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Berwick Test Track
Berwick, PA
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Pros:
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Large and level concrete tees. Old DGA baskets with numbers on top. The only directional signage is large arrows suspended beneath most baskets. No tee signs or markings on the tees - so you really need uDisc or some other GPS to navigate.
With the exception of a hole or two, this is a really nice layout. The fairways are wide and well-defined, with enough trees to create gaps you need to hit. The run of holes near the river (the river never comes into play) is separated from the main park and if the grass isn't high, makes for very pleasant play
Large and level concrete tees. Old DGA baskets with numbers on top. The only directional signage is large arrows suspended beneath most baskets. No tee signs or markings on the tees - so you really need uDisc or some other GPS to navigate.
With the exception of a hole or two, this is a really nice layout. The fairways are wide and well-defined, with enough trees to create gaps you need to hit. The run of holes near the river (the river never comes into play) is separated from the main park and if the grass isn't high, makes for very pleasant play
Cons:
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- A couple of "stuck in" holes. 11 is a cute little 120' straight pitch and putt. 14 is a blind 200' that flows as a semi circle to the right, all the way through a "fairway" that's no wider than a walking path. Thick and tall trees on either side eliminate any kind of air shot, leaving just a dink-and-dunk up and around the trail. This is a hole not even worth playing. I skipped it, disappointed because the course was so good until I got to 14.
- Lots of indicators that the course doesn't get much attention. I understand from other reviews that the grass isn't mowed (there are a lot of fairways near the river that would be tough to get mowing equipment onto, so I imagine the grasses get pretty deep during the growing season). Hole number two has a whole bunch of downed trees that have been stacked right next to a very tight fairway, to the point where the hole is almost unplayable.
- A couple of "stuck in" holes. 11 is a cute little 120' straight pitch and putt. 14 is a blind 200' that flows as a semi circle to the right, all the way through a "fairway" that's no wider than a walking path. Thick and tall trees on either side eliminate any kind of air shot, leaving just a dink-and-dunk up and around the trail. This is a hole not even worth playing. I skipped it, disappointed because the course was so good until I got to 14.
- Lots of indicators that the course doesn't get much attention. I understand from other reviews that the grass isn't mowed (there are a lot of fairways near the river that would be tough to get mowing equipment onto, so I imagine the grasses get pretty deep during the growing season). Hole number two has a whole bunch of downed trees that have been stacked right next to a very tight fairway, to the point where the hole is almost unplayable.
Other Thoughts:
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~ A lot of this course seems pretty damn long. Four and six are over 350' par threes. Five is like a 550' par four, where a par felt like a birdie. 13 is another long par four. It's slightly uphill all the way, and while uDisc says it's 600', I swear it's longer than that. And 18, although slightly downhill and "only" 360', is tricky enough a bend, with a low ceiling at the green, that it might be better as a par 4 instead of 3. Note - these are all good holes, but adding a couple of strokes to par would make the course play fairer to a wider range of players.
~ Despite the generally decent layout, it's hard to give Berwick Test Track a "good" rating. There's just too much working against it: poor upkeep leading to unplayable conditions at times, lack of signage and a couple of poor holes. But if you're in the area in the winter of early Spring, adjust your expectations accordingly and give it a play. There's a lot of good here, if you time it right.
~ A lot of this course seems pretty damn long. Four and six are over 350' par threes. Five is like a 550' par four, where a par felt like a birdie. 13 is another long par four. It's slightly uphill all the way, and while uDisc says it's 600', I swear it's longer than that. And 18, although slightly downhill and "only" 360', is tricky enough a bend, with a low ceiling at the green, that it might be better as a par 4 instead of 3. Note - these are all good holes, but adding a couple of strokes to par would make the course play fairer to a wider range of players.
~ Despite the generally decent layout, it's hard to give Berwick Test Track a "good" rating. There's just too much working against it: poor upkeep leading to unplayable conditions at times, lack of signage and a couple of poor holes. But if you're in the area in the winter of early Spring, adjust your expectations accordingly and give it a play. There's a lot of good here, if you time it right.
Torzewski Park DGC
Lapeer, MI
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Pros:
Good usage of the many elevation changes around the course.
