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City Lake Park DGC reviews
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4
Javaracer
Experience:
47 years
93 played
4 reviews
Beautiful Hilly Woods Course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Feb 2, 2019
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Hats off to the Albemarle Disc Golf Association for vastly improving this course in the last year. New tees and course work has made this into a top tier NC course. Early holes are a mix of woods and open holes and the back nine is primarily heavily wooded with lots of elevation changes!
Cons:
I use a cart everywhere but the back nine is tough with a cart.
8
0
On the Road Less Traveled By 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 1, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
-City Lake came to me as a shock. When I saw the photos on this site, I thought this would be a 3.5 at best. If I had to decide to play any Charlotte course or go the extra forty miles to play here, I'd choose City Lake. It's hilly, it's unique, and serves the greatest purpose in course design.
-None of the holes here are bad or hell or high water. Many are true gems. The overall hole quality from the long pads is significantly better than it is on the shorts because of more challenge and opportunity. The long pads alone give this course a 4.0. The short pads are more simple and beginner friendly.
-A special attribute would be that you get to tee off on two decks if you play the longs. #13 long is probably the "Main Signature Hole." It's a 450' par 4 hyzer that's very tight in the woods the whole way. The fairway also curves, making it play as a double hyzer hole. The basket placement is up a steep hill. It's probably better to be right than left in the woods. Oh, and if you look behind you on the long pad, you'll see a great view of a dam.
-#12-15 is an amazing four hole stretch. This is where you see the most elevation. It's not so hilly to the point where you cancel the mountain hike you planned with your friends, but it's a big enough shock. To add to it, these holes are all very picturesque. #12 is simply that downhill hole that you have to love, #14 is a gorgeous uphill left to right par 3 with a few man made rock walls. #15 is the danger hole. To my understanding, it used to be a 170' steep downhill shot. First thought of mine was "Why get rid of a hole like that? That's outrageous." What's now #15 is perfect the way it is now. The long pad is a left to right putter or flick shot with a few trees preventing a straight shot. The basket is steep down a hill but not all the way down. Go long, and you're praying for a long come back putt. The short pad is awesome too. It's about 180', straight, and steep downhill. #15 looks simple and harmless but it's a wolf in sheep's clothing and will leave you on the mean streets if you screw up.
-Ends with a fun par 5. The long pad gives a difficult tee shot out of a deceptively small gap. Hit the gap off the tee, and you'll probably birdie. It's wide open and slightly downhill from there. I hit the gap and was left with maybe 520'. I was pin high with the basket on my approach but was 100' left. I got a drop in birdie. Hope to eagle this one someday. The short pad is a wide open 600' par 4. Wide open can be boring but not if you want to throw a disc as far as you can downhill.
-Concrete tee-pads and well established tee-signs. Navigation is pretty simple too. No excessively long walks.
-The back nine is where most of highest peaks of the course are. The front nine will be the better part to some people. The uniqueness comes quick. The first hole is probably the least exciting, but it's great for launching a few warm up drives. Hole 3 is a truly fun hole with a small drop to the left. The fairway is quite narrow but very fair. The looks of this hole alone make you love it. #7 is similar except it's not as wooded. It's in the wooded part of the open. #8 can be considered a window shot out of the woods. Throw over a few small trees and through a gap into the open.
-None of the holes here are bad or hell or high water. Many are true gems. The overall hole quality from the long pads is significantly better than it is on the shorts because of more challenge and opportunity. The long pads alone give this course a 4.0. The short pads are more simple and beginner friendly.
-A special attribute would be that you get to tee off on two decks if you play the longs. #13 long is probably the "Main Signature Hole." It's a 450' par 4 hyzer that's very tight in the woods the whole way. The fairway also curves, making it play as a double hyzer hole. The basket placement is up a steep hill. It's probably better to be right than left in the woods. Oh, and if you look behind you on the long pad, you'll see a great view of a dam.
-#12-15 is an amazing four hole stretch. This is where you see the most elevation. It's not so hilly to the point where you cancel the mountain hike you planned with your friends, but it's a big enough shock. To add to it, these holes are all very picturesque. #12 is simply that downhill hole that you have to love, #14 is a gorgeous uphill left to right par 3 with a few man made rock walls. #15 is the danger hole. To my understanding, it used to be a 170' steep downhill shot. First thought of mine was "Why get rid of a hole like that? That's outrageous." What's now #15 is perfect the way it is now. The long pad is a left to right putter or flick shot with a few trees preventing a straight shot. The basket is steep down a hill but not all the way down. Go long, and you're praying for a long come back putt. The short pad is awesome too. It's about 180', straight, and steep downhill. #15 looks simple and harmless but it's a wolf in sheep's clothing and will leave you on the mean streets if you screw up.
