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Denver Memorial Park DG reviews
10
0
Good Beginner Course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 4, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
This is a "typical" niner looping an open public park, with the added benefit of a few wooded holes
+ The first unexpected touch is a "disc house" on a post by the first tee holding a half dozen loaner discs. That alone was worth a picture and a smile. You're in a public park with a baseball field and a skate park; it's not a stretch to think some new players will be introduced to the game
+ In the vein of new players, this is a good layout for beginners. Holes are short and pars are generous (the two holes longer than 400' are par 4's), and the run of three wooded holes (#2 - #4) provide a taste of something other than just baskets in open fields
+ Poured tees (stamped to look like paver tiles), good baskets
+ The first unexpected touch is a "disc house" on a post by the first tee holding a half dozen loaner discs. That alone was worth a picture and a smile. You're in a public park with a baseball field and a skate park; it's not a stretch to think some new players will be introduced to the game
+ In the vein of new players, this is a good layout for beginners. Holes are short and pars are generous (the two holes longer than 400' are par 4's), and the run of three wooded holes (#2 - #4) provide a taste of something other than just baskets in open fields
+ Poured tees (stamped to look like paver tiles), good baskets
Cons:
- Temporary paper signs at the tees (assume permanent ones will be coming) - and some of them missing. This led us to a big navigational error, because coming out of the woods on #4, the tee that's right in front of you is #8 (with no signage). We didn't realize our error until we reached #9 - which led to a lot of backtracking (I think we played 1-2-3-4-8-9-5-6-7 and had a long wet walk back to the car)
- It was a long wet walk because much of the park is in a bowl. The wooded section of the course is especially muddy (fairways can be impassible), and even the open sections of the park can be very wet
- Although the wooded hole #4 is only 329' and par 4, the lines are a bit narrow for beginners. It's not a "bad" hole, and the par is generous - but the woods cut in pretty close for an otherwise beginner course so it felt out of place for this layout
- It was a long wet walk because much of the park is in a bowl. The wooded section of the course is especially muddy (fairways can be impassible), and even the open sections of the park can be very wet
- Although the wooded hole #4 is only 329' and par 4, the lines are a bit narrow for beginners. It's not a "bad" hole, and the par is generous - but the woods cut in pretty close for an otherwise beginner course so it felt out of place for this layout
Other Thoughts:
~ Hooray for Eagle Scout projects!
~ The course starts out promisingly, but ends gets pretty dull after you come out of the woods on hole #4. The rest ends up being just another course in an open park, working it's way around athletic fields
RECOMMENDED COMBINATIONS:
This is a 30 minute play, and it's not interesting enough to play a second time. You can play a few 9's by combining this with Elizabeth Township, or as a warmup if you're headed to play the 27 at Roland Park
~ The course starts out promisingly, but ends gets pretty dull after you come out of the woods on hole #4. The rest ends up being just another course in an open park, working it's way around athletic fields
RECOMMENDED COMBINATIONS:
This is a 30 minute play, and it's not interesting enough to play a second time. You can play a few 9's by combining this with Elizabeth Township, or as a warmup if you're headed to play the 27 at Roland Park
7
0
crabfoot
Experience:
4.9 years
226 played
5 reviews
Wonderful Park Course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 27, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
- Nice flat concrete tee pads.
- New baskets
-Tee signs are accurate and serviceable.
- Loaner discs at #1 tee pad.
- Variety of short, technical wooded holes and wide open holes.
- Wood chip walkways between tees and baskets for the wooded holes ( 2,3 and 4 )
- Beautiful little park with lots of amenities.
- New baskets
-Tee signs are accurate and serviceable.
- Loaner discs at #1 tee pad.
- Variety of short, technical wooded holes and wide open holes.
- Wood chip walkways between tees and baskets for the wooded holes ( 2,3 and 4 )
- Beautiful little park with lots of amenities.
Cons:
- Holes 5 and 6 are repetitive.
- There could be some congestion around holes 7,8 and 9 if a baseball game is going on. These holes circumnavigate one of the baseball fields.
- There could be some congestion around holes 7,8 and 9 if a baseball game is going on. These holes circumnavigate one of the baseball fields.
Other Thoughts:
This is a wonderful little park course. The three wooded holes ( 2,3,and 4 ) are short, but technical. The openings through the woods are wide enough to not be intimidating. The open holes have some length to them. They give you the opportunity to air it out. They aren't too long as to frustrate noodle arms. I played this course after a full day of rain. The ground was soft, but not muddy. The wood chips make a difference. Thanks to the Eagle Scout who made this course possible. He put a lot of thought into it.
