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Clute Park - Old Layout

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Chukster
Experience: 9.1 years 4 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

If it was fixed up, it would be so fun ! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a short coarse that is fun to play and practice your midrange or putting .you could play the whole thing in 20 minutes just to keep your skills in check. A great coarse if your in a hurry. Hard to lose a disc.

Cons:

No concrete tees, basket numbers are hard to find. It isn't maintained very well. If it were, it would be a super fun coarse.

Other Thoughts:

It doesn't seem like it would break the municipal budget to have markers and signs to make this easier to play.
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Pizza God
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 36 years 1678 played 553 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Old school 20+ year old course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 13, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Using a map, easy to find tee's
Old school Disc Catchers, single chain variety still catch good but look horrible.
Great course to bring the family

Cons:

grass tee pads
signs are in bad shape, but all the polls are still there.
Not much distance for a seasoned player

Other Thoughts:

This is what you would consider a 90's course, back when a 300+ hole was a rarity.

Nice park, HUGE tree's with disc golf tucked back out of the way of everything else. Park does have a restroom.

not quite a pitch and putt, but not too long so bringing out the family or new players to this course is a positive. The course does make you throw more than just 9 hyzer shots.

Would I play here again?

no, but not because the course isn't any good, but because it is not quite challenging enough to drive out of the way. You have much more challenging course not to far way at the Church of the Nazarene.
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uwdiscgolf
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.6 years 163 played 26 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Another Niner in a park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 2, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

The Pros:

1. Signage and tee signs.

2. Baskets are in good shape.

3. Fairly easy to navigate.

Cons:

The Cons:

1. The holes are basically all the same.

2. Hole 3's basket is missing...

3. only one hole is over 250 ft. This doesnt really constitute a down grade since its a nice thing for beginners, but considering that if you are not form the Clute/ Lake Jackson area, this course is nothing special.

4. This course is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Park is not always well kept. Grass is getting long.

Other Thoughts:

Clute is nothing more than a warm up to Dunbar. Clute is for beginners period. Basically hyzers and anhyzers are all you need. Natural tee pads and sigange at each hole are about all i can this course has going for it. I really wish i could say more but leave the dirvers in the car and take only midrange discs and putters.
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c_a_miller
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 299 played 207 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 24, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The course is in a small town and it is very easy to find. All tee posts are present and have the distances marked that are fairly accurate.

The baskets are old but in fine shape. The course is a finesse course that weaves in and out the big trees that are throughout the course. With the trees the course is shady and is a huge benefit in the hot summers that Texas is known for.The course is good for newer players which in my opinion is good for a town this size to introduce people to the sport. The course is also small and short enough that it does not interfere with other park go-ers or takes up substantial space.

Cons:

The course is very short and it can feel repetitive quickly.
If you are not careful you can lose your discs on holes 5-6 that play parallel to people's yards. The area can feel unsafe with individuals walking around and being in a more run down part of town. An errant shot also could hit an unsuspecting kid on the playground or a jogger on the trail or exercise machines that are near hole 2.

Other Thoughts:

I was impressed by this course because I was not expecting much. Obviously, there are more challenges elsewhere but this course can be tough with the numerous trees.
The course will test your mid range game and all that is needed is a mid range and a putter which is what I brought.

Playing this course along with Dunbar Park a few miles away is a good, fun and relaxing day of golf with no long holes or hazards to contend with.
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KimD
Experience: 11.1 years 29 played 10 reviews
2.50 star(s)

It's Okay... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 28, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

* Yellow bands on the baskets.
* Nice fitness park
* Tees/Signs for each hole
* Plenty of Trash Cans

Cons:

* Short cramped course
* The order of the holes is a little confusing
* Short shots, lots of trees
* Too many mosquitoes

Other Thoughts:

Nice park with a track, playground and fitness tips spread around. There are quite a few trashcans and a gazebo in the middle. The course is short and cramped, and a little confusing to follow. Most of the holes are short and surrounded by trees.
The park is surrounded by a neighborhood, and there are quite a few barking dogs.
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harr0140
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Premium Member
Experience: 15.2 years 1508 played 475 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Joran Vander Clute 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 11, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

1) Nice clean park in a small clean little town. There look to be all sorts of activities within this park but the beautiful thing is that the disc golf is fairly isolated from all other activities. Pavilions, palygrounds, horseshoes, Bball, etc.

