Goshen, OH

Osage Grove DGC

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grohilkin
Experience: 4.8 years 38 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very challenging and sometimes frustrating 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 16, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very fun course, lots of tough trees to get through, shorter front nine followed by a much longer back nine, great tee pads, multiple pin positions and multiple baskets on some holes, excellent tee signs and directional signs to next tee.

Cons:

Very muddy at times, some holes have more to do with luck than skill.

Other Thoughts:

Overall great course, playing the reds gives you a chance to score very well, while playing from the blues is much more challenging, trees are plentiful and exciting, Love this course!
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ad166809
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.2 years 55 played 24 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Osage Grove 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 19, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Baskets are in good shape and seem to catch a lot of discs compared to other courses I have played.

The tee pads out here are excellent! They are brand new and in great shape. There was even a broom on one of the holes to clean off the tee pad! Nice touch course maintainers. Be careful on some of the holes they can be surrounded by slick mud patches so if you step off you may slip. (Yes this happened to me, yes it was hilarious, yes it did look like I soiled myself the rest of the time I played).

General course design is great. Loops you through the whole park and you will end a short distance from your car at the end.

Benches and Trash Bins galore! This was great to see at this course and major props to the course maintenance for making it really easy to relax and make sure this great course stays clean.

There are some elevation changes at this course. I would not say major elevations changes but enough to keep you on your toes. #1 used to be a major up and down but now with the changed course it is not.

I had to think about this one and ended up giving it a pro. I would def say there are a couple epic holes at Osage. I am thinking #11 with it winding through the trees and a great pin location, although I hate the hole #16 with its skinny tee shit into a wide open field and pin location on top of the hill, and my personal favorite #17 with its epic tee shot over the gulley but short enough to birdie or ace if you have a good shot. There are some really really fun holes out here.

Great variety of hole distances. Short wooded like #3, #4, and #5, long wooded like #11 & #18, Short open like #1 & #2, and Long open like #13 & #16.

You will absolutely use a lot of shots in your bag at this course. A solid approach is necessary on the wood holes. I found myself using my Shark if I had an open approach, I used my Drone to get myself out when I was stuck behind a tree and needed a sharp turn to the basket at the end. You will not shoot good if you cannot throw a decent mid-range.

For sure a mix of technical and open bombs. This course will test your technical game more but you will get the chance to show off your distance on some holes. Some may require you to be a little more accurate than just throwing as hard as you can.

Osage is for sure an overall challenge. The woods holes can be very tough. Although with the short distances you wont see a lot of 5s there are a couple holes that might cause you to shoot high because you found your way into some trouble. This course will make the long throwers be extremely accurate on their approach or the more technical players will find themselves rapidly gaining strokes through this majority wooded course.

Parking is fine, large parking lot about 1 minute from Goshen High School.

Scenic Beauty is top notch. I played this course in the Summer and it was beautiful. I played it in December and even though most of the trees were dead it still had a nice feel to it. The tee pads and pin locations help to make this course look nicer as well.

When I went in the summer it was super crowded, when I went out in December it was only us out there. No mind the locals were nice enough to let us play through as they were in a tournament.

I have seen a lot of events played at this course.

Locals were really nice and friendly. They let you play through, gave some hole tips and were generally just some nice nice people.

Cons:

Tee signs are a con. I cant remember the first time I played here if they had legit tee signs up. Right now they are just temp tee signs with yardages. I really hope they get some money to make legit ones with pin locations and maps, it would help a lot at this heavily wooded course.

Foliage. I mean what can I say. This course runs through so much woodage it cant all possibly be maintained. I gave it a con simply because the mud and there are some areas they can clear out foliage. I had a great throw on 10 and ended up in a thorn bush in the middle of the fairway. I thought that was unfair.

No Camping I assume?

No restrooms from what I saw around the course.

No running water around the course.

