Virginia Beach, VA

Munden Point

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2 5
Prandyseth
Experience: 20.3 years 5 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 17, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

well maintained course.
pads are all concrete.
easy navigation.
challenging holes on 8 and 9

Cons:

the only con i can come up with is that it is overly easy to lose discs on holes 8 and 9 as they go out on a peninsula
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4 5
blackracer64
Experience: 10 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

cool course but a drive 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 26, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

clean course and a beautiful view of the bay. two pins per hole and most holes have 2 pads. Lots of facilities and park for the kids.

Cons:

The only thing that i have a problem with is that it is about a 45 minute drive to almost another state for me.
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5 1
H3LlIoN
Experience: 13.5 years 16 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 18, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is very clean and well kept. There are multiple concrete tee pads and baskets on every hole, allowing for repeated play without becoming too mundane. There are plenty of park facilities including bathrooms, courts, playgrounds, etc, so you can take the kids and they can still have fun. This park is situated right on the water, and it makes for a gorgeous round of disc golf. Some of the holes have a decent bit of distance to them. There are some sweet ace lines if you're feeling frisky. There are plenty of benches and trashcans, and some entertaining mandos to spice it up. There are also signs at each tee pad showing the layout and distances.

Cons:

While this course is beautiful, it's kind of boring. There are only a couple holes with any kind of challenge to them....the rest are pretty much just clear open holes with a cage at the end. Also, referring to half of the course as "wooded" is using the term very loosely. There are only about 5 holes that have trees that ACTUALLY get in the way. The course is out of the way and somewhat hard to find without a GPS.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course for beginner to intermediate level players, as the holes are mostly set up such that you can see the cages from the tee, and there aren't really a whole lot of places for discs to hide. It's also a very beautiful park...I will definitely be playing there again if only for that reason. While the rounds are enjoyable, they're just not very challenging. Playing long tees/baskets helps. Also, when you finish on 9, head towards the boat ramp and just keep walking...you'll find 10 next to the closest shelter past the park office. Other than that, it's all pretty easy to follow. Try and avoid sunset rounds...there are a couple holes where you'll be blinded trying to shoot in to the sun. There IS the sweet water hole, so floaters would be nice to have in the bag, and this is a great place to work on your wind game, as the breeze coming off the water can be super strong.
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2 4
pheend
Experience: 14.8 years 2 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-It has a nice blend of wooded and open holes. -The park is kept clean.
-It has water hazards.
-White and red tees have signs marking distance to yellow and red baskets.
-2 practice baskets located in the center parking lot.
-Constant breeze off of the river with an occasional gust, adds a little extra difficulty.

Cons:

-Holes are short.
-Long drive to get to the park.
-It has water hazards.

Other Thoughts:

This course could easily fit 2 more holes somewhere, like Bayville fit in.
Could benefit from the addition of blue and gold tees.
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tombraiderchuck
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great Beginner's coure 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 19, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Flat course. Almost no trees. This course is reminiscent of a golf course. Has 2 Baskets and 2 tee pads on each hole. White pads to yellow baskets is the short course and red pads to red baskets is the long course. Can play four courses. also fast play with three people shorts can be finished in 1hr 20 minutes. Some trees so pinging into woods or bad lies doesn't happen. 9 holes have benches. Hole 8 is the signature hole. It plays out to a peninsula surrounded by water right on the Currituck Sound. Haven't seen another hole like it yet.

Cons:

No trees. Course is very easy. No shade in the summer and no protection in the wind. very far from anywhere. so bring friends.

Other Thoughts:

Red to red is a long course that any bomber would love. The wind is fierce out here. In the winter 20 mph is not uncommon and 30- 40 mph is possible.
I have seen disc float on the wind 200 feet and the wrong direction. Will improve your wind game.
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Kent18
Experience: 15.6 years 193 played 17 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Worth the drive 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 25, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Munden Point Disc Golf course sits on Back Bay in Southern Virginia Beach. The course plays clockwise on the perimeter of a rather large city park that offers a whole host of other attractions. Two concrete tee-pads to two baskets on every hole which offers lots of distance variety. Tee signs from every tee pad with clearly marked out distances to each basket. There are plenty of trashcans and benches throughout course with shelters available for tournaments. This course has the best practice area I have seen at a course with two specific practice baskets set in a 50 yard grid with trees and other obstacles to practice approaches as well as putting. No matter what tee/basket combination you play there is a fair balance for lefty's and righty's. Signature hole is number 8 that plays from 350-600ft onto a thin peninsula out into a beautiful bay with the basket placed in a tricky placement that sure is to cause many water OB's. Park is well kept and clean. Mando's come into play on a third of the holes here that provides safety and a more creative approach to those holes. Rarely crowded on the course.

