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Hole #15 (Taken 7/2012)
Hole #15 (Taken 7/2012) 
4 / 358ft.
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Nice Little Gem
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5/29/2011 
5/30/2011
Pros: Very well designed course in terms of land available and shot variety. Fairways are easily spotted thanks to great maintenance of brush clearing and the laying down of wood chips. It's a fun little mix of shots and the course surprised me with the clever use of elevation. Predominately wooded ranging from fairly tight to moderately wooded, only a few holes resemble open. What open holes there are, they do a nice job with pin placement to spice it up and avoid the drab, token field hole.
I was surprised at how scenic the course is, especially the back 9 shines in this regard and it's a nice, cheery park overall. I even encountered some wildlife in the form of a box turtle on #13 that did not seem to appreciate my Opto Pain crashing down around it.
More fun than challenging, although there are some really smartly designed holes here, #1 and #13 are textbook examples of sweeping hyzers that get many DG'ers salivating. Absolutely love the horseshoes and especially the switchback, s-curve hole #15. There are not enough switchback holes IMO, time to hone those flex shot skills.
I was surprised at how scenic the course is, especially the back 9 shines in this regard and it's a nice, cheery park overall. I even encountered some wildlife in the form of a box turtle on #13 that did not seem to appreciate my Opto Pain crashing down around it.
More fun than challenging, although there are some really smartly designed holes here, #1 and #13 are textbook examples of sweeping hyzers that get many DG'ers salivating. Absolutely love the horseshoes and especially the switchback, s-curve hole #15. There are not enough switchback holes IMO, time to hone those flex shot skills.
Cons: Still a little rough in places, watch your step for holes, stobs, and tree trunks that aren't quite flush with the ground.
Natural tees are in good shape but a few holes, #10 in particular, are a bit rutted out.
A few holes on the front 9 play near the park road which is considered a con by some. Also, there is a bit of a trek b/w hole 9 and 10, but for someone who learned to play at Castle Hayne, I'm very used to a walk to the parking lot b/w the front and back 9's so I really didn't notice. I've seen much worse (Middle Creek, cough, cough).
Seems to favor righties, especially the 2 horseshoes. Holes aren't too repetitive but there's not many holes that call for a big turnover or anny which I miss.
I'm not a fan of hole #7. You're almost asking to nail a car entering the park if you really, really, go for it.
Natural tees are in good shape but a few holes, #10 in particular, are a bit rutted out.
A few holes on the front 9 play near the park road which is considered a con by some. Also, there is a bit of a trek b/w hole 9 and 10, but for someone who learned to play at Castle Hayne, I'm very used to a walk to the parking lot b/w the front and back 9's so I really didn't notice. I've seen much worse (Middle Creek, cough, cough).
Seems to favor righties, especially the 2 horseshoes. Holes aren't too repetitive but there's not many holes that call for a big turnover or anny which I miss.
I'm not a fan of hole #7. You're almost asking to nail a car entering the park if you really, really, go for it.
Other Thoughts: I think BikinJack and the Gaston Co. boys have done a bang up job overall; for the space provided it's masterfully done IMO. I'd really rate this somewhere like a 3.33 and anticipate a 3.5 in the future if concrete tees are poured and signage, etc is in full force. It's more a fun course than a challenging course and as such it's more of a "I'd love this to be my homecourse to blow off stress" type as opposed to a destination course like Nevin, Renny, etc where you feel like you deserve a t-shirt for the infamous experience. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a fun, pleasant round you can't beat it for this area.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
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A tale of two courses 
Pros: A new course in a nice little community park that has all the normal family amenities.
18 brand new Discatcher baskets.
Easy to navigate. No signs are up yet, and I had no problem finding each tee and basket. Decent flow between holes.
Good variety and hole design. Nothing repetitive. Good balance of left, right and straight shots.
Fairways were well defined and cleared. Rough was not to thick in most areas. Not much of a chance of losing a disc anywhere.
18 brand new Discatcher baskets.
Easy to navigate. No signs are up yet, and I had no problem finding each tee and basket. Decent flow between holes.
Good variety and hole design. Nothing repetitive. Good balance of left, right and straight shots.
Fairways were well defined and cleared. Rough was not to thick in most areas. Not much of a chance of losing a disc anywhere.
Cons: Natural tee pads right now. I'm sure this will change as the local club is very active.
No navigation or tee signs yet.
Long walk from #9 back to #10. If you didn't see 10 when you were at 1 it could be confusing.
#7 and #9 play a little too close to the road for my tastes. I am not a big fan of having to worry about cars, and using roads for OB.
There is currently a brush pile right behind #2. I had to fight off a large copperhead to get my putter. I'm sure that pile will get cleared, but if it is there when you play be careful.