Link style course with 2 tees per hole. The short tees we're the red tees and to help the first timers playing this course they even had a red ribbon around the tee sign to indicate that was the short tee from afar.
Many cool holes, even playing from the short tees like I did. # 7 stands out the most!! I don't normally throw multiple throws on a given hole, but I threw 3 drives from the short tee and didn't lose any in the tall prairie grass.
The tall prairie grass makes the open holes that much more challenging and defines each fairway. Which is good for the wildlife and the park mowing budget. I feels that if the grass was all cut, this course wouldn't be as fun and would be kinda boring on the open holes.
Wooded holes had a fresh supply of mulch spreaded around the soggy areas as well as around the baskets.
Decent sized parking lot with bathrooms available at several locations throughout the course.
Like most Michigan courses this course was clean as a whistle, no trash anywhere!
Link style course with 2 tees per hole. The short tees we're the red tees and to help the first timers playing this course they even had a red ribbon around the tee sign to indicate that was the short tee from afar.
Many cool holes, even playing from the short tees like I did. # 7 stands out the most!! I don't normally throw multiple throws on a given hole, but I threw 3 drives from the short tee and didn't lose any in the tall prairie grass.
The tall prairie grass makes the open holes that much more challenging and defines each fairway. Which is good for the wildlife and the park mowing budget. I feels that if the grass was all cut, this course wouldn't be as fun and would be kinda boring on the open holes.
Wooded holes had a fresh supply of mulch spreaded around the soggy areas as well as around the baskets.
Decent sized parking lot with bathrooms available at several locations throughout the course.
Like most Michigan courses this course was clean as a whistle, no trash anywhere!
Cons:
No benches, but I'm thinking that this redesign isn't completely finished, so maybe by the next time I play this course there will some benches.
Other Thoughts:
I played this course out of season. But even if they charge one to play this course . It would be still worth it as one can see the improvements being made around the park.
This green space with a lake offers fishing, nature trails & a pavilion, plus a water park. Picnic tables available · Playground swings available · Has barbecue grill
Lapeer also has a downtown Disc Golf course.
This green space with a lake offers fishing, nature trails & a pavilion, plus a water park. Picnic tables available · Playground swings available · Has barbecue grill
Lapeer also has a downtown Disc Golf course.
Agape Farm Championship DGC
Shirleysburg, PA
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Pros:
Agape Farm is the latest top-notch Championship Course in this part of the state, and boy is it something! Immense elevation, creatively challenging par 5s, and gorgeous views across many acres of a Christian camp.
Three layouts plus a fourth championship layout (whose baskets were not in for the tournament I played in). The Reds (8,252') play quite comfortably to par while the Blues (11,098') are a nice challenge. Goldilocks Whites come in at 9,733'.
Not as many of those patented John Houck double fairways as some of his other courses, but there are plenty of decisions to make on all of the par 4's and 5's, as there are not many flat landing zones to choose from.
Large pristine tee-pads, great signage, and perhaps the most efficient design from hole to hole that I've experienced on a Championship-level course like this, hardly any time spent walking from one basket to the next tee.
On the longer holes, the greens themselves are numbered with clear signage so new players don't have to squint and wonder if they're throwing to the right basket.
The back 9 in particular is quite picturesque as you move further away from the rest of the course and the camp infrastructure.
The par 5s are really worth singing about. One or two (depending on the layout) on the front nine and three on the back nine. The first one, hole 5 (1095'), asks you to throw straight across from one hill to another, hopefully progressing far enough that on your second shot you can punch through a gap in the trees to get into the open. Your final approach is across an open field downhill into a tiny green cut out into the edge of the woods.
Hole 13, coming in at over 1300'(!) asks you to beat a few trees off the tee, throwing slightly downhill and hopefully avoiding getting caught up by branches too high. If you fade too far left along the slope of the hill than the best you can hope for your second shot is to make it just through the gap, setting you up to throw up over an open rise, which should get you close enough for an easy though somewhat blind approach to a basket nestled in a depression with several guardian trees and a slope that loves rollaways drifting away past the basket.
