Ozark, MO

Grubaugh Park

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odysseus81
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 26.9 years 99 played 35 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun Little Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 3, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

I had fun playing this course. The terrain is quite open with some mature trees and quite a few immature trees that will really take this course up a notch as those continue to grow. The terrain is relatively hilly, especially on the front nine. Much of the back nine is flat. The park was very well maintained...and seems to be a great park for your wife to take the kids and play as well. There is an epic playground there=) As well as a very nice water park.
The course has nice concrete tee pads and signage on each hole as well as bag hangers. The course is very easy to navigate. We didn't have a map and there was only once or twice where we spent a minute trying to figure out where to go.
Most of the holes are in the 240-330 distance range, which makes almost every hole reachable. There were a few longer holes that gave you opportunity to grip and rip. The baskets were in very good shape and on quite a few of them, they had added a 3rd set of chains.

Cons:

These complaints are probably a bit nit picky, but they were things I noticed:
1. The tee pads are concrete, but they seemed pretty short to me. While you don't NEED a big run up, some people like it and there isn't much room to roam.
2. The course was not crowded, but if it had been, there were a few holes where one hole was throwing over places where you would be playing the next hole. In general, a few sketchy design elements like that. You have to throw over the road a few times, as well as multiple walking paths and there were quite a few people out exercising.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, a really fun course with some challenge. it had lots of little touches that you don't always see on a course like this and the park was great. Nice place to spend an hour throwing discs and working on your midrange game. I definitely recommend it over the other courses in the area that I have played.
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Donovan
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Experience: 37.1 years 302 played 187 reviews
3.50 star(s)

snuR ecA nuF 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a course that has a ton of Ace runs. Navigation here is real easy. There are little arrows at the bottom of the baskets pointing to the next tee. The newer concrete tee pads are fantastic. They have the combed surface to keep them from getting slick. When going to hole 5, you will see the old pad with a black "X" painted through the 5. Just move ahead of the pad and you will come to the new tee pad for that hole. Some of the old tee pads are still in place. Also, #15 was the only tough tee pad to find and it is located just above the hill from #7. The hole number is engraved in the front of the pad and the front right edge has the footage. This place is very well maintained and the trees are beautiful. This park is very clean and it seems that the Disc Golf portion does not get too many non-golfers. There is some slight elevation at work on this course. The pin placements are mostly in the open but the path too many of them is quite fun. They use the trees when they can really well.

Cons:

The information sign shows a 10-hole course, but it certainly is 18 holes. This course has no tee signs or trashcans.

Other Thoughts:

The Fun Factor here was decent. It was amazing that these 18 holes are put in such a small space and still feels like a nice sized course. I really enjoyed playing here. It was such a nice park and many of the holes were ones I wanted to throw a second tee shot on. If you are near Springfield, this is worth a run over to play this course. (Oh, to read the title, read it backwards.)
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DiSCRoCKeR
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 24 years 204 played 45 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good Beginner Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 13, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

I went to this course expecting to play a 9 hole course and was pleasantly surprised to find that it is now a full 18 hole course. Cement tees were still quite new and tee signs weren't in place, don't know if that's in the works or not. Easy to navigate course as there are black arrows painted at the base of the baskets that point toward the next tee. Short holes that offer enough interest with the trees and elevation changes in a nicely kept park. Good use of the park terrain and a couple of interesting pin placements.

Cons:

Holes are all pretty short, but they offer plenty of ace opportunities. Almost impossible to go over par on any of the holes. Some of the pin placements play a little too safe and could have easliy been stretched out to make for some longer holes. A couple of holes play too close to other holes and one hole actually plays across the fairway of another.

Other Thoughts:

A nice course for beginners to learn on and for seasoned players to work one their accuracy and short games. Just a few minutes off of Hwy 65 so this is a good course to stop by and kill an hour if you're passing through the area.
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beaker
Experience: 19.9 years 13 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun short course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 15, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Interesting terrain changes. Tee and hole placements force some tight shots. A good place to work on your short game. Tees are paved, though sometimes integrated with a walking path.

Cons:

Tees are only marked in the ground and can be difficult to find the 1st time around. Frequently crosses over a walking path in a multi-use park which could be a problem if anyone is around.

Other Thoughts:

Probably the most fun course in Springfield, though not for people who want to throw long. Most the holes can be reached on a decent (well-aimed) drive.
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dwellman
Experience: 26.8 years 28 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Just fine 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 21, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Impressive use of available space and terrain. Beginner friendly. Real baskets.

Cons:

None really. Some say it's too short or only 9 holes. If you (more experienced players) want (more of) a challenge, you go across the way to Nixa (McCauley Park).

Other Thoughts:

Kind of did not intend to play this course, but Sunset Park in Branson was basically a lake. So we drove up to Ozark. Played in the late evening. No one else around. Got two rounds in in less than an hour (even parking a disc in a tree on hole 3-- thank God for numerous baseball sized rocks). I like the fact that there can still be beginner friendly courses not using the dreadful Innova DISCatcher (with "bogey band [tm]").
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