Center Chains

I used to think very highly of the course, but now feel I need to lower my previous rating. Pros - It's free - Good variety of hole placement and terrain. - Navigation isn't very difficult. Only a few holes you need to back track to find the path. - Baskets are in great shape Cons - A good number of the holes are surrounded by trees, which makes a lot of your approach shots rely on luck. - Tee boxes are either in bad shape or non-existant - Can get pretty crowded on the weekends, sinc ...
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I used to think very highly of the course, but now feel I need to lower my previous rating.

Pros
- It's free
- Good variety of hole placement and terrain.
- Navigation isn't very difficult. Only a few holes you need to back track to find the path.
- Baskets are in great shape
Cons
- A good number of the holes are surrounded by trees, which makes a lot of your approach shots rely on luck.
- Tee boxes are either in bad shape or non-existant
- Can get pretty crowded on the weekends, since there aren't too many courses around.
- A lot of garbage around this course. There are no trash cans so people tend to just throw their grabage in the bushes or make a pile by the tee boxes and leave it for someone else to pick up. Some idiots actually tried to build a fire near one of the tee boxes.
- Unfortunately, this course seems to have gotten hit pretty bad from hurricane Irene. A lot brush and areas on the outside of the holes have garbage that was carried by the flood. Bushes and trees are mashed down and the overall feel of the course just seems damaged. I'm sure this summer the local players will work on fixing and maintaining the course, but the will require a lot of work and garbage pick up.
- The no trespassing signs around the course give off a bad vibe.
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Played x3 in July 12 Pros: terrain features, fairly easy to navigate first time, elevation changes, variety of shots Cons: not maintained, not marked, no t-pads on all but 2?, a majority of the natural pads are in very poor shape I played part of my first round with a local who explained the lack of funding and no one really being responsible for working on it. I understand VT has few courses so thats why its crowded. Its a shame that this course is largely neglected by lack of maintenanc ...
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Played x3 in July 12
Pros: terrain features, fairly easy to navigate first time, elevation changes, variety of shots
Cons: not maintained, not marked, no t-pads on all but 2?, a majority of the natural pads are in very poor shape

I played part of my first round with a local who explained the lack of funding and no one really being responsible for working on it. I understand VT has few courses so thats why its crowded. Its a shame that this course is largely neglected by lack of maintenance and people trashing it. If this course had: cement pads (or at least nice natural ones,packed stone?), someone who mowed/maintained semi regularly, some steps cut in for going up and down steep hills, t pad placement tweaking and signs....it could be a top course in the East.
If you rate this an A...drive to other courses! Black Falls is a good start!
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