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9
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A small campus course around their signature lake 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 28, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
There are baskets, they are in pretty good shape.
There are tee markers, but they are in the ground, two paving stones showing the hole and distance, if you can find them and they aren't worn out.
For a small University campus, there are 18 holes, laid out away from other campus uses. You do have to be aware of a campus road on about 4 or 5 holes, but there's probably not much traffic most times.
Most holes are short, mostly open, so its a good course for beginners and college students.
There are tee markers, but they are in the ground, two paving stones showing the hole and distance, if you can find them and they aren't worn out.
For a small University campus, there are 18 holes, laid out away from other campus uses. You do have to be aware of a campus road on about 4 or 5 holes, but there's probably not much traffic most times.
Most holes are short, mostly open, so its a good course for beginners and college students.
Cons:
No tee pads or tee signs, except for the information printed on the tee markers. Most of the holes are really short (only 1 over 213', and it is 350') so no tee pads are not a huge problem.
Not much else on the course, no benches, no trash cans, not much of a chance for water or restrooms.
The course is spread out in 3 separate sections, divided up by the gorgeous campus lake. #1-#4 are together, walk the road across the lake, #5-#15 are on the back side of the lake, cross a parking lot, then #16 - #18 finish in a wooded area near the lake. After that you have a nearly half mile walk back to #1. (It is a nice walk, a concrete walkway across the lake, past their signature clock tower.) I parked near #16 tee so I got the long walk out of the way early in the round and finished right by the car.
As I mentioned above, #6, #7, #10, #14 and #15 play near, along side or across the campus road. They actually did a good job of routing several holes between these to go away from the road.
The rough bordering most of the holes looked pretty thick and rough, luckily I didn't have to go into any to find out for sure.
Not much else on the course, no benches, no trash cans, not much of a chance for water or restrooms.
The course is spread out in 3 separate sections, divided up by the gorgeous campus lake. #1-#4 are together, walk the road across the lake, #5-#15 are on the back side of the lake, cross a parking lot, then #16 - #18 finish in a wooded area near the lake. After that you have a nearly half mile walk back to #1. (It is a nice walk, a concrete walkway across the lake, past their signature clock tower.) I parked near #16 tee so I got the long walk out of the way early in the round and finished right by the car.
As I mentioned above, #6, #7, #10, #14 and #15 play near, along side or across the campus road. They actually did a good job of routing several holes between these to go away from the road.
The rough bordering most of the holes looked pretty thick and rough, luckily I didn't have to go into any to find out for sure.
Other Thoughts:
Its pretty convenient for the students of St. Andrews University to have a course on campus, especially with the much better Scotland County course just a couple of miles away.
Since the students probably walk everywhere on this campus, the half mile walk after your round is probably not a big deal. After playing here a couple of times, you'll have all the tee markers memorized.
As I mentioned in the Pros, the shortness of the holes are perfect for the students and any beginners you want to bring here.
#2 - #4 give you the best views of the lake, just don't go left.
#7 is pretty unique, tee right next to the road, several good sized road trees in front of you, go under the branches or high hyzer up over them?
#10 - the monster of the course at 350', wide open, flat, with the road on your right and rough down the left, let it rip.
#15 is a fun downhiller, across a road that has to go left to right around a couple of large trees.
#18 finishes pretty well, in the woods downhill and right, with the lake an ample distance behind the basket.
If I had a course like this on my small college campus, I probably would have been on it all the time.
Since the students probably walk everywhere on this campus, the half mile walk after your round is probably not a big deal. After playing here a couple of times, you'll have all the tee markers memorized.
As I mentioned in the Pros, the shortness of the holes are perfect for the students and any beginners you want to bring here.
#2 - #4 give you the best views of the lake, just don't go left.
#7 is pretty unique, tee right next to the road, several good sized road trees in front of you, go under the branches or high hyzer up over them?
#10 - the monster of the course at 350', wide open, flat, with the road on your right and rough down the left, let it rip.
