Matt Sandy

This course is short, and only nine holes. But it came out of nowhere and is a good way to spend a half hour if in the area. They have alternate tee areas that make it possible to throw 18 "holes" at the nine baskets. Ace runs are the rule, but there are a few holes around 300 ft and 1 or two in some tight trees that actually remind me of the back nine at killens, long rows of pines I think. Like the first review noted, this is a "freebie" course that came out of nowhere thanks to a boy sc ...
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This course is short, and only nine holes. But it came out of nowhere and is a good way to spend a half hour if in the area. They have alternate tee areas that make it possible to throw 18 "holes" at the nine baskets. Ace runs are the rule, but there are a few holes around 300 ft and 1 or two in some tight trees that actually remind me of the back nine at killens, long rows of pines I think.
Like the first review noted, this is a "freebie" course that came out of nowhere thanks to a boy scout project. Its not as good as a "real" course like at the state parks or upstate but its not bad for what it is.
Noone knows about this course either it seems, both times Ive been there people in the park looked at me like I was from Mars.
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Lums is an average to slightly better than average course. More woods than the other local courses exept of course for Iron Hill. (The trees to brandywine's breeze) The course has tight but fair fairways most of the time, with a few open shots mixed in as well. There are a few holes that seem dumb to me though. More about luck then truly skilled shots. I think its like 11 or 12 that im really thinking of here. Also the front nine can be a real swamp sometimes, the pond can literally over ...
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Lums is an average to slightly better than average course. More woods than the other local courses exept of course for Iron Hill. (The trees to brandywine's breeze) The course has tight but fair fairways most of the time, with a few open shots mixed in as well. There are a few holes that seem dumb to me though. More about luck then truly skilled shots. I think its like 11 or 12 that im really thinking of here. Also the front nine can be a real swamp sometimes, the pond can literally overflow all over hole 3 especially. Tends to make gripping the disc pretty tricky. I liked this course a lot more before they put Iron Hill in, it really one-uped Lums pretty bad. Just go to Iron Hill. Its free, its got a way better design and it Rocks!
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Average Course. Classic Par 3, easily birdied holes. Has terrible rough in the summer. Seriously. Does have a good mix of right and lefty holes, so its good to have a forearm at White Clay. Practice it before you come though, errant shots usually mean lost plastic unless you want to dig around in the rough forever (you don't). Also this course is swarming with college kids in the spring, and you have to wait for big groups to tee off a lot of the time, before they maybe will let you play th ...
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Average Course. Classic Par 3, easily birdied holes. Has terrible rough in the summer. Seriously. Does have a good mix of right and lefty holes, so its good to have a forearm at White Clay. Practice it before you come though, errant shots usually mean lost plastic unless you want to dig around in the rough forever (you don't). Also this course is swarming with college kids in the spring, and you have to wait for big groups to tee off a lot of the time, before they maybe will let you play thru. That said, this is one of the first courses I ever played, and the prospect of maybe nailing a 300 ft ace keeps me coming back every now and then.
This is a state park so you have to pay for parking. Buy a sticker from the park office for 27 bucks (in-state license plate) and you can go to lums, killens and B-wine (plus every other state park) for free for the rest of the year though.
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Awesome. Started playing this course when it was only halfway done like 11 holes or so that started on current hole 6. Keeps getting better and better. The full layout is epic, serious bomb after bomb but several holes that dip back in the woods to test youre accuracy as well. I really love ripping a putter on hole 12 and trying to park by the creek. This course is similar to B-wine in that it is open with elevation changes, but really ups the anty with the addition of the wooded holes, eve ...
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Awesome. Started playing this course when it was only halfway done like 11 holes or so that started on current hole 6. Keeps getting better and better. The full layout is epic, serious bomb after bomb but several holes that dip back in the woods to test youre accuracy as well. I really love ripping a putter on hole 12 and trying to park by the creek. This course is similar to B-wine in that it is open with elevation changes, but really ups the anty with the addition of the wooded holes, even longer hole distances, and even water hazards to keep you throwing every shot in your bag. Big rollers are a definite plus on several holes at Carousel. Great place to practice them (except near the pond as it turns out). I rated this course as A- only because it still has room for improvement in the tee department and maybe some better signs too. Also, the trails at carousel sometimes cross right into the fairway, I've had some close calls with oblivious joggers. However, Carousel doesn't really sport any rough per say on most of the holes, so despite its long distances it should be pretty friendly to beginning players. This and Iron Hill are Must-Play courses if you are in DE.
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