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Emporia, KS

Riley's DGC

3.255(based on 2 reviews)
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2.50 star(s)

Some decent challenge 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 29, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Riley's DGC is a pretty solid course with permanent baskets, simple navigation, and a good variety of distances and shot shapes. There are a few tricky greens, one water shot, and at least some challenge at every turn.

This course manages to create pretty good challenge with not a lot of distance or elevation. Every hole has something interesting about it, and even if you don't have a lot of power, there are plenty of birdie opportunities. Even for advanced players, wind, OB, and creative shot shapes will keep you on your toes.

A few holes are true standouts. Hole 2 might seem like a regular tunnel shot, but there's plenty of room to do an S-curve, no matter how you throw, and there's one tree in the middle of the fairway to miss. Hole 7 is fun because you're throwing over water, but it's only about 50 feet to reach land. Hole 9 has little room for error, and even has the basket on the side of a hill.

Cons:

The course is right by I-35, and while the interstate itself doesn't come into play, the fence beside it is a factor on holes 4-6. It's hard to climb, and the foliage on the other side is really thick. If your disc goes over, you're probably not getting it back.

Obviously, the course was squeezed into a small piece of land, but the result wasn't great a couple of times. Hole 6, the water shot, is really short and has a tiny fairway squished between the water and the interstate fence. Hole 8 is also short with a really small gap and an awkward line to go over the trees. A road comes into play on holes 1 and 9.

A few holes left a lot to be desired. Holes 1 and 5 don't have a lot going for them, being way too open, and hole 4 has a really odd gap off the tee. On holes 1, 4, and 9, tall grass/woods forms OB on the left side, and while it is a challenge, it's not super fun to play.

Tee pads are grass and can easily be muddy or slippery. But if they're marked properly, they're easy to find.

Other Thoughts:

I have mixed feelings about hole 3. There are left and right lines to get to the basket, and it's a really unique hole, but it is odd in some ways. You have to walk basically all the way to the green to see the basket.

While some holes are really strange, they do provide some uniqueness to this course, and they're still challenging holes for the most part and aren't plain ridiculousness.

This course is on private land, so as the course info suggests, contact Derek Riley if you want to come play. This can be an awkward course to fit into a day, especially with so many other good courses in the area, but if you're looking for something new, this is a good one to come check out.
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