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Sasquatch DGC

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DiscGolfCraig
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Experience: 20.4 years 622 played 569 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Hairy Layout

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 9, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

On the shores of Mayo Lake is a course dedicated to a mythical creature:
The water holes are quality. They come at you fast and furious, and right off the bat. Water is in play on holes #1, 2, 3, then again on #17. If you're not careful, you may down some good plastic right off the bat.
Each of the water holes offers some great scenery. In terms of fun, I liked #3 the most. #2 has the biggest pucker factor. Due to the peninsula green.
Once you survive the water, things get easier for a bit. #4 is an easy wooded hole. #5 is an open hole. Starting on #6, you're in the woods.
#7 is a fun downhill wooded hole. Good spot to throw a couple of discs. #9 is just as good, with the added bonus of the basket alongside a small creek.
#10 & 13 were both quality uphill holes. A big sweeping shot around the trees on #10 and you should be looking at a birdie putt.
I also enjoyed #14 and 15. #14 is a dogleg left at the top of a small sweeping hill. Man, I thought I threw a good tee shot. Perhaps it skipped or slid, but it ended up at the bottom of the hill, 40 feet from the basket. #15 is a short dogleg right. So just throw the opposite of what you threw on the last hole and you should be sitting pretty.
Ah, #17. I parked in the wrong lot, so I started my round here. Even though it's a relatively short water carry, starting any round with a water carry is daunting. Ended up a little too close to the water for comfort. Now, if this was truly #17 for me, I'd have been more aggressive and fully embracing this hole's true challenge.
There's a sasquatch by the first tee. This was a friendly yeti.
The tee signs are a 10 out of 10 in terms of creativity. In terms of useful and accuracy, not so much. Bonus points for some of the words of wisdom from the 'quatch on each sign.

Cons:

A round can unravel before even starting here. #2 has a high lost disc factor. #3 has less of one unless you hit a branch or get a roller downhill. Say you lose two discs on the first three holes, are you going to enjoy the rest of your round?
Course overlaps with a lot of walking trails throughout. I walked down the wrong trail at least once during a transition between holes. I imagine hikers can easily end up on fairways. When the park is crowded, I'd imagine you need to pay extra attention to this. On #11, the trail goes directly across the fairway.
As mentioned above, the signs don't help in terms of hole layouts. Essentially, they let you know the tees are down here and the basket is somewhere up here. On the blind tee shots, they're worthless.
Keep an eye on wildlife. On the water holes, I was watching my steps.
The multiple layouts weren't always useful or needed. Putting a longer tee directly the main tee seems like a waste.
Not many trash cans. Pack it in. Pack it out.
You're not close to much when you're here. Make sure you've got the essentials before arriving. This includes cell service. Took a little while before I was able to pull up the competing disc golf app to get the interactive map to load.

Other Thoughts:

Sasquatch is a fun course. Courses don't have to be long to be fun. They have to be creative. Sasquatch is that.
I didn't play the extra holes. It was mainly a time factor. But, after seeing the first two (between #4 & 5) played down a field and back, opted to skip them. My thought is if they were meant to be permanent additions, the course would be renumbered. Otherwise, they're a Meredith Palmer playing second fiddle to Dwight Schrute. Speaking of, do sasquatches like beets?
Great views. Great scenery. Great place to relax. Other than the sounds of a couple boats or cars, this place is calming.
It goes without saying, but if you're coming here, you should make the 20-minute drive to play Rockness Monster. That is a slightly better course. This is a better locale. It just depends what you're in the mood for.
The course can use better signage throughout. On longer transitions, you need more than one sign and an arrow. Although, that is better than having two separate paths behind a basket and having no signage.
There is an alternate hole on #2 for those not wanting to play the water hole.
I really enjoyed this course. It exceeded my expectations. It's not convenient, which is why it took me more than a decade to play here. I'd happily play here again.
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tster73
Experience: 59 played 2 reviews
4.50 star(s)

great course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 5, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well kept, great course!!. Not as technical/narrow as i usually find woodsy courses to be. My rating is more about how much I enjoyed playing the course, and less about technical design/ layout. I'm not a serious player. And some of u hardcore/more experienced folks might think my rating is a bit high.