I love hole 9, which I have yet to figure out after three rounds. Par 4, 651' from the blues, it forces you to throw a very straight shot through several gaps that lands in a very specific landing zone which will allow you to throw a delicate BH turnover or maybe a flippy FH down a gradual slope to the green that skips quite quickly into the pond beyond.
Three layouts plus a fourth championship layout (whose baskets were not in for the tournament I played in). The Reds (8,252') play quite comfortably to par while the Blues (11,098') are a nice challenge. Goldilocks Whites come in at 9,733'.
Not as many of those patented John Houck double fairways as some of his other courses, but there are plenty of decisions to make on all of the par 4's and 5's, as there are not many flat landing zones to choose from.
Large pristine tee-pads, great signage, and perhaps the most efficient design from hole to hole that I've experienced on a Championship-level course like this, hardly any time spent walking from one basket to the next tee.
On the longer holes, the greens themselves are numbered with clear signage so new players don't have to squint and wonder if they're throwing to the right basket.
The back 9 in particular is quite picturesque as you move further away from the rest of the course and the camp infrastructure.
The par 5s are really worth singing about. One or two (depending on the layout) on the front nine and three on the back nine. The first one, hole 5 (1095'), asks you to throw straight across from one hill to another, hopefully progressing far enough that on your second shot you can punch through a gap in the trees to get into the open. Your final approach is across an open field downhill into a tiny green cut out into the edge of the woods.
Hole 13, coming in at over 1300'(!) asks you to beat a few trees off the tee, throwing slightly downhill and hopefully avoiding getting caught up by branches too high. If you fade too far left along the slope of the hill than the best you can hope for your second shot is to make it just through the gap, setting you up to throw up over an open rise, which should get you close enough for an easy though somewhat blind approach to a basket nestled in a depression with several guardian trees and a slope that loves rollaways drifting away past the basket.
I love hole 9, which I have yet to figure out after three rounds. Par 4, 651' from the blues, it forces you to throw a very straight shot through several gaps that lands in a very specific landing zone which will allow you to throw a delicate BH turnover or maybe a flippy FH down a gradual slope to the green that skips quite quickly into the pond beyond.
Cons:
It's a great course and an absolutely blast to play, the designers and the whole Agape Farm team have really gone above and beyond to put a beautiful course in the ground. But there are just a few things holding it back from being 5 stars:
There are three holes that feel a bit like filler in my opinion, hole 6, hole 12 (which feel like a real missed opportunity to push a little further into the woods to make a par 4), and hole 16.
Similar to Muddy Run, holes 17 and 18 are just wide-open bomber holes. I think these holes would be totally fine within the context of the whole round, but not the most magical way to end a round and they feel like they stick out from the rest of the course in an underwhelming way.
The course had been whipped into great shape by the grounds crew for the Grand Opening tournament but the rough still feels raw in some places and the fairways are not quite beaten in yet. I suspect it'll take plenty of maintenance to keep Nature at bay and I wonder if a course this far out will ever get enough traffic to feel comfortable softened up into that perfect space.
There are three holes that feel a bit like filler in my opinion, hole 6, hole 12 (which feel like a real missed opportunity to push a little further into the woods to make a par 4), and hole 16.
Similar to Muddy Run, holes 17 and 18 are just wide-open bomber holes. I think these holes would be totally fine within the context of the whole round, but not the most magical way to end a round and they feel like they stick out from the rest of the course in an underwhelming way.
The course had been whipped into great shape by the grounds crew for the Grand Opening tournament but the rough still feels raw in some places and the fairways are not quite beaten in yet. I suspect it'll take plenty of maintenance to keep Nature at bay and I wonder if a course this far out will ever get enough traffic to feel comfortable softened up into that perfect space.
Other Thoughts:
$12 to play, there's a drop box at the first tee.
Plenty of bathrooms throughout.
There's a pitch and putt micro-course on-site as well.
RV parking and amenities.
I think a brief comparison to the other big boy course in the area, Faylor Lake, would be helpful to draw out some of the virtues of both courses:
Agape Farm is absolutely challenging on every shot. There is aggressive utilization of elevation throughout, greens are sloped, second shots on fairways are almost always forcing you to deal with unbalanced footing and throwing up hill or downhill.
