Jamesville, NY

Jamesville Beach

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3ertram
Experience: 17 years 7 played 7 reviews
1.50 star(s)

unleashed dogs everywhere 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 27, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

pretty wide open and the wind will make the course interesting, we only played holes 1-6, these were fun and in good reach for intermediated players

Cons:

basically holes 7-18 are unplayable since there are dogs running around everywhere
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hisson
Experience: 17.8 years 82 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 23, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Course play is sensible and smooth. Baskets are well marked. Some holes are really intriguing - narrow gaps to throw through and baskets nestled in or behind small groves. Grass is mowed and baskets are maintained.

Cons:

No tees are marked. Some are hard to find. It is a free range dog park.

Other Thoughts:

I'd like to see tees marked and hole signs. Next tee arrows would be helpful. It is a fun course with some excellent holes. Five or six holes across a field is too much, though. I will play this course again the next time I'm visiting family but won't drive the hundred plus miles to get here.
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mthammer
Experience: 29 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Plain, but fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 17, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great tees
Great for big drives
Only a few spots to lose a disc

Cons:

Gets repetitive
Dogs (well, actually dog owners...)
Pay when beach is open

Other Thoughts:

I hated this course as a beginner because it felt so long, and it's often windy, but now as an intermediate it's much more fun. It doesn't have the challenges of a wooded course, but it provides options to throw long drives and try different discs just to see how they fly. There's a few holes (6, maybe 17 and 18) where a bad throw could lose a disc, but mostly that's not a problem.

Dog park and disc golf course is a strange use of space, but it's not usually a problem. You can't blame the dogs, but some owners could be a bit more considerate once they figure out there's disc golf. There's just 3 or 4 holes where that's a regular problem (9,12,13,18).
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vcisjb
Experience: 9 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Jamesville Beach 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

very well maintained park
close to Syracuse
Everyone is super friendly there, golfers and park goers alike.
When your done with your course there are plenty of grills and the beach is within walking distance.
Scorecards seem to always be in abundance
If you are taking someone who has never been frolfing before, this is not to intimidating

Cons:

Everything (with the exception of #9 and #18 are par 3. 100 feet. par 3. 480 feet par three as well.
Not so easy for first timers to find tees.
This is also a dog park. A dog will chase your disc. They will grab it, They will run off with it. Its part of its charm.

Other Thoughts:

Its really a chill course. Very laid back. The two holes in the woods, #9 and # 10 are what I look forward to every time I go here. They occasionally launch hot air balloons off from here as well, so that's something to look forward to. Go here. It wont be the best course you ever played, but it ll be fun. If your a semi-experienced player, you'll have a chance to have a par or slightly above par game.
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1spdbike
Experience: 2 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Could Be Excellent, but.... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pleasant area, good mixture of challenging/easier holes and terrain.

Cons:

In dire need of signage. Parking fee. Missing 9th hole.

Other Thoughts:

This course could be excellent, but we spent half of the time looking for the next hole because there are no signs on the tees or anywhere else for that matter. Also, hole 9 is apparently no longer there. I would also recommend parking outside of the Jamesville Beach park, because it is $6 Fri-Sun and the money clearly does not go towards the disc golf course. Otherwise, it is a nice layout and very minimal insects to deal with.
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lcra0825
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.6 years 152 played 39 reviews
3.00 star(s)

nice course to air it out 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 25, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- cement tee pads
- excellent basket placement with lots of well guarded holes
- great place to work on drives as it is mostly wide open
- few wooded holes but each of them are good yet short
- great use of trees whether you have to throw under or around or right through the middle of them

Cons:

- not very easy to navigate. There are no signs and you will need a map. I missed hole 16 and this was the fourth time I played
-most of the required shots are the same (to the left)
- some of the holes are disc eaters- be especially cautious on hole #6

Other Thoughts:

The basket placements make this course. It is pretty wide open which could be a negative for some people. However you can drive a half hour away to oxbow falls park to work on controlled throws in the woods. I really enjoyed playing this course.

Update: I played this course on 6/13/12 again and decided to lower my rating to a 3 based on many of the holes being wide open and sometimes a little monotonous. The tees are not labeled and can sometimes be hard to find. Don't get me wrong, I still find the course quite fun and I play it whenever I am in the area which isn't much being that I am from Rochester.
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sloppydisc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.3 years 201 played 147 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid but simple 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 26, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course is located in the front of a nice county park. Pull in and it is easy to find immediately on your right. Navigation was relatively simple. Very nice concrete tee pads at every hole. Baskets were numbered and in great shape.

Course has mostly well maintained , mowed fairways. It is very open and easy to figure out what shot you need to execute. Seems like a good place to bring newer players or family since it is open, and offers few opportunities for lost discs or blind shots. This would be a good course to practice or evaluate new discs as it is wide open in most places.

Cons:

No signs at tee pads. There is score cards at the first tee so make sure you grab one. The card has a map and hole distances.

