Rockness, Sasquatch, UNC-Insider Knowledge?

[Pymm]

Playing Rockness Monster, Sasquatch, UNC-Chapel Hill tomorrow on a mini-roadtrip with my regular group. They all look like great, though difficult, courses. I've checked out the pictures and course maps and am packing some discs I don't mind losing to throw on the water holes. Anyone got any hole tips, specific lines to play, general information, and, maybe most important, lunch recommendations? Thanks!

 

[warren chaynes]

Great choices - all three rate very high on the fun-factor scale, IMO. If time allows, I would recommend getting all the holes in at Rockness as each bonus hole is worth it. Sasquatch has an additional pin on #2, in case you don't want to quite go for the long drive-bomb over the water. The 'shorter' pin still requires a tricky RHBH fade out over the water though - no gimme (somewhat similar to a few of the Buckhorn water holes). A fun shot either which way.

At Chapel Hill, hopefully holes #1 and #2 are back open, as both are some of the coolest holes on the course (many more fun holes follow; not to worry). I'd bring / have a pic of the course map handy, and be aware that a few the (older) baskets may not have the correct hole # on them.

As for eats, Pepper's Pizza on Franklin St. is a good funky little joint near the course in Chapel Hill (good beers on draft too, if I remember). In Roxboro, you may want to try 'Morristown BBQ Pitt #2'. It's right down the road from Rockness / Piedmont C.C., and is supposed to be a great barbecue spot. Sounds like a fun trip!

 

[warren chaynes]

Edit: It looks like Pepper's in Chapel Hill is now closed, which is unfortunate. Looks like there's a brewery / across the street now, FWIW. That corridor of Franklin St. most likely has some good options all the same.

 

[Pymm]

Great info! We are really looking forward to those courses. Thanks a lot!

 

[Pymm]

So, Rockness Monster is beautiful and difficult. Kinda beat us all up on Saturday, though we all managed to pull out a birdie or two. Sasquatch went better, at least on the front. The back is a different beast, much tighter lines, much more trouble if you're off the fairway, etc. Highlight of my day was birdie-ing 17 at Sasquatch, it's only 210 feet but most of that is water. I put it to 12 feet left of the basket and made my putt into a stiff wind blowing in from the lake. Fun day but brutal walking, more like hiking.