Agape is, I feel, also more mentally demanding. Hole to hole, Faylor mostly asks you land your tee shots in a few particular places, and challenges you to figure out what type of throw to get there, while Agape allows you to play your game off the tee to land in a variety of spots, but you may not know clearly what spot is best.
I do find Agape plays easier to par than Faylor but the physical and mental experience of a round at Agape is more taxing. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing!
Agape is a little less picturesque and lacks some of the water danger of Faylor, but Agape's big bomber holes feel a little more natural (though perhaps also a little less memorable).
Definitely play them both and decide for yourself!
Plenty of bathrooms throughout.
There's a pitch and putt micro-course on-site as well.
RV parking and amenities.
I think a brief comparison to the other big boy course in the area, Faylor Lake, would be helpful to draw out some of the virtues of both courses:
Agape Farm is absolutely challenging on every shot. There is aggressive utilization of elevation throughout, greens are sloped, second shots on fairways are almost always forcing you to deal with unbalanced footing and throwing up hill or downhill.
Agape is, I feel, also more mentally demanding. Hole to hole, Faylor mostly asks you land your tee shots in a few particular places, and challenges you to figure out what type of throw to get there, while Agape allows you to play your game off the tee to land in a variety of spots, but you may not know clearly what spot is best.
I do find Agape plays easier to par than Faylor but the physical and mental experience of a round at Agape is more taxing. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing!
Agape is a little less picturesque and lacks some of the water danger of Faylor, but Agape's big bomber holes feel a little more natural (though perhaps also a little less memorable).
Definitely play them both and decide for yourself!
Shelley High School
Shelley, ID
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Pros:
- Brand new baskets, easy to spot and catch well
- Navigation is easy, though Udisc helps
- A few long holes for letting it rip
- Basket locations are behind trees or bushes
- Good roller course
- You'll be the only one playing disc golf here
- Navigation is easy, though Udisc helps
- A few long holes for letting it rip
- Basket locations are behind trees or bushes
- Good roller course
- You'll be the only one playing disc golf here
Cons:
- Only 4 baskets
- Not open during the week except after 5pm
- Open course, not very exciting or challenging
- Not open during the week except after 5pm
- Open course, not very exciting or challenging
Other Thoughts:
The course is in the back of the school, just go around to the right in the parking lot and you'll see baskets. From here make up your own course or follow Udisc. Personally I'd head up the road about a mile to North Bingham and play that course before I'd come here but then again Freeman is less than 20 minutes from both and is vastly superior. The club is talking about expanding this to a true 9 holes but talk is cheap as they say. Currently I would advice only coming here if you need more courses to bag.
Lil' Oozlefinch Putting Course
Warrenton, OR
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Pros:
+mach x baskets (same as the main course)
+ace runs
+variety: length & obstacles/trees
+ends where it starts (loop)
+ace runs
+variety: length & obstacles/trees
+ends where it starts (loop)
Cons:
-short
-natural tees
-crammed
-natural tees
-crammed
Other Thoughts:
this "course" is a nice putter warm up/cool down. all the holes are under 60ft, with the shortest being around 20ft. you could really rack up your ace count (not sure you should put too much weight on a 20ft ace).
it's well marked with numbered posts for the tees & numbers on the top of the baskets.
the layout is really tight; next tee is basically right next to the previous basket, so if there are others on this course you will have to wait.
this is a cute little place in the trees to wait for your friends, but not really challenging & crammed into this small space next to the parking lot.
it's well marked with numbered posts for the tees & numbers on the top of the baskets.
the layout is really tight; next tee is basically right next to the previous basket, so if there are others on this course you will have to wait.
this is a cute little place in the trees to wait for your friends, but not really challenging & crammed into this small space next to the parking lot.
Margaret Berman Memorial Park
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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Pros:
short, manicured 50-100ft only, little neighborhood hook
Cons:
family park and occasionally kids around to not throw around
Other Thoughts:
wouldn't go out of your way to come here, but if you want a spot to work on putting or teach a kid. this is your spot
High Springs Sports Complex DGC
High Springs, FL
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Pros:
(2.167 Rating) An improving sports complex course that still needs a lot of work.