Cons:

Some confusion in overlap of homes 1-18 and the additional 9.
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KenanFlagler01
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Experience: 14.6 years 198 played 192 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Excellent water course w/ tons of variety 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 25, 2020 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I arrived at Sasquatch with 3.5 expectations and the course exceeded that fairly high bar. This is a solid 4.0 and up there with Buckhorn as one of my favorite water courses in North Carolina. At 27 holes, this thing is really a monster, living up to its name.

+ 27 holes! And the extra A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I holes aren't just short add-on's, as I've seen with some other courses that have added "letter holes" later to the design. No throw-away holes here. They were all solid. I highly recommend making time to play the full 27. The layouts on UDisc are now updated with the optimal sequence to play the letter holes, mixed in with the original 18.

+ This course offers a stiff challenge to Rec, Intermediate, and Advanced skill levels with Red, White, and Blue tee options.

+ There is a ton of variety here: long, open holes; tightly wooded holes; downhills; uphills; all the angles; water carries and water in-play holes.

+ Several fast greens, elevated baskets, baskets close to the water, and major risk/reward elements. Love this in a course.

+ The water holes are terrific, including 2-3 true water carries, depending on if you play hole #2 or #2A (plus #3 and #17), plus some baskets on the shoreline, sloping down to the water. I'm a huge fan of well-designed water courses.

+ The design and flow of this course are top-notch. There are navigation signs on each basket (and on some trees too), and the main course sign at the practice basket is helpful. The flow is what really stood out to me. The walks between holes are very short until the back half of the "third 9 holes." And the letter holes flow nicely in between the number holes.

+ Beautiful park, lake, and well-maintained course.

+ Nice baskets.

+ I used all the disc categories (putter, mid, fairway driver, distance driver) in my bag off the tee...and most of the shot types (dead straight, hyzer, anhyzer, flex, flick).

+ Very high marks from me on the two most important scales: CHALLENGE and FUN FACTOR. You really can't go wrong here. And the course is on a beautiful lake, so take a swim after your round if you're gassed on a summer day. In terms of the challenge, it was a mental and technical challenge as far as disc golf goes, but it was also pretty tough physically, being 27 holes and pretty up and down with elevation.

Cons:

There aren't many to speak of for me. There are some tough graders so far for this course! Usually I'm fairly tough myself, but this one is deserving of the rare 4.0+ grade, in my opinion. That said, there are some very minor cons:

- Gravel and natural tees are the obvious con here. Honestly though, I played on a hot, dry summer day and had no footing issues. Still, some permanent concrete or turf tees would be nice, at least for the middle/white/intermediate set of tees. The red tees are just natural. The blue tees tend to be framed and gravel like the white tees.

- Major bummer when I got to the 17th hole (arguably the signature hole on the course -- and certainly one of, if not the prettiest hole -- a tricky water carry to a tiny peninsula green) and a guy was sitting in his boat mere feet from the basket and swimmers and kayakers were in the water right off the shore, close to the green. I had to skip the hole. Otherwise, I didn't have any issues with other park-goers, as some other reviews have mentioned.

- Decent amount of briers and nasty underbrush. I got pretty tore up. But there's a simple solution to that: stay on the fairway.

Other Thoughts:

Sasquatch is a destination-worthy course, in my opinion...especially when paired with Rockness Monster. There are 56 holes of monstrously challenging and fun disc golf, between these two. As of this writing, I have not played Kracken, but I glean from the reviews that it's a pretty distant third to the headliner Rockness Monster and solid understudy Sasquatch.
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pmay5
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Experience: 21.4 years 568 played 261 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great course, fun to play 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 17, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

