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Hannibal-LaGrange University reviews
10
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Twain Town 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Feb 27, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
Hannibal's first 9-hole course makes for a quick round with a good amount of elevation and good use of the trees provided to the college's disc golf club.
Elevation is the biggest feature of the course. Hole 1 is a 520ft bomb off the hill behind the University library with the basket set on a small rise to make putting that little bit more difficult, Hole 5 is a long uphill with a mando around an electrical pole to keep throws from going over the road (nice work), and Hole 6-9 all have some nice uphill/downhill action. Hole 7 is slanted to the right for some more difficulty.
The trees make what would be a very dull course into an enjoyable one. Hole 2 has you throwing into a lane of trees that progressively gets thinner to the basket, and hole 6 is guarded by two very tall and wispy trees. Several other trees are placed well to force one line or the other, so having multiple shot types is important.
Even though the holes get shorter toward the end of the round, the tree difficulty ramps up. Keeps the course interesting all the way through.
All the fixtures are excellent for a new course. Concrete tee pads on six holes (the other three tee from the gravel behind the school library), a detailed tee sign for every hole, and bright red DisCatchers complete the course.
Elevation is the biggest feature of the course. Hole 1 is a 520ft bomb off the hill behind the University library with the basket set on a small rise to make putting that little bit more difficult, Hole 5 is a long uphill with a mando around an electrical pole to keep throws from going over the road (nice work), and Hole 6-9 all have some nice uphill/downhill action. Hole 7 is slanted to the right for some more difficulty.
The trees make what would be a very dull course into an enjoyable one. Hole 2 has you throwing into a lane of trees that progressively gets thinner to the basket, and hole 6 is guarded by two very tall and wispy trees. Several other trees are placed well to force one line or the other, so having multiple shot types is important.
Even though the holes get shorter toward the end of the round, the tree difficulty ramps up. Keeps the course interesting all the way through.
All the fixtures are excellent for a new course. Concrete tee pads on six holes (the other three tee from the gravel behind the school library), a detailed tee sign for every hole, and bright red DisCatchers complete the course.
Cons:
Loose gravel on 1, 3, and 7 is a tough surface to tee from, especially when going all-out on hole 1. Hopefully a few more concrete slabs get laid down.
Hole 4 is a wide open, 220ft chip shot. Most players with a few months experience will get the easy 2, but maybe it's there to tempt an ace run?
Lots of mud around the tees, but that's probably just because they're new.
Hole 4 is a wide open, 220ft chip shot. Most players with a few months experience will get the easy 2, but maybe it's there to tempt an ace run?
Lots of mud around the tees, but that's probably just because they're new.
Other Thoughts:
If you're looking for quick 9er to bag in the area, this is the place for you. It's far from a bland college 9-hole course due to the big elevation changes and the big trees. The HLGU disc golf club lucked out to get such a nice piece of land to design this course on.
Plenty of room to park behind the library since you're probably not going to have a ton of company on the course.
Plenty of room to park behind the library since you're probably not going to have a ton of company on the course.