- UPGRADES - High Springs first nine was redesigned after the first review on DGCR. The locals wisely incorporated the big dry sinkhole and it now features a pair of really cool shots. Hole (5) is flipp'n awesome, which for Florida, is a rare 25 foot down and up valley shot. I really liked the pair of large limestone rock outcrops on (7). Hole (9) was a great way to finish the front nine, even with its 900-foot walk back to tee (1). (9) is a shot towards the bottom of the sinkhole. Perhaps that should have been (8) and a different hole (9) should have gotten play closer back towards tee (1)
- HOLE VARIETY - The gameplay dynamics felt on par with my standard 2.5 rated course. I think it's a par 54 course. Hole (2) had two placements, with the far one at 450 feet. Perhaps a local MA3 par 4. I liked the mix of wooded and open. Some holes brake right, while other brake left. On the back nine, hole (16) stood out being a blind play over a 20-foot tall man-made mound with one tree. The elevation change was even a factor a couple times, which is rare for Florida.
- TIME PLAY - I logged 54 minutes, which included a 5 minute drive to the back nine. A majority of the holes are simple and only a couple were over 300 feet long.
- UPGRADES - High Springs first nine was redesigned after the first review on DGCR. The locals wisely incorporated the big dry sinkhole and it now features a pair of really cool shots. Hole (5) is flipp'n awesome, which for Florida, is a rare 25 foot down and up valley shot. I really liked the pair of large limestone rock outcrops on (7). Hole (9) was a great way to finish the front nine, even with its 900-foot walk back to tee (1). (9) is a shot towards the bottom of the sinkhole. Perhaps that should have been (8) and a different hole (9) should have gotten play closer back towards tee (1)
- HOLE VARIETY - The gameplay dynamics felt on par with my standard 2.5 rated course. I think it's a par 54 course. Hole (2) had two placements, with the far one at 450 feet. Perhaps a local MA3 par 4. I liked the mix of wooded and open. Some holes brake right, while other brake left. On the back nine, hole (16) stood out being a blind play over a 20-foot tall man-made mound with one tree. The elevation change was even a factor a couple times, which is rare for Florida.
- TIME PLAY - I logged 54 minutes, which included a 5 minute drive to the back nine. A majority of the holes are simple and only a couple were over 300 feet long.
Cons:
Back nine blues
- THE NEW NINE - High Springs appears to have added a second nine in the last year or so. In concept, it's ok. It's more open than the front nine, has two tees and has much less multi-use conflicts. It does have a hoard of issues however, although many of them can be fixed. The biggest unfixable issue is the gap after basket (9). Not only is it a long walk back to tee (1), there is also likely a closed off tall fence with locked gates from the BMX course separating the two loops. Signs are prominent every 50 feet stating to not jump the fence. To get to the second nine, it requires driving out of the park and around the cemetery. If I hadn't driven it, the walk may have taken 20 minutes, or so. Fixable issues include no signage, terrible carpet tees, shaggy fairways and lots of trash. I had a good chuckle from seeing the half-destroyed outhouses inside circle one for basket (12). The recent addition hasn't really improved the course overall. Perhaps with time, it will. I have a feeling that many locals would opt to throw the front nine twice, over throwing both nines.
- AMENITIES - The baskets are good, Dynamic Patriots. The rest of the amenities are not present, partially present or bad. Tee signage is good on the front and absent on the back. No course map. Tees are mostly carpet and sometimes sorta level on the front, and not level on the back. There are a handful of benches and there are two baskets on hole (2). Off the course there are shelters with picnic tables and I saw a porta-potty in the locked adjacent BMX area.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - Perfect for MA4s and MA3s. Local MA2s I assume will often skip town to throw Alligator Lake, Jonesville, or even Northside. I played terrible as an MA2 and shot 4 down. I only felt intrigued on holes (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (12) and (16). The rest were bland or blandish.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Had I just seen the front nine, I would have scored the beauty a hair south of average. Only the stretch of holes from (4) thru (9) were worthy of an above average ranking on this aspect IMO. The rest of the course brings my score back on beauty substantially. As noted, the back nine is full of trash and hole (1) is a bland short open field shot.
