Clarksville, OH

Gulley Park

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LStephens
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17 years 78 played 15 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Multiround Goodness 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 9, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

One of the best designed courses given the land available that I've seen. Some may say the tunnel shots are repetitive but I disagree. I find the course refreshing in the sense that it is different from the other courses I play and it forces me to slow down, hit my lines and not try to force shots. I think Hole #1 is a great starting hole that is tight and a great Ace opportunity straight from the car...while #2 is a tough follow up hole. Then the dance starts of deuce or die holes with #5 thrown in just to humble you. I feel the over the top shots of #13 and #15 force me to throw shots that I rarely throw anywhere else and can only elevate my game as a traveling tournament player.

The course plays extremely fast eventhough there is some distance here. The safety factor of next tee from basket is great. The elevation changes play nicely on the holes but your legs never feel it. You can play multiple rounds here without getting beat down. The course is always clean and rarely is it ever crowded. The baskets are in great shape and will hold an Ace.

Cons:

I really wish this course would install some concrete tee pads. I'm just not a fan of dirt tees. If it has been raining all week this course will be very wet. Hole #1 will have a nice mini-pond before the basket. #16 and #17 can flood as well. The wooded holes have a lot of poison ivy as well...but that is being taken care of little by little and is no where near as bad as it was a few years ago.

From time to time #2 thru #5 can have super high weeds. Sometimes the parks will cut out 30' wide fairways and sometimes they will cut the entire field...you never know until you play. #7 & #8 can have high weeds and briars as well. When #15 isn't cut very well the up and over shot can have you looking for a while for your disc since you are throwing blind over the top right.

Other Thoughts:

Gulley Park is an hour from my house. I rarely get to drive up and play but when I do I really enjoy myself. I always play atleast 5 rounds when I go. The rounds go quickly and I rarely feel tired afterwards and I'm 41 years old. If this park was close to my house I would most likely choose it to be my daily park before work. Three years ago this was my first exposure to elevated baskets(#12).
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Bikinimower
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.7 years 174 played 67 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Suprised by how good it was 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 31, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great use of the Land they had available to them
Very High Fun Factor
Visually great course
Clean, Maintained, Mowed
Nice flow not to hard to Navigate
It's beaten in pretty well, even if you throw you disk into the brush it's not hard to find.
Some great tunnel shots
Great for beginners and advanced players

Cons:

Can be repetitious
There are some big holes here but for reasons I can't explain it just felt small

Other Thoughts:

This course didn't look too exciting when I first pulled up, but I turned out to be very pleasantly surprised. The main thing that kept popping into my head as I was playing was how great of a design job this course has. The fun factor is Huge! A quick look around and you could see that the land they had to work with was not that good but they really made the best possible use of what they had. I think this is the best course I've ever seen in terms of squeezing all that you can out what you have to work with. Props to whoever designed this course. I loved the tunnel shots.

There is a good mix of shots here but there are also a lot of similar holes. It feels like you play the same hole several times.at one point you zig zag across a field and there are 2 or 3 identical holes. Also the tunnel shots are the bread and butter of this course but they may have gone to the well a few too many times

It seems hidden and out of the way but it's right off the highway. I would recommend it for both newbys and longtimeers and for locals and road trippers

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BennettUA
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.2 years 134 played 24 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 14, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Lots of fun to be had here! Good for pros to work on their details, good for beginners to work on improving.
No holes are TOO tough. Some turns, some rolling hills, but no major elevation. There are some gaps you have to hit, but they are fair, and not many tunnel shots.
Well laid out.
Easy to navigate, and great tee signs.
No one here to get in the way(the two times I've played anyway). We played a group of 8 and had a blast.
Park and course seem well-maintained.

Cons:

Muddy if there's rain.
Not much elevation change. I'm from the foothills of the Smokies, so I'm used to wooded courses with lots of up and down. This course is pretty flat(but fun).
Poison ivy.

Other Thoughts:

Lots of fun here, definitely worth hitting if you live in the area. There are better courses around Cinci, but for a nice change of pace, or to better your game, or to just try something new, this course will satisfy that need to hit chains and feel good about it.
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RogueArtist
Experience: 15 years 26 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Warren County's Best Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 25, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Variety in Hole Design
Never Crowded
Clear Signage
Good for Beginner to Advanced Players
Thoughful Course Layout

Cons:

Muddy Tees
No Restroom Facilities

Other Thoughts:

Gulley is a quality course hidden in the countryside of Warren county. I've taken both experienced and new players here and everyone has enjoyed it. The designers really did a good job of using the land they had to thoughtfully construct the course. Hole #1 is deceptively difficult especially in summer when foliage creeps in. #2-4 are open holes with a tree line close to the pins again requiring some control with approach shots #5 is unique and challenging with its risk/reward opportunities. #6 is a forehand Ace opportunity
7 and 8 are good risk reward and 9 requires a straight initial throw to get you out of the woods into the open field.

