New Egypt, NJ

New Egypt High School

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HyooMac
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Experience: 6.7 years 415 played 380 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Little Known, and That’s for the Best

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 30, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

0.5


Baskets placed around the edges of high school athletic fields years ago. Almost all the old DisCatchers remain in place, along with a few tee signs. No tees (never were).



+ It's a counter-clockwise loop around the distant edges of the property. It's a pretty easy layout to follow once you get started, but the lack of tees and tee signs means you have to estimate where to start throwing from. Although the entire layout is open, a few baskets are tucked around the corners created by the bordering woods.

Cons:

- The tee signs just provide hole number, length and par. They don't have maps or any indication of the direction to play. Although the baskets aren't numbered, most of the time, the next basket is visible


- I'm really not sure how many holes were designed in this layout. There's a Hole 10, and there's one more basket that you might play to complete the loop - but that basket is maybe 600' away, and it's placed right next to baseball infield fencing. And that would come after Hole 10 - which the sign shows to be a 552' par 3. I've uploaded a few photos, mostly to give you a sense of the course, but also to verify hole 10 is a 552 FOOT PAR 3!

Other Thoughts:

~ Good for New Egypt High School, and the nearby Robbinsville High School to install baskets in the aughts. But both courses have been ignored and allowed to decay - very common "set and forget" like many small park courses. In the meantime, the Freehold Regional School District has installed really good courses with proper tees, signage and hole designs, at all six high schools with the help of staff and a lot of volunteer labor. The other courses already have the baskets - maybe they can revive themselves and broaden the reach of high school disc golf in New Jersey.
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RamsFan1
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Experience: 13.5 years 91 played 91 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Could Be So Much More 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 30, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nine nearly-new Innova Discatcher baskets which wind around the vast property of New Egypt High School. Expansive landscape is ideal for practicing all types of shots out in the open. Good distance holes. Surrounding woods could be incorporated into the layout if desired. With proper attention, the course has many possibilities for both kids learning the game and public players.

Cons:

No signage whatsoever. No tee pads. No directional markers. Baskets are not numbered. As currently constructed, it is just 9 baskets spread around athletic fields- two of which sit well below regulation height, while another at the far end of a soccer field is completely out of the ground. Despite nice wooded property, the course is completely out in the open with no existing obstacles. Probably tough to maintain proper supervision for high school P.E. classes, as the course is spread out considerably. Beware of soccer/baseball spectators and other pedestrians getting in the line of fire.

Other Thoughts:

Memo to anyone planning on putting in a recreational disc golf course: Do it right and include "the little things" necessary for a positive playing experience. Have a basic design, number the holes, provide a tee off area and allow for easy navigation. Also plan on periodic maintenance. Unfortunately, and despite a great piece of property and tremendous potential, New Egypt is merely the latest 9 hole disappointment in New Jersey. Kudos to those who got a course at the high school, but shame on those who really didn't think it through. Work needs to be done here. And good tee signs and navigational markers would be a start.
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