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Racine, WI

Johnson Park

3.425(based on 13 reviews)
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jasonc
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.1 years 265 played 35 reviews
4.00 star(s)

SE Wisconsin gem of a course!

Reviewed: Played on:May 3, 2023 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Johnson Park is a beautiful, mostly wooded course with great variety throughout. More than half of the holes have 2 basket locations.
-Hole 1 is a fun way to start with a wide open tee pad but a low ceiling just past the halfway point, just over 300'. Hole 2 is another fun one. It's a shorter, heavily wooded hole around the 200' mark with a deep valley right in the middle. Hole 3 is another heavily wooded fairway that includes a big water hazard (Root River) on the left side of the entire hole.
-Signature hole is #15. Plenty of trees surrounding the fairway with the elevated basket at 300'.
-Gateway baskets are in great shape.
-Signs with hole maps and distances to all of the baskets have been recently installed on the tee pads. It was great to see that one of the previously cited cons from past reviews has been addressed out there.
-Next tee signs have also been installed on the baskets.
-Walking paths have been woodchipped to resolve many of the navigation issues cited in previously posted reviews below. We noticed a couple of big piles of woodchips on the back 9.
-Benches and garbage cans are on most holes as well.
-I love the secluded feel here. There is an adjacent ball golf course in this public park but it doesn't overlap at all with the Disc Golf course.

Cons:

-Tee pads are inconsistent. Most are brick pavers with a couple of rubber pads and 1 turf pad on 7A that isn't ideal. We normally tee off next to it. Some of the brick paver tee pads are uneven.
-If you don't stay on the fairway, the rough can be very rough especially during the summer months.
-For first-time players here, there are some blind shots and you will have to walk up the fairways if you want to see the baskets before you tee off on #5, #10--14 and #16.

Other Thoughts:

If pressed for time, I would come back and play a round here over anything else in the area. Brandon & crew have done an amazing job prior to originally opening here back in 2016 and still do. They have put in a ton of hours, blood, sweat and effort....it is really showing now! Thank you all for providing one of the very best courses in SE Wisconsin!!!
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Ima_Acehole
Experience: 3 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Gem of a course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 16, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Lots of scenic obstacles.
Not packed, generally your own course.
Elevation changes.
Good mix of wooded and open.
Beautiful.

Cons:

Lack of signage and often requires hunting around a few minutes to find next hole.

Other Thoughts:

Challenging course.
May seem daunting for new players, but seasoned players will enjoy the courses versatility and scenic obstacles.
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TeebirdDan
Experience: 21 years 90 played 24 reviews
4.00 star(s)

first course in this county!!! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 24, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

designed to its fullest potential , use of river and ravine threw first 9 holes is very good. i love all but the last two holes of this course . work is always being done on this course no shortage of woodchips to mark out putting greens and paths . course will only get better [RAPIDLY!! due to somebodys insane work ethic.

Cons:

can get a little swampy on some fairways due to little ground springs n such.

Other Thoughts:

Designer has done a ton to bring this gem to life .first course in Racine county . hopefully not the last.
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Senorpinchy
Experience: 35.2 years 117 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Play This Course, Soon. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 22, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Another great Southern Wisconsin
course with a plethora of Technical to Inspiring holes, that are both advanced and moderate . Each hole holds a variance of possible shots, yet with its limited relief around the fairways and tucked away baskets there are opportunities to score, but beware the course bites Aggressive play. This course has none of the sophomoric issues you would find in a Municipal (older, or run down city course) course. You can see with ease the direction of play and the next hole.

Cons:

Its not finished so until it is I have nothing!

Other Thoughts:

I loved this course, I've played for 2 decades and then some, and I will be back every time I play in South-Eastern WI.
I think the leadership on this DGC has a pretty good line of sight and am also Excited to see all the progress brought to fruition sooner than later.
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wolfhaley
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 20.1 years 1022 played 594 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Soon to be GREAT 2+ years

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

Pros:

Just to start off: This course is brand spanking new as of late summer 2016. So take this with a grain of salt as far as cons and I'm going to base my rating on when this course gets all brick tees and signs are added which are already present on quite a few holes. I played this course for the first time today on a wet, dreary day. The lack of actual tee pads had a definite effect on my round no doubt. That being said, I was thrilled with this course. The design is top notch. The use of the available land is unreal. There is every type of shot you can imagine here. There's water in play, big elevation, major roll away potential, elevated pin.....etc. The Gateway baskets are new to me as far as I can remember but are fantastic. I hope more courses utilize these instead of Disctossers. A little harder to see but catch way better. The navigation is super easy even now. They have a ton of directional arrows to aide with this. The elevated basket on 15 maybe is an awesome feature. Bottom of the cage is probably 6 feet up. The right turning valley shot with the root river on the left on 3, The right to left valley shot on 2.....It's balls to the wall here throughout. Just play this if in the area. And don't review it bad because it beats you down. It will. Embrace the pain. The designers KILLED IT here. Awesome job guys.

Cons:

My cons are basically all due to the newness of this course. As of this writing the natural tees are not ideal. Very few tee signs but again I'm sure these are coming. Stumps and other tripping hazards along some fairways. Not the courses fault but pick your s*** up and throw it away or pack it out. This is the only course in Racine.

Other Thoughts:

I have played over 200 courses before this one. I honestly wasn't expecting that much based on 3 reviews. I was floored with the overall everything of this course. I'm playing it twice more tomorrow before I head home in fact. If they do the pads right and add tee signs this is a 4.25 for sure. If in the area hop off I-94 and hit this thing up. Finally Racine has a course, I've been waiting, and this is going to be better than anything in Milwaukee already and up there with the foxes in Kenosha. Play this for sure.
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lukeanater27
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 8, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great variety of shots is required on this course. They have short, very technical wooded holes, as well as longer more open ones.
Great use of elevation. Holes 2 and 3 are awesome! Who doesn't love to throw over a deep ravine? While the rest of the course does not have any extreme elevation changes after hole 3, the elevation that is available is used very well.
Very unique basket placements. While many courses would have just put he cage in an opening near the end of the hole, this course finds very nifty places to tuck the baskets up.
Hole 15 now has a very cool elevated basket.
Concrete is now in he process of being added.

Cons:

As of right now, most of the tees are still grass. A few of the hole have concrete or rubber tee pads. However, I've heard that concrete pads will soon be implemented.
Towards the back nine, it can be pretty rough looking for a disc if you go off the fairway. It's pretty thick woods.
Still a lot of stumps on the ground. I often found myself tripping over them throughout the course.
Starts in a picnic area, which means that when big festivals are going on, hole 1, 17, and 18 may be unplayable.

You won't find any huge par 4s or 5s here. There are some longer 3s however.

Other Thoughts:

Overall a great course that I really like. There's a river that plays a part on hole 3, and a little bit on hole 8, thats adds to the fun.

There is also a golf course in Johnson park, but you will never actually see it besides the driving range at holes 1 and 18. This is good because it means that there is a clubhouse! The clubhouse has a bar and good food too
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