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Decatur, TX

Melba Doyle DGC

3.235(based on 11 reviews)
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aclay
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 39.7 years 309 played 236 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Melba Doyle 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-- Small but nice park with lots of trees.
-- Never crowded. In fact, frequently, you will be the only person there.
-- Ravine that surrounds two sides of the park brings a couple of drop-offs into play.
-- Concrete tees, two on each hole; alternate tees give a different look, often with additional mandos or OB. Sometimes this feels forced and gimmicy (such as No. 1 where a fence left is OB, so the mando on the right seems like overkill).
-- Discatcher baskets
-- OB marked with poles/string. In a few places, the string had broken or become unattached, but you can still figure the line with the poles.
-- Trash cans and logs for benches. Also, a couple of picnic tables near the Nos. 1 and 2 tees.
-- Lots of shade, which is much appreciated in the heat of a Texas summer.

Cons:

-- No restroom or water.
-- 6 holes (although it plays like 12 because the A and B tee pads offer/require different lines).
-- Mandos increase the difficulty but there is one on every alternate tee, which feels gimmicky.

Other Thoughts:

-- The A tees are generally shorter and always easier than the B tees.
-- The parking lot (OB) is literally 3 feet behind the basket on No. 6.
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TheHipstick
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21 years 171 played 69 reviews
3.00 star(s)

6 more pads? 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 14, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Set in a neighborhood park
-2 sets of concrete teepads
-Mature discather baskets
-Park has large mature trees that are great for shade and protect from the wind
-2 sets of signs for both sets of teepads
-Perfect course to practice your putter game

Cons:

-Tee signs have seen better days
-Not a great course if you have a big arm or are looking to air it out
-If you throw an errant throw this course could make you pay for it.

Other Thoughts:

Fun round of 12 holes. I would recommend one of the other 2 courses in the area, but by no means is this a bad course. Would be a great course for beginners or to introduce new players to the game.
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Lancelot
Experience: 23.1 years 15 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Melba 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 3, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Concrete teepads. 2 tees per hole. Has some technical shots due to mandos and obs. Seemed well maintained

Cons:

only 6 holes. Short and compact. Can get congested easily. Limited parking.

Other Thoughts:

I've only played this course for during a Trilogy Challenge and would like to give it a try with my own discs.
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Bradydean817
Experience: 13.2 years 15 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 28, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Alot of trees, alot of mandos, and clown mouths.
This allows the simple small course to have some difficulty and challenge your accuracy.
Each hole has two pads so can make it a 12 hole course.

Cons:

The size of the course makes it seem that if more than 6 people were playing at once it would be very crowded.
No side arm shots unless you are a lefty.
Locating hole two was confusing for me since the arrow on the hole 1 basket points away from the tee (hole 2 tee back by hole 1 tee)

Other Thoughts:

This is a really neat course and impressive with what they did with such limited space. I will be playing again and hope to see the course grow woth more land and more holes.
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