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Sprinkle Valley DGC reviews
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Pizza God
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Experience:
36.2 years
1756 played
593 reviews
Hardest of Austin
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:May 22, 2024
Played the course:once
Pros:
Turf Tee Pads
Tee signs
New baskets
Fairways were clean
Tee signs
New baskets
Fairways were clean
Cons:
Rough is rough
Tee pads may not last, they are good now.
Baskets are MVP
Tee signs in place are temporary as of this writing
Too many hard left, hard right (an opinion)
Tee pads may not last, they are good now.
Baskets are MVP
Tee signs in place are temporary as of this writing
Too many hard left, hard right (an opinion)
Other Thoughts:
Ok, first off, this is a tough course that you had better be able to throw straight or you in a world of hurt. There are very few fairways that you can grip it and rip it with any movement from left to right.
As I stated in the con's, there are several holes that are at right angles that you need to lay up, then throw the other direction. In my opinion, these are not good holes although they can burn you and can be a separator. it's just my opinion.
There are short tee pads, I played from the longs. The course was set up for COTO so the baskets were all in the longs. This put the course in at over 8000ft. That is LONG when a majority of the holes are cut out of the woods.
Speaking of which, the fairways were mostly clean in that the holes were not throw a pray. There were actually spots you want to land in to score well. If you throw too far left or right, if you don't get a good kick, you are in deep trouble.
There were good marking for "Next Hole" However there was almost only one trail away from the basket so it was pretty easy to follow the course. There was some long walks between holes and between hole 9 and 10.
Speaking of which, the course is set up as two 9 hole loops which is nice.
oh, did I mention you can bring a beer with you in your round? Most of the holes even had "can crushers" located next to the trash cans to save space.
This is a course you really have to plan your shots, you can't just throw as hard as you can. You have to land in the landing zone to get a decent 2nd or even 3rd shot in some cases.
Oh, and for the last hole, hole 18 will eat your lunch if you let it.
The first 750ft is mostly open, HOWEVER the fairway is narrow with lots of OB marked. You got to play smart, I threw my drive OB, threw from the Drop Zone, and threw it OB. The last 250ft or so is up into the trees with a narrow fairway with OB marked on both side. On top of that, there is a hidden OB pond just past the tree line. The basket is up on a nice leveled out green. I took a 7 and was happy about it after 2 OB's.
Would I play here again? Oh heck yea. Next time I am in Austin I will be playing this course again as I had to skip 5 holes to make it to the Texas Disc Golf Hall of Fame ceremony.
Speaking of which, Not only is this Austin Beerworks, but the home of Mint Discs with a Pro Shop on site. When in the pro shop, look up to see my name in the Texas Disc Golf Hall of Fame display.
As I stated in the con's, there are several holes that are at right angles that you need to lay up, then throw the other direction. In my opinion, these are not good holes although they can burn you and can be a separator. it's just my opinion.
There are short tee pads, I played from the longs. The course was set up for COTO so the baskets were all in the longs. This put the course in at over 8000ft. That is LONG when a majority of the holes are cut out of the woods.
Speaking of which, the fairways were mostly clean in that the holes were not throw a pray. There were actually spots you want to land in to score well. If you throw too far left or right, if you don't get a good kick, you are in deep trouble.
There were good marking for "Next Hole" However there was almost only one trail away from the basket so it was pretty easy to follow the course. There was some long walks between holes and between hole 9 and 10.
Speaking of which, the course is set up as two 9 hole loops which is nice.
oh, did I mention you can bring a beer with you in your round? Most of the holes even had "can crushers" located next to the trash cans to save space.
This is a course you really have to plan your shots, you can't just throw as hard as you can. You have to land in the landing zone to get a decent 2nd or even 3rd shot in some cases.
Oh, and for the last hole, hole 18 will eat your lunch if you let it.
The first 750ft is mostly open, HOWEVER the fairway is narrow with lots of OB marked. You got to play smart, I threw my drive OB, threw from the Drop Zone, and threw it OB. The last 250ft or so is up into the trees with a narrow fairway with OB marked on both side. On top of that, there is a hidden OB pond just past the tree line. The basket is up on a nice leveled out green. I took a 7 and was happy about it after 2 OB's.
Would I play here again? Oh heck yea. Next time I am in Austin I will be playing this course again as I had to skip 5 holes to make it to the Texas Disc Golf Hall of Fame ceremony.
Speaking of which, Not only is this Austin Beerworks, but the home of Mint Discs with a Pro Shop on site. When in the pro shop, look up to see my name in the Texas Disc Golf Hall of Fame display.
