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Pellissippi State Community College reviews
8
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2.8 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Feb 28, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
Pellissippi is situated in a relatively open patch of land on a community college. The course starts right next to the school, so if you're a student there you can be on the disc golf course two minutes after class gets out. Here is what I liked about the course:
*Two layouts can be played thanks to two different tee locations. The red layout is a good for beginners, while the blue layout is more challenging. The blue layout is the only layout with concrete tee pads; the red one uses natural tees
*From the blue layout, there are some BIG holes that can really let the distance throwers bust out their drivers.
*The final three holes on the course bring a pond into play and have a high level of "risk reward." I played the course on a rainy day, so I played super safe out of fear that I'd shank a drive, but in better conditions it would have been really cool to "go for it" on those holes.
*Tee signs are well marked and descriptive
*Hole 5 from the blue tee is a fun challenge. It plays over a stream through a patch of trees with some OB on the left.
*Two layouts can be played thanks to two different tee locations. The red layout is a good for beginners, while the blue layout is more challenging. The blue layout is the only layout with concrete tee pads; the red one uses natural tees
*From the blue layout, there are some BIG holes that can really let the distance throwers bust out their drivers.
*The final three holes on the course bring a pond into play and have a high level of "risk reward." I played the course on a rainy day, so I played super safe out of fear that I'd shank a drive, but in better conditions it would have been really cool to "go for it" on those holes.
*Tee signs are well marked and descriptive
*Hole 5 from the blue tee is a fun challenge. It plays over a stream through a patch of trees with some OB on the left.
Cons:
*This is a very open course, so there's not much variety in the shots demanded off the tee. Holes 1 and 2 at this course do play through the woods, but are not very exciting. I believe that these two holes are situated on land that has potential for two great wooded holes.
*The course plays near a walking path that could be dangerous depending on pedestrian traffic
*I could not for the life of me find a good way to get from 4's basket to 5's blue tee. I found myself going completely around the stream, and it felt like I had to go WAY out of my way just to get to the tee! Maybe there's a bridge or something that makes it easier, but I sure couldn't find it!
*The course plays near a walking path that could be dangerous depending on pedestrian traffic
*I could not for the life of me find a good way to get from 4's basket to 5's blue tee. I found myself going completely around the stream, and it felt like I had to go WAY out of my way just to get to the tee! Maybe there's a bridge or something that makes it easier, but I sure couldn't find it!
Other Thoughts:
I would say that this course really falls somewhere between a 2.5 and a 3.0 rating. If you live in the general vicinity, this is a nice course and worth checking out. As an out-of-towner, I will not be seeking this one out next time I'm in the area.
9
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Fantastic 9-holer for beginners to advanced players 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Dec 26, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
Pellissippi State DGC is a terrific 9-hole course -- the best I've played. Compared to the other 9-holer I've bagged in Knoxville, Admiral Farragut, Pellissippi wins in a first round knock out.
+ First off, the setting for this track is gorgeous. The campus for this community college is beautiful. The course plays around a small lake with two fountains. There are rolling hills with sweeping views of the lake from all over the course.
+ Red and blue tees...and the reds aren't just shorter versions of the blues. They offer a different look. The reds are great for beginners to intermediate players. The blues are long enough to really challenge intermediate players. Advanced players will have lots of birdie looks.
+ Great concrete tees for the blues.
+ Excellent navigation with tees signs (with yardage, layout and OB) on the red *and* blue tees.
+ Brand new, white DD Veteran baskets.
+ Good use of the few trees on the property. Hole 1 is 290 feet, mostly open, but with thick brush and guardian trees around the green. Hole 2 is an S-shaped fairway, 311 feet, weaving out of the woods and back to the open area.
+ If you like to bomb, you'll love Pellissippi. Hole 3 is a good example. It's a 665-foot par four. This is listed at a water hole, but it's far enough away from the shore -- and it has a man-made OB rope line -- to keep you safe. This is a wide open hole though. See how far you can throw it.
