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Aurora, OH

Sunny Lake DGC

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2.755(based on 8 reviews)
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kinger
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Experience: 14.1 years 101 played 101 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Bright Lights, Big Confusion 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 4, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

~Highly technical wooded course
~Beautiful park with full recreational opportunites
~Secluded/ serene course environment
~Multiple layouts, pads, baskets
~Decent amount of variety & elevation
~Locals have stepped up recently to take control and make improvements

Cons:

~Course layout(s) are confusing, navigation is difficult
~Overlapped red, white, blue, gold layouts increase confusion
~Holes have numerous number designations based on layout
~Most if not all holes still need more defined routes
~Lots of clearing, cleaning, marking and upkeep are needed

Other Thoughts:

Played two rounds with varied layouts during a recent C-Tier tournament. Sunny Lake has been officially opened for two to three years now, and has had it's ups and downs. The biggest positive is the group of locals who have volunteered to adopt this course and put the work into maintaining and improving it's current condition. Love to see that for a course with this much potential. I am hopeful that this course will develop over time and perhaps be tweaked to capture it's true essence. The park is huge and beautiful with a large lake in the background. Ample parking and a nice pavilion with portable restrooms are located near the course. Hole 1 starts in the open field and then you quickly dive into a lush woodland with varying degrees of elevation, thickness, rough, and water that the course traverses through. Holes have a wide variety of distances and curves, and while overall they have a similar feel each hole could stand out on it's own. All of the reviews prior to mine heavily detail the layout and navigation issues, so I don't want to dwell on what's already been pointed out. The biggest take away from my experience is that after playing here all day I still have no idea which holes are which and how I got from point A to B....the layouts are massively confusing, but I'm convinced there is a Very good to great layout nestled within all the confusion that is waiting to be unlocked and showcased. Get rid of the overlap and focus on carving in a pristine 18 layout with the goodness that Mother Nature has provided. This rating is based on current condition, with the right direction this could be a local gem.
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