Cons:

Number 1 issue for me is the wind. The bay breeze will always be factor based on the location of this course (especially holes 7-10). There are 3 holes here where the trees that have been planted to eventually add more challenge still have years to go to make those holes merely anything more than just field golf. The bathrooms located at hole 1 are frequently closed requiring you to traverse the park to the other location near hole 9. Long walk from hole 9 to hole 10. This disc golf course is located 30 minutes from any major state or highway. Pro players would probably only appreciate this course from long tees to long baskets for any other combination most baskets can be reached with midranges. From the shorter tees this course can feel rhythmic and may not offer enough variety or uniqueness for some. I could see this park being very crowded in spring summer due to its ideal choice for non-disc golf events causing spectators to be in fairways.

Other Thoughts:

I have played this course from all the combinations and each choice offers a different concentration of your game. Short tees to short baskets you will have to shape your midrange discs to get on the birdie train. Long tees to long baskets is I believe a great pro level course where you need to execute to stay under par. Several long 350ft tunnel anhyzer shots are required which are always a strain for any pro. I would recommend this course for pros and advanced for the long tees and everyone else from any other combination. It is a drive to reach this course but for this area of Southeastern Virginia well worth it. Even though the course is a couple years old it feels fairly brand new. It does need some trees to develop but as is still offers a good challenge or fun factor depending on the route you select.
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5 2
whiskeytreefrog
Experience: 20.3 years 25 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

relaxed 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 21, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Two tee's, and two baskets for each hole - 4 shots.
decent mix of shots.
few people there; no waiting. people seemed nice.
beautiful scenery.
well maintained, wont lose a disc in the woods, maybe in the water though!

Cons:

water hazard on # 8
a lot of open area shots with a slight turn or a bush in the way.
monotonous shots. no variety.
anyone can put baskets up randomly in an open park. no challenge. even from the long tees the distances arent that varying.

Other Thoughts:

awesome scenery and not many people. there are playgrounds, cookout areas, basketball courts and much more to do here. can make a day going here and play a few rounds from the different tees/baskets.
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jkdisc
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.1 years 117 played 110 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 30, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is rarely crowded but it is a hidden gem. The course is mostly open. Water in play on 2 holes.

-clean and safe
-2 tees, 2 baskets per hole
-concrete tee pads, long tees dyed red
-beautiful park on the North Landing River
- away from civilization
-practice baskets
- 2 sets of clean bathrooms (1 near tee #1 and 1 near tee #10)

Signature hole: #8 out to a penisula

Cons:

There aren't many obstacles but it can still be challenging.
- can be windy
- Snakes near the water hazards.
- No elevation
- long walk from #9 to #10
-bathroom near the 1st tee is not open in winter

Other Thoughts:

The park is located on Pefley Rd. off of Munden Point Rd. The 1st hole is near the basketball courts. The practice baskets are across the road from the 1st tee to the right.

Tricky navigation spots:
After #6 look to the right for the next tee, straight ahead is #8's tee. After basket nine follow the perimeter of the park past the boat launch to find tee #10. Other than those it isnt hard to find your way around.

This is my home course and I will gladly be your guide!
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SomeChump
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 33 played 33 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course in the Middle of Nowhere 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 26, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a fantastic course located, way, way South of Virginia Beach. It really isn't on the way to anywhere. Even if you're on the way to the Outer Banks, you've still got to drive a long way from the freeway to get here. But once you do, it is worth it. The terrain is flat, but that really isn't much different from any other course within 2 hours drive. The Tidewater area's only thing that resembles a mountain is an old landfill (Mt. Trashmore.) But it is almost impossible to lose a disc here on any hole other than the infamous #8, and you've got to work pretty hard there too. The entire place is MANICURED. I mean the grass/bushes/shrubs etc. It's all perfect, like someone's little garden. I would go to this park just to look at the landscaping. Plus, the fact that it is way out there means there isn't much of a wait. In the two days I went there, I saw three or four other groups playing total. Like Bayville, there are two teepads and two baskets on each hole. Unlike Bayville, they are on every hole, rather than just some of them. Hole #8 is very scenic, of course, but there is water near a number of the other holes. You have to look closely though, since it is hidden behind a very thin layer of trees, just thick enough to keep your disc from going through into the water that nearly surrounds the course. You rarely get out into the thick trees, but when you do there are a few thorns out there. There are lots of fun shots on this course. There are 3 playgrounds here and the course is very family friendly. My 5 year old even played a couple of entire holes (shot a 7 on #5.) The bathrooms by #1 were locked one day, unlocked the next. Can't explain that. Nice cold water in the fountain though. The tees are all concrete, and these are the first tees I've played that I can actually start my run-up on the teepad. So nice. The signage is awesome. The only possible place to get even a little lost is between #9 and #10, but if you print out the map on the links page, you'll have zero problem. In fact, if you just know that you need to walk to the other side of the boat ramp you'll have no problem. You will not get lost here. People who think this course has "navigation issues" need to travel more. Aside from 9/10, you can see the next tee easily from every basket. Every tee (both the short and the long) has a nice sign next to it with an accurate picture and what seemed to me to be quite accurate distances.