Other Thoughts:

I love Osage I really do. The drive out there can be a bear but if you have some time I highly recommend the trip. I really wish they would put in tee markers and looks like they will soon. It would totally increase the overall experience of this course. These are some of the best woods holes in the area and is extremely fun to play against a huge group of people due to the variety of holes out here. Plus my buddy had an Ace on #5! Highly recommend Osage!
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remraf
Experience: 12 years 45 played 17 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Kicked My Arse 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 8, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

+ Course/Hole design is top notch
+ Tee Pads are nice, big, and in good condition
+ Hole Variety
+ Pretty Long
+ Fairly Easy to Navigate

Cons:

- Grooming / Mowing - at least when I played. There was a recent update to conditions that mentioned a broken mower, so hopefully this is a temporary thing.
- Tee signs and next tee signs are crude (but they are there at least.)
- Rudimentary trash receptacles

Other Thoughts:

This is not a course for beginners, or for the faint of heart. You will hit trees. Oh yes, you will. I had just come off shooting a 1 under par 71 at Monroe a few days prior, which for me was quite a round at that course, and I was feeling really good about my game. Then I hit Osage, and the course delivered onto me a big heaping serving of humble pie. I'll not mention my scores, but let's just say the course brought me back down to earth. All the same, I love the challenge and the hole design. The difficulty will keep me coming back. Also, there are little things that could make this a 4 star course - better signage and next tee signage and proper trash cans liberally placed throughout. I realize these "little things" cost money, but touches like these could kick this course up a notch. Fortunately, the hole and course design is good enough to command a visit to this course. It's out of the way for me, and I tell you it's worth the visit. Give it a go if you haven't!
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therevjoe
Experience: 9.7 years 53 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

nice course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 27, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

The rubber tee pads were good. A lot of space, not slick, and had good placement.
You have to be able to make shots here. A lot of trees and angles, so it was challenging.
The pins were set up in a nice locations. I really like the design of this course. A lot of thought went into putting it together. The 18th pin is up on a concrete pillar, which was a first for me.
There is space between the pins and tees, so you do not get too bunched up with other groups. Decent amount of signage to keep you headed in the right direction

Cons:

There are no signs to let you know where the pins are located, so you have to do some walking just to see where to throw.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed playing out there. Having a few locals to keep me on the path helped, and they also warned me of some hazards. Overall, a good place to throw and a nice hike while doing it
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Derek B
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.9 years 399 played 47 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Foliage Grove 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 2, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

1) Challenging
2) Open and wooded holes
3) Short and long tees
4) Multiple pin positions
5) Good scenery

Cons:

1) No concrete tees
2) Rubber tees can be slippery

Other Thoughts:

This course is a beast of a course. If you want challenge, this is your best bet for this area.

The course is mostly wooded with mature deciduous trees. A lot of holes have multiple lanes to try and shoot through. Some of the lines can be tight. In order to do well, you either have to build up muscle memory for the course, or be an accomplished disc golfer that can shoot very precisely (forehand will help you out a lot here).

The course is on beautiful property with some mild elevation changes. The tees are rubber, which is fine as long as it's not muddy/wet out. The signage is adequate and I don't recall having any major navigation issues.

The course seems to be forehand friendly, both in terms of hole design and in terms of it being heavily wooded. Not saying there weren't RHBH drives available, but the preferred path seemed to favor RHFH or LHBH shots on many of the holes.

At times, I found the course frustrating to play because my disc kept smacking into trees, but, at the same time, it did not take away from my appreciation of the course. If anything, it made me want to come back and try again. I shot a +6, and from what I read on here,many of the baskets are in the short position. I can only imagine how hard the course is when the foliage is out full and the baskets are in the long positions.

All in all, this is a great course and I would recommend it as a road trip course, so long as you don't go right after a big rain (muddy and slippery tees) and so long as you are prepared for a challenging round and not some birdie fest. I would rate it a 4 with concrete tees.
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preludedrew
Experience: 16.9 years 82 played 44 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Osage grove 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 6, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

A Challenging 18 hole course, with some open field shots, but mostly wooded holes. This course whipped me into shape when we went, and has a lot of hiking too.

Cons:

A lot of hiking up hill, may be too tough for some.

Other Thoughts:

A good, challenging 18 hole course with plenty of variety.
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