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Whitmore Lake, MI

Independence Lake - Picnic Course

3.55(based on 3 reviews)
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AKormendi
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Experience: 25.7 years 65 played 27 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Ooooh.... lake... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 3, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Lakeside holes add serious aesthetic appeal without serious risk of disc loss. It's really pretty.
-Elevation changes well used. Mild slopes abound.
-Baskets are immaculate. They're so orange and shiny and new and pretty.
-Decent variety of shots. While there is little in the way of tight wooded areas (Try Red Hawk, onsite, for that) there are shots that must be approached from either side, a mando through an arch, a sharp uphill rightward spike shot, and some distance shots.
-Clean and unspoiled.

Cons:

-No tees. They do try and use the park's concrete whenever possible, and it makes some holes nicer. But there's not enough grass to keep the mud stable at most of the tees when its wet. As a winter course, you've got wetness or frozen ground most of the time, so this is more of an issue.
-A decent number of places to damage your discs on concrete.
-No signs, and a few places with a decent distance to the next hole. Check out the course map at the Red Hawk first tee.
-Opportunities to hit parked cars in southern lot. Park in northern lot unless you're playing Red Hawk.

Other Thoughts:

This is an awesome addition to the areas courses, and helps make the winter a little more bearable. It is temporary, but that makes it nice. There's no trash from summer's fairweather disc golfers, there's no graffiti. There's just you and the cold and the lake. And its nice.

In this area there's a lot of tight wooded courses. This course gives you open play, with enough trees to keep it interesting and challenge your shots, and some good scenery. A good round on its own, and combined with on-site Red Hawk, you've got a great way to spend a winter's daylight.
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