Eastern Park reviews
5
0
soccerno16
Experience:
14 played
2 reviews
Worked with what they had drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 26, 2023
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Open course, shorter holes
Cons:
Super flat with lots of ater filled ditches, very rough treelines and proximity to ball fields, parking lots, roads and playgrounds.
Other Thoughts:
During the wet, winter season much of this corse is very soggy.
13
0
2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 18, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
A fun wide-open course, and a great contrast from the typical woods courses of NC.
+ Basically no trees or other obstacles, and very little rough or OB to worry about either, just wide-open disc golf, making this a friendly play for all skill levels.
+ The longest holes here are around 370 ft., which is a nice distance to test most strong amateur players. Beginners can treat these almost like par 4s, while more experienced players can get lots of good practice on their form.
+ Very nice tee signs, clearly illustrating the features of the hole. Nice Discatcher baskets too, that are easy to spot and catch well.
+ Navigation is very easy, as the next tee is often right beside the basket. In one case, after making my putt, I scanned around looking for the next tee, only to realize that I was actually already standing on it! There are only a couple of longer hole transitions, but they are pretty intuitive to figure out.
+ Holes 15 and 16 back-to-back are the only two that feature OB/rough (baseball/softball fields, a fence/road, and a tree line), and do a good job of testing players' ability at placement shots. These two holes will surely be the biggest score separators on the course.
+ The only 18-hole course within an hour drive, and fairly close to a popular vacation destination, but likely always quiet and peaceful. Very clean and well-maintained on my visit as well.
+ Basically no trees or other obstacles, and very little rough or OB to worry about either, just wide-open disc golf, making this a friendly play for all skill levels.
+ The longest holes here are around 370 ft., which is a nice distance to test most strong amateur players. Beginners can treat these almost like par 4s, while more experienced players can get lots of good practice on their form.
+ Very nice tee signs, clearly illustrating the features of the hole. Nice Discatcher baskets too, that are easy to spot and catch well.
+ Navigation is very easy, as the next tee is often right beside the basket. In one case, after making my putt, I scanned around looking for the next tee, only to realize that I was actually already standing on it! There are only a couple of longer hole transitions, but they are pretty intuitive to figure out.
+ Holes 15 and 16 back-to-back are the only two that feature OB/rough (baseball/softball fields, a fence/road, and a tree line), and do a good job of testing players' ability at placement shots. These two holes will surely be the biggest score separators on the course.
+ The only 18-hole course within an hour drive, and fairly close to a popular vacation destination, but likely always quiet and peaceful. Very clean and well-maintained on my visit as well.
Cons:
Unrelentingly wide-open, offering very little technical shot-shaping challenge. Especially on holes 2-7, where you are throwing back and forth over the soccer fields, playing this course basically feels like doing field work, and is not very engaging.
- Safety - hole 12 is a hyzer straight at a playground, and hole 10 is a completely blind spike hyzer towards the parking lot and playground. This is very bad course design practice. Outside of those two instances, the course also constantly throws over and beside walking paths and sports fields. Tees are also generally right beside baskets, meaning that you won't want cards playing on top of each other. Holes 8 and 9 completely share a fairway as well, throwing in opposite directions. With how empty this park is and wide-open the sight lines are, these are generally less of an issue than they usually might be. But the two playground holes are still inexcusable.
- Tees are all natural, and are only marked by the tee sign. Do you tee to the left of the sign, or to the right, or in front? There's nothing to indicate that, so it's player's choice I guess.
- Tee sign distances didn't feel quite right to me, 'feeling' almost 50 ft. off in some cases. With how open the sightlines are, trust your eyes, or your rangefinder if you have one, not the tee signs.
- Not as much distance variation as you might think, everything felt like it was either 260 ft., or 360 ft., and they're all par 3s.
- Safety - hole 12 is a hyzer straight at a playground, and hole 10 is a completely blind spike hyzer towards the parking lot and playground. This is very bad course design practice. Outside of those two instances, the course also constantly throws over and beside walking paths and sports fields. Tees are also generally right beside baskets, meaning that you won't want cards playing on top of each other. Holes 8 and 9 completely share a fairway as well, throwing in opposite directions. With how empty this park is and wide-open the sight lines are, these are generally less of an issue than they usually might be. But the two playground holes are still inexcusable.
- Tees are all natural, and are only marked by the tee sign. Do you tee to the left of the sign, or to the right, or in front? There's nothing to indicate that, so it's player's choice I guess.
- Tee sign distances didn't feel quite right to me, 'feeling' almost 50 ft. off in some cases. With how open the sightlines are, trust your eyes, or your rangefinder if you have one, not the tee signs.
- Not as much distance variation as you might think, everything felt like it was either 260 ft., or 360 ft., and they're all par 3s.
Other Thoughts:
In a region widely renown for its technical wooded courses, this might be the single most wide-open course in the entire state, and possibly the most wide-open 18-hole course I've ever played anywhere, from start to finish. There are zero holes here that I would call 'wooded', and there's zero elevation as well. Not the most engaging or interesting course in the world, but fun to throw long drives on, and a nice option to have in this region.
