Bainbridge, OH

Paint Creek State Park

3.885(based on 25 reviews)
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rhelt100
Experience: 14.7 years 64 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun, well marked course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course is very well maintained. Signage is consistently good. Very good test of accuracy and ability to hit a line. A few holes that test your long arm although nothing extreme.

Hole #9 really stuck out for me. (I think it was hole 9...the tee sign is blurry in my picture.). It was a 286 foot par 4 through two rows of pine trees. Two lines, one dead straight with no room for error and a line up the right that was perfect for a Hyzer flip. Should've been a par 3 IMO, but a very cool hole nevertheless.

Cons:

Many of holes in woods felt forced. Not a lot of variety to that part of the course either. Many of the wooded holes are 350-400 foot par 4s simply because there really isn't a well defined fairway or line to the basket.
I eagled #15 simply because I got lucky and put a forehand roller about 40 feet from the basket. The others in my group didn't throw bad shots but they struggled to par due to tree hits. A good number of the wooded holes are more about luck than skill which I'm not a big fan of.

Other Thoughts:

We had a good time playing this course. I think once it gets beat in a bit more, many of the par 4 holes can become long par 3s and this course will be much better. Still a solid 3 in my book. Kudos to whoever is maintaining. It was obvious that there have been many recent tree falls and they were mostly cleaned up or at least moved out of the way.
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Bikinimower
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.7 years 174 played 67 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Still New 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 22, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good mix of shots
Nice mix of distances
Nice mix of open to wooded shot
Well maintained
Nice layout in a nice park
Good fun factor

Cons:

Still needs thinning out
Back 9 still needs tee pads and signs
Got lost a few times

Other Thoughts:

Nice new course for the people in the area that pretty much only has Pike Lake nearby. I had a good time there. The front 9 moves from open to slightly wooded and the back 9 moves in and out from a pine forest to a regular forest and back with some good elevation changes.

I stopped at the main office before I got started and picked up a map. No problems navigating the front 9 and the tees pads and baskets were really nice. No issues with course flow as it moved from open to slightly wooded and back out into the open again.

The back nine was a little tricky. I'm not going to let it have an impact on the rating I gave because It's still a work in progress. When I was there the tee pads and signs were not yet installed. I got lost more than once. I could see they had several trees marked to be cleared out, The tee pads are marked by little pink flags but I had a few problems locating them sometimes.

But don't let that stop you from coming out it's a fun good course that is only gonna get better. Definitely a good course to pair up with Pike Lake if you planning a DG road trip
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