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Gattman Park reviews
3
1
Needs tees and basket numbers badly 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 18, 2015
Played the course:once
Pros:
All I can say is there are baskets in a wooded area that could be ok for disc golf.
Cons:
Way too many big ones. First, I could only find 6 holes (apparently the other 3 are on the other side of the park somewhere, I never saw them, and after wondering around for a long time, I just gave up.) No map, no signs, no instructions as to where to go. Dividing a course up into 2 completely separate areas is to me not the same course.
Second, the tees are a major issue. Tee 1- was just a pile of gravel. Tee 2- was a rectangular pile of gravel that did resemble a tee area, the best one here. Tee 3- was a messy pile of gravel in a framed area. And then it got terrible as I never found any more tees. (The wooden frames referenced in other reviews and pics were either missing or hard to spot.) There are no signs or markers of any kind designating tee areas. I wondered around the woods looking and looking for something like a tee area. I eventually made up my own tees throwing to...
Third, NO NUMBERS ON BASKETS. Seriously, I didn't even know you could buy a set of 9 Discatchers without hole numbers on them! On holes 3-6, who knows which basket to throw to and from where with nothing being numbered- you can see multiple baskets in the woods at once but no clue as to which is which. How hard is it to put a number on the basket with a sharpie or electrical tape?
Also, there was a walking trail that played down 1's fairway and then around/through holes 2-5, always a safety issue. And much of the course is almost playing in people's backyards- I felt kind of like I was intruding.
Second, the tees are a major issue. Tee 1- was just a pile of gravel. Tee 2- was a rectangular pile of gravel that did resemble a tee area, the best one here. Tee 3- was a messy pile of gravel in a framed area. And then it got terrible as I never found any more tees. (The wooden frames referenced in other reviews and pics were either missing or hard to spot.) There are no signs or markers of any kind designating tee areas. I wondered around the woods looking and looking for something like a tee area. I eventually made up my own tees throwing to...
Third, NO NUMBERS ON BASKETS. Seriously, I didn't even know you could buy a set of 9 Discatchers without hole numbers on them! On holes 3-6, who knows which basket to throw to and from where with nothing being numbered- you can see multiple baskets in the woods at once but no clue as to which is which. How hard is it to put a number on the basket with a sharpie or electrical tape?
Also, there was a walking trail that played down 1's fairway and then around/through holes 2-5, always a safety issue. And much of the course is almost playing in people's backyards- I felt kind of like I was intruding.
Other Thoughts:
The only thing keeping this from being the worst course I have ever played was that it was at least not covered in waist-high thick weeds. I would be horrified to have somebody decide to try out disc golf for the first time and try to play here. Unless you just wanted to safari it- "Hey, look, there is a basket. Let's try to get there from that spot over here... " Then repeat to another.
But if you want to play, hole one is next to the walking trail in woods across from the swing set (I did not see tennis courts like it says on the DGCR page, it was possibly was transformed into a waterpad for kids.)
This review is for holes 1-6, as I never found 7-9. Though I can't imagine the last 3 holes being any better.
My recommendation- avoid this course at all costs until some signs and hole numbers are put in. And if not, then put the baskets somewhere else. The land could produce a decent little course, but it needs some work that still has not been done.
But if you want to play, hole one is next to the walking trail in woods across from the swing set (I did not see tennis courts like it says on the DGCR page, it was possibly was transformed into a waterpad for kids.)
This review is for holes 1-6, as I never found 7-9. Though I can't imagine the last 3 holes being any better.
My recommendation- avoid this course at all costs until some signs and hole numbers are put in. And if not, then put the baskets somewhere else. The land could produce a decent little course, but it needs some work that still has not been done.
