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Laurel, DE

Trap Pond State Park

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3.765(based on 25 reviews)
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Johnbunker
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Great design 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 12, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is the best course in the region. Multiple tees and a basket in every pin position. Great place to teach kids and beginners because of the rec. tees on each hole. Majority of the trees are Pine making it easier to find your disc from errant throws.

Cons:

Little dump in the middle of two holes with a lot of broken glass.

Other Thoughts:

Very challenging when playing the long pin positions. Fun course no matter what pin positions you play.
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discRabbit
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 24.9 years 1136 played 136 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 10, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very challenging and well laid out - looks like it has been upgraded since I last played it.

Rubber Tees were in prime condition when I was there.

The course offers a really nice tightly wooded challenge without being "over the top" evil. The variety of hole distances tests the hole bag of shots from putter to long driver and forehand/backhand.

Cons:

A few holes seemed like tweener par 3/4's where most pros would likely always score a 3. A few baskets (when I went there over a year ago) had a bit of damage to them.
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swatso
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 755 played 414 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Longing in the Pines 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Two baskets and two tees on every hole. Long and wide quality rubber teepads at the long tees. Signs at the long tees will show you the location of the short tee, and the distances to the baskets. Despite not having a map, this course was easy for a first-time visitor to navigate, as there are many "next tee" signs not too far from the basket. Despite most holes being in the woods, there isn't too much chance to lose a disc, as the undergrowth is minimal - other than pine trees, holly bushes and pine needles are about all else there is. Benches or large tree stumps to rest upon at many holes. Practice putting basket. Away from any other park users.

Cons:

Some signs only show one basket location, so what is the distance/location of the other basket? Some signs show three possible basket locations, so which two are being used? The short tees are marked only with ground-level bricks, which can easily be missed due to cut grass and/or pine needles, and have no distance information available. $8 to enter the park. Course is extremely flat. Downed tree making orange basket #15 fairly inaccessible.

Other Thoughts:

Most holes play completely in woods, but a few have you playing across wide open space, with the baskets themselves being set into the woods. Longer than any mostly-wooded courses I've played to date - while there certainly were a few holes of the ~200' variety, most were over 300', and a few over 400'. Very fair throwing lanes, but plenty of challenges, too. Nice mixture of left/right/S/no turning holes. Challenging, but no ridiculous, basket locations.

Favourite hole #5: Need to go straight down narrowing but fair alley about 300', then make a sharp left to reach orange basket an additional 125' away, or yellow basket another 100' and slightly more left beyond the orange.

Great course - challenging enough to keep you interested, fair enough to keep you from feeling abused. Adding signage to the short tee locations would be a boon to players wanting to maximize their options at this course. Very solid multi-tee/multi-basket course at Schumaker less than ½ hour to the south.
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DWill
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 46 years 324 played 45 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 31, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

There were nice rubber tee pads on all but two holes. These two exceptions utilized an elevated cement structure. Tee signs on every hole, with lengths to all pin positions. Segregated from rest of park, so no pedestrian traffic. Was very challenging from the long tee pads. Most fairways were fair, ie not too tight. Easy to navigate with lots of next tee signs. Bathrooms near by.

Cons:

Tee signs on #3 and #10 were unreadable and need to be replaced. $6 out of state entrance fee.

Other Thoughts:

Multiple baskets on each hole except #5, #8, #10 and #17. Either I didn't see them or they aren't there. Also had multiple tees, but some of the short tees (12" x 12" paver's) were difficult to locate. The short tees to short baskets would be great for beginners and/or young children. Some of the alternate basket locations were extremely long, so some shorter arms might struggle on these holes. Less than 45 minutes due west from Bethany Beach.
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jaymon1
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.9 years 86 played 85 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Long, Challenging Woods Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 4, 2006 Played the course:never

Pros:

Challenge, length.

Other Thoughts:

If challenging equals good, then Trap Pond is the course for you. The first hole is a long, straight shot down a well wooded, narrow fairway. Turns out that the course starts out easy; you can only see the basket from the tee on maybe two other holes. The landscape is flat, and water is not an issue. You simply can't see the basket because the course is in thick woods, is exceptionally long, and on the really tough holes is both long and requires negotiating a hard dogleg.

Fourteen of the holes play entirely in the woods, with another four incorporating an open field into the fairway but still involving the woods to some extent. Only maybe two of the holes are true par 3s in that an average player can hope to throw a 3 if all goes well. The rest are true par 4 and 5, and course management is critical. This course is in the league of Patapsco and Seneca Creek (in its long layout) in terms of length and difficulty. The fairways are challenging but fair for the most part, but the course lacks the grooming, variety, and elevation features of those two top-notch courses.

Trap Pond is among the most challenging courses I've played, and is probably one of the tougher courses in the country. With an ample supply of basically par 3 disc golf courses in the country, and with players able to throw further and further, a course with this sort of length is a welcome change. Trap Pond is not abusive either, just tough. If you like woods courses, and want to move up from the pitch and putt experience, then be sure to check out Trap Pond if you get the chance.

Favorite Hole - #3 - Open air chuck off slightly elevated tee pad to basket set well back in the woods.
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