Spring Grove, PA

Grip-er Rip-er DGC

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3.175(based on 3 reviews)
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listentomorejazz
Experience: 14.4 years 55 played 11 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Bomber's dream 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 11, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

- The course was mostly well manicured
- Very fun elevation, up and down
- New, easy to spot baskets
- A few great roller opportunities
- A few engaging par 4s
- Proshop attendant was nice, there was a decently stocked disc selection and disc golf was not an anomoly; it was almost a 1:1 ratio.

Cons:

-The biggest con is the obvious one for a ball golf course; it's open and fairly... boring. Ok, throw another flat/hyzer as far as I can.
- In combination, a few of the hole distances didn't make sense. A wide open 425' par 4? I missed my eagle putt!
- There are no tee signs. If I wasn't playing with someone, it would have been tough. I think UDisc is the answer here, but I play golf to leave my phone behind.
- A few teepads are in the circle of the previous basket. It is a gigantic piece of land, this one stumped me.
- Variety in teepads, with some great, but some extremely lacking. Even number one, a handbuilt astroturf pad was just barely too small. I fell off the front and my cardmate fell off the back.
- No warm up area. Just a practice basket would go a long way.

Other Thoughts:

Sounds like the course is a work in progress, so I hope to be able to come back to an improved course and elevate the rating.
The elevation makes it fun once, and there is some unique OB, but holes 5-15 really don't do much either than bridge the gap between 4 and 16. However, the first four and last three are really enjoyable.
We walked and I enjoyed the walk. Don't feel like you need a cart.
There are a few opportunities to add to the course. A few woodland areas that are not used could be incorporated and in an area or two distance could be added to turn it into a real par four (or subtracted to be called a three)
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Rkilker
Experience: 24.4 years 13 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Was fun but... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

I was able to navigate the course easily using UDisc. The elevation changes were nice and the baskets are high quality Prodigy baskets. I really liked the turf tee pads but the rubber ones were just so so and fairly lumpy. Being able to ride a cart was nice on a 95 degree day and my son certainly enjoyed that amenity. Having a pro shop on site is also a nice treat for disc golfers.

Cons:

Overall I was disappointed in the layout. The shots were too wide open and didn't present enough obstacles. If you have a big arm you will score well as there are a few soft par 4s that have eagle potential. I feel the layout rewards distance over shot shape. My other complaint was that most of the fairways are shared by the ball golf course. I loved how Villas Crossing used a lot of land around the ball golf but didn't make every fairway shared. We had to wait on many holes for ball golfers. I was also disappointed in the friendliness or lack thereof from the club house staff. I have heard my friends have had a similar experience. Who knows...but we still had fun on the course.

Other Thoughts:

Maybe my expectations were too high coming here. I drove nearly 3 hours and I was more than willing to pay $10 for a round with a cart but I left feeling meh about the quality of the golf here. Maybe they will improve their lines in the future and utilize more of their available space.
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Skookkid
Experience: 66 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Lots of potential......to be an epic spot 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 16, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course plays on a ball course. This course to me has great distance and elevation. The distance and par for the holes are perfect for the intermediate to advance players. If you have a big arm and good control. You'll have a few looks at eagles on a few holes. Love the elevation change on hole 17. It's over 500 feet and it's a par 3 with water everywhere. But you have to see the view and how high you are compared to where the basket is. Would definitely go back.

Cons:

This course is new and is still evolving to become something better. Some of the tee pads were really close to the baskets you just got done playing. There were no signage for how long the holes were or where the next tee was, but the course did flow very well if you used U-disc to know where the other tee pads were. There was not much to get in your way off the tee, most holes were open with wide fairways which didnt give you much of a challenge.

Other Thoughts:

This course will be great in time. This course plays on the front 9 holes of the ball golf course. Which leaves a potential 18 more holes of disc golf on the back 9. Cant wait to see this course at 100%. I would say it is at 60% now
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