Holston Creek Park reviews
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Fantastic! 2+ years drive by
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Updated:
Played on:Oct 8, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
-The best tee signs I have ever seen.
-Great welcome/layout signs (Two of them!)
-Tee boxes are on point.
-Great layout variety.
-Fantastic imagination on basket placement and hazards.
-Great welcome/layout signs (Two of them!)
-Tee boxes are on point.
-Great layout variety.
-Fantastic imagination on basket placement and hazards.
Cons:
-The out of play areas are quite thick. Discs thrown there are hard to find.
-The long blind holes are sometimes a pain to find where your shot settled.
-It is long and takes a lot of time to play. Can't really fit a round in after working a 8-4 day.
-The long blind holes are sometimes a pain to find where your shot settled.
-It is long and takes a lot of time to play. Can't really fit a round in after working a 8-4 day.
Other Thoughts:
I recently moved to the area, and I have been making the tour of all the local courses. I had been putting off visiting Holston Creek because it is a bit of a drive from where I live, and I have heard that it is a beast of a course which was a little intimidating.
But, since I plan to play in The Hub City Halloween Open in a couple weeks, I needed to play the course at least once to be a little familiar with it before I hit it in tournament play. A buddy and I went and played the course Sunday, and I was very pleasantly surprised.
This course has many features I have never seen before. There is a lot of creativity that went into the layout, and each and every hole was an adventure. Sure, it was tough. But, I thought it was fair to the player. You have to know yourself and your limitations when you play a course like this.
I loved the hanging goals (especially the one on the cable). Bringing water into play on 3 of the holes was very well done. It incorporated a lot of pucker factor! I loved finally getting to some open holes and finding OB stakes in place, then bringing in sand hazards with those fences! Wow. We had an incredible time and enjoyed every hole.
Yes it is big. Yes it takes a while to play. Yes some of the blind holes make finding discs interesting at times. But this is an incredibly diverse course that you can use every shot in your arsenal on. I have played several of the top 10 rated courses in the world. Holston Creek deserves to be one of them.
6/10/20 Update:
Out of the 64 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
1-Munson Park, Denison, TX
2-Holston Creek DGC, Inman, SC
3-Shaver Recreation Center Championship, Seneca, SC
4-Noble DGC, Noble, OK
5-Selah Ranch - Creekside, Talco, TX
6-Fritz Park, Irving, TX
7-Shaver Recreation Center Original, Seneca, SC
8-Selah Ranch - Lakeside, Talco, TX
9-Tyger River DGC, Reidville, SC
10-N.E. Lions Park, Norman, OK
But, since I plan to play in The Hub City Halloween Open in a couple weeks, I needed to play the course at least once to be a little familiar with it before I hit it in tournament play. A buddy and I went and played the course Sunday, and I was very pleasantly surprised.
This course has many features I have never seen before. There is a lot of creativity that went into the layout, and each and every hole was an adventure. Sure, it was tough. But, I thought it was fair to the player. You have to know yourself and your limitations when you play a course like this.
I loved the hanging goals (especially the one on the cable). Bringing water into play on 3 of the holes was very well done. It incorporated a lot of pucker factor! I loved finally getting to some open holes and finding OB stakes in place, then bringing in sand hazards with those fences! Wow. We had an incredible time and enjoyed every hole.
Yes it is big. Yes it takes a while to play. Yes some of the blind holes make finding discs interesting at times. But this is an incredibly diverse course that you can use every shot in your arsenal on. I have played several of the top 10 rated courses in the world. Holston Creek deserves to be one of them.
6/10/20 Update:
Out of the 64 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
1-Munson Park, Denison, TX
2-Holston Creek DGC, Inman, SC
3-Shaver Recreation Center Championship, Seneca, SC
4-Noble DGC, Noble, OK
5-Selah Ranch - Creekside, Talco, TX
6-Fritz Park, Irving, TX
7-Shaver Recreation Center Original, Seneca, SC
8-Selah Ranch - Lakeside, Talco, TX
9-Tyger River DGC, Reidville, SC
10-N.E. Lions Park, Norman, OK
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Bwett
Experience:
8.9 years
34 played
1 reviews
NOT A RECREATIONAL PLAYER COURSE! 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 1, 2016
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
I have never left feeling like there was a hole missing from this course. The layout is extremely easy to follow and tee pad signs are immaculate. Not only do the signs show a clear overview of each hole, they also give elevation gain, or drop!
Cons:
Only one bad thing.......
Biting fly's.
But thats nature, and this is disc golf, which is played in nature.
Biting fly's.
But thats nature, and this is disc golf, which is played in nature.
Other Thoughts:
The extreme challenges of the course will weed out the little arms, forcing players to throw long distances with extreme accuracy.
The course is designed to be a professional level course, so if throwing over 300' is a struggle, players should not expect to be anywhere close to par.
The course is designed to be a professional level course, so if throwing over 300' is a struggle, players should not expect to be anywhere close to par.
