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Wake Forest, NC

Southeastern DGC

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KenanFlagler01
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Experience: 14.1 years 195 played 190 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Best family course in the Triangle 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 6, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Unfortunately, I have to update this review again. Ongoing course maintenance (specifically, cutting the grass and underbrush) is a problem. This is a very good 9-hole course, but you're better off playing it in the winter when the vegetation is under control. Not worth playing in the summer, in my opinion.

+ Good concrete tee pads, signage, and new baskets.

+ It's a good course for ripping drives. It's open and has good elevation.

+ There's a good variety of uphill shots, downhills, hyzers, anhyzers, and straight shots. #5 is one where you have to hit a narrow gap. It's a challenging course.

+ Very nice looking, ball golf style course. (There's actually a ball golf course adjacent to the DG course.)

+ Hole 7 is a legitimate par 4. Very long, difficult, and unique. It plays downhill off the tee, then uphill for the approach shot.

Cons:

- On busy days, this course has bad traffic jam / safety issues. Holes 3 and 9 have crossing fairways. They aren't a "+" shaped cross, but an "x" shape. Instead of discs passing each other while flying to distant landing areas, the baskets are really interchangeable with the tee pads. The tees are close together and the baskets are close together. You essentially have nearly identical holes (3 is just longer). Also, they're both uphill holes, 3 at 348 feet and 9 at 271 feet, both playing longer than that. What ends up happening is that players throwing off each tee land right smack dab in each other's way. Advanced players can carry the basket area, but most people playing this course will land well short on one if not both holes. If you're not paying attention, players throwing upshots from the fairway will be directly in the line of fire from the opposite tee pad. This criss-cross will cause back-ups. It's possible the course designer didn't think these crossing fairways would matter that much due to low traffic, but I think this course will attract a lot of students and SEBTS employees, plus families. This was my main gripe I had with the course.

- After you finish at #9, you have to walk down the path and cross the #1 fairway. Again, another safety and traffic issue.

- For many months out of the year, the grass and underbrush here are just out of control. There's extreme risk of disc loss, especially on hole 2 and hole 7. Even if you see where your disc enters the rough, it's tough (and sometimes impossible) to find. And you will be fighting through lots of briars and other nastiness.

Other Thoughts:

On a light traffic day, this is a fun little course and great for working on your drives. Check it out...just not recommended in the summer months.
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