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Magnolia Park reviews
4
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Joshwest
Experience:
11.2 years
106 played
28 reviews
Nice place to play 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 16, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
- The first and most obvious is the course map sign. It is a massive, gorgeous sign with entire course laid out, with the alternate tees and baskets. You can somewhat see it in the 2nd picture the Media Section, but it is the best I have ever seen, and I can't imagine there being a better way to do it.
- The practice basket and sign (yes a practice basket sign) were a nice touch.
- The baskets were in excellent condition, I had never seen prodigy baskets before, and they seemed like very high quality baskets. They seemed to be made out of a thick gauge wire and the inner chains had a horizontal connection which looked weird, but seemed to work well. The tee boxes were a great dark burnt orange, which looked very nice. They were a touch too short, but still very nice. The teesigns were much like the course map, top quality. You can them in the uploaded pictures.
- I thought the Layout was pretty good. It started really short, so I got worried, but it lengthened out and certainly made for a fun round. It uses OB well, and even uses a random brick wall as an obstacle. #18 has a peninsula green. It's a little short, but it is a great finishing hole.
- The holes near the bayou are very good. A little short, but it's nice to have to worry about going into it. You will not find any disc you throw in there.
- The practice basket and sign (yes a practice basket sign) were a nice touch.
- The baskets were in excellent condition, I had never seen prodigy baskets before, and they seemed like very high quality baskets. They seemed to be made out of a thick gauge wire and the inner chains had a horizontal connection which looked weird, but seemed to work well. The tee boxes were a great dark burnt orange, which looked very nice. They were a touch too short, but still very nice. The teesigns were much like the course map, top quality. You can them in the uploaded pictures.
- I thought the Layout was pretty good. It started really short, so I got worried, but it lengthened out and certainly made for a fun round. It uses OB well, and even uses a random brick wall as an obstacle. #18 has a peninsula green. It's a little short, but it is a great finishing hole.
- The holes near the bayou are very good. A little short, but it's nice to have to worry about going into it. You will not find any disc you throw in there.
Cons:
- I'm not sure if Prodigy baskets are just made taller than normal or if they were installed improperly, but the baskets sit higher than they should.
- Probably the biggest con is the pro tees. They are just random spots only pointed out by the tee sign at the normal box. Plus the tee signs mostly only show the pro box to an alternate basket location, so you can't get an accurate distance from the pro tee to the normal basket. They really should just not have done this. It would be better to just have the normal tee and have alternate basket locations. The pro tees need to be just forgotten about. It's a nice feature if done right, but it's not. Just play the normal boxes.
- Probably the biggest con is the pro tees. They are just random spots only pointed out by the tee sign at the normal box. Plus the tee signs mostly only show the pro box to an alternate basket location, so you can't get an accurate distance from the pro tee to the normal basket. They really should just not have done this. It would be better to just have the normal tee and have alternate basket locations. The pro tees need to be just forgotten about. It's a nice feature if done right, but it's not. Just play the normal boxes.
Other Thoughts:
- If you are spending a few days in Lafayette, this course should be high on the list to play. It is not far from town, and it is a nice little gem. I can't ever foresee this course ever being crowded based on its location.