#15 is a fun downhiller, across a road that has to go left to right around a couple of large trees.
#18 finishes pretty well, in the woods downhill and right, with the lake an ample distance behind the basket.
If I had a course like this on my small college campus, I probably would have been on it all the time.
7
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The (not so) historic Old Course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 16, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
Ah. Majestic St. Andrews. The birthplace of golf. Where the game of golf was first played more than 600 years ago. Wait. What? It's not the same place?
- Having a classic name such as Saint Andrews University, I'm wondering how or why they went with naming the disc golf course FreeDaddy. You've got to go with something along the lines of the Old Course or Royal and Ancient.
- Lots of walking. There's the theory (or fact) Google released Pokemon Go for a global surveillance project. I think St. Andrews built a course so that players would have to tour every aspect of the campus. The parking lot is in the back of the campus. By the time you're playing holes #10 - 13, you're at the front entrance of the campus. Granted, it's a small campus. but still, a lot of walking.
- Course in and of itself is relatively fun. It's a short layout. The second longest hole is 213 feet (both #11 and 15). The longest is 350 feet, #10. The rest of the course is a chance for birdies one hole after another.
- Holes #2 - 4 play alongside the campus lake. Gorgeous views! The majority of the other holes are all in sections of grass/fields alongside several small roads.
- Great for beginners. Clearly built for the students who are playing with a disc or two only. Clearly built as a means of exercise and leisure, not hardcore types.
- Course enters its pristine, lawn stretch for holes #6 - 15. Any obstacles here are from trees strategically located between the tees and baskets. #7, 8, & 14 have the most protected baskets of any holes in the section.
- #16 - 18 play in the woods. Nothing to speak of here. #18 is one of the tougher birdie locales, especially when the rough is overgrown in summer.
- Having a classic name such as Saint Andrews University, I'm wondering how or why they went with naming the disc golf course FreeDaddy. You've got to go with something along the lines of the Old Course or Royal and Ancient.
- Lots of walking. There's the theory (or fact) Google released Pokemon Go for a global surveillance project. I think St. Andrews built a course so that players would have to tour every aspect of the campus. The parking lot is in the back of the campus. By the time you're playing holes #10 - 13, you're at the front entrance of the campus. Granted, it's a small campus. but still, a lot of walking.
- Course in and of itself is relatively fun. It's a short layout. The second longest hole is 213 feet (both #11 and 15). The longest is 350 feet, #10. The rest of the course is a chance for birdies one hole after another.
- Holes #2 - 4 play alongside the campus lake. Gorgeous views! The majority of the other holes are all in sections of grass/fields alongside several small roads.
- Great for beginners. Clearly built for the students who are playing with a disc or two only. Clearly built as a means of exercise and leisure, not hardcore types.
- Course enters its pristine, lawn stretch for holes #6 - 15. Any obstacles here are from trees strategically located between the tees and baskets. #7, 8, & 14 have the most protected baskets of any holes in the section.
- #16 - 18 play in the woods. Nothing to speak of here. #18 is one of the tougher birdie locales, especially when the rough is overgrown in summer.
Cons:
A lot of walking. From #18 to the recommended parking lot is 4/10 of a mile. From the parking lot, and through the first 5 holes, it's more than half of mile of walking. So, you're walking about a mile to play 700 foot of pitch-n-putt holes.
- This course is unplayable without a map. The only place I could find one is on the UDisc app (had to mention them). Without the interactive map, you are wasting your time playing here.
- Signage needs to be better. The only markers are two blue squares in the ground for the tee areas. They're easy to spot when the grass is short. Once the color starts to fade and/or the grass is taller, may not be so easy. Next arrow signs are a must in the long transitions, especially from #4 to 5, #5 to 6, #15 to 16.
- More length would be nice. Sub-3100 foot layout (172 foot average). 13 holes sub-200 feet. There is room to add some length.