2) Bathrooms available near the parking lot and close to the start and finish of this 9 hole course.

3) Nice grove of old trees establishes the challenge on this course. They force you to create shots that are shaped both directions.

4) #'s are on the back of the tee signs help you to navigate the course.

5) Tee signs are very simple with the Hole # distance and the par, normally a map is appreciated but this course is short enough it is easy enough to see where you are supposed to be throwing.

6) Garbage cans are available along the path that runs along the outside of the disc golf course.

7) There is nice turf on this course, it seems to be in good condition which would lead me to believe this course is well maintained and/or not used frequently.

8) Discatcher baskets. I wrote down nice new discatcher on my sheet but for the life of me I cannot remember if it was just a couple baskets or if the whole course had been replaced, but the only picture I can see shows an older beat up basket.

9) Very beginner friendly but also presents them with a challenge, something I think is underused when designing beginner friendly courses. Too many course are just set out in the wide open and are boring. How do we expect beginners to want to come back when they are not challenged much at all.

Cons:

1) Small short course will not present a ton of challenge to average and above players.

2) This course is completely flat and has no elevation changes to add any interest to these holes.

3) Grafitti is visible on many of the signs and a few of the baskets also.

4) Fenceline should be considered OB and that might be a little rough because it is fairly close to the fairways and on the side that beginners will most often miss. This could lead to lost discs in the neighbors yard, and some of those places would definitely keep me from going near them to try and retrieve my discs.

5) Grass/dirt tees are never a positive. These are somewhat worn out and compacted, and I am sure they would be slick and dangerous after a rain or on a dewy morning.

6) No benches available and no garbage cans immediately on course would probably lead to litter being a problem.

Other Thoughts:

This was a decent little course for my wife and I to enjoy together. It was short enough for her to not get frustrated and short enough to give me some fun runs at the baskets. There are plenty of trees to create some shot shaping and you can sometimes choose your route, sometimes the trees dictate the type of shot needed which I always like to see on a course. i would be back if I ever visit south texas again and I know I can beat the -2 I shot.
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tsupak
Experience: 2 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Better Bring Bug Spray! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice trees... keeps the workout a challenge.

Cons:

MOSQUITOES are terrible! Better bring your Off!

I really dont care for the grafetti on the markers, they could use some polishing up, but its an okay course.
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srm_520
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 156 played 142 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Cramped - Yet Still Good Fun. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a great beginner level course that you can take your time on to help people learn their game. It was the perfect type of course for my wife and kids because we could relax, replay holes, and practice putting without having to worry about other golfers. Being nine holes, this park gets less use than Dunbar Park, which is equally beginner friendly.

It's a nice park that you can make a day in with playground equipment, bathrooms, and even some horseshoe pits. There is a walking trail to the left of the first three holes, but it only comes into play if you have a very errant shot left. This is the place if you want to practice your midrange and putting with some challenge of trees, but no worries of losing a disc.

BEST HOLE/S: #3

Cons:

Coming in at under 2000', the course is very short so if you are decent expect more of an ace run than a big challenge. Only one hole is over 250' feet, so you won't need more than your midrange or putter. Hole #3 is the biggest challenge and just keep walking since the tee box is way back by the fence. The tee signs are adequate with number and distance, but the natural boxes gets muddy fast. The various older DisCatcher baskets are in average to below average shape.

The course layout itself, although fun, was very cramped in one corner of the park area and would be hazardous if it were packed. You couldn't ever have a small tournament there because people would be getting hit left and right.

