by running parallel to the creek. Old but decent concrete tees keep it worthwhile.

The back 9 gets a lot more technical and a decent test of your trick shots. I think it's hole 13 for example that's a par 5 and absolutely would be a challenge with its many low-ceiling trees and winding fairway...if you didn't know how to throw a roller at all. I threw two bad rollers and had an easy chance at Eagle. Whereas the front 9 is hard to get off the fairway, in stark contrast the back is a scrambler's paradise. Throw a get-out-of-jail shot here, a roller there, turbo-putt, etc.

Cons:

The back 9 is fairly dumb. As easy as the front is, the back would be the same except the designer ramped up the flukey factor. Some of these holes are pretty decent/fun but there's disc hiding rough everywhere (lots of cedars too) and the lines get really tight and angled oddly. Like the hole after the par 5 with all the short, low-ceiling trees that is basically u-shaped. The only way this is a par 3 is if you can turn around on the tee and throw overhand over the trees and skip the fairway altogether.

It's hard enough finding the back 9 but then you find it overlapping heavily with a mountain bike trail which leads to lots of navigational headaches. You get to throw down a road for one hole, tee off park roads a couple of times, and walk across hole 12's fairway after hole 18 (said hole also throws over a park road). It's not really ideal land for putting in a disc golf course but it could still be better.

Other Thoughts:

I felt like Goldilocks playing this course. The front was too easy, the back was too hard. Well, hard's not the word because it ain't that hard just annoyingly designed and full of fun-sucking vegetation. Not of enough holes were just right in terms of having a balance between fun and challenge. Your front 9 challenge is to birdie every hole and your back 9 challenge is to leave with all your discs. Throw in all the headaches of getting around the back 9 and it's just not a really worthwhile endeavor. Play here once and just skip it unless you live nearby and need a quick practice round.
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nevets4433
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.1 years 62 played 60 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Wait...there is a back nine? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 31, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

For two separate parcels of land that at face value don't seem to be the easiest to create a DG course, Bell and Howard puts forth a reasonably fun test of disc golf.

The front nine features mostly wide-open holes that give golfers ample opportunity for birdies. Holes 3 and 4 are standouts on that nine. 3 is a short but difficult to navigate RHBH hyzer through the trees to a tucked basket - a very nice hole. 4 is more of a longer tunnel shot that is also pretty fun to navigate.

The back nine is completely different. Mostly deeper woods, tight lines, and sharp angles. In my opinion, the standouts on this side were 15, 16, and 18. 15 is a well designed ~290 foot RHFH hyzer with a well cut path and is definitely rewarding to navigate successfully. 16 is a great par four. It is roughly 300 feet straight out through the woods, but then a snap dogleg down the hill which seemed about another 70 feet. Basket is slightly elevated on the slope. There are tons of options of how to approach that basket. 18 is a fun uphill RHFH hyzer with a basket on a small green on an earthwork hill. This hole's green complex was really fun and I appreciated the stairs to help golfers get safely up the hills.

Most of the holes at the course have nice signage and the teeboxes are large and well laid-out.

Cons:

It is really nice to have multi-course sites. This is unfortunately a multi-site course.

Navigation here is very difficult. On the front nine, many holes can be seen from any point. Mostly, the navigation was intuitive, but some signs would have been nice. This really became a problem after hole nine. There is no sign or any indication whatsoever that a back nine even exists. Even when you drive the few minutes to the other bike trail site, there is no indication on that sign that there is disc golf at that facility. The navigation on the back nine is also really difficult. The bike trails often lead players in the wrong direction and there are absolutely no navigational aids. Luckily I played this side with a few local players which helped, because I think I would have definitely been very lost. The transition from 16 to 17 was especially difficult.

Though most of the teepads were very nice, holes 3 and 8 are on the paved bike path. This sets up for some potential interference. On that side, hole 1 plays close to the entrance road and many other holes play close to the bike/walking trail. Holes 2 and 8 also play across basically the same fairway space and create further opportunities for interference.

The front nine, as noted above, is largely an open field. Other than a few holes, most aren't terribly interesting or memorable. Hole 9's obstacle is actually a large high voltage power line/tower. It is actually a pretty interesting throw, but high voltage lines aren't necessarily a picturesque obstacle.

