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Michelin DGC reviews
5
1
Fun round 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Jan 26, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Nice goals.
-Layout is not a cupcake.
-Quick round possible
-Plenty of parking.
-Decent tee signs
-Cart friendly
-Easy navigation
-Layout is not a cupcake.
-Quick round possible
-Plenty of parking.
-Decent tee signs
-Cart friendly
-Easy navigation
Cons:
-No bathrooms on site
-No tee pads, just dirt.
-Several swampy areas in play on course
-No tee pads, just dirt.
-Several swampy areas in play on course
Other Thoughts:
I love that a course was installed at this site. It is a great option for a lunch break round. Parking in the front area of the plant is spacious and secure with cameras and Michelin security patrolling.
The space was used fairly well. There were some challenging holes and one decent length hole. Trees come into play and make you work both forehand and backhand.
Hole 4 tee pad is directly in front of the main water drainage that comes into the area when it rains. It makes the tee pad a certain muddy mess any time we get rain. I would probably have backed it up a bit to find dry ground.
I gave it a 2 mostly because of the cons, but don't let that scare you away from playing. It was a fun round!
3/29/21 Update:
Out of the 68 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
51-Dacusville DGC, Dacusville, SC
52-Pauls Valley Flightline DGC, Pauls Valley, OK
53-Michelin DGC, Spartanburg, SC
54-Holmes Park, Greenville, SC
55-Rose Lane, Toccoa, GA
56-Seven Oaks DGC, Columbia, SC
57-Margaret Hunter Park-Newberry, SC
58-Black Mountain YMCA, Black Mountain, NC
59-Furman DGC, Greenville, SC
60-Easley High School, Easley, SC
The space was used fairly well. There were some challenging holes and one decent length hole. Trees come into play and make you work both forehand and backhand.
Hole 4 tee pad is directly in front of the main water drainage that comes into the area when it rains. It makes the tee pad a certain muddy mess any time we get rain. I would probably have backed it up a bit to find dry ground.
I gave it a 2 mostly because of the cons, but don't let that scare you away from playing. It was a fun round!
3/29/21 Update:
Out of the 68 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
51-Dacusville DGC, Dacusville, SC
52-Pauls Valley Flightline DGC, Pauls Valley, OK
53-Michelin DGC, Spartanburg, SC
54-Holmes Park, Greenville, SC
55-Rose Lane, Toccoa, GA
56-Seven Oaks DGC, Columbia, SC
57-Margaret Hunter Park-Newberry, SC
58-Black Mountain YMCA, Black Mountain, NC
59-Furman DGC, Greenville, SC
60-Easley High School, Easley, SC
6
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Michelin Man
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Jun 10, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
Michelin is a simple 9-hole course that plays on the outskirts of the tire's plant. Nothing flashy here. This course is as tough as the Michelin Man's midsection.
- Course is a simple 9-hole loop that plays around a ball field on the company grounds. Pull in the front entrance turn left and keep heading past the visitor lot to the first hole.
- Hole #2, by default, is the course's best. It's a downhill 307-foot shot to a basket behind a decent-sized tree. After that, I hope you like consistency as the remainder of the course is slight variations of the same layout.
- #3 is a slight uphill hole to an open basket. Holes #1 & 4 - 8 all have layouts featuring some degree of tree coverage and hole lengths ranging from 299 - 423 feet. Of these six holes, #5 is the best. It's a slight dogleg right, 423-foot layout. Depending on your tee shot, and distance, determines how aggressive you'll be with your second shot.
- Course allows you to recover from hit trees. Except for #7, shots impacted by trees should be salvaged by real chances to get an up-and-down. #7 has the heaviest tree coverage, and the most likely to result in a round of Plinko.
- You can pull out driver and/or be aggressive off the tee on every hole. Get your distance off the tee, see some birdie putts, or just take your par 3s and move on.
- Course ends right back at the first tee. Great if you want to play twice. I parked right next to the first tee, unlocked the car as I was finishing up my round, and out of there two minutes later.
- Course is a simple 9-hole loop that plays around a ball field on the company grounds. Pull in the front entrance turn left and keep heading past the visitor lot to the first hole.
