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Ayden Park reviews
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Good course for a small town 2+ years
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Played on:Feb 8, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
Better than expected 18 hole course in this small town.
Concrete tee pads, not really large, but flush to the ground. DisCatchers have a little wear, but in good shape overall.
Good distance for a park course, 5400' from the whites. Pars were appropriate for the distance, except for #10, 442 ft Par 3?
After the first three holes, the rest were in scattered trees (mostly hardwoods). This required shot shaping, without the undergrowth that hides discs.
Grass has filled in on the whole course since most of the pics were taken. Not a difficult course to play.
A few Par 4s and a few Ace runs, #3, #7 (annie/RHFH) and #17.
Concrete tee pads, not really large, but flush to the ground. DisCatchers have a little wear, but in good shape overall.
Good distance for a park course, 5400' from the whites. Pars were appropriate for the distance, except for #10, 442 ft Par 3?
After the first three holes, the rest were in scattered trees (mostly hardwoods). This required shot shaping, without the undergrowth that hides discs.
Grass has filled in on the whole course since most of the pics were taken. Not a difficult course to play.
A few Par 4s and a few Ace runs, #3, #7 (annie/RHFH) and #17.
Cons:
Some areas were pretty wet, probably because of the time of year that I played. #4,5,16,17 and 18 were soft in some places. Lots of standing water on #8, before and around the basket.
#11 - The tee sign is missing, perhaps this hole shouldn't be played, because ... it is an extremely tight tunnel between large thorn bushes, over one of the drainage ditches to the other side of the course. The bridge over the ditch? not anchored on either side, so it teeter-totters as you walk over it.
Tee signs are basic, hole, distance and par, BUT they were at every hole (except 11) and had bag holders, so not a big Con.
#11 - The tee sign is missing, perhaps this hole shouldn't be played, because ... it is an extremely tight tunnel between large thorn bushes, over one of the drainage ditches to the other side of the course. The bridge over the ditch? not anchored on either side, so it teeter-totters as you walk over it.
Tee signs are basic, hole, distance and par, BUT they were at every hole (except 11) and had bag holders, so not a big Con.
Other Thoughts:
As I mentioned, this was a better than expected course for this small town. Perhaps the closeness to Greenville (and only 6 miles from Covenant) earned a better layout than normal.
Plenty of room to air out shots, almost no tunnel shots and a few Ace runs. Most of the course reminded me of the ECU course. Not as many pines, but trees for shot shaping.
The drainage ditch along #1 and 2 looks pretty deep and there is also one running right down the middle of #10, but discs can be pulled from these.
#4 was a fun hole, Par 4 slightly downhill through scattered trees, probably several lines available,
#10 with its drainage ditch made driving accuracy important, to a slightly elevated basket,
#13 was probably my favorite hole, drive was mostly open, across a small ditch, then the basket was through a tunnel of LARGE thorn bushes only about 15' wide, the basket was in front of an embankment,
#16 (par 4) required an accurate drive shaped around trees, for a chance to go at the basket on the second.
The course starts at the very front of the park, then goes straight to the back, probably DG only part of the park. Good use of the area.
The course was a little rough around the edges when I was there, long grass, leaves on the tees, but is probably in better shape in the warmer months.
Plenty of room to air out shots, almost no tunnel shots and a few Ace runs. Most of the course reminded me of the ECU course. Not as many pines, but trees for shot shaping.
The drainage ditch along #1 and 2 looks pretty deep and there is also one running right down the middle of #10, but discs can be pulled from these.
#4 was a fun hole, Par 4 slightly downhill through scattered trees, probably several lines available,
#10 with its drainage ditch made driving accuracy important, to a slightly elevated basket,
#13 was probably my favorite hole, drive was mostly open, across a small ditch, then the basket was through a tunnel of LARGE thorn bushes only about 15' wide, the basket was in front of an embankment,
#16 (par 4) required an accurate drive shaped around trees, for a chance to go at the basket on the second.
The course starts at the very front of the park, then goes straight to the back, probably DG only part of the park. Good use of the area.
The course was a little rough around the edges when I was there, long grass, leaves on the tees, but is probably in better shape in the warmer months.
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EricMurphy
Experience:
1 played
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Must Play! 2+ years drive by
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Played on:Nov 4, 2016
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
One of the most challenging courses in the area. Short and Long tees on several baskets. #4 and #16 are vicious short or long! Rec Dept keeps the course mowed fairly regularly. Mix of shots. #1 & #2 are wide open to start it but if you play the ditch as OB they are a tough start. The city has done a lot of work on the course to prevent water puddling.
Cons:
Mosquitoes but that goes for all courses in Pitt County and Ayden has been much better with those this year. Some tough baskets for beginners but it'll make em better players lol.
