Clarksburg, WV

Veterans Memorial Park

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gregs
Experience: 63 played 8 reviews
1.50 star(s)

could be a good course, but... 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 24, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

fairly well maintained grounds. Restrooms. Enough elevation changes to be interesting. Woods not overly thick and little real rough.

Cons:

Still no signage or next tee guidance. We spent more time looking for tees and baskets than playing, got frustrated, and quit after 9 holes.

Other Thoughts:

Would be a good, fun course with signage showing basket location and distance, and next tee location.
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Timeetyo
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.1 years 41 played 33 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Short & Hilly 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Bathrooms, pavilions, playground, etc all on site.
- Park was clean & well maintained
- Elevation in play on every shot in one way or another. Uphill, downhill, across the hill, sloping greens, etc are all very well used.

Cons:

- Signage. This was frustrating on several levels. 1st there were holes with no posted tee signs (most had them). 2nd the signs that were there were posted willy nilly in odd locations. In any other course I've been to the sign is posted next to (R/L or behind) the tee pad and facing the fairway. Not here....there are some facing the way the hole plays, some facing 90-180 degrees from the fairway.
- Tee pads - natural, small, uneven, and very worn. Most had a sunken 2x4 to mark the front of the pad but some on hills were so worn down the "pad" was several inches below the board. Thankfully no long throws so all can be done standing.
- Hole 1 plays very close to a playground which is in play. I ended up not playing from the tee due to this as there were several kids running about.
- The other holes are packed in very tight in some areas. If the course were busy I'd be concerned about the closeness as these holes are packed in.
- I couldn't find all the tees (with a map). Hole #2 I found the tee sign...but no indication of a pad nearby or even a worn patch of grass. Hole #3 I could find neither so I just picked a spot towards the hole that looked interesting and played from there.
- Very short.

Other Thoughts:

I stopped here to bag a course as a quick pit stop on a long trek with the family. Wife & kid hung out on the playground and I got to stretch my legs and check off a course. Win/win. There are definitely better options but it fit my needs here. There was much frustration with finding my way around and if it wasn't for my OCD I would have had a great time just picking random baskets and playing safari as the terrain is phenomenal - not only is it sloping down to the river, but there are several little valleys heading down with baskets placed on the ridges to make some sweet possibilities. If this were my 'local' course it is probably how I'd play it as it was too short for even my noodle arm and outside of the terrain was lacking in variety.
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BigAl724
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.7 years 178 played 144 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Simply a Quick Course to Bag 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 25, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Located in a very large city park which has mini golf, running trails, a playground and a pool right next to the course. An arrow pointing you toward the course when you first drive in is much appreciated, and there is plenty of parking space. There were a ton of cars parked in this area (even though nothing was going on at the park that I could tell). Multiple restrooms are near the course, but take caution that they are only open during pool/putt putt season.

There are tee signs which show you the lines to the basket, distances, and the multiple pin positions. The course has DISCatcher baskets that were in good shape and since the tees are natural, the boards in the ground to throw from were a nice touch.

I really liked the type of land used here. It was filled with rolling hills and trees, and even a possible water hazard with the creek/river that was near holes 5, 7, and 9. This allowed for some fun holes, although they were pretty straight-forward and had a lot of room for error. There were hyzers, anhyzers, and straight throws, as well as throws with different looks with elevation.

Cons:

-The restrooms were locked since it was out of season, which was kind of annoying. Stop at the nearby Sheetz prior to your round if you're coming from a distance (which you shouldn't for this course).
-Hole one plays very close to a playground
-The natural tees were on uneven ground for almost every hole.
-Somewhat out of the way from other courses, but Orange Crush/Seth Burton are about 20 minutes north.
-All of the holes play on a small piece of land in the park. This makes course navigation a little confusing because you can see multiple baskets from most tees. There were a few times I had to walk up to the basket first to make sure I was throwing at the right one. The times I didn't check, I threw at the wrong basket. At times, the tee signs were facing in a direction that face the corresponding basket. Also, since the holes are bunched together, I walked to the wrong tee a couple of times.
-Holes 4 and 9 didn't have baskets set up
-Short distances, every hole is under 300 feet

Other Thoughts:

I stopped here before a round at Morris Park hoping to get a quality 9, but the rating on this site truly reflects the course well. The course does have some fun holes (like 3 and 5), but doesn't give much of a challenge or require much thinking. It is a quick 9 and there isn't much of a chance to lose discs, which is nice. You will not get lost in the woods finding the next hole, but navigation is confusing and the course could definitely interfere with people playing on the playground on hole 1 and people running on the last few holes. If multiple people were playing this course, there would definitely be interference because the fairways run through each other at times. This course only takes about 15-20 minutes to play, and I recommend only stopping here if coming from the south to play Orange Crush/Seth Burton or simply to course bag.
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