Mostly wooded holes that have plenty of elevation, and they use it very well. Starting with the first hole, the tee is in a powerline ROW, over the crest of the hill and downhill toward the lake, basket right in the middle of the ROW.
Good DISCatcher baskets, but the natural tees hold the rating down on this one.
The 3 main water holes 2,3 and 17 can provide as much challenge as you want. They all have alternative tees with no water carry.
9 additional holes have been added, interspersed along the Front 9. A few of these are open holes, but most continue in the heavily wooded terrain.
Good flow of holes around this nice, medium sized park, with lake views, past campgrounds, horseshoe pits, picnic shelters and boat launch. You really get a tour of all the facilities here, without interfering with any of them.
Very creative tee signs, not a great hole map, but they do have elevation change!
Park office right at the first tee, with restrooms and water available.
Practice basket is provided, even though it is in a small area, on a hillside.

Cons:

Natural tees. While most holes were technical and fairly short, they weren't a huge issue, but a more solid surface would be much better.
The flow of several of the additional 9 appears to be a little awkward, so I only played a couple of those, more on that later.
One basket was a little close to a camping area (if it was truely a campsite). #17, basket sits on a gradual downslope (toward the lake) with many trees along the shoreline. The day I was there, someone was camping right near the basket, with their wet clothes drying on the basket! He was sitting right there, so I didn't play the hole and didn't even approach.
Really, not any other Cons.

Other Thoughts:

Really fun course to play, this was my third of the 3 North Central North Carolina monster courses. I have to agree with the current ratings, this ranks in the middle of The Kraken and Rockness Monster.
Mayo Lake is a typical lake created for flood control, water supply and power, so several rivers flow into the lake. This provides steep ravines along these valleys, one that was used very well was on #3. The tee shot crosses the inlet, up a steep hill with the basket 40-50 feet up the hill, the hillside was cleared pretty well. I threw this one and it was a thrill to see my tee shot land on the hillside, and not catch an edge and rollaway.
The only open holes (of the original 18) were #1, 5 and 8. #5 uses the same powerline ROW, first level, then downhill. #8 uses a smaller ROW, with a bend to the right, great use of that space.
The technical, wooded holes offered just about every combination of hole you could ask for level, uphill, downhill, left turning, right turning, just about every hole is different and they are mixed in very well. #6 seemed to be about the only one that didn't have sufficiently cleared fairway.
As I was heading out, I saw the road to the section of the course where #5 was. I played it so bad the first time through, I wanted another shot at it. Didn't do much better the second time around. Since I was there, I decided to play the C and D holes. C is a 535' downhiller, wide open with great grass, crosses a gravel drive then narrows near the basket. I threw a good enough drive, faded a bit, but short of the gravel road, then the second shot was probably the most straight, long throw I've made in a while, and it nested right below the basket! Walked down, picked it up from under the basket and dropped it in for a 3, perfect birdie there. After playing D, I walked past the tee sign for C, 535' - Par 3!! I played it perfectly ... and got a Par!!
I see this year that a Local club will be having a rotating league, here, at Rockness and a private course, this is the type of course that you will want to play a lot, the variety is great, and there are challenging holes. The elevation here gives you quite a workout, but you will be happy with what you accomplished.
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J-swish
Experience: 8.8 years 8 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid Woods Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 2, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good mix of open and wooded holes.
Some really great holes and interesting throws.
Mostly fair throwing lines.
Water is in play enough to be interesting, but not enough to bring 10 extra discs.

Cons:

Some bad holes you just have to endure.
On some holes, you can lose a disc 2' in rough. Other holes more clear--but wear long pants if you don't have total control.
Navigation could be better.

Other Thoughts:

I would definitely play it again, but would choose Rockness if you don't have time for both. Also highly recommend playing all 3 Monsters for a day trip: Rockness, Kraken, and Sasquatch.
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DarkBiCin
Experience: 13.4 years 27 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Big Hairy Beast 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 27, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Signage is Great
Next Tee Signs on Basket
Well Rounded
Not To Hilly

Cons:

None Coming To Mind

Other Thoughts:

