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Resurrection Park reviews
7
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Watch out for sandspurs! 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 18, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
I enjoyed this course and would play it again -- and I appreciate Pater Lovejoy designing and putting in this course for visitors to enjoy -- but I have some constructive feedback and give the course a 1.5 in its current condition.
+ Lots of very long holes where you can really air out your drives. I was expecting a rec level course, but what I found was an intermediate to advanced course in terms of distance.
+ Many of the holes are very well designed with some unique elements. There is an elevated basket on a very steep mound. There is a hole hidden in a little gulley with a tight alley to get to it. And of course the distance adds some difficulty to a mostly open course.
+ Brand new baskets.
+ Very accessible to I-95, so easy to stop off an play if you're traveling through the area.
+ Lots of very long holes where you can really air out your drives. I was expecting a rec level course, but what I found was an intermediate to advanced course in terms of distance.
+ Many of the holes are very well designed with some unique elements. There is an elevated basket on a very steep mound. There is a hole hidden in a little gulley with a tight alley to get to it. And of course the distance adds some difficulty to a mostly open course.
+ Brand new baskets.
+ Very accessible to I-95, so easy to stop off an play if you're traveling through the area.
Cons:
I met Elijah (Pastor Lovejoy) as I was playing the course on a Sunday afternoon. (I was passing through town on my way from Charleston to Raleigh.) He could not have been nicer. I really appreciate him installing this course, growing the sport, and -- most importantly -- opening up this course and inviting anyone and everyone to play it. There's also a playground on site. The sign at the church says "Resurrection Church and Park," so it is very clear Elijah wants people to come enjoy the facility. I hope more churches will follow Elijah's lead. That said, there are some issues with the course that I would recommend addressing:
- The course underwent a redesign with the addition of 9 new tees, so many of the tee signs are incorrect. Also, many of the baskets have two numbers on them. (It's an 18-hole, 9-basket course.) But many of the numbers are incorrect. They just need to start over with new tee signs (with the correct yardage!), new numbers on all the baskets. There are helpful directional arrows on the baskets pointing you to the next tee.
- I don't think there's anything that can be done about this one, but there are just a ton of sandspurs on the property. Be careful! I got snagged in about a dozen of them during my round. They hurt!
- This one will hopefully improve over time, but the course needs to be beaten in more. I don't know if that'll help with the sandspurs or not, but I hope so! The few wooded holes are pretty rough. Lots of downed trees, stumps, and sticks. Those holes just need to be cleared out some.
- The tees are all temporary rubber pads. I understand they're looking at concrete pads. But before they install those, I hope they'll look at my last con...
- This is my biggest negative for the course -- and one I hope is taken to heart: safety. Unsafe holes will always get a big mark-down from me and this course has four of them: holes 1, 9, 10, and 18. These holes are right beside the back parking lot, playground, trailers, and a retention pond. Errant throws -- even just slightly off throws -- could easily hit cars in the parking lot, people walking, kids playing on the playground, or land in the fenced-in retention pond. I would recommend pulling the 9/18 basket (which is right behind a trailer), relocating and redesigning these holes. I would also recommend pulling the tees for holes 1 and 10 and moving them out away from the playground and parking lot. There's a lot of land here -- and I see what they're trying to do with adding in some obstacles on an otherwise mostly open course, but it's not worth the risk. Plenty of other options for these four holes.
- The course underwent a redesign with the addition of 9 new tees, so many of the tee signs are incorrect. Also, many of the baskets have two numbers on them. (It's an 18-hole, 9-basket course.) But many of the numbers are incorrect. They just need to start over with new tee signs (with the correct yardage!), new numbers on all the baskets. There are helpful directional arrows on the baskets pointing you to the next tee.
- I don't think there's anything that can be done about this one, but there are just a ton of sandspurs on the property. Be careful! I got snagged in about a dozen of them during my round. They hurt!
- This one will hopefully improve over time, but the course needs to be beaten in more. I don't know if that'll help with the sandspurs or not, but I hope so! The few wooded holes are pretty rough. Lots of downed trees, stumps, and sticks. Those holes just need to be cleared out some.
- The tees are all temporary rubber pads. I understand they're looking at concrete pads. But before they install those, I hope they'll look at my last con...
- This is my biggest negative for the course -- and one I hope is taken to heart: safety. Unsafe holes will always get a big mark-down from me and this course has four of them: holes 1, 9, 10, and 18. These holes are right beside the back parking lot, playground, trailers, and a retention pond. Errant throws -- even just slightly off throws -- could easily hit cars in the parking lot, people walking, kids playing on the playground, or land in the fenced-in retention pond. I would recommend pulling the 9/18 basket (which is right behind a trailer), relocating and redesigning these holes. I would also recommend pulling the tees for holes 1 and 10 and moving them out away from the playground and parking lot. There's a lot of land here -- and I see what they're trying to do with adding in some obstacles on an otherwise mostly open course, but it's not worth the risk. Plenty of other options for these four holes.
Other Thoughts:
If you're driving through or live in the Fayetteville area, give Resurrection a try. Please be respectful as this is church property that the pastor and members have graciously opened up to the public. Wear thick socks and/or long pants to avoid the sandspurs!
