NSWC Dahlgren

@rabtron3000

30

This course has no business being as fun as it is. At face value, there are a lot of issues: Water hazards on many holes (2, 3, 6, 7), hellish brambles (3, 7, 18), repetitive open shots, small tee pads oriented the wrong way. Despite all of that, it is a really fun option. Unlike most Virginia courses, you don't have to thread your way through the woods, hoping you miss the rogue trees sprinkling the fairway. Instead, you just have to play consistently. It's different in its simplicity, but that is fun in its own way. If you play smart golf and execute your lines consistently, you will have very low scores. Due to the openness, there's very little luck involved. The challenge with this course is nailing your 300' open drives, and sinking your 20' putts in the wind. The repetition is boring by disc golf standards, but plenty of people have fun going bowling and playing darts. For a military base, this course punches way above its weight class. The long tees are more fun in my opinion. Also, the whole course is a lot more approachable if you can throw 350'.