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Semmes Middle School reviews
11
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A Failure To Communicate 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:May 26, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
(0.539 Rating) A course heading for tombstone status.
- QUICK PLAY - I think I spent 25 minutes here. I half wondered around and half played. I now realize from further research, that I threw more of a safari round than the correct layout. Only 7 baskets were in position on my appearance as a new parking lot and access road was built where baskets (5) and (7) use to be.
This concludes the pros segment.
- QUICK PLAY - I think I spent 25 minutes here. I half wondered around and half played. I now realize from further research, that I threw more of a safari round than the correct layout. Only 7 baskets were in position on my appearance as a new parking lot and access road was built where baskets (5) and (7) use to be.
This concludes the pros segment.
Cons:
It's sad that this course went downhill so fast.
- NAVIGATION - Nothing is numbered. Not baskets. Not tees. There are no directional cues either. The course was half overgrown, and I played 3 safari holes before realizing there were colored stakes peeking through the tall grasses. Walking around here was a nightmare.
- MAINTENANCE - two thirds of the layout had not been mowed yet in 2019. I showed up in late May!
- CHAINS - Two damaged baskets and two missing baskets. In addition, the baskets are Mach IIs.
- CHARACTER - Take 1% of the bountiful riches of the nearby Admiral course, and this course would be light years better. Natural tees, no signage, no seating, no map, no everything.
- UNIQUENESS - As flat as a pancake. Figure on a bunch of safari distances due to missing markers. It felt like a short course. Maybe 350 feet max on any one hole. The course plays threw pines and a couple small meadows. Overall very bland.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Actually this is one of the better aspects but it's still below average. Monotonous backdrop and feel. On the flipside, no major eyesores and the surrounding school buildings are of high quality.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - After researching the correct layout, I'd say that the difficulty here is most closely aligned to the lower Recreational level. Some modest power and technique is required.
- NAVIGATION - Nothing is numbered. Not baskets. Not tees. There are no directional cues either. The course was half overgrown, and I played 3 safari holes before realizing there were colored stakes peeking through the tall grasses. Walking around here was a nightmare.
- MAINTENANCE - two thirds of the layout had not been mowed yet in 2019. I showed up in late May!
- CHAINS - Two damaged baskets and two missing baskets. In addition, the baskets are Mach IIs.
- CHARACTER - Take 1% of the bountiful riches of the nearby Admiral course, and this course would be light years better. Natural tees, no signage, no seating, no map, no everything.
- UNIQUENESS - As flat as a pancake. Figure on a bunch of safari distances due to missing markers. It felt like a short course. Maybe 350 feet max on any one hole. The course plays threw pines and a couple small meadows. Overall very bland.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Actually this is one of the better aspects but it's still below average. Monotonous backdrop and feel. On the flipside, no major eyesores and the surrounding school buildings are of high quality.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - After researching the correct layout, I'd say that the difficulty here is most closely aligned to the lower Recreational level. Some modest power and technique is required.
Other Thoughts:
For anyone that's ever wanted to quickly see what I consider a top 5% and a bottom 5% course, they could just visit the city of Semmes Alabama. It's truly sad what's become of this course since the previous review. If you are an extreme necro course bagger, now is the appropriate time to head here. The coffin is about to be tipped over and dumped into the hole.
6
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A Pheasant Surprise! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 17, 2017
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
- free to play, ample parking
- dual tees per hole
- longer than average 9 hole course
- great mix of technical and open landscape, lots of limbless trees
- baskets in good condition
- conveniently located off the highway
- not much fairway overlap
- not much rough
- forgiving, fun for all skill levels
- it appears to be regularly landscaped
- dual tees per hole
- longer than average 9 hole course
- great mix of technical and open landscape, lots of limbless trees
- baskets in good condition
- conveniently located off the highway
- not much fairway overlap
- not much rough
- forgiving, fun for all skill levels
- it appears to be regularly landscaped
Cons:
- limited access, on middle school grounds
- natural tees
- I couldn't find dual tees for every hole
- no tee signs, just red (am) & blue (pro) painted stakes
- baskets not numbered
- no course amenities: benches trash cans, kiosk, ect
- flow was difficult to follow at first, hard to know where to start/end
- natural tees
- I couldn't find dual tees for every hole
- no tee signs, just red (am) & blue (pro) painted stakes
- baskets not numbered
- no course amenities: benches trash cans, kiosk, ect
- flow was difficult to follow at first, hard to know where to start/end
Other Thoughts:
I was driving back to Fort Walton Beach, FL from Jackson, MS and happened to see baskets on the side of the highway! I was not expecting to find baskets, as this course was not listed on DGCR. At first glance, while daydream driving, I thought to myself that the property would make for an awesome course. To my astonishment, I thought I saw a basket, then another. It was like something from a dream. Was I hallucinating? If so, I needed to pull over and take a break from driving. If not, I had to pull over and take a break from driving to throw it. Either way, I was going to pull over. What I found was a pretty darn good 9 holes.
Semmes Middles School is an above average school style dg course. The fairways consist of technical shot shaping and open holes. The tall, limbless trees and the lack of bushes made for a fun and forgiving round. Most holes had 2 sets of tees that offered variances in distance and slightly different angles to the baskets. Between red and blues, the course offered decent variety of shot shaping while in the woods. Blue tees required the use of more than just a pitch and putt bag set up.
Unfortunately, navigation wasn't seamless. Much of the course was unlabeled, and the grounds lacked the amenities players normally see on non school courses. No signs, map, or basket labeling. Still, there is a lot of potential with the landscape given, even though it was flat. I thoroughly enjoyed my round and would throw the course again if I found myself passing through.
After a little digging around the Internet I managed to find a map, bits of course information, then uploaded the course on DGCR. It's not a destination course be any means, but I enjoyed the opportunity to stretch my legs during my 5+ hour drive back home from Mississippi.
Semmes Middles School is an above average school style dg course. The fairways consist of technical shot shaping and open holes. The tall, limbless trees and the lack of bushes made for a fun and forgiving round. Most holes had 2 sets of tees that offered variances in distance and slightly different angles to the baskets. Between red and blues, the course offered decent variety of shot shaping while in the woods. Blue tees required the use of more than just a pitch and putt bag set up.
Unfortunately, navigation wasn't seamless. Much of the course was unlabeled, and the grounds lacked the amenities players normally see on non school courses. No signs, map, or basket labeling. Still, there is a lot of potential with the landscape given, even though it was flat. I thoroughly enjoyed my round and would throw the course again if I found myself passing through.
After a little digging around the Internet I managed to find a map, bits of course information, then uploaded the course on DGCR. It's not a destination course be any means, but I enjoyed the opportunity to stretch my legs during my 5+ hour drive back home from Mississippi.