The back nine has its own sets of problems. The main obstacles on holes 10 and 11 are power lines and the support wires that cut directly across the fairway. These holes are also bordered by an ugly fence on the right which gives the holes a cramped appearance. 11 also has a really nasty briar patch on the right which was not fun at all.

Hole fourteen is a pretty interesting sharp dogleg hole to the left. There is an important mando that is unfortunately not marked on the course and is only written onto the hole sign in a sharpee. It would be best if that were clearly marked on the course, since it would be easy to miss that on the sign.

The layout of hole 17 is pretty nice. It is a long, straight hole that plays to an elevated green on the right. Unfortunately, the most of the fairway is a paved entrance road which is rough on discs. The teebox is also located on this road which is not necessarily great. This hole also plays very close to sewage lines and the smell was purely rotten.

Baskets are starting to get a bit old. I noticed 1 or 2 that are missing a chain, but overall they still catch well. Unfortunately there is a lot of graffiti on them, especially on the back nine. The same goes for the hole signs, and a few are in disrepair. Graffiti on the course signs and on the surrounding buildings definitely decreases the visual appeal in places.

Other Thoughts:

Rating this course is very difficult. I will go so far to state this is not a course - it is two. The layouts on the front and back are extremely different, located a significant car ride apart, and there is no indication on the front nine that a back nine exists. If I were a local, I think I would find myself visiting the back nine facility much more than the front.

Take note - it seems at some point the back nine was rerouted because some of the holes that are noted in the pictures on this site either don't exist or have changed hole number.
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Notverygood
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.6 years 76 played 34 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Fun, but... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 10, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course, being right near where I work, is great for playing 9 holes after work on the way home.

The back 9 is night and day different than the front 9, and is more fun and challenging. Wrapping in and out of the mountain bike trails, the back 9 holes use the land and woods well.

There's generally few, if anyone else playing the course. Every time I've played the course I've had it to myself, which is nice!

Cons:

The front nine and back nine being separate is a big negative for me. You can walk to the back nine after playing the front, but it's just easier to drive.

The front 9 is pretty basic. Given the land where the first holes are located, they did the best they could, but there just isn't much challenge on the front 9. Mostly open field shots in varying length.

The back nine has considerably more variation in the holes, and is more challenging, however some of the holes seem artificially challenging. Meaning, the fairway is nothing but trees, or the basket placement just doesn't make sense.

If I could rate the front and back 9 separately, the front would get maybe a 1.5disc rating, while the back would be maybe a 2.5. Averaging the two together is the reason for the 2 disc rating

Other Thoughts:

Overall, worth playing if you're up for a quick round, or just 9 holes. I wouldn't go out of the way to play the course though If you're from out of town, or on a golf road trip as Charlotte has much better to offer.

The separation of the course is a big negative and inconvenience, with the first 9 being mostly open, boring holes. The back nine redeems the course somewhat, and is fun to play.

In summary, its a fun, fast, and easy playing course.
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killawhale00
Experience: 12.8 years 5 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Hmmmmm... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 13, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

nice tee pads
pretty easy to navigate
nowhere to lose discs
easy to get to

Cons:

back nine kind of weird, not bad just odd

Other Thoughts:

well first off, i would like to add that you can walk to the back nine from the front. Its about 10 min and your on the side of the road for a 100 ft or so but it is very easy to do...

The front nine is an easy open field style of course with 2-3 holes presenting challenges in trees. However, anyone who is worth their salt at disc should be able to get par easy and maybe better.

The back nine however is a different beast. Its not exactly what i would call hard, more impossible. Par is still relativly easy to accomplish but birdies and better not so much. Some of the holes are simply...impossible. What i mean is that to get great drives you would have to have discs that can literally bust through heavy brush or make bends so physically impossible, einstein would be rolling in his grave.
Its kind of unfortunate because the peice of land this place is on has some nice potential if it was redisigned. either way though it is a fun course .

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johngrond
Experience: 14.1 years 46 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 27, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A good course for beginners.

