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Guilford Meadows reviews
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skadoosh0019
Experience:
19 years
11 played
3 reviews
Fix the Tees and Rating will Improve 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 29, 2016
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
- A different sort of course from nearby Johnson Street and Patriot. Tight, heavily wooded, and technically challenging in several places.
Cons:
- Unreasonably thick underbrush on many holes. Guilford Meadows will murder you if you miss your line.
- Yes, its called Guilford Meadows. But the course needs to be better maintained on the grassy holes, specifically 9-13. Several holes you are forced to walk through knee high grass to get to your disc, because there is no real mowed "fairway". During the summer months this is not going to be a pleasant experience.
- Tees. Oh, god, these tees. They use a rubber frame that from what I understand is supposed to be installed in a wooden box with gravel underneath. It holds the gravel in place and gives a nice even surface somewhat like concrete when installed correctly. What actually happened at Guilford Meadows is they just slapped the rubber frame mats on the ground and called it a day. They're too short, and if there has been any sort of precipitation lately you will be unable to trust your footing on your tee shots. They really need to re-do the tees.
- Yes, its called Guilford Meadows. But the course needs to be better maintained on the grassy holes, specifically 9-13. Several holes you are forced to walk through knee high grass to get to your disc, because there is no real mowed "fairway". During the summer months this is not going to be a pleasant experience.
- Tees. Oh, god, these tees. They use a rubber frame that from what I understand is supposed to be installed in a wooden box with gravel underneath. It holds the gravel in place and gives a nice even surface somewhat like concrete when installed correctly. What actually happened at Guilford Meadows is they just slapped the rubber frame mats on the ground and called it a day. They're too short, and if there has been any sort of precipitation lately you will be unable to trust your footing on your tee shots. They really need to re-do the tees.
Other Thoughts:
I gave it a 1.5 but I still play Guilford Meadows all the time. They've recently installed new tee signs, which are quite nice, and cleared out some small trees on a few holes (#1, in particular, is now a much more reasonable hole after the work they did). I think if they fix the tees this quickly jumps up to a 3 for me, as it provides a unique experience compared to the other courses in the area.
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Well... it's unique! 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 13, 2015
Played the course:once
Pros:
Atmosphere: The course encompasses a few different areas that have a mix feel to them. The first couple holes have a grove feeling with undulating terrain. Then you pop out in to an area of congested cedars and the course thins out as you go farther in until you get to some open meadows. Then you reverse that towards the end. It's a quaint little area that sits next to a community garden, pretty cool digs for this type of course; it also has a small creek that runs through parts You probably won't run in to many other people out there.
Layout: Overall it's a short course with tight lines and a few open holes thrown in.
For the most part I think the course strives to create some challenge given the general short length of the holes, and it achieves that goal as well as giving you some interesting lines and gaps to hit.
You definitely have to think about how you're going to attack a few holes by working some unusual lines or just pureing a tiny vertical/horizontal gap.
I think this is a good place to come work on your short game because it exaggerates the technicality of true courses in some areas.
It does mix up the shot types and hole types which is a plus, you have some tight holes some less tight holes and then some open ones.
There's not a lot of elevation change but some interesting bits of it as you go through the place.
The flow is good and the few parts that can be confusing are short walks either way so you should never really get off track.
Equipment - Rubber mats, the eh kind but better than nothing. Baskets seemed in good shape. Some tee-signs on some holes, not all. Course map at the beginning.
Layout: Overall it's a short course with tight lines and a few open holes thrown in.
For the most part I think the course strives to create some challenge given the general short length of the holes, and it achieves that goal as well as giving you some interesting lines and gaps to hit.
You definitely have to think about how you're going to attack a few holes by working some unusual lines or just pureing a tiny vertical/horizontal gap.
I think this is a good place to come work on your short game because it exaggerates the technicality of true courses in some areas.
It does mix up the shot types and hole types which is a plus, you have some tight holes some less tight holes and then some open ones.
There's not a lot of elevation change but some interesting bits of it as you go through the place.
The flow is good and the few parts that can be confusing are short walks either way so you should never really get off track.
Equipment - Rubber mats, the eh kind but better than nothing. Baskets seemed in good shape. Some tee-signs on some holes, not all. Course map at the beginning.
Cons:
Atmosphere - Not the most secluded place ever, next to a school and some houses back up next to part of it. I could see this place being grown up during parts of the year if nobody is caring for it.
Layout - Some of the holes are just a bit to tight for my liking, I think part of that has to do with the cedar branches growing in to the fairway and nobody cutting them back. They also cut some greens in to really tight little areas, I like the idea of it and where they were going it just seems a bit to much in most cases.
Some of the holes are just to short to be that interesting and are open to just dropping an OH over the top instead trying to navigate a really tight line. A few of the more open holes are more like ace or die kind of shots.
Equipment - The rubber pads could be better. Some holes have no tee sign.
Layout - Some of the holes are just a bit to tight for my liking, I think part of that has to do with the cedar branches growing in to the fairway and nobody cutting them back. They also cut some greens in to really tight little areas, I like the idea of it and where they were going it just seems a bit to much in most cases.
Some of the holes are just to short to be that interesting and are open to just dropping an OH over the top instead trying to navigate a really tight line. A few of the more open holes are more like ace or die kind of shots.
Equipment - The rubber pads could be better. Some holes have no tee sign.
Other Thoughts:
Again I think if you're local this is probably a fun place to come throw every now and then, maybe get some practice in. Overall it's not a well rounded course and definitely not something to go out of your way to play.
There's some really cool landscapes and features within the course but overall it's just not big enough to sustain a larger and better course, it is what it is.
I do think they could of maybe put a 9 holer with short/long pads and possibly better utilized the area but again, it is what it is.
There's some really cool landscapes and features within the course but overall it's just not big enough to sustain a larger and better course, it is what it is.
I do think they could of maybe put a 9 holer with short/long pads and possibly better utilized the area but again, it is what it is.
