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White Elephant DGC at CASD reviews
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A Course at a School, but not a School Course
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 16, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
New installation in 2022-2023. As of October 2023, all tees and baskets are in, with laminated temporary tee signs. Combination of wooded and open; two holes with water in play. A fair number of short holes to accommodate new and young players, but there are doglegs, obstacles, deep rough in the woods, and a spectacular water carry. Well-designed and a fun bagging stop. If you're local, you might visit regularly.
+ Large and level timber-framed mat tees, blue-banded DisCatchers. The temporary tee signs are adequate (illustrated by hand), and there isn't any navigation signage yet, but there's tape on the basket spokes to give a general direction to the next hole. The route from 16 to 17 requires hiking a little bit through the woods; there's a path marked with small white flags, but a trail hasn't been created yet.
+ With the exception of cross country running, the layout avoids other school activities. There's one spot late in the layout where you're throwing over the corner of a soccer field. You're far enough away from the school buildings that it doesn't really feel like you're on school property
+ The standout hole is #16 (see pictures), the 500' par 4 with a pond dividing the fairway for the entire hole. Tee is on the right of the water, basket is on the left. You're going to have to cross the water to score: do you do it from the tee, or with your second shot? A good drive straight ahead will put you within 150' - definitely a birdie run, but how much risk will you take for the reward? And yes, it's possible to dink and dunk up to the narrow land bridge leading to the green. But why would you want to do that?
+ A few holes encourage left-to-right shapes. There are some short holes, but the design allows trees keep it interesting. Hole #5 is a 324' dogleg arcing right to left, but the wide fairway has several trees perfectly positioned down the middle, and the green is protected by a screen of skinny trees. Hole #18 has a huge old tree in front and to the right of the tee, with a major branch crowding the line directly to the basket. It's encouraging a RHFH or turnover, especially because there's a casual ditch running all along the left side.
+ Several holes on the back nine play around an open field, which comes as a nice change after the more constricted wooded ones earlier. Hole #9 is the perfect transition: a 250' par 3 where you throw across an open field, to a narrow wooded chute starting at about 200' with the green tucked in the back
+ Large and level timber-framed mat tees, blue-banded DisCatchers. The temporary tee signs are adequate (illustrated by hand), and there isn't any navigation signage yet, but there's tape on the basket spokes to give a general direction to the next hole. The route from 16 to 17 requires hiking a little bit through the woods; there's a path marked with small white flags, but a trail hasn't been created yet.
+ With the exception of cross country running, the layout avoids other school activities. There's one spot late in the layout where you're throwing over the corner of a soccer field. You're far enough away from the school buildings that it doesn't really feel like you're on school property
+ The standout hole is #16 (see pictures), the 500' par 4 with a pond dividing the fairway for the entire hole. Tee is on the right of the water, basket is on the left. You're going to have to cross the water to score: do you do it from the tee, or with your second shot? A good drive straight ahead will put you within 150' - definitely a birdie run, but how much risk will you take for the reward? And yes, it's possible to dink and dunk up to the narrow land bridge leading to the green. But why would you want to do that?
+ A few holes encourage left-to-right shapes. There are some short holes, but the design allows trees keep it interesting. Hole #5 is a 324' dogleg arcing right to left, but the wide fairway has several trees perfectly positioned down the middle, and the green is protected by a screen of skinny trees. Hole #18 has a huge old tree in front and to the right of the tee, with a major branch crowding the line directly to the basket. It's encouraging a RHFH or turnover, especially because there's a casual ditch running all along the left side.
+ Several holes on the back nine play around an open field, which comes as a nice change after the more constricted wooded ones earlier. Hole #9 is the perfect transition: a 250' par 3 where you throw across an open field, to a narrow wooded chute starting at about 200' with the green tucked in the back
Other Thoughts:
~ There's a large parking lot on the left just before you reach the campus. Basket #13 is visible. Easy to start your round on #14 and not have to park in the lots on campus
~ If you park in the near lot and start on #14, your first hole will be a 250' alley with water all along the right side. Then two holes later you have the pond. Buckle up!
~ Clever design that makes the most out of relatively short holes. Welcoming to beginners and a fun play; birdiefest for repeat visitors.
~ If you park in the near lot and start on #14, your first hole will be a 250' alley with water all along the right side. Then two holes later you have the pond. Buckle up!
~ Clever design that makes the most out of relatively short holes. Welcoming to beginners and a fun play; birdiefest for repeat visitors.
