860-886-PUTT
Cost:$5.00 PLUS TAX
(about $5.50 altogether)
Par: 53 Other
Activities: Bumper Boats
Difficulty: 8
Creativity: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This course is best summed up as less than impressive. It’s not the worst place to play, but
definitely a far cry from some other courses we’ve played. It has a few positives going for it, but the
negatives balance them out. First, the
good. The course has a nautical theme,
as it is set on the
Now for the bad. It all begins with a pricing model that drives one mad. All other courses we’ve play have included tax into the price to make it a nice even number. This course, however, insists on posting $5.00 as the price, then charging tax. The man at the desk shocked us when he told us the price and we were irked from the start. It also didn’t help that the people working there were less than cordial, but they stayed out of our way while playing. The second downer is the volcano in the middle of the pond that the course is set around. Now, although it was neat to see chutes of fire periodically, the volcano is pointless. It adds nothing to the course, doesn’t match the theme and is way too hot if you are on a hole close to it when it erupts. Worst of all, it doesn’t even look like a volcano. Another negative on this course is the overuse of the double hole. Too many holes on this course have more than one cup to shoot at. It’s fine to use this idea once, even better to add a penalty for going on one hole, but more than once is pointless and not very interesting. The last thing that brings this course down is the lack of water in the water hazards on some holes. Maybe we caught them at a bad time, but none of the little ponds in the holes had any water in them. If they did, there was only a centimeter or two and it was nasty water, great places for breeding mosquitoes. It makes the course look rundown and not cared for, and at five dollars a pop (a normal price for most courses), it could be better kept. Don’t rush out to play this course, or you’ll be sadly disappointed. Wait for a day when you truly have nothing else to do, then give it a try.
You
mentioned that the volcano at Putts Up Dock was way too hot when it
erupted. You didn't mention, however, that right around the volcano is a
"pond" for bumper boats. When I was really young, the volcano
went off and I was stuck within about 6 feet or so of the volcano, nearly
petrified (The Putting Penguin notes that this user also said that it didn’t
have any effect on him when he was playing the course). You're right
- the volcano is pointless, and I'd be quite happy if it were never
there. Plus, the tax you mentioned was strange. However, the course
is quite nice, with very original holes.
Reviewed in 2001
Reviewed by Pat and Mandy
Course Pictures (click to enlarge)
Map
Par:
53
Price:
$5.00 plus tax
Difficulty:
7
Creativity:
7
Atmosphere:
7
Putts Up
Dock is a challenging course compared to most I've played. The holes are long and have a wide variety of
curves and hills. It is difficult to get
a hole in one. The water may be murky at
times but it is a lot of fun.
Reviewed
in 2003
Reviewed
by: Anonymous