Green Lake, WI

Green Lake Conference Center

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wolfhaley
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Experience: 20 years 1008 played 579 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 12, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is set up by the youth center inside the campground. It starts just south of the youth center and ends pretty close to hole 1 which was nice. The baskets here are DISCatchers that caught fine and as always are easy to spot. Tee signs are large, white boards with just the hole # on them. A few had white and blue tee distances written on them in marker but those were pretty faded away on most. There are plenty of next tee signs throughout which is awesome because there are a number of longer walks between holes. A mix of open (mostly) and a few wooded holes. Flow was actually pretty easy once you finally find the course.

Cons:

The chains on the baskets are probably some of the rustiest I've ever seen. They caught fine but who knows for how long. There is a lot of walking in between holes. It would have been nice to have more of the woods used but it is designed for youth campers I'm assuming so it does make sense that it's more open I suppose.

Other Thoughts:

This was one I just wanted to get played after years of seeing it on the browse map. It' s not worth any kind of trip out of your way to play but is decent enough if you're camping here. If you have the time you'd be so much better off going a couple miles away to Zobel.
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Badger45
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Experience: 23 years 131 played 22 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Decent campground course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course sits inside of the campground area at Green Lake Conference Center and is decent, considering that it's far from the main attraction of the area.

- Innova Disc Catcher baskets in very playable condition. A few could use new chains, but they are all level and caught well.

- The course uses a mix of wooded and open areas. You could start on hole 1 (Park at Youth Center on Stone Fence Rd) or Hole 5 (park near cabins on Cabin Rd).

- Well maintained fairways and tee areas. Considering that we never saw anyone else playing the course, and it's still regularly maintained, that was a nice touch.

- Clean grounds, though you won't find any garbage cans on the course itself. Many times, I consider pack-in / pack-out a pro.

- Many of the holes are short, due to casual or new players being the predominant users of the course. There is room on many of the holes to play them quite a bit longer, if you wanted to.

- Quiet campground setting, for the most part. Staff that we encountered was friendly and did not question whether or not we should be there. On-site camping available.

Cons:

- Some long walks between holes that made navigation a little confusing the first time through.

- A few of the baskets had heavily rusted chains.

- Getting into the area could be difficult without a map.

- There's a lot of potential for an extra 9 out here, but I doubt it's on their radar. That being said, the course is entirely flat, so it would be double the same sort of disc golf.

Other Thoughts:

If you swing into the area to play Zobel or WARP, I'd say that this is a good place to warm up or just mark off your list of bagged courses. Since we were camping there, it was easy to play it a couple of times a day, when nothing else was going on. It's definitely an area known more for the lake activities and world-class ball golf, so there's a lot of extra things to do while you're here.
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Stardoggy
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Experience: 12.7 years 1009 played 214 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Worse things in the world... 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 5, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent 9 hole course stuck in the middle of a large campground.

The basics:

Easy enough flow to the course. Lots of "next tee" signs to get you where you're going.

Two tees at each hole, signified by white blocks (shorts) and blue blocks (longs). While this is a nice feature, it is somewhat difficult to find the blues on a few holes. More on this later.

Some interesting shots here, especially on 1-3 and 8-9. Nothing too tough, but at least there's some obstacles/woods. Hole 1 is especially nice, with a pseudo-tunnel shot. Hole 2 is nice, as well, in the woods. It's a shame more of the woods couldn't be used here.

Discatcher baskets, all in good shape. The hole numbers are in the appropriate spots, which helps with navigation on the open holes.

Cons:

Natural tee pads, which were in fine shape, at least early in the season. I can't imagine this course gets too much play, so I'm sure they stay playable.

Tee signs are just hole number. No distance, or any other information, but at least they're easy to spot and help with navigation.

Quite a few open shots here, especially on holes 4-7. Holes 1 and 2 is about the only one that can't be hit with some kind of hyzer/straight mid or putter shot.

Not a ton of distance needed here, even from the longs. Hole 2 is long-ish, but nothing too crazy.

Other Thoughts:

GLCC isn't a bad course for what it is. If I was camping here, and just wanted to spin a couple quick 9's, it would definitely suffice. If I wanted challenge, I'd head a couple miles down the road to Zobel, which is to say, I'd usually head to Zobel.

Not the easiest to find, as you have to venture pretty far back into the grounds to find the course. It's apparently pay to play, but I doubt there's too much fuss put up if you show up and play, which should take all of a half hour for two players. Getting out can be a journey, as well. Make sure to stay on the main roads.

I parked by hole 5 and played the loop starting there. On-season bathrooms are right across the road, and there's a small children's playground.

To be fair, this is only a camper's or bagger's course. Nothing too much here to get you excited. I gave it 2.0 solely for the good few holes and dual tee pads.
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