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Howard, WI

Pamperin Park - Old Layout

2.465(based on 14 reviews)
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CoolEggman
Experience: 30.2 years 12 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Quick Stop 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 7, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Brick Tee Pads
Double Tee Pads on all 9 holes
Park is kept up very well, minimal chances of losing discs
OK distance and hole design for the land that was available

Cons:

Alt tee pads are numbered 10-18 but don't really change the way the holes are played, just add distance.
Next hole locations are not marked
Flow, you have to walk down 3 & 4 to get to 3 pad
Couple of tees and pins are vandalized

Other Thoughts:

1/10 - Straight, left to right, flat, open
2/11 - Straight, right to left, flat, open
3/12 - Straight, left to right, flat, corridor
4/13 - Left to right, flat, corridor/trees
5/14 - Straight, flat, open
6/15 - Straight, uphill, heavily treed
7/16 - Straight, flat, corridor
8/17 - Straight, right to left, downhill, corridor
9/18 - Straight, left to right, flat, open
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shoe59
Experience: 23.9 years 65 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice Park 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 19, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Brick/paver tee pads, dual Pro/Am tees on every hole (I'd say it's worth it to give both a shot). Signs on every hole show distances
-Good variety of RHBH/LHBH shots required. Good mix of long and short holes as well
-Nice scenery. Cross the creek to get to tee #1. There is a pond near hole 3, and a hill on private land where I've seen turkeys before. The creek is in play on holes 1 and 9 if you really shank it bad (w/ roll).
-Open and wooded holes, the open holes all have at least 1 major obstacle to shape your shot. The wooded holes are shorter but offer some small elevation changes. The open holes are longer, which will provide a challenge for beginners and rewarding birdie opportunities for advanced players and big arms.
-Hole 3 is a nice hole (although it comes with one major Con...)-- a flat shot through a tight but fair gap. 368' from pro tee, 224' from am tee - the gap is tighter from the pro tee. If you look at the posted picture from the long tee, the basket is in the "dark spot" to the right of the path. http://www.dgcoursereview.com.../ecf6b46e.jpg

Cons:

Cons:
-Hole #3 is just a major debacle in course flow, although it's worth it to play the hole. It's set up so that you have to walk down the path to the tee pad, and throw right back where you came from. When there's a group playing ahead, you have to wait for them to throw before you walk to the pad
-Some of the tee pads aren't aligned perfectly, and have metal edging that sticks up a bit. I would say there are only 1-2 holes where this is a problem though, and not a huge one. The pads are longer on some holes than others, the shorter holes have shorter pads.
-Only 9 holes.
-Many walkers in the park. There's a gravel walking path that comes into play on holes 1, 2, 3, and 4.
-No bathrooms/water/vending machines available that I'm aware of.

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice park where people fish, picnic, and bring their kids - there is a HUGE wooden playground if you have kids (this could keep them occupied for quite a while ;-) if you have someone to watch them while you play). There is some sort of odd looking building, with a bronze dome roof - I'm not sure exactly what it's for. Some sort of community building perhaps.

There is a park attendant that comes around every now and again on his 4-wheeler, he tries to get everyone out of the park before sunset.

Right off of Hwy 29, could get a quick round in before you skip town?!
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rscd20
Experience: 21.1 years 95 played 13 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 18, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great combination of open and wooded holes
Great flow from hole to hole with one exception
Beautiful scenery playing along the river

Cons:

Not really 18 holes. Alt pads are often just longer pads, that don't provide a difference of shot, just longer.
Signs not maintained and vandalized

Other Thoughts:

Great park with plenty to do to make a day out of it. Little annoying to get to, where the entrance is not where you would expect it to be.
Watch out for wild turkeys and kids playing in the river
Great, old suspension bridge to cross over from parking lot to play the course
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superberry
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 26 years 342 played 98 reviews
2.50 star(s)

NOT 18!!!! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 6, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course does offer a good mix of terrain and variety of shots. You get some slight uphill and downhill on a wooded ridge, and water hazard risk as well. As far as balancing elements of course design and terrain features, Pamperin does a pretty excellent job.

Cons:

Some people may try and convince you that this is an 18 hole course. That is STUPID! But, even the signs are labelled as 1-18. Don't be fooled. There are only nine baskets, and two tees for each. Each one of those tees is given a hole number, fooling you into playing an 18 hole course. This is FOOLISH. It is like saying that every course with multiple tees have that many more holes, no one would do that! Anyway, enough digression on this idiotic thing that bugs me. What is truly a con are the other people in the park. There is a walking trail (paved and offroad) that lots of people, oblivious to disc golfer, use with no thought to hurry up some or wait for a group of discers. If you play here, you will be the minority and your game will be put on hold as people let their kids run around in your fairways and climb on the baskets occasionally. There are only 9 holes, so you cannot get the great balanced variety that deserves a high rating. Most of the holes are simply open too (3 in the woods, 1 near water). The elevation of the wooded ridge is not enough to satisfy your thirst to bomb one downhill either. The tees are made up of brick pavers that are VERY slippery when wet, and not exactly the best traction in any condition.

Other Thoughts:

The course suffers from the park itself. The fact that they try and label it as a 18 hole course is absolutely absurd! For a 9 holer, it is fairly good though because it does offer decent balance and variety - just not perfect variety and balance. It could be better, and is easily a full disc below all of the other courses I have rated as 3.5. It is about in the middle of all the 9 holers I've played - Marinette City, Willow Run, and Forest Junction are all quite a bit better. As far as the immediate Green Bay area, Pameprin is probably one of the best, and if you don't mind playing just 9 baskets, this course has the best variety.
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GB Phil G
Experience: 23.9 years 119 played 15 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Love or hate it 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 9, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Presents a decent challenge. It has a variety of drives. Straight and long. Short accurate uphill. Anhyzers. Small trees big trees thick brush OB, nice elevation on the short wooded holes, and some openess too. Get your birdies and feel good course. The park is scenic and has Duck Creek filling an old quarry running through it. The park is large but most is used for park equipment, picnicing, and a pavilion for receptions and parties. Leaving room for only nine baskets and two sets of tee pads. But it all looks very nice. Sandhill cranes, ducks and different fish can be seen frequently as you play along the river.

Cons:

The walking trail. People will surely be in your way once. The signs are messed up by hole 3 and elsewhere. The long walk to 3 is annoying. Its only nine holes you play twice from the different pads to make 18 holes. Worse yet in mid summer they will kick you out well before sunset to "close the park". I'm also not a fan of the pads. They are brick, some are wavy and sunk at the front. Some are pointed in wrong direction and theres a metal edge that sticks up around the pad to trip on.

Other Thoughts:

If you don't want to get kicked out playing close to dusk then park by hole 3 on end of park rd. I really like playing here, it is a typical challenge, the birdies are here just gotta keep your head in the game to get them. Here's where I edit myself. Rating 2.5 (gotta get my ratings even across the board) Heres where it gets docked points. Walking trail goes right through middle of course, affects 4 holes directly. Its only nine holes. Signs won't help any first time players. A couple tee pads pointed 25 degrees in wrong direction. Nobody maintains course, basket locations will never change. The county will not let league play happen, its an "organized event" to them and requires signed agreements and proof of insurance. Nobody wants to deal with the county because of their rules. It used to be pay to play..... Its a nice place to play with your friends, diverse challenge and has a clean park atmosphere, the only aspects keeping it from a zero.
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