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Ellisville, MS

The Lynx

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2.645(based on 7 reviews)
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golfmaniac89
Experience: 15.4 years 33 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

This course needs some TLC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 27, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is situated in a decent part of the campus of Jones County Junior College. The elevation changes are used fairly well, as well as the different shot shapes required to execute good shots. I found myself going from an overstable disc on one tee to throwing a big flex shot on the next to a stable straight drive on the next.

Cons:

--The course map provided on the website needs to be updated, because the course has been changed. The hole marked #12 on the course map no longer exists. That basket has been moved to create another wooded hole.
--Most of the tee signs have been lost, leaving just the metal poles to mark the tee pads, which are natural (not a con at all).
--The holes in the woods (#5-10 now) need some work. Hole 5 is in good shape, but from 6 on, it needs some work. The fairway on 6 is not very fair. You need a ton of luck to get within 35 feet of that pin. What is hole 7 now is an absolute disaster. There is no fairway. It's just the walk way between 6 and what is now 8. There needs to be a chainsaw taken to that hole and widen the fairway to more than 5 feet. The hole is only about 225 feet, and I fought to make a 4 on that hole even with a solid tee shot. The rest of the holes in the woods are OK, but what is hole 10 now needs to have a slightly wider area to make the turn after going through the mandatory.
--Hole 11 can become a bit of a problem. The length is not the issue (550'), but it seems after the installation of the course that there was a building put right where the average player would land a tee shot. Either the basket needs to be moved or the tee box moved up to take that building out of play. I prefer the latter, because I love the pin position on the side of the hill (even though I made a 5 on the hole thanks to poor putting).
--Hole 14 has been seriously impeded thanks to a fenced in area being added that now houses a dog. Your tee shot could hit the roof of the kennel that was built and fall into it, which is a dangerous prospect.

Other Thoughts:

This course has SO MUCH potential. I really like the layout, but it needs some work. I'm not sure as to the traffic the course gets (doesn't look like much), but I'm sure if someone could get in there and do a bit of work and some minor redesign, you could hold some solid one-day tournaments on this course. The layout is great, and I really love the last hole just because of the view. Just make sure to wear some shoes you don't care about if you go after a big rain. The low spots and get very soggy.
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