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Latimer Lakes - North reviews
10
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DiscoBriscoe
Experience:
14.6 years
238 played
3 reviews
2nd course in Thorn Lake is a Monster 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 4, 2016
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
The newer north course at latimer lakes park in what locals call thorn lake MS should be played at least once if at all possible.
pros-
-technical-excellent training for learning control-conservative golf. only 1 hole is wide open with no ob or serious trouble in play. It's pin is on a large mound under a large overhanging tree. The rest of the "open holes" have serious trouble that has to be respected. Good training for scrambling [unless it's just plain unplayable, but hey, that's training...]
-variety of shots. Most with tight fairways lined with thick brush or OB.
-manicured fair fairways [usually] but narrow
2 water carry holes, with allowances for shorter arms.
-#3 hole is one of the best designed, risk/reward, fair, but most difficult holes ever, IMHO. Of course i hate all the strokes i get on it. [see the map] Throw across [or around] a corner of the lake to a thin landing strip. Diabolically, the shortest throws go to the thinnest part of the strip, and as you try for more distance, the strip widens, enticing you to try for more than you should. Throw too far, your're in dense brush that's usually jail. Once you're over the water, you have a right turn with water [usually] lurking if you go too far or don't turn enough, plus it's downhill just past the corner. After this corner you might have a long putt if you're lucky. see the course map.
-concrete pads. they're grippy and level, but on the shorter side. 8'? Best thing about them is that they help you see where next tee is.
-rolling elevation, not extraordinary, but not flat.
-several holes are decently downhill for fun factor
-pretty park,well kept with nice park amenities, incl playground for young families
pros-
-technical-excellent training for learning control-conservative golf. only 1 hole is wide open with no ob or serious trouble in play. It's pin is on a large mound under a large overhanging tree. The rest of the "open holes" have serious trouble that has to be respected. Good training for scrambling [unless it's just plain unplayable, but hey, that's training...]
-variety of shots. Most with tight fairways lined with thick brush or OB.
-manicured fair fairways [usually] but narrow
2 water carry holes, with allowances for shorter arms.
-#3 hole is one of the best designed, risk/reward, fair, but most difficult holes ever, IMHO. Of course i hate all the strokes i get on it. [see the map] Throw across [or around] a corner of the lake to a thin landing strip. Diabolically, the shortest throws go to the thinnest part of the strip, and as you try for more distance, the strip widens, enticing you to try for more than you should. Throw too far, your're in dense brush that's usually jail. Once you're over the water, you have a right turn with water [usually] lurking if you go too far or don't turn enough, plus it's downhill just past the corner. After this corner you might have a long putt if you're lucky. see the course map.
-concrete pads. they're grippy and level, but on the shorter side. 8'? Best thing about them is that they help you see where next tee is.
-rolling elevation, not extraordinary, but not flat.
-several holes are decently downhill for fun factor
-pretty park,well kept with nice park amenities, incl playground for young families
Cons:
-biggest con to me is the busy road and walking trails the are such a big part of the course. several holes play a lesser used unpaved trail as the fairway and you're throwing around blind corners that someone may be coming around. Several holes throw down or across a more heavily used paved walking trail and to be safe you need a spotter to let you know no one's coming. I usually play early and by myself so i just throw and hope i don't hit anyone. so far, so good, but poor design. The fairly busy road is a close OB hazard on several holes. One hole[#13 ] is an open field that necks down to a narrow fairway with v. thick sticker-y brush on right that you need to avoid that pushes you toward the busy road OB on left AND it's BLIND. A mound on the left hides the road from you so you can't see if cars or walkers are close. It's a well designed hole as far as fun goes, but it's ridiculously dangerous. [see the map and bear in mind you can only see to the right...]
-no signs at all and problematic navigation. play with some one or use the map
-punishing rough. most is very thick and thorny, incl 2" osage orange thorns. I took 2 unplayable penalties today. On the flipside, teaches you to control your shot and stay out...
-#8 mando unclear,[ unless you have a course map.] tee points right of a mando tree with no arrows, to an unlikely looking tree studded curving "fairway", while left of mando is more open less curving 'fairway' to pin. [i think the more inviting left path has been "devised" by players who don't like the mando, but you can't tell...] OK, the map shows me it is to the right, but I'm leaving this in, because when you're looking at it, you can not tell. I hadn't seen the map until now. Hey there's a pic of this hole here-check it out. I know i said most fairways are clear, but this one isn't...
-busy park. A lot of walkers on the road and on the trails. Plenty of cars on the road, but at least they're out of the way quickly enough. Walkers can be so slow...
-no alternate tees [except am, int, and pro tees for water carry #17] or pin placements
-no amenities on the course. have to go to other areas of the park
-no signs at all and problematic navigation. play with some one or use the map
-punishing rough. most is very thick and thorny, incl 2" osage orange thorns. I took 2 unplayable penalties today. On the flipside, teaches you to control your shot and stay out...
-#8 mando unclear,[ unless you have a course map.] tee points right of a mando tree with no arrows, to an unlikely looking tree studded curving "fairway", while left of mando is more open less curving 'fairway' to pin. [i think the more inviting left path has been "devised" by players who don't like the mando, but you can't tell...] OK, the map shows me it is to the right, but I'm leaving this in, because when you're looking at it, you can not tell. I hadn't seen the map until now. Hey there's a pic of this hole here-check it out. I know i said most fairways are clear, but this one isn't...
-busy park. A lot of walkers on the road and on the trails. Plenty of cars on the road, but at least they're out of the way quickly enough. Walkers can be so slow...
-no alternate tees [except am, int, and pro tees for water carry #17] or pin placements
-no amenities on the course. have to go to other areas of the park
Other Thoughts:
The accuracy demanded and the punishing rough may not appeal to some golfers, but you should try it
I enjoy the challenge of this course. Still has a new, unfinished feel. Much more challenging, more of a 'big boy' course than the south course. And less crowded. And did I say, more dangerous?
The holes of the course I'd rate 4 discs. I knock it down because of the safety concerns and lack of signage or direction, and no alternate layouts.
I enjoy the challenge of this course. Still has a new, unfinished feel. Much more challenging, more of a 'big boy' course than the south course. And less crowded. And did I say, more dangerous?
The holes of the course I'd rate 4 discs. I knock it down because of the safety concerns and lack of signage or direction, and no alternate layouts.
