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Lumberton DGC reviews
13
2
Championship Level Course in a Place that Lacks it 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 13, 2014
Played the course:once
Pros:
First of all, the geographic location that this course sits in lacks a good solid course. Klein is your typical city course. Copperhead is short, and the course in Port Arthur is unplayable at times. This course really adds huge variety to the area.
The course is long, with an average hole length of more than 400', however, there are still plenty of birdie opportunities on the shorter holes. The holes that are 600'+ all have defined lines to hit and defined landing zones, which are a necessity for holes that long.
The thing I liked the most about this course that is different from anything I had ever saw was the huge OB brush that was prevalent throughout the entire course. Most holes were carved out of this brush and had defined fairways that were clean, but go too far left or right can smell trouble. My favorite hole is hole #15, a shorter hole that you are throwing to a peninsula that will/could be surrounded by water. The risk/reward at this hole and most holes is huge, which adds a huge amount of points in my book.
There are two tee pads on each hole with adequately sized concrete tee pads with colored tee signs on the longer tees that were helpful. The DisCatchers at the course had 28 chains, which means you should not see too many spit outs. I liked how five of the baskets were elevated, it added a nice touch to the course
The course is long, with an average hole length of more than 400', however, there are still plenty of birdie opportunities on the shorter holes. The holes that are 600'+ all have defined lines to hit and defined landing zones, which are a necessity for holes that long.
The thing I liked the most about this course that is different from anything I had ever saw was the huge OB brush that was prevalent throughout the entire course. Most holes were carved out of this brush and had defined fairways that were clean, but go too far left or right can smell trouble. My favorite hole is hole #15, a shorter hole that you are throwing to a peninsula that will/could be surrounded by water. The risk/reward at this hole and most holes is huge, which adds a huge amount of points in my book.
There are two tee pads on each hole with adequately sized concrete tee pads with colored tee signs on the longer tees that were helpful. The DisCatchers at the course had 28 chains, which means you should not see too many spit outs. I liked how five of the baskets were elevated, it added a nice touch to the course
Cons:
The OB is great, but we are not all pros and discs go OB. This OB is thick enough that either you will lose your disc, or get cut up from the thorns, or both.
I felt that there were a few holes that had too bit of a long walk to the next tee. The designers could have made the holes longer by making the tees closer to the previous basket.
I also felt that the shorter tees were in fact just shorter tees. I like courses with multiple tees that make the shorter tees a different kind of feel for the hole rather than the same shot just shorter.
I felt that there were a few holes that had too bit of a long walk to the next tee. The designers could have made the holes longer by making the tees closer to the previous basket.
I also felt that the shorter tees were in fact just shorter tees. I like courses with multiple tees that make the shorter tees a different kind of feel for the hole rather than the same shot just shorter.
Other Thoughts:
This course may crack my top 10, in terms of favorite played. This area of Texas needed more courses and this is the best course to play in the area. It is a bit off of I-10, but it is worth it.
