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White Oak Bayou Bandit reviews
8
0
Fun Play in an Unlikely Spot 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 30, 2022
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Concise course flow/ quick play.
Multiple teepads.
Hanging/ stump baskets.
Good shot variety given course length.
High fun factor.
Drains quickly after rain.
Multiple teepads.
Hanging/ stump baskets.
Good shot variety given course length.
High fun factor.
Drains quickly after rain.
Cons:
Low overall length and difficulty.
Very aged and poorly sized baskets.
Dirt uneven teepads.
Susceptible to garbage accumulation.
Use of road as makeshift water crossing. It makes the most of the land but is aesthetically unappealing.
Very aged and poorly sized baskets.
Dirt uneven teepads.
Susceptible to garbage accumulation.
Use of road as makeshift water crossing. It makes the most of the land but is aesthetically unappealing.
Other Thoughts:
Bandit has the feel of an old school course with its natural teepads, weathered baskets and short length. This style of play leans strongly towards casual park style golf that demands moderate accuracy to string together birdies.
The unique touches such as hanging and tree stump mounted baskets add to the appeal of the course.
I do walk away from this course enjoying the experience. I would not go out of my way to play but would recommend it if low stress shorter golf with moderate accuracy is your thing.
The unique touches such as hanging and tree stump mounted baskets add to the appeal of the course.
I do walk away from this course enjoying the experience. I would not go out of my way to play but would recommend it if low stress shorter golf with moderate accuracy is your thing.
8
2
Eerie urban golf 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Apr 23, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
White Oak Bayou Bandit is such a funny course. There's 18 holes (but this isn't an 18 hole course) scattered through a leveled neighborhood of Houston. Flat, grassy land with neighborhood streets through it. It's kind of something I've always thought about what it would be like, and now I know.
There are some rather inventive and tricky holes out here, and a pretty challenging length, though not gratuitous. The baskets were a hodge podge of assorted makes and models, some in better shape than others, but all visible from the tee.
It's a pretty solitary course. The tees seemed kind of weathered, but I don't imagine this place gets crowded because of it's location.
There are some rather inventive and tricky holes out here, and a pretty challenging length, though not gratuitous. The baskets were a hodge podge of assorted makes and models, some in better shape than others, but all visible from the tee.
It's a pretty solitary course. The tees seemed kind of weathered, but I don't imagine this place gets crowded because of it's location.
Cons:
There's nothing flashy here though. All of the cons are just kind of a lot of little things. The grass never gets mowed (unless someone from "they" mows it, which is rare), the layout is overall uninspiring, navigation is difficult without a map (and even then still sometimes difficult), despite the cage of one basket would be painted in the direction of the next tee.
There's a lot of trash on this course. I usually pick up a few pieces when I play at whatever course I'm at, but this seems to be a dumping ground, especially by Hole 11.
The course plays like a 12 hole course, and then you can cross the neighborhood to play holes A-F, not listed as part of the course for some reason, but still kind of fun.
The baskets were kind of hard to see from the tee, not because of obstructed line of sight, but just because even the discatchers seemed to be painted grey and brown.
There's a lot of trash on this course. I usually pick up a few pieces when I play at whatever course I'm at, but this seems to be a dumping ground, especially by Hole 11.
The course plays like a 12 hole course, and then you can cross the neighborhood to play holes A-F, not listed as part of the course for some reason, but still kind of fun.
The baskets were kind of hard to see from the tee, not because of obstructed line of sight, but just because even the discatchers seemed to be painted grey and brown.
Other Thoughts:
I agree with previous reviewer c_a_miller in his statement about the golf being typical, so I gave it a "decent/typical" rating, the exact description.
It is kind of frustrating that there are several courses around Houston, and some of the popular ones (the other two White Oak courses, Milby, a couple smaller park courses) which don't seem to get a lot of attention from the City in terms of mowing, or were installed with no thought to maintenance from the local club. "Some" disc golf may be better than "no" disc golf, but at some point the maintenance infrastructure is overextended. Simile with baskets- if there's a dues-paying club in Houston, theoretically they could sell some old baskets and save up for new ones instead of installing pretty worn down ones everywhere. But that's just this one man's opinion. I know they work hard and really love disc golf in Houston, and I'm not exactly standing up to help either.
Be ready to deal with the weirdness if you come play this course. It's a good round, but I can't decide if I want to play it again or not.
UPDATE (12/6/2019): I don't want to play it again. I got poison ivy for the first time in my life after playing this course. But that's not really why I don't want to play again. There are a lot of holes I remember, and none that make me itch to return.
It is kind of frustrating that there are several courses around Houston, and some of the popular ones (the other two White Oak courses, Milby, a couple smaller park courses) which don't seem to get a lot of attention from the City in terms of mowing, or were installed with no thought to maintenance from the local club. "Some" disc golf may be better than "no" disc golf, but at some point the maintenance infrastructure is overextended. Simile with baskets- if there's a dues-paying club in Houston, theoretically they could sell some old baskets and save up for new ones instead of installing pretty worn down ones everywhere. But that's just this one man's opinion. I know they work hard and really love disc golf in Houston, and I'm not exactly standing up to help either.
Be ready to deal with the weirdness if you come play this course. It's a good round, but I can't decide if I want to play it again or not.
UPDATE (12/6/2019): I don't want to play it again. I got poison ivy for the first time in my life after playing this course. But that's not really why I don't want to play again. There are a lot of holes I remember, and none that make me itch to return.