Most of the holes are wide open and offer very little challenge as far as shot shaping goes. There is a wide margin for error on probably every hole except 4 or 5 of them.

No exceptional holes, or holes that are memorable. There is also very little elevation.

Other Thoughts:

Jamesville Beach is simply a basic course with no big cons, but also very little to get excited about. I thought the front 9 was a little dull, but starting on #10 it got a little more interesting. 10 is a short little wooded hole that is designed pretty well. It's a tight 188' slightly downhill to a basket with a creek bed below it. Fun little hole. Holes 14-16 offer some trees that at least make you throw a certain line for a chance at an ace or birdie. 17 has a row of pine trees blocking the basket, and gives you a choice of lines to go around.

Since there isn't a ton of courses in the Syracuse area this one is definitely worth playing if you're in town. It not a great play, but you could do a lot worse. It's clean, well kept and has great pads.
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throwfromthewoods
Experience: 14.6 years 8 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great for what it offers 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 19, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Well maintained course. Park keeps it very clean and never has long grass. Very relaxed course; great for trying out new discs or just having a lazy afteroon with friends. Also a good place to practice throwing in winds.

Cons:

Lack of variety. Shorter, technical arms may get frustrated with the length. It's a heavy-use park so there are events throughout the summer that make portions of the course unplayable (only course I know of where I had to stop playing because of a Civil War re-enactment).

Other Thoughts:

Before you decide to play here, you have to ask yourself what you're looking for. If you and your friends are looking for a casual, relaxed round to bring some beer and enjoy yourselves, then this will be your ticket. If you're looking to try new ways to stretch your drives but you don't like throwing over and over in a field, this is your ticket. If technical courses just involve you losing 3 discs a round, this is definitely your ticket. I played here a lot when I first started out because I could visualize obstacles and try to work around them as opposed to going to the other local courses and losing plastic. Nowadays I only play here when my friends and I are interested in burning off some stress and enjoying the weather. Head over to Oxbow Falls or Clay Park if you want some more challenges.
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badmofo27
Experience: 14.9 years 5 played 5 reviews
2.00 star(s)

hard to figure out 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 2, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

some nice holes to stretch your arm,clean,scenic in areas. nice concrete pads

Cons:

hard at times to figure out the next hole, no signs to tell u where the next hole is or if its a par 3,4 or what. the only way to know the next hole is to shoot at one and when u get to the basket c what its # is

Other Thoughts:

disapointed in the course
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jonnieoh
Experience: 14 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A big arm course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 12, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A great course if you want to practice big drives. Good exercise, because of its' length. Wide open.

Cons:

A couple more holes in the woods would have added a lot more character to this otherwise wide open, (if not boring to some) course. You have to share the course with dog walkers, where the dogs are off-leash. Most time, this isn't a challenge, but the potential for an eager retriever to inflict bite marks on your disc is there. Bring sunscreen, because you're out in the open 90% of the time.

Other Thoughts:

Mostly open course is a good place to increase your drive distance and accuracy, but won't do too much to help your short game/putting.
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Hattrick12488
Experience: 20.2 years 17 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Not much variety 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 12, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are some creative holes that make use of the few obstacles found in the wide-open park.

Decent concrete tee pads on every hole.

Cons:

Not too much variety. Most holes are very wide open, except for two very short ones through the woods.

Other Thoughts:

There were no course maps when I went, but we brought one. You might want to, as some of the tees are a bit hard to find without it.

The second time I went to play here there seemed to be a high school cross country meet going on. The course was unplayable because there were tents and people all over the fairways. I wish I had seen NIBSTOOLS' review. ("Check the CNYDGA web forum before heading out. The park Staff usually posts on there if it will be closed or otherwise hindered for disc golf. www.cnydga.org ")
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hack123
Experience: 14.9 years 16 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

My arm is tired 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 16, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice park. Well kept. No garbage, bottles, etc. The course flows well and is wide open. Fun to just let it rip. You can make a bad tee throw and still save par.

Cons:

Lots of dogs and dog walkers. Pay to play (parking).

Other Thoughts:

I like this course. I can see that very good players might not challenged because of the lack of obstacles. As a relative newbie it was nice to throw a decent score and not be crushed by a course.
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Gator
Experience: 14.8 years 19 played 19 reviews
2.50 star(s)

worth the stop 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 6, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good baskets and excellent cement tee pads make the course nice. It seemed very well maintaned.

Cons:

Its WIDE open with the exception of two woods holes that are the shortest holes I've ever seen. I played this during a tourny and the OB's added some difficulty but on a regular round I can't imagine being challenged by this course.

Other Thoughts:

Its worth stopping by if your in the area but I wouldn't make it my sole reason for coming to the area. Stop by and eat at Robbie T's and tell him your a DGer, they support the sport in the area.
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cdavid74
Experience: 16.6 years 30 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great park, Great club 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 7, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A great park with multiple amenities. Beautiful concrete tees and quality baskets. Fairways are always immaculately manicured. An active club hosts a great league and annual tournaments. It would be tough to lose a disc here. Clean permanent bathroom facilities down by the beach. Fantastic course for working on your long game. Maps and scorecards at hole 1 in season.

