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Sebring, FL

Mosquito Creek

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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 46 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Mosquito Creek Course Is Located At The Sebring YMCA! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 29, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course starts just behind the swimming pool and finishes about 1/3 of a mile away over beyond two or three ballfields. It's quite a hike back. The course has two concrete pads, each with it's own sign playing to a single basket. The signs and posts are new. There is a mailbox which contains scorecards but no maps. There is also a bench here as well as garbage cans in many holes. The baskets are the DGA models with 5he always hard to read red numbers.

I would always plays this course two holes at a time like 1 & 10, then 2 & 11, then 3 & 12 and so one. They are often close to each other and 9 & 18 finish so far away, that it just makes sense to combine them in this manner.

Basket # 1 is 250' for # 1 and 233' for # 10. One is a hyser throw and the other is an annie.

Basket # 2 is 153' for # 2 and 180' for # 11. They are very similar shots.

Basket # 3 is 280' for # 3 and 240' for # 12. They both require an big hyser to 5he basket tucked well back around the corner.

Basket # 4 is set just past a chain link fence. It is 216' for # 4 and 233' for # 13. The pads are very close but I actually liked this hole as it requires a nice touch to clear the fence but you can't go too far past or you'll land in the brush.

Basket # 5 is 258' for # 5 and 316' for # 14. One is straight and one is kind of a hyser shot.

Basket # 6 is 258' for # 6 and 272' for # 15. The hole plays near a fence and has a sign asking you don't climb over the fence and then the fence shows evidence from where players have been climbing over it.

Basket # 7 is 232' for # 7 and 268' for # 16. The basket is just behind the the center field baseball fence and both play as Annie's.

Basket # 8 is 220' for # 8 and 172' for # 17. Both are straight, open easy Ace runs.

Basket # 9 is 137' for # 9 and 182' for # 18. I wasn't sure how to play this hole. It's either a short fishhook or I think you can cut the corner by throwing through a small gap in the thick woods and brush.

Cons:

After finishing # 9-18 you are way over at the other side of the park. Plus, I didn't know where the starting point was. So I just starting walking back and eventually spotted my car.

Hole 8-17 is short and open.

A couple of the holes are basically the same.

The course is no more than an easy rec course.

Other Thoughts:

This is kind of an interesting course. First, the two pads playing to one basket is a little unusual and seems to be a good idea on some holes and silly on others. Then I thought # 4-13 was a cool hole, # 9-18 was very interesting while I felt # 8-17 was just a filler. And then, finishing way over there and having this long walk back was crazy. I would never play the course straight and have to make that long walk back twice.
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Zineth
Experience: 37.4 years 26 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Not bad at all 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 18, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

We are from Washington State. I would call us advanced intermediate players. Hub took two putters, I brought a mid and putter. It was a good course for us to throttle back and keep good control of our throws. It was very hot out and we did find shade along the way.

Nice Baskets, tees. mowed and very well maintained.

We were able to find all baskets/tees without alot of work.

The walk back from hole eight's tee happened to have a line of trees to hide under.

Cons:

I would have liked a sign with the layout to take a picture of.

Baskets are surrounded or backed by very close rough, very dense rough. This could be a pro because it added a technical level to the short course but is a definite con for beginners.

I'd read how far nine is from one, which is where we parked so we stopped at seven.

Other Thoughts:

Loved the rough from a nature perspective. We enjoyed it even with how hot it was. We are visiting from Washington state and I have been told it is unseasonably hot right now.

Compared to our courses this one is actually pretty nice. If I was more familiar with the vegetation here, I would take more risks and let it fly, but I am not sure if there's anything nasty in the rough so we were careful.
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thrembo
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Experience: 49 years 242 played 195 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice Local Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 1, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The 1st course in the Sebring area.

The 1st tee is on the left side of the park, by the fence, beside a volleyball court.

Two sets of concrete tees and tee signs.

We saw a surprising amount of wildlife for an urban course. We saw a fox while on the course, and a wide variety of wildflowers.

Nice new Mach 3 baskets.

Restrooms, and a playground.

Friendly locals.

The course is fairly easy to navigate and offers short to mid-length holes.

Cons:

The course mostly plays in between some woods and some baseball/soccer fields and uses sporadic trees, light woods, and fences for obstacles.

There is a long walk from hole 9/18 to hole 1/10.

Other Thoughts:

Not a destination course, but a fun quick play if in the area. The potential is here for a higher rating, and its good to see this area finally getting a course.
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