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Brandy Lake DGC

3.55(based on 18 reviews)
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arndtad
Experience: 20.9 years 61 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Short but Fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 13, 2001 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Fairly easy to navigate and well landscaped using natural materials. Some benches along the way. It's mostly wooded with many shorter holes making ace runs a possibility. It's the type of course that you can reasonably expect to throw under par at even playing them all as par 3's. There isn't major elevation but just enough to remind you that it isn't flat.

Cons:

There is maybe one hole that will stretch your arm out. It can get a bit busy at times. Despite the wooded nature, there doesn't tend to be a major penalty for failing to get a drive down the fairway cleanly. It really makes the threat of ever making a 5 exceedingly rare.

Other Thoughts:

Overall it is a great "city course". I drive from Rhinelander to play it from time to time and would recommend it to anyone that will be in the area but I wouldn't drive too far out of my way to play it.
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Glo Roc
Experience: 21.8 years 102 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Short but well manicured 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 31, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well manicured course in a nice park. Nice touches with the rocks and mulch.

Cons:

Very short with many holes under 200ft and many seem exactly the same. No pets allowed but we played with our dogs b/c we drove 4 hours to play it. PDGA site should list no pets. I believe the course was listed as 'challenging' and I'm not sure it really is. Did not look for alternate pin placements so maybe some length can be added.

Other Thoughts:

It really is a nice course. Just a lot of short holes. Not for the big arm or seasoned pros but very well manicured. Could use more garbage bins that are regularly emptied. Take out your own TRASH!
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Murderous Monkey
Experience: 12.8 years 19 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice Northwoods Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Teepads are very nice concrete, and even.
- Signs for distance, as well as placement are very nice.
- I believe most holes have an alternate pin, didn't look for one on every hole.
- Phenomenal landscaping throughout. Paths, benches, rock walls.
- Nice baskets
- For the most part, it was fairly easy to find the next hole.
- Lots of ace potential.
- Some elevation change, not much, but it isn't entirely flat.

Cons:

- Short, redundant holes.
- Some holes, if thrown poorly can possibly hit other golfers, or go into a swamp.
- No place to really "air it out" even a little. Most holes are mid or putter, with maybe a couple on the back being a fairway.

Other Thoughts:

Although it's a very short course, you have to be fairly technical as there are a lot of trees and one errant throw, you could be over. Given the space they worked with, it's a very nice course along with the landscaping. I would've rated it a bit higher had it had a few longer holes. I was going to play it again right after my first round, but the redundancy of the course made me reconsider, and not play. Of the 3 Northwoods courses I have played, this is by far the nicest and I will play it again.
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Geoffro
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.1 years 16 played 16 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good Rrecreational Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 30, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

I was impressed by this young course's aesthetics, as well as its ease of use. Often times a new course will lack clear signage and look all that greats, as the developers are going to "get to that later;" as their priority is to get the course playable. Brandy Lake DGC looks great - nice tee pads (though some on the back nine are not yet installed as of this review), rock-lined fairways with moderate but not distracting landscaping. The course was installed in an already existing public park that offers a swimming beach, ball diamonds, picnicking, etc. Unlike many courses installed in existing parks, it does not interfere with other park activities - at no point along the course would you have to stop to wait for non-golfers to clear the fairway or risk driving a disc into a center fielder.

Cons:

This course in limited in the number of types of challenges it can present to the player. As I moved from hole to hole, I started to get some dejà vu e.g. "didn't I just play this hole?" This isn't to badmouth the course at all - they were limited in terms of what they could do with the space they had, lack of elevation change, etc. I got the feeling lots of holes were left-turning as well, but this would fit with making the course more fun for beginners (those who are not left-handed anyway). The lack of variety in types of challenges offered limited what I could honestly do with the rating.

Other Thoughts:

In spite of some of the limitations of this course, I really had a pretty good time playing. I think some of this had to do with the feeling I always get playing a newly developed course, but more so to the amount of effort the developers put in to making the course great to look at as well as easy to navigate. While this course does not present the level of challenge experience players might enjoy more, it will almost certainly increase the number of disc golfers in the area. This is the kind of course that presents itself and the sport in general to the public through presence in a public park. Lots of people who have never played before will be introduced to the sport at this course, and our numbers will continue to grow because of it. Kudos to Brandy Lake - nice job.
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koogs
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.7 years 130 played 20 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good beginner/intermediate course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

18 holes with concrete tee pads, 7 holes have a 2nd pin placement. Tee signs were nice with all the info you need. There is a "Next Tee" sign very visible near each basket. Navigation was easy except for hole 10. Going from basket 9 to tee 10, I passed basket 14, which made me wonder if I was going the right way. When I checked the map (from this website), I found out I was, but it seemed a little weird. Decent mixture of left/right/straight---10/6/2

Cons:

Very short distances. 11 of the holes were under 200', and depending on pin placement, the longest was 301' As I was playing, it seemed that a lot of the holes were similar (curving left), but when I counted them, the ratio was 10--6, left to right, which is probably about average. Only mild elevation on this course. The tee signs didn't tell me which pin placement was in use, but with the short distances, I really just had to look down the fairway to tell.

Other Thoughts:

If a family-friendly, beginner to intermediate course was what they were after, they did a very nice job. The course was being well used and most of the others out there were families, which was good to see. There is just enough challenge for that level of skill. More skilled players will find this course too easy. I had 11 birdies and I'm not that good. The course is in a city park, but is mostly separated from the other park users. Hole 17 has a walking path on the right and a driveway on the left and I did have to wait for a pedestrian and a car to clear before I threw and if you really overthrow one, you might reach the parking lot beyond the basket. Like I said, they did a nice job with what they put together, but the short distances and lack of elevation or water or anything unusual, I have to give this only a 3.
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