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235 Sports Park Rd
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
(512) 894-2002
Cost: $7.50 Other
Activities: Games, bar & food
Par: ?
Difficulty: 5
Creativity: 5
Atmosphere:
6
This course has one of the more unique
atmospheres around the course that we have come across. It’s settled in a grove of trees next to an
outdoor bar and grill which has a lot of other gaming (darts, cornhole, etc)
and eating areas spread out through the trees.
It’s a very nice setting in the heart of Texas and you certainly feel
the “Texas” coming through as you enter. The course itself is set in a denser
part of the trees and as we played at night also had a bit of a horror-movie
feel to it as it wasn’t lit quite as well as other courses. While that made
some aspects of reading the greens and putting more difficult, it did add a bit
to the uniqueness of the course. Add to it that none of the water was working,
there was some wear on many of the holes and there were other interesting
decoration elements (random gates and other garden-like items) – and one got a
sense that you were almost playing an abandoned or post-apocalyptic
course. It would be interesting to see
how it looked during the daytime, though, with the big Texas sun shining
through. Like many courses in Texas you can also bring drinks onto the course,
which is always a bonus.
The gameplay itself was average overall. Despite the spookier atmosphere for the most
part the course was in average condition and putts rolled as you would expect,
though there were certainly holes where this wasn’t the case and some funky
breaks appeared. We’re not sure who the
manufacturer was but the holes were pretty standard fair for something you’d
see on a Harris course or something similar, again with a few exceptions in
design. The bricks were mostly in good condition and the combination of hole
style, putting surface and bricks meant that there were actually some ace
opportunities to be had and not many holes where you’d get more than a 3. So while the putting itself won’t blow your
socks off, the overall vibe of the place, and the accessible price point, make
it a place we would play again if we were in the area or lived locally and
wanted a night out with some food, drink and putting.
Reviewed by Pat & Duffer
Reviewed in 2022
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