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Woodsy Bogler DGC reviews
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A Rugged, Tightly Wooded Course For Experienced Players Wanting A Unique Challenge
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 16, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
Woodsy Bogler is not only a fun and silly title that my friends and I repeatedly got wrong throughout our day trip, but also a short, highly technical 18-hole disc golf on a rugged patch of rural land. This course is a true hike through rural Missouri terrain, and at least one thunder buddy is recommended for both spotting as well as being there if you wreck yourself while traversing the course.
Location of Woodsy Bogly is about an hour south of St. Louis near Cadet, MO. Routes E and 47 are the highways that will get you to the local roads, and from there you'll find yourself on Bo Hollow, which will be gravel. The course kiosk will be on the left side of the road. This course is a part of a bigger complex, and the name "Robinson Bluff Disc Golf Park" makes me wonder if future expansion is in the plans. There's also mountain biking and climbing on site, as well as a port-o-john down the road by the main parking, which we did not personally see on our trip here. This course is truly in the middle of nowhere, so make gas and food stops ahead of time.
Course Equipment is basic, but honestly fit the vibe of the course. The tee signs are on repurposed material, and despite being hand-drawn, are very informative with pars, distances, and hole layouts. The tee pads are natural, with white posts signifying where to throw from. The baskets are RAD (not a compliment, just the name), and while having a practice basket vibe, they are secured by probably the only concrete you'll ever see on this course.
Course Design at Boogie Woogie is short, wooded, and treacherous. The course mainly requires short, touchy shots, as going off the fairway can easily land you down a ridge, in a pond, or both. Hole 2's tee sign recommends a spotter, and honestly, you could use one on many more holes during your round here.
Elevation is one of the biggest features of Wookie Booger. A lot of the fairways are surrounded by or traverse steep ridges, and many tee shots are either downhill or uphill to the green. Very few of the holes here are genuinely flat. Holes 6, 9, 10, and especially 15 play uphill, while 3, 4, 8, and 16 are downhill shots. Also, a high number of baskets are either on their own elevated mounds or have large drop-offs behind them, making for many tricky putts throughout a round here. The designer of this course clearly loves sketchy greens more than Quentin Tarantino loves feet.
Shot-Shapes are also full of variety at Whisky Burger. While there are not many opportunities (if any for some folks) to bust out a distance driver, you will find yourself throwing multiple angles. Holes 4, 5, 8 and 13 turn to the left, while 6, 11, and 14 turn to the right. Other shots, like hole 2, are straight but will require intentional shots to navigate a tight fairway. The wooded setting will keep you from truly airing one out, and accurate putter and mid shots will win the day every time here.
Distances are short, but elevation will really affect disc selection, as many holes feature significant elevation changes. Hole 15 might be the biggest example, as this 105-foot hole has you throwing up onto a plateau. That being said, none of the holes are very long, so midranges and fairway drivers will take care of the majority of your drives, if not putters.
Difficulty is geared towards more advanced players at Schmoodly Schmogler. The wooded, rugged environment means if you don't have accuracy behind your shots, you are going to have a very high score on this course. The holes here are unforgiving, so newer players should wait until they can hit lines consistently before coming to this course.
Location of Woodsy Bogly is about an hour south of St. Louis near Cadet, MO. Routes E and 47 are the highways that will get you to the local roads, and from there you'll find yourself on Bo Hollow, which will be gravel. The course kiosk will be on the left side of the road. This course is a part of a bigger complex, and the name "Robinson Bluff Disc Golf Park" makes me wonder if future expansion is in the plans. There's also mountain biking and climbing on site, as well as a port-o-john down the road by the main parking, which we did not personally see on our trip here. This course is truly in the middle of nowhere, so make gas and food stops ahead of time.
Course Equipment is basic, but honestly fit the vibe of the course. The tee signs are on repurposed material, and despite being hand-drawn, are very informative with pars, distances, and hole layouts. The tee pads are natural, with white posts signifying where to throw from. The baskets are RAD (not a compliment, just the name), and while having a practice basket vibe, they are secured by probably the only concrete you'll ever see on this course.
Course Design at Boogie Woogie is short, wooded, and treacherous. The course mainly requires short, touchy shots, as going off the fairway can easily land you down a ridge, in a pond, or both. Hole 2's tee sign recommends a spotter, and honestly, you could use one on many more holes during your round here.
Elevation is one of the biggest features of Wookie Booger. A lot of the fairways are surrounded by or traverse steep ridges, and many tee shots are either downhill or uphill to the green. Very few of the holes here are genuinely flat. Holes 6, 9, 10, and especially 15 play uphill, while 3, 4, 8, and 16 are downhill shots. Also, a high number of baskets are either on their own elevated mounds or have large drop-offs behind them, making for many tricky putts throughout a round here. The designer of this course clearly loves sketchy greens more than Quentin Tarantino loves feet.
