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Maple Grove Venues DGC reviews
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Flatter than a course in the Driftless has a right to be...
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 22, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
Mostly wide open fairways. Good place to let fly.
Long/short tees
Dotted with mature hardwoods--pretty in the fall
You won't lose discs.
Long/short tees
Dotted with mature hardwoods--pretty in the fall
You won't lose discs.
Cons:
Despite being located in the Driftless region, which escaped glaciation in the last ice age, and is therefore tends to be steeply hilly, this parcel of land is flat. Board flat.
Other Thoughts:
This was my first foray outside of Minnesota, and my second play in the Driftless. It's a wide-open former stick and ball course.
I think it would be a lot of fun for bombers--a place where eagles would happen. For my old arm, it was more like get there in regulation plus one and make a put for par. I doubt I'll make it back to this one. Rumors abound of better courses in the area.
I think it would be a lot of fun for bombers--a place where eagles would happen. For my old arm, it was more like get there in regulation plus one and make a put for par. I doubt I'll make it back to this one. Rumors abound of better courses in the area.
13
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wolfhaley
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Premium Member
Experience:
20 years
1008 played
579 reviews
Reviewed:
Played on:May 7, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
Maple Grove Venues DGC is set on a pretty piece of property in West Salem, which is essentially La Crosse for all practical purposes.
The course has two tee pads per hole. The longs are turf pads of varying sizes but adequate. The shorts are natural. Both tees have wood stakes or orange flags denoting the front corners. These help with locating them. There's generally quite a bit of variance in distance/difficulty between the two as well. Nice that they have short positions on every hole for noodle arms like myself.
The baskets are DD Veterans. These were all in great shape and caught nicely. There's two pin positions per hole which is always appreciated. No complaints with these.
The course plays on what appears to be an old ball golf course that was repurposed into the current setup. Lots of longish holes, but there's trees in play on all of them at least. Lots of options for shot selection on most holes. Quite a few do require a certain line to score though. There's still quite a few shorter holes interspersed here to mix things up a bit.
The course flowed pretty well. Not great, but good enough that you won't get lost. I'd recommend using the Udisc map if possible to make it much simpler.
There's 2 different ponds that come into play on the back nine. The first is a water carry and the second is on the right side of the fairway and shouldn't really come into play if you play the hole safely. It might be a different story if the wind is up though. There's nice undulation to the course in spots too. Most notably the front nine. The back nine is pretty much totally flat.
Nice large parking lot with a practice basket before hole 1. The course is free to play and seemed to be pretty well maintained on our visit.
The course has two tee pads per hole. The longs are turf pads of varying sizes but adequate. The shorts are natural. Both tees have wood stakes or orange flags denoting the front corners. These help with locating them. There's generally quite a bit of variance in distance/difficulty between the two as well. Nice that they have short positions on every hole for noodle arms like myself.
The baskets are DD Veterans. These were all in great shape and caught nicely. There's two pin positions per hole which is always appreciated. No complaints with these.
The course plays on what appears to be an old ball golf course that was repurposed into the current setup. Lots of longish holes, but there's trees in play on all of them at least. Lots of options for shot selection on most holes. Quite a few do require a certain line to score though. There's still quite a few shorter holes interspersed here to mix things up a bit.
The course flowed pretty well. Not great, but good enough that you won't get lost. I'd recommend using the Udisc map if possible to make it much simpler.
There's 2 different ponds that come into play on the back nine. The first is a water carry and the second is on the right side of the fairway and shouldn't really come into play if you play the hole safely. It might be a different story if the wind is up though. There's nice undulation to the course in spots too. Most notably the front nine. The back nine is pretty much totally flat.
Nice large parking lot with a practice basket before hole 1. The course is free to play and seemed to be pretty well maintained on our visit.
Cons:
No tee signs is a definite knock on this course at this point. You can see most of the baskets. At least in the positions they were in when we played it. Some distances and especially next tee arrows or directional aids would be really nice though.
The turf pads are just OK. A little lumpy and narrow. Not the greatest things I've played on, but far from the worst either. The short "pads" are almost an afterthought. Natural pads that are going to be a rutted muddy mess in no time with the traffic this course likely sees judging by the day we played it.
More of a grip it and rip it type of course. More a LVC or Emporia country club kind of feel than an Idlewild or W.R Jackson course if you can relate it to the DGPT. If that's your thing you'll love it. It's not my thing so it was a bit of a letdown.
The course seems to be pretty popular regardless of what I think. Probably benefits this course due to it's proximity to the Mississippi river. Pettibone and Goose Island were underwater in early May after snow melt up north and lots of recent rain locally. That said, I bet this is a pretty busy course most of the time. More forgiving, and casual, than the nearby heavy hitters.
The grass was being mowed when we played it. The unmowed parts resembled shag carpet though. It's a huge piece of property to keep maintained immaculately so I get it. The grounds probably play different from week to week, depending on the time of year.
This venue hosts weddings and other events so the course isn't always open for play. Be sure to check Facebook or Udisc for availability.
The turf pads are just OK. A little lumpy and narrow. Not the greatest things I've played on, but far from the worst either. The short "pads" are almost an afterthought. Natural pads that are going to be a rutted muddy mess in no time with the traffic this course likely sees judging by the day we played it.
