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Lewisville, NC

Sunrise UMC

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rohlinmt
Experience: 7 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A simple, 90% wooded short course where few shots require more than one rudimentally shaped shot drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 24, 2022 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Next Tee arrows hung on almost every basket. Navigating the course is simple, even with leaves down.

- Difficult to lose discs, as the only water on the course is a series of extremely shallow creeks, and the undergrowth is well-maintained

- Two open holes start the round and let you hone your accuracy, then the woods begin for the rest of the round. Terrain is not very taxing, so you won't leave the round worn out.

Cons:

- Course is one the busier ones in the area, and I don't think I've ever had the course to myself without encountering other players.

- Players with big arms looking for a challenge will not find it on this course. All the shots are very similar without much shaping. So players at a higher skill level than I might get bored quickly.

Other Thoughts:

- As other have indicated, the first hole isn't where you think it is. The tee box is between the parking lot and the road on the FAR left side of the property. The first basket is on the "island" of grass in the middle of the parking lot and driveway in front of the church. From there you head towards the small bulletin board for hole number two, the last open hole on the course. It's all woods from here.

- Tee boxes are mostly pavers, with a few exceptions. #17 is elevated, so don't stride long, or lose an ankle. #12 has been the victim of some wear and tear, and is a mesh overlay on top of what used to be pavers.

- Most memorable holes: #6 - an uphill shot over a creek and valley where you can really grip it and rip it, as the creek is only in play if something went horribly wrong with your tee shot. #7 Is the come-back reverse version of 6: Downhill with a creek at the end. #10 - A 110-foot par 3 where you throw over a downed tree and between two mandos. The mandatory gap is around 20-feet, adding a little bit of pressure to an obvious ace opportunity.

- All-in-all, it's a nice course to go spend an afternoon at.
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BrotherDave
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Experience: 16.8 years 192 played 189 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Sunny Side Up and Down 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 31, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

9 hole romp through some nice terrain. 2-3 of the holes are actually quite good and the rest are fun to throw putters at. The woods that make up holes 2-9 are really nice and quiet, lots of old growth trees, and a creek runs down the middle of it. The land really rises and falls away to that creek, giving it surprisingly good elevation change. They're all more or less putter holes but you don't feel like you're playing the same hole over and over. Good course for learning how to shape lines with slow discs, especially in regards to flicking putters.

Fairly straightforward to navigate. Nice baskets.

Cons:

Hole 1 is kind of blah but nice for a warm up hole.

The tees are natural but not likely to see enough traffic to be too bad. Most of the holes don't need much in the way of a run-up anyway.

Mildly strange transition from hole 1 to hole 2 but nothing really to detract from, just a head's up.

Other Thoughts:

If I lived around here I'd play it a lot actually. It's a nice, quiet, little disc golf oasis. Being able to retreat to this nature spot amongst Winston-Salem's hellish traffic is a welcome respite. Putting in a DG course on this property is a no-brainer, I can't really think of anything else the church could've spent that time and money on that would've been more rewarding.
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