Silver Spring Township, PA

Willow Mill Park

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RamsFan1
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.6 years 91 played 91 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Excellent Starter Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 10, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent 9 hole course in a well-manicured township park. Innova Disc Catchers are featured here, and each hole presents a nice cement tee pad, numbered wooden post and colored sign with distance and preferred flight path. Easy to navigate. Hole 3 (a hyzer over a small building) and hole 8 (neat little tunnel shot through trees to the basket) stand out. Reasonable opportunity for success here.

Cons:

Course is not very challenging for the advanced player. Pedestrians and picnickers can be a factor when throwing. Several holes feature flight paths over park roadways. Some low-lying parts of the course are frequently marshy and wet. Hole 4's sign does not match up with the actual basket placement.

Other Thoughts:

Willow Mill Park is a nice little 9-holer ideally suited for the recreational player or the person trying to work on their short game. One can play this course with putters and/or a good mid-range disc. The designer did an excellent job with the layout given the relatively small size of this park. Distances are manageable, and most every hole presents a birdie opportunity or ace run.

I was impressed that despite being a small, recreational venue, Willow Mill had at least 10 people playing the course on the Saturday I was there. If you live within 20-30 minutes and take it for what it is, Willow Mill is a worthwhile trip and a pleasant experience.
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zubeala
Experience: 12.7 years 109 played 13 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great Starter Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 23, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

As others have stated this is a great course to introduce new players to the sport. Maybe the best one I have seen. Rivals Middletown in MD for that distinction. Just enough variety in elevation and obstacle to make it a great 1st time out. I love the over the building hole, 8 and 9. Just fun.

Cons:

If you want to rip long throws, or play narrow technical fairways, this ain't your place. Short, mostly open course.

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice park. Bathrooms, water, pavilions. Easy to find.
Unless you put one in the creek, probably will not lose a disc here (famous last words).
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KAK3990
Experience: 14.9 years 121 played 11 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great beginner course, lots of ace potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 22, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Located in a well maintained park
- Ace Runs aplenty
- Great course for inexperienced players trying to work out the kinks in their game.
- Baskets, hole signs and teepads in excellent condition
- Low chance of disc loss

Cons:

-Very short, not much of a challenge for experienced players
- Only 1 hole over 300ft and it is downhill
- Park is used by many non-disc golfers so be aware of their presence on many holes
- At times the teepad for #9 can be changed for RC car races that also take place in the park

Other Thoughts:

This is an excellent course for doing three things. 1, playing quick practice rounds. 2, Introducing a new player to game/playing with inexperienced friends. 3, As a warm up for several other more challenging courses in the area.
As long as your not expecting a 5 disc course Willow Mill should not disappoint, and there are plenty of ace opportunities and who dosen't like that?
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solomon.trenton
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 89 played 68 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Ace Race Alley 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 1, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This nice little nine holer actually has more amenities than most eighteen hole courses I have played. There are cement tee boxes, several porta potties, water fountain, playground for the kids and a pavilion. The course is mostly wide open but requires a good assortment of shots with some semi-challenging basket locations. The grass is mowed here and what little elevation change is at the park is utilized quite well. All of the baskets are numbered which ends up being very useful because holes five through seven all intersect quite closely.

Cons:

As I mentioned above holes five, six and seven are awfully crowded and tight (very easy to get a black ace if you are into that). There were a ton of bugs floating close to the ground; especially near the large piles of grass clippings left neatly in a line by the lawnmower. The clippings also hide your disc quite well. When I went there was a group of people that were racing RC cars that parked in on hole nine's tee and right near eights basket; making them nearly unplayable. Although they did make a new tee for nine with a numbered stake.

Other Thoughts:

There is a small stream near holes one and two where an errant drive could easily land so be careful.
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IAMGT
Experience: 16.9 years 24 played 21 reviews
2.50 star(s)

We're talking about practice 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 27, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pretty setting in a small park by the Cond. creek. The course has 9 brand new Innova Discatchers and the tee pads are awesome. All the tee pads are concrete that are grippy and quite large. The course makes you use numerous shots and my favorite hole is number 4 where the basket is 50 feet behind a shed.

Cons:

-Very easy
-Don't like to have to walk backwards to get to a tee pad to eventually throw to a basket that was near where you came from

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice practice course if you just want to get out and throw a disc. You could play this course with 2 or 3 discs tops and be fine. I imagine that play could be interrupted more in the summer when more people are in the park. This is not a park set up only for disc golf.
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Joe Hollywood
Experience: 14.9 years 55 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Begginer 9 Hole 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 4, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Large concrete tee off pads, good signs at ever hole, quiet and clean park with nice view of creek, Great course for begginers.

Cons:

Short hole distances. Sometimes people park on hole 2 and need to be informed of it being a recreational area. Holes 5, 6 & 7 are WIDE open (good for begginers but those with experience need some obsticles).

Other Thoughts:

This course is in a nice little park. Great for families or begginers looking to work on their game. Those more experience players might find this course a little dull after a couple rounds.
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