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Hole #18 (Taken 3/2009)
Hole #18 (Taken 3/2009) 
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Hole #18 Basket (looking up at Hole #2 tee)
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Fun course
Pros: Variety of shots, from controlled drives to a few wide open shots, and some in the woods.
Maintained well, cement blocks in the ground with arrows and numbers indicating where the next tee is.
Maintained well, cement blocks in the ground with arrows and numbers indicating where the next tee is.
Cons: 2nd hole requires a pretty good shot over the water and would be better on later in the course after getting warmed up. Fun hole though.
Other Thoughts: Just started playing this course in 2013 and it seems pretty good, they must have made a lot of improvements over the past couple years based on the bad comments this course has received.
*Dont park near the light-post near hole one, ive heard of peoples windows getting smashed out due to people grip locking at hole one.
*Dont park near the light-post near hole one, ive heard of peoples windows getting smashed out due to people grip locking at hole one.
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Pros: Course has a seemingly simple layout with mostly non obstructive trees but many of the holes require precision drives and even more so, mid-range approach shots that span throwing styles and shot types if played well.
This course requires controlled drives and finesse approaches from serious golfers but is open, clean and fun for beginners and families too.
Layout makes busy days tolerable, and yes this once left for dead course is getting busy from time to time.
This course requires controlled drives and finesse approaches from serious golfers but is open, clean and fun for beginners and families too.
Layout makes busy days tolerable, and yes this once left for dead course is getting busy from time to time.
Cons: The new hole one is kinda junk but it makes for a full 18 and a good warm up hole.
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It's free and still one of my favorite courses. Pros: Nice open fairways for most of the holes with a variety of woodsy shots. As of this year it seems to be taken care of a lot better than the past couple of years. Short walking distances between each hole.
Cons: Only Single chain baskets and longer tree pads would be nice (especially on hole one).
Other Thoughts: Just glad that the bridge has been fixed and I am looking forward to playing here a lot this summer.
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Devils Ridge is Born Again! (see Other Thoughts)
2-4 
4/5/2012 
4/6/2012
Review By: BogeyNoMore 
Played: 115 Reviewed: 80 Exp: 9.1 Years
This review was updated on 4/7/2012
Pros: Set in a quiet, multi-use community park with ball fields, soccer fields, splash park, tot-lot.
Most of the course is relatively isolated from other park activities (although a few holes do bring you near areas frequented by other park visitors).
Well designed, and challenging, with very good shot variety, nice mix of fairway shapes and distances.
The first several holes are fairly open, with well-utilized trees, water, brush, to keep you honest; prevents you from simply running straight at the basket. Hazards are well-placed to make you choose a line or landing spot and execute, without forcing one specific line.
Brush gets a bit thicker as you progress towards the middle of the course, but never gets truly tight. Nonetheless, shots that stray far from those fairways may be hard to recover from but at least they gave you a few fairly open holes to warm up, doesn't start off with thick stuff right off the bat.
Nice use of elevation throughout the course: downhill, uphill, gullies, gently rolling terrain -keeps things interesting.
Good use of hidden and tucked baskets - forces players to hit a window to score par or better.
Fairly spacious concrete tees on most holes.
Many benches located along the course.
Direction of next tee indicated by bricks/pavers (with # of next hole and arrow) imbedded in the ground near each basket - gets you moving in the right direction to easily find next tee.
Restrooms near hole 4.
Most of the course is relatively isolated from other park activities (although a few holes do bring you near areas frequented by other park visitors).
Well designed, and challenging, with very good shot variety, nice mix of fairway shapes and distances.
The first several holes are fairly open, with well-utilized trees, water, brush, to keep you honest; prevents you from simply running straight at the basket. Hazards are well-placed to make you choose a line or landing spot and execute, without forcing one specific line.
Brush gets a bit thicker as you progress towards the middle of the course, but never gets truly tight. Nonetheless, shots that stray far from those fairways may be hard to recover from but at least they gave you a few fairly open holes to warm up, doesn't start off with thick stuff right off the bat.
Nice use of elevation throughout the course: downhill, uphill, gullies, gently rolling terrain -keeps things interesting.
Good use of hidden and tucked baskets - forces players to hit a window to score par or better.
