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City Park DGC reviews
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Not your typical city park!
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 1, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
City Park is located right in Iron Mountain, MI. It is a huge complex filled with all of the usual park amenities, plus some unusual ones like a 12 point buck viewing pen. One side of the park is home to an 18-hole DGC.
This plays as a very technical course throughout. There are a great mix of fairway shapes cut through the moderately to heavily wooded area utilized for the course. Elevation changes are also present on almost every hole, and in some cases they are pretty significant. A few holes that still stand out in my mind three months later include the opening one (a steep downhill throw back towards the parking lot), #7 (a nice left turning fairway playing down a valley then back up the other side), and #15 (only 164' but requiring a thread-the-needle line down another steep hill). The distances are not very long (all holes are between 200' and 300' except for #15 and the 312' #5) but the amount of technical challenge will keep this course interesting for many disc golfers.
The baskets are yellow banded DISCatchers in fine shape. One per hole. There are very nice sponsored wooden benches at most tees, and trash cans spaced out periodically around the course.
This plays as a very technical course throughout. There are a great mix of fairway shapes cut through the moderately to heavily wooded area utilized for the course. Elevation changes are also present on almost every hole, and in some cases they are pretty significant. A few holes that still stand out in my mind three months later include the opening one (a steep downhill throw back towards the parking lot), #7 (a nice left turning fairway playing down a valley then back up the other side), and #15 (only 164' but requiring a thread-the-needle line down another steep hill). The distances are not very long (all holes are between 200' and 300' except for #15 and the 312' #5) but the amount of technical challenge will keep this course interesting for many disc golfers.
The baskets are yellow banded DISCatchers in fine shape. One per hole. There are very nice sponsored wooden benches at most tees, and trash cans spaced out periodically around the course.
Cons:
The other infrastructure is a bit of a mixed bag.
- The tee pads are rubber mats that I found to be a little bit uneven and slippery.
- Each hole has a long Blue tee, and most also had short Red tees. Both tees are marked by a post with the hole number and the top painted blue or red (which is nice), but the tee signs only appear at the Blue tees. These tee signs are a little weird. They show a photo of the hole taken from the tee with a suggested flight path, the hole number, and distance. Many also have OB areas indicated, and distance "to the corner" of the dogleg which is nice. But some of the lines depicted seemed misleading, and overall I would have preferred actual maps of the holes.
- The navigational signage is decent overall, but I did have issues finding the first tee. You can see the basket for this hole near the parking lot, but you have to walk up the path to the right of it up the hill to find the tee. Some signage directing here would help start the course off on a better foot.
- There is a kiosk, but no map was posted on it when I visited.
- I didn't see a practice basket, although there is an open area next to the parking lot that could be used for field work.
There are some cross-country ski/hiking trails that run through the course. People were using these during my visit, so the several blind throws at/across it were a little concerning. I also thought that a couple of the fairways felt pretty close together (5/6, 17/18) so be sure to look out for other DG'ers when playing those holes. Hole 15 starts a little too close to hole 14's basket for my liking, and could also use some stairs cut into the steep downhill fairway.
Those looking for long bomber holes or water hazards will not find any here.
- The tee pads are rubber mats that I found to be a little bit uneven and slippery.
- Each hole has a long Blue tee, and most also had short Red tees. Both tees are marked by a post with the hole number and the top painted blue or red (which is nice), but the tee signs only appear at the Blue tees. These tee signs are a little weird. They show a photo of the hole taken from the tee with a suggested flight path, the hole number, and distance. Many also have OB areas indicated, and distance "to the corner" of the dogleg which is nice. But some of the lines depicted seemed misleading, and overall I would have preferred actual maps of the holes.
- The navigational signage is decent overall, but I did have issues finding the first tee. You can see the basket for this hole near the parking lot, but you have to walk up the path to the right of it up the hill to find the tee. Some signage directing here would help start the course off on a better foot.
- There is a kiosk, but no map was posted on it when I visited.
- I didn't see a practice basket, although there is an open area next to the parking lot that could be used for field work.
There are some cross-country ski/hiking trails that run through the course. People were using these during my visit, so the several blind throws at/across it were a little concerning. I also thought that a couple of the fairways felt pretty close together (5/6, 17/18) so be sure to look out for other DG'ers when playing those holes. Hole 15 starts a little too close to hole 14's basket for my liking, and could also use some stairs cut into the steep downhill fairway.
Those looking for long bomber holes or water hazards will not find any here.
