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James Olley Park reviews
10
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Minimal Resources/Results 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 21, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
6'6" high posts identifying the natural tee positions
Cons:
single/natural tee, single basket/position
Other Thoughts:
Courses initially plays in the open space, then counterclockwise around the general area of a pond, in a small public park.
As this is the first review, a brief hole-by-hole description:
1) Long, open, downslope. Private residences to the right the first 85% of the hole, then a blind entry road to the park, then basket=1 within circle=1/2 of the road
2) Moderate length, open, downslope.
3) Moderate length, open, upslope. Large hardwood and tree small support trees not utilized
4) Short, open, downslope. Too long might find small parling lot
5) Long, open, flat. Water if way too left, thick shule if way too right.
6) Assuming you hit the tiny window barely 15' in front of the tee with a fairly straight shot, the blind basket is not too far away, up-n-over a steep but tiny ridge.
7) Throw back up-n-over the ridge you just threw over, finishing right. Too long finds water
8) Moderate length, open initially, then a right-turner into a tree-defined window, basket slightly upslope.
9) Scattered small-/mid-sized trees form a low canopy, leaving little wiggle room for a straight shot to the basket, about 300' away.
Holes 8-9 were decent. Holes 1-4 could be safer (away from houses, away from road) and more interesting (using the slope differently, and using the few available trees to guard the basket and/or create throwing windows). The slope/trees where 6-7 also could have been used better to create less duplicative shots.
Navigation tips: From the parking lot, up the slope to the end of the treeline to find tee=1. From basket=4, down the path, through small parking lot, through gate, then look for path hard to left which leads to tee=5.
Assuming the woods couldn't be used for the course, there wasn't a lot of features with which to work, but little was created with what was available.
As this is the first review, a brief hole-by-hole description:
1) Long, open, downslope. Private residences to the right the first 85% of the hole, then a blind entry road to the park, then basket=1 within circle=1/2 of the road
2) Moderate length, open, downslope.
3) Moderate length, open, upslope. Large hardwood and tree small support trees not utilized
4) Short, open, downslope. Too long might find small parling lot
5) Long, open, flat. Water if way too left, thick shule if way too right.
6) Assuming you hit the tiny window barely 15' in front of the tee with a fairly straight shot, the blind basket is not too far away, up-n-over a steep but tiny ridge.
7) Throw back up-n-over the ridge you just threw over, finishing right. Too long finds water
8) Moderate length, open initially, then a right-turner into a tree-defined window, basket slightly upslope.
9) Scattered small-/mid-sized trees form a low canopy, leaving little wiggle room for a straight shot to the basket, about 300' away.
Holes 8-9 were decent. Holes 1-4 could be safer (away from houses, away from road) and more interesting (using the slope differently, and using the few available trees to guard the basket and/or create throwing windows). The slope/trees where 6-7 also could have been used better to create less duplicative shots.
Navigation tips: From the parking lot, up the slope to the end of the treeline to find tee=1. From basket=4, down the path, through small parking lot, through gate, then look for path hard to left which leads to tee=5.
Assuming the woods couldn't be used for the course, there wasn't a lot of features with which to work, but little was created with what was available.
