(1.933 Rating) A short HOA niner placed in an unbuildable leftover space.
- ACEABILITY - This course is shorter than 90 percent of the niners I've played. Thus chain music is likely going to occur here way more often than the typical course. A local MA4 throwing here could post several aces in a year's time and shoot 5 or 6 down on occasion.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - My mom and sister joined me for my round here. They don't play and they didn't get overwhelmed here. The holes are super short. Losing a disc is possible, but the odds are low. There is overgrowth present on many holes, but it's not diabolical.
- NAVIGATION - Next to tee (1) is a nice looking course map with hole distances listed. There are also plastic red arrows hanging from below the baskets. Our group had no issues getting around the layout.
- QUICK PLAY - My three sum with two beginning players spent 27 minutes doing the 9 hole loop. Solo I think I could have done it in 15 minutes. Rounds will fly here.
- CHILL AREAS - I liked that they placed a picnic table next to tee (1) in the woods.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I scored this aspect 55 percentile. It's a very nice looking small park in an affluent neighborhood.
- CHAINS - Nice white Veteran baskets.

Way too short for many players.
- MUD - This course is likely dry as a bone a majority of the time, but I don't advise coming here the day after a decent rain like I did. Sticky clay mud was everywhere. It appears that silt from the neighborhood all filters into the park. I spent a good ten minutes trying to clean my shoes post round.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - The challenges presented here are best for MA4 level players with 200 foot arms. As an MA2, I found the gameplay to be uninspiring. It felt like I was mindlessly approaching every tee shot.
- HOLE VARIETY - For a short course the variety is ok, but still well subpar. Only one hole over 200 feet in length, which is going to be a big issue for any serious higher skilled players. There is a mix of open and wooded which is nice. Also, holes break both ways twice each. The course is flat and the park's pond doesn't come into play.
- POISON IVY - Like most Texas courses, poison ivy is present. It seemed liked they were taking it out, cause I didn't see any large patches, but I saw a small plant of poison ivy on over half of the holes. I don't take off rating points for this.
- TEE SIGNAGE - The tee signage is super basic. It's just a number on a post. Players will need to consult the course map for any info they want.
- TEES - Pea gravel tees.
- PARKING - Street parking only.

The Hollow works as a beginner friendly neighborhood course. I'm sure if I lived in this neighborhood, I'd play it weekly and then brag about my expanding ace count. No need for any serious non-local to show up here unless they are a course bagger like me. Interestingly, despite having played 642 courses as of this review, I haven't played too many like this one. One's that came to mind that are sort-of similar include Valparaiso Glen Argyle near Destin Florida, Wellfield near Sarasota Florida and Inskip near Knoxville Tennessee. Overall a weak 2.0 level course to me. There is some growth potential here, but it will always be limited by the site's natural limitations.

-fun layout with short holes requiring accuracy
-favors RH and LH throws on various holes, requires the ability to throw dead straight, low ceilings and defined fairways demand shot shaping
-small creek in play on the first three holes
-numbered veteran baskets in good condition, arrows on the bottom of the cage point to the next tee
-signs with only the hole number
-gravel tees are flush and flat for now
-course map at hole 1
-a few parking spots on the street

-at some point i expect these gravel tees will get rutted out, little traffic here should stretch their life at least a bit
-some of the rough can be pretty thick and nasty
-navigation is pretty simple with the course map and arrows on the baskets but a bit more info on the signs would be nice; distance and basic shape would be great

This is a very cool little neighborhood park course. The course begins right next to a walking path with a nearby course map showing the layout and hole distances. The first hole gives a good impression of what the rest of the course is like: short, a relatively narrow and well-defined fairway, and some kind of danger or obstacle in or near the circle. In this case there is a creek on the left side that also appears on holes 2 and 3. Holes 1 and 4 are RHBH hyzers, holes 2, 3, and 5 turn to the right, and holes 6-9 are mostly dead straight. Holes 3, 5, 8, and 9 all have low ceilings to navigate. Holes 3 and 9 are the most wooded while 4 and 7 are the most open.

I would be very excited if this course were in my neighborhood. It's just a putter course for the experienced player but it requires a lot of control and shot shaping ability with a backhand and a forehand to park the basket on each of the holes. I would enjoy playing here on a regular basis chasing -9 or better.

