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Upper Macungie Park reviews
6
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Good park course
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Played on:Jan 13, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ Some woods and tight lines on the front, then open and lost of elevation change on the back
+ Nice open start with holes 1 and 2 to shake off any rust.
+ Wooded holes 3-8, and several of them have elevation too.
+ 3 is a tunnel with the basket slightly right and down.
+ Hole 6 and 7: don't be left. It's a long way down!
+ Hole 8 is a tight shot up out of the woods with a great basket placement on the hillside left, protected by low branches.
+ Hole 9 gives you a good choice: through the gap straight, or high hyzer up and over the trees?
+ Nice touch: the pin on 10 is up on a small mound, which increases the rollaway danger (don't be long / don't be left).
+ 11 - 18 are open, and although they're spiced up with some tree and basket placement, the real challenge shifts to playing the elevation and wind: you're playing uphill, downhill, or over a hump.
+ 12 and 15 present the most chance of being too high and drifting way offline. On 15, use the trees straight ahead of the tee as a target: aim about halfway up their height, and your fade will bring you to the basket.
+ There's a small mando sign on the tree right on 17. You might not notice it until it's too late.
+ 18 is nothing special, but it's a nice chance to open up on the last tee.
+ Nice open start with holes 1 and 2 to shake off any rust.
+ Wooded holes 3-8, and several of them have elevation too.
+ 3 is a tunnel with the basket slightly right and down.
+ Hole 6 and 7: don't be left. It's a long way down!
+ Hole 8 is a tight shot up out of the woods with a great basket placement on the hillside left, protected by low branches.
+ Hole 9 gives you a good choice: through the gap straight, or high hyzer up and over the trees?
+ Nice touch: the pin on 10 is up on a small mound, which increases the rollaway danger (don't be long / don't be left).
+ 11 - 18 are open, and although they're spiced up with some tree and basket placement, the real challenge shifts to playing the elevation and wind: you're playing uphill, downhill, or over a hump.
+ 12 and 15 present the most chance of being too high and drifting way offline. On 15, use the trees straight ahead of the tee as a target: aim about halfway up their height, and your fade will bring you to the basket.
+ There's a small mando sign on the tree right on 17. You might not notice it until it's too late.
+ 18 is nothing special, but it's a nice chance to open up on the last tee.
Cons:
- The only design negative I noticed was the walk between 6 and 7 - you have to pretty much walk one of the fairways to reach Tee 7. Not a problem on a quiet day, but if you have players in front or behind, it could slow things down
- The back nine is open and although you have to contend with dramatic elevation change on a few holes, they all tend to blend together. The design was improved by cutting #16 into the woods. It's short, but tight.
- The back nine is open and although you have to contend with dramatic elevation change on a few holes, they all tend to blend together. The design was improved by cutting #16 into the woods. It's short, but tight.
Other Thoughts:
~ Nice Touch: There are numbers on the backs of the tee signs. Handy on the back 9 where you can see several tees and you're not sure which is which.
- If the road to the upper parking lot is closed, park as close to the gate as you can, and start to walk up the road. It's not that long a walk - but it you want, you can start on the 5th tee which is just past the gate on the left.
- It's not a long course, but it still provides a fair amount of challenge, in the form of woods on the front and elevation/wind on the back. You really have to think your way through each shot.
- I live a 90 minute drive from Macungie. It's not worth a long drive by itself, but it's easy to pair it up with nearby Covered Bridges or South Mountain. They're similar in length and challenge, and would make for a great 36 or 54 hole day.
- If the road to the upper parking lot is closed, park as close to the gate as you can, and start to walk up the road. It's not that long a walk - but it you want, you can start on the 5th tee which is just past the gate on the left.
- It's not a long course, but it still provides a fair amount of challenge, in the form of woods on the front and elevation/wind on the back. You really have to think your way through each shot.
- I live a 90 minute drive from Macungie. It's not worth a long drive by itself, but it's easy to pair it up with nearby Covered Bridges or South Mountain. They're similar in length and challenge, and would make for a great 36 or 54 hole day.
8
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Upper Mac Redo
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Played on:Oct 24, 2023
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
18 holes with nine new baskets and the older nine in good condition. Course incorporates a few of the old holes (with new tee areas) and then the newer holes. Front nine mostly wooded (save one, unless you go left early) and back nine mostly open with a few widely spaced trees. The neat thing with the redo is that most of the baskets are in precarious positions (on the open holes, they are near trees or near the treeline, making you think about your shot) or in the woods (you won't always have a clean look at your putt). Pretty easy navigation (arrows attached to the bottom of the basket). Tee signs on every hole.
Cons:
Some of the front nine play pretty close to each other (6 and 7 quite particularly), and one kick off a tree will put it right in the other fairway, so be courteous. Entrance road usually not busy, but be careful before you tee off on 4. No real signature must play hole, but not every course has to have one of these. 16 is borderline poke and pray.
Other Thoughts:
This never was, nor is, a destination course. It's a par 3 course that a decent player should have quite a few birdie opportunities, and give everyone a chance to work on their short game. The open holes are nice to air out a drive or two and work on the uphill game for a few of the holes. All in all good job. It is a nice addition to an area already stacked with solid courses.
