Well last Sat. I played Gulley Park in Fayetteville, AR after Arkanas vs. Alabama game. Beautiful city park, but not much of a course. The only other courses I've played are the two at Burns Park in NLR, AR. These courses are HARD compared to Gulley. I've only been playing for about 6 months and my best score to date is 10 over on the Burns Park "Red" course (Many, many trees!) Gulley has almost no trees. This would be an excellent beginner course. I hear Fayetteville is getting 2 new courses pretty soon. I've seen a few other posters from AR here, and was wondering if anyone had any more info on these new courses.

What did you shoot at gulley? it is not a joke it is a fun course and has multiple tees, if you play the long tees you will shoot worse than at burns, anyhow, the new park at North Lake Fayetteville will open October 15th, I don't know about the other park.
Boobs
Gulley Park Rocks

We ran into a guy named Chris who showed us around the course. I didn't say that the course wasn't fun, it's just a lot more open than Burns Park is. It just seemed easier to get a straight shot at the basket. I heard there have been complaints about the course though and that is why it will be redone or removed. That sucks. The only thing that I didn't understand about the course were holes like Hole #2 I think. Chris was telling us that he had seen it where the basket was in a couple feet deep of water when the creek was full. How can you play the course then? As for my score, I was at Par after 13 holes I think. However, I got 2 over on the rest of the holes and finished with a 10 over. I need to work on my putting! :) (and it probably didn't help that it was almost dark when finished). Anyway, I look forward to playing the course. Burns Park is fun, but it is good to play something else for a change. I hear they are trying to get baskets for Boyle Park in LR as well.

Believe it or not, Gulley park is actually a "not too bad" course.

I only had problems with the crossing fairways and the hole that was near a path that people could walk right off a bridge into my fairway. (blind shot)

I seem to remember they changed up the course sense those days though. (It has been a few years sense I played there)

As far as Burns park. I played the RED course yesterday. 1st time in a few years.

Short short short. The only reason I shot a 52 was because of the trees. (I had 4 birds and 2 bogies from those frekin trees) And lots of pars. I should have been a few strokes better but I was not putting very well. (I did can a 50fter on #10 to save par after hitting the 1st and 2nd trees)

Personally, I like the Blue course better. It is a lot longer and I usually shot around even (54) on it. I get to play one of these courses at least once a year.


As far as courses, I added my 142nd course this weekend in Tenn. Until you have had a chance to play some courses. Don't knock any courses.

If you want to see a joke of a course play Lawton OK, or Saginaw TX. These are the 2 shortest open coruses I have ever played. I don't count Fin and Feather lodge or Lake Murry both in OK because both are part of the lodge and were designed for non disc golfers. (I think the Lake Murry course has a hole over 100ft on it, When I play there, I only take my putter. I play Fin and Feather lodge my Classic Roc and putter)

Best courses.

in my top ten places to play disc golf.
Burns Park AR, - Shelby Forest, Cedar Hill, 7-Oaks in Tenn, Water Works and Swope in KC - Roswell in GA - Garland, Circle R Ranch, ZBoaz in TX.

Without having seen Gulley Park, I will agree with Pizza God that you should avoid knocking on courses.

For starters, you have no idea about the countless hours of blood, sweat and tears that went into these courses. Someone spent a lot of time dealing with red tape and likely a lot of backbreaking labor getting that course installed. Having not contributed at all, you don't automatically have the license to rip on someone else's efforts.

Secondly, many courses are forced to make due with the land they are given. Not all courses have the ability to feature a links-style layout with topography changes and mature trees. While crossing fairways should be a last resort, sometimes that is the case.

And finally, you need to see other courses before making educated judgements on them. If you only play the USDGC course in Rock Hill, SC you will likely think that nearly every other disc golf course in the world is "a joke." When you have played a couple dozen courses, you may perhaps see that courses with design features you prefer may in fact be in the minority.

gulley Park is a great course. I learned how to play there 3years ago and it has only improved the way I play. After playing it day in and day out we designed Pro Tees, Alt. Tess, Skip a hole, and of course the regular tees. This course can range from easy to expert you just need to play with a course pro and let them show you the real Gulley park or as we like to call it The Mighty "G". Unfortunatetly we were unable to salvage our orginal course and it will be taken out on oct. 12th a long with a lot of memories from past years. But we are dealing with it as best as possible and are eager to start making new memories at Lake Fayetteville which opens oct. 15th. You need to come check out the newbie it plays a little more technical and when we get our hands on it. It will be comparable to the Mighty Z in Ft. worth

K-Man
Gulley Alumni