Russellville, AR

Old Post DGC

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JoshC96
Experience: 3 played 2 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Home Course Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 18, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

We're blessed to have 2 of the best courses in the State right here in Russellville. Old Post is probably my favorite, because it's where I learned to play. I like that it has good parking and easy access. A nice Basket right by hole number one to warm up putting. I like the mix of wide open holes and wooded holes. It's plenty long for non-pros and challenging. I especially love holes 11 - 15.

Cons:

Hole number one is almost an impossible par for me right now. If you are a longer player, it's definitely possible, but forget about birdie. I think this whole should be a par 4 for non-pro players. I watched the pros play on it a few weeks ago and not one of them birdied it. Not even Simon or Eagle.

Other Thoughts:

I also love that there is a water spout and shaded pavilion area between the 18th basket and hole number 1. Nice place to refill your water if your playing 36 and a good place to get some shade between rounds.

I really love this course!
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Treehousebob
Experience: 13 played 11 reviews
4.50 star(s)

I started playing at this course. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 16, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Variation of long and technical holes.
Great view, the park is very pretty and well maintained.
Great course design.
I would like to see a pro tournament held here.

Cons:

None come to mind about the course. Parking for disc golf is kind of limited. However if you don't mind walking about half a mile there is plenty of parking in other spots.

Other Thoughts:

You owe it to yourself to play this course.
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TheSully411
Experience: 9.8 years 4 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Favorite Course to Play 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 22, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Includes both long and technical holes, meaning the course shows the best and the worst in every player.
FAVORITE HOLES:
Hole 4-slight incline, with the basket resting on the side of a steep incline
Hole 6-short, but technical hole with the opportunity for an ace.
Hole 8-slight uphill, the basket sits on top of a rock covered hill which adds to the courses scenic rating.
Hole 16-includs a downhill drive, leading to a medium distance over/around a pond, where the basket sits on a peninsula.

Cons:

The course basically acts as a hiking trail where you have holes crossing paths with actual hiking trails, bike trails, and roads.
LEAST FAVORITE/MOST CHALLENGING:
Hole 7-long hole that goes over the top of a hill, hard to judge where the basket is from the tee.
Hole 9-the reason I do not like this hole, is because there is an incline that drops on the left side and its hard to keep your disc from rolling into the trees.
Hole 10-long hole, with the same issue as hole 9.

Other Thoughts:

I am glad that this course was built back in 2010 giving disc golfers in the Russellville area a choice between Old Post and Pleasant View
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lschrock
Experience: 23.1 years 38 played 18 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Pristine 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 20, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good selection of shots, long bomb hyzers to finesse wooded shots. There is an island hole, but few other water hazards. Definitely one of the best courses I've played in Arkansas. A good challenge to land an even par.

Other Thoughts:

The local vintage disc golf guys are awesome! The host an annual tourney in April, definitely worth attending.
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bball7273
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.6 years 72 played 40 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great Course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 21, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has it all- open shots, wooded shots, uphill shots, downhill shots, over water shots, technical placing shots. This course has it all! There was so many different challenges on each and every hole! This course has awesome concrete t-pads. The signs were very accurate and easy to read. The overlook around 10,11 was phenomenal! You could see the entire river and it was beautiful. The baskets were Innova Discatchers pro and were in great condition. This course is a few miles off the freeway and it is a very quiet park which helps you focus on just your game and nothing else. Tee 1 and hole 18 basket are right by the parking lot which helps with not having to walk a long way to the car. Friendly locals. Hole 16 is the Signature Hole which is down a hill over a little pond. This hole was very well designed and fun (the other holes were well designed too).

Cons:

There are only 7 actual spots for parking in the disc golf dedicated parking lot which is kind of bad if it is a busy day. There are no trash cans or benches on any of the holes. Course seems to be relativley busy which could be a problem if you are on a time limit.

Other Thoughts:

This course is amazing! Probably one of the best designed courses in the state. If you are driving by, you should for shure come and check this course out to see why it is as good as it is.
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jongoff09
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 34 played 16 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Fun over and over again 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 30, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Excellent use of what was available. There were many restrictions that the park put on the designers of the course, but they did a great job with the land they could use.

-Huge variety of holes. Some are on the shorter side, others are long, maxing out at about 660'. Uphill, downhill, there are some of both. Tightly wooded, mostly open, again a few of both. I enjoy the layout.

-The scenery is awesome. You will have views of the river, and occasionally some wildlife will make their presence known.

-Birdies can be had by anyone playing this course, and big arms will still be challenged by most of the course. There are only a couple of holes that I would consider a "must" 2 for the bigger arms.