WORST HOLE/S: #4

Other Thoughts:

If you're in the Lake Jackson area, and are looking for a relaxing day, both Dunbar Park and Clute Park are nice courses to get a quick fix. Don't expect to be wowed, but I will say that when I wasn't hoping for much, both courses were more fun and better than expected. My recommendation is hit the Dairy Bar on Plantation Road west of Dixie after your round and get a homemade corn-dog or burger to complete your day.
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Martin Dewgarita
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.4 years 1587 played 93 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Putt, Approach, and Ace Runs 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 29, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

On arriving at this course, I didn't immediately see the baskets so I wandered around for a minute, found the baskets all crammed into one corner of the park. On finding a tee box (number 3) it took me another 10 minutes to find the basket associated with it, and another 10 minutes to find number 1. Then on returning to my car I thought it would be silly to carry my entire bag for this course from what I'd seen, so I considered doing the two disc thing, but in the end I figured what the heck, one disc should be sufficient, so I looked in my bag and picked the one midrange disc that I figured I could drive and putt with, and I needed the most work on. I headed over to hole one with my Hawk in hand.

Layout. Actually quite clever use of trees give this very short and otherwise uninteresting course a unique challenge.

Number of people. I was the only person on the course, and during my time spent in the park after playing the course I never saw anybody else play it, expect to have the course to yourself, besides a few other people wandering around using the playground or exercise equipment.

Putt and Approach. A perfect place to practice accuracy shots around and through trees.

Ace Runs. Come get your first Ace, every hole is an opportunity if you can weave it through the trees.

Cons:

Cramped. A very small area for a disc golf course, good thing there wasn't anybody else playing or it could have gotten dangerous.

Short. No length, like I said, a mid range was all I needed to play this course, leave the drivers home.

Navigation. Like I said, I had a difficult time finding hole one (on the other side of the playground from the first parking lot on the left) then from each tee I could see nearly every other basket, it was a guessing game of which one to throw at, of course I could have walked up and checked, but was too lazy and a couple times ended up throwing at the wrong basket.

Signage. Signs could of course help with navigation, each hole had post with the hole number, some of them had a distance and a rough sketch drawn on in a marker. These posts are perpendicular to the hole (if you're looking directly at the number, the hole should be directly to your right?) this confused me on several holes, as usually the numbers are parallel (looking directly at the number should also be looking towards the basket) this may be why I had a difficult time figuring out which basket belonged to which tee.

Tee boxes. Dirt is sufficient I suppose, I wouldn't expect anything more from this course.

Multiuse park. People all over, most of them totally oblivious to the fact that I'm throwing a disc around.

Other Thoughts:

A good place to work on putt and approach, a good opportunity for an ace, bring only one disc for a decent challenge, I found it kind of enjoyable though I would not go out of the way to play it.

Favorite Hole:

Number 2. An Accuracy shot between two trees in the shape of a V, I found it rather enjoyable even though I couldn't make the hawk do what I would have liked it to do.
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kuhlmarl
Experience: 14.4 years 4 played 4 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Putt putt 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 13, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Shady, pretty easy to find your way around it. Nice little park with walkers and joggers. Good practice for short game and putting

Cons:

When it rains, this course stays under water for a long time. No driving holes. 9 holes are packed into a small area, so you don't really feel like you're going anywhere.

Other Thoughts:

I live nearby so I have gone here a few times, but the course at Dunbar in Lake Jackson is much more interesting to play.
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ERicJ
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.3 years 286 played 154 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Short, but not that bad 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 1, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A nice quiet, multi-use neighborhood park houses the Clute DGC. While this course isn't fancy it does serve the purpose of being a pretty good introductory course. The holes are well marked with tall tee posts/signs. The distances marked are accurate and the baskets are nicely numbered. The baskets are single chain Innova Discatchers. The tees are dirt but smooth and generally free from roots. This course is a birdie-fest for any semi experienced golfer. Although most of the baskets are straight ahead shots there are other shot lines (hyzer or anny) available on most holes. Restrooms and trash cans available.

