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Provo, UT

Utah State Hospital DGC

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2.925(based on 6 reviews)
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play4fun
Experience: 48.2 years 6 played 6 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent, good for practicing bombs 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 22, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

* Nothing but grass. It is a fairly plush grass and with some slight to a few steep hills, so a pull cart is more adept for this course than a push cart (Rovic, mod golf carts, etc.).
* Most are wide open shots with a smattering of trees and other obstacles that will get you if your accuracy is a bit off. Then you will curse yourself for hitting the only tree in the way.
* Baskets are in decent shape.
* Tee pads are concrete and are in uniform size.
* Most tees are right near the last basket played. Could almost navigate this without UDisc.
* Some challenging holes. #11's top yellow band is barely visible above a berm, making it difficult to judge distance; #12 is at the top of a 50 foot hill, adding at least 75' to your 305' drive; #13 is buried at a 45 degree angle. #17 is at the edge of a decline drop off, so if it hits the ground and rolls, you can be a good 60' from the basket.
* Pretty views.
* There is a decent playground by #9 if spouse and kids want to hang while you play.

Cons:

* As of this writing, #'s 9 and 10 baskets are out because of construction.
* No warmup basket.
* #4 has a drainage about 50' on approach, slightly to the left of it. The grates are about 1-1/2" wide and 18" long. Large enough for any disc to drop into it. As a matter of fact, I hooked one to it today and my disc landed right next to this drainage. Why doesn't the local club install chicken wire or something to prevent this from happening?
* Most are not real challenging holes, but just distance driving.
* No bathroom or water facilities from what I could see.

Other Thoughts:

I'm surprised at how mediocre the courses are around Provo/Orem area. This one will satisfy, though, even though it is not spectacular and rather uneventful.
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golfbrewer
Experience: 7 years 29 played 19 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Another good course in Utah! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 1, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Went on a Sunday was pretty quiet, Maybe because it is January. In the Summer time probably gets a lot more traffic. It says you have to check in or sign in. I talked to a friend and he says that I didn't have to but maybe you have to in the summer time. Looks like there is a lot of activities in the summer time around there.

Not much for water hazards. No real chance of losing a disc.

Ok now for the holes.

Front 9 Pretty much open shots.250 to 400 ft shots.
Great warm up for the long shots. Some trees to go around.

Back 9 More Tech shots with some uphill shots.
11-12 Uphill shots pretty open
13 listed as a par 4 at 180 ft. great slight uphill tunnel shot. Easy to hit the trees and bushes. Fun hole. maybe a par 3
14 little down hill shot good mid or putter shot.
15 uphill shot straight shot or side arm with a tree on your right.
16 Another fun shot. little down hill guardian trees. Straight shot or best side arm
17 Big shot in open field have to throw over a road about 350 ft from tee. Then there is a death putt pretty steep down hill.
18 Flat open area Big throw

Baskets are in really good shape

Cons:

In the summer time probably gets really busy with activities from the hospital. There is a playground and slack line around the holes. Slack line is at hole 14. You have to throw though that.

In the summer you will most likely have to sign in or check in.

Other Thoughts:

Remember in the summer to sign in. Bring a map. It helps a lot. All tee pads are numbered with distance. No concrete pads all grass pads

Over all good 18 hole course. Will play again.

I rate this about 2.75.
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samillerggiw
Experience: 17 years 27 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

The Wonders of Grass 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Most holes play on grassy fields with large trees, so discs are typically easy to find.
A couple more technical shots later on give some balance to the mostly open holes in the front nine. These include a difficult tunnel and uphill throws.
There's a good stream on a couple of the holes. It's shallow and there's a grate at the end that prevents your discs from going too far.
The length of holes averages at around 250-300 feet. There are a couple shorter holes and a couple longer holes.

Cons:

The first half of the course has little variety.
The 18th hole ends pretty far away from where the first hole starts.
Grass tees and wooden poles for signs (they have the par and distance on the and make the direction clear). It's easy to follow and the ground is level, but concrete tee pads and good signs make a course much better.
The fields always seem to have been just watered or the sprinklers are on for some of the holes. Bug repellent might help against mosquitoes.
Only one downhill throw, which is short and doesn't give you a chance to let the disc fly. There are a couple other spots that could've made for good downhill holes.

Other Thoughts:

A couple holes play near a ropes course. I've never seen it in use, but I suppose when it is being used you wouldn't be able to play them.
Holes 10-18 are the most interesting holes. If you only had enough time for a short game, play those ones.
Holes 1-9 are fairly similar, so it's a good place to practice with a new disc or to work on a specific throw type.
This is probably the best course to play at in Provo. Slate and Rock Canyon may be more challenging, but it's easy to lose discs at them and the terrain is difficult. Bicentennial only has 6 holes and Riverview Park is an object course.
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