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Oregonia, OH

Camp Lebanon

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2.55(based on 2 reviews)
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thrembo
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Experience: 49 years 242 played 195 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Cute Kiddie Campground Course

Reviewed: Played on:May 29, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

A short private kids campground course. Some tees marked by a small arrow sign with just a hole # and maybe hole distance. Tees also marked by a small paver block. Recreational distances with some shot shaping elements. Pretty course with mature trees and a smidgen of water.

Cons:

Unfortunately, there are several cons. Several of the tee signs are missing and the paver markers can be hard to find. There are several other park activities and buildings that need to be thrown around/over. The course will not be available if there is an event going on.

Other Thoughts:

The course is at a stage in its life when a makeover/improvements need to be addressed. I would only recommend this course to extreme baggers or those with children that they want to introduce to the sport.
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sisyphus
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Experience: 12.7 years 398 played 383 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun was number one in the design of this run 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 20, 2020 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This fun nine hole course lies not too far north of I-71, not too far from Gulley and Camp Swoneky, and provides a reasonable challenge level for the intended audience. The camp is really attractive, with a small lake, plenty of woods, a play field, and numerous buildings and campsites, with the disc golf course woven right into the 'campus'. The style of play includes several shorter, technical, wooded shots and a couple of wide open holes in the middle over 300 feet in length. Holes 1, 2, 5, 7 & 9 will be ace/deuce runs for the intermediate disc golfer, but there are some puzzlers as well (hole #2!). I really liked having the variety of an ace run opener with options for lines of approach, all the way to a 'longer' hole 8 that brings a pond and woods into play on the right side of the dogleg fairway. ...and none of the holes really played up "hill" :)

The flow of the course is logical, looping from beside the small gravel parking area just past the bridge, and proceeding counter clockwise (mostly) to the left side of the drive, and back to where you parked. When there aren't other activities going on, a round here probably won't take you a half an hour, will be mostly cart friendly, and will be playable all year 'round.

What's impressive is that the design incorporates a nicely diverse set of challenges, and allows variable lines of flight. Even when a basket seems to be in the wide open, its often set on a slight slope to make the 'green' just a little bit 'faster' if you get on the wrong side on your approach.

I usually think the best order of course design is 1) safety, 2) fun, and then 3) challenge. I know this course went for fun first and foremost, because the private nature of the setting allows them to control safety somewhat, and it was never intended to be a competition level layout.

Cons:

My main 'con' would be that the design definitely interacts with other camp activities, so supervision will be required for less mature disc golfers. Holes 5 through 7 throw over picnic tables, tight around the corner of a building with aluminum siding, or directly over a campfire circle and horseshoe area. You will need to look to the other side of a building to get to holes 2 and 6. And you can expect some marshy wetness in the low areas on the 8th & 9th fairways, and sink holes on the approach to the 3rd basket.

Signage is very basic, and some of the course may have been altered a little after they were 'inked' (for instance, hole 3 is definitely over 300 feet, not 220 something). Natural tee areas are only marked by a paver. And finally, I was indeed puzzled as to the intended line of flight for hole 2, with its deciduous and pine trees making it difficult to even find the basket, much less finding an "air" path to it. I imagine an accomplished big arm might sky hyzer over the trees, but the skill set to throw to the green on this short hole seemed to me to be out of character for the rest of the course.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed visiting this camp course, but did contact Alex the day before, and met him when I visited. Please be sure to follow suit. And I hope folks respect the fact that this is a Christian camp, likely has some minimal behavioral expectations, and might have scheduling complications from time to time.

Reviewer Background as of this writing: played 333 courses and written 316 reviews, with skills hovering around a 900 rating, with folks ranging from age 7 to 87, so I try to write reviews helpful to all.
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