All in All it is a Hidden Gem. Im from the Charlotte Area and therefore I have loads of courses near by. So when I was in the area it bummed me that there werent many courses near by.
For a course in the middle of no where I absolutely loved this course. Took 2 people who had never played before to show them what it is about and they had a great time. If played from the white tees it is a slighly challenging but fun course (assuming you play both white tees to island holes, therefore throwing over water). All in all for a first time through I had a blast and it is easily in my top 10 Favorite Courses List. (for now)
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hoppedup
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.6 years 104 played 27 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Sasquatch, tough but fair 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 18, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Excellent signage. It took me a couple of holes to figure out that the white tee pads were the only ones with gravel. The reds are generally marked by a short square post that is low to the ground with a black sign with white numbers. The Sasquatch's outline is on all tee signs and he often teases you with some trash talk. When the blue tees require a different path it is clearly marked. The 'Next Tee' pointer signs on the baskets are simple and effective.

The first hole is wide open, Then it's into the woods for most of the rest of the course. This course makes good use of elevation and water. Hole #3 goes over water but is very attainable even for noodle arms like me. Holes finish up and downhill, left and right.

There are steps and/or erosion blocks in some of the steeper areas of the course. This course drains well. We played two days after some major rains and the course was never muddy except for hole #9, which has a small creek running through it.

The disc golf course is mostly on its own and while you cross the road a couple of times, the actual throwing lanes do not cross areas of other uses. It doesn't seem like it would ever get crowded.This was my second time playing this course and I haven't seen another group out there.

There is an alternate tee on #17 so you don't have to make a long carry over the lake.

Cons:

The signs, while excellent, took me two plays through to understand completely.

Two places you might get mixed up:

After #11, you need to follow the signs for Blue tee #12 and cross the road and not follow the obvious path down the hill.

After #16, cross the boating access parking lot. Tee for #17 is just down the hill on the left of the boat ramp/dock by the water.

Other Thoughts:

This is another Person County course that I wish was closer to home. The designer did a great job keeping the course interesting and making good use of the terrain. Makes a great combo with Rockness Monster if you are passing through the area
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sopelis
Experience: 13.9 years 17 played 5 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Gone Squatchin' 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 21, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-great use of land and park
-good mixture of hyzer to anhyzer holes
-love the water holes. gives some challenge...and cardiac arrest
-updated teepads are awesome
-great lines on each hole. most times multiple ways to attack the pin

Cons:

-basket one looks pitiful
-sometimes overgrowth in fairways (getting much better)

Other Thoughts:

i've played this course multiple times and love it more every time i play it. though it's mostly in the woods, almost 1/2 of the holes feel in the open due to the great lines available.
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reposado
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.3 years 278 played 276 reviews
3.50 star(s)

The Lesser of the Beasts 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 2, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Sasquatch may be the lesser of the two monsters in the Roxboro are, but that's no slight. Sasquatch shares the same wonderful terrain and scenic beauty as Rockness. (if far fewer rock outcroppings) And if it doesn't have as much umph in its general design, it has a few different tricks up its sleeve.

The best trick that Sasquatch is hiding is the water. There are three legitimate carries and each brings its own charm. 2 allows for a safe shot by cutting across the smaller section of water and then playing on land from there. 3 offers no such solution. It's straight across a section of water to a steep hillside. (Though some brush should prevent a roll back into the water) 17 is the gem of the course though. Tee is on the edge of the lake. The basket is on a long peninsula 200 feet and change out from the tee and a few dozen feet to the left. The well placed throw that sails out over the water and fades onto the land, right next to the tee will be memorable indeed. It's a fantastic way to close out the course.

Sasquatch also boasts some of the best tee signs that I've seen, with a ton of information and the hole map drawn onto the stomach of the course's namesake monster. The best part? On the signs for the water crossings, the Sasquatch is standing in water.

Other than that, Sasquatch takes page from Rockness and not in a bad way, or the most part, these are fine wooded holes that offer tight, challenging fairways with a decent amount of elevation from time to time.

Cons:

I like natural tees in theory, but I've seen flatter natural tees than these. Occasionally, I teed off from a slightly different spot if it was flatter and free of loose rocks/divets. And of course, only the white set has that awesome set of signs. I played whites, but I can see how people might struggle to locate the reds or blues precisely.

