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Sumter, SC

Hidden Park

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DiscGolfCraig
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Where is it?

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 24, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Hidden Park is an interesting, unique layout. Encircled by yards, this common area was turned into a short course.
- I would like to know how this piece of land got baskets installed on it. Somebody had to know this about this piece of land. Somebody had to decide it was worth convincing the city to spend money on baskets. And somebody had to be getting some use of it. A neighbor perhaps?
- There's a paved road leading into the park. As the description says, it looks like a driveway. Even reading that, I drove right past it until I realized which driveway didn't lead to a house.
- Nine baskets in an area of about two and a half acres. More impressive is that none of the fairways overlap.
- It's a pitch-n-putt course save for one hole (#7) that might be in the 250 foot range. Everything else is far shorter.
- Seven of the nine holes are listed as par 2. Only #6 & 7 are par 3s. The point being is one should be making runs at the basket. Aces are encouraged and expected here.
- Course is very navigable. From the entrance of the park, you immediately see the first baskets. Across the way, you see the marker and tee sign for #1. After that's it's an easy flow for all nine holes.
- Nice homemade tee signs. Also, a nice touch that there's a basket with loaner discs at the first hole. If anyone is going to steal these discs, you're not getting any money for them.
- Great for kids, families, and beginners. As long as you don't throw a disc over a fence into one of the backyards, this course will appeal to the those skill levels.

Cons:

The course feels very invasive. I played at 7:45 on a Saturday morning. Even though every yard is fenced, I still felt like I was people's backyards.
- Little challenge to this course. Several holes have a singular tree as the obstacle. Otherwise, it's a simple putter/mid-range disc off the tee and a putt (or two). Even for beginners, it's hard to imagine bad scores.
- Almost nothing else to complain about. Very few people know about the course and even fewer play it. Talking to locals, I get the sense it's not played much.
- Natural tees. No trash cans or benches. Really, this course doesn't have many flaws.
- I guess it's a relatively long walk back to the beginning as you do walk past several holes. I'm reaching for cons.

Other Thoughts:

Many courses have odd, unimaginative, or unrelated names. Hidden Park is the 'Snakes on a Plane' of disc golf courses.
- It goes without saying, if you live in the neighborhood, specifically if your house backs up to the course, it would be great to have a course in your backyard. I wonder if it will be a selling point for any houses on the market.
- Great for practice. Plenty of room for safari golf. Great for an ace race.
- Other than trees playing factors on #6 & 7 or the slight dogleg rights on #8 & 9, there's very little variety or anything noteworthy here. A hole-by-hole breakdown is not needed for the Hidden Park.
- Great for a quick round. You can play through twice in less than 30 minutes; possibly 3 rounds in that time. You're also only 5 minutes from Dillon Park, so consider this a great warm up or cool down.
- Perfectly suited for a backyard, beginner friendly course. If you're not in one of those two categories, the course probably isn't aimed at you.
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