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Hill Country Bible Church reviews
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What Out For The Sink Hole 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 7, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
(1.620 Rating) A passable 9 holer that could be more fun with some tweaks and some capital investments.
- CHAINS - Nice DISCatchers that will make spotting them down fairway on the few heavily wooded holes that much easier.
- QUICK PLAY - A single who knows the layout could easily complete a full 9 in under 30 minutes, my group of two completed the round in 50 minutes with about 5 minutes of hole scouting and a 5 minute walk back to (1). Groups of 4 should probably finish in about 60 minutes.
- GROW THE SPORT - No doubt will this course aid in growing the sport by offering easy access to learn the game at a community church.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Average, but since I was looking for nice things to say I included it up here. A nice water element on (1). A few eye appealing wooded holes with (5) and (6) being my favorites. (8) and (9) were a lackluster finishing pair of holes being lightly wooded and with lots of manmade structures in view.
- CHAINS - Nice DISCatchers that will make spotting them down fairway on the few heavily wooded holes that much easier.
- QUICK PLAY - A single who knows the layout could easily complete a full 9 in under 30 minutes, my group of two completed the round in 50 minutes with about 5 minutes of hole scouting and a 5 minute walk back to (1). Groups of 4 should probably finish in about 60 minutes.
- GROW THE SPORT - No doubt will this course aid in growing the sport by offering easy access to learn the game at a community church.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Average, but since I was looking for nice things to say I included it up here. A nice water element on (1). A few eye appealing wooded holes with (5) and (6) being my favorites. (8) and (9) were a lackluster finishing pair of holes being lightly wooded and with lots of manmade structures in view.
Cons:
Not a fully developed course.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - Although I didn't play well on a cold windy day, the course presents recreational level challenges at best. 5 shots are under 250 feet in length. Hole (5) being labeled a par 4 at 260 feet is ridicules. I nearly aced the hole and wound up 40 feet past. I clanked my eagle putt off the chastity belt obviously. Hole (7) is also listed as a par 4 but it's going to play as a par 3 to those at the intermediate level and above. Again, I missed a 40 foot eagle try. I figure that if the course is maintained, 850 rated recreational players should average the course par of 28.
- NAVIGATION - Not the easiest but doable with an extra 5 to 10 minutes. No course map on site and none online. Finding (1) took my playing partner and I took several minutes. Once on the course it was all about spotting the next tee sign. Generally, it was quickly spotted but a couple times it took a few minutes. Be cautious of the sink hole short left of (4). The tall grass in the un-mowed sink concealed it a bit.
- DISCONTINUITY - The course ends more than 1,000 feet away from the start of the course.
- TEE AREA - Poor, basically dirt with no defined line.
- CHARACTER - In addition to subpar tees and navigation, the amenities are limited to baskets and simple tee signs. No benches or trash cans at the tees. No multi tees, practice basket or alternate pin placements. There is a rules of the game posting at tee (1) and there's shelter nearby as well.
- MAINTENANCE - A previous reviewer commented on horribly maintained conditions, and although my round's conditions didn't reach their awful description, it still wasn't the greatest. The portion of the layout in the open fields had 8 inch high grass. There were a bunch of larger fallen tree limbs on the course that appeared to have been there for awhile. All stated, it wasn't epic bad on my appearance.
- UNIQUENESS - About average for 9 hole course but well below average in general. Water makes a fringe appearance on the first hole and there's and ok mix of lightly wooded plays to heavily wooded tunnel shots. The holes distances are definitely on the short side and vary from 150 to 370. Elevation is limited to ten feet or less any one hole.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - Although I didn't play well on a cold windy day, the course presents recreational level challenges at best. 5 shots are under 250 feet in length. Hole (5) being labeled a par 4 at 260 feet is ridicules. I nearly aced the hole and wound up 40 feet past. I clanked my eagle putt off the chastity belt obviously. Hole (7) is also listed as a par 4 but it's going to play as a par 3 to those at the intermediate level and above. Again, I missed a 40 foot eagle try. I figure that if the course is maintained, 850 rated recreational players should average the course par of 28.
- NAVIGATION - Not the easiest but doable with an extra 5 to 10 minutes. No course map on site and none online. Finding (1) took my playing partner and I took several minutes. Once on the course it was all about spotting the next tee sign. Generally, it was quickly spotted but a couple times it took a few minutes. Be cautious of the sink hole short left of (4). The tall grass in the un-mowed sink concealed it a bit.
- DISCONTINUITY - The course ends more than 1,000 feet away from the start of the course.
- TEE AREA - Poor, basically dirt with no defined line.
- CHARACTER - In addition to subpar tees and navigation, the amenities are limited to baskets and simple tee signs. No benches or trash cans at the tees. No multi tees, practice basket or alternate pin placements. There is a rules of the game posting at tee (1) and there's shelter nearby as well.
- MAINTENANCE - A previous reviewer commented on horribly maintained conditions, and although my round's conditions didn't reach their awful description, it still wasn't the greatest. The portion of the layout in the open fields had 8 inch high grass. There were a bunch of larger fallen tree limbs on the course that appeared to have been there for awhile. All stated, it wasn't epic bad on my appearance.
- UNIQUENESS - About average for 9 hole course but well below average in general. Water makes a fringe appearance on the first hole and there's and ok mix of lightly wooded plays to heavily wooded tunnel shots. The holes distances are definitely on the short side and vary from 150 to 370. Elevation is limited to ten feet or less any one hole.
Other Thoughts:
The first of three bagger 9 holers I played on a cold windy day before Roy G. I played horrible as I was saving my arm for what I knew was going to a taxing adventure later in the day. Is this course worth checking out? Not really, except for the most extreme baggers. I'm sure there are lots of players in the Austin area that don't even know about this course. Gary, my playing partner never played it. I also lived here for 2 years and never once considered playing it. Although in hindsight I wish I would have, cause it's a nice quiet unassuming round.