Cons:

The really big con about this course, IMHO, aside from how far it is from a major highway, is that too many of the holes are open shots. Sure, there are a few scattered trees, but when you really look at it, you can throw a standard straight shot with a standard fade on almost all of them, whether you're throwing right handed, left handed, back handed, or forehanded. If you're playing short-short, you're throwing almost all putters/mids off the tees (some really good ace-runs with tons of easy birdies, I was really disappointed that I only shot -5 my first time there.) If you play long-long, far too many of the holes are just wide-open "huck-it" holes. And if you can't huck it at least 350 feet, you don't stand a chance at birdie on most of them. I generally throw 250-300 and found that there were a lot of holes where I just wound up and let it go, then ended up with a 50-100 foot approach shot and an easy putt. Not very interesting. (I ended up +6, but few of those bogeys were due to hitting trees. Most of them were just poor approaches/putts.)
Hole #8, of course, is MUCH more interesting if you're playing long-long. Over 600 feet, a true par 4, which requires a driver be thrown on your second shot down a 60 foot wide peninsula to a basket all the way at the end with water 20-30 feet behind it. You should be proud to card a 3 on this hole and I'd feel honored to see someone deuce it. Playing short-short, the water almost doesn't come into play. Same with #9.

What I really, really would have liked to see is hole #9 located on the next finger over from hole #8, with the long tee on the #8 finger, and the short tee down on the next finger so the rookies didn't have to try to cross the water. Oh well. I'm sure they thought of it but were probably vetoed by the park folks. THAT would be an epic shot worthy of losing a disc.

Other Thoughts:

Aside from the obvious #8, #3, #7, #10, and #12 were fun.

I don't know if I'll ever make it back, but I'm glad I took the time to go at least once.
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Brida
Experience: 16.3 years 10 played 9 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Vacation Golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 13, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is in a very well taken care of park with lots to do beside disc golf. They have running water and clean bathrooms. The course is flat but they have tried there best with some really well placed trees, plus the water is a factor on four of the holes. I like the fact that there are 2 pads and 2 pins for each hole that way as your game expands you don't out grow the course, also a group of players on different levels can play together without anyone being board or over extended. Every hole has a bench close to it so you can take a break and every pad hase a metal sign with a map and distance on it. The park office also has maps for all the players.

Cons:

Not much shade and on the day I was there I could have really used to get out of the sun for a little. They also could use signs pointing you on from some of the holes.

Other Thoughts:

Really enjoyed this course and can't wait to play it again on my way to NC for vacation...
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4 5
tmahan
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 41.4 years 86 played 31 reviews
2.00 star(s)

At least you're at the beach 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 11, 2007 Played the course:once

Pros:

There is a lot to do in the area and you are playing golf. #8 is an epic shot, might be wise to throw something expendable on this one if you plan on going for it. Beautiful scenery. The park itself is well kept, the fairways are as manicured as ball golf fairways.

Cons:

The designers just weren't given much to work with here. Flat as a pancake and lightly wooded. What obstacles that are there are used, but it's basically field golf. It's also a pretty good haul from Va. Beach, it's at least another 20-30 minutes from Rudy Inlet

Other Thoughts:

The words flat and mostly featureless are what comes to mind when I think of most of this course, with #8 being a major exception. There are a handful of pretty decent holes other than #8, and the rest are driving range. I don't know if Blue Pete's is still there but if it is you can get a great meal nearby. I get down to VA Beach a couple times a year, I'm glad I played it once but I probably won't make the drive back out there.

I guess I'll have to give this track another try since every review since mine has given it 3-4 discs. Hopefully the saplings have grown to force more shot shaping, I recall throwing straight at the target off most every tee. I'll give the long tees a look as this may add some obstacles. Others have correctly pointed out the steady breeze as a factor here. I'd call that as a pro since this is definitely part of learning the game. If you want calm you can always hit up Bayville ;-)
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bobojones666
Experience: 17.4 years 3 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

firdt time munden 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 8, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Fun course good range of wooded and open. good area to go too not crowded at all.

Cons:

can be very windy. The water holes can be tricky in the wind. could use some more elevations

Other Thoughts:

would be good if they added some back holes
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2 5
Drew Craft
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice Course, takes a while to get there 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 25, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Excellent layout, Nice views, two tee pads, two disccatchers per hole

Cons:

Signs after 4 and 9 to point you in the right direction

Other Thoughts:

This course was crazy windy, the water was crashing over the sides on 8 and 10. Overall, I shot good, and cant wait to get back out there when Im back at the beach
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swellerdiscgolf
Experience: 17.4 years 11 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 1, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a nice course in a great well maintained park. There are 2 concrete tee pads and 2 pin placements for every hole. It is usually pretty quiet with no wait to play. It is an open course and easy to see most of the pins from the tee box. The signage is easy to follow and give the distances for anyone who likes that. Water comes into play on holes # 8 and 9. With a breeze off of the water, it could get a little tricky, but it helps to keep it cool in the summer.