The back 9 are longer more open holes which is a nice change of pace from the tight 5-9 on the front 9.

10 is a reasonable par 3 with a deep bunker cut out just past the pin on the leftside. #11 is an open downhill hole good for practicing drives. #12 is uphill with an elevated basket that can cost you a stroke if you arent careful. #13 is probably the best hole on the course, it has an elevated tee through a narrow corridor of forest that opens up into a slow open uphill area with a few large trees. A well placed drive and/or approach shot gives you a chance for eagle. #14 is open with a very large tree that seems to grab your disc more than it should. #15 is the courses longest hole. It requires shot through a very narrow gap in the trees, then a wrap around an extraordinarily thick stand of trees that protects the basket. A good drive usually gets you a birdie. 16 and 17 are both through narrow corridors of woods. Both seem to have overgrown a bit from when the course was originally installed. 18 is open and somewhat long.

This course is a great course for people looking to get into disc golf and get some experience under their belt playing the game. Its a little easier than some of the other courses I have been to, but a lot less frustrating.
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Innovastar
Experience: 15.2 years 16 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great Hidden Suprise 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 23, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This has a good mix of wooded and open holes. Small corridors off tee pads and in the fairways make what could be easy holes very challenging. It has a good mix of short ace-able holes and holes where you have a good sized approach shot or even another drive. The signage is great, only confusing spot was between hole 8 and 9.

Cons:

This course doesn't not have concrete tee pads, not a big deal for me but would like to see more defined tee pads. Maybe add a board at the front of the tee or something. Some locals seem to use #9 basket as a practice basket so it got confusing when you come out of the woods and are trying to figure out where to go next.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course for all levels. I took guys out with me that is was their first time and they had a great time. The course can play tough but still be fun. There are some areas of rough that are just mean and thick with tall grass and briers. I would definitely recommend playing this course if you happen to be in the area.
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NatiBuckeye
Experience: 16.9 years 26 played 14 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Gulley 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course offers a variety of shots.
This course is a very good beginner friendly course.
Advanced players can work on their mids and putting for 2's here.
The last two holes are very wooded.
Several holes require players to manage to drive through some moderate to large gaps in woods.
A decent amount of elevation changes add some difficulty.

Cons:

The parks department and/or the people who manage the park do not do a very good job of trimming you can easily lose several discs.
This course is on the short side for the majority of holes.
Most of the holes are very open and dont require any kind of line shaping.
Almost every hole does not have a concrete tee pad. Some have weird tees like carpets or other materials.
Water and restroom facilities are very lacking.

Other Thoughts:

This course is somewhat in the middle of nowhere. It can be hard to find if it is your first time.

You can have an enjoyable round here if you just top by or if you want a break from the normal cincy parks. However this is not a park to plan a roadtrip too.
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CincyDiscGolf
Experience: 15.7 years 22 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

One of the better parks around Cincinnati 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Very well designed

-Variety: The course goes through woods with heavy under brush, through some open type areas, and through another wooded area near the end with little under brush but not as much room to toss.

-Nice Tee Signs: Including par, distance to basket, and a picture to show which way to go. Also near the parking lot there is a large colored map.

-Memorable holes:

Hole 1 has a small creek that goes through it and the basket is on top of a bank that plateaus off. There are wood slat steps to help players get up the bank with ease.

Hole 7 is a shot through trees and over a creek that is neat.

12's basket is on a wooden pyramid.

15 has a shot through a gap in some trees. From there you have to go around a patch of trees which are extremely close together to get to the basket on the opposite side.

Pretty much all the holes at Gulley are fun and challenging.

I've only been playing around a year, but this park is easily one of the better ones around this area.

Cons:

-No running water = no drinking fountains or sinks (there are portalets with hand sanitizer).

-May be a bit short for really good players. IMO the wholes are plenty long enough with the amount of woods and bends in most of the holes.

-Dirt Tee Pads (someone has put carpet down on a few of them)

-Hole 1's fairway can flood after a heavy rain. (someone put down some stone cylinders as a walkway to get through the area that floods)

Other Thoughts:

I love this park.

