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Sugarcreek Park reviews
10
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2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 20, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
Sugarcreek is a unique course with a lot of personality. Driving in, it seemed that this was going to be a typical, small town park course - but this wasn't the case at all. The course mostly plays throughout thick woods, with a couple more open shots here and there. A lot of attributes cause the course to stand out. There are numerous holes with mandos, an island hole, elevated pins, and a hanging basket. At some courses, this may feel a little putt-putt-ish. But being combined with a good, balanced design, it gives the course character.
It is commendable just how much work went into the design. A ton of clearing has been done in the woods. The holes here aren't placed around preexisting paths. Rather, holes have been carefully carved and constructed to form a nice mix of multiple long par 4's and a par 5 that are multi-stage holes, as well as ace runs with one or two routes to choose from. One of my favorite aspects of the course is that there are often multiple lines to get to the basket. This is all done on purpose, not just random basket placement.
Elevation changes are well used throughout with a couple of downhill and uphill throws. Pins are well placed on the available slopes and gentle hills.
The navigation is some of the best I have seen and arrows are color-coded based on tees. The red baskets do a nice job of standing out in the thick woods.
The highlight holes for me were 1 (a fun, and pretty safe, water shot to kick things off), 12 (island hole with a drop zone) and 15 (finishing with a hanging basket in a pavilion).
It is commendable just how much work went into the design. A ton of clearing has been done in the woods. The holes here aren't placed around preexisting paths. Rather, holes have been carefully carved and constructed to form a nice mix of multiple long par 4's and a par 5 that are multi-stage holes, as well as ace runs with one or two routes to choose from. One of my favorite aspects of the course is that there are often multiple lines to get to the basket. This is all done on purpose, not just random basket placement.
Elevation changes are well used throughout with a couple of downhill and uphill throws. Pins are well placed on the available slopes and gentle hills.
The navigation is some of the best I have seen and arrows are color-coded based on tees. The red baskets do a nice job of standing out in the thick woods.
The highlight holes for me were 1 (a fun, and pretty safe, water shot to kick things off), 12 (island hole with a drop zone) and 15 (finishing with a hanging basket in a pavilion).
Cons:
There are no glaring cons, but a few worth mentioning:
Still being a relatively new course, there are extra stumps, branches, etc. still on the ground throughout the fairway. However, this is also a positive because it shows how much effort has been put into clearing and shaping fairways.
Not sure how common this is, but hole 1's fairway was pretty marshy.
The carpet tee pads might not be to everyone's liking.
Probably could still use a little more clearing out of the fairways.
Still being a relatively new course, there are extra stumps, branches, etc. still on the ground throughout the fairway. However, this is also a positive because it shows how much effort has been put into clearing and shaping fairways.
Not sure how common this is, but hole 1's fairway was pretty marshy.
The carpet tee pads might not be to everyone's liking.
Probably could still use a little more clearing out of the fairways.
Other Thoughts:
This is an up-and-coming course that is welcomed in the immediate area, and compliments the already established courses in the area. It's a really solid course that I think will truly get better over time. I can't say enough how much work appears to have gone into the course. Well done!
