Course: Hazelton (Valley Community) Disc Golf Course (Unique tee boxes!)
Perspective: Intermediate level, Master’s 60+ player with low to intermediate arm strength.
Course Details/Info:
• Recently developed 9-hole course that plays around the Hazelton City Park and ball field.
• A fence and trees borders one edge of the otherwise wide open course. Other borders include a high fence with a pond/wetlands beyond, an open field, and a housing development with high fences.
• There is parking in the paved lot in the park.
• Coming from the freeway I turned right just before a high school and traveled several miles through farmland before turning into the parking lot (just across from a church).
• Organized in a counter-clockwise fashion.
Challenges/Pros:
• Very interesting revision to the former tee boxes with inset individual fairway maps (distance, best path, hazards, etc) now inserted into the cement. I haven’t seen this before but it is an effective guide and didn’t interfere to a great degree with footwork.
• Wind, longer holes, and pins near marked downslopes increase difficulty on the holes. Additionally, the boundaries favor different throws and you could easily lose a disc if it gets over a fence…
• A relatively open course but good mixture of holes favoring forehand and others backhand.
• Ample opportunities for birdies with accurate shots if you have a good arm and great for beginners or more advanced players wanting to practice longer shots early in the season.
• One very tough hole for me (since my forehand is weak) was the 560’ #9 that required me to throw an accurate turnover shot around a blind corner and a RHBH anhyzer around a second blind corner on this 560’ hole. Very pleased to par it!
Opportunities for Improvement:
• Although the recently planted trees near the baskets are pretty spindly, additional planted trees near the pins would increase difficulty.
• One could also make the course more interesting with clever placement of some posts with mandatories forcing drives to thread tighter lines or travel certain paths to meet the required mandatory placements.
Summary of Rating/Play:
• This is appropriately scored with all holes Par 3’s except #9 which is longer at 560’ plus is hidden around two blind corners making its Par 4 appropriate.
• Very appropriate for beginning to intermediate adults or younger players particularly if one wants to work on longer fairway drives, etc.
• Also good for Masters 50-60+ or for players with bigger arms that want to bomb some mid-ranges.
• In general, I would rate this as a B- course but would lean to a B/B+ once the trees near the baskets are more mature or if more trees are planted.
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May 18, 2018