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Reviewed:Played on:Mar 31, 2018Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
18 Holes 2 tees for every hole.
Mostly Grip and Rip with elevation changes and a few shorter technical holes.
Has you work on your approach shots as baskets for me are not quite reachable from the tees.
Nice contrast to the mostly wooded technical courses in the area.
Next tee arrows under all the baskets. Blue Arrows and White arrows point in different directions to correspond to tee location.
Much better course now that it has expanded to 18 holes.
2 set of tees Blue and White to accommodate skill levels.
Hole number signs now installed at all blue tees and most whites. Missing signs coming very soon.
Kiosk with course map at hole 1
Great views of the Mohawk River
Cons:
Not enough trees for my liking. A little too long and open as I have a noodle arm. Big Arm players enjoy the course.
Gravel Tees are OK. Could be much improved.
Certain holes can be a little squishy wet. (Hole 4 is pretty soft)
Landfill vents can give you a bag egg smell whiff when you get close to them.
Other Thoughts:
So I'm the local club president and one of the workhorses that contribute to this course. The town has funded the entire course and done most of the installation. So this is good and bad. It's wonderful to have them use heavy machinery to get tees in and cut in fairways and have them pay for baskets and supplies. But as most of this work is done during the week day time they don't get as much guidance that is needed for the little details that matter in a course. We are having to go behind and improve work they have done and take on some tasks by hand so that they don't blaze through with a bulldozer when we want to carve a technical fairway. They also wanted a more open course. We asked to get into areas of the park where we think we could create some better holes but were not allowed. The tee material is ok not quite hard enough and not properly compacted. The club will come in and improve the tees to get them flush with the ground properly compacted and hopefully astroturf topped to eliminate rutting. The course will continue to improve as we upgrade and improve some of the work done by the town. It has been great to have their help and support. We had our 1st PDGA tournament and got positive feedback about the course from players. If you haven't been back since the expansion to 18 holes come give it another try.
Reviewed:Played on:Nov 3, 2013Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Town is having a Grand Opening on Thursday 11/14/13. Parks crew has worked hard on tee boxes, clearing brush and other course prep. Course already receiving lots of play. A round from each set of tees is a great 18 hole layout. Lots of exercise as the course winds up & down cap and in and out of woods (and ravines if you go awry). In spring we will build a kiosk and other refinements. Come try Blatnick... MORE BASKETS!!
Cons:
Going to be a cold and windy winter course.
Other Thoughts:
Thank you to the Town of Niskayuna for taking our suggestion of a course in Blatnick Park and running with it. Town crews did most of the work and provided most of the supplies. They took almost all our suggestions and were very enthusiastic. Thank you Nisky!!
Reviewed:Played on:Nov 2, 2013Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
mostly open, but very nice use of elevation, we liked #6 most, was a day with no wind, but on windy days, the layout and hills should create a lot of extra fun
Cons:
nothing really, we played the course back in summer - plenty of bugs, so best to play now till late spring, I guess
Other Thoughts:
nice tees, we will see, if the sand is strong enough to stay inside the boxes