Cons:

It is a far drive from any kind of civilization. There is no elevation change to speak of. Would be better if park used mounds of dirt to make some elevation changes. There is a long walk from the front 9 to the back 9, with no directions on how to get there. I would also like benches and trash cans at every hole, but that is nit-picking. Sometimes the grass can get a little high in the field, and the underbrush on the side of the course can get a little thick.

Other Thoughts:

This is a beautiful well maintained, family friendly park. There are playgrounds for the kids, shelters to host parties, basketball courts, baseball fields, and a boatslip. It feels like the park was made for disc golf not the other way around. For all you parents with kids out there, it is a STROLLER FRIENDLY course.
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Aaron D'Angelo
Experience: 16.3 years 12 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Beautiful Open Layout Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 7, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Great, well kept course in a large open municipal park on the water. 2 concrete tee pads for each hole with good signage at each tee. 2 baskets for each hole and a bench at every back tee and trashcan at nearly every hole. 4 ways to play really give you a lot of choice to play this course, even has a great practice area.

Cons:

It's in the middle of nowhere and takes a bit to get there. The bathrooms were locked up? (At least on the #1 tee) I couldn't find any information on the course, besides direcitons anywhere online. Not truely knowing the par was annoying.

Other Thoughts:

I'm not kidding when I said that it is in the middle of nowhere. That being said however, this is a great course and well worth the drive to play, and I am very glad I did.

There is no real elevation, and no true wooded holes. The open layout uses trees and bushes with a couple mando routes and OB areas to give you some challenge, and a bad shot by a beginner (me) can still be overcome and get you back into play. If you play the Gold course - rear tees to long baskets, it will give you some good distance to try and overcome. Wind can be a great factor here but it wasn't too bad the day I played.

I didn't need a map to get around, however there is a good portion of the park that must be traversed to get from the front to the back 9.

#8 would be the signature hole, and when windy could be very dangerous especially when playing the rear tees on this long hole as it is set close to the water.
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jaymon1
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 23.4 years 87 played 86 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Scenic Rural Waterside Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 6, 2020 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Beautiful waterside setting, concrete tee pads, signage, pretty easy to follow once you find #1, two baskets per hole, overall upkeep.

Cons:

A shortish course with not many obstacles between tee and basket in most cases.

Other Thoughts:

Setting is the key appeal of Munden Point. Though technically in Virginia Beach, the course is actually in the still rural southern area of Virginia Beach, a mere four miles from the North Carolina border. The course plays through a perfectly maintained park and sits upon the beautiful and undeveloped North Landing river. So while the water is only a factor on holes 8 and 9, the river is in view for most of the course and the view is completely natural - water and marshlands, no houses or other signs of development. In terms of setting and natural beauty, Munden Point is one of the best disc golf courses I've visited.

The course itself, however, is a bit on the easy side. While the course features nice concrete tee pads, it's not particularly long, even from the pro tees, and is mostly open, though bushes and trees provide some challenge on many holes. The course does have a couple longer holes, and a couple of holes that are not entirely straight shots, but overall it's a par 3 course and good players will probably break par, even from the pro tees.

Overall, I rate Munden Point as Good, as the setting is among the best in Virginia and truly distinctive and beautiful, even though the course is kind of on the easy side and straightforward. Munden Point is well worth the drive and the effort; it's a beautiful course in a beautiful part of Virginia.

Favorite hole - #8 One of the longer holes on the course plays out to a peninsula with the basket at the very end on the river. One of the best looking holes in the state.
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Olorin
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 45.5 years 1002 played 118 reviews
2.50 star(s)

An average course in a beautiful rural setting on the water 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 8, 2007 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's in a beautiful natural area and the water is in view on most of the holes.
2 sets of tees and 2 basket layouts per hole. Nice concrete tees and nice tee signs.

Cons:

A very long walk from basket 9 to tee 10. Make sure to get a map to know where to go. The wind off the water can be fierce.

Other Thoughts:

Favorite hole- #8- the signature hole. It plays out onto the peninsula with water on 3 sides. Really a challenge when the wind is blowing off the water and the basket is in the longest position.

NOTE: Look in the "Links/Files" section for my files with Hole-by-hole evaluations, and a more detailed Overall review. You can also read more of my reviews at the Yahoo Group, DG Course Reviews, http://sports.groups.yahoo.co...ourseReviews/
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