What does take it down a notch below its cousin to the south west is the holes that are in the power line corridor. They aren't poor holes or anything, but Rockness doesn't have anything so basic. 18 in particular, is a bit anticlimactic after the fantastic 17. Still, a better tee off situation would make this course a full four stars in my mind.

Other Thoughts:

Combined with Rockness, Sasquatch makes an awesome day trip. Sasquatch might be slightly the lesser, but these two beasts make a killer combo.
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BrotherDave
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.3 years 192 played 189 reviews
3.00 star(s)

It's a Samsquanch, Ricky! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 13, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Beautiful park with a lake. The tee signs are awesome, cute little sasquatch dude and very informative. Three tee locations, red, white, and blue, if I recall correctly but this review is mostly from a white perspective (cuz that's what I played, sucka). Not bad variety, you have some fairly open holes sprinkled here and there but mostly technical woods holes and of course the lake comes into play on ~4 holes. The wooded holes are generally on the shorter side but fairly designed, hardly much pinball action unless you aren't very good at disc golf (hey, we were all bad once). Not crowded at all, we might have been the only people playing there on a lovely Saturday afternoon (the park was packed otherwise). It flows alright, the white tees aren't too much trouble to locate, just look for the Sasquatch signs and benches. Pretty sure there was a bench at every white tee.

Cons:

Specifically, the tees are very natural and rutted right now, bummer. When you're praying for a perfect shot over the lake so that you don't lose your disc, you really really want a smooth teepad. Speaking of the lake, hole 2 is frightening. You have two different baskets to throw at but neither one is much disc losing hazardous than the other. One is on a peninsula (not bad, I like it) the other on the bank and behind a barrage of big trees so if you don't hyzer over the lake just so and throw too straight you can easily kick back into the water.

For the holes being no longer than they are, it seems like you do as much walking between holes as you do actual playing and a lot of feels like you're going uphill all the time. Strange.

Biggest complaint is that the course plays over and along lots of trails and park roads. The trails didn't look very popular but still. Discers beware of others.

A couple of tee signs had the basket position in the wrong place. No biggie. Not intuitive at all where you start the course. The transition to hole 17 is long and semi-confusing. The first few baskets are old and beat to hell.

Other Thoughts:

Still though, this is a really fun course. Reminds me a lot of Lake's Edge (Reidsville). Some concrete tees would greatly boost the fun factor. Bring some throwaway discs for a few holes, a Roc and an Eagle for example.

Update: This course just isn't being played enough to keep nature at bay on the fairways. Poison ivy abounds and until they get better tees it's going to sit under a 3 disc rating for now.

Update 4/25/20: Since I reviewed this course they've added 9 holes, denoted by letters, that are interspersed among the OG 18. They're all pretty fun, arguably better than 9 of the originals. They only have 1 tee position but they are easily looped into the original layout so playing all 27 is seamless. If you're a quantity over quality guy, you might rate this course higher than I did. Tees are still natural but in good shape.
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Kent18
Experience: 15.6 years 193 played 17 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Not quite there yet 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 21, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very scenic park that has elevation and water mixed throughout. Lots of potential here. Course seems very balanced. New baskets on 90% of the holes. Designed to have dual tee pads whites/blues. Situated in a very developed clean park area with restrooms and camping available.

Cons:

Navigation I think comes into play here especially if you are trying to play the blues. There are "next" tee signs fastened to the baskets but they only point you to the white tee pads. The blue tee pads are hard to find and in bad shape. Hole 2's blue pad had a tree 2 feet of the ground where you couldn't even tee from it. The fairways for the blue tee pads are really rough and boarder on the edge of unplayable. It would be nice if all the tee pads whites and blues had a better tee "box" area. 3-4 of the holes utilize "walking trails" I don't know enough about the park to know how busy these trails are but it would have been nice to see them design around that.

