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Port Charlotte, FL

Murdock Baptist Church DGC

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0.55(based on 3 reviews)
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prerube
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Experience: 16.9 years 275 played 236 reviews
0.50 star(s)

5 baskets in a parking lot. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 26, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

The obvious pro is that someone took the time and effort to install baskets for people to use and see. I applaud the person who took the time to set this up, but it is an incomplete thought.

Proximity to the high school.
1) Thousands of people pass by the baskets every day. Even if the course is abysmal, it is getting people to know what a disc golf basket is and opening up doors for people to talk about disc golf. I wish it was there back when I went to PCHS, yep old Prerube graduated from across the street :), I would have practiced putting every day while waiting for my ride to pick me up from practice.
2) Everyone from the church knows what disc golf is now.
3) It provides a practice area with in walking distance of the school and vocational center.

Cons:

The cons are obvious, first there are only 5 baskets and many of those baskets are very high and positioned on concrete. This can cause damage to discs, so you are not going to want to play there frequently or with decent discs.
There are no tee pads. a Tee is vital for disc golf. It can be a wooden stick in the ground with a 1 sharpied on it, but this course does not have that. It is a safari course at best. I would not call this a course. It is a practice area.
Some of the baskets play into the parking lot of close to the road. There is a semi-elevated basket right next to the road in the back of the parking lot.

Other Thoughts:

A "course" that lacks tee pads fairways, and obstacles is not much of a course, but then you add the super high baskets, terrain that can damage your discs, baskets near roads, and possibility of cars on the course and you end up with a course that is well below the "Passable" mark. I am glad they took the time to embrace the sport. But to compare it to a legitimate course, the creators must be able to accept that they were never able to create a 3 star course with the space and resources they were given.
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