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Oviedo, FL

Shane Kelly Park

2.055(based on 10 reviews)
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MrFrosty
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Shane Kelly - Practice Area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 21, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

When you drive into the driveway of this park , you will have an opportunity to turn right , where the overflow parking is ( in the grass ) and where #1 starts , or you can keep left , winding around the lake and park next to the dog park and start at hole #5 . The course has 9 nice DGA baskets , 2 tee posts per hole for possibly 8 of the holes , and holes 2-4 have the baskets close to the lake .

Cons:

I am not even going to number the cons , just rant . There are no signs indicating where to park for this course . You see baskets when entering the park , but it looks like you would naturally head towards the dog park to park and play . You will park in the grass , outdoor concert style . Natural tees when I was there . Just throw from somewhere around the little posts . The course is never going to attract anyone other than locals that live within a bike ride , or a newbie that hasn't explored some of the other courses yet . You will notice that many of the holes are straight away and free of obstructions #1 plays kind of away from the water ( wide open ) . #'s 2-4 wrap around the lake , and together with the wind being a factor here ) , is a good recipe for losing your driver , since no skilled players will play here . #5 is a wide open drive next to the road that you might have to wait for cars coming back and forth . #6 is where I start to lose time and gain frustration . You can spot the basket to your left that is wedge on a slight uphill embankment , but the tee posts have been removed ( construction ? ) and if not paying attention to the face page here , you will either have to safari this hole or skip it . Ahh . #7 . There is a tight path down by the woods ( print the map or you will never find it ) where I had all kinds of trouble finding any markers . The fairway is eaten up with overgrowth , a shame , because this was the only interesting hole here , and leads to a basket the is perched on a hill . Unplayable when I was here . #8's tee was across the road , but the tee and the fairway were swallowed up by overgrowth . I played a safari from near the #9 tee , which is a walk towards the entrance to the park and a hyzer drive to the #9 basket .
The only holes you can take seriously here , 1-5 and 9 , are out in the open and the sun and wind can wear you down . I didn't see an accessible bathroom here , nor a bench in sight . Disc Risk : The water will claim a disc from the inexperienced player ( Do Not Go Into The Water Here . Donate your submerged disc to an alligator or snake . Other than that , if you Safari hole 8 and not play #7 , you won't lose anything for the other holes . No elevation here , since 7 is unplayable .

Other Thoughts:

I think a good idea was lost here . This is a 9 hole course , and if 1/3 of the holes here are either unplayable , or you have to use your imagination on them , you have to decide on whether this is really a course at all . Someone has to make a decision here . Either clean the course up , put gravel or cement tees in with at least minimal signage , install tees for #6 , or donate the baskets to a 9 hole course looking to expand to 18 , or a small park looking to make a disc golf course . My Recommendation : Course baggers , grab this and go . Otherwise , Drive on by . If you live close by . Buy a dog and take them to the nice dog park on these grounds , instead .
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