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Glenwood Community Church DGC

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n8_b
Experience: 17.9 years 35 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great little course for beginners, needs some tee signs 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 5, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice variety of shots, some open and some wooded
Good use of the land that they have
Close to town and other amenities
Decent variety of distance on holes

Cons:

No tee signs make navigation tough on your first visit
Can get very crowded on the weekend
Gets pretty muddy during winter in some spots
No real elevation changes to add to the challenge

Other Thoughts:

This is a very good course to take a family or a beginner. There is not much challenge for an experienced player but you could definitely get some practice in with the variety of shots and time needed.
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puaahunter
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 45 played 37 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice Community Resource 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 19, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice, fun, 9-hole course on quiet church grounds. Well manicured grass, reliable tee pads, and good baskets. Good use of available space including some elevation.

Cons:

There were no signs at the tee pads. With a compact course, clear signage to identify the correct basket is important.

Other Thoughts:

This disc golf course is a nice community resource. Good work, church!
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Breh
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.9 years 191 played 189 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 10, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent baskets, nice long tee pads. Decent change in distances for a 9 hole course. Lots of friendly players on the course very helpful. Not bad course to bring family or begginers pretty open

Cons:

No tee signs/ navigation is a little tricky. Pretty open no super challenge except for 1 or 2 holes. Can get windy

Other Thoughts:

Making all concrete ob gives a little more challenge. There's a huge field not sure if it's there property but could defiantly use it and add more holes.
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jnicola
Experience: 14 played 14 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A decent course overall 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 24, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good tee pads.
Solid variation between holes of dense woods, elevation, and fields with trees.
Rewards players with shot variation.
A fun short course to play quickly

Cons:

A lot of the holes are close to each other. I watched multiple people get HIT, and I heard people yelling fore the entire time. I had groups yelling fore at me a good amount as well. It's just too tight knit to get busy.

Can be a bit confusing until you know the layout.

Saw people throw wrong at hole 9 multiple times. Poor girls in the parking lot got clocked once and then not more than 20 minutes later had to scamper out of more discs way.

Other Thoughts:

They made what they have work. It's nice to add some variation to the courses I play, and I appreciate it for that. Disc golf may have just become too popular for how few courses there are, and this course is affected by that resulting in groups backed up back to back.
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JR Stengele
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 24 years 251 played 191 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Glenwood Community DGC 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 2, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Glenwood Community Church DGC is a beautiful nine hole course located in Vancouver, WA, and is the second course in Clark County (WSU-Vancouver being the first). This course has nicely mowed fairways and a good mix of short and long holes. Elevation comes in to play on the majority of the holes, although nothing is too major. Course maintenance is excellent, with trees and bushes trimmed back, grass well manicured, and no underbrush. There is a Port o' Potty located near hole one, a few garbage cans for litter, and two metal wire baskets near the tee which hold spare discs for church goers and new comers alike. There is ample parking, and only 100 feet from the start.

The course design has the first five holes playing through the woods, with the remaining four more wide open. The majority of holes range between 240-447 feet, with the exception of hole #5 which is only 174 feet (all are Par 3). Every tee pad is the appropriate size, cement, and in good shape, much like the DISCatcher baskets. Navigation around the course is quite easy for first timers, although look for tee pad #2 to the left of pin #1 as tee #4 is to the right. This course is rarely crowded, which makes this place perfect for practice. However, if competition is what you seek, then you are better off heading 5 miles south toward Leverich Park.

Cons:

As some of the other reviewers have stated, the course lacks tee signs after hole #1 (although there are #'s on each pin), and some of the holes feel somewhat redundant. Also, holes # 8 and 9 seem fairly basic compared to the rest of the course, and lack much imagination. However, as a whole, I truly enjoyed my time here and found this to be one of the better nine hole courses I have played yet! Last, the OB to the right of hole #4 can be somewhat an issue, as the grass is quite thick and there is a barbwire fence separating the churches property from their neighbor next door.

Other Thoughts:

The designers of Glenwood Community Church DGC really did a fantastic job utilizing the land and elevation they had present. Even though this course was intended for novice players, it can be challenging for advanced players as well. The locals seem quite friendly, and have done a terrific job maintaining the course. Vancouver has a lot to offer in terms of disc golf, and is close to Portland too!
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sillybizz
Diamond level trusted reviewer
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Experience: 22.3 years 426 played 402 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 7, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Glenwood Community Church is a great little nine hole practice course on the side grounds of the Church, right next the giant parking lot. We were there during Sunday service and were able to play the course which is really cool. There are a lot of neat little technical holes in the trees and one or two longer holes. They did a really nice job with the layout, flow and navigation, there is even good baskets and concrete tee pads.

Cons:

Sundays the parking lot gets jammed full of cars and it might be really hard to find a space anywhere near the course. There isn't a ton of challenge but the course is still fun to play, I would come here long before the WSU course a couple miles away.

Other Thoughts:

There were these hanging basket things on a post near hole one that I thought was for plants but I was told it was for people who want to borrow discs to play, most likely Church members, this is a great idea. The baskets were empty, hopefully someone will donate some more discs there; I would have if I had known what it was for when I was there.
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Doktor John
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 35.3 years 423 played 64 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 10, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Creative use of limited space
Labor of love for the disc golf community
Good course to introduce newbies to the sport
Nice course to practice various shots
Well maintained

Cons:

After hole 1, no signage or tee markers
Very redundant holes (mainly due to the limitations of the space available)

Other Thoughts:

I don't like dogging anyone who puts up a course for people to enjoy--especially when it is a private property course like this one...
It's a decent course, especially for those who live in the area -- I wouldn't go out of my way to play it though
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