Fort Rucker DGC

After designing a course on another military post (Moon Lake @ Fort Riley, KS), I can only assume there was an incredible amount of red tape with DPW and MWR on post. Not being able to carve fairways through the woods or alter too much naturally really limits what you can do. With that said, the course was laid out very well with what they had to work with. PRO's: The course requires almost every type of shot. During my round I was required (or chose) to throw backhand, forehand, rollers, sp ...
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After designing a course on another military post (Moon Lake @ Fort Riley, KS), I can only assume there was an incredible amount of red tape with DPW and MWR on post. Not being able to carve fairways through the woods or alter too much naturally really limits what you can do. With that said, the course was laid out very well with what they had to work with.

PRO's: The course requires almost every type of shot. During my round I was required (or chose) to throw backhand, forehand, rollers, spike hyzers, panning shots, etc. It tests every aspect of your game and accuracy later on. The tee pads on the few holes that they have them are nice, I'm not quite sure why there aren't more. The signage is good (when it's accurate, this is also a CON). The garbage cans strewn throughout are a nice amenity as well.

CON's: First thing that comes to mind here is the separation between the front 9 and back 9. This is most likely a factor of the on post agencies not allowing and landscaping to be done, forcing the designers to place holes wherever they can find them. It's about a 1/2 mile walk from 18 back to the parking lot. Not bad, of course, just doesn't flow like every other course out there. The signage is way off on a few holes, by more that 100'-200' at times. I think this is a product of moving pins to new locations after figuring out a certain placement wasn't that great. Most noticably on 15, signage says it's 405' to clear the water, however I'm clearing it with a putter to where it's more like 220'. Most likely moved, as a 400' water carry is a recipe for disaster, haha. As stated in the PRO's, the tee pads are nice when they're there. There's 4 concrete tee pads on the front, with the rest being natural. Not a huge issue, just curious what happened. My last issue with the course isn't a big one, and I'm nit-picking now, but the water holes seem a little much for what seems like a course designed to be family friendly. Hole 14 plays about 270'-280', and parallel's the water very closely the entire time. Very easy for a beginner to put their disc in the drink, which isn't a great feeling for someone just starting. Just my thoughts anyway.

All in all, it's a great, fun course and a great addition to an area that is very lacking for our sport, with the next closest course being over an hour away in any direction. The course gets a great amount of traffic, I only hope the Garrison Command and MWR see this and capitalize on it, making it better and better. Maybe even bring someone in for some landscaping as the land this course sits on is a treasure trove if you take a few trees out, it's got serious potential.
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