White Settlement, TX

Saddle Hills DGC

3.465(based on 14 reviews)
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Eefman
Experience: 18.3 years 1 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

I miss the old Saddle 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 29, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Any holes left from the original layout/designer are fantastic. Holes 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14 are overall unchanged from this course's original 9 hole design, although now in a different order. Concrete teepads are a big improvement over the rubber mats that were temporarily installed. Trash seem to be emptied frequently. The landscape is varied, with lots of elevation change throwing uphill and down hill, water in play, open field and heavily wooded shots.

Cons:

The physical course map that used to sit at hole 1 (now hole 12s teepad) was removed and never replaced, same goes with the original 9 metal tee signs. Navigation is an issue here due to the lack of tee signs or a map, player's are expected to follow faded arrows spray painted throughout the course.

Hole 4 features a steep hill near the teepad you have to throw on top of to reach the basket. While there is a safe path to the left of the fairway, if your disc happens to get stuck halfway up the hill, you're forced to take the dangerous journey up the middle. I would recommend skipping this course if you have any mobility issues.

Hole 5 seems like an afterthought, there's a double mando forcing you away from 4's pin and 6's teepad, and power lines 10' above the ground stretching across the fairway.

There are a few blind holes that I wouldn't play without a spotter, for risk of losing a disc to overgrowth or hitting another player.

The creek that runs throughout the course has had sewage leak into it as recently as a month ago, if you value your health I recommend leaving your sunken discs behind. I added this to the "course conditions" on the directory in hopes of warning other players, but it was quickly replaced with a note saying the course had been mowed.

The road leading up to the new parking area is in rough shape, there's potholes big enough to swallow a sedan. Be careful if you decide to go this route.

Other Thoughts:

I miss the original 9 hole layout, and most of what I would consider to be good or memorable holes currently installed on the course are actually leftover from the original design. However, I see the potential for this course to be as great as it once was, and will update my review accordingly.

*Update* The sewage leak referenced in my review was reported to me by someone working with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality while I was playing the course. I was lucky to get that warning and felt it necessary to "pay it forward".
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Designer response by Johnyfo8
The road up to the main parking lot received some pot hole patch work. The Corp of Engineers is working on the creek soon. Thanks for the public service announcement about the leak. The report said it was fixed within a few hours of being reported. Permanent T signs are finally in place. (10/03/21). Please send me a PM with any questions, suggestions or concerns. Thanks

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