Baldwin-Wallace University DGC reviews
3
0
Absolutely Horrifying... 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 7, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
+Baldwin Wallace has a little known disc golf "course" that plays around a pretty unattractive campus area in the middle of Berea.
+ There's baskets that are in playable shape. Its something to do if you're in between classes and need some putting practice.
+ I'm laughing writing this... maybe it's a good shaded area to have a picnic? The course sucks so bad this is tough...
+ There's baskets that are in playable shape. Its something to do if you're in between classes and need some putting practice.
+ I'm laughing writing this... maybe it's a good shaded area to have a picnic? The course sucks so bad this is tough...
Cons:
- There's a few important things needed for a disc golf course... And Baldwin Wallace doesn't have them.
- There's no tees or signs on any of the holes here. Like, I'm serious. No tees to speak of anywhere on the property.
- The baskets aren't numbered so you have no idea which basket is which. I just walked around and threw putters at random baskets scattered about.
- The grass was very long l, I guess it isn't cut often during the summer months.
- There's no tees or signs on any of the holes here. Like, I'm serious. No tees to speak of anywhere on the property.
- The baskets aren't numbered so you have no idea which basket is which. I just walked around and threw putters at random baskets scattered about.
- The grass was very long l, I guess it isn't cut often during the summer months.
Other Thoughts:
So Baldwin Wallace had no signs, no tees, and no real holes that I could find. The only thing keeping me from a 0.0 is the baskets are in good shape, and I guess there's 16 of them. So, it makes for decent practice. But this isn't a course, because, again... THERE ARE NO TEES!
14
0
Better than Beer Pong 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 22, 2011
Played the course:once
Pros:
- Very urban environment with your stereotypical college setting (manicured yards, benches for studying and lounging, beautiful brick and stonework buildings). This small city landscape is very flat and tightly packed with no extra room for a grip-locked full-armed rip.
- A nice scorecard is provided for you in the Lou Higgins Center Recreational Facility on the desk inside the second set of doors to the right (in the main entrance off of the parking lot).
- The Baskets are in good condition
- There were a few benches and trashcans along the way
- Plenty of parking
- There is a baseball field if you want to practice your drives
- This area is easy to get off the highway (I-71)
- A nice scorecard is provided for you in the Lou Higgins Center Recreational Facility on the desk inside the second set of doors to the right (in the main entrance off of the parking lot).
- The Baskets are in good condition
- There were a few benches and trashcans along the way
- Plenty of parking
- There is a baseball field if you want to practice your drives
- This area is easy to get off the highway (I-71)
Cons:
- Very little in the way of a mix of shots. Almost all throws are just a light toss to an open Basket slightly ahead of you.
- It's a putt-putt course
- The scorecard lists the first 8 Holes as the Yellow Course and the other 8 Holes as the Brown Course (Baskets are color coded at the top) so this actually plays like two 8 Hole courses with a long walk in between them. The flow does not work well as you really jump around a lot within each of those courses. Parking seems to be best if you do so at the Lou Higgins Center so that when you finish all 16 Holes you are near the parking lot.
- Only a few Tees are marked by small yellow cubes. It's total guesswork as to where the rest of the tees could possibly be.
- Baskets are not labeled. No clue which basket the scorecard was even referring to.
- An official map is sorely needed. There was a scorecard at the front desk but when I asked about a map the lady had no clue what I was speaking of. If someone gets their hands on an official map please post it here.
- It's a putt-putt course
- The scorecard lists the first 8 Holes as the Yellow Course and the other 8 Holes as the Brown Course (Baskets are color coded at the top) so this actually plays like two 8 Hole courses with a long walk in between them. The flow does not work well as you really jump around a lot within each of those courses. Parking seems to be best if you do so at the Lou Higgins Center so that when you finish all 16 Holes you are near the parking lot.
- Only a few Tees are marked by small yellow cubes. It's total guesswork as to where the rest of the tees could possibly be.
- Baskets are not labeled. No clue which basket the scorecard was even referring to.
- An official map is sorely needed. There was a scorecard at the front desk but when I asked about a map the lady had no clue what I was speaking of. If someone gets their hands on an official map please post it here.
Other Thoughts:
- Keep safety in mind as you play this course. You will have to keep an eye out for traffic when you are near the busy roads and for people when you are by the multiple walkways.
- The upkeep of the grounds is done very well. Doesn't seem to be much upkeep of the course though since most of the Tee markers were missing and nothing was labeled.
- Low traffic from disc golfers, high traffic from everyone else
- There is not much a challenge here but I would not recommend this to a beginner because of the safety factor on a few Holes
- There are no challenging Holes but the hardest Hole is the one that heads East, next to the tennis court on E. Center St (Hole # 11 I think). It's a tight area with the court on one side and the road on the other and a row of trees blocking the basket.
- Do not take my review in a negative manner because I think it's great that the college kids have a course here. I am rating this review as it compares to the average course. This is NOT your average course so it's tough to rate. The course is really just a few baskets for the college kids to use and for some public use. I can tell you that I would have made one hell of a drinking game out of the 6 baskets located in the area behind Lang & Findley Hall back in my college days.
I would not recommend making plans to hit this course unless you really had nothing else to do but my hope is that this course gets a lot of college folk interested in disc golf, and that's always a plus. So thank you to those that have put this course together!
- The upkeep of the grounds is done very well. Doesn't seem to be much upkeep of the course though since most of the Tee markers were missing and nothing was labeled.
- Low traffic from disc golfers, high traffic from everyone else
- There is not much a challenge here but I would not recommend this to a beginner because of the safety factor on a few Holes
- There are no challenging Holes but the hardest Hole is the one that heads East, next to the tennis court on E. Center St (Hole # 11 I think). It's a tight area with the court on one side and the road on the other and a row of trees blocking the basket.
- Do not take my review in a negative manner because I think it's great that the college kids have a course here. I am rating this review as it compares to the average course. This is NOT your average course so it's tough to rate. The course is really just a few baskets for the college kids to use and for some public use. I can tell you that I would have made one hell of a drinking game out of the 6 baskets located in the area behind Lang & Findley Hall back in my college days.
I would not recommend making plans to hit this course unless you really had nothing else to do but my hope is that this course gets a lot of college folk interested in disc golf, and that's always a plus. So thank you to those that have put this course together!
