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Wilcox Memorial Park - Main reviews
9
1
DiscUS
Experience:
9.8 years
22 played
2 reviews
A Hike, a Challenge, and a Blast 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Jun 16, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
(Reds to Reds)
Topographically privileged, almost pristine course in a huge, well-maintained, rustic park with good length, elevation change, and balance of open, woods, and mixed holes. Your mood will be elevated, your legs will feel it and your game will be tested.
Demands a lot of different types of shots, rewarding well-executed distance, range control, accuracy, forehands and backhands, overhands, upshots, and putts. I have not tried a big roller but wouldn't be surprised.
Cool-looking shots, woodsy scenery, and eye-popping vistas. Severe uphills, dramatic downhills, and everything in between.
Many holes have danger of a kind: from rollaways to tree kicks or distance with OB, wind. Others are difficult but not punishing. A few are juicy, depending on your game. Some hard par 3s and a few softer par 4s.
Figure 8 layout. Signage overall is well above average.
Even the back 9 tee pads aren't terrible given the shots you have.
The existence of the blues reduces traffic on the reds.
Topographically privileged, almost pristine course in a huge, well-maintained, rustic park with good length, elevation change, and balance of open, woods, and mixed holes. Your mood will be elevated, your legs will feel it and your game will be tested.
Demands a lot of different types of shots, rewarding well-executed distance, range control, accuracy, forehands and backhands, overhands, upshots, and putts. I have not tried a big roller but wouldn't be surprised.
Cool-looking shots, woodsy scenery, and eye-popping vistas. Severe uphills, dramatic downhills, and everything in between.
Many holes have danger of a kind: from rollaways to tree kicks or distance with OB, wind. Others are difficult but not punishing. A few are juicy, depending on your game. Some hard par 3s and a few softer par 4s.
Figure 8 layout. Signage overall is well above average.
Even the back 9 tee pads aren't terrible given the shots you have.
The existence of the blues reduces traffic on the reds.
Cons:
Conpportunity: Sky's the limit on the ratings if they put in paved tee boxes on back 9.
Nitpicks:Some reviewers think the water should be OB and I can see this.
Pruning off in just a couple places. A little poison ivy on or near a few holes (10, 14 come to mind). Here and there a gopher hole on open fairways, watch your step.
No real warmup area.
It's a park so the occasional dog, loud family.
Parking can be tight?
In summer you get RV campers near hole 8.
Nitpicks:Some reviewers think the water should be OB and I can see this.
Pruning off in just a couple places. A little poison ivy on or near a few holes (10, 14 come to mind). Here and there a gopher hole on open fairways, watch your step.
No real warmup area.
It's a park so the occasional dog, loud family.
Parking can be tight?
In summer you get RV campers near hole 8.
Other Thoughts:
Top shelf. Well worth traveling to and a great home course.
10
0
Wilcox Rocks Socks 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 4, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ The course is nestled comfortably within a large sprawling peaceful park. Holes are a nice balance between wide open, dense wooded and hybrid.
+ Clear and visible 'next tee' signs are large and in eye-catching colors!!
+ Permanent information board at the start of the course has it all: lost disc box, course diagram, pre-made scorecards and pencils!
+ The tee boxes on the front nine are gorgeous solid and sturdy stone pavers.
+ The signs at all holes are hard to miss. They show where to throw, how far and the pars.
+ Most holes have two tee pads so players can choose their difficulty. Reds are short. Blues are long.
+ Some holes have two baskets with the same color coordination as the tee pads. Reds are short. Blues are long.
+ The elevation changes vary nicely between starkly steep and gently gradual. Flat holes are in the minority here.
+ Hole 9 ends right next to the parking lot in case players need to leave early, wish to take a break or need to get something from their vehicle partway through.
+ Clear and visible 'next tee' signs are large and in eye-catching colors!!
+ Permanent information board at the start of the course has it all: lost disc box, course diagram, pre-made scorecards and pencils!
+ The tee boxes on the front nine are gorgeous solid and sturdy stone pavers.
+ The signs at all holes are hard to miss. They show where to throw, how far and the pars.
+ Most holes have two tee pads so players can choose their difficulty. Reds are short. Blues are long.
+ Some holes have two baskets with the same color coordination as the tee pads. Reds are short. Blues are long.
+ The elevation changes vary nicely between starkly steep and gently gradual. Flat holes are in the minority here.
+ Hole 9 ends right next to the parking lot in case players need to leave early, wish to take a break or need to get something from their vehicle partway through.
Cons:
- No dedicated practice pin that I could find.
- Some fairways feel too close together. The close proximity of the fairways of holes 4 and 6 jump to the front of my mind as an example of that.
- The tee boxes in the back nine fluctuated among rectangular patches of dirt, outlines traced on a road or weak rubber (as of December 4, 2018).
- A few of the holes with dual baskets do not have the two separate colors.
- I don't remember seeing any trashcans along the way. I could be wrong about this. Regardless, please don't litter!
- Why are the water features not OB?
