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Greenridge DGC reviews
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Tee a Smidge at Greenridge 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 21, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ Most baskets have 'NEXT' arrows attached to them guiding players towards either the next tee or the path that will bring players there. There are reinforcing arrows during longer walks.
+ The whole course plays within a peaceful neighborhood park with nice fields, fun woodsy trails and some gentle waterways. As I played, I loved to occasionally stop and just enjoy the quiet.
+ Benches at most tees give players a place to chill for a bit.
+ There is a nice balance between open, wooded and hybrid holes at this course with some rare but appreciated elevation.
+ The tee signs are large rocks on the ground with hand-painted illustrations and distances, but...
+ The whole course plays within a peaceful neighborhood park with nice fields, fun woodsy trails and some gentle waterways. As I played, I loved to occasionally stop and just enjoy the quiet.
+ Benches at most tees give players a place to chill for a bit.
+ There is a nice balance between open, wooded and hybrid holes at this course with some rare but appreciated elevation.
+ The tee signs are large rocks on the ground with hand-painted illustrations and distances, but...
Cons:
- ...sometimes those illustrations can be ambiguous, unclear, vague and/or faded. I liked their natural touch, but they didn't do the trick most of the time. At some moments they only confused me such as at holes 4, 9 and 13 to name a few.
- The tee pads, while long enough for my long-legged wind ups, are mostly simple carpet or turf anchored to the ground, which can be slippery at best or bumpy and unreliable at worst, depending on the ground below it. A player could roll and ankle.
- There is no warm-up area or lost disc box that I could see. A course like this could benefit from one because the leaves and undergrowth in the rough can be pretty dense.
- Some safety issues.
- The tee pads, while long enough for my long-legged wind ups, are mostly simple carpet or turf anchored to the ground, which can be slippery at best or bumpy and unreliable at worst, depending on the ground below it. A player could roll and ankle.
- There is no warm-up area or lost disc box that I could see. A course like this could benefit from one because the leaves and undergrowth in the rough can be pretty dense.
- Some safety issues.
Other Thoughts:
It seems kind of strange that a disc golf course that's been around since 2016, according to its info page, shouldn't have any reviews yet. I find it difficult to believe that I am truly the first person to review this course. Have previous reviews been deleted?
In any case, my favorite hole here to look at is hole3 because of its stark uphill sight. The two holes before that are kind of ho-hum and perfectly flat. After taking a stroll beneath a bridge with some interesting graffiti on it, I turned a corner and felt struck by the sudden presence of a mighty hill with some trees and a disc golf basket near the top of it.
My favorite hole here to play was hole 10. I've still got a soft spot for downhill tee-offs, and that one was a particular joy to play because it has trees to avoid as well as a stream to fly over during its long descent to the ground.
My least favorite hole is 9, and anyone who has played here can surely understand why. There are so few other courses I've played with a tree tunnel quite that long, straight and narrow! (Can I really complain, though, since I managed a bogey on my first try?)
Anyway, Greenridge as a whole is a nice course. It's got a little bit of everything. The elevation, the waterways, the wide open fields and the forested areas aren't the main focus by themselves, but they're all here in varying combinations. To be honest, I'm not sure which kind of player would enjoy this course more because it deals in equal parts wide open fields with tree pepper and foresty puzzles. So nobody should be completely enraged by this course, at least.
On the downside, those tee pads could really use an upgrade. Carpet or turf plopped on the ground doesn't really prevent roots and uneven soil from tripping players. Use caution. Also, the course could use a bit more signage. I felt a little lost between holes 2 & 3 and 17 & 18 for example. Most notably, there is no lost disc box. I lost a disc on that leafy hillside on hole 8. I can only imagine how many others were lost among that foliage or rolled down into that river- not to mention any of the other dense undergrowth throughout the rest of the course- especially once plants start flourishing. Plus, there isn't much of a wow factor. Two or three holes made me do a double-take, but the majority are garden variety holes that you've played before.
In closing, Greenridge has moments of greatness that poke through the rest, to be sure. You'll get a chance to experience much of what any disc golf course can offer at this course. It doesn't specialize in any one thing, but not every course has to. So, come to Greenridge and experience its grab bag of challenge.
In any case, my favorite hole here to look at is hole3 because of its stark uphill sight. The two holes before that are kind of ho-hum and perfectly flat. After taking a stroll beneath a bridge with some interesting graffiti on it, I turned a corner and felt struck by the sudden presence of a mighty hill with some trees and a disc golf basket near the top of it.
My favorite hole here to play was hole 10. I've still got a soft spot for downhill tee-offs, and that one was a particular joy to play because it has trees to avoid as well as a stream to fly over during its long descent to the ground.
My least favorite hole is 9, and anyone who has played here can surely understand why. There are so few other courses I've played with a tree tunnel quite that long, straight and narrow! (Can I really complain, though, since I managed a bogey on my first try?)
Anyway, Greenridge as a whole is a nice course. It's got a little bit of everything. The elevation, the waterways, the wide open fields and the forested areas aren't the main focus by themselves, but they're all here in varying combinations. To be honest, I'm not sure which kind of player would enjoy this course more because it deals in equal parts wide open fields with tree pepper and foresty puzzles. So nobody should be completely enraged by this course, at least.
On the downside, those tee pads could really use an upgrade. Carpet or turf plopped on the ground doesn't really prevent roots and uneven soil from tripping players. Use caution. Also, the course could use a bit more signage. I felt a little lost between holes 2 & 3 and 17 & 18 for example. Most notably, there is no lost disc box. I lost a disc on that leafy hillside on hole 8. I can only imagine how many others were lost among that foliage or rolled down into that river- not to mention any of the other dense undergrowth throughout the rest of the course- especially once plants start flourishing. Plus, there isn't much of a wow factor. Two or three holes made me do a double-take, but the majority are garden variety holes that you've played before.
In closing, Greenridge has moments of greatness that poke through the rest, to be sure. You'll get a chance to experience much of what any disc golf course can offer at this course. It doesn't specialize in any one thing, but not every course has to. So, come to Greenridge and experience its grab bag of challenge.
