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Dripping Springs, TX

Dreamland DGC

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3.55(based on 2 reviews)
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Experience: 19.9 years 678 played 73 reviews
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Dreams of Baskets, Cows, and... Pickleball? 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 3, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Many forms of non-disc golf entertainment on the premises: pickleball, mini golf, kiddie water park, cornhole, a stage for live music, food and refreshments. This is definitely a great place to come throw discs while other family members entertain themselves, if that's how you roll (I say this as a previous that-way-roller).

Nice, new Latitude 64 Pro Elite baskets. They are yellow, very visible, and seem to catch well.

Good signage with descriptive depictions of each hole and what appear to be accurate distances.

Navigation is mostly intuitive and there are numerous "next tee" signs in places where it isn't.

Elevation is used well and in a variety of ways, with uphill, downhill, and sidehill experiences offered. Rock ledges and stacked rocks also add to the challenge and visual appeal, in places.

There are some fun holes that require two-shot planning, with left and right turns and with plays up onto plateaus or approaches to side-hill pin positions. I enjoyed those very much.

The property is enjoyable to be on, it's rocky hill country terrain with some nice hilltop views and a fair amount of shade, though the trees are mostly relatively small oaks.

There are abundant deer and some cattle on the property, which I consider to be a "pro" because I like to experience nature, but they drop their little "cons" all over the course, including tees and green areas, so watch your step!

Cons:

The tee pads are rubber mats assembled from multiple strips of rubber, set on top of a gravel base. I assume they were originally level, but few of them are currently level. The multiple strips could be helpful for maintenance, but many of the tees have one or two of the 8 or so strips that are lower or higher than the others. Watch your footing on the tees!

There are several holes that have backstops of stacked wood close behind the baskets. They look cool, but they help negate the challenge that could be offered by the upshot on the hole and I consider that to be a con.

It may get cleaned up later, but today there were several places with a lot of old junk in the fairways. One spot had rusty metal, some old shipping pallets, pipes, plywood... everything including the (commercial) kitchen sink. Another spot had an old shed (with doors open, ready to receive a disc) and an old boat, perhaps abandoned by Gilligan and The Skipper after they got off the island.

There are a few areas where an errant drive could easily hit players on another hole. It would be easy to flip a drive from hole 3's tee onto hole 5's tee. The assigned walking path from the basket of 7 to the tee of 8 takes players through the putting circle of hole 9's basket and hole 9 is a 340' downhill shot. It would be easy for players teeing off on 9 to hit walkers between 7 and 8, get into the circle of hole 7, or hit the tee area of hole 10. (There are other examples that would involve discs being more off line.) Watch for other players before you throw!

There are a fair number of holes where the obvious shot is to throw over the top of the trees. This is not what I prefer. I don't know if this was intentional on the part of the designer(s) or not.

For more experienced players, there are a lot of "tweener" holes that will involve a full drive and then a pitch-up. In some cases, that second shot will require some shot-shaping, though it will be a short shot.

Other Thoughts:

The course seems to be designed to challenge rec and intermediate players. Though it doesn't really affect course play, the signs definitely have par set for the rec or intermediate level. One example is hole 5, which is 555 feet and a two-shot hole, for me. I missed a putt for eagle and dropped in for a birdie. If a guy NAMED "Eagle" showed up, he would probably be dropping in for an albatross. I think setting the par that way may actually be helpful for newer players who have only played simple courses and here they can learn to play multi-shot holes with some challenging lines and not get too discouraged as they make the transition to more difficult courses. This amusement park-type place is likely to draw a lot of players of that type. (The course par is set at 67, per the tee signs.)

There is a statement that reads "No outside food or drink" printed on the disc golf course map. I had my water with me and there are always snacks in my bag - I didn't turn around and take those things back to my car when I saw the sign. I didn't pull out any snacks while I was out there in deference to the course owners, but I drank my water to help them avoid the problem of an old guy collapsing on their property on a hot day. On hole 9's tee, there was a Yeti cooler with cans of water for disc golfers.

The cost is $3 per player, which I think is absolutely reasonable. They charge to rent discs, so they are counting on patrons who come for the other activities trying disc golf and renting the discs. Also, note the hours. They open at 7 on weekends, but not until 9 M-F.

This was a fun course to play and it's a good place to enjoy some bonus activities for yourself or your companions. The course has some interesting topography and offers a chance to use a lot of different shots. The course itself, on its own merits, I would rate 3.5, but the associated amenities push it up to 4. Dreamland has potential for a fun day for family and friends. It's worth a visit.
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