Ag Heritage Park DGC reviews
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More Of A Kitten, Than A Tiger 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 16, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
(1.209 Rating) An open University course missing too many elements to draw in regular players outside of Auburn University.
- MAINTENANCE - This was sadly the best aspect of the course when I played. The park is insanely well maintained. Awesome short manicured grass for much of the layout. Trash and tree debris was non-existent.
- CHAINS - Brand new looking Mach IIIs with the numbered placard on top. Not my favorite style of basket, but I was reaching for pros.
- PRACTICE BASKET - Has one. This concludes the pros.
- MAINTENANCE - This was sadly the best aspect of the course when I played. The park is insanely well maintained. Awesome short manicured grass for much of the layout. Trash and tree debris was non-existent.
- CHAINS - Brand new looking Mach IIIs with the numbered placard on top. Not my favorite style of basket, but I was reaching for pros.
- PRACTICE BASKET - Has one. This concludes the pros.
Cons:
Lack of investment.
- NO MARKED TEES - I was very surprised that nothing was marked in the park. Unless you have a map, there is no way to navigate this course correctly. The baskets have placards on top, so supposedly one could play basket to basket, but this type of layout would have weird holes and a trained eye would know that its not the correct way to play the course. I used the Udisc map to play it sort-of correctly. The reason I say sort-of is because I did not notice any pronounced throwing scars on the ground where the Udisc marked location was.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - I would define the difficulty as lower rec level. The park is very lightly wooded. I was very underwhelmed by the required technical aspects. The greatest challenge is going to be the wind and length of a couple holes
- MULTI USE HAZARDS - It appears college kids use the park for several other reasons. People were randomly walking their dog about and there was a small color guard practice going on. I had to pause several times during my round. Overall just a minor issue.
- WATER HAZARDS - I threw into the drink by playing too aggressive on the first tee shot down to the water. I got my disc back as it was only a foot in. New players are going to lose plastic as the pond comes into play three times.
- VARIETY - This is an open to lightly wooded parcel of land. Yes there is a little elevation and there are water elements. However, several baskets can be attacked from every angle. I put the hole variety in my bottom quartile out of 429 courses played as of this review.
- TIME PLAY - For an open short niner, this took me way too long to play, 45 minutes. The lack of navigational signage and too many people in the park, effected the flow of play.
- NO MARKED TEES - I was very surprised that nothing was marked in the park. Unless you have a map, there is no way to navigate this course correctly. The baskets have placards on top, so supposedly one could play basket to basket, but this type of layout would have weird holes and a trained eye would know that its not the correct way to play the course. I used the Udisc map to play it sort-of correctly. The reason I say sort-of is because I did not notice any pronounced throwing scars on the ground where the Udisc marked location was.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - I would define the difficulty as lower rec level. The park is very lightly wooded. I was very underwhelmed by the required technical aspects. The greatest challenge is going to be the wind and length of a couple holes
- MULTI USE HAZARDS - It appears college kids use the park for several other reasons. People were randomly walking their dog about and there was a small color guard practice going on. I had to pause several times during my round. Overall just a minor issue.
- WATER HAZARDS - I threw into the drink by playing too aggressive on the first tee shot down to the water. I got my disc back as it was only a foot in. New players are going to lose plastic as the pond comes into play three times.
- VARIETY - This is an open to lightly wooded parcel of land. Yes there is a little elevation and there are water elements. However, several baskets can be attacked from every angle. I put the hole variety in my bottom quartile out of 429 courses played as of this review.
- TIME PLAY - For an open short niner, this took me way too long to play, 45 minutes. The lack of navigational signage and too many people in the park, effected the flow of play.
Other Thoughts:
This campus course needs a lot of work. If they just put in marked tees, I'd up the rating to a 1.5 "passable course." No reason for those other than university students and course baggers to show up here. For those in town looking to play the best in the area, I'd recommend making the short trip over to Tumble Tree. That course is far superior to this one.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I'm going to say average. The maintenance and pond are the best aspects. The too open landscape is the detractor.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I'm going to say average. The maintenance and pond are the best aspects. The too open landscape is the detractor.
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tailorholley
Experience:
10.2 years
95 played
10 reviews
Loving the Landscape 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Nov 21, 2014
Played the course:once
Pros:
-The course uses its landscape to the max. 3 holes that flirt with the lake, 1 hole with a creek, 1 hole that you throw through tees, 2 up hill, 2 down hill.
-The scenery for such a small course is awesome. Built right in the heart of Auburn, near campus, it is surrounded by game day atmospheres in the fall. 2 barns also around the course.
-Available parking directly behind hole 1
-Practice Basket
-Course has good combination of long and short holes, especially with the addition of long pads.
-Course is very well maintained, grass is cut, water is clear, baskets are maintained.
-The scenery for such a small course is awesome. Built right in the heart of Auburn, near campus, it is surrounded by game day atmospheres in the fall. 2 barns also around the course.
-Available parking directly behind hole 1
-Practice Basket
-Course has good combination of long and short holes, especially with the addition of long pads.
-Course is very well maintained, grass is cut, water is clear, baskets are maintained.
Cons:
-No tee signs yet (should be in place in the next 2-3 weeks so I will reevaluate my rating)
-Long pads aren't marked yet (also should be done in the next 2-3 weeks)
-Because of the flow of the course it is very RHBH heavy. Not alot of flick shots for righties.
-No 1st Hole course map or layout (probably in the works as well)
-Long pads aren't marked yet (also should be done in the next 2-3 weeks)
-Because of the flow of the course it is very RHBH heavy. Not alot of flick shots for righties.
-No 1st Hole course map or layout (probably in the works as well)
Other Thoughts:
This is a brand new course with alot of potential. I am only rating it so quickly, so that people who want to have an idea of what to expect, they will have something to go by. The course is still in progress and I am in touch with one of the course creators daily. It will have marked long tees, concrete pads for short tee and tee pad signs in the near future. I am not the biggest fan of 9 hole courses but this one is fun. It is very attractive, built around a pond that is very well maintained. The course utilizes its strengths and gives some challenge although it can be scored quiet well. I recommend this course for anyone in the area.
