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South Park DGC - Old Layout reviews
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Half Boring, Half Dangerous 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 4, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
A course whose only personality comes with serious drawbacks.
The course is located on some sort of knob, and the views are pretty pleasant. Arriving at the parking lot, you'll notice unique baskets with a bright color scheme, which catch at a decent level (but see cons for more). Seven of the nine holes have recently had concrete tees added - perhaps a sign of more improvements to come?
When it comes to actually playing, South Park has two personalities. The first is very open shots with perhaps a bit of elevation. These play as your textbook 200-300' throw your favorite gentle hyzer, i.e. a snoozefest. The second is using tight gaps and thick rough to force interesting shapes (principally (4), (7), and (8). The shapes (tunnels, careful spike hyzers, placement shot) and throwing demands on these holes are quite enjoyable, and they include one par-4. Unfortunately, it comes at a major cost (see below).
Last pros are items of convenience. It's a quick play. It starts and ends right near the parking. There are good restrooms on site (nice if you're stopping on a long I-70 drive). The flow is continuous, and while not super easy, it's not hard either.
The course is located on some sort of knob, and the views are pretty pleasant. Arriving at the parking lot, you'll notice unique baskets with a bright color scheme, which catch at a decent level (but see cons for more). Seven of the nine holes have recently had concrete tees added - perhaps a sign of more improvements to come?
When it comes to actually playing, South Park has two personalities. The first is very open shots with perhaps a bit of elevation. These play as your textbook 200-300' throw your favorite gentle hyzer, i.e. a snoozefest. The second is using tight gaps and thick rough to force interesting shapes (principally (4), (7), and (8). The shapes (tunnels, careful spike hyzers, placement shot) and throwing demands on these holes are quite enjoyable, and they include one par-4. Unfortunately, it comes at a major cost (see below).
Last pros are items of convenience. It's a quick play. It starts and ends right near the parking. There are good restrooms on site (nice if you're stopping on a long I-70 drive). The flow is continuous, and while not super easy, it's not hard either.
Cons:
Safety, safety, safety. Plus some other things.
-Safety: Four of the most dangerous holes I've ever played (or not). (4) is a blind downhill hyzer to a basket 5 feet off a busy walking path. (7) is a two-shot hole where you throw to a gap in a treeline then have a blind anhyzer through the gap and - you guessed it - over the crowded walking path. I didn't even risk (8), a tunnel shot whose fairway is literally the walking path with the basket right before a bend. The odds of someone coming around while your disc was in the air are scarily high. Finally, (9) throws straight over the corner of the main parking lot (and the walking path, again).
-Amenities: No tee signs at all. Two holes have no tees (I threw from the previous basket). The nicely colored baskets catch decently, but unfortunately have gaps in the trays that are large enough for discs to fall out. If you aced, you might never know whether it was an ace or a splash out.
-Openness: Other than the holes with egregious safety issues, the rest of the course is totally open. Not super interesting. I imagine it could also get brutal during high summer in between wind and sun exposure.
-Safety: Four of the most dangerous holes I've ever played (or not). (4) is a blind downhill hyzer to a basket 5 feet off a busy walking path. (7) is a two-shot hole where you throw to a gap in a treeline then have a blind anhyzer through the gap and - you guessed it - over the crowded walking path. I didn't even risk (8), a tunnel shot whose fairway is literally the walking path with the basket right before a bend. The odds of someone coming around while your disc was in the air are scarily high. Finally, (9) throws straight over the corner of the main parking lot (and the walking path, again).
-Amenities: No tee signs at all. Two holes have no tees (I threw from the previous basket). The nicely colored baskets catch decently, but unfortunately have gaps in the trays that are large enough for discs to fall out. If you aced, you might never know whether it was an ace or a splash out.
-Openness: Other than the holes with egregious safety issues, the rest of the course is totally open. Not super interesting. I imagine it could also get brutal during high summer in between wind and sun exposure.
Other Thoughts:
South Park is part wide open, part really good holes except that they play over a walking path that had a lot of traffic when I was there on a Friday morning. The baskets need some work, and signs would be a good step forwards too. It's solidly Poor.
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shawnsink
Experience:
13.2 years
10 played
4 reviews
Another on vacation 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:May 23, 2011
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
I got to take my wife and dad out there to play and my dad is now going to start playing.
Cons:
No tee boxes..awkward layout..the baskets are homemade and just sad.The disc normally falls right thru the bottom of the basket.
Other Thoughts:
We had just went to this course because it was up the street from where i grew up at.Should have went somewhere else but didnt really have a choice ha