Other Thoughts:

I played this course from the blues and white tee pads by myself for the first time. From the whites the course is playable and a good time can be had here with fair lines that will challenge most levels. From the blues the course flow is challenging with longer than expected complicated transistions from basket to next tee pad only to arrive at a more primitive tee pad with an even more impossible/raw looking fairway. This course needs more time to open up and a fix some navigation issues after that I can see my rating going up a whole point. Lots of potential here.
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New013
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.3 years 179 played 120 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Bigfoot's course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 25, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Layout - Two layouts here and for the most part it really changes up the difficulty of the course. The white tees give you a pretty good short technical course with no overly difficult shots; even newer players would have fun on the whites.

The blues add more length, make you shape the disc quite a bit and on more than one occasion force you to hit an early tight gap. A lot more risk/reward from the blues in that you can try to bite off more on some of the longer wooded holes but it can punish you. The water is in play from the blues as well and while none are long water carries the danger is there.

Overall the course combines a lot of technical wooded golf with a lot of elevation change and a few more open holes in the mix. The course is well balanced in that holes move from left to right and right to left. It also mixes in some more open fairways under power line's and in a field.

The greens here are tricky and fast in some places. A lot of them tail off the end of the fairway left or right and make you work the disc towards the end of the flight.

Equipment - Most of the baskets are new and good. There are hole number's on posts in the color of the tee. Good signage showing you the way around the course and to the next tee.
They added in some neat Sasquatch foot prints around the course that add a nice touch.

Atmosphere - Really awesome land for a course by the lake. Nice views when you're by the water and rolling wooded hills. Solid park overall with some other amenities. I was virtually alone out there and it was nice but it's Christmas so I'm not sure how much traffic is there on the norm.

Cons:

Layout - There are some holes where the angles seem to harsh from the blues. I think some trimming back on the fairways in a few places is necessary.

Some holes are close to walkways and areas you might run in to other park goers. Not sure if it's really an issue but be mindful.

There are a couple of holes that seem a bit forced, though it may be just the mediocre nature of those holes juxtaposed against some of the better ones.

Equipment - Natural pads and here something more permanent is necessary. A lot of the tees are on uneven ground and makes footing difficult. There are a few places where you tee from a walking path.

The first few baskets are older and kind of warped. There's no signs showing distance, hole layout and basket location which is a problem because there are more than a few blind shots even in the winter.

The next tee signs on the baskets are nice but they all point towards the white tees, another for the blues would be helpful because on occasion it's hard to locate.

Atmosphere - Most of my complaints here are from the new nature of the course. There's a ton of 2" tall little stumps everywhere you'll step or trip on because they're hidden in the leaves. Off the fairways it's thick, this place needs some wear. A lot of briars and prickly holly trees about the course as well.

Other Thoughts:

This course has a lot of potential and with some more work and time for the course to wear in I foresee me going back and bumping this course up.

I wish the lake was incorporated more than it was, the course starts off with water holes and makes you think you'll get a lot of more of that than you do.

This one gives the Roxboro area another solid course and imo this one tops Rockness. I endorse people to make a trip of it to play both in a day.

EDIT: After going back and playing the course again and looking at shots from both pads I recommend an All-Star layout for two reasons. 1. Some of the natural blue tees are very uneven and loose. 2. Some of the white tees are just funner.

Whites - 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18
Blues - 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

(note: I'm not sure which pin 2 white plays to but in my preferred layout it would play to the peninsula basket.)
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sloppydisc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.9 years 201 played 147 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Sweetness 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 20, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

18 holes set in a nice little park along the shores of a pretty little lake. What's not to like there? This course is new, and will surely improve as it gets tweaked, and played.

Right now the pads are all natural, but play OK. The highlights of this course are the beautiful woods and rolling hills it has available. Almost every hole plays through the woods or along the lake. There are a few open holes that use the power line easement or a rare field for a fairway, but be prepared for wooded, technical golf if you come here.

There are a couple well designed holes along the lake and over some small inlets, but water carries are not long or too difficult. There are also alternate pads if you wish to avoid the water altogether. That's a good option so as not to scare away newer players.

Basket positions are well done. The lake and hills are used well to add fun to most holes, and to add some risk as well.