- THE NEW NINE - High Springs appears to have added a second nine in the last year or so. In concept, it's ok. It's more open than the front nine, has two tees and has much less multi-use conflicts. It does have a hoard of issues however, although many of them can be fixed. The biggest unfixable issue is the gap after basket (9). Not only is it a long walk back to tee (1), there is also likely a closed off tall fence with locked gates from the BMX course separating the two loops. Signs are prominent every 50 feet stating to not jump the fence. To get to the second nine, it requires driving out of the park and around the cemetery. If I hadn't driven it, the walk may have taken 20 minutes, or so. Fixable issues include no signage, terrible carpet tees, shaggy fairways and lots of trash. I had a good chuckle from seeing the half-destroyed outhouses inside circle one for basket (12). The recent addition hasn't really improved the course overall. Perhaps with time, it will. I have a feeling that many locals would opt to throw the front nine twice, over throwing both nines.
- AMENITIES - The baskets are good, Dynamic Patriots. The rest of the amenities are not present, partially present or bad. Tee signage is good on the front and absent on the back. No course map. Tees are mostly carpet and sometimes sorta level on the front, and not level on the back. There are a handful of benches and there are two baskets on hole (2). Off the course there are shelters with picnic tables and I saw a porta-potty in the locked adjacent BMX area.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - Perfect for MA4s and MA3s. Local MA2s I assume will often skip town to throw Alligator Lake, Jonesville, or even Northside. I played terrible as an MA2 and shot 4 down. I only felt intrigued on holes (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (12) and (16). The rest were bland or blandish.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Had I just seen the front nine, I would have scored the beauty a hair south of average. Only the stretch of holes from (4) thru (9) were worthy of an above average ranking on this aspect IMO. The rest of the course brings my score back on beauty substantially. As noted, the back nine is full of trash and hole (1) is a bland short open field shot.
Other Thoughts:
High Springs is good enough to get routine local league play. Beginners won't be overwhelmed on the front nine and there is enough intrigue for local veterans that they'll often opt to play here, over making the 25-minute trip to nearby Jonesville. No need for anyone beyond a 30-minute drive to come check it out unless they enjoy exploring courses. Both Gainesville and Lake City have superior set-ups as goto courses IMO. Overall, a 2.25 ratings tweener to me. I'm not sure the new back nine adds any value currently. I probably would have scored the course the same had I not seen the back. The course reminds me of regional places like DeFunk Disco in Defuniak Springs Florida, Creola in Mobile and The Bulldog in Perry Florida.
Sports Life DGC
Springdale, AR
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Pros:
On the grounds of this large church school complex are the athletic fields and cut track that this disc golf track play around.
It's mainly 250-450ft holes in open fields with a few trees, roads and ball fields to create the hole shapes and there are a good amount of rolling hills too add interest.
There are some lines you need to hit, but it's open enough to be creative. On the day I played the wind was whipping and that made the difference in the experience.
There are also some small creeks and a drainage pond on the back that make some of the shots a bit more difficult.
It's mainly 250-450ft holes in open fields with a few trees, roads and ball fields to create the hole shapes and there are a good amount of rolling hills too add interest.
There are some lines you need to hit, but it's open enough to be creative. On the day I played the wind was whipping and that made the difference in the experience.
There are also some small creeks and a drainage pond on the back that make some of the shots a bit more difficult.
Cons:
It's really open, fairly busy and just super unpolished. There are posts where tee signs probably have been but are not currently, no directions or benches or any amenities to speak of.
The baskets are red baskets similar to a Mach 3, but better chains and a weird spider like cage I've never seen before. They are fine but not great.
Directions are pretty bad and there are several spots the direction that feels right is actually incorrect.
Overall it's just underwhelming. I feel like it could be good but the grass is high and it feels like not many people play it.
The baskets are red baskets similar to a Mach 3, but better chains and a weird spider like cage I've never seen before. They are fine but not great.
Directions are pretty bad and there are several spots the direction that feels right is actually incorrect.
Overall it's just underwhelming. I feel like it could be good but the grass is high and it feels like not many people play it.
Other Thoughts:
Just fine, but not great. I'd try it again to see if I was just having a bad day out there but didn't love the experience.