More of a grip it and rip it type of course. More a LVC or Emporia country club kind of feel than an Idlewild or W.R Jackson course if you can relate it to the DGPT. If that's your thing you'll love it. It's not my thing so it was a bit of a letdown.
The course seems to be pretty popular regardless of what I think. Probably benefits this course due to it's proximity to the Mississippi river. Pettibone and Goose Island were underwater in early May after snow melt up north and lots of recent rain locally. That said, I bet this is a pretty busy course most of the time. More forgiving, and casual, than the nearby heavy hitters.
The grass was being mowed when we played it. The unmowed parts resembled shag carpet though. It's a huge piece of property to keep maintained immaculately so I get it. The grounds probably play different from week to week, depending on the time of year.
This venue hosts weddings and other events so the course isn't always open for play. Be sure to check Facebook or Udisc for availability.
Other Thoughts:
This is a course that is worth playing. It's not a destination course by any stretch of the imagination, but it's worth your time for a round at least.
Located a few minutes off of I-90 if you find yourself near La Crosse. Definitely much easier to get to and play than Veteran Hills or Justin Trails and it benefits from not being flood prone like Pettibone. That said, I'd much rather play all the others I just mentioned.
With some better pads and signs it's a 3 for me. As it stands currently it's decent. It was a bit of a letdown to be honest, but I prefer wooded golf and this course isn't that. Different strokes and all.
Located a few minutes off of I-90 if you find yourself near La Crosse. Definitely much easier to get to and play than Veteran Hills or Justin Trails and it benefits from not being flood prone like Pettibone. That said, I'd much rather play all the others I just mentioned.
With some better pads and signs it's a 3 for me. As it stands currently it's decent. It was a bit of a letdown to be honest, but I prefer wooded golf and this course isn't that. Different strokes and all.
11
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Coulee coul drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Oct 21, 2022
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Coulee Country DG!!!
Abbondanza of massive trees shaping this excellent DGCourse
Moderate hills on front 9, back is Flat hills
Course has a small pond
Countryclub Discgolf, plays similar to Airborn and Emporia... using Trees between Bolf Fairways, for the DG
Practice Basket and #1Tees easy to locate
18 bright white DD Veterans with 2 Tees on every Hole (4x4 Posts at Longs, and Short Tees usually have Orange Flags currently)
Nice variety of Drive shapes n sizes. Deuced about half the Long Tees, and only needed a Teebird to get 6 of those
4 pretty great par 4s from the Longs
Abbondanza of massive trees shaping this excellent DGCourse
Moderate hills on front 9, back is Flat hills
Course has a small pond
Countryclub Discgolf, plays similar to Airborn and Emporia... using Trees between Bolf Fairways, for the DG
Practice Basket and #1Tees easy to locate
18 bright white DD Veterans with 2 Tees on every Hole (4x4 Posts at Longs, and Short Tees usually have Orange Flags currently)
Nice variety of Drive shapes n sizes. Deuced about half the Long Tees, and only needed a Teebird to get 6 of those
4 pretty great par 4s from the Longs
Cons:
Couple western kansas holes
Weekend Events here are probably regularly happening, so plan accordingly
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If you must use the DGCR Map
4 is gone. 5 is 2 holes
7 is gone. Left from 6s hanging Basket is the shorter path for 7 (trail back goes to Bluffview of Coulee)
7sTee currently is where map shows 7A, it throws to 8sBasket
9sTee is now hole 8sTee
10sTee is now 9 and the basket is under the pines by 17sBasket, near 18sTee
11sBasket is used for new 16... so for 10, 11sTee throwing to the Basket between path and ravine right of 12sTee
16 is gone. Replaced by 2 holes
Weekend Events here are probably regularly happening, so plan accordingly
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If you must use the DGCR Map
4 is gone. 5 is 2 holes
7 is gone. Left from 6s hanging Basket is the shorter path for 7 (trail back goes to Bluffview of Coulee)
7sTee currently is where map shows 7A, it throws to 8sBasket
9sTee is now hole 8sTee
10sTee is now 9 and the basket is under the pines by 17sBasket, near 18sTee
11sBasket is used for new 16... so for 10, 11sTee throwing to the Basket between path and ravine right of 12sTee
16 is gone. Replaced by 2 holes
Other Thoughts:
New install:
Natural Teepads
No Teesigns
Pond potentially in play on 2 holes
Ravines, Bluffs, and a Coulee frame the outskirts of a few holes... DGC stays away from the extreme elevation out there
Should probably wear a Bib for the walk from 6 to 7 (dgcr map), due to the excessive Drooling you'll do over the extreme DG holes that your brain will invent
Maple Grove, Bad Axe, Viroqua, Pines, Kickapoo DGCs, and Justin Trails surely make the Driftless a justifiable DG roadtrip Destination
Natural Teepads
No Teesigns
Pond potentially in play on 2 holes
Ravines, Bluffs, and a Coulee frame the outskirts of a few holes... DGC stays away from the extreme elevation out there
Should probably wear a Bib for the walk from 6 to 7 (dgcr map), due to the excessive Drooling you'll do over the extreme DG holes that your brain will invent
Maple Grove, Bad Axe, Viroqua, Pines, Kickapoo DGCs, and Justin Trails surely make the Driftless a justifiable DG roadtrip Destination