The rough is a bit thick in some places if your line is off but I suspect that it is more under control now than when the course first opened. The rough and the creek bed (seems like it's mostly dry, probably most of the year) might be a little intimidating to beginners but finding and retrieving discs shouldn't be an issue. I used this course as a warm-up before playing the M22 private course that is also in Oak Point and it was a pleasant surprise and served that purpose well. Both courses were a lot of fun and are worth multiple plays if you're relatively local, I plan to play both courses each time I come back to Oak Point.


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-- Map at Hole 1.
-- Picnic table in the shade by Hole 1. Parts of every hole have some shade.
-- Best holes are 1, 5 and 8. One is 151 feet RHBH hyzer with the creek/ditch left of the basket. Five is 145 feet RHFH with a low ceiling at the basket, which has bushes on three sides. Eight is 172 feet basically straight. You throw from trees across an open field to a protected basket.
-- Beautiful park with pond, playground and walking path near the start. None of them come into play much on the course.

-- No restrooms.
-- The walking path is about 20-25 feet past the No. 9 basket (at 96 feet, the shortest hole on the course). However, there are enough trees between them to make it unlikely an overthrow will reach the walking path.
-- Tees are gravel.
-- Tee signs are a log with only the hole number. The aesthetic is nice, but there is not much information. The holes are short, so it's not a big deal, but a few times, the basket is blind from the tee, so having a map of the hole would be helpful.

-- Only one hole longer than 200 feet and three shorter than 150 feet. This is a great course to introduce people to disc golf. The distance won't be off putting to the newbies, but the course is not wide open, so you get a true disc golf experience. Rough is present along with a small creek/ditch, but you are unlikely to lose a disc.
-- You end on the other side of the pond from where you parked; it's not a crazy long walk, but it feels long compared to how short the course is.
-- Really short course in the middle of an HOA development. Houses are still under construction. There are about 3-4 parking spots beside the street on Expedition Drive.

Plays as a pitch and putt with attitude.
+ some tricky shots that use terrain and landscaping well
+ good balance of L/R dogleg throws
+ course map near start
+ orange "next tee" indicator arrows hanging below baskets
+ course secluded from other park amenities
+ plenty of space to create alternate, safari-style holes

Beware of scratchy rough on very short course.
- awkward walk between holes #1-2
- really short throws
- ivy and thorns aplenty in rough just off fairways

INFO
The Hollow park in the community of Wildridge offers nine, short holes that nestle into thick woods and grassy fields within sight of neighboring homes. Most hole average 150 ft. in length with one longer hole around 250 ft. The park also features a playground, natural amphitheater and stocked pond.

EVAL
This short course hides several holes behind mischievous doglegs that play through woodsy areas of parkland, forcing touchy pitch and putt shots along with several ace run opportunities. Though trees abound on this course, a few holes escape the woods for open throws. Tee pads of packed gravel suffice since drives require little more than standstill throws with a putter or midrange disc. The aesthetically pleasing tee signs, fashioned from tree trunks, simply display hole numbers.

A few minor complaints include an awkward layout between holes #1-2 that requires walking the hole in reverse before throwing it. Fairways are clean and inviting, but ivy and thorns abound in nearby rough. Despite holes being highly visible from streets surrounding the park, the start of the course is somewhat hidden and tucked away in the woods within the park.

NOTE
The Hollow is one of several park amenities within the 340-acre community Wildridge open to residents and their guests.

LAYOUT
Course begins in woods behind pond (west of the natural amphitheater) with the first hole throwing towards backyard fences and landing above a casual creek. A short walk through the woods leads to the open fairway for hole #2 which starts next to Sunset Ln. and finishes just tucked out of sight in the trees. Hole #3 tightly curves along a shaded path in the woods. Continuing on the trail past hole #3's basket (and apparently past a previously planned tee box) leads to hole #4 outside the trees (the tee pad is to the left) which throws to a basket out in the open.

Beyond the corner of a backyard fence in the distance lies hole #5 which plays as a quick throw to a green beneath a canopy of tree branches. Hole #6 crosses a drainage creek, and nearby hole #7 flies over open field to a basket mounted atop a boulder. Off to the right in the woods, hole #8 throws back across the field to another stand of trees. Then hole #9 returns through woods toward the sidewalk on the backside of the pond.