Cliff Stephens Park
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Rating:
(6 votes)
Location:
Extra Location(s):
Parking Lot: (27.975,-82.72)
Course Details:
# Holes: 21
Target Type: Chainstar
Tee Type: Concrete
Elevation: Flat
Foliage: Stands
Course Length: 6681
Hole Length:
Under 300ft: 9
300 – 400ft: 8
Over 400ft: 4
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Course Description:
Surrounded by Moccasin Lake Nature Park. Beautiful course with great roller potential. Ten amateur tees plus long tees. Holes A, B and C play after #16. Beware of gators and snakes!
Course Established: 1985
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Additional Course Information for Cliff Stephens Park:
Directions:
I-275 south through Tampa, Rte. 60 west to Clearwater, north on US 19, right on Drew, left on Fairwood to park.
This is a well known course to many disc golfers. The grounds are well maintained, but the signs are weather worn and faded. The disc catchers need to be painted to be more visible. The varied terrain, the creek and two lakes make this a challenging course to play. There were a couple of portapotties present last year, but they disappeared recently. I would recommend it for experienced players only.
I loved this course. Yes, it's hard, and yes, the signage is weathered. But there's so much variety...
This is the best course I've played on, and I've played several. My disclaimer though is that I believe you probably need to throw at least 275 feet with accuracy to really enjoy it. It is challenging in a test-your-skills kind of way, and yet most holes are birdie-able with the correct approach. I really like that they mark each hole with the appropriate par. That is they arent all listed as par 3s. Most holes are a play along the water, so even a professional will lose a disc here from time to time. But overall, it is beautiful, it is challenging, and it is FUN! Highly recommended for the Experienced player.
Great course. Arguably the best in the bay area. There is a bit of everything here: elevation, water, trees, technical shots, open shots... It really challenges you and it's a beautiful course as well...
Personally I kind hate going here because I always end up losing a disc into the big lake on the back 9. It's some kind of mental block that I need to exorcise...
Personal vendettas aside, this course easily deserves a 4-chain rating. Might want to swing by the Clearwater disc golf store on the way there though. (Not a plug, I don't even know the owners or anything. I just know I tend to lose discs there...)
This course offers a nice variety of difficult shots. Shooting over and near water, around trees and also near the public road. The waters do have gators but I was not able to see any. One of the big reasons I went and played at the course.
Pros:
Difficult Shots
Long tees
water holes with wildlife
Maintained fairways
Cons:
SIGNS!!! A lot of the holes do not have signs and more than one tee pad. One tee pad and hole was missed completely due to the fact of lack of signs.
Map needs to be replaced with a better looking map.
No arrows pointing to the next tee pad.
other than the lack of signs and poor map, this is a very fun course and I wish I had more time to play it before heading back to MN.
Played the course for my first time today. I really enjoyed the layout of the course. A brief warning: Try to play with someone who has played before (or behind an experienced group) as it is often difficult to locate where the next tee is. Also, throw carefully as many discs become one with the various water hazards. Overall, though, I had a fantastic time playing this course.