Laurel Run has been in the ground for around 5 years now but I have really dropped the ball on getting out to film on this course and review it. The first time I played this course was not long after the course was put into ground. I even played the inaugural Laruel Run Open tournament which was the first event that was hosted on this course. Back then, I remember I had a really fun time playing this course and rather enjoyed the layout of the course and holes in general. Those same thoughts are still present today. Some friends and I recently went back out to Laurel Run and filmed this round there. I enjoyed the course and each hole alike, however now as a more experienced player, I have noticed several cons that really didn't come into mind the first few times I played the course. Things that you really wouldn't notice as a beginner but things that will definitely get to you if you have played a ton of different courses, thus have a wide range of places to compare it to. The first thing I would like to mention is the tee pads. They... are... short. I am not a player who uses a huge run up. Often times I find myself standing only about 75% of the way back on most standard tee pads in order to keep myself from having to take more steps than needed. With this being explained, even I thought these tee pads are way too short. I was standing directly at the back of the pad and felt like I had to shorten my steps a bit in order to get my full run up in. This causes you to think quite a bit more about your footing on the tee and can result in shanked drives or early releases. The next thing I would like to point out is the par info listed on the tee signs. There are a couple holes on this course that are over 500' which is great, but they are listed as par 5's. With these two holes being as open as they are, I would almost even call them long par 3's or maybe even short par 4's... but they are definitely not 5's. Other than these two cons and the additional pausing for other park visitors (which is not a problem) this is a really fun little course on a beautiful piece of property. The hole designs are actually very fun and if you were to play this as an all par 3 course, you would have a blast. If you are in the area make sure you give this one a try but I wouldn't reccomend traveling to it unless you are an absolute disc golf junkie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NtxV9VKxdU&t=173s
Laurel Run has been in the ground for around 5 years now but I have really dropped the ball on getting out to film on this course and review it. The first time I played this course was not long after the course was put into ground. I even played the inaugural Laruel Run Open tournament which was the first event that was hosted on this course. Back then, I remember I had a really fun time playing this course and rather enjoyed the layout of the course and holes in general. Those same thoughts are still present today. Some friends and I recently went back out to Laurel Run and filmed this round there. I enjoyed the course and each hole alike, however now as a more experienced player, I have noticed several cons that really didn't come into mind the first few times I played the course. Things that you really wouldn't notice as a beginner but things that will definitely get to you if you have played a ton of different courses, thus have a wide range of places to compare it to. The first thing I would like to mention is the tee pads. They... are... short. I am not a player who uses a huge run up. Often times I find myself standing only about 75% of the way back on most standard tee pads in order to keep myself from having to take more steps than needed. With this being explained, even I thought these tee pads are way too short. I was standing directly at the back of the pad and felt like I had to shorten my steps a bit in order to get my full run up in. This causes you to think quite a bit more about your footing on the tee and can result in shanked drives or early releases. The next thing I would like to point out is the par info listed on the tee signs. There are a couple holes on this course that are over 500' which is great, but they are listed as par 5's. With these two holes being as open as they are, I would almost even call them long par 3's or maybe even short par 4's... but they are definitely not 5's. Other than these two cons and the additional pausing for other park visitors (which is not a problem) this is a really fun little course on a beautiful piece of property. The hole designs are actually very fun and if you were to play this as an all par 3 course, you would have a blast. If you are in the area make sure you give this one a try but I wouldn't reccomend traveling to it unless you are an absolute disc golf junkie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NtxV9VKxdU&t=173s