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Modoc, IN

Kamp Modoc DGC

2.135(based on 4 reviews)
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sisyphus
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Experience: 12.7 years 398 played 383 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Appeal: Gimmick Greens 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 1, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

An investment in quality Discatcher baskets at this private, rural Indiana lakeside campground was made in 2010, and a pretty decent nine hole course was installed on the acreage concurrently used for 'Chucker Golf". Even in its current state, the DG course is a fun, quick round for folks who want to air out a few drives and play a little risk/ reward on a couple of touchy approaches and greens.

Despite the DG course no longer having any markings for where to tee off, if you play it somewhat as suggested in the map(s) on here, you'll find:
A mostly level 1st hole that plays around 300' to a tree-guarded basket,
A long (600 feet or so), wide open 2nd hole,
A downhill 3rd to a basket guarded by a small copse of trees,
A fairly unique 4th hole that plays +/- 300' along the eastern dam (berm) side of the lake, with a narrowing fairway and an elevated target hanging with the basket rim about 8' off the ground, at the northeast corner of the lake,
A 400' downhill crowd-pleaser 5th south off the dam wall towards the road (with a drainage run and a scary culvert to the right of the green,
An uphill 6th with an unusual window through a wooden wall just a few feet in front of the basket (assumed as a mando),
A longer 7th, slightly upslope to the basket just in front of a massive disc-eating pine,
A down slope 8th basket placed between two gorgeous pines, with the lake view beyond, and
A short 9th that completes the loop back to the start, but with its basket uniquely placed under a tree in a rock garden.

Overall, there is currently enough space and uniqueness at Kamp Modoc to interest disc golfers from the casual beginner to maybe an Intermediate skill level, and enough room for safari golf.

Cons:

However, there are some downsides, the main one of which is that the course is moving toward a more private status. I spoke with a campground worker the day I played there who told me they'd had some less than savory experiences with the disc golf community, and have as a result decided to officially make this a private course for the exclusive use of camp patrons, likely as soon as the end of summer, 2014.

Until they do, there is a fee ($3) just to play the course, and there are now no longer any markings for tee areas (which had always been grass anyway). There are still wooden signs and the in-ground holes for the chucker golf course, and those fairways definitely cross the flight paths for the disc golf targets. And when it's dry, holes 1, 8, & 9 play adjacent to or over the pathway for the community's golf carts used to access the lake. So there is strong potential for non-dg'ers to be out there, and cautious play is a necessity.

In terms of course flow, you may arbitrarily use some of the chucker golf tees for dg tees, but the hole numbers won't necessarily correspond. You will walk back up the 4th fairway to play toward the 5th basket, and near the 8th to play 9.

If you do happen to play the elevated basket, and you don't play Center in the NBA, look for a stick before putting out on the hanging basket. The rim is 8 feet off the ground. Personally, my arm can't reach over that lip and down to get my discs...

Other Thoughts:

With Kamp Modoc DGC going increasingly private, and already a bit remote for most players, I'm actually glad to have gotten a late opportunity to try it out. But I probably wouldn't have planned to return, if that tells you a little something helpful. ;)
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