- Hole #2, by default, is the course's best. It's a downhill 307-foot shot to a basket behind a decent-sized tree. After that, I hope you like consistency as the remainder of the course is slight variations of the same layout.
- #3 is a slight uphill hole to an open basket. Holes #1 & 4 - 8 all have layouts featuring some degree of tree coverage and hole lengths ranging from 299 - 423 feet. Of these six holes, #5 is the best. It's a slight dogleg right, 423-foot layout. Depending on your tee shot, and distance, determines how aggressive you'll be with your second shot.
- Course allows you to recover from hit trees. Except for #7, shots impacted by trees should be salvaged by real chances to get an up-and-down. #7 has the heaviest tree coverage, and the most likely to result in a round of Plinko.
- You can pull out driver and/or be aggressive off the tee on every hole. Get your distance off the tee, see some birdie putts, or just take your par 3s and move on.
- Course ends right back at the first tee. Great if you want to play twice. I parked right next to the first tee, unlocked the car as I was finishing up my round, and out of there two minutes later.
Cons:
This is a simplistic layout. It would be more of a negative if someone picked this plot of land to install a course. When a business decides to install a course, and this is what's there, I'm more understanding and appreciative of the gesture.
- After finishing #2, you can't see the tee sign marker for #3. I had to pull out the online map to find it. For the rest of the round, the following hole tee signs are all easily visible from the previous hole baskets.
- Maybe the course would be flashier with more variety. For example, extend #5 to make it 500+ feet and shorten #6 to around 200 feet. Now you've got a legit par 4 and a very birdie-able/ace run layout.
- No trash cans or benches on the course. You're here for 20 - 30 minutes so shouldn't be an issue.
- Is it a good or bad thing there's seemingly no issue for the public to show up and play? I'm assuming this course is open for public play. If not, I guess I looked harmless playing a Sunday afternoon round.
- After finishing #2, you can't see the tee sign marker for #3. I had to pull out the online map to find it. For the rest of the round, the following hole tee signs are all easily visible from the previous hole baskets.
- Maybe the course would be flashier with more variety. For example, extend #5 to make it 500+ feet and shorten #6 to around 200 feet. Now you've got a legit par 4 and a very birdie-able/ace run layout.
- No trash cans or benches on the course. You're here for 20 - 30 minutes so shouldn't be an issue.
- Is it a good or bad thing there's seemingly no issue for the public to show up and play? I'm assuming this course is open for public play. If not, I guess I looked harmless playing a Sunday afternoon round.
Other Thoughts:
A very non-descript, vanilla course. Driver and putter/mid-range is all that's needed for your round.
- This is a backhanded compliment. I was pleasantly surprised there wasn't shameless promotions/ads on the tee signs. I sort of expected to see Michelin logos plastered everywhere.
- #8 and 9 were fine closing holes. #8 is a mostly straight layout, with a slight bend at the end to the basket. A dead straight throw will land you 25 feet from the basket. An s-curve can result in a parked shot.
- #9 is a dogleg left, 383-foot shot that plays around the bend of the trees. This is another hole that would have been better with a little length added at the end. As it is, it's a perfectly suitable ending to this course.
- You're really close to a couple of other similarly-skill leveled courses: USC Upstate & Upward Sport. You're also not far from some excellent courses: Pipeline, Shoally and Holston Creek. Point being, this isn't the destination it's a stop along the way. Unless you're employee here, then go crazy on your lunch break.
- This is a backhanded compliment. I was pleasantly surprised there wasn't shameless promotions/ads on the tee signs. I sort of expected to see Michelin logos plastered everywhere.
- #8 and 9 were fine closing holes. #8 is a mostly straight layout, with a slight bend at the end to the basket. A dead straight throw will land you 25 feet from the basket. An s-curve can result in a parked shot.
- #9 is a dogleg left, 383-foot shot that plays around the bend of the trees. This is another hole that would have been better with a little length added at the end. As it is, it's a perfectly suitable ending to this course.
- You're really close to a couple of other similarly-skill leveled courses: USC Upstate & Upward Sport. You're also not far from some excellent courses: Pipeline, Shoally and Holston Creek. Point being, this isn't the destination it's a stop along the way. Unless you're employee here, then go crazy on your lunch break.