-Ends with a fun par 5. The long pad gives a difficult tee shot out of a deceptively small gap. Hit the gap off the tee, and you'll probably birdie. It's wide open and slightly downhill from there. I hit the gap and was left with maybe 520'. I was pin high with the basket on my approach but was 100' left. I got a drop in birdie. Hope to eagle this one someday. The short pad is a wide open 600' par 4. Wide open can be boring but not if you want to throw a disc as far as you can downhill.
-Concrete tee-pads and well established tee-signs. Navigation is pretty simple too. No excessively long walks.
-The back nine is where most of highest peaks of the course are. The front nine will be the better part to some people. The uniqueness comes quick. The first hole is probably the least exciting, but it's great for launching a few warm up drives. Hole 3 is a truly fun hole with a small drop to the left. The fairway is quite narrow but very fair. The looks of this hole alone make you love it. #7 is similar except it's not as wooded. It's in the wooded part of the open. #8 can be considered a window shot out of the woods. Throw over a few small trees and through a gap into the open.
Cons:
-Mainly, it's the fact that it's not as crowded. More people play Fox Chase; meaning this course is the lesser of the known. I like City Lake a lot more than I like Fox Chase. I hope this course will still be here in the next fifty years because when courses are lesser known, sometimes they aren't as well maintained. Hole 5 is approaching the red. To my understanding, locals usually keep the course well manicured so the tall grass on this hole may have been coincidental. Me and my two college buddies had to look closely for our discs.
-Distances from the longs seem off on a few holes. The sign says #1 is 305' from the long. It's probably 340' and plays more due to elevation. When I first threw, my initial response was "That's parked." I was 40' short with a culverin. #5 says 310' or something. It's probably 370'. Few more holes also seemed longer.
-Distances from the longs seem off on a few holes. The sign says #1 is 305' from the long. It's probably 340' and plays more due to elevation. When I first threw, my initial response was "That's parked." I was 40' short with a culverin. #5 says 310' or something. It's probably 370'. Few more holes also seemed longer.
Other Thoughts:
-This course is better than the credit it gets in my opinion. It's like a lesser known band that I can't get tired of listening to, and that most people that listen to it love as well. Course has some originality, which is tough to find when you've played nearly 130 courses. The other holes are still good to say at the worst. I know that there is a USDGC doubles qualifier here but I hope to see at least a singles C tier event. I'd sign up in a heartbeat because I'd take any opportunity to play this course if I'm not busy. The design is spectacular. It's right up my alley.
-City Lake is a halloween candy bag course. It's all good and you don't know what you'll get until you reach the next pad. Variety is common in disc golf, but the variety here is about top notch. That's exactly what I love. I love courses with variety in distance, location, and with good terrain. There's never a chance that I'd choose an all wooded flatter course with tight fairways and hell or high water rough over a course with variety.
-Get out here and play if you haven't already. It was more than well worth the hour drive. If you love this course, post it on social media and convince others to play it.
-City Lake is a halloween candy bag course. It's all good and you don't know what you'll get until you reach the next pad. Variety is common in disc golf, but the variety here is about top notch. That's exactly what I love. I love courses with variety in distance, location, and with good terrain. There's never a chance that I'd choose an all wooded flatter course with tight fairways and hell or high water rough over a course with variety.
-Get out here and play if you haven't already. It was more than well worth the hour drive. If you love this course, post it on social media and convince others to play it.
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BraveThrower43
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience:
14.2 years
732 played
59 reviews
A New Start 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Dec 27, 2014
Played the course:once
Pros:
I love writing these reviews because it means I'm introducing a new course!!
Cons:
Still needs some TLC but it is in solid shape overall
A few teepads are unlevel and need to be built up and stairs need to be built.
No concrete pads yet but directional signage is good.
Hole 5 is a work in progress with Parks and rec. Please be patient while we work things out.
13 long does not exist yet.
A few teepads are unlevel and need to be built up and stairs need to be built.
No concrete pads yet but directional signage is good.
Hole 5 is a work in progress with Parks and rec. Please be patient while we work things out.
13 long does not exist yet.
Other Thoughts:
The front 9 is more of an open and easier course but the Back will ratchets the difficulty and is the much more wooded, hilly, and tougher portion of the course.
Construction is ongoing and the course has a lot more growing to do. Concrete will come in the next several months. By September 2016
If you plan on writing a review of the course please plan on coming back when it is completed since it will be much different in the coming year.
If you have feedback but dont feel that you want to write a review please feel free to PM me
Construction is ongoing and the course has a lot more growing to do. Concrete will come in the next several months. By September 2016
If you plan on writing a review of the course please plan on coming back when it is completed since it will be much different in the coming year.
If you have feedback but dont feel that you want to write a review please feel free to PM me