- No amenities on the course itself. No benches, trashcans, restrooms, tee signs, or anything else. You're two minutes from gas stations and restaurants.
- There could be a bit more clearing on some of the wooded holes. A season's worth (or half-season even) and the fairways get narrower, the rough is even rougher, and paths get overgrown.
- This course is unplayable without a map. The only place I could find one is on the UDisc app (had to mention them). Without the interactive map, you are wasting your time playing here.
- Signage needs to be better. The only markers are two blue squares in the ground for the tee areas. They're easy to spot when the grass is short. Once the color starts to fade and/or the grass is taller, may not be so easy. Next arrow signs are a must in the long transitions, especially from #4 to 5, #5 to 6, #15 to 16.
- More length would be nice. Sub-3100 foot layout (172 foot average). 13 holes sub-200 feet. There is room to add some length.
- No amenities on the course itself. No benches, trashcans, restrooms, tee signs, or anything else. You're two minutes from gas stations and restaurants.
- There could be a bit more clearing on some of the wooded holes. A season's worth (or half-season even) and the fairways get narrower, the rough is even rougher, and paths get overgrown.
Other Thoughts:
St. Andrews U. is a nice, short course. This is the second shortest 18-hole layout I've played. Great for beginners and ace races.
- Two suggestions about the course. The first is simple advice. There's a small parking lot by holes #15 & 16. Park here instead of the suggested lot in the back of the course. That will, A. cut down on the long walks to & fro the back lot, and, B. make the long walk right at the beginning - play #16 - 18, then walk around the lake to #1. This at least saves some time.
- The bigger idea is about the design. There are a couple clear filler holes (#1, 15 and one hole in the #11 - 13 section). Remove a couple of these and add wooded holes past #5. I really thought we were headed into the woods after playing #5 only to be directed back to the main road for a hike to #6. The course would be at its best if all #18 were in this section, and the out of the way #1 - 4 were eliminated. I'd also like to see the basket for #18 closer to the peninsula. End the course with its best view of the lake.
- One of the best aspects of this course is its relative proximity to other courses. You're 30 minutes or less to Scotland County, the underrated Hinson Park, and Luther Britt. The Pinehurst area courses are less than an hour away.
- A tale of 3 courses: holes #1 - 5, #6 - 15, and #16 - 18.
- I enjoyed the course. It was holes #91 - 108 for me on the day as part of a 400-mile, 13.5 hour disc golf day trip. I'm glad I ended my day playing a relaxing course like this.
- It's worth a stop to play if you're a local or you're driving on 74. It's a good chance to stretch the legs and arm while also enjoying some low scores.
- Two suggestions about the course. The first is simple advice. There's a small parking lot by holes #15 & 16. Park here instead of the suggested lot in the back of the course. That will, A. cut down on the long walks to & fro the back lot, and, B. make the long walk right at the beginning - play #16 - 18, then walk around the lake to #1. This at least saves some time.
- The bigger idea is about the design. There are a couple clear filler holes (#1, 15 and one hole in the #11 - 13 section). Remove a couple of these and add wooded holes past #5. I really thought we were headed into the woods after playing #5 only to be directed back to the main road for a hike to #6. The course would be at its best if all #18 were in this section, and the out of the way #1 - 4 were eliminated. I'd also like to see the basket for #18 closer to the peninsula. End the course with its best view of the lake.
- One of the best aspects of this course is its relative proximity to other courses. You're 30 minutes or less to Scotland County, the underrated Hinson Park, and Luther Britt. The Pinehurst area courses are less than an hour away.
- A tale of 3 courses: holes #1 - 5, #6 - 15, and #16 - 18.
- I enjoyed the course. It was holes #91 - 108 for me on the day as part of a 400-mile, 13.5 hour disc golf day trip. I'm glad I ended my day playing a relaxing course like this.
- It's worth a stop to play if you're a local or you're driving on 74. It's a good chance to stretch the legs and arm while also enjoying some low scores.
