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The Beacon DGC reviews
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Experience:
9.9 years
93 played
10 reviews
Improvement 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Jul 31, 2017
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
-Nice baskets
-Porta potties near parking/teepad 1
-Potential
-Wide variety of shots needed
-Easy to follow and has nice flow
-Not very busy
-Camping nearby
-No entry fee despite being a stste park
-Porta potties near parking/teepad 1
-Potential
-Wide variety of shots needed
-Easy to follow and has nice flow
-Not very busy
-Camping nearby
-No entry fee despite being a stste park
Cons:
-Thick rough with lots of prickers on holes 1, 2, 3, and 4
-Some crowded fairways (being thinned out though as work gets put into this course)
-Not many long holes, although this can be a pro if you are newer to the game or don't have a big arm
-Some of the rough is thick even if it doesn't have prickers
-No tee pads as of yet
-Some crowded fairways (being thinned out though as work gets put into this course)
-Not many long holes, although this can be a pro if you are newer to the game or don't have a big arm
-Some of the rough is thick even if it doesn't have prickers
-No tee pads as of yet
Other Thoughts:
****UPDATE***** 9/28/21 Course has fallen into disrepair, with hip high weeds on numerous fairways. This is unfortunate as the course is a good time to play and is no longer worth making the trip to.
Course is coming a long after a rough spring (2019) preventing mowers on the course.
I disliked this course when it was only 9 holes, but the new 9 has changed my outlook. There is active work going into this course to make it better and I believe once it gets some more traffic it will only get better. The rough will get beat down a little bit, making finding errant shots easier and new lines will be cleared as time goes by. You may not reach for your distance drivers often, if at all, but you will be forced to use a plethora of different shots. Hole 8 will make you decide to lay up or try for a look. Holes 10, 14, and 18 make for fun ace runs, although 18 will require you to risk your disc over the lake if you want to go for it. The new "Park" style holes make this course a lot of fun, and make make me over look a few of the original holes that need work.
Overall this isn't an amazing must play course yet, but it is a new course with potential and some fun holes that will only get better with time. If you are passing through it is worth playing a round. It's fairly short, so it won't take long. Would he a great warm up before playing Shore Winds, which is only 20 minutes away.
As with any course with thick rough, be sure to protect yourself from ticks. Check out permethrin and make sure you check yourself after every round. Ticks are bad this year. I have not found any here, but feel I must make this public service announcement as I'd hate to see anyone become sick from a tick.
Course is coming a long after a rough spring (2019) preventing mowers on the course.
I disliked this course when it was only 9 holes, but the new 9 has changed my outlook. There is active work going into this course to make it better and I believe once it gets some more traffic it will only get better. The rough will get beat down a little bit, making finding errant shots easier and new lines will be cleared as time goes by. You may not reach for your distance drivers often, if at all, but you will be forced to use a plethora of different shots. Hole 8 will make you decide to lay up or try for a look. Holes 10, 14, and 18 make for fun ace runs, although 18 will require you to risk your disc over the lake if you want to go for it. The new "Park" style holes make this course a lot of fun, and make make me over look a few of the original holes that need work.
Overall this isn't an amazing must play course yet, but it is a new course with potential and some fun holes that will only get better with time. If you are passing through it is worth playing a round. It's fairly short, so it won't take long. Would he a great warm up before playing Shore Winds, which is only 20 minutes away.
As with any course with thick rough, be sure to protect yourself from ticks. Check out permethrin and make sure you check yourself after every round. Ticks are bad this year. I have not found any here, but feel I must make this public service announcement as I'd hate to see anyone become sick from a tick.