Cons:

The course is short at an average of 214' per hole. The transition from basket/hole #2 to tee/hole #3 is not obvious without a map. Hole #3 doesn't seem to fit in the course with the rest of the holes, it's a much harder hole with the only line offering a decent approach to the basket being an extreme hyzer skip shot out over the sidewalk. It seems like a much tougher hole than any of the others. The tees are most likely muddy after a decent rainfall. I could not find the supposed "pro tees" that are marked with rope.

Other Thoughts:

There were zero mosquitoes when I played in August. No real drivers necessary here with the possible exception of #8; just bring a midrange and putter. It looks like some locals have attempted to create an alternate layout as some of the tee signs have Sharpied on them phrases like "#4 box to #5 basket". I found these labeled, so I measured them:

#3 tee to #4 basket - 201'
#4 tee to #5 basket - 300'
#5 tee to #6 basket - 312'
#6 tee to #3 basket - 255'

Definitely not a destination course, but if you're in town to play Dunbar you might want to swing by to bag this course.
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shamgar07
Experience: 15.6 years 6 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Shorty 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 9, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Short course, bring a midrange and a putter. It is best place to get an ace for sure.

Cons:

Short, holes not marked well, not a real challenge but good for short game.

Other Thoughts:

One of those if your around the area it is good to play otherwise stay closer to home and also when i went I got ate up by mosquito's so bring bug spray.
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Omega SuperSloth
Experience: 22.8 years 12 played 5 reviews
1.50 star(s)

redesign me 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 17, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

in a nice area well maintained park restrooms close by , shady, friendly locals.

Cons:

too short, pitch and putt only, coundnt find any alternates,its a shame this could be a really cool park, real easy to light it up for night play the holes could be lengthened without expansion so if anybody in clute reads this let us know if we can help and post something if you hear anything or changes are made

Other Thoughts:

if you drive to surfside and there are no waves you could come by here and wait em out or if your in the neighberhood and want to cross it off your list then stop by . unless i was in town and had nothing to do i wouldnt play here again without a redesign
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gsuslikesme
Experience: 15.4 years 10 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Clute 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 23, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

You can accidentally get an ace out here. All of the holes are short and all but one or 2 are aceable. Excellent place to work on your short game and if you are a beginner you would have to be very very bad to lose a disc. Keep it low...

Cons:

Mosquitoes...This park is actually home to the Texas Mosquito Festival. So bring your OFF. The biggest strength about this course is also its biggest weakness. You will not get to use your driver, leave it in the car. Watch out for runners, one of my group hit a high school student with his disc. Although it was kinda funny because of the kid's reaction, I would hate to hit a smaller kid or an old lady.

Other Thoughts:

There are not many people out there on most days. Bring your putter and a couple of approach discs and go to town... (I got my first ace on hole #2)
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modestmusic
Experience: 21.9 years 4 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Tiny Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 29, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good chance at an ace, well groomed, nice baskets & tee signs

Cons:

No hole longer than about 240' with most under 200'...horrible mosquitos...do not play this course without bringing spray

Other Thoughts:

not too bad for a short 9 hole course. Probably better suited for working on your short game.
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jlow54
Experience: 20.1 years 19 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Clute Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 22, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Makes for a great practice in the woods, mostly right handed holes but some lefties, ace holes all over the place, some holes require precise shots because of tree placement

Cons:

Not much use for a long driver here, a midrange driver such as a wasp or a panther is ideal for this course, very close to playground so children get in the way sometimes

Other Thoughts:

I live near this park and it is only a nine hole course so we have taken upon our selves to mark alternate box-to-basket holes and they are written on the marked tee boxes, nice shady park, good place to bring the family if they just have to come along
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