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Hazelton, ND

Hazelton Rec. Area DGC

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brentjacobs
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Experience: 22.7 years 659 played 59 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Basic Campground 9er

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 27, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

- 9 well mounted, lower tier Mach targets. They have number plates that mostly face the tee boxes.
- 9 tees that are made from weird concrete pavers like I've never seen, almost like rubber tiles that fit together. They aren't good but maybe better than rough ground?
- Easy navigation. Trails cut between holes and there are tee posts with Hole number at each tee box.
- Decently maintained if a bit underwhelming on that front. Each hole has the fairway "mowed" with about 1-2 mower passes down the center and around each target. Better than being completely untamed but leaves a bit to be desired.
- Nice mix of hole lengths and designs for a recreational campground course without a ton of terrain to work with. Hole lengths come in between 120' and 340'. Nothing overly wooded and technical but most holes have a nice bit of interest and the trees were certainly used in the design. Plenty of ace runs if nothing else.
- Free to play.

Cons:

- Some of the hole designs are just weird/not great, namely 3 & 5. They almost seem to make the intended play mini a 2 throw hole but they aren't mowed/maintained to be played that way. 6-9 all have slightly different distances(~120'-220') but are all essentially straight throws with a little static around the green.
- Those strange concrete tile tee pads are not awesome. Decent texture but not level at all and on the couple holes where a run-up would be nice they aren't long enough.
- Lack of full mowing is a bummer. The rough(ie anywhere outside of the 8' wide mower stripes) wasn't crazy but hadn't hit full growth yet and certainly wasn't pleasant.
- On some of the "dogleg" holes, the number plate faces the line of the dogleg as opposed to the tee so spotting already difficult to see baskets becomes harder.
- The course is on a chunk of land that is real flat. Zero interest from that standpoint.
- Could be safety concerns if multiple groups of golfers were ever playing at the same time. Not likely to happen often or cause huge issues but some holes play a touch close together and a couple play near the campground roads.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, Hazelton is a decent little campground course for the average recreational player. Not really any good views while playing but the property overlooks the Missouri River so there's the chance to stop and enjoy that I guess. Obviously there is camping available on site with additional amenities including a pit toilet and a boat ramp. The course certainly will not impress any seasoned players or traveling baggers but it's a quick spin with a handful of entertaining holes. Would I ever go back on purpose? Heck no. Would I be quite pleased if I found myself having to camp there and this was available to play? Heck yes. Couple of design/infrastructure/maintenance tweaks and it could probably top out at a 2.0/5, but, as is, it's a soft 1.5/5.
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