Montgomeryville, PA

Windlestrae Park - Original

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HyooMac
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Experience: 6.8 years 421 played 387 reviews
1.00 star(s)

So Much Wasted Potential 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 23, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ A beautiful setting that could offer a variety of wide open holes, wooded holes, and grass fairway holes (but make sure to read the "Cons" before you head out there!)

+ The holes that are there (about 6 of them) aren't bad, but the negatives about the overall layout outweigh the positives of the individual holes


Cons:

- There's no getting around the huge amount of walking between holes you're going to do here. The layout starts at one end of the park and finishes at the other, and there are some very long and confusing walks between some of the holes. Some reviewers parked by hole #1 and walked back after finishing. We chose instead to park in the lot by #9, and start with the long walk up the layout, crossing over the stream on #8, and basket-to-tee on # 4, 3 and 2. We didn't bother walking the additional gap to play Hole #1: we just played Hole #2 twice, and worked our way through #9. I suggest this is the better choice, because you're likely going to end your round frustrated with all the unnecessary walking - and if you do it this way, at least you finish near your car!

- Missing tee sign on #5 - use uDisc to approximate the tee location

- No baskets on #8 and #9 - but there are about 4 "extra" baskets in sight from the seventh tee. So maybe you could play a bunch of those as if they were holes


Other Thoughts:

~ The tee signs seem to indicate big plans for the original design: there are some holes with designed to have multiple tees, and some show multiple baskets. Unfortunately, none of that is actually in place

~ There were randomly-placed baskets that seemed to indicate a back nine, but I think baskets #13 and #14 were at opposite ends of the park! Standing on tee #7, you can see at least four baskets that aren't part of the 9 hole layout. Add all this to the fact that we never saw another person throughout this huge piece of property and we ended up with the feeling like we were playing in a ghost town

~ So much beautiful land. So much potential. Such a waste
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dave greene
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 31, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

its a course...lol

Cons:

was 18 at one time,they wrecked it,first couple holes ok,then 5,6 long walk back in woods ,then walk back cross brigde walk down to 7 play 8 then 9..then walk way way way back to car....thick rough...at one time when it was 18,maybe was not so bad

Other Thoughts:

not worth playing
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DiscFlicker77
Experience: 11.1 years 8 played 8 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Just terrible but... Tons of potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 3, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

I couldn't give the course a "0" because atleast it has baskets and its a place to practice. Like others said; hole 1 - 3 arent terrible. 4 was easy to find and that's where the "fun" ends.

Cons:

Punishing rough (Although I kept all throws on fairway/not deep in the rough, I could see how it could be bad for other players, especially beginners). After hole 4 it's just kind of a guessing game to find the next tee. My brother and I took the logical trail after hole 4 and ended up at 11. Confusing since it was supposedly a 9 hole course. We walked ahead to try to find the basket and couldn't. (Luckily my wife decided not play and stayed in the car and sent us a pic of the map and we eventually found "5". And even better is that she drove to the other parking lot to pick us up after hole "9".)

Other Thoughts:

Super muddy. Terrible signage. Terrible rough.
Could potentially (maybe it used to) be awesome.
They could easily fit 2 holes before the first tee. And atleast one long hole in between hole 1 and 2.
If signage was fixed and maintained a little more it would be pretty fun.
Also if more holes were added in between other holes there could be a lot of ace attempts.
Until then, I would never go back nor recommend to any other players.
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owvanguard
Experience: 15.9 years 170 played 34 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Needs Help 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 27, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Holes 1 - 3 are actual good holes. They are short and in the open. Holes 7 & 9 are decent if you can find them.

Cons:

This used to be an 18 hole course and many of that signage is still around making life confusing. I only found 10 baskets. I think the park only 'maintains' 9 baskets now. Most of the fairways have had no maintenance and they need it. The flow of the holes makes no sense and sucks.

Other Thoughts:

Lost my Kite.
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Asvetic
Experience: 26 years 28 played 8 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Needs serious layout help 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 31, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

All the holes are marked with an illustrated map and estimated distance. Tee boxes are large red terracotta stone/gravel pads. Baskets are marked and have a large number indicator on the top. You'll definitely get your exercise on this course (not sure that's a pro.)

Cons:

Where to begin... this course is in serious need of a layout designer. This is easily the longest short hole course I've ever played. All the holes play between 200-300ft. But the navigation distance between holes is easily 3-4 times that, and it's not always clearly marked (there are small wooden arrows pointing the way, but no distance indicated between holes.) Most of the holes play deep in the woods, and travel between holes can get hairy, crossing over a creek several times (no bridges on most crossings.) This course easily covers 20+ acres and it really doesn't need to. The real pisser was after finishing hole 9, I realized I was on the complete opposite side of the park, about a mile or so from my car. Also, no water on the course, and I would advise not playing this course close to dusk, if you're in the middle of the course when darkness falls, it's going to be a real pickle finding your way out.

Other Thoughts:

This course apparently is going through some legal issues with the local community and the local government. I ran into a scout master who over saw the courses development, and was told that most of the holes were removed and replanted... I assume this is the cause of why this course is a major mess.

I really wanted to like this course, but it's in too much disarray to enjoy.
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