Robbins, NC

Bear Creek Disc Golf

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Tenacious EJ
Experience: 30.7 years 72 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Could be better, but it’s better than nothing. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 2, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's a disc golf course, in an area where there's not much to choose from. It's got multiple tees, decent signage, some decent holes, and you will probably have the course all to yourself. There are some really great views, and the opportunity for some exercise.

Cons:

Well, it's not particularly challenging. There's really only 2 or 3 holes that have any opportunity for danger. On most holes there's no real reason to score over par because you can usually recover easily, and birdies are plentiful thanks to the many short wooded holes and fairly simple open holes. Hole 16 has been replaced and yes, it's probably the dumbest hole I've ever seen. There's no benefit to throwing anything but a putter 45ft twice and taking the 3. Navigation can be a problem, finding the ancient chainstars are absolutely a problem, especially in the woods. And of course, after 16 the biggest complaint has to be the hike from 18's basket back to your car.

Other Thoughts:

If you don't like spiders, it's not the course for you. A small thing, but with so little traffic expect you'll be the first person to be finding those webs with your face on every hole. The City of Robbins could definitely make the course more accessible, or at least, visible- as it is it feels sort of like you're walking onto the set of Deliverance. Some of the holes are just bizarre- 6 for example, from the long tee, is a pretty impossible shot. Some of the jumps are hard to find as well (3-4, for example, which is not well explained by the map). The trip back from 18 is, like I stated, a lot of walking without anything to do. Since the course traffic is so low, why not give us 2 more holes back to the start? 19 could start on that corner and crash into the woods, crossing the long tee of 6. 20 would be a long, technical wooded hole that would at least give us something to do on the walk back towards the beginning. A better course map wouldn't hurt either, since it doesn't even show you the alternate 17 and 18 holes. I got lost looking for 4's tee because I came upon alt 18's basket when I was expecting to see a tee! And since there are walking trails all around it's hard to know if you're heading to the next tee or on a nature safari. All that said, once you know the course it's easy enough to get up and down (except that ravine on 11!), and it's better than the course you don't have.
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hoppedup
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.1 years 104 played 27 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A gentle bear 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Navigation on this course is super easy. Signage and arrows made it obvious where to go.

This is a visually pleasing, secluded course that will likely not see heavy traffic.This is a big plus for me as I don't like to play in groups, or around them.

Where there are two tee pads, they often offer a different look at the hole and not just a few more feet of distance.

The floater discs on the water holes were a nice touch, but seem ripe to be stolen. There was an Innova Dragon at holes 16 and 17 and a retrieval tool at 17.

I particularly enjoyed the wooded holes 7,9, 10, 13, 14, and 15 as I usually do.

New Chainstar baskets seemed to catch well.

Park is well maintained for one that was completely empty of people on a beautiful Sunday morning. The rough isn't too bad other than the right side of hole 1. I drive RHFH and shanked one there. First time the disc had been thrown and I didn't even attempt a search.

Cons:

While this is a fun course, there really isn't a signature, or WOW hole. A few of the open holes are pretty bland, straight throws. 18 is kind of a lackluster closer after two holes that have water in play.

Other Thoughts:

There is a longer than normal walk to the course and back to the parking area from 18. I don't see this as a con because one aspect I love about disc golf is walking/exercise.

If I were local I'd be on this course all the time. I have no idea what the designer's constraints were so I did not list the limited use of the woods as a con. I cannot overstate the seclusion aspect of this course.

I didn't check here first so I did not realize there are no photos yet of this course. I will take plenty next time.

If you are traveling to play Village of Pinehurst DGC or Reservoir Park, this is a worthy addition to your itinerary. If there were ratings on the quarter , I'd give this one 3.25
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