Nashville, TN

Fontanel Mansion & Farm

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2.55(based on 16 reviews)
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WillAnderson
Experience: 13.7 years 28 played 12 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Half the Course It Could Be 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 11, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The park offers great history gems & eatery. The front 9 is WIDE OPEN. Get ready to park a few & then throw your arm out on the rest. One hole is in a field 800ft+ pad to basket. The back 9 completely changes the character of the experience. When you're done, you might wanna play the back 9 again bc it features extreme elevation changes! One hole looks like the edge of a hang glider runway. In the fall, the course is beautiful.

Cons:

In all seasons be careful not to lose your discs on the back 9. The brush & ravines will tax you on part of the course while the rest will be open, laborious, and boring. I kept saying to myself, "this course is half the course it could be." It's as if you go from throwing around in someone's yard to a 9 hole course. The sheer treachery of the back 9 is awesome.

Other Thoughts:

I like warming up on holes 1-3 then playing the back 9 x 2. It's worth visiting if you like history. Check out the little town, Mansion, & gift shop. THIS COURSE HAS TONS OF POTENTIAL.
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Biggzipp
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Hopefully They'll Keep Working on it 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 2, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great location close to downtown. Hey it's a new course, that's always a great thing. Nice, easy-to-see Mach baskets.

Cons:

The majority of front eight holes are extremely boring. They're wide open with no challenge or obstacles. I remember three of these holes being fun, but the rest were lame. At first I was excited for the part of the course that was wooded, but it's poorly designed and pretty extreme for the average player. You continually walk straight up a hill for the majority of these holes. They are highly wooded, mostly short, and still need to be cleared out. If you're wanting to enjoy a round of DG, you will likely find this part of the course exhausting. It's definitely too extreme for "people of all ages and skill levels." There was also a live hornet's nest in the middle of one of wooded fairways, and it wouldn't have been too hard to hit it with a disc and end up getting stung-to-death (not cool!). Once the course leaves the woods again, it's back to booooring.

I can live with carpet tee pads, but concrete is better. The signs are well built, but at times the map is off and needs to be updated.

I'm hopeful that they'll keep working on this course and make it better, but I honestly think the design is flawed, and it will be hard to fix without starting over from scratch.

Other Thoughts:

I really wanted this to be a great course, and I'm kind of bummed that it's not better. Fontanel seems to do everything they do really well, but the disc golf course seems to be the exception. I wish they would have poured concrete tee pads, and hired a professional designer.
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