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Harrogate, United Kingdom

Valley Gardens

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3.175(based on 3 reviews)
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Conor
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 1, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Small, easy course. 9 holes with permanent baskets. Handily positioned in Valley Gardens close to town and also with amenities in the park.
A good variety of shots required in this small but challenging layout.

Cons:

Poor signage and tees. No sign of mowing grass to indicate tees and fairways, whilst mowing the grass for the pitch-and-putt ball golf in the same area.
Some tee signs hard to find. Hole 1 in very boggy ground and grass often very long in this area.
Can get busy during holidays and summer weekends. Best played on late summer evenings.

Other Thoughts:

Would be great to see the council put a little more effort into signage and course information, then perhaps more people would know what disc golf is and be encouraged to play the course more often.
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lathama
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Premium Member
Experience: 7.9 years 44 played 44 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun in the Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 4, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets: All baskets are solid and well looked after. There is no graffiti on them which is common in some public parks.

Mowing: The course is set on a ball golf course and so all the fairways are managed by the parks team. No long grass to worry about.

Benches: being a public park there are lots of benches and bins around. I'm sure its coincidence, but virtually all tees have a bench nearby.

Cons:

Course Map: I couldn't not locate a course map on my visit. This made navigation difficult. I used the map on Udisc, which was good in places however still not that accurate for tee positions.

Tees: There are no tee signs showing the layout of each hole. Luckily (apart from hole 7) you can see all the baskets from the tee, but you may struggle to find the 2ftx2ft stone lying flat on the grass. If you are having problems I have uploaded photographs of all the tee positions so hopefully you can use the local landmarks to locate your next stone.

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun course to play, with a mix of short straight holes and a few challenging holes thrown in.

Hole 1: A short uphill hole, which kinks right at the end. A small pond is being built on the left so beware of this during windy conditions.

Hole 2: Another uphill shot, into a tunnel of trees. An OB path to your right should be avoided.

Hole 3: A short, flat hole with little challenge. If you throw too far left on your drive you may be impeded by the bush whilst putting.

Hole 4: Another short, flat hole, however this one is made tricky by the tree halfway down the hole whose branches lean out low across the optimum line to the basket

Hole 5: A slightly longer hole, into the trees. A really low ceiling around the basket can make your putts difficult

Hole 6: The signature hole on the course. Throw uphill, through the gap and under the overhanging pine branches. The basket is guarded by a weeping willow.

Hole 7: A blind tee shot, either Right over a large bush or Left around a tall tree. The basket is then guarded by 4-5 pine trees making your approach difficult too

Hole 8: A long straight shot. Don't get confused as there are 3 baskets in sight, you are aiming at the basket directly ahead, in the middle of the 2 trees.

Hole 9: A shot, but deceptive hole to finish. A low hanging pine to the right will catch lots of discs leaving you a longer putt than you expect

I really enjoyed this course. I invite others to come and experience it
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robbnot
Experience: 11.8 years 10 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

perfect little nine 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 13, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

free to play, nice little nine holes in a park in town, great for a lunch time throw or a bit of practice, and good enough to do twice for a proper 18

Cons:

no big holes, busy park in summer lunch hours

Other Thoughts:

could hold an acerace or birdie bash here
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