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Southfield, MI

Lawrence Tech

1.635(based on 16 reviews)
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apdrvya
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Experience: 14 years 350 played 299 reviews
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a lot of really poor choices 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 17, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets-- all present and in decent repair.

Teesigns-- Decent. the little strip at the bottom apparently shows a picture of the hole? Distances seem ok.

Cons:

Aesthetic and safety-- ugh. where to begin... the first half of the "course" starts down a pedestrian stairway, down and over a pedestrian bridge and around a soccer field and along a very busy road. front half finishes up next to a storage trailer. The back half plays through busy sections of campus and around a parking lot, then down the same busy road as #4... This course is a safety nightmare.

Teepads- where the eff are they supposed to be? no definite way to know where the teepads are supposed to be.

Water retention-- front half is largely wet and muddy. hard to play in the spring for sure.

Other Thoughts:

it's hard to put into words how bad this "course" is. I only gave it a half a disc for the baskets and teesigns. Other than that, the fact that the aesthetic section is in cons is a dead giveaway. Avoid unless you are course bagging.
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BogeyNoMore
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Experience: 19.9 years 484 played 183 reviews
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Epic Fail 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 31, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

• Nice new baskets.
• Decent tee signs.
• Sloped green on hole 4 requires good putt.
• There are about 8-9 holes worth playing.
• Only course in the immediate area.

Cons:

• Design and layout is ridiculous and unsafe: Three holes (4, 17, 18) play on a narrow strip of grass with a parking lot on the right and a freeway service road on the left, with another (hole 5) playing along-side a major road. If this course gets any significant traffic, discs will hit significant traffic.
• Too many holes that bring man made obstacles into play; light poles, utility boxes, fences, dorm...
• Asphalt comes into play on 4 or 5 holes; difficult to avoid and murder on discs.
• Would be nice if tees signs had distances. Arrows on tee signs are worse than useless.
• I have no clue what the first holes is about... makes no sense whatsoever.

Other Thoughts:

This course makes me embarrassed to say I graduated from LTU. You'd think an engineering school would have better appreciation for designing things so that people are safe even when thing don't go as planned. There are a few decent holes, but some of them simply shouldn't exist, and are essentially, a waste of a good basket, or worse, a legitimate safety hazard. Bad enough that you have to play around and over a parking lot, but using a narrow strip of grass alongside a busy road as a fairway is completely irresponsible. Cars driving by aren't watching out for flying discs.
Never have I seen a course that was so poorly suited to beginners and experienced players alike. Do yourself a favor: drive 10 miles east and play Wagner instead.

Just my opinion, but this could have made a decent nine holes; instead, it's a bad 18 holes. Proof positive that more does not necessarily equate to better.

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