Tart Park DGC
Dunn, NC
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Pros:
Tart Park is an easy, loose layout. Seems fitting.
- Nine holes in a small, community park. Holes all play alongside or over a walking trail. It makes navigation a breeze.
- Not a lot of variety in hole layouts. Holes are mostly open. Trees on #8 are the biggest obstacle.
- Quality tee signs. They almost have a retro vibe to them. Baskets are in good shape too.
- There is supposedly a long layout on many holes. I didn't see any markings for them. Not that I was looking too closely.
- A couple of holes have narrower fairways due to fences or OB fields.
- Close to I-95. Good spot to stop and stretch your legs while getting in a 20-minute round.
- Lots of ace runs. Of these, #4 & 5 are the best.
- It's a simple, scenic course. There's also a rec center here.
- Nine holes in a small, community park. Holes all play alongside or over a walking trail. It makes navigation a breeze.
- Not a lot of variety in hole layouts. Holes are mostly open. Trees on #8 are the biggest obstacle.
- Quality tee signs. They almost have a retro vibe to them. Baskets are in good shape too.
- There is supposedly a long layout on many holes. I didn't see any markings for them. Not that I was looking too closely.
- A couple of holes have narrower fairways due to fences or OB fields.
- Close to I-95. Good spot to stop and stretch your legs while getting in a 20-minute round.
- Lots of ace runs. Of these, #4 & 5 are the best.
- It's a simple, scenic course. There's also a rec center here.
Cons:
Way too simple of a layout. I guess any course is better than no course, right?
- Six of nine holes have zero obstacles. Two holes (#3 & 6) each have a single tree that comes into play, slightly.
- Course is completely flat.
- With the course being based around a walking trail. Be mindful when throwing. Even a single person on the trails can slow you down.
- Just not much here to like. You can only throw so many simple, open shots so many times.
- Six of nine holes have zero obstacles. Two holes (#3 & 6) each have a single tree that comes into play, slightly.
- Course is completely flat.
- With the course being based around a walking trail. Be mindful when throwing. Even a single person on the trails can slow you down.
- Just not much here to like. You can only throw so many simple, open shots so many times.
Other Thoughts:
Tart is a very bitter course. I'm not sure if hole #1, 3, 4, or 9 is the least appealing hole on the course.
- On the flip side, there's not even an average level hole on the course. I guess #8 is the most appealing/interesting due to the trees and other objects (trash can, park equipment) that are in play.
- Unfortunately, nothing can be done here, with this limited space, to make the course any better.
- Enjoy a couple of easy birdies while playing here. Maybe even an ace. Still, this course will be forgotten rather quickly.
- Pretty backdrop when I played on a sunny, breezy December afternoon. Other than that, nothing to be taken from this place.
- On the flip side, there's not even an average level hole on the course. I guess #8 is the most appealing/interesting due to the trees and other objects (trash can, park equipment) that are in play.
- Unfortunately, nothing can be done here, with this limited space, to make the course any better.
- Enjoy a couple of easy birdies while playing here. Maybe even an ace. Still, this course will be forgotten rather quickly.
- Pretty backdrop when I played on a sunny, breezy December afternoon. Other than that, nothing to be taken from this place.
Steeplechase Park DGC
Kyle, TX
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Pros:
+ Tee signs are colorful and informative.
+ The guiding signage is very helpful.
+/- The central creek comes into play a lot. (a LOT!)
+ The tees are remarkably grippy rectangular pads made of tiny rocks, but...
+ The guiding signage is very helpful.
+/- The central creek comes into play a lot. (a LOT!)
+ The tees are remarkably grippy rectangular pads made of tiny rocks, but...
Cons:
- ...Many of them are worn down or damaged.
- It isn't a very complex or dynamic course.
- Crossing the creek was tedious at times.
- Walking paths and sports areas to be wary of.
- It isn't a very complex or dynamic course.
- Crossing the creek was tedious at times.
- Walking paths and sports areas to be wary of.
