Berlin, WI

Riverside Park DGC

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wellsbranch250
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Experience: 10.2 years 658 played 636 reviews
2.00 star(s)

One Of Many Riverside Parks 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 23, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

(2.241 Rating) A small park style course that's much longer than currently listed on site.
- CHARACTER - I was impressed for such a small course. First off, the basics of tees, baskets and navigation are all solid. Baskets were MachIIIs in great condition and tees were 4 by 10 tapering to 5 feet in the back. Course map and community board by tee (1) and adequate tee signage for this style of course. There is a practice basket and huge shelter with picnic tables. There is seating for every front tee. There are restroom facilities and probably a drinking fountain (aka, bubbler for my Wisconsin friends). There are extra tees on every hole adding about 40 to 60 feet in distance for more challenge. My only wish here is that there was dedicated signage for the extra tees.
- NAVIGATION - Adequate for this style of course, although the tee distances are wack, see cons.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Other than hole (3), an ideal beginners course offering just the right amount of challenge and forgiveness. Recreational players in town should really like this easygoing layout.
- QUICK PLAY - I was done with my solo round in 30 minutes. Figure 45 minutes for a twosome and 60 minutes for a foursome.
- MAINTENANCE - The park was in good shape. Mowed though-out and little trash on my appearance.

Cons:

Small course issues, but otherwise a nice reasonable layout.
- MIS-LABELED DISTANCES - As has been stated in most of the previous reviews, the hole distances labeled on the tees are not accurate. I started pacing them off beginning on (6) and all four of the last holes were at least 20 feet longer. Hole (6) was nearly a 100 feet longer. Clearly the basket locations were updated after the signage was installed. Based on satellite imagery, the distances are more like, 131, 294, 378, 275, 212, 330, 265, 259, 210 for the front tees and 180, 352, 450, 339, 260, 387, 309, 304, 251 for the back tees. I went ahead and updated the figures on DGCR.
- UNIQUENESS - For those that like heavily wooded layouts, they will have to go somewhere else. I don't think I would define one hole on this as even moderately wooded. All park style shots with one or two trees to game-plan around. Water comes into play once on (3) and elevation is a non-factor. Hole distances vary more than the signage indicates, but it's still sub-par.
- SPACING - This course was hammered into a developed multi-use park. Ball field fences, walking paths, roads and pavilions come into play. The direct line to the basket on (4) back tee in no more than ten feet from a pavilion. I could see a lot of waiting or even having to skip a hole or two if the park is very active. No issues for me at 7 AM with the temps at 35 degrees.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Average. The Fox River adds some appeal on a few shots. However, after this element, nothing else grabbed my attention. Man-made features are in view the entire time. No seclusion and the overall tree coverage is very light.

Other Thoughts:

I liked it for what it was. A quick easy-going bag that was easy to follow. I'd give the course a 2.25 if I were allowed to do so. The course will work great for Recreational and beginning local players. For those outside an hours' drive, there is no reason to come here unless they are a course bagger.
- CHALLENGE - With the increased distances, the course from the back tees might play as a tweener between Recreational and Intermediate. However, it's just too open and too forgiving that bogeys will rarely happen for those exceeding a 900 player rating.
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harr0140
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Experience: 15.3 years 1508 played 480 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Nice park, average disc golf 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 4, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

1) This course has a variety in length. One hole is like 130', and it goes all the way up to over 400', with quite a few ranging between 200-300'.

2) Very nice amenities. Plenty of other things to do here, it would be a nice place to have a picnic and take your girlfriend or wife disc golfing. Has lots of pavilions, bathrooms, a boat launch, swingsets, walking paths, horseshoe pits, baseball diamonds, etc.

3) Nice concrete teepads including the newly installed pro tees. Each hole has a tee sign but does not have the long tee distances on it yet. UPDATE: Long tees still not listed on the signs . . . long basket positions also not listed on the signs!

4) It's nice to have a shot at an ace everytime you play, and they give it to you on your first hole 131'!

5) Multiple holes run alongside the river that if you overshoot the people on the walking path will most certainly go into the water. Don't go in after your discs, the current is extremely strong!

Cons:

1) Alternate pro tees do not change most holes enough other than just adding a little distance.

2) A handful of holes run very closely to the walking path along the river. An errant hyzer could take out some people. An errant shot on #3 will put you into the entrance to the park which could be deadly for your discs or people's vehicles. Playground area on #2 also puts kids in harms way.

3) Unfortunately it is only 9 holes, but they setup 9 more holes 4 of which ran right along the river or the boat launch for the tournament I played in. These holes are not possible to be fulltime baskets because they encounter too many other of the activity areas, but they were fun to play when it was setup.

4) Some of the holes are a little boring. they could use a couple more trees or other obstacles to make them more interesting.

5) Tee signs still have not been updated with new teepads and also do not list the distances on the long positions (UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME) all of the baskets were int he long positions today so I had really nothing to go by except feel on how far I needed to throw.

Other Thoughts:

All in all this was a pretty good course. Maybe a little boring on half of the course 4, 7, 8, 9. The river, the entrance road, and the walking path provide other obstacles that make you think about your shots. I enjoyed the temp holes much more than I did the standard part of this course so I have to rate it based on the permanent holes.
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