Brainerd, MN

Central Lakes College

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3.065(based on 8 reviews)
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mndiscg
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Experience: 15.9 years 483 played 478 reviews
2.50 star(s)

CLC Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 16, 2020 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

+Nice baskets, homemade or a basic DGC model. They work well and have a big number on top of them.
+Some reasonable elevation change as the course is perched upon the Mississippi River bluffs.
+Holes are fitting for a college campus, not too long. This also helps with not hitting pedestrians, cars, buildings, etc if you can not throw a max speed driver.
+Ace opportunities on most holes.
+Course is fairly open but there are mature trees on most holes.
+Well designed for what they had to work with both safety and fun-wise.

Cons:

-Natural pads, they were in fine shape but concrete is always better.
-Minimal signage. Just a numbered post. Could use a bit more info.
-Kind of hard to find your way around sometimes. Definitely look at the map on here. Nothing too crazy but due to the choppy campus nature of the land, there are a few walks to the next tee.
-9 isn't close to 1 and will be a decent walk when you are done. I safari's my way back to 1 instead of just walk.
-Like many campus courses, there are possibilities of hitting things. They did a great job of designing the course to never throw directly towards buildings but you never know where an errant driver could end up. Especially on a windy day.
-Overall, a pretty easy course. It isn't going to challenge most players. Good for getting college students into the game and giving them something to do between classes.
-Could have a lot of foot traffic during class time. Be aware of the time of year/day when you are going to play. I played in summer with no issue.

Other Thoughts:

+A solid course in Brainerd. I think that it's a bit highly rated at 3+ discs but most experienced baggers will find this to be a suitable 9 holer.
+This area is beautiful and there are a lot of big, wooded properties around. It is time for someone to come in and build a big 18+ holer. Lots of low quality to average quality 9ers around here.
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Uptightjoker
Experience: 7.7 years 76 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Beginner friendly 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 26, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Nice baskets.
-Well maintained grass/debris cleanup
-Good distance/par markers
-Good variation of open/tree shots, and slight elevation changes.
-Not typically very busy in the afternoons

Cons:

-A few holes (4,5,7,8) throw near roads or parking lots, this isn't a huge concern for people with disc control, but as a course that is shorter/easier for beginners, it poses risks of hitting the road, and/or cars.
-Very short holes overall, not a lot of technical skill required, just basic disc fade knowledge.
-Is likely busy during the school day when classes are running.
-A few of the tees are less than desirable even for dirt. The ones that come to mind are 7 (covered in tree roots, not really any solid footing) and 8 (just a giant pit of sand)

Other Thoughts:

Overall this is a short course, and great for beginners, and probably isn't bad for intermediate players to challenge themselves to get under par on every hole. Nothing to drive just to come check out, but if you're in the area it's definitely worth checking out
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