Other Thoughts:
Overall, this is a solid technical course with a few issues. I would love to have this one close to home. As is, I won't go out of my way to play here again but would definitely hit it if I happen to be back in the area.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
15
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wolfhaley
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience:
20.1 years
1020 played
588 reviews
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 17, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
City Park DGC is an awesome mix of woods and elevation for the entire round. There's really only a handful of holes that are truly flat. The elevation goes from undulating fairways to massive downhill and cross valley shots. Trees on every hole to maneuver through and around accentuate the challenge.
The baskets here are your standard Discatchers with the yellow bands. As usual these pop out nicely in the shade of the woods. These baskets, while a bit older, still catch great. One pin and pin position per hole.
The tee signs, where present, are a bit odd to say the least. They have the hole #, distance, par and actually show the distance to the corner of any doglegs, which I can't recall ever seeing before. The map on them shows a picture of the hole with yellow dots showing the discs flight path from the tee perspective. There's a few next tee signs scattered throughout the course in needed spots too.
The design of the holes here (flow not so much) is very well done in my opinion. They use almost every square inch of property in this corner of the park to great success. The hole 14,15 and 16 section is pretty cool.
The wooded hills generally offered a couple ways to access the pin. One might be skinnier or less obvious but there were multiple lanes on most holes. Nice mix of left, right and straight shots here though, at least as far as the intended lines.
The course plays on the shorter side. Definitely a par 3 course. I don't think there were any holes over 300' or just barely if there were. I don't think this is a con at all. This is a pro in my opinion, especially with the space available here. Forces shot shaping and accuracy over sheer distance.
The course is permanent and free to play. Numerous benches scattered throughout too, which is nice after some of those uphill walks.
The baskets here are your standard Discatchers with the yellow bands. As usual these pop out nicely in the shade of the woods. These baskets, while a bit older, still catch great. One pin and pin position per hole.
The tee signs, where present, are a bit odd to say the least. They have the hole #, distance, par and actually show the distance to the corner of any doglegs, which I can't recall ever seeing before. The map on them shows a picture of the hole with yellow dots showing the discs flight path from the tee perspective. There's a few next tee signs scattered throughout the course in needed spots too.
The design of the holes here (flow not so much) is very well done in my opinion. They use almost every square inch of property in this corner of the park to great success. The hole 14,15 and 16 section is pretty cool.
The wooded hills generally offered a couple ways to access the pin. One might be skinnier or less obvious but there were multiple lanes on most holes. Nice mix of left, right and straight shots here though, at least as far as the intended lines.
The course plays on the shorter side. Definitely a par 3 course. I don't think there were any holes over 300' or just barely if there were. I don't think this is a con at all. This is a pro in my opinion, especially with the space available here. Forces shot shaping and accuracy over sheer distance.
The course is permanent and free to play. Numerous benches scattered throughout too, which is nice after some of those uphill walks.
Cons:
The tee signs are one of the bigger cons. Not so much the signs themselves but all the missing ones, which was quite a few. I also wasn't a big fan of the hole map shown from the perspective of being on the tee. Kind of strange. A few more next tee signs would've been helpful in spots as well.
The course set up is a bit odd. We found 17 first, so played that and 18 before wandering around for probably 10 minutes before finding hole 1, which does NOT start near the parking. To find hole 1 you need to walk up hole 1's fairway the entire way, which ends with a huge flight of stairs you walk. Before starting your round. Throw your shot and basically head back where you just came from. Weird.
A fairly busy walking trail winds it's way throughout most of the course, sometimes blindly off the tee. Not the safest course I've played in this regard.
The course set up is a bit odd. We found 17 first, so played that and 18 before wandering around for probably 10 minutes before finding hole 1, which does NOT start near the parking. To find hole 1 you need to walk up hole 1's fairway the entire way, which ends with a huge flight of stairs you walk. Before starting your round. Throw your shot and basically head back where you just came from. Weird.
A fairly busy walking trail winds it's way throughout most of the course, sometimes blindly off the tee. Not the safest course I've played in this regard.
Other Thoughts:
This was just a really fun course to play, once I figured out where the hell I was going that is. I'd absolutely recommend this course to anyone that's in the area. Not worth a huge drive out of your way to play by any means, but a really fun round. I'd be ecstatic to have this course near me.
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Killerbies89
Experience:
4 played
4 reviews
Fun Park 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 6, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
This is a awesome park, there is a Deer reserve(Big deer) on the property that is really cool. This is a fun par three course, very wooded with some tight tunnel shots. Very technical wooded course. I would recommend you play this if you are in the area, go feed some deer some acorns. A lot of elevation.
Cons:
It is a par three course, I would say the average Distance Is about 250 to 275.( not a bad thing for a smaller arm) the course could use some new placard's kinda got lost a bit. A lot of elevation for some this isn't great if there are older players or heavyset players, I am both haha and had a great time with the course. Alittle bit more work and this course could be5 Star Easy.