Cons:

The par scores on most holes are okay. The two par 4's on the front should be 3's. The par 5 on the back should be a 4. The par 4's on the back seem about right, with decent distance and really tough trees to navigate. Of course, only my opinion.
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themanlevan
Experience: 11 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 25, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course has a nice layout (apart from the separation of the front and back nine) leaves good time to be able to make a quick 9 hole loop or play it all. The front nine is good to just be able to swing out wide and not have much to worry about because of the wide forgiving fairways. By the time your ready to play harder holes, you head to the back nine which are definitely more challenging. The presence of lots of plants lining the fairway leaves you looking for discs sometimes. Other than that its nice and I play it all the time, it being my home course

Cons:

Separated back and front nine, which isn't bad when you get used to it. Lots of high grass and plants lining the fairway so that your legs stay cut and itchy. Bad smell on hole 17 (stagnant water. smells a lot like sewage)

Other Thoughts:

It's my home course and I play it a lot and I am probably impartial to it. It did claim a disc of mine on hole 6. Careful there if you like to throw right sometimes.
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BraveThrower43
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 14.1 years 729 played 59 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2 9 holers 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 11, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I love the back 9. It has variety and is a very fun course.

A few holes on the front were fun as they went through the woods and offered some variety
like the terrain on the back especailly the hole that used to be 10...think its 18 now

Cons:

The front wasn't as fun. It was holding water and it had not rained in several days.

the back 9 is on the other side of a creek which is uncrossable for the most part. I had to hike to get there(I was droped off to play) So when you finish with #9 youhave to get in the car to drive around to hole 10

Apparantly they changed things up on the back 9 and the course has changed. Hole 10 starts in a completly different spot than it used to be. I had no idea about this since I headed into the course having only glanced at the course page and got directions from a friend.

Be careful not to be confused on the back by following the bike trails

Other Thoughts:

This course is really two 9 holers imo. They are completly different from one another and are not a a loop in any way and the fact that you have to drive to hole 10 is odd and takes away from the course
If they were seperate I would rate the front a 1.5and the back a 2.5 but they are not so 2 it is.

I had fun actually playing this course and would likely enjoy it more if I had a car and didnt have to hike forever to get to the back 9. If you are close and trying to kill some time check it out other wise I would recomend a road trip to somewhere else
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rattlinchains
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
1.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 26, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Wide open, short front nine played first round ever in about thirty mins.(two people) good array of shots with plenty of forgiveness on missed shots.

Cons:

Better have a local in your group on the back nine. Can't find it and when you do can't figure out which way to go. Signs need updating don't know what hole your on half the time. No o.b. markings, no directional signs and poor distance measures on whole course(didn't know I could throw a putter 250)

Other Thoughts:

Good luck to newcomers try to talk to some locals for help,
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Tpro
Experience: 20.8 years 53 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 12, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The Front 9 has a nice looking set up, backing up against a soccer complex. There are also walking paths and nice restrooms. TONS of parking!!
-Although the front is wide open the wind usually plays some factor. Nice concrete pads other than hole 3 and 8 (they are asphalt). There is a good chance to birdie every hole on the front 9.
-Hole 18 has new stairs to walk up/down.

Cons:

Walk across a pipe or drive around the corner to the back 9 and thats where the frustration begins. Very limited parking!
No new signage although im sure it will be going up soon. New holes 10 and 11 are pretty stupid quite frankly. Both holes have power poles 30-40 feet of the tee pad that force you to throw awkward shots. Hole 11 where (with the pole) I would throw a high Spike hyzer but there are two sets of power lines blocking the shot so its either throw a crap shoot dummber up over the trees or lay up for 3. 17 is now an anhyzer that plays maybe 350 into a basket position that a heavily guarded by small trees. The problem with this hole is that not only is the teepad painted onto a road but it also brings powerlines in play again! For a LHBH player it doesnt look that hard to throw a straight hyzer under the lines but for a RHBH player it forces you to throw the high anhyzer line or throw a half shot (lame). I chose the high anhyzer and it lucky worked out and put me pin high within thrity feet. But its certainly not a high percentage shot.
They lost to really fun holes in 16 and 17 im guessing because of the flood plain.

Other Thoughts:

Holes 12,13,14,15,16 and 18 are the same (old 11,12,13,14,15 and 10 respectively).
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badsmurph
Experience: 26.8 years 146 played 5 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 12, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

teepads are nice except ones on asphalt (slick). looks like alot of work has been done in the past two years since i've been there.

Cons:

the new 10 and 11 have power lines in the lanes and really take away from course. like the old holes a lot better. still don't see a fairway for 14 i believe. also sign need to be changed.