No navigation or tee signs yet.
Long walk from #9 back to #10. If you didn't see 10 when you were at 1 it could be confusing.
#7 and #9 play a little too close to the road for my tastes. I am not a big fan of having to worry about cars, and using roads for OB.
There is currently a brush pile right behind #2. I had to fight off a large copperhead to get my putter. I'm sure that pile will get cleared, but if it is there when you play be careful.
Other Thoughts: The front 9 on this course plays like a typical short, wooded city park course. There is nothing especially memorable or thrilling. #3 with its horseshoe like shape and #4 both are fairly fun and challenging, but most of the holes are mundane on the front 9. 5 and 6 are both very tight tunnel shots through the pine trees and # 6 also has the basket on a small slope leading to the OB road, but all in all the front 9 offers nothing special. 8 is a decent hole, but not exceptional.
But if you can get warmed up on the front 9 then you'll be ready for the back 9. #10 lulls you into thinking that the back 9 is more of the same just in thicker woods. But starting with #11 you get a run of great disc golf. 11 reminded me of Nevin and requires a couple well placed shots to even have a chance at par. And the fairway is tight enough to keep you from just chucking with all your might. Then 12 is a nice little ace run with the basket perched on a hill behind a small ravine. 13 is a fun little downhill shot that you pay for on 14. 14 has a steep hill you must get up and over followed by a more gradual hill before curving left toward the basket. 15 offers multiple curves that force you to make a few different type shots on the same hole. 16 is a downhill ace run, or maybe not if you can't keep it in the fairway. Just enough risk to make you think. 17 plays uphill through the woods and has a deep creek bed behind the basket. 18 is a fairly long hole to finish that comes out of the woods into an open field before re-entering the woods by the basket.
The back 9 offers great variety with lefts, rights, ups, downs and tight fairways to keep you honest the whole time. And only on 18 is there a place where you can criticize the fairway for being unfair or unkind. But that will probably be taken care of as the course gets worked on and ages. Bradley's back 9 is as fun as almost any course you'll play. It offers challenges and opportunities for great shots and aces.
I'd probably give the front 9 on this course a 2 or 2.5, but the back 9 more than makes up for it. It's just a well designed, fun run of holes. With this course and Ranking Lake Gastonia is well worth a visit if you're in the Charlotte area.
But if you can get warmed up on the front 9 then you'll be ready for the back 9. #10 lulls you into thinking that the back 9 is more of the same just in thicker woods. But starting with #11 you get a run of great disc golf. 11 reminded me of Nevin and requires a couple well placed shots to even have a chance at par. And the fairway is tight enough to keep you from just chucking with all your might. Then 12 is a nice little ace run with the basket perched on a hill behind a small ravine. 13 is a fun little downhill shot that you pay for on 14. 14 has a steep hill you must get up and over followed by a more gradual hill before curving left toward the basket. 15 offers multiple curves that force you to make a few different type shots on the same hole. 16 is a downhill ace run, or maybe not if you can't keep it in the fairway. Just enough risk to make you think. 17 plays uphill through the woods and has a deep creek bed behind the basket. 18 is a fairly long hole to finish that comes out of the woods into an open field before re-entering the woods by the basket.
The back 9 offers great variety with lefts, rights, ups, downs and tight fairways to keep you honest the whole time. And only on 18 is there a place where you can criticize the fairway for being unfair or unkind. But that will probably be taken care of as the course gets worked on and ages. Bradley's back 9 is as fun as almost any course you'll play. It offers challenges and opportunities for great shots and aces.
I'd probably give the front 9 on this course a 2 or 2.5, but the back 9 more than makes up for it. It's just a well designed, fun run of holes. With this course and Ranking Lake Gastonia is well worth a visit if you're in the Charlotte area.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Course could use some refining
Pros: The layout of the fairways is decent. There are a few that are really tight and technical, but short enough to throw controlled drives and cut the corners. Not a bad new course for the area but it's gonna take a few rounds to get familiar with the layout. I especially liked hole #12. It's a short par 3, but the flight path is over a ravine. Steps have been built into the side to retrieve a disc from the bottom.
Cons: There are no concrete pads or signs at the tees, yet. Rumor has it that these amenities will be added in the near future. Also there is no kiosk or course maps available, so it was difficult to follow the links. Lucky for us there were a group of people who had played before getting ready to start, so we all played as a group. Didn't like the location of the basket for hole 18. It's right near a pavilion and an errant disc could end up invading someone's cookout.
Other Thoughts: This course is fairly easy to get to from I-85 and it's worth the trip. Hole #1 is to the left of the main building just inside the tree line. Be careful overthrowing some of the baskets as many of the holes are very overgrown beyond the greens.
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