Fairly spacious concrete tees on most holes.
Many benches located along the course.
Direction of next tee indicated by bricks/pavers (with # of next hole and arrow) imbedded in the ground near each basket - gets you moving in the right direction to easily find next tee.
Restrooms near hole 4.
Cons: Overall, Seymour Lake Park (also known as Devil's Ridge) is a pretty solid course - really not much to rip on. These are somewhat piddly, but certainly true:
Tee posts with hole #, distance and fairway shaped arrow (straight, curved, S-shaped) would help on this course. Even with the directional markers pointing you toward next tee, navigation can be tough for first time or infrequent visitors; easy to find the next tee, but which direction is the basket? Tucked and blind baskets aren't visible from tee. Be prepared to walk a several fairways to see where you're throwing. Print the map: it's still correct (except for hole 1), and will help if you're unfamiliar with this course.
Tees for 9 and 16 are pretty much next to each other, with no way to ID which is which, until you walk the fairway and see the number on the basket. That being said, I suppose this makes it convenient to skip holes 9-15, for a quick 11 holes if you're pressed for time. :-
New 1st hole is a 270' (or so) straight shot in an open field. Maybe they were thinking "Ace Run," but I think it's pretty "meh." I suppose it's a decent warm up hole, and better than no first hole, at all (see Other Thoughts), but it doesn't do much to enhance the course plus the tee pad's too small.
Tee posts with hole #, distance and fairway shaped arrow (straight, curved, S-shaped) would help on this course. Even with the directional markers pointing you toward next tee, navigation can be tough for first time or infrequent visitors; easy to find the next tee, but which direction is the basket? Tucked and blind baskets aren't visible from tee. Be prepared to walk a several fairways to see where you're throwing. Print the map: it's still correct (except for hole 1), and will help if you're unfamiliar with this course.
Tees for 9 and 16 are pretty much next to each other, with no way to ID which is which, until you walk the fairway and see the number on the basket. That being said, I suppose this makes it convenient to skip holes 9-15, for a quick 11 holes if you're pressed for time. :-
New 1st hole is a 270' (or so) straight shot in an open field. Maybe they were thinking "Ace Run," but I think it's pretty "meh." I suppose it's a decent warm up hole, and better than no first hole, at all (see Other Thoughts), but it doesn't do much to enhance the course plus the tee pad's too small.
Other Thoughts: If you're wondering how this course merits ratings ranging from 0.5 to 4.0, IMO it pretty much depends on when it was played:
First played here in 2007: course was good.
Returned 2010: course was bad.
Came back in 2012: course has been nicely restored - I'll be coming back!
Except for 1st hole, layout remains unchanged since my first visit. Old hole 1 (used to be across the main park road from the rest of the course) was pulled out and replaced with the existing splash park by the time I visited in 2010. By that time, they hadn't replaced the missing first hole (so it was only 17 holes), the boardwalk/bridge from 14 to 15 had deteriorated (badly), and a previously good course was spiraling into disrepair as the area's economy tanked and tax base eroded (read Dirty Mitten's Other Thoughts regarding course starting out nice,and going downhill).
They've since given Devil's Ridge some much needed TLC, adding a first hole (albeit a yawner), to make it a full 18, as well as giving the previously scary return from 14 to 15 a complete overhaul, and making sure the course is in otherwise good shape. Willing to bet that if those who reviewed it during its dark ages were to play it again today, they'd bump they're rating at least a 1/2 disc.
Wind is definitely a factor here - not a pro or a con - just part of the game, and should be treated as such. Particularly frustrating is that the wind seems to change direction virtually the entire round.
Perhaps skewed a bit in favor of those with big arms.
First played here in 2007: course was good.
Returned 2010: course was bad.
Came back in 2012: course has been nicely restored - I'll be coming back!
Except for 1st hole, layout remains unchanged since my first visit. Old hole 1 (used to be across the main park road from the rest of the course) was pulled out and replaced with the existing splash park by the time I visited in 2010. By that time, they hadn't replaced the missing first hole (so it was only 17 holes), the boardwalk/bridge from 14 to 15 had deteriorated (badly), and a previously good course was spiraling into disrepair as the area's economy tanked and tax base eroded (read Dirty Mitten's Other Thoughts regarding course starting out nice,and going downhill).