-This course is fun! I always enjoy playing this course, no matter how well, I am doing. I wish I lived closer to it. I would play it daily if I could.

Cons:

I wish it could have a couple more par-4s and a par-5 or two. The par-4s that are there are great. Other than that, I don't see this course as lacking anything.

Other Thoughts:

Understand how to play wind and elevation. There is almost always wind in this area just off the Arkansas River. It makes the seemingly innocent looking holes challenging at times. Also, it doesn't always blow in the same direction, so you could play the holes one way one day, and have a different challenge the next as the wind switches directions. I think it adds another interesting and fun element to the course.

There is water and pavilions near the first tee and parking area. There are a lot of things to do in the park near the course, including biking that has trails around the course. I have never seen or heard of any issues involving bikers.

I have been at the course when it seemed like the gnats could carry you away. It isn't always like that, but be prepared in case it is.

The water is usually clear enough to see discs at the bottom of the water on #16. On the rest of the course, there is the possibility of losing discs on the blind holes, and the holes along the bluff. On the downhill holes, if you let your disc start to fade too early, or too high above the fairway, then it could end up going a long way into the woods.

To kinda illustrate how tough the course is, the SSA in a tournament at this course involving some of the top players in the world was just over 52. A round of 52 was rated at 1001, and a round of 62 was rated 905 in both rounds of the tournament.

The fun factor along with the layout of the course make me consider it a "phenomenal" course, thus the 4.5 rating. I truly wish I could play lt every day.
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MikeK
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 28.9 years 330 played 128 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Can't wait for next time 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 26, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course has a lot of fun holes, with a lot of elevation changes and a good variety of shots. The views of the river and dam are really nice along the way. Enough shade to keep players cool even on the hottest days. Hole 9 was my favorite, a downhill bomb with a great view.

After playing it once I couldn't wait to play it again. There are just so many good golf holes on the course, where you have to think about where to place your drive in order to best make your next long shot. There's plenty of birdie holes out there too. Lots of fast greens on the sides of hills.

Cons:

Not really any cons for me. Some people might not like the long length or the hike. It's real close to a perfect 5, but it doesn't have a posted map and the tee signs aren't the best.

Other Thoughts:

I've played nearly three hundred courses and this one is on my top ten list of them.
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Zfreeman43
Experience: 12.8 years 5 played 4 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 6, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great Scenery, Layout was great considering what they had to work with, Challenging, mix of short/ long holes, lots of elevation changes.

Cons:

No trashcans except at Hole #9, RSD Track Team runs on course which is not bad but they set up and have their meetings in the middle of #1 instead of to the side... other than that not much to complain about.

Other Thoughts:

Set up in a Bike Trail so watch for bikers and Park offers a lot of sports other than disc golf.
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dlopez916
Experience: 12.8 years 40 played 16 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Nice! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 22, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nicely organized, updated with signage and concrete pads. Easily navigated. Challenging mix of shots throughout. Located on the edge of the Arkansas River which provided nice scenery.

Cons:

Could use some water fountains and or a bathroom halfway through. Not much to complain about really.

Other Thoughts:

This is my "Home" course. I love it, and haven't found any that I would rather play over, and over, and over....
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3 5
B_Rad_79
Experience: 12.7 years 6 played 4 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Love it 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 17, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

The tee pads were concrete and the baskets were in great shape. This course had a good mixture long, short, open, and wooded holes. There is a water hazard on 16 which offers a challenge but is not impossible. The park is beautiful right on the Arkansas River and is really well taken care of. Nice changes in terrain .This is the best course I have played, but that isn't saying a whole lot since I haven't played many.

Cons:

Can't really think of any major things. Beware of bikers on some of the holes, but they never really interefered with any of my shots.
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cream
Experience: 18.9 years 9 played 9 reviews
4.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 28, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good Pin visibility, a couple of amazing holes, a lot of holes that are open but with trees only in the most challenging locations, scorecards are on the side of the sign next to the first tee.

Cons:

The holes in general are too long for amateurs to get good scores on the course. Easy to lose disc on the ninth and get forced to go swimming for it on the sixteenth
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The-Mann
Experience: 13.9 years 11 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great New Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 23, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Love the the trail going through the woods and the hole up on top of the hill. Also the hole in which you aim for the Arkansas River is Beautiful!

Cons:

The T-pads narrow, not a bad thing I guess, just different. I supose it saved a little money and definitely better than dirt.

Other Thoughts:

Be careful when shooting across run off pond from quarry on hole 16. A big thanks to whom got this course put in!!! Thank you.
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