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Tryon, NC

FENCE DGC

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DiscGolfCraig
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Me No Likey

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 28, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

FENCE has 9 baskets. They decided to mow the fairways on some of them. The others? Good luck.
- This is going to be a short review. About as much time and effort as the maintenance crews put into this course's upkeep.
- Holes #1, 8 (mostly), and 9 are the only holes with grass fairways. The others were set in the overgrowth/wild areas. Even good tee shots on those holes can be in waist high (or taller) growth. Better hope there aren't snakes or other growth here.
- The baskets were in good shape.
- Tees were all relatively easy to spot.
- #9 is a fun, throw multiple discs off the tee type of hole. Downhill, 210-ish range. The day I played there was a steady cross breeze adding an extra layer of challenge.
- I think horses and riders like it here.

Cons:

There shouldn't be a course here if these are the conditions players have to endure. I had to spend time hiking through / climbing over tall growth in search of discs in the middle of fairways. It's an experience spending time hunting for a disc that ends up 25 feet from the basket.
- Maybe the goal of this layout is simply ace or bust? It's a rustic ace race. If you're not good enough to nail shots from 150 feet, then you deserve scratched up legs walking the fairways. I guess?
- It seemed nobody at the park knows there is a course. I got odd looks from the people there I came in contact with.
- I guess I'll echo the idea that this should be a 15 – 20 minute leisurely round. Instead, it's a longer, bloodier, more anger-inducing round.
- I don't know who thought placing baskets in 3-4 foot tall growth was a good idea. Even if you know nothing about disc golf or 'frisbees', common sense is nobody wants to walk through that stuff.

Other Thoughts:

FENCE could be a very nice, enjoyable round if there were simply fairways here. There are tremendous views of the mountains as your backdrop, yet, it's maddeningly frustrating.
- It's challenging enough to find the course. The park is alongside I-40, but you have 10 minutes of backroads to get here. Once in the park, there's zero signage for the course. So use UDisc or GPS to get you to the parking lot near the first tee.
- Seeing how there haven't been any more reviews for the course on UDisc in the 7 months since I played, maybe that answers why the course isn't getting attention from the groundcrew.
- All that means this course should be pulled. If this is what they're offering, yank it out of the ground until you're ready for a real layout.
- That said…..this space would be good for a temporary layout. Rolling hills, lots of space. Set up a tourney here in Spring and enjoy it. Otherwise, don't play here.
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