+ Pellissippi also has good elevation. Hole 4 is another long one: 399 feet. But you can't see the basket from the tee. It looks like you're just throwing it on a basket-less field. But wait. If you can throw it 350 feet, you'll make it over the crest of the ridge and down a steep hill to the green. The slope up the first 350 is gradual. The last 50 feet to the basket is a drop of a good 20 feet. Hole 5 also uses elevation, playing uphill 230 feet from the reds. (It's 338 feet from the blues, of you're brave enough to cross the creek to the 5th tee.)
+ Hole 6 is the most unlike the rest of the track. It's 319 feet, playing down a straight row of mature tees with low-hanging branches. You can either play it as a tunnel hole or flick or anhyzer to go around the obstacles.
+ If you like water tracks like I do, you'll love Pellissippi. From the blue tees, there are 3 true water holes: 7, 8, and 9. #7 is 359 feet playing over one end of the lake. An aggressive play at the basket is about a 340-foot water carry. If that's too much for you, you can hyzer (RHBH) and bite off a 250-300-foot chunk of the hole before attacking the basket, which sits atop a cool rock formation. #8 is a 578-foot par 4 playing around the lake. As long as you don't flip your drive and approach shot over, you're safe. The basket is on a murderously steep hill above the lake. A missed putt and roll away here winds up in the drink. Awesome and diabolically fast green. #9 is perhaps the easiest, but most picturesque hole on the course. It's 279 feet from a hill looking down over the lake. Cross a cove of the lake and hyzer (RHBH) to a peninsula green.
What makes Pellissippi a great water course?
1. Beautiful setting
2. Great use of the lake (peninsula, fast greens, risk/reward)
3. True water carries on 7 and 9.
4. There are bail-out zones if you can't carry over the water. You don't have to have a big arm to enjoy this course.
+ First off, the setting for this track is gorgeous. The campus for this community college is beautiful. The course plays around a small lake with two fountains. There are rolling hills with sweeping views of the lake from all over the course.
+ Red and blue tees...and the reds aren't just shorter versions of the blues. They offer a different look. The reds are great for beginners to intermediate players. The blues are long enough to really challenge intermediate players. Advanced players will have lots of birdie looks.
+ Great concrete tees for the blues.
+ Excellent navigation with tees signs (with yardage, layout and OB) on the red *and* blue tees.
+ Brand new, white DD Veteran baskets.
+ Good use of the few trees on the property. Hole 1 is 290 feet, mostly open, but with thick brush and guardian trees around the green. Hole 2 is an S-shaped fairway, 311 feet, weaving out of the woods and back to the open area.
+ If you like to bomb, you'll love Pellissippi. Hole 3 is a good example. It's a 665-foot par four. This is listed at a water hole, but it's far enough away from the shore -- and it has a man-made OB rope line -- to keep you safe. This is a wide open hole though. See how far you can throw it.
+ Pellissippi also has good elevation. Hole 4 is another long one: 399 feet. But you can't see the basket from the tee. It looks like you're just throwing it on a basket-less field. But wait. If you can throw it 350 feet, you'll make it over the crest of the ridge and down a steep hill to the green. The slope up the first 350 is gradual. The last 50 feet to the basket is a drop of a good 20 feet. Hole 5 also uses elevation, playing uphill 230 feet from the reds. (It's 338 feet from the blues, of you're brave enough to cross the creek to the 5th tee.)
+ Hole 6 is the most unlike the rest of the track. It's 319 feet, playing down a straight row of mature tees with low-hanging branches. You can either play it as a tunnel hole or flick or anhyzer to go around the obstacles.
