Oakwood is a 9 hole course situated on the grounds of a church, that plays up and down a hill with a smattering of forestry to keep things interesting. Mostly a prairie setting - though enough to somewhat test more experienced players, but keep beginners from running away

1) Basics: Dual concrete tees on every hole, with new blue powder coated baskets that catch reasonably well. Tees are plenty long and grippy, and with 2 pads a hole, you can play a round from each length and turn this into an 18 hole experience. Beginners will tend to play from the shorts, and experienced players will probably stick to the longs, though.

2) Benches/trash cans on most, if not all holes.Practice basket prior to hole 1.

3) The hill this course goes up and down will provide most of the "golf" difficulty - it will definitely make your shot selection trickier. Long tees generally are just "longer" versions of the same hole, but the downhill holes in particular will give you totally different looks from the long tees.

4) Course maintenance is generally very good at all times - you've got several visually pleasing "greens" that tuck into tree pockets, and fairways have never not been mowed any time I've played. Prairie grass off fairways can get thick in the summer. Not a lot of trash lying around, in my experience.

5) Intuitive navigation - there aren't "next tee" signs, but it's pretty straightforward all around where the next tee is after you finish the previous hole.

1) Tee signs - right now, they're little more than signposts. A handful of laminated hand-drawn sketches exist on some of the posts, but obviously this is an area for improvement.

2) The holes that don't involve the hill are a little on the "blah" side - just chuck it down the run at the basket, not a ton of obstacles to contend with. Longer tees just add to the length on a few more holes than I'd like.

3) This course gets surprisingly crowded for how far out there it is. If you're playing 18 in any fashion here, be prepared to have some downtime. A walking path criss-crosses through the course as well, so be aware of non-disc golf path users/dog walkers.

4) The path you take to go downhill on 6 is really steep and can be kind of treacherous. Be careful here.

Overall, Oakwood is no destination course, but what it tries to do, it does well. This course realistically skews heavily to beginners/rec level players, but these courses are a necessity in the disc golf world to help grow the sport, and even more experienced players aren't going to score well from the longs if they aren't executing. The overall "feel" of the course is that it's pretty well kept, and clearly has a following of locals, considering how crowded it can get.

If you're in the area, it's definitely worth a play. The course designer (Mike Harrington) did an excellent job maximizing the terrain he had to work with here.

- Open
- Beginner Friendly
- Just off a Highway
- Multiple Teeboxes
- DGX Made
- Very Quick
- Good views at the top
- League Hosted

- Gravel/Dirt Teeboxes
- Tall Brush
- Easy To Lose Discs
- Slippy Slidey Downhill walk on 6
- Concrete Teeboxes STILL not in
- VERY windy

I think to make theis course atleast a bit better are concrete teepads and stairs for the hills on 6 and 7 as they are very steep and slipping may occur especially on the downhill of 6 which is a safety hazard.

*Multiple tee positions give holes different characteristics
*Some tough elevation changes
*Some really fun downhill slopes with narrow shot windows
*Good signage and wayfinding

*Only 9 holes
*Many holes mostly wide open without many obstacles
*Some of the "pro" tee boxes are blind to the hole due to elevation changes -- fun, but a hazard to anyone near the basket, make sure to check before your drive!
*No concrete pads (sounds like this may change in future)

Nice new course to the area, hopefully the upkeep is there and no punk kids ruin. Good for beginners and a few holes will challenge intermediate players too. Would be nice if this could expand to 18 holes in the next few years