Imagine if I were a course bagger (and an 'achievement whore') from Ohio en route to visit family in Ontario. I might be looking for an easy, quick, short, nine hole course up in the corner of Pennsylvania, so I can check that state off my list (Oh...I'll be back, of course!). Now if you're in the same boat, with the map I sketched up here, Duck Run is not a bad fit. Just don't assume this'll be a challenge or a lifetime memory, and you'll be pleasantly surprised.

I was expecting a bit of dilapidation, and maybe a little bit of a letdown, but once I found my way around, I found two sets of tees and a lot of interesting use of the rolling, creek-bordered woods to keep this deuce or die course interesting. The shorter tees looked like they might be manageable for kids to enjoy. The longer ones aren't going to challenge anyone above Recreational level, but I actually enjoyed annying (rhbh) downhill to the slightly raised first basket, having a creekside gut-check on 2 & 5, and the fun of being able to see a nice reachable line through the woods, and over the ravines throughout.

Without a map, you could get really confused here the first time. And the one I drew up might not be entirely what they intended. Don't come looking for long drives or super difficulty. This is a fun campground diversion, and not a championship course.

Tees are colored 4'x4's in natural turf, and baskets are older 12 to 18 chain portables. The signs on holes 2 & 8 are missing or deteriorated. The sign on 6 is lying down. The blue tee on 7 needs a cleanup and leveling. And it's really unclear if the 8th basket has been moved, or was intended to play pretty much in the fairway for 9, with 9 being on the steep slope by the practice basket. If so, the flow is reasonable, but the safety is an issue. In fact, you could hit folks on the next tee from holes 1, 5 and 8. But on the other hand, this isn't a course that's going to get a lot of play.

Though the creek crossing bridges were expertly built to begin with (often with steel beams!), they are a little disheveled now. You'll be crossing at least three of them.

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised that this course seemed to have been designed by someone who knew something about how discs fly, what makes for a fun shot, and was laid out using the underutilized woods of the campground, away from most of the other activities. It made for a good stretch halfway to Ontario, and achieved my purposes.