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Olney, IL

Kiwanis/Rotary Park DGC

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2.735(based on 13 reviews)
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jobwilson
Experience: 14.9 years 73 played 13 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Not Good. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

+Nice, long, even concrete tee pads.
+Mach V baskets, very nice.
+Fairly descriptive tee signs.
+Hole 6 was nice. It is a 200' tunnel shot with a lake view to your left.

Cons:

-Dangerous design. There are quite a few holes where you throw over another hole.
-Poor concepts. I'm not a fan of the design concept where you throw a 350' wide open shot and then cut a 20' circle in woods to create your green. That's exactly what the first two holes are.
-Pedestrians. There were people ALL OVER this park. Granted it was the weekend and people were recreating, it was absurd. Some less than wholesome individuals parked their car right by 8's basket (which happened to put it directly in front of 9's tee pad).
-Roads in play. I've some great courses with roads in play and I have no problem with well designed road holes. The problem with this course is that the roads have a lot of traffic. This is a very busy park with many activities. I would like to see holes kept farther from the road.

Other Thoughts:

This may be the worst review I've ever written, but it is difficult to articulate the amount of discomfort I felt on this course. I've played courses with worse designs and I've played courses in much shadier places.
There was just something this course that really struck a nerve with me. It really felt like whoever designed it really wanted an 18 hole course, so they just put baskets all over the place with complete disregard of logic, reason or safety.
I saw one reviewer say this is a good beginner course. I completely disagree. I think a beginner with a 175 Champion Boss in his hand is going to hurt someone when he tries to throw over their head.

I really believe this course needs to be redesigned into a 9 holer or there needs to be some new land/obstacles found to make this course SAFER. A professional or experienced designer would do this course some good.
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