Pecan Grove West

Pros: -Very nice goals. -Well built tee pads. -Signage is great! -Some open holes sprinkled into a mostly wooded course. -The open holes that allowed you to really hammer drives. Cons: -Wooded ... show more ›

Pros: -Very nice goals.
-Well built tee pads.
-Signage is great!
-Some open holes sprinkled into a mostly wooded course.
-The open holes that allowed you to really hammer drives.

Cons: -Wooded holes became redundant.
-Flow was confusing. Definitely need a map or a local.
-Only 2 reasonable ace opportunities on the whole course.
-Very difficult to know where goals were due to length.

Other Thoughts: My friends and I had a decent time despite the cold, but there just seemed to be something missing. We really could not put our finger on it when we finished. As I reflected later, it felt like several of the wooded holes were essentially the same. It may have been that all the leaves were gone, but it just felt like there was not much personality in the layout. I think that was the main issue.

Hole 1: I liked this hole due to its length and direction. You don't see holes like this often, so it was refreshing. Tough, but fair.

Hole 2: I counted this as one reasonable ace opportunity.

Hole 3: I did not like that we had to cross the street for this hole. It made it feel a bit separated from the course. It was not a terribly long walk, but crossing the road just made it feel as though it was squeezed in. This could be a long shot ace opportunity for people that can throw long hyzer bombs.

Hole 4: I like the long hole that fed into the woods. It would be helpful to mark the trees where the designed intended you to travel so outsiders will know where to place drives.

Hole 5: This is a long uphill out of the woods. I did not mind the distance, but I do prefer to avoid stacking trees really close to baskets. You want to be on the left side of this basket for that reason.

Hole 6: Nice long drive into the woods.

Hole 7 & 8: Essentially both are long wooded tunnel shots. One downhill and one uphill. They would be difficult to ace due to length and trees.

Hole 9: Nice shot that tucks into the left at the end.

Hole 10: Another tunnel shot the would be next to impossible to ace. Felt much like 7 & 8 after the turn.

Hole 11: The layout adventure starts here. Use a map or get lost. Watch out for other disc golfers as you walk through. Felt similar to 7, 8, and 10.

Hole 12: Long bomber hole! I really enjoyed letting a drive fly after dealing with all the woods. The tall flag on the goal was great help. Be very careful not to go long on approach shot. Sharp downhill on other side.

Hole 13 & 14: Long shots on the backside of dam. Nothing too difficult.

Hole 15: This was my favorite hole. On paper, it looks wide open and easy. But, the goals and tee pad being on top of the dam leaves a narrow landing area. Miss left and you roll down the dam on the left. Miss right, and you could roll into water. Wind really comes into play as well.

Hole 16: This was another fun hole that drives over water. There is a forehand path in the winter.

Hole 17: Another long trek to find the next hole. Watch out for flying discs as you cross other holes. Very similar to 7, 8, 10, and 11.

Hole 18: The other decent ace shot on the course. I liked the flow of this hole.