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Houghton Lake, MI

Roscommon DGC

3.135(based on 4 reviews)
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nemdisc7
Experience: 20.1 years 50 played 12 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent nine holer 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 16, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Signs are accurate and navigation is easy to follow.
The design is decent considering they had to go around a park and use already existing walking trails.
I liked the wood chip teepads better than natural or dirt. Would be nice to see a few more courses at the very least do wood chips.

Cons:

It was not very challenging and I am not a pro disc golfer by any means.
I'd like to see a little more variety and at least a hole or two with a difficult tee shot.
The first hole is right next to a practice football field. I felt weird throwing over a bunch of junior high age kids while they practice.

Other Thoughts:

Not a bad nine hole course at all. If you need to get a quick nine in, it's worth your time. If you're looking for something more challenging, skip it.
I would play again if I'm passing through and don't have a ton of time.
Is there room for more holes here? I wonder how much property the park owns.
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apdrvya
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Experience: 14.1 years 350 played 299 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Good use of elevation, with a couple flaws 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 5, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Aesthetic-- plays around the periphery of a large, multi-use township park. Hiking trails intertwine with the course so watch for walkers. Signs mark where these intersections may occur.

Baskets-- nice. brand new and visible in the thick woods. Flags may assist visibility.

Routing and nav-- next tee signs are everywhere. Easy to find where to go. Only long walk is 3 to 4 and the next tee signs tell you exactly where to go along with the tee sign for 4 being highly visible.

Teesigns-- very nice. diagram, length, hole #. Perfect combo.

Cons:

Teepads/boxes-- Woodchips. While adequate here, with it's short holes, woodchips have a finite lifespan and will need regularly replaced. Upkeep will be laborious and expensive.

Challenge/variety-- #5 plays up a little hill which is nice for an elevation change. Most holes are pretty short with the exception of #1. Most holes are also pretty straight with little variety in hyzer/anhyzer.

Risk v Reward-- none.

#8/#9-- #8 and #9 play parallel to each other with the player traversing up the fairway for #9 after playing #8. No natural shield prevents people on #9 (or 8 for that matter) from throwing on people walking up the trail. Tis a safety issue in my book. Also, #9 exits through the basket area for #1 which is someone was truly going for the basket on #1, could cause issues in safety.

Other Thoughts:

Decent little 9 hole course. I could see them adding another 9. I will send a message to change course name to "Roscommon twp DGC" at Skinner Park.
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