Oak Hollow DGC reviews
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pchitti
Experience:
15 years
36 played
5 reviews
Interesting little 9 hole. 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 23, 2015
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Lots of trees and some elevation makes for some challenging shots. You shape some lines to have a chance at what would otherwise be an easy bird. None of the holes are big arm dependent. More about throwing your line, keeping throws flat and low.
Cons:
Needs some real tees, signage would be a great addition for navigation and distances. Some trees have overgrown into the lines for a few holes.
Other Thoughts:
Some minimal branch trimming and removal would take this course up to an easy 3. Tee pads would also be a welcome addition, but since this course doesnt get heavy traffic the natural tees are in decent shape. Great course to get a few holes in while in the area. My kids go to school right next to the park, I welcome the chance to pick the up and throw 9 holes in under 20 minutes. I have been able to play through twice in under 35 min.
5
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Fun, Neglected Course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Apr 10, 2011
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
This is a course built on land meant for disc golf. Every hole has some elevation change as you throw over, between, and around the rolling hills and valleys. The old trees and their branches add to the challenge. Can you throw a pinpoint shot under that branch to get to the basket on the hill? Or do you throw a hyzer around it and settle for par?
Most of the baskets are situated on hills, forcing the great risk-reward decisions that make disc golf fun. I clanged two putts on the 6th hole and watched helplessly as my putter rolled 50' past me.
Every hole has two "tee pads." They're really just planks of wood in the ground, so you're teeing off from grass, but this doesn't bother me. The reds are mostly in the 200-250' range and are beginner friendly, and shooting under par is not difficult (I'm an 850-rated player and shot -1 in my first round). The whites are considerably longer, so the uphill holes are much tougher.
The park is not very crowded. On a beautiful early-spring day, I saw a few other disc golfers and a few dog walkers, but that was about it. There aren't many long walks between holes, and I managed to play one round on the reds in under 30 minutes without hurrying.
Most of the baskets are situated on hills, forcing the great risk-reward decisions that make disc golf fun. I clanged two putts on the 6th hole and watched helplessly as my putter rolled 50' past me.
Every hole has two "tee pads." They're really just planks of wood in the ground, so you're teeing off from grass, but this doesn't bother me. The reds are mostly in the 200-250' range and are beginner friendly, and shooting under par is not difficult (I'm an 850-rated player and shot -1 in my first round). The whites are considerably longer, so the uphill holes are much tougher.
The park is not very crowded. On a beautiful early-spring day, I saw a few other disc golfers and a few dog walkers, but that was about it. There aren't many long walks between holes, and I managed to play one round on the reds in under 30 minutes without hurrying.
Cons:
The park is pretty neglected. Broken swings, rusty merry-go-round, and pull-up bars with peeling paint. And it carries over to the course fixtures (aside from the baskets, which are in good shape). All the tee signs but one are gone, so navigation would have been impossible the first time without help from a local. The tee pad numbers have worn away, and a couple of the pads are missing. The grass doesn't look like it's mowed often enough.
There are a couple spots that could be unsafe if the park was busy. Hole #9 has you throwing over an old teeter totter. Holes #7 and #8 have you throwing blind shots over little hills. They're cool shots, but be careful throwing a sweeping hyzer on #7 (make sure no one is on the path).
Also, it's not a huge park, so if it got busy, you might have to avoid people. I had to wait on a couple old guys who were in one of the fairways with their metal detectors! (no doubt searching for the Frisbee pie tins they threw on these storied fairways decades ago)
There are a couple spots that could be unsafe if the park was busy. Hole #9 has you throwing over an old teeter totter. Holes #7 and #8 have you throwing blind shots over little hills. They're cool shots, but be careful throwing a sweeping hyzer on #7 (make sure no one is on the path).
Also, it's not a huge park, so if it got busy, you might have to avoid people. I had to wait on a couple old guys who were in one of the fairways with their metal detectors! (no doubt searching for the Frisbee pie tins they threw on these storied fairways decades ago)
Other Thoughts:
There aren't a lot of courses near Omaha, so I don't know why it took me so long to get to this one. It's worth the trip to try a different course and work on some skills that the other courses don't emphasize (like putting on inclines). The challenge and terrain help make up for some of the poor navigation and neglected course fixtures. Just don't expect too much here.
Since there is no map on this site, here are some rudimentary directions to get you through the course. The directions are for the white tees. The red tees can usually be found by just walking forward from the white tees.
1. Start by the chimney and the bathrooms and tee off toward the east. The white tee faintly says "2" on it, but this is wrong (a local guy verified).
2. Turn north (left) from basket #1 and find the #2 tee near the wooden utility pole. Tee off toward the west. Note: the red tee is not oriented toward the basket for some reason.
3. The tee pad is next to the brick memorial near the entrance to the park. Tee off toward the east.
4. Walk southeast from the 3rd basket and tee off to the southeast.
5. Walk south down the long hill across the path. Tee off west in the same direction as the path.
6. Keep walking west. The white tee is near a post. The basket is way up on the hill between two trees.
7. Turn around from the 6th basket and walk east. Tee off to the east (the tee is right under the scoreboard). The basket is beyond the drop-off under the big scraggly tree that is straight ahead.
8. Keep walking east from the 7th basket. I couldn't find the white tee, but the red one is there. Tee off toward the east over one of the rolling hills.
9. Turn left and walk north from the 8th basket. The white tee is there, but I never found the red. Tee off to the west toward the teeter totter up the hill (near the parking lot).
Since there is no map on this site, here are some rudimentary directions to get you through the course. The directions are for the white tees. The red tees can usually be found by just walking forward from the white tees.
1. Start by the chimney and the bathrooms and tee off toward the east. The white tee faintly says "2" on it, but this is wrong (a local guy verified).
2. Turn north (left) from basket #1 and find the #2 tee near the wooden utility pole. Tee off toward the west. Note: the red tee is not oriented toward the basket for some reason.
3. The tee pad is next to the brick memorial near the entrance to the park. Tee off toward the east.
4. Walk southeast from the 3rd basket and tee off to the southeast.
5. Walk south down the long hill across the path. Tee off west in the same direction as the path.
6. Keep walking west. The white tee is near a post. The basket is way up on the hill between two trees.
7. Turn around from the 6th basket and walk east. Tee off to the east (the tee is right under the scoreboard). The basket is beyond the drop-off under the big scraggly tree that is straight ahead.
8. Keep walking east from the 7th basket. I couldn't find the white tee, but the red one is there. Tee off toward the east over one of the rolling hills.
9. Turn left and walk north from the 8th basket. The white tee is there, but I never found the red. Tee off to the west toward the teeter totter up the hill (near the parking lot).