Other Thoughts:

maybe another two years until i get back out here. only lane i saw on 11 was a thumber over the trees to the left which was parked but shady
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xcrunner134life
Experience: 16.1 years 81 played 14 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 12, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Easy to follow course
Good mix of wooded and open
Course is great if you're looking to get in a quick 9 (back or front)
The back 9 just got an upgrade (old 16, 17, and 18 are different now. You don't have to play by the sewer).

Cons:

Front and Back 9s are split, you have to drive to get between each course.
If it rains, the course will be soupy. There's a big puddle right next to hole 6 basket (if it rains).

Other Thoughts:

They just changed several holes on the back 9.
The course is nice to play, but having to get back in the car and drive back up the block to the back 9 is a little annoying (I'm a stay at home dad, so I push a stroller when I usually play).
Course par is marked as a 60 at the course, but it's more like a 58.
The back 9 upgrade isn't finished yet. There are still signs that need to be re-made, but the upgrade has turned the course from a 2.5 to a good 3.0
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pmaxhen
Experience: 62 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

It's really two 9 hole courses split by a creek 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 21, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The front nine is more of a flat links type course, great place to tune in your game before the real fun starts. The back nine is more of a technical course that almost looks like it was supposed to be a separate course.

Cons:

Obviously, no pedestrian bridge to the back nine.
The back nine really just needs a sign or two to point out where the next hole/tee box, outside of that hole ten could use some stairs.

Other Thoughts:

While some might not agree with the par for some holes, this course seems to be balenced, for every short par 4 there seems to be a long par three that takes the stroke right back. Great place to practice and compete. Not the most beautiful course around but it's fair.
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racer99
Experience: 13.1 years 50 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 29, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Front 9 - great section for new and developing players, good mix of open and technical and long and short. A lot of fun in a park type setting.
Back 9 - the evil twin. very technical. multiple paths on many holes. Trees, elevation changes make this half a real chalenge for all.

all nice concrete pads - easy to follow course layout.

Cons:

a short 2 min. drive from the front 9 to the back 9 is a minor inconvenience.

Other Thoughts:

This course continues to develop with good support form the local States Vegas disc golf club, and the Statesville Recreation department.
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DiscChainBasket18
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.8 years 98 played 60 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2 courses in one! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 14, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is a tale of two extremes. The front 9 plays through a park with mostly flat, open shots. Large concrete tee pads offer excellent footing. Nice park setting with mown grass fairways. The color tee signs are very descriptive. The problem is that you have to get back in your car & drive to the back 9. There is no way across the creek to get to the back 9. It's not too bad. Just a little strange. The back 9 has more trees in play & there is some elevation in play here. Sandy dirt & grass mix as you play through & around a creek bed.The tee pads are 'natural' & range from grass to sandy dirt. There are short & long throws. Open to wooded & vise-versa. I love hole #9 where you shoot through the base of the electric tower. #16 was a great shot too! There is some elevation on the back 9. Some water hazards (creek & water puddles).

Cons:

No benches. Some of the tee pads on back 9 were loose sandy dirt & hard to get good footing. The front 9 layout is somewhat boring. I liked the back 9 better.

Other Thoughts:

We threw at a couple courses in the area & this was a pretty fun course to play. I'm glad I checked it out! Not too crowded. They def need a bridge from the front 9 to the back so you dont have to drive. But the area looks like it is prone to flooding so the bridge would have to be pretty substantial. This will cost $$.
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extrovert
Experience: 34.8 years 56 played 6 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Average Course... but... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 30, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

There are some really fun holes here, especially on the back 9. 12-16 are a blast to play, with 13-15 providing some nice opportunities for rollers, as the fairways have some thick ornamental type trees that make the grass fairway a perfect place to advance the disc.

Cons:

The land isn't fantastic - there can be wet areas on the front 9 and two of the holes on the back play along a sewer easement. Unlike others - I didn't require a guide, it's pretty easy to figure out how to get around.

Other Thoughts:

I wouldn't drive any great distance to play here - there are a lot of fantastic courses nearby. I work in Statesville, about two miles from this course, and usually get a fast 9 holes in on my lunch hour. I'm going to talk with the parks department here (I work for the county) and see if I can make a few very simple changes to the course that would (IMO) make it a solid 3 out of 5 course. It wouldn't take much. If allowed to move some tee boxes and or add more baskets and different fairways - who knows? There are some nice elevation changes that aren't being utilized.
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