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Grass Lake, MI

Big Portage DGC

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3.315(based on 16 reviews)
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RiverBandit
Experience: 20.7 years 51 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 22, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Cement Tee Pads

Nice Signs for each hole. Very easy to navigate between holes with the option of bailing out back at the parking lot after 9 holes.

Nice use of elevation on almost every hole.

Well Defined Fairways with well place obstacles Forcing almost every type of shot.


Cons:

Almost all of the holes were fairly wooded. No room to throw the long bomb if you have one.

I don't have a long bomb so it's really not a con to me though.

Other Thoughts:

There was only on real long hole so this course could definitely be enjoyed by players of all skill levels.

We played this round in January so it I couldn't really tell how rough the rough really was. But it appeared to have a lot of thorns, looks like it could be pretty thick in the summer.

Overall this course may be one of my new favorites.

I can't wait to play it in the spring time.
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runninlikebarry20
Experience: 15.1 years 111 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 4, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great flow, cement pads and signage. The fairways have had all the leaves removed which is amazing in its self. This course has a great fun factor and is very clean. Great scenery.

Cons:

None for me but the short holes will not be favored by the big gun arm types that have no clean up game.

Other Thoughts:

Well worth the drive. I will be returning here time and time again.
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AKormendi
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 25.7 years 65 played 27 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Quiet, peaceful, and excellent 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 2, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Quiet. Idyllic woods. Saw deer while playing.
-Nicely defined fairways.
-Good amount of elevation changes for the area.
-Good concrete teepads, except hole 9 which was still dirt, and signage. Very easy to find your way around, once you're at hole 1.
-Good variation on shot types. Front nine favors righties, back nine has more lefty/forehand shots. Uphills and downhills. Straight shots, and big hooks.
-Bathrooms and water on site.
-No vandalism or litter. Please keep it that way.

Cons:

-Evidence of a lot of poison ivy during poison ivy season, but not bad during November.
-Carpeted by leaves in early November, we were lucky to not lose any.
-Pay to park, but changed to 10$ from 24$ annually with car registration, which makes it a lot cheaper. Support your state parks. Probably free if you play in the off season, too, as there was no staff on site to collect our money.
-6 different kinds of thorny vines in the roughs. Not too dense, but you want to stay on the fairways.

Other Thoughts:

This course deserves much better scores than it received when it was only 9 holes. I noticed that it had not been reviewed since it went to 18 holes, and made the journey, hoping it would exceed the 2.5 stars rating it had averaged before. I was not disappointed. As pretty much the farthest west of the courses that can still be considered in the Ann Arbor area, it has a lot of strong competition, but I definitely found it worth the trip and a solid addition to what is already a very strong local scene. Come out and enjoy some of the most peaceful disc golf in the area.
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