- Some fairways feel too close together. The close proximity of the fairways of holes 4 and 6 jump to the front of my mind as an example of that.
- The tee boxes in the back nine fluctuated among rectangular patches of dirt, outlines traced on a road or weak rubber (as of December 4, 2018).
- A few of the holes with dual baskets do not have the two separate colors.
- I don't remember seeing any trashcans along the way. I could be wrong about this. Regardless, please don't litter!
- Why are the water features not OB?
Other Thoughts:
Before anything else, I would like to say up front that this review is based upon my experience with the short tees to short baskets. Also, there is an entrance fee to Wilcox Park when the swimming lake is open: $5 for residents of Dutchess County, $10 for all others. When the swimming lake is closed, the fee is waived.
My favorite hole at this course is 17 because of its crazy combination of tree-dodging, a downhill slope and a creek waiting at the bottom of it all.
My least favorite hole at this course is hole 3 because it felt too condensed and restricted to my mind.
As for the course in its entirety, Wilcox Park is a blast!
During the first nine holes, everything was so consistent and thorough that I was ready to give the course my first-ever 5/5 rating if things had continued as they began. Unfortunately, some flaws dashed that ambition. Let me get those out of the way quickly so I can get back to the good stuff.
As the biggest hit against Wilcox, the lack of tee pads on the back nine was a let-down. After a strong showing from the front nine, I was disappointed to see that the paver tee pads never came back again. Because of the recent rains, I teed off in mud for most of those holes.
Other things that I've already mentioned in the cons chip away at the score that could have been. Perhaps most glaring of them is the fact that throws that land in bodies of water within the course are not penalized. It feels weird to bring this up as a negative, but I've played many other courses with smaller streams and creeks that function as OB, and they add a nice degree of tension and forethought to the experience. If the player knows that they will not be penalized for landing in the water, then it removes any need to be careful and accurate. This course boasts some nice bodies of water. I would recommend making them OB for that extra boost of challenge and thrill.
But okay, back to the positives!
I am especially impressed by the huge and brightly colored 'next tee' signs. It was such a breeze navigating this course.
The layouts were nice and varied from hole to hole. One hole has you throwing downhill dodging trees. The next puts some rolling hills in your way. And then you are tossing flat across a winding stream. Wilcox never felt like the same hole twice, and I can sharply recall every hole. Major props to the course designers.
Open holes, wooded holes, uphill, downhill. Whatever you are looking for, this course delivers, and I get the feeling that it will only improve as more tee pads (and possibly more baskets?) are installed. I don't think I would have minded paying the $10 if I had come here in one of the warmer months.
Bottom line: Wilcox Memorial Park has an excellent course that definitely deserves a visit. Bring your whole bag and prepare for a test of every disc golf trick you have!
My favorite hole at this course is 17 because of its crazy combination of tree-dodging, a downhill slope and a creek waiting at the bottom of it all.
My least favorite hole at this course is hole 3 because it felt too condensed and restricted to my mind.
As for the course in its entirety, Wilcox Park is a blast!
During the first nine holes, everything was so consistent and thorough that I was ready to give the course my first-ever 5/5 rating if things had continued as they began. Unfortunately, some flaws dashed that ambition. Let me get those out of the way quickly so I can get back to the good stuff.
As the biggest hit against Wilcox, the lack of tee pads on the back nine was a let-down. After a strong showing from the front nine, I was disappointed to see that the paver tee pads never came back again. Because of the recent rains, I teed off in mud for most of those holes.
Other things that I've already mentioned in the cons chip away at the score that could have been. Perhaps most glaring of them is the fact that throws that land in bodies of water within the course are not penalized. It feels weird to bring this up as a negative, but I've played many other courses with smaller streams and creeks that function as OB, and they add a nice degree of tension and forethought to the experience. If the player knows that they will not be penalized for landing in the water, then it removes any need to be careful and accurate. This course boasts some nice bodies of water. I would recommend making them OB for that extra boost of challenge and thrill.
But okay, back to the positives!
I am especially impressed by the huge and brightly colored 'next tee' signs. It was such a breeze navigating this course.
The layouts were nice and varied from hole to hole. One hole has you throwing downhill dodging trees. The next puts some rolling hills in your way. And then you are tossing flat across a winding stream. Wilcox never felt like the same hole twice, and I can sharply recall every hole. Major props to the course designers.
Open holes, wooded holes, uphill, downhill. Whatever you are looking for, this course delivers, and I get the feeling that it will only improve as more tee pads (and possibly more baskets?) are installed. I don't think I would have minded paying the $10 if I had come here in one of the warmer months.
Bottom line: Wilcox Memorial Park has an excellent course that definitely deserves a visit. Bring your whole bag and prepare for a test of every disc golf trick you have!
2
5
3ertram
Experience:
17.1 years
7 played
7 reviews
our new favorite 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 2, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
very well designed course with a huge variety of baskets, slightly hilly, beautiful area, we liked the excellent signs to the next tees, red tees are for beginners, blue tees if you like to throw a bit longer
Cons:
none
Other Thoughts:
might be crowded in summer time due to the lake with beach