Richmond, IN

The Glen

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3.55(based on 14 reviews)
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Indybaker
Experience: 3.9 years 4 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Challenging, great scenery, fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 22, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful and large city park. Long, challenging holes with a single tee pad.

Cons:

Probably not kid friendly. Can be a longish walk between holes, but that's also a pro if you're looking for exercise. Some holes are really long - perhaps too long for a newbie/beginner. Easy to lose a disc on the first couple of holes.

Other Thoughts:

Even as a new disc golfer, I really enjoyed this challenging course in a beautiful city park. Probably over my head as a newbie/intermediate, but I could see how I could find this course a lot of fun if I could throw further.
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takman
Experience: 22.5 years 122 played 25 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great choice! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 1, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Picturesque park with beautiful hardwoods throughout
-Well maintained property
-Natural stream pipe flowing with the best water ever
-Challenging course with lots of full power drives
-Flows well, would love to compete on it

Cons:

-I could see a beginner getting lost or frustrated here

Other Thoughts:

I chose to play this course during a trip to Cincy last year. Only had time to play one so I took a chance and went across the border to play this gem. Glad I did.
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fireawayjoel
Experience: 9.8 years 35 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

The Glen 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 1, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

For full disclosure, I am a member of the club that installed and runs this course.

This course is the best in the Richmond area for a couple of reasons:
1) It is set in a beautiful, popular park with few distractions while you play.
2) It allows a couple of times for max distance throws.
3) It allows the player in many cases to throw the shot they prefer for success without being too wide open.
4) While there are trees that help shape shots, when off of the fairway, it is rare to be completely without a way to get back to the basket.
5) Several holes require the hardest shot in disc golf - long and straight.
6) The Predator baskets look nice and catch well.

Cons:

Hole one is close to a natural spring that many non-golfers use to fill up water bottles and jugs (this could be a positive too depending on how you look at it

Other Thoughts:

We are still hoping to develop a set of alternate tee-pads so that beginners won't feel so frustrated the first time they play and/or to add more distance to shots for high level players...
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bwat8ball
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Has potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 17, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice elevation changes and really love the Predator baskets. A couple bomber holes and a couple shorter technical holes. Most holes have different lines you can take.

Cons:

The only thing I could possibly complain about would be the distance between a couple holes. But it's not enough to whine about. It does get pretty slippery and muddy at the tee boxes now but once the pads are put in it'll really be a top 10 course in my book.

Other Thoughts:

I have really enjoyed this course since it's been put in. It's a lot more challenging than the other course in town, clear creek. I'm not a big bomber so I'm happy with being even when I play but it's easy to finish 6-10 over
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bradtollefson
Experience: 48.9 years 110 played 43 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fairly open course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Fairly open course which gets a bit more challenging as it goes along. Nice walk in the park. Plenty of trees provide breaks from the sun. Nice changes in elevation, nothing to drastic. Clean, grassy course. Only a bit of rough on a few holes

Cons:

Course map is rotated about 80 degrees. not a big deal but slightly disorienting for me.

Other Thoughts:

I've updated the GPS to the parking area at hole 1. The old gps took you to the park office. The 2200 E. Main St address is the southwest entrance to the park. If you enter here, go north to your first right, this circles down and around behind the band stand. a few hundred feet more and you'll come to a small parking area. 1st tee is to the left (east side of the road) and to the right of the small pedestrian bridge.
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