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Fox Lake, WI

Fireman's Park

2.445(based on 8 reviews)
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Stardoggy
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Experience: 12.8 years 1009 played 214 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Interesting and Strange and Oddly Fun 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 2, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

9 hole course set in a multi-use park with a pool, baseball diamonds, and children's equipment.

Discatcher baskets on all holes. They were a tad old and faded, but all caught well and were in good shape. Every hole had at least two pins and some had 3. Those positions were all quite varied, and seemed well thought out.

Tee pads were varied, with some on concrete, some on roads. Two tees per hole (white/blue) that were signified by blocks in the ground. Even the natural areas were level and easy to throw from.

Tee signs at every hole, which provided tee positions and showed all pin placements, along with all corresponding distances. They also had trays on them, which were handy for holding a cold beer, or 15 piles of bird poo. Regardless, navigation was relatively easy.

A lot of different shots here, which isn't all that usual for a park course. Obstacles and mandos are used well, which force shots on many holes. More on this below. Nice differences in distance, especially between tees. The alternate pin placements really changed the distances.

Cons:

The tee pad blocks were sometimes not easy to find, especially the blues. They're all out there, but not immediately apparent.

I was fortunate enough to play here on a Thursday at noon, with nobody around. Unfortunately, several holes play directly through, over, and around park activities, to include basketball courts, driveways, bleachers, and baseball diamonds. My favorite (this is sarcasm, folks) shot was the one that went directly between the scorer's booth and the snack stand, and over the bleachers.

Seriously, though...if there is anybody actually using this park, you're not going to be able to play several holes. There is also issues with pins/shot lines being close to private property. A terrible shot on hole 1 could legitimately end up in the city pool, hole 3's pins play pretty close to fence line, hole 7's line plays directly over a driveway, and the list goes on.

Several of the holes play pretty wide open, especially in the shorter pin positions.

Other Thoughts:

I actually had a pretty fun time playing this course. When nobody's around, it's pretty solid for a small city park course. I was fortunate to be throwing well this day (as an Int player), but beginners, wind or just a bad day could have errant throws ending up in places they shouldn't be.

Play it when it's empty, and you'll probably have fun. It's not a place to go out of your way for, but there's far worse ways to spend some time.
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