7
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Just needs more trees 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Aug 31, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
Denver Memorial Park is a new Eagle Scout Project done very well in truly nice park. We're talking 4-5 seperate pavilions with tables, a good skateboard park, a fish pond complete with 25c fish food, multiple playgrounds, aside the typical baseball fields and asphalt paths of normal parks all on 12 acres.
The first pleasant surprise for DGers was the disc box with some park and scout troop 115 branded putters and midranges to borrow for the round - a really nice touch for beginners without their own discs or for those just hearing the chains rattle for the first time and investigating what these strange contraptions in the grass are for.
The course itself is about 1/3 forested and 2/3 open and has the typical beginner lines. The forest holes were obviously a lot of work and kudos for that, I wished there were more of them once I got back onto open #5.
The teepads are stamped concrete, well done. Some resemble tiles or aged wood, etc. #1 was slippery in the rain but the rest had more all weather finishes as the patterns changed.
#4 is the signature hole of the course, bar none, it gives a hearty taste for advanced forest holes like in state park course like Tyler or French Creek. Teeing off, you need to navigate stands of trees in an oval fairway before the final stretch shoots off at 10 o'clock in a tunnel towards the basket out in the open.
This is a good hometown course to have. With a few minor changes to improve variety, it could rise to three star.
The first pleasant surprise for DGers was the disc box with some park and scout troop 115 branded putters and midranges to borrow for the round - a really nice touch for beginners without their own discs or for those just hearing the chains rattle for the first time and investigating what these strange contraptions in the grass are for.
The course itself is about 1/3 forested and 2/3 open and has the typical beginner lines. The forest holes were obviously a lot of work and kudos for that, I wished there were more of them once I got back onto open #5.
The teepads are stamped concrete, well done. Some resemble tiles or aged wood, etc. #1 was slippery in the rain but the rest had more all weather finishes as the patterns changed.
#4 is the signature hole of the course, bar none, it gives a hearty taste for advanced forest holes like in state park course like Tyler or French Creek. Teeing off, you need to navigate stands of trees in an oval fairway before the final stretch shoots off at 10 o'clock in a tunnel towards the basket out in the open.
This is a good hometown course to have. With a few minor changes to improve variety, it could rise to three star.
Cons:
At the moment, posts are in but the teesigns are temporary laminated paper.
The open terrain is all the same. The open holes after #4 became a bit monotonous, for example #5, and 6 were basically the same shot, open forward and left, forest treeline and basket right but just distance variation. Also, having the majority of open holes in one stretch is a bit much. It's obvious that they were crammed into their own spot behind the baseball field and the best with that space was done. This is the norm for community parks but it limits the game.
Next time, I'll personally go #7-5-6-1-2-3-4-8-9 to break up the open holes more, since #7 starts near #1 that route entails no extra walking distance.
Going by the teesign for #7, there was a large pine (?) tree guarding the basket but it must have just recently been cut down which is a shame for both that hole and for #5 going the other way.
Which brings me to this. If I were to suggest one low cost but high return way to improve the course, just plant some trees strategically on #5-9, not just to guard baskets but also restrict shots off the tee with a line. This course needs some more variety which keeps it from being rated higher.
The open terrain is all the same. The open holes after #4 became a bit monotonous, for example #5, and 6 were basically the same shot, open forward and left, forest treeline and basket right but just distance variation. Also, having the majority of open holes in one stretch is a bit much. It's obvious that they were crammed into their own spot behind the baseball field and the best with that space was done. This is the norm for community parks but it limits the game.
Next time, I'll personally go #7-5-6-1-2-3-4-8-9 to break up the open holes more, since #7 starts near #1 that route entails no extra walking distance.
Going by the teesign for #7, there was a large pine (?) tree guarding the basket but it must have just recently been cut down which is a shame for both that hole and for #5 going the other way.
Which brings me to this. If I were to suggest one low cost but high return way to improve the course, just plant some trees strategically on #5-9, not just to guard baskets but also restrict shots off the tee with a line. This course needs some more variety which keeps it from being rated higher.
Other Thoughts:
Starting Point: The end the drive goes into an oval loop. Walk north between the skatepark and the pavillion, back towards the forest is the first tee near the asphalted park walkway (on google maps 40.239059, -76.142528). You will see the disc box beside it.