+ If you like water tracks like I do, you'll love Pellissippi. From the blue tees, there are 3 true water holes: 7, 8, and 9. #7 is 359 feet playing over one end of the lake. An aggressive play at the basket is about a 340-foot water carry. If that's too much for you, you can hyzer (RHBH) and bite off a 250-300-foot chunk of the hole before attacking the basket, which sits atop a cool rock formation. #8 is a 578-foot par 4 playing around the lake. As long as you don't flip your drive and approach shot over, you're safe. The basket is on a murderously steep hill above the lake. A missed putt and roll away here winds up in the drink. Awesome and diabolically fast green. #9 is perhaps the easiest, but most picturesque hole on the course. It's 279 feet from a hill looking down over the lake. Cross a cove of the lake and hyzer (RHBH) to a peninsula green.
What makes Pellissippi a great water course?
1. Beautiful setting
2. Great use of the lake (peninsula, fast greens, risk/reward)
3. True water carries on 7 and 9.
4. There are bail-out zones if you can't carry over the water. You don't have to have a big arm to enjoy this course.
Cons:
The cons are minor and shouldn't detract you from trying this course:
- The lake being a central feature of the course, there's a whole gaggle of geese living here. Dozens of (if not a 100 or so) geese means...goose poop. Tons of it. Watch your step.
- This one is more of a personal quibble. Others may disagree. Being a noodle arm intermediate player, I found myself right in between the skill levels needed for the red and blue tees. The reds were a little too short and easy; the blues were a little too long and produced a lot of "guaranteed 3's". Most blue holes were too long for a good look at 2 (there are a few exceptions, especially #9), but too open to bring bogey into play, apart from major mistakes.
- The only hole with a serious flaw, in my opinion, is #5. After #4, you have to loop around the underbrush to the left of that hole, pass by the #5 red tee, and cross the creek. The creek is in a steep gully. You have to hop across the slippery rocks in the creek. It's fast moving water (sort of a waterfall). Slippery getting down to the creek, crossing it, then climbing up the other side to the #5 tee. Then you have turn right back around and cross it again to walk to the #5 basket. I think the course would flow better relocating the blue tee (or just play from the red tee on this hole).
- Natural tees for the reds.
- This course is a little *too* open. That's more of a personal preference. If you like to bombing drives, you'll love this track.
- One more pro: instead of cramming in a mediocre, short, cris-crossing 18 holes, the designers put in an awesome, long 9 holes. I'm sure there was pressure or talk of doing shorter holes, especially on a community college campus. I'm glad they resisted. However, it is a bummer there isn't more land to put in a full 18.
- The lake being a central feature of the course, there's a whole gaggle of geese living here. Dozens of (if not a 100 or so) geese means...goose poop. Tons of it. Watch your step.
- This one is more of a personal quibble. Others may disagree. Being a noodle arm intermediate player, I found myself right in between the skill levels needed for the red and blue tees. The reds were a little too short and easy; the blues were a little too long and produced a lot of "guaranteed 3's". Most blue holes were too long for a good look at 2 (there are a few exceptions, especially #9), but too open to bring bogey into play, apart from major mistakes.
- The only hole with a serious flaw, in my opinion, is #5. After #4, you have to loop around the underbrush to the left of that hole, pass by the #5 red tee, and cross the creek. The creek is in a steep gully. You have to hop across the slippery rocks in the creek. It's fast moving water (sort of a waterfall). Slippery getting down to the creek, crossing it, then climbing up the other side to the #5 tee. Then you have turn right back around and cross it again to walk to the #5 basket. I think the course would flow better relocating the blue tee (or just play from the red tee on this hole).
- Natural tees for the reds.
- This course is a little *too* open. That's more of a personal preference. If you like to bombing drives, you'll love this track.
- One more pro: instead of cramming in a mediocre, short, cris-crossing 18 holes, the designers put in an awesome, long 9 holes. I'm sure there was pressure or talk of doing shorter holes, especially on a community college campus. I'm glad they resisted. However, it is a bummer there isn't more land to put in a full 18.
Other Thoughts:
Excellent track. Try it out.
