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Millwood Creek DGC reviews
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Woods, Rocks, Elevation - in a Suburban Neighborhood
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 27, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
Pulling into the lot of a tidy suburban neighborhood park, you'd have no idea to expect the densely wooded, short but challenging course that starts next to the basketball court
+ DisCatchers, very good timber-framed rubber tees and decent signage have been installed since many of the older reviews, so disregard comments about course equipment. But most of the comments about the beauty of the course and quality of the holes remain accurate. Fairways are well-defined and a lot of work went into clearing them through these woods
+ Tape on the basket spokes and arrow stickers on the poles to aid navigation to the next tee, but most are visible from the basket
+ The "creek" in the name first shows up on Hole #3. It crosses up by the green but isn't visible from the tee
+ Hole #4 is a 420' par 4 that's just a straight, slightly uphill shot along an old trail. But it's a narrow line hemmed in by a steep and wooded hillside on the left, and old stone wall all along the right. The basket is perched up on the hillside, and risks rollaways. The wall along the right isn't marked as OB, but it's worth playing it that way for the extra challenge, making this a really good hole
+ Great use of the terrain's rocky outcroppings for basket placements on #6 and #8. Unfortunately, the teeshot on #6 is blind (it's up on the rocks to the left. It's only 186', but the lanes are narrow and the basket is 20' above the tee - first time players will have to walk most of the way to see the location)
+ Hole #15 is a 222' par 3 dropping down 25' along a very steep sidehill with the creek valley to the right. The hillside is a boulder field, and the basket is nestled among large boulders. Opportunity for a very makeable birdie on a very memorable hole
+ DisCatchers, very good timber-framed rubber tees and decent signage have been installed since many of the older reviews, so disregard comments about course equipment. But most of the comments about the beauty of the course and quality of the holes remain accurate. Fairways are well-defined and a lot of work went into clearing them through these woods
+ Tape on the basket spokes and arrow stickers on the poles to aid navigation to the next tee, but most are visible from the basket
+ The "creek" in the name first shows up on Hole #3. It crosses up by the green but isn't visible from the tee
+ Hole #4 is a 420' par 4 that's just a straight, slightly uphill shot along an old trail. But it's a narrow line hemmed in by a steep and wooded hillside on the left, and old stone wall all along the right. The basket is perched up on the hillside, and risks rollaways. The wall along the right isn't marked as OB, but it's worth playing it that way for the extra challenge, making this a really good hole
+ Great use of the terrain's rocky outcroppings for basket placements on #6 and #8. Unfortunately, the teeshot on #6 is blind (it's up on the rocks to the left. It's only 186', but the lanes are narrow and the basket is 20' above the tee - first time players will have to walk most of the way to see the location)
+ Hole #15 is a 222' par 3 dropping down 25' along a very steep sidehill with the creek valley to the right. The hillside is a boulder field, and the basket is nestled among large boulders. Opportunity for a very makeable birdie on a very memorable hole
Cons:
- The signage is informative about distance and elevation change, but the maps are just lines drawn from tee to basket, and don't include any information about major landmarks. Most holes don't present a problem because you can see the basket. But on some of the doglegs and dramatic elevation changes, the signs don't help the first time player
- Hole #7 is 226' and straight with a rocky fairway hemmed in on both sides by woods. There's a small pine tree growing up in the dead center of the narrow fairway, currently just tall enough to partially obscure the view of the basket. It appears this tree is being allowed to grow in as an obstacle - but in a few more years it will probably just be a gimmick to hate. If anyone cares, I'd vote to remove it now
- Hole #14 has two tee signs: 180' with a drop of 36', and an "Alt" of 250' with a drop of 57'. It really wasn't clear whether this was an alternate basket, or an alternate position for a single basket. I never found a second basket, so I'm guessing the signs describe two possible positions for one basket- but the signs don't indicate which position is in play. Not a big deal - but it was confusing an otherwise clearly-marked course (and who knows - maybe they're adding a second basket in the future)
- Hole #7 is 226' and straight with a rocky fairway hemmed in on both sides by woods. There's a small pine tree growing up in the dead center of the narrow fairway, currently just tall enough to partially obscure the view of the basket. It appears this tree is being allowed to grow in as an obstacle - but in a few more years it will probably just be a gimmick to hate. If anyone cares, I'd vote to remove it now
- Hole #14 has two tee signs: 180' with a drop of 36', and an "Alt" of 250' with a drop of 57'. It really wasn't clear whether this was an alternate basket, or an alternate position for a single basket. I never found a second basket, so I'm guessing the signs describe two possible positions for one basket- but the signs don't indicate which position is in play. Not a big deal - but it was confusing an otherwise clearly-marked course (and who knows - maybe they're adding a second basket in the future)
Other Thoughts:
~ Rocky landscape and steep elevations make this not at all cart-friendly (you'll be dragging and carrying it). Rocky fairways will nick up your discs
~ Much of the course is low-lying and will remain wet after any significant rains. Deep woods setting makes off-fairway lies pretty challenging (lots of prickers)
~ The path from 3 to 4 is a bit of a walk (pass #16 to get to #4), and you cross the creek by stepping on random rocks which will likely be underwater after a rain. Given the amount of recent work on the course, I suspect a footbridge is planned
~ This course isn't particularly long (4408' par 55), but it puts a real premium on getting off the tee straight. It requires so much precision that being just a bit offline can kill you, which makes this course a lot of fun for replaying because the difference of a foot or two in your throw, can mean the difference between a birdie and a bogey
~ Hole #18 is a complete surprise: 274' par 3 across a flat, wide open grass field. Completely different from the other 17 holes. Very bland, but it's a birdie to finish the round, and it completes the loop back to the parking lot
~ Much of the course is low-lying and will remain wet after any significant rains. Deep woods setting makes off-fairway lies pretty challenging (lots of prickers)
~ The path from 3 to 4 is a bit of a walk (pass #16 to get to #4), and you cross the creek by stepping on random rocks which will likely be underwater after a rain. Given the amount of recent work on the course, I suspect a footbridge is planned
~ This course isn't particularly long (4408' par 55), but it puts a real premium on getting off the tee straight. It requires so much precision that being just a bit offline can kill you, which makes this course a lot of fun for replaying because the difference of a foot or two in your throw, can mean the difference between a birdie and a bogey
~ Hole #18 is a complete surprise: 274' par 3 across a flat, wide open grass field. Completely different from the other 17 holes. Very bland, but it's a birdie to finish the round, and it completes the loop back to the parking lot
