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West Branch, MI

Ogemaw Hills DGC

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3.55(based on 7 reviews)
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PieMethod
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Experience: 16.9 years 394 played 17 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Talk About Utilizing Space! drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 18, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

The tee signs has all the necessary info you'd look for: hole number, length, and course map (no next tee markings). Although some of the signs are beginning to show their age.

The mix of open and wooded fairways and greens, mixed with the meandering creek in play for quite a few holes made for some fun and challenging shots. *With my round sustaining 20+ mph winds I had a blast with shit selection.

I love the use of the property and incorporating as much of the elevation changes as possible - it's fun being able to take downhill lines and let the disc swoop out wide.

While the course is on the shorter, more intermediate side, it is a blast to play and a relatively easy track to navigate. There are "Next Tee" signs exactly where they're needed to help anyone on the course to get around without getting lost.

You can tell they take really good care of the course with the seemingly fresh cut fairways, proper walking paths (also freshly mowed), and tall grass/marshy areas being landscaped to fit the flow of the course and really carving out a lot of the fairways.

It's always nice to have benches and trash cans available for taking a break and having a snack, without worrying about forgetting to empty the trash from your bag when you get home.

Cons:

Natural tee pads have started eroding on a few holes, resulting in alternate natural pads to be formed.

Hole 9 or 10 doesn't have a tee sign. (Being a windy day and water in play, I didn't throw the hole, just walked it)

I didn't see any restrooms on site. It's not a huge deal, but it's always nice to know it's there for the occasional emergency.

Other Thoughts:

GPS coordinates put you in the middle of the road, the entrance is about a hundred yards before the ball field on the right.

Some of the holes play a bit longer than the posted lengths on the tee signs. Just a small heads up to those tracking scores.

There is a donation box if you have the want to give back to those who give their time to maintain the course.
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nemdisc7
Experience: 20 years 50 played 12 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 15, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The layout is very good, I do not think they could have done a better job given the size of the property they had to work with.
There is a great variety of holes, some tight wood shots, some open holes to show off your distance and some fun ace shots.
Every time I have played there the grass has been cut and and has very little garbage.
The river that goes through the park doesn't come into play too much, unless you have an errant shot. The good news is it is shallow and clear enough to retrieve lost discs.

Cons:

The teepads are mostly natural, though the first few have diamond dust. Hopefully they continue to work on them as some teepads are so bad I throw on one side or the other or behind them.
Minor complaint but the tee sign on hole 2 is not accurate at all. It is at least 50 feet further than it says.

Other Thoughts:

The soccer field is no longer used there, so they have taken down the nets and let the grass grow there. Maybe take the posts and old scoreboard down next?
Improve the teepads and take out the scoreboard and goal posts and this would get an even higher rating. Overall, this is a great course, especially considering there are so few courses near it.
We are hoping to start a local disc golf club, to help with projects like the ones I mentioned.
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