Cons:

Lack of obstacles. Repetitive holes. No tee signs. Overlaps a dog park. Fairways 12 and 18 can collide.

Other Thoughts:

This course is the perfect compliment to nearby Oxbow Falls which is a course that tacticians will love and boomers with limited accuracy will struggle with. These two courses cater to locals with different tastes and offer variety to area golf enthusiasts.
The local designers did a nice job working with the terrain available to them. Stop at nearby Robbie T's Pizza for lunch. They do a lot to support the sport.
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80playedin10states
Experience: 30.6 years 84 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

3's are good 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 11, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

nice concrete pads and shiny new chainstars..set in a very nice county park..

Cons:

sharing the course with a dog park...pay to park from spring to fall...not many trees(weird con?)..to me there's not much variety or trouble here..

Other Thoughts:

pretty simple to follow even with no tee signs, longer arms will have an advantage here as 5 of the holes are "wide" open and 400'-600'...scorecards are usually in a the box near 1's tee...course record is a 43 by 2 guys..
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nickstaudt
Experience: 17.8 years 18 played 17 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Golf Course or Disc Golf Course? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 15, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good place to practice throwing it all out on huge, bare fairways. Reminds me of a par 3 golf course in the layout and the amount to which it is manicured. Concrete tees. Good use of the landscape available on most holes. Holes 10 and 11 are a nice change of pace with ace opportunities. Easy to navigate. There's usually score cards and maps at the first tee. Beach available if you'd like to go swimming. Picnic areas. Perfect place to practice new shots and not worry about losing a disc. Good course for rollers.

Cons:

A little bit too wide open. It is also a dog park so there may be some unleashed dogs running around. Usually not a problem though. Whoever can throw the farthest usually scores best here in my experience. This is due to the lack of obstacles on too many holes. There is almost no shade so remember to factor that in on a bright summer day. You have to pay to enter the park, I think its 4.50.

Other Thoughts:

Planting some trees or shrubs on holes 2, 8, 9 and 18 would serve this course well. These holes are completely open with the only obstacle being long distance.Tiring course on your arm, or atleast on MY arm. I think the front 9 scores easier than the back 9 for most players. That being said, I like the back 9 better. The best designed holes are all on the back 9 in my opinion. Hole 17 being my favorite. Runner up is hole 15. Solid course. Not a spectacular course, but I do enjoy playing here. Stop by Robbie T's if you're in the area and in search of a slice, he's a good guy who does a lot for the sport. Robbie loves us.
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cdeane
Experience: 19.8 years 50 played 19 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Too Much Field 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 24, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nicely maintained course with ample scorecards at first tee including a map. Nice concrete tee pads and baskets are in good shape. Holes 1 - 6 are interesting with a good mix of hole types (open field, woods to left or right, hidden pin placement on 4) 10 and 11 offer a nice change up also. If you like to throw long on a majority of holes then this course is for you.

Cons:

Too much flat out winging your drive and sometimes 2nd shot. There are at least 7 holes on this course that affer nothing but distance and maybe a chance to improve your wind play.

Other Thoughts:

I think I only had 2 birdie looks the entire round. Course flow is fairly intiuitive except 1 -->2 10 --> 11 and 15 -->16 but the map helps out in each case. Very quiet here on a Sunday morning and even though it was early (9:30 AM), it was hot out there with much open field walking and throwing. Combine all this with a $4.50 entrance fee and I'm not sure I would try this on my own again - maybe with a carful of players........
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bryon
Experience: 63 played 58 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 21, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Wide open course except for the last 2 holes. First 9 kept my attention and were fun to play. After that, the back 9 (designed mostly by the park and not the local Disc Golf club I believe) featured to many holes that looked similar. The last 2 holes you could tell were just thrown into the little patch of woods with no real thought. As the course ages, it may take on a better shape. I have heard/read that some changes may have been made since I last played the course.
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NIBSTOOLS
Experience: 35 played 34 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Well maintained, for the long arm! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 26, 2006 Played the course:never

Pros:

Very well maintained course. I play here all the time and its one of my favorites. We added concrete tees this summer. has all the variety so you can test all your skills

Cons:

Is in a multiuse park so certain times through out the season its not playable. (balloonfest, trackmeets and such).

Other Thoughts:

Check the CNYDGA web forum before heading out. The park Staff usually posts on there if it will be closed or otherwise hindered for disc golf. www.cnydga.org
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innovaetor
Experience: 45 played 20 reviews
4.00 star(s)

1 for the Big arms 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 30, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

The people take care of this one, it is mowed, groomed, scorecards are availabe onsite. Some very creative holes which is nessisary due to the open-ness of the park. Offers a good challenge for players OF ALL SKILL LEVELS.

Cons:

if you like tight wooded courses, you will only like a few of these holes.

Other Thoughts:

Bring your Wraith, or inferno, or whatever goes the farthest.
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