They've since given Devil's Ridge some much needed TLC, adding a first hole (albeit a yawner), to make it a full 18, as well as giving the previously scary return from 14 to 15 a complete overhaul, and making sure the course is in otherwise good shape. Willing to bet that if those who reviewed it during its dark ages were to play it again today, they'd bump they're rating at least a 1/2 disc.
Wind is definitely a factor here - not a pro or a con - just part of the game, and should be treated as such. Particularly frustrating is that the wind seems to change direction virtually the entire round.
Perhaps skewed a bit in favor of those with big arms.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
They fixed the course Pros: They added a new hole #1 to replace the old one, and they bushwhacked and built a new path over the bridge in the swamp, no more walking a half a mile :)
Overall great par 3 course, many interesting drives and quality tees
Overall great par 3 course, many interesting drives and quality tees
Cons: Always windy! I dot know what it is but it has never been calm while I'm on this course.
They really could use some signs on the tees showing where the basket is, because that can get very confusing, I'm thinking about calling the city and volunteering to do it myself
They really could use some signs on the tees showing where the basket is, because that can get very confusing, I'm thinking about calling the city and volunteering to do it myself
Cool...kind of
Pros: Their are some great holes on this course. Really challenging blind approaches and water shots that make you really think you drive.
Cons: Holes are missing, their is a long walk on the back 9 to get to the final few holes where you options are walk over a sinking bridge or walk back 5 holes to get to the ones you need. If the town put a little work in this could be an all star course. Hole 1 was taking out for a splash pad BTW.
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not going back any time soon Pros: Free to play
Cons: Blind tee shots required course walkthrough. I do not find that fun. Holes 2 and 3 over the swamp - would be a better challenge later in the course, not at the start. The floating boardwalk - not floating, would be a nice walk with 30' sections hinged together, supporting each other.
Other Thoughts: August 2011 is my second month playing this game. I am 60 years old and do not need to be challenged by steep hills and blind shots. This seems to be a "kids course", not designed for all age groups.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
good ole time Pros: sweet course really liked the hole in the woods was bit of a change since the hole course is out in the park! liked the different holes they really encorperate lots of trees and bushes as hazerds which make it more enjoyable then your typical county park course.
Cons: to many people all over the course from runners to dogs watch ur disc! easy to loose a disc in the swamp on the back holes be careful, lot of cops in the area be careful with ur beer!
Other Thoughts: ive seen better but it will do- played good here everytime but thats not what im looking for!
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Booooo!
Pros: Not much here that I liked. I guess it had some decent holes. Tee pads were nice.
Cons: No way to figure out which hole you are going to next. First hole on the big hill is impossible. The pond is about an acre big now and they expect you to throw over it. We spent more time figuring out which way to go from hole to hole! Tons of d-bag kids there that think they're cool trashing the place. The final stretch of holes is found by walking down a mile long wood plank through a swamp....BUT they don't tell you that half way down, the plank bridge is busted and you have to turn around and go back and walk a half a mile around the course again...walking into oncoming discs! Just to get to a couple holes.
Other Thoughts: Don't think I'll play here again unless it's a spur of the moment as we're driving by.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Bad Course
Pros: none
Cons: There was no first hole-spent half an hour looking for it.
The Tees were very poorly marked.
From each pod you had no idea where the hole was.
Some holes were placed very very poorly such as at the edge of a lake or surrounded by thick brush and trees.
After hole 14 there is a bridge that goes across a swamp but the bridge is sinkiing into the water. There are also holes in it. The worst part is that it was not marked and there was no warning ahead of time.
The Tees were very poorly marked.
From each pod you had no idea where the hole was.
Some holes were placed very very poorly such as at the edge of a lake or surrounded by thick brush and trees.
After hole 14 there is a bridge that goes across a swamp but the bridge is sinkiing into the water. There are also holes in it. The worst part is that it was not marked and there was no warning ahead of time.
Other Thoughts: Overe all it was a very bad course. The layout of each tees was just terrible.There would be pods with a strait fairway ahead. but once you threw it you had no idea where the hole was. After a while looking for it. you would realize that it was tucked in the deep brush 100 feet ahead and then to the right.
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