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Hawley, MN

River Bend Park

Permanent course
2.635(based on 4 reviews)
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JunkyBrownie
Experience: 18 played 10 reviews
2.00 star(s)

What's Going On Here? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 31, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Large signs on the highway made it easy to find the course.
Map of the course by Hole 1 is very helpful.
Cement trapezoid shaped tee pads for the advanced course.
Good mix of short and long holes, doglegs, water hazards, and areas of dense foliage.
Restrooms by Hole 1.
Well groomed course with the exception of Hole 6.
Mach 2 baskets that are numbered and look relatively new.

Cons:

The recreational course was quite short in length.
The map of the course at Hole 1 displays 2 bridges for crossing the river, but the bridge by Hole 1 is no longer there. So after throwing your disc to the other side of the river on Hole 1, you will have to walk 500 ft to the bridge by Hole 9, cross over and double back 500 ft to resume play. After finishing Hole 1, you will walk another 400 ft before reaching the Hole 2 tee pad. And Hole 2 is only 260 ft. which is absurd considering the open, unused ground that you covered just to get there. Hole 3 is the same. 400 ft walk to the tee pad, 260 ft to the hole. The only difference between them is the water hazard changing from the right side to the left side. Also, the advanced tee pads for Holes 3 and 4 are slanting downward from a right to left angle, kind of awkward.
Some baskets and tee pads are by the golf course and its hard to stay quiet when you sink a long putt or have a good looking ace run.
After playing Hole 4, you will walk 600 ft to the Hole 5 tee pad.
Hole 6 needs a little bit of maintainence.
After playing Hole 6, you have to walk back down the 250 ft fairway to reach the Hole 7 tee pad. Then you walk another 600 ft to reach the Hole 8 tee pad.
Bugs are very bad on Holes 5,6, and 7.
Rec. course tee pads are roughly 3ft by 4ft, a bit too small.

Other Thoughts:

I would give this course a 3/5, perhaps 3.5/5. But the layout is just unresasonable, as if they designed it this way just to annoy you. So much ground not being utilized. So much walking between holes. But with that being said, I still had a great time playing the holes (once I finally got to the tee pads after walking so long). Drove for an hour to get there and I'll drive again because it really is a fun course aside from all the additional walking. Take pictures of the map before you get started. Hole 2 tee pad is south of the Hole 1 basket. Hole 3 tee pad is on the east side of the large pond, just north of the golf club house. After Hole 4, follow the road and east of the Hole 8 tee pad you will find the Hole 5 tee pad. Keep this in mind while you're walking a seemingly endless path.
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