Bring drinks, and enjoy this hidden gem.
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timg
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 21.9 years 356 played 59 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A Hidden Gem 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 22, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well maintained with a little elevation thrown in and a lot of shots that will challenge your placement and accuracy. Great signage through out the course including signs pointing you towards the next tee if it isn't immediately apparent where to go.

The course also looked to be well-maintained and quite clean. Also, I was the only person in the park for my entire stay so you probably won't have to worry about other park users or waits at tees.

Cons:

Some holes are a bit on the short side. The dirt/carpet tee pads weren't the greatest and a few holes have you throwing near fenced off areas which might be a pain should you have a really terrible shot.

Other Thoughts:

Despite its short-comings, I had a really enjoyable round at Gulley Park. The park had a great mix of open and wooded/semi-wooded holes. Some were on the short side as I mentioned above but almost all of the short holes involved a challenge of some sort, usually in the form of trying to hit a gap in the trees to make it to the basket.

The open holes were just that, very open and straight forward for the most part. There were quite a few that involved making it through a gap of some sort (#13 and #15 come to mind right now). Hole #12 had an interesting elevated basket to change things up a bit as well.

Overall, I'd recommend a round at this course. It won't knock your socks off by any stretch but it would be hard not to have a good time playing here.
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kytopbutton
Experience: 16.2 years 9 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 4, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is one of the best designed courses that I have played with a nice mixture of open field holes and wooded holes. Even the wooded holes have wide fairways and allow you to let loose.

Cons:

Many of the holes have flat fairways and water stands on them after a rain.

Other Thoughts:

The park has portable toilets which is a nice feature.
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danhyzer
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 36.1 years 2302 played 125 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 25, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

# 16 was a beast as you had to throw your drive through a small (10 foot maybe) gap between trees and into an open area and then you had to turn your next shot around a group of tall skinny trees as the basket was in the rear of the trees. Good luck, and a good hole.

#13 basket was on a homade elevated platform (I wonder if this great idea is patened??)

# 1 and # 10 started in the same general area.

Port a johns available

plenty of parking

Cons:

holes # 2, # 3 and # 4 are about the same thing as all you do is throw from one side of the field to the other. DIRT tees.

Other Thoughts:

I lost a glove somewhere on the course the day I played this hidden gem as I see nothing but good things coming from this DG course and park (if you find the glove, you can have it). Beautiful country park
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discgolferjr
Experience: 16.5 years 16 played 16 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Gulley Park DGC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 6, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice course. Chainstar baskets. 18 holes. Good mix of wooded and open holes. Great for kids and beginners. Slight evolution. Portible Restroom in parking lot. Mix of long and short holes. Excellent teesigns.

Cons:

Could use some kind of teepad. Bees nest on Hole 17. Only a few lefty holes. Thorn bushes. No trashcans. Two HUGE German Shepard's wondering the course, will NOT leave you alone. Honk and drive at them with your car, but they might follow you.

Other Thoughts:

Perfect course. Mason Sports Park and Williamsburg are a few minutes away so go play those too.
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agentdozzer
Experience: 15.9 years 98 played 16 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 24, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good wooded course not to thick but some gap shots call for hard turns. Good mix with some open holes. Seemed to be well taken care of mowed fairways not alot of trash.

Cons:

No teepads, bathrooms, or trash cans. Could use some more d, and elevation. With that you cant build elevation and they did good with what they had.

Other Thoughts:

a new course with alot of upside park has room to add a few 500+ holes. The design keeps you in and out of open, light wood and two heavily wooded holes.
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slacker7875
Experience: 15.9 years 6 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Good Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Lots of variation in the course. Tight areas in the woods and narrow throws between wooded areas.

Cons:

Muddys tees and way too much underbrush in the woods if you have a bad throw.

Other Thoughts:

Fun course, this was my first time playing and it got me hooked.
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chuckynobbs
Experience: 25 years 19 played 18 reviews
3.50 star(s)

gulley 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 11, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

lots of holes that will help improve your game

Cons:

woods are thick, i had two ticks crawl on my legs...most holes are for righties...
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davidmparslow
Experience: 26.3 years 82 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

gulley open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

played the gulley open. great time the course was great. I would recomend this course to anyone. Longs, short, and technical. Well rounded nice course.

Cons:

to many short holes for me. maybe some longer technical shots.

Other Thoughts:

flamingos are terrifying ?!?!?
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