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Winchester, KY

Ironworks Hills DGC - Old Layout

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swatso
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Experience: 15.8 years 755 played 414 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Mostly Rip, Some Grip 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 3, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Concrete tees, tee signs, and quality baskets. Easy to navigate - hardly needed a map.

Cons:

Sign says gates may close as early as 1630, not re-opening until 0800, and parking outside the gate is somewhat limited.

Other Thoughts:

For those who like to hurl discs full force, you'll have plenty of chances, with 2/3rds of the holes 350'+, playing up, down, and across a wide-open field. Short holes 2&3 put a premium on wooded accuracy, and three holes have their baskets tucked several feet into the woods at the culmination of long, open drives. Minimal shot shaping required - a subtle right here, a gentle left there, but mostly just straight.

The teepad for #6 is not in-line with the basket - throw over the front-left corner! Somebody etched a useful arrow into the concrete, hinting at this, but I didn't notice until after I had already thrown. :-(

Fun course to air it out, but you'll need to work on your turns/fades elsewhere.
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jazz
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

nice course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 15, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I saw a bit about this course on this site a couple of months ago, and went to see it. It was a few weeks before its official opening (which I didn't know at that time). It was a little rough. Then I heard about the opening, and while I didn't go to that event, finally returned there last week.

I was surprised, and in a good way. Things are well-marked, I had no confusion getting from one hole to the other. The grass was a bit tall, but not enough to cause many problems in finding discs.

Cons:

Not really any. The tee pads are a little strange, and one was still being worked on, I guess.

Other Thoughts:

In ball golf, not every course is a Pebble Beach or an Augusta National, and that is a good thing. Back when I played ball golf, I usually played the local munis and par 3 courses, and found those quite challenging enough.

Ironworks Hills is a solid course. It may not be very testing to the better players, but so be it. It's a good one for new players to get a good taste for the sport, and it can be enjoyable for those of us who are not all that good at it just yet.

All-in-all, well done.
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