Kent, WA

Lake Fenwick

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antsofthesky
Experience: 32 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Balanced Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 10, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Good layout for intermediate length shots.
-Elevation change.
-Concrete tee pads
-Beautiful course

Cons:

-Mosquito central during summer.
-Rough is really rough, stay on course!
-Not much room to air it out.

Other Thoughts:

Good course for a day of golf.
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Breh
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.9 years 191 played 189 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 17, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Some really cool pin placements! Some signature pin placements as well like the boat and a elevated basket. I really enjoyed this course. Has some okay elevation changes, and crazy hillside. Navigation isn't bad and has tee signs and nice tee pads, and there's some good mixtures of holes and shots.

Cons:

Not much lighting, the walk back down from hole 5....this is just small little things overall I thought the course was great.

Other Thoughts:

Play it and you should enjoy it
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Schreuds2.0
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.9 years 93 played 81 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fenwick: a course with character 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 25, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Tees are adequately sized, overall good.
-Tee signs are visible from a distance and helpful with hole number and distance
-Baskets are in good condition, 2/18 are Mach V, the rest are DISCatcher
-Fairways are clearly defined as separate from the rough and in good condition
-Elevation, when present is used very well, hole 4 has an unspoken OB created by the massive drop off, many other holes have to be analyzed to prevent roll-aways
-This is a very wooded course, the trees come into play on every hole and are a major defining aspect of this course
-Water only comes into play on one hole, but it is used very well and not extremely daunting
-Nice benches on every tee
-The course's surroundings are beautiful, it is a very nice forest area typical of the Pacific Northwest
-Wide Variety of shots required
-There are two cool features I was particularly excited about, and elevated basket, and an island hole, basket number 6, the island, is also in a boat, kinda cool, i have also never played on a basket that has been elevated with a pole, so that was cool.

Cons:

-Tee signs are not helpful with basket location or flight route
-Most shots are blind from the tee, the lack of flight path on the sign makes it really hard to tell where to throw
-Paths are quite nasty, the walk between 4 and 5 might as well be a sledding hill, made of mud
-Navigating this course would be impossible without a map, so you better get it from DGCR, because it isn't on the kiosk
-While the course design is great, the course has an unclean vibe to it, probably due to the obscene drawings and messages on every bench and sign.
-Mandos That are apparently present according to the map, do not show up on the course, or they do, but as a mossy sign that looks like part of a tree.
-Pretty forehand dominant course. There are backhand lines, but they are really difficult to hit, where the forehand lines are easy and obvious.
-18's elevated pin is (in my opinion) too high, I played with my 6'4" friend and even he had trouble getting our discs out

Other Thoughts:

Well Worth the half hour drive, I will return soon.
New shoe index: 2.5/4
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53Clubs
Experience: 10.1 years 23 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Good Fun for Everyone 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 6, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Challenging, but not intimidating
-People (I usually note people as a toward the end 'pro' if I encountered good people there - I found the people at this course to really be exceptional, helpful, advocates of the sport and of this course specifically, so they are near the top).
-Great elevation change holes with some 'uh oh' areas if you miss bad, leaving you chasing a disc down a long hill, but not likely to lose it even in those cases.
-Great shape to holes, uphill, downhill, right turn, left turn, good varying distances (nothing to rip your arm out of its socket) and obstacles are used very well.
-You are in the woods, but the underbrush is well worn as a good mature course should be so you get to deal with the 'obstacles' and not the 'garbage'.
-Navigation is reasonable, and any nav difficulties are well mitigated by the great people who are welcoming and ready to give you a point toward the next basket or tee.
-Typically wet areas (none were wet as I was there in a dry July) have raised wooden walking paths and physical bridges.
-There is at least one seating bench at each tee number.
-Woods provide good shade if it is a sunny day - nice alternative to some nearby 'out in the open' courses that can be real scorchers.

Cons:

-There is parking, but its not hugely abundant and you might end up parking in a (safe) area up or across the road.
-Navigation is not 'readily apparent' so if you visit for your first time and it is not a typically 'good DG day' (i.e. there is a chance you will be there alone) I could see it being hard to find your way around.
-Tee signs indicate distance, but not direction or shape, so you can find yourself continuing walking even after arriving at the teebox in order to identify the location of the target.

Other Thoughts:

My 13 year old daughter (learning the game and how to throw) and I (ridiculously overconfident and tend to be in 'trouble' a lot) both enjoyed this park immensely. We played Lakewood, then found our way south to Fenwick and had a blast at each. Being in the woods on a hot day, it made for very 'muggy' conditions, but it was a great contrast to Lakewood where you are very 'exposed' to the sun.
If you want a fun, wooded course that is simultaneously challenging and unintimidating, this is a great option. The only place you might be disappointed is if you are looking for 500'+ shoulder ripping wide opens - you won't find any 'wide-open' here, so 500' would just be a missed opportunity to have 2 great 250' holes.
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Slateclubsupporter
Experience: 14 years 8 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice time by sun drenched lake 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 14, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good use of elevation
Water Sort of in play
Nice use of hill and open space
2 Pin and Tee areas
Very Clean.

