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Steelhead DGC @ Creekside reviews
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Steelhead DGC-Just Another Neglected Course! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Feb 24, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
Steelhead Disc Course is the little town of Willow Creek is just another little course that at one time someone put their heart and soul into developing a disc golf course for the community and now it looks as though the community has turned their back on it. It doesn't look to me as anyone has played here lately. The paths between baskets are overgrown and clingy plants have taken over.
After reading the reviews of this course, I am struck by how different they are from my opinion. The previous three reviewers (including Martin Dewgarita who I certainly respect) all have given this course 3.5 and 4.0 ratings. But here is the catch; They all last played the course five years ago. Martin's 4.0 rating was given eight years ago.
Steelhead DGC has old school fiberglass signs, mostly natural tee pads and older DGA baskets. The first three holes start and play in small Creekside Park. They are all typical park recreational holes of 150' to 200'. Then you dip down into the more rustic undeveloped area. This is where the course has gone to seed. Hole # 5 is completely blocked by a large tree which has fallen across the fairway. The famous straight up the hill shot on # 6 really has no fairway anymore. I chose to skip it.
The next sign I found was for # 10 by the creek and the sign was trashed. I found # 11 throwing to the corner but that seemed to dead end there. There was a fenced in area to my left and I saw a basket down there but how do you get there? By now, I'm perplexed and mostly ready to be done with this course so I walk back up to the main park area. I walked by a open gate which I guess would play to that mystery basket I spotted before but it too, looks abandoned and overgrown.
Back in the main section of Creekside, I finish with holes 14 to 18. # 17 is kind of a cool throw. It's a little 211' downhill throw to a basket set in the grassy area. # 18 then is 275' back across the park. I chose to skip it as my rental car was parked right in the way!
After reading the reviews of this course, I am struck by how different they are from my opinion. The previous three reviewers (including Martin Dewgarita who I certainly respect) all have given this course 3.5 and 4.0 ratings. But here is the catch; They all last played the course five years ago. Martin's 4.0 rating was given eight years ago.
Steelhead DGC has old school fiberglass signs, mostly natural tee pads and older DGA baskets. The first three holes start and play in small Creekside Park. They are all typical park recreational holes of 150' to 200'. Then you dip down into the more rustic undeveloped area. This is where the course has gone to seed. Hole # 5 is completely blocked by a large tree which has fallen across the fairway. The famous straight up the hill shot on # 6 really has no fairway anymore. I chose to skip it.
The next sign I found was for # 10 by the creek and the sign was trashed. I found # 11 throwing to the corner but that seemed to dead end there. There was a fenced in area to my left and I saw a basket down there but how do you get there? By now, I'm perplexed and mostly ready to be done with this course so I walk back up to the main park area. I walked by a open gate which I guess would play to that mystery basket I spotted before but it too, looks abandoned and overgrown.
Back in the main section of Creekside, I finish with holes 14 to 18. # 17 is kind of a cool throw. It's a little 211' downhill throw to a basket set in the grassy area. # 18 then is 275' back across the park. I chose to skip it as my rental car was parked right in the way!
Cons:
The vegetation is overgrown.
Signs are trashed.
Course has been badly neglected. If it was a child, we'd put her in foster care.
Navigation is difficult.
Steelhead DGC might become another Machu Picchu. Taken over by the jungle and ultimately discovered by another DGCR bagger years from now.
Signs are trashed.
Course has been badly neglected. If it was a child, we'd put her in foster care.
Navigation is difficult.
Steelhead DGC might become another Machu Picchu. Taken over by the jungle and ultimately discovered by another DGCR bagger years from now.
Other Thoughts:
Five years ago, this must have been a sweet little, enjoyable, rugged course. Unfortunately, it's now dying of terminal neglect and abandonment disorder. Can it be saved? Someone needs to step up and take care. If not, in another year or two, there will be no course left.
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lanningmorgen
Experience:
27.7 years
45 played
7 reviews
18 Hole Willow Creek Course Review 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 5, 2011
Played the course:once
Pros:
1) Not busy
2) Good baskets
3) Beautiful setting
4) Creek close by
2) Good baskets
3) Beautiful setting
4) Creek close by
Cons:
1) Poison oak
2) Thorns
3) Great chance of losing a disc (bring some you don't mind losing)
4) Criss-Cross shots on holes
5) Difficult trail
6) Minimal fairway
2) Thorns
3) Great chance of losing a disc (bring some you don't mind losing)
4) Criss-Cross shots on holes
5) Difficult trail
6) Minimal fairway
Other Thoughts:
I liked it better when it was a 9 hole course.
Keep in mind that this course became an 18 hole course in 2010. Many of the reviews from other players are based on the "old" 9 hole course. I can appreciate the effort to make 18 holes, but some of them were so "crazy" to release a disc on, I decided to skip much of the course. Good luck.
Keep in mind that this course became an 18 hole course in 2010. Many of the reviews from other players are based on the "old" 9 hole course. I can appreciate the effort to make 18 holes, but some of them were so "crazy" to release a disc on, I decided to skip much of the course. Good luck.