Good mix of lefts and rights. No obvious favoritism towards BH or FH.

New baskets (except first couple!) with next tee sign attached. Plus there are some arrows pointing to the next tee where things can get a little confusing.

Cons:

No signs or tee pads yet.

Not a lot of length. If you want to throw huge drives this is not your place.

Would have liked to see more lake views or dramatic water shots. But, as with any park, there were probably limitations.

Walking path and road come in to play several times. This is one of my pet peeves. With this much land it would be nice to eliminate any interference from other park users you can.

Other Thoughts:

I will try to update my review after I have played this course again. It is very new, and still needs some love. Right now it looks like it is going to be a super fun, technical course with a few cool water shots to spice things up. I think #3 is a great hole. You must tee of from the woods and throw through a short tunnel out over a small lake inlet to a basket located on a hill side across the water. You get woods, water and a hill all in one hole. Even if you make you shot, there is some roll away risk. Fun hole, that is well done.

This course is also in a great little park with trails, picnic areas, a boat launch, and if I remember correctly, camping. There are also several good courses within a 30 minute drive so IMO this will be a great weekend road trip destination. If you get a chance make sure you put Sasquatch on your wish list. It will be worth your time.
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mx23ang
Experience: 13.8 years 75 played 23 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 19, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Starting off I like to let everyone know what Im personally looking for in a course. I love the scenic aspect of disc golf (this includes boulders, lakes, wildlife, and plantlife- I do study horticulture). With that being stated, I rate a course based on a combination of the scenic factor and the overall course aspects (this includes layout, fairway lines, divesity of holes, and amenities)
Great lines that are really fair considering how new this course is
Very scenic lines both over the lake and through the mixed hardwood/pine hilly forests you play through
DISCatcher baskets and with more play/traffic the natural tees will begin to become more and more flat

Cons:

A very few holes play under/through the power line right of way. While this could be viewed as a pro giving you a chance to air it out a little, the underbrush the pops up in these places usually consits of brambles/thorns when they are not able to bushhog it, catch it after it has been mowed and not an issue at all really.

Other Thoughts:

In combination with the scenic holes (all 3 over the lake and several ones through the woods) and layout of both the fairway and course this place stacks up exactly to a 3.75 in my opinion, being optimistic I will rate it a 4
In combination with the Rockness Monster, the Sasquatch has made Roxboro a great mini-day trip from both the triad and triangle area
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grhomes
Experience: 15.5 years 52 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Getting Better 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 23, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good use of available scenery. Water in play on a few holes, many open and wooded shots, good amount of hyzer and anhyzer lines, including a few must-overheads. Baskets have markers showing you in which direction the next tee exists.

Cons:

Very, very fresh. Stumps/uneven terrain are an issue on just about every "pad". A few lines are a must throw, not much of an alternate path is available.

Other Thoughts:

With 15 volunteers and a weekend of work, even without teepads, this course could breach the 4 range. There are areas that need serious grooming, and areas that could use a tree or two less. I would note that it is certainly better to make a course harder than envisioned and simplify it in the future as compared to try and make a course easy and then toughen it (Thanks Matt G.) There is room on this course, with concrete pads, better signage, and some decent cultivation, to become a definite 4.5. There have been chains added to baskets that needed them, and some fairways have been better-cleared.
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tnscboy
Experience: 29.5 years 42 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Brand new layout 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 4, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Lot of variation, elevated shots, water hazards, loads of trees. Pin placement is really good. Good mix of anhyzer and hyzer shots required. Both long and short holes on offer. Bunch of holes where water comes into play forces you to play carefully.

Cons:

Signage is lacking. Tees have 'next tee' signs, but there is just a number on both the blue and white tees. No indication of where the basket is, how long, or anything else. No benches or trash cans, but course is brand new.

Other Thoughts:

Course was just recently installed, so further improvements are likely. Mayo Park is going through a lot of changes to bring in new people and this course is just one of many improvements. I love the terrain, hills, valleys, lakes, and woods. One of my new favorite courses.
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