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Arcata, CA

Mad River Pump Station #4

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mashnut
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Experience: 22.2 years 831 played 777 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Decent 9 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 30, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays down and back through a narrow riverside park. There are some nice views of the river, and easy access to hang out down by the water before or after a round. Half of the tees are concrete, the rest are gravel, all are at least adequate. There are a couple longer holes when the pins are in long positions, and a couple holes that make you shape left and right turning shots. Two holes offer narrower straight shots, and there are a few places where you have to deal with a low ceiling. A few areas of brush add some punishment on errant shots occasionally.

Cons:

There are some conflicting fairways here, the park is narrow so holes throw right on top of one another. There's a walking path running through the course, it didn't seem like it gets much traffic though so I doubt it's much of an issue. Hole 9 ends in a way that you have to walk back through previous holes to get to the parking lot.

The course is fairly open, only a few places make you pay for a bad shot, and even then it's easy to recover for pars. Several holes are just open hyzers and don't present interesting line shaping opportunities.

Other Thoughts:

Beginners can have a great time at this course. There's enough variety to make it interesting, but it's not tough enough to get frustrating. Experienced players shouldn't expect much of a test here, only one or two holes present a challenge and you'll be negotiating large groups of beginners. This was my favorite of the area 9 hole courses, it's a perfectly fine place for a no-stress round with friends.
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