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Mosquito Creek reviews
5
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A Quick 18 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 22, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
(1.351 Rating) A short recreational course that's located in the middle of nowhere.
- QUICK PLAY - One of the quickest 18s I've ever played. There are two tees to each of the 9 baskets. So, when I was presented with an empty course, I played both tees right away instead of making a second loop. I'm glad I did too as the walk back to tee (10) is around 1,200 feet. Navigation was not great, but it was open enough to where not having a map or directional cues made minimal impact.
- CHAINS - Probably the best conditioned Mach 3s I've ever thrown to. Not my favorite type of basket, but not too shabby.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - I could see this shorter course being real good for beginners from the month of November thru April. I personally played here in the middle of the summer, during peak overgrowth. The foliage was so dense and close to the basket, that a beginner would begin to hate this sport if they played in the conditions I dealt with.
- ACEABILITY - You are probably 2 or 3 times more likely to ace here than at a normal course. Hole (8/17) is a sub 200 footer without any obstacles.
- LOCATION FOR LOCALS - Only course for miles around. If you live in Sebring, this is it.
- QUICK PLAY - One of the quickest 18s I've ever played. There are two tees to each of the 9 baskets. So, when I was presented with an empty course, I played both tees right away instead of making a second loop. I'm glad I did too as the walk back to tee (10) is around 1,200 feet. Navigation was not great, but it was open enough to where not having a map or directional cues made minimal impact.
- CHAINS - Probably the best conditioned Mach 3s I've ever thrown to. Not my favorite type of basket, but not too shabby.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - I could see this shorter course being real good for beginners from the month of November thru April. I personally played here in the middle of the summer, during peak overgrowth. The foliage was so dense and close to the basket, that a beginner would begin to hate this sport if they played in the conditions I dealt with.
- ACEABILITY - You are probably 2 or 3 times more likely to ace here than at a normal course. Hole (8/17) is a sub 200 footer without any obstacles.
- LOCATION FOR LOCALS - Only course for miles around. If you live in Sebring, this is it.
Cons:
Numerous issues with Mosquito Creek. Not the worst course out there but in need of some work to draw a larger player base.
- TEES - They are so bad that I rarely used them. They are rubber mats and they are a little uneven and around 6 feet in length.
- OVERGROWTH - Probably beginning around the month of May, Mosquito Creek will become a different animal as the overgrowth will have exploded. Many baskets are located within 10 feet of this stuff and I found myself searching for a few minutes for putts that sailed 10 feet by the basket.
- BASKET AND TEE SEPARATION - Tees are haphazardly laid out near adjacent baskets with several being in the direct path of fire from the pervious hole.
- MULTI USE HAZARDS - Several ball fields are in play. Holes (3/12) and (4/13) occupy the same space as a soccer field. (6/15) and (7/16) play along a baseball field fence.
- NOT CHALLENGING - Intermediate players and above will finish well down here. The course probably caters best to rec players with at least two years of experience. I figure these players will finish around even or so.
- 9 BASKETS - Although listed as 18 holes on DGCR, there are only 9 baskets in play. Two tees go to each basket. For example, hole (1) and (10) share the same basket and fairway, but they tee from slightly different angles. Most holes unfortunately just add distance between the two tees.
- FLAWED HOLES - (9/18) is a head scratcher. You can either play around a dense line of trees and vines, or attempt to go thru it. I personally lost a disc high in the vines from my throw on (18). If you choose to go around, you'll be playing into (7/16) fairway.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - The overgrown left edges look amazing. However, the right sides of the fairways are almost always composed of chain link fences. I gave the course a rating of 1.625 out of 5 for beauty.
- ELEVATION - Ice rinks have more elevation to them.
- UNIQUENESS - In addition to no elevation, the course lacks many of the variety features of your average 18 hole course. All par 3s, no water, no doglegs, all short holes under 300 feet. The course is very RHBH dominate.
- CHARACTER - Hardly any extras or comfort items at Mosquito Creek. No map or descriptive tee signs. The tees are mostly un-shaded. There is seating at two holes (1/10). No multi tees or multi baskets locations. I will end on a position note however, there are restrooms and vending machines in the park.
- TEES - They are so bad that I rarely used them. They are rubber mats and they are a little uneven and around 6 feet in length.
- OVERGROWTH - Probably beginning around the month of May, Mosquito Creek will become a different animal as the overgrowth will have exploded. Many baskets are located within 10 feet of this stuff and I found myself searching for a few minutes for putts that sailed 10 feet by the basket.
- BASKET AND TEE SEPARATION - Tees are haphazardly laid out near adjacent baskets with several being in the direct path of fire from the pervious hole.
- MULTI USE HAZARDS - Several ball fields are in play. Holes (3/12) and (4/13) occupy the same space as a soccer field. (6/15) and (7/16) play along a baseball field fence.
- NOT CHALLENGING - Intermediate players and above will finish well down here. The course probably caters best to rec players with at least two years of experience. I figure these players will finish around even or so.
- 9 BASKETS - Although listed as 18 holes on DGCR, there are only 9 baskets in play. Two tees go to each basket. For example, hole (1) and (10) share the same basket and fairway, but they tee from slightly different angles. Most holes unfortunately just add distance between the two tees.
- FLAWED HOLES - (9/18) is a head scratcher. You can either play around a dense line of trees and vines, or attempt to go thru it. I personally lost a disc high in the vines from my throw on (18). If you choose to go around, you'll be playing into (7/16) fairway.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - The overgrown left edges look amazing. However, the right sides of the fairways are almost always composed of chain link fences. I gave the course a rating of 1.625 out of 5 for beauty.
- ELEVATION - Ice rinks have more elevation to them.
- UNIQUENESS - In addition to no elevation, the course lacks many of the variety features of your average 18 hole course. All par 3s, no water, no doglegs, all short holes under 300 feet. The course is very RHBH dominate.
- CHARACTER - Hardly any extras or comfort items at Mosquito Creek. No map or descriptive tee signs. The tees are mostly un-shaded. There is seating at two holes (1/10). No multi tees or multi baskets locations. I will end on a position note however, there are restrooms and vending machines in the park.
Other Thoughts:
If you play here and live more than 1 hour away, and Sebring International Speedway wasn't your main purpose to visit this town, you are by definition, a course bagger.
