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Quincy, IL

Bob Mays Park

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2.385(based on 4 reviews)
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Michler
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 31.9 years 247 played 35 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Disappointing 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 7, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course has nice new Mach 3 baskets. There are several holes where you can let loose some big drives. The park is nice, in a quiet neighborhood, and well maintained. The course flows well enough that it is fairly simple to find your way around without using the map. There are basic tee signs as well.

Cons:

There are no tee pads, or even markings for a tee area. Just tee signs. Throw from somewhere near the sign I guess. All of the holes are very repetitive, playing back and forth across an open field. Most holes are easily reachable for a player than can throw 350 feet. There are trees in the park, but they rarely come into play on any hole. The only time that trees really come into play is on Hole 15, and it's a disaster of a hole. About 250 feet to a corner and then a U-turn around some trees.

The property is mostly open with some gentle hills and some patches of trees. It's not fair to expect a championship caliber course here, but it's clear the course designer was not experienced and didn't care a great deal about making a fun and entertaining challenge. I expect this course will remain mostly unplayed as it offers little challenge for an experienced player and little fun for a recreational player.

Other Thoughts:

It wouldn't take much to redesign this course as there are no tee pads in place. My advice is to find an experienced course designer and make this into a solid course. With some creativity, I think it could be significantly better.
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