Cons:

Still a little over grown on some of the back holes
No warm up area
Mud ( Most likely better during the summer!)
Poor use of water

Other Thoughts:

It is a good course for the area it uses. It is out of the way somewhat. If you have the time play it. When I played my round I saw a frog and a blue jay. Need some people to pack out there trash. If you are not an advanced player, The back area might be a +10 on each hole. The water is mostly on the hole end of 13 and down the right hand side of 14, unless you really mess up you shot then I could see it in the water. You really should not be in the water, and it is not a clear body of water. The course name sake is across the road.
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ohtobediscing
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 44.6 years 401 played 41 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fenwick Bailiwick 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 7, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

From previous reviews, I guess I'm lucky to not have played this course in its earlier incarnations.
Set in a tight bowl of a valley that only opens to the east, Fenwick is a short-course woodsy wonderland of tall firs, giant maples, skinny alders, endless ferns, vine maple and devils' club, with a bit of grassy/open space to give you hope. A swampy pond lies between #8 and #15 but it doesn't come into play unless your drives really turnover/meathook badly. A few spiffy houses lie high to the north and west, but you'll only notice them on a sunny winter day[as if!].
Along with the intricacies of vegetation, constant elevation changes help shape a lot of one-option lanes---if a lane exists at all, as #s 10, 13, 14 have nothing resembling a fairway. Almost every hole has either an elevated tee or pin, or a steep uphill and/or downhill. Or steep sideslopes. Or dropoffs.
A few holes give you a break from all this: #s 5, 6, 17, and 18 traverse mostly through the fields and flats, with a large trunk or two to keep you worthy.
The course travels clockwise, but loops back on itself several times. The Discatcher baskets are still in great shape, and all tees are now cement, though there's some slight variation in dimensions. The signs are simple but very readable, and from any basket a trail makes it fairly obvious where the next tee is. 1st tee is out by the road. Benches on most holes. Trashcan in parking lot.
I wouldn't choose to bring noobs here, unless they're patient, aware and perpetually upbeat.

Cons:

Fairway crossovers have been eliminated. However, pins are often too close to other tees[example: pin #1 and tee #s 2, 5, 17], some throwing lanes pass closely head-on to others, and paths to next tees sometimes parallel lanes of other holes. Pin #4 to tee #5 has a risky descending switchback/stairs. Due to the size of the park, these aren't likely to change without another severe recoursing.
Much has been made of the mud, but the course itself [except for the flat areas on holes near the swamp] is mostly sandy/rocky glacial till. The smallish parking lot, however, is 4x4-worthy. Don't bring your BMW when its wet.
Keep an eye on discs headed into the ferns.

Other Thoughts:

Store 2 miles back on 272nd. Fenwick Park across the road with fishing, boating, bathrooms, playground.
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GiggleWorks
Experience: 13.5 years 5 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

The New Fenwick 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 31, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Such a fun and highly technical course. When they redisigned this, they really thought it through and did a great job. A must play for any serious disc golfer

Cons:

Lots of bugs. The undergrowth in some areas SWALLOWS your discs. Of course, its super muddy after any rain. Do not play this course if you got bad knees....or at least skip holes 3 and 4 if you do....big uphill marches with a treacherous downhill from 4 to 5 that is dangerous when it's wet out!

Other Thoughts:

If my wife enjoyed this course, I would be playing it at least once a week. I like it almost as much as White River
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python6114
Experience: 15.1 years 8 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice course but go early 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 22, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Challenging course with a lot of teas, you have to share some baskets and some tees but it doesn't become a hassle. Good mix of easy to difficult holes. Also great for bird watching, including an owl that lives on the front side of the course.

Cons:

The course is at the base of the West Hill of Kent, this means that the sun sets early, so it gets dark quick. Also don't go after it rains because this course is very muddy.
This course is heavily wooded and easy to lose a disc, especially number 5 hole where pretty much anywhere you throw the disc is going to be a challenge to find. But if you like a course where power players that can't keep it straight will be punished and slow and steady will win then this is it.

Other Thoughts:

This is worth a play, I got my first birdie here, but it is not my favorite course in the king county area. It is really important to go in a group so you have more then yourself watching where your disc lands and helping eachother find stray discs.
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DGtourist
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21 years 188 played 106 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Emerald Paradise 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 18, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Not being from the NW, this is the type of lush, tree filled course I expected to encounter. The counter clockwise layout makes for good shot variety. Lots of technical stuff. Someone has gone through the trouble of making very detailed signs by hand. This course took the best pictures.

Cons:

Someone has gone through the trouble of vandalizing the very detailed signs.

Other Thoughts:

I played Seatac just before this course and the short holes were a very welcome contrast. I feel that the other two reviews underrated this course some, I think it's a great hidden gem. Valkyrie Kid, thanks for that tidbit about the Green River killer, makes the place seem even more odd.
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