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Thomasville, NC

Pleasant Grove UMC DGC

2.195(based on 8 reviews)
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pmay5
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Experience: 21 years 483 played 245 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A Pleasant nine holer 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 20, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice, new DISCatchers, homemade tee signs, rubber tee mats and discs available at first tee.
First time I have seen an open tote with free discs to use. All different types, mostly "worn in", for an new players to use free of charge.
Good use of this otherwise unused church property. There are a few large trees on the property that they used for shot shaping and obstacles very well. I believe you can see almost all the baskets when on the property.
Not much chance of losing discs, except for the long grass and piles of leaves.
Easy to get to right off Business 85.

Cons:

Grass did need to be mowed the day I was there, but still very playable.
All holes were labeled as Par 3, including the 415' #5. I thought it should be a Par 4, especially considering the players this course is targeted to.

Other Thoughts:

As I mentioned, great use of the available land. Mostly targeted to the church members (although open for all to play) after church or as a weekly get together. Get some exercise, throw some discs, have fun.
It would be nice to see more of these pop up, to get others involved in the sport and build their confidence.
I agree with Mike C, it would be great to have a course like this near your house, where you could drop in for a quick practice round a few times a week, but certainly not a destination course.
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curtis27360
Experience: 8.8 years 30 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

About time someone put in a DG Course in T-ville... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 19, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

First and foremost let me that a big THANK YOU to the Pleasant Grove Church Mens Group for all their work making use of the land with a decent 9 hole course!
I, for one, will be back and will try to bring friends.

- Only DG course in T-ville!
- Convenient to Bus. 85 highway.
- Plenty of distance for experienced players ( 1 hole >400 ft, 3 holes 300 - 350, 2 holes 250-300, 2 holes 200-250 and 1 hole <200..... Total distance >2600 ft).
- Rubber Mats were recently put down as tee pads for first 8 holes.
- If you don't own any discs, the church supplies some putters, mid-range and drivers (labeled as such to help newbies) on a table at the first hole that anyone can use and return. (Feel free to donate any old discs you have).

Cons:

- As typical for smaller courses on smaller lots, some of the tee pads are dangerously close to the baskets. Both #2 basket/#3 tee and also #6 basket/ #7 tee are within 20' of each other. #8 tee is somewhat in path of #4 teeshot, but at least well protected by trees.
- In general, the hole distances on the signage are fairly accurate (compared to my GPS mapping of course), but hole number 9 is actually 100 ft longer than the 252 ft shown on signage (I submitted correction for DG course review).
- Some of the longer holes, like #2, #4, #5 and #9 may be frustrating for newer players.
- Hole #5, at 415 ft, needs to be a par 4. Especially since there are large trees halfway to mess with tee shots.
- A couple of areas on the property look like they may get fairly soupy with very much rain, but the course mostly seems to be trying to work around those.
- The rubber mats are fairly small for runups required on several long holes. Remains to be seen how grippy they will be when damp...
- Currently no tee pad on #9.
- Currently no mulch around baskets.

Other Thoughts:

Hole by Hole notes. Let me say first that I am NOT a course designer and these are just my thoughts on course improvement as a middling player (for what it's worth).

Hole 1: Good opener. Both hyzer and ani lines for forehand and backhand players.

Hole 2: Fairly long and open on right with trees on left. Decent hole. No complaints.

Hole 3: My least favorite hole. Tee pad dangerously close to #2 basket (probably 20 ft or closer). Not sure how to correct that without making #2 shorter or #3 shorter. Listed as 191 feet, but GPS showed 177. Completely open. Would recommend a couple trees be placed directly between the basket and tee to add a little more challenge on this shortest hole.

Hole 4: Large trees make tee shot difficult unless you can bend the shot out over the road and back or keep it low for that distance. Tough 3 for this hole. Only change I might make would be a small bit of tree trimming to allow a better path from tee to hole.

Hole 5: Same thing as hole 4 with large trees halfway down fairway. MUST be made a par 4! The only reason I made par 2 of 3 times was due to a great 200'+ approach once and ok approach with great putt the other time. Same as #4, maybe some tree trimming needed to give a better tee shot path, but a change to par 4 will definitely add some reward potential to this hole.

Hole 6: Good mid-rangy hole with some trouble to left. Wouldn't change a thing.

Hole 7: My favorite hole! Close to 300 ft, requiring a low shot and lines for both hyzer and ani for forehand or backhand side with some protection of basket by trees.
Tee is dangerously close to #6 basket. I would move the tee directly up the hill some to create separation from the #6 basket, which should leave almost the same shot and distance as what there is now.

Hole 8: Another good mid-rangy hole. Slightly uphill, so plays just slightly longer than the distance. Trees immediately in front of tee, so requires fairly straight release. Good hole.

Hole 9: Definitely needs the signage corrected to add 100' to the distance (should be 352' instead of 252). Also needs a tee pad added. Decent hole, but I would recommend moving the tee up by around 30 - 50 ft to get the hole closer to 300'. Currently plays longer than 352 in my opinion due to slight uphill shot. Very tough par on this hole unless you got a big arm or can throw pinpoint approaches from 150+.
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