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Kereiakes Park

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SpartanDisc
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Experience: 21.8 years 241 played 27 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Of a past generation 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 21, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

- The landscape is quite well taken care of and has a certain charm to it. The course is made up of small, rolling hills with mature trees throughout. The grass was very thick but well-kept, with about 2 inch depth on the fairways and 4-6 inches in the "rough". Overall, it's very green and pleasant looking. The park is very clean and well taken care of
- The baskets are solid, and there are multiple, permanent pins on several holes. Concrete tee pads are perfectly fine though in a tournament I could see how 1 and 10 sharing a tee pad could be a bit strange. Tee signs are pretty good, though not the best maps I've seen either.
- There's a decent mix of shots here, though as you'll see in the cons they aren't really always great/fun shots to throw. The elevation changes give it some additional variety. With the elevation, there are 1 or 2 tee shots that are a lot of fun that I wanted to throw multiple times

Cons:

*Note - I only played longs. I can't comment about the shorts, but I expect it will be similar but just more forgiving. So maybe more scoring separation because more birdie 2's will be feasible for more players*

- Overall, the course just doesn't really offer a lot of excitement. Most of the holes are a tight, low ceiling gap between mature trees with really no other danger to speak of. Because of the low ceilings and some of the general fairway shapes, a lot of the holes that could be quite interesting just really aren't because the line to the basket just isn't a natural shot. I'm all about tight and technical courses (generally wooded ones) but this course just didn't really do it for me. Most holes had a single, specific way to approach them through a tight gap. On many, if the ceiling was just a bit higher they'd be a lot more fun to try and throw a flex shot to the pin.
- Because of the above, I can't see this course offering a ton of scoring separation. Throw a difficult perfect tee shot? You might have a birdie putt. Throw a very good shot that isn't perfect? Easy 3. Throw a bad shot? Easy 3. Throw a terrible shot? Well, still most likely an easy 3. There really isn't any rough to get caught up in, so while tee shots can be tight, you don't get the scrambling aspect you get in more wooded courses. The most punishment you're going to get is being under a large tree that has low hanging branches
- The course is pretty compact in a fairly small area for 18 holes. While it's designed pretty well to keep the walking paths and other fairways mostly out of play, there certainly is a possibility on many holes of an errant shot hitting someone.

Other Thoughts:

This course has been around for a LONG time. When I started playing in the 90's, this course would have been a lot of fun and would have certainly gotten a higher grade from me as it would have been a pretty typical course of the time just with a bit more elevation and a beautiful green landscape. However, in especially the past decade or so, course design and the sport, in general, have evolved significantly. I just don't see this course challenging top-level players in a meaningful way these days.
For newer players learning to throw, this course would be great.
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Tacoma4x4
Experience: 11.9 years 7 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Way overrated course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 17, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Love the tricky holes. decent blend of tree placement and obstacles.

Cons:

Terrible markings. Some down right boring holes. From the reviews I expected more.

Other Thoughts:

Drive to Madisonville instead and find a gem of a course. This one is average.
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