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Crosspoint Community Church reviews
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Ah now I understand 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 10, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
A good pro is that there IS a course here, and with a couple exceptions, you can play from one hole to the next. I always want to be thankful of any private property that has a course available to the public.
They fairways look like they stay pretty dry, and get mowed regularly. So the course does get some maintenance, and I will even choose to believe there are people who care about it and take care of it.
There are a few bright spots here and there, at least bright given the context of the rest of the course. The first few holes actually get off to a decent start, making use of some of the hills, a couple trees, and not being that terribly short length you see on a lot of more intro courses. Some of these holes do push to over 400'.
They fairways look like they stay pretty dry, and get mowed regularly. So the course does get some maintenance, and I will even choose to believe there are people who care about it and take care of it.
There are a few bright spots here and there, at least bright given the context of the rest of the course. The first few holes actually get off to a decent start, making use of some of the hills, a couple trees, and not being that terribly short length you see on a lot of more intro courses. Some of these holes do push to over 400'.
Cons:
The cons are mainly in the form of I think all of the changes, and the compression this course as gone. I learned from the older reviews that there used to be 18 fairly decent holes, and now there are 9(?) holes, and more that stand out for bad reasons that good.
The "?" above is because as far as I could tell, there is no basket for hole 5, and holes 1 and 3 I think share a basket (that, or we're missing another one).
The roads and some structures do come into play a lot. Mainly as a side effect of the growth around the course, probably.
But overall there really isn't that much going on here. Not a whole lot in terms of obstacles or design, or challenge. It's a fine bagger course, but unless I was already on the church campus regularly, I don't think I would play this often.
The "?" above is because as far as I could tell, there is no basket for hole 5, and holes 1 and 3 I think share a basket (that, or we're missing another one).
The roads and some structures do come into play a lot. Mainly as a side effect of the growth around the course, probably.
But overall there really isn't that much going on here. Not a whole lot in terms of obstacles or design, or challenge. It's a fine bagger course, but unless I was already on the church campus regularly, I don't think I would play this often.
Other Thoughts:
When I saw the overall rating of this course, i was really expecting a lot more. But after playing it I went back and looked at a lot of the reviews, especially the older reviews, esPECIALLY ERicJ's review, and see that most of the reviews no longer apply to the current accumulation of baskets and tees.
Again, I am grateful for the course being here. A rating of 1.0 is still better than there being no course whatsoever. And this certainly is far from one of the worst courses I've played in Houston area! (lookin at you B. Schmitz Park)
Again, I am grateful for the course being here. A rating of 1.0 is still better than there being no course whatsoever. And this certainly is far from one of the worst courses I've played in Houston area! (lookin at you B. Schmitz Park)
15
1
Cute little course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Apr 20, 2008
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
When I first played this course in Apr 2008 it was decent, but time and area construction have not been kind to it. Holes #8 and #9 have distance and challenge if you play with the OB road. There's really not too many Pros left on this course. The tee posts that are present all have hole numbers making navigation pretty easy. The teeing areas are only defined by patches of gravel, luckily they're not too slippery.
Cons:
Hole #1 (tee and basket) is completely missing. All the tee signs on the posts have been lost or destroyed so there's no hole info other than the numbers on the posts. Basket #2 is ridiculously low with the bottom of the cage sitting on the ground. Baskets #3, 4, and 6 are all sitting below regulation height. Basket #5 is missing. Baskets are an inconsistent mix of brands.
Other Thoughts:
Long ago this course was 18 holes and well reviewed. Then it lost nine holes and was just an "okay" course. Then they expanded the church buildings and the course was somewhat displaced. When baskets returned they're not even close to regulation height and hole #1 is MIA. It's too bad.
Original 2008 review
Pros (2008):
Very informative tee signs. They have a text description of the hole! "Next Tee -->" direction signs and bricks (even when the next tee is only 25 ft away). Baskets are in good condition.
Cons (2008):
Tee areas are of various types: some are grass, some gravel, some sand. None of the tee boxes are actually marked. A couple of the baskets have either sunk, or the ground around them has been built up such that they're not even close to the PDGA recommended 76-89 cm for rim height. Many of the distances on the tee signs are way off; some by as much as 50-60 ft. Overthrows on #2 will land in the fairway of #5.
Other Thoughts (2008):
To compensate for short distances on the first several holes the baskets are placed behind trees making Ace runs tougher, but birdies are still a real possibility. The last two long holes are made more difficult by a narrow fairway bounded by an OB road.
You can tell that a lot of thought and work was put into this course and it turned out pretty well. With some work to standardize the tee boxes and possibly add some length to the early holes it would be a better course.
Original 2008 review
Pros (2008):
Very informative tee signs. They have a text description of the hole! "Next Tee -->" direction signs and bricks (even when the next tee is only 25 ft away). Baskets are in good condition.
Cons (2008):
Tee areas are of various types: some are grass, some gravel, some sand. None of the tee boxes are actually marked. A couple of the baskets have either sunk, or the ground around them has been built up such that they're not even close to the PDGA recommended 76-89 cm for rim height. Many of the distances on the tee signs are way off; some by as much as 50-60 ft. Overthrows on #2 will land in the fairway of #5.
Other Thoughts (2008):
To compensate for short distances on the first several holes the baskets are placed behind trees making Ace runs tougher, but birdies are still a real possibility. The last two long holes are made more difficult by a narrow fairway bounded by an OB road.
You can tell that a lot of thought and work was put into this course and it turned out pretty well. With some work to standardize the tee boxes and possibly add some length to the early holes it would be a better course.
