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Warren Township Park - Old Layout

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Badger45
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Experience: 23 years 131 played 22 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice little community course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 11, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

The park has made good use of the land they have available to add this 9-hole course into an already very full park. The park itself shows a great city plan being played out, by having municipal buildings and park land all set aside on one large plot of land. We only stopped here, because we wanted some Giordanno's Pizza while we were in the area, and it was worth a play. The designer did a great job of using what he had available to him.

The course was a fun and quick play. There are well-maintained bathrooms and other sports fields all in this park. I'd be proud of it, if I lived in the community.

The teepads are in great condition and easy to find. The course is laid out in a logical enough manner that your not going to be looking for the next hole. The only one we didn't catch right away was 4, but that may be due to tree maintenance going on in the park.

The baskets are in great condition and the putting areas around them are well maintained.

Cons:

Not many, really. Like I've been saying, the park usage and layout are done very well for the available space. Only a couple minor things come to mind:

- A couple holes play on walking paths or near other features. Use your brain and avoid potential conflicts, and this isn't an issue.

- Short teepads, which isn't a big deal, either, since you don't need a big runup on anything here.

- Woodchip fairways. This is good and bad. It's kind of rough to walk on a bunch of woodchips, but does keep undergrowth down a lot.

Other Thoughts:

Holes 1-3 all play fairly similar, with a ~200' shot through some trees. It appears that they lanes have opened up considerably, due to ash tree removal happening recently.

Hole 4 - Around 300' shot. If the park had been busy, there's potential hold-ups, as this plays along a walking path. However, it's not blind, so if you pay attention, there should be no conflicts with other park users.

5-6 - play through more trees with some longer shots and challenges in picking the line you want to play.

7 - plays somewhat over the water, more next to the water. There's an alternate tee here, if that makes you nervous. Fun hole, though, but also plays along the walking path.

8 - Top of the world shot! I did not expect this in a community park. Well done! Tee is on top of the sledding hill and plays behind the volleyball courts. As long as games aren't going on, this is a good hole. I "doinked" the cage with my teeshot, so that was cool.

9- plays back to the water, so as long as you play short, your safe.
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Twifiter
Experience: 17.2 years 9 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A course with very high potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 8, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Concrete tee pads are in great shape
-Each hole has a designated fairway that gives you safe ways to approach each basket (Great for beginners)
-Hole #8 is probably the best around. It gives you the ability to launch discs off of an elevated tee which is uncommon for this area
-Baskets are in great shape
-Park staff is always around and very helpful

Cons:

-This course has a tendency to become waterlogged and a simple drainage system could solve a lot of the problems. (Holes #1 and 7)
- Some of the tee pads are not long enough to take a quality approach.
-This is a multi-use park so you may encounter people on the volleyball courts around #8 and #9.
-The fairway on hole 3 is littered by trees and it forces you to rely a lot on luck to avoid hitting something.
-This is one of the few courses in the area that doesn't allow dogs.

Other Thoughts:

This is what I would consider my home course and for what its worth the holes are playable most of the time. I would suggest staying right on hole one to avoid going into the muddy water. One last thing to note is that if you are hungry there is a nice pizza place to the right of hole #9 (Mike's Pizza) and you can generally get a large for $7.50.
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Countchunkula
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Experience: 17.8 years 214 played 71 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Better than most Chitown 9s 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 1, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The course is located in a big multiuse park with all kinds of other activity. To get to the first tee, drive all the way to the back of the parking lots and park just before the begining of the wooded area.
Variety: Holes 1-6 relatively short, defined fairways through trees. Hole 7 is mostly open (with some trees in the fairway) and longer than the most of the course. Hole 8 throws down a sled hill. Hole 9 pin is backstoped by a pond.
Nice roomy concrete tees and Mach III baskets in good shape.
Although much of the course plays through dense trees, there is no rough to speak of making finding stray shots a breeze.
Alternate tees on a couple holes increase variety and lengthen a fairly short course.
Hole 9 should be an easy two (it's short and wide open), but the basket is on a small ridge with a pond behind. It would be very easy to go long on this one.
Although I think the basket could be in a better spot, Hole 8 allows you to throw from an elevated tee (a rare treat in these parts).

Cons:

Too short overall, a few of the holes could use some more D.
Hole 1 can be very swampy, encouraging you to take the easy, hyzer route rather than the more direct, more fun, slight anny route.
Navigation could be a problem for first time players (see other thoughts)
I would have loved for 8 (the downhill shot off the sled hill) to be longer, as is, the hole requires a kind of sawed off hyzer. With this tee location and the basket placed considerably farther out, the hole could be much more fun.

Other Thoughts:

Navigation tips: After hole 2 cross the parking lot to your right, hole 3's tee is directly on the other side. After hole 7, walk straight ahead to steps in the side of sled hill. The tee for 7 is on top of the sled hill on the path. After 9, be careful walking back to hole 1. If you make a bee-line for it, you will cross 7's fairway. Follow the park road along the side of the sled hill, and you won't get in anyone's way.
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