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Dawson Community College DGC reviews
5
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Meh course in pretty cool country 2+ years
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Played on:May 27, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
- Nine permanent metal baskets with a level mounting, all in good repair.
- Nice practice basket and accurate course map near hole 1's tee.
- Metal poles mark the tee boxes (other than #2) which helps navigation.
- Very nice use of elevation.
- A couple of great basket placements, holes 2 & 6 come to mind. 2 is right near the edge of a very high river bed wall, maybe 20' high, giving that green some serious teeth. 6 is back in a cove of really cool Badlands bluffs.
- Really cool terrain. Disc golfing through Badlands offers some of the more unique looking country I've played in. This aspect pretty makes the course worth playing.
- Nice practice basket and accurate course map near hole 1's tee.
- Metal poles mark the tee boxes (other than #2) which helps navigation.
- Very nice use of elevation.
- A couple of great basket placements, holes 2 & 6 come to mind. 2 is right near the edge of a very high river bed wall, maybe 20' high, giving that green some serious teeth. 6 is back in a cove of really cool Badlands bluffs.
- Really cool terrain. Disc golfing through Badlands offers some of the more unique looking country I've played in. This aspect pretty makes the course worth playing.
Cons:
- Almost no line shaping required. With minimal trees in play, you can throw more of less whatever shot you'd like off the tees. Hole 6 is the exception forcing a right to left with the large hill you play around.
-The tee boxes are terrible. Made with railroad ties framing in rough ground with a metal pole behind them. Pretty well unusable. Hole 2, as mentioned in previous review, just has blue flags on the ground and is found on top of the river bank to the left of hole 1's basket.
- Not a lot of variation in hole length. A couple of middle length holes and everything else was a full pull or more.
- The course finishes in the bottom of the little valley you play in, far away from where you park. Pretty crummy death march through the fields and back up the hill. There's a ton of unused terrain with good elevation and even some trees that seems like it could be incorporated in to the course making the loop, at worst, end on top of the valley and leave a downhill walk to the parking area.
-The tee boxes are terrible. Made with railroad ties framing in rough ground with a metal pole behind them. Pretty well unusable. Hole 2, as mentioned in previous review, just has blue flags on the ground and is found on top of the river bank to the left of hole 1's basket.
- Not a lot of variation in hole length. A couple of middle length holes and everything else was a full pull or more.
- The course finishes in the bottom of the little valley you play in, far away from where you park. Pretty crummy death march through the fields and back up the hill. There's a ton of unused terrain with good elevation and even some trees that seems like it could be incorporated in to the course making the loop, at worst, end on top of the valley and leave a downhill walk to the parking area.
Other Thoughts:
Overall, a decently fun course in really cool country. Mostly throwing bombs with minimal requirements for precision off of the tees. Not the best golf you'll ever play but worth the spin just for a Badlands experience. It is adjacent to a college campus but I'm not sure what amenities might be available or accessible. Pretty rugged terrain and Eastern MT can be a hostile environment so bring water, wear appropriate shoes/boots and watch out for snakes and sharp plants.