Other Thoughts:
Steeplechase Park feels like a great place for friends to gather and have a good time. This theory is supported when I witnessed several school-aged friends helping one another and their discs over the fence dividing the park from the school next door. However, while it might be just the ticket for disc golfers in walking distance, it isn't as good for those of us with motorized mobility. Drive half an hour in any direction, and you're bound to find a better course.
Ouch, okay, let's get right into it, then. I wasn't really blown away here. Most of the fairways were way too open for my liking. That isn't to say that they were totally bland and barren. They just have that mostly open park-style of tree cover. That's not necessarily a bad thing by itself if the terrain can compensate with enough elevation and/or other natural features.
For example, my favorite one, link5, is a nice gentle downslope with a respectable peppering of trees to dodge and a basket that is kind of close to the creek that snakes through the park.
Honorable mention goes to link10 that requires you to sneakily punch through a cluster of trees alongside that creek and then finish with an uphill putt.
Steeplechase is almost completely flat, though. And as for that one natural feature available to it, get used to seeing it. Plum Creek makes several appearances. You'll have to cross it several times. Sometimes there is a bridge. Sometimes there is not. Still, I'm glad that it was there to add that little extra layer of drama and tension to what would otherwise be ho-hum fairways.
In the interest of fairness, I met a pair of locals during my round here back in November 2023 who told me that the course was basically underwater up until a few days before my round due to a massive storm that swept through that part of Texas in late October. Some of the small footbridges were washed away when the creek overflowed. So, the navegation issues might already be fixed by now. But that doesn't affect the fairways.
Link1 was boring for being so straight, flat and wide open. 17 might be worse because it has a walking path right there alongside the fairway. But this is a course in a public park, after all. Please be mindful of other park users and don't enter private property. A few of these links get really close to private residences (links14, 15) and the school grounds that I mentioned in the beginning (link16). It sometimes feels like the course was crowbarred into the park just to have one.
I've had a lot of negative things to say about Steeplechase, but don't let that get to you. It was not a great course for me. If you prefer to air out your throws and cover maximum distance each time, then you will enjoy this course more than I did. If you and your friends just want a simple place to play while you talk about stuff, then this course is for you. If you are a course bagger passing through along I-35 south of Austin, then this course is an easy get. If you are new to the sport and want an introduction to water features, then come on down.
Otherwise, it's simply not bad.
Ouch, okay, let's get right into it, then. I wasn't really blown away here. Most of the fairways were way too open for my liking. That isn't to say that they were totally bland and barren. They just have that mostly open park-style of tree cover. That's not necessarily a bad thing by itself if the terrain can compensate with enough elevation and/or other natural features.
For example, my favorite one, link5, is a nice gentle downslope with a respectable peppering of trees to dodge and a basket that is kind of close to the creek that snakes through the park.
Honorable mention goes to link10 that requires you to sneakily punch through a cluster of trees alongside that creek and then finish with an uphill putt.
Steeplechase is almost completely flat, though. And as for that one natural feature available to it, get used to seeing it. Plum Creek makes several appearances. You'll have to cross it several times. Sometimes there is a bridge. Sometimes there is not. Still, I'm glad that it was there to add that little extra layer of drama and tension to what would otherwise be ho-hum fairways.
In the interest of fairness, I met a pair of locals during my round here back in November 2023 who told me that the course was basically underwater up until a few days before my round due to a massive storm that swept through that part of Texas in late October. Some of the small footbridges were washed away when the creek overflowed. So, the navegation issues might already be fixed by now. But that doesn't affect the fairways.
Link1 was boring for being so straight, flat and wide open. 17 might be worse because it has a walking path right there alongside the fairway. But this is a course in a public park, after all. Please be mindful of other park users and don't enter private property. A few of these links get really close to private residences (links14, 15) and the school grounds that I mentioned in the beginning (link16). It sometimes feels like the course was crowbarred into the park just to have one.
I've had a lot of negative things to say about Steeplechase, but don't let that get to you. It was not a great course for me. If you prefer to air out your throws and cover maximum distance each time, then you will enjoy this course more than I did. If you and your friends just want a simple place to play while you talk about stuff, then this course is for you. If you are a course bagger passing through along I-35 south of Austin, then this course is an easy get. If you are new to the sport and want an introduction to water features, then come on down.
Otherwise, it's simply not bad.
