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Lincoln, NE

Roper Park - East

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3.175(based on 6 reviews)
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Hector Chain
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Experience: 16 years 222 played 191 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 23, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

About time there is another course in Lincoln!

The course is already in good shape. There are two concrete tee pads on every hole, and the baskets are brand new white baskets that are visible and nice looking.

The designers really maximized what you could squeeze out of a park that is fairly open and has little elevation. Baskets are tucked behind the trees that are there, or lines are gently shaped by them. A creek wends its way through the course and there are a couple nice shots over it.

Hole 14 is the best, with the long tee shooting from the top of an embankment over a marsh to a basket on a fairly tight green. This area can get windy, and I imagine this is a tough shot to control on gusty days.

Cons:

The short tee pads are, well, short. It's tough to get a full run-up on them, and I don't know why they are any shorter than the long tee pads.

The creek has steep embankments and is not forgiving. It took me over 20 minutes to retrieve a disc.

The biggest con is that the park is a fairly ordinary piece of land. It doesn't have the elevation changes seen on Roper West (the original Roper). It feels a little like Aspen Park in Omaha.

Other Thoughts:

Lincoln has been starving for another 18-hole course for...decades? I really don't think there has been a new course since Roper West was built in 1990. So this is a great development. And while the terrain is underwhelming, the designers really made the most of it.
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