Southaven, MS

Central Park

3.45(based on 26 reviews)
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Tybythecoast
Experience: 26.2 years 142 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great Front 9 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 17, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

The front 9 is fantastic! A plethora of shots, options, trouble and lengths make the front 9 one of the best starts to any course around. The back 9 is full of decent holes, but they are very short and nearly run in to each other. There is plenty of space for these holes to lengthen out and keep away from each other. A redesign of the back 9 could make this a favorite.

Cons:

Just the back 9. About half of the holes were great, though of similar length. The other half were short and boring.

Other Thoughts:

Redesign the back 9 to match the greatness of the front 9.
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WSP420
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.9 years 51 played 48 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 24, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Large tee pads
-Benches on several holes
-Baskets are in great shape
-Fairly well marked course with a couple of exceptions
-Baskets are marked with hole number

Cons:

-Grass needed to be cut
-No trashcans on the course
-No restrooms
-Repetitive at times
-Several tee signs are broken or missing. The Hole # and distance is all that hasn't faded away on the ones that are still intact
-Holes #5 & #6 have no tee signs. This makes the already confusing layout of these two holes, (as mentioned in several other reviews) even more difficult to figure out.
-Previous reviews mentioned scorecards... with maps. I saw no scorecards; a map would have come in handy at times.

Other Thoughts:

Although, this course could use a little work, (like replacing tee signs), overall I think it's a pretty solid course.
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jdogg884him
Experience: 32.9 years 5 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 24, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Course is open. The back nine has some pretty easy shots to allow you to improve your score from the front nine. Decent course, well manacured, and well designed.

Cons:

Front nine is way long if you are not a distance thrower. I believe 2 holes over 600 and another that is 500. As you end hole 5 hole 6 is back beyond the tee box at 5 to the north so don't get confused by that. (5 is a relatively short hole)
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AdamE
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.6 years 267 played 148 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 21, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice course in a picturesque city park with large mature trees and little if any underbrush. The course is more open than wooded, but there are trees to think about on almost every hole. The baskets and tee pads are in good condition. Navigating the course is very easy with the exception of one hole.

There's an excellent variety of hole distances here and although the course is mostly flat, it utilizes what little elevation there is. There are a couple of 600-700ft par 4's in the front 9.

The most interesting feature of this course is a stream that's recessed maybe 10-15 lower than the surrounding area. In most places it has long gentle slopes allowing you to easily walk down it and retrieve you disc. This comes into play on many of holes throughout the course (mostly in the back 9) forcing you to really think about your shots. To make things even more interesting, hole 17 is on a peninsula surrounded by the creek, very cool!

Cons:

Tee signs are old, faded and a few are broken.

Navigation is an issue between hole 5 and 6. The tee pad for hole 6 is behind hole 5's forcing you to backtrack after that hole. Navigating the rest of the course is easy.

Hole 14's basket is right in the middle of hole 15's fairway. I'm not sure if there's a mando I didn't see or what but it didn't make any sense to me and seemed very awkward.

Hole 2 plays dangerously close to a sidewalk so beware of walkers.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this is a nice fun course that is suitable for all levels of play and I would play here frequently if this course was close to my house.

The course was in great condition and all 18 baskets were in the ground when I played here on 3/21/11.
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shyguy30
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 100 played 18 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 8, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Good variety of hole lengths and shapes, especially on the front 9
-Several pin placements that take full advantage of the landscape, particularly 5 and 17.
-Well-maintained park
-Nice tee pads

Cons:

-Back 9 seemed to get redundant as it runs down one side of the creek and then back (creek was on the right of every hole)
-Signage was a little lacking, took some time to find the #6 tee

Other Thoughts:

Really nice course that seems to get quite a bit of traffic. It seemed like a few holes really suited my eye while others really did not. Has some long holes (all marked par 3) that will force you to throw some accurate, long shots to get there in 2. Fortunately no one was behind us when we played 15, as other reviewers mentioned the only route goes right past the #14 basket. Definitely stop by if you are in the area.
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Thtcat
Experience: 17 years 34 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Long, man, long. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 22, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Reasonably well maintained. Nice big tee pads. Plenty of parking. There is a nice mix of distances on the course.

Cons:

No Bathrooms! No Water Fountain! There are times when the grass gets pretty high before it gets mowed. The course closes down for close to 3 months leading up to Christmas and through the new year for a community light show.

Other Thoughts:

The front of the course is better for longer arms, and can be frustrating for newer players. #8 is un-parable for anyone that can't drive 400+ feet. #5 is an interesting blind over-hill drive. The back nine are shorter (which is more fun for me). They play along a creek that fills up during and after rainstorms, so one has to be careful to avoid grip-lock, else they get wet. The course is worth playing to be sure, but not my favorite in the area.
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bazkitcase5
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 136 played 58 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 21, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice tee signs and long concrete tee pads. The course was fairly easy to navigate. The design is also good, with mostly long open shots (lots of shots in the 350-400 range), as well as some short technical shots. There is very little elevation, but plenty of scattered trees and a large ditch that runs through most of the course, giving most holes an extra challenge and rewarding well placed shots.

The half way point of the course does loop back near the front of the course.

Cons:

Although I do not know the area, I did not see any bathrooms near or on the course. There are no benches. There were a few holes where I felt like the landscape of the land could have been better suited for better design. On one particular hole, the best shot was directly over the previous fairway/basket. I'm not really sure what they were thinking there, considering the rest of the course is spaced out nicely.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, I really liked the course. There were some really great pro level holes, with decent variety, and a couple of pro par 4 shots that are listed as par 3. Unfortunately, I left feeling like something was missing from the overall design of the course. With a little more thought, I believe this could be an awesome course. It is a fairly new course from what I understand and the club seems to be growing rapidly, so I look for some positive changes in the near future.
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