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Haybro Red Tail DGC reviews
8
1
Rough...very rough 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 19, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
This course has some potential. The baskets are in good shape, some of the new boardwalk style tees are interesting, and there are some fun shots.
Pretty scenery and lots of elevation makes this course unique.
The maps at the beginning of the course were nice, I would like to see hole distances added as well as some tips or additional info for the course.
Hole transition signage was nice with the large plate style next hole number markings. This tremendously helped course navigation.
Pretty scenery and lots of elevation makes this course unique.
The maps at the beginning of the course were nice, I would like to see hole distances added as well as some tips or additional info for the course.
Hole transition signage was nice with the large plate style next hole number markings. This tremendously helped course navigation.
Cons:
Parking lot is messy and muddy. I parked along the road to avoid further frustration or complication.
The wood tees on the first few holes are interesting but I have a feeling they would be a major slip hazard when wet.
There has been little maintenance of tall grass and under brush and because of this, the round takes twice as long as it should because discs (even good shots in the fairway) are tough to find.
Some of the holes just don't make sense. You step up to the pad, cant really see a fairway and have to throw blindly over a bunch of shrubs and trees to have a chance at birdie or par. I really didn't like this at all.
Signage especially at the tee could be better. A few tees were missing signs and because there is little to no cell reception, I couldn't pull up course/hole info online.
Tees need to be marked. There were several tees that were very large areas that didn't have a marked beginning or end of tee. Thats just lazy and could be easily fixed with two rocks with panted hole numbers on them.
The wood tees on the first few holes are interesting but I have a feeling they would be a major slip hazard when wet.
There has been little maintenance of tall grass and under brush and because of this, the round takes twice as long as it should because discs (even good shots in the fairway) are tough to find.
Some of the holes just don't make sense. You step up to the pad, cant really see a fairway and have to throw blindly over a bunch of shrubs and trees to have a chance at birdie or par. I really didn't like this at all.
Signage especially at the tee could be better. A few tees were missing signs and because there is little to no cell reception, I couldn't pull up course/hole info online.
Tees need to be marked. There were several tees that were very large areas that didn't have a marked beginning or end of tee. Thats just lazy and could be easily fixed with two rocks with panted hole numbers on them.
Other Thoughts:
My experience left much to be desired. I feel that this course was someones bright idea but failed due to poor execution. The course could be much better (maybe a 3.5-4 star course with major maintenance and upgrades) but I find the current 4+star rating to be laughable at best.
Designer response by mmueller
Sorry about the mud in the parking area. At the time the course conditions did indicate that we were undergoing construction and advised people on how to avoid it, perhaps you didn't see the notices? You also played at a time that the local paper announced unprecedented storms and the end of a 30 year drought in the area, including 6" of snow on each of the first and second days of summer.
The deck tees are not slippery when wet, they have a gritty coating on them that is used for boat decking and works well under most conditions.
All of the missing signs have been replaced and many of the existing signage has been updated. The construction was taking precedence over other activities at the time, like course maintenance.
The signage that directs people to the next tees does have the length of each hole as does the sign at each tee pad. ATT coverage is poor, but other carriers do pretty well. For reasons I have not figured out, someone keeps removing the tee markers, whether they are rocks, stakes or otherwise. I'm now using nail in whisker markers hoping that they don't get removed or destroyed.
The deck tees are not slippery when wet, they have a gritty coating on them that is used for boat decking and works well under most conditions.
All of the missing signs have been replaced and many of the existing signage has been updated. The construction was taking precedence over other activities at the time, like course maintenance.
The signage that directs people to the next tees does have the length of each hole as does the sign at each tee pad. ATT coverage is poor, but other carriers do pretty well. For reasons I have not figured out, someone keeps removing the tee markers, whether they are rocks, stakes or otherwise. I'm now using nail in whisker markers hoping that they don't get removed or destroyed.