Shot-Shapes are also full of variety at Whisky Burger. While there are not many opportunities (if any for some folks) to bust out a distance driver, you will find yourself throwing multiple angles. Holes 4, 5, 8 and 13 turn to the left, while 6, 11, and 14 turn to the right. Other shots, like hole 2, are straight but will require intentional shots to navigate a tight fairway. The wooded setting will keep you from truly airing one out, and accurate putter and mid shots will win the day every time here.
Distances are short, but elevation will really affect disc selection, as many holes feature significant elevation changes. Hole 15 might be the biggest example, as this 105-foot hole has you throwing up onto a plateau. That being said, none of the holes are very long, so midranges and fairway drivers will take care of the majority of your drives, if not putters.
Difficulty is geared towards more advanced players at Schmoodly Schmogler. The wooded, rugged environment means if you don't have accuracy behind your shots, you are going to have a very high score on this course. The holes here are unforgiving, so newer players should wait until they can hit lines consistently before coming to this course.
Cons:
Pay-to-Play doesn't really bother me, especially on private land like the case of Wooden Boomer. That being said, some people aren't a fan, so I'll add it here. This course is $5 for a day pass and is paid via the mailbox at the kiosk. It's on the honor system, so don't be rude.
Course Equipment will likely fall under the con list in some regards for some folks. The teepads are natural, and for the most part are not very long or flat. As someone who likes at least a little bit of a run up for most tee drives, I had trouble getting comfortable on many of the tees here. I don't expect to see permanent pads on this course at any point, but a flatter area with less rocks would really elevate the experience here. The baskets also have pretty shallow buckets, and my group had an unusually high number of spit outs on them. I don't gripe about baskets often, but baskets with deeper buckets would be a plus. As it stands, the baskets on site are "less than rad" in my opinion.
Terrain is very, very rugged on this course, which is to be expected given that the owner calls this "mountain adventure golf". That being said, to say each hole has a fairway would feel misleading to me, and there are several spots where you could have your disc land in a valley or other spot that doesn't have a clear way for you to get yourself physically back on the fairway. I highly, highly recommend that you do not play this course alone unless you are very experienced hiking rugged terrain, as many of the holes play around or over ridges and smaller cliffs that someone could easily have an unfortunate accident on.
Course Design is not going to be for anyone that doesn't like short, tightly wooded holes, as that is just about all that is here. The course doesn't really have many opportunities to take a mental break, as just about every hole has either a very tight fairway surrounded by the shadow realm, a very tricky green, or both. The terrain is also quite a workout if you are not someone who gets their steps in consistently. If any of this sounds like a bad time to you, don't come to this course.
Course Equipment will likely fall under the con list in some regards for some folks. The teepads are natural, and for the most part are not very long or flat. As someone who likes at least a little bit of a run up for most tee drives, I had trouble getting comfortable on many of the tees here. I don't expect to see permanent pads on this course at any point, but a flatter area with less rocks would really elevate the experience here. The baskets also have pretty shallow buckets, and my group had an unusually high number of spit outs on them. I don't gripe about baskets often, but baskets with deeper buckets would be a plus. As it stands, the baskets on site are "less than rad" in my opinion.
Terrain is very, very rugged on this course, which is to be expected given that the owner calls this "mountain adventure golf". That being said, to say each hole has a fairway would feel misleading to me, and there are several spots where you could have your disc land in a valley or other spot that doesn't have a clear way for you to get yourself physically back on the fairway. I highly, highly recommend that you do not play this course alone unless you are very experienced hiking rugged terrain, as many of the holes play around or over ridges and smaller cliffs that someone could easily have an unfortunate accident on.
Course Design is not going to be for anyone that doesn't like short, tightly wooded holes, as that is just about all that is here. The course doesn't really have many opportunities to take a mental break, as just about every hole has either a very tight fairway surrounded by the shadow realm, a very tricky green, or both. The terrain is also quite a workout if you are not someone who gets their steps in consistently. If any of this sounds like a bad time to you, don't come to this course.
Other Thoughts:
While playing our round at Whimsical Buzzer, we had two dogs with no tags run up to us and hang around us for our whole round. The owner told us loose dogs is not something he's encountered before, but we did, so I thought I'd add it here. They were super friendly, and if you happen upon two pit mixes that are black/white and brown, they'll start answering to Potato and Hogan pretty quick.
The owner of this course throws around "mountain golf" and "extreme disc golfers wanted" a lot on the local page when talking about this course, and while there are certainly more extreme courses out there, this course is a very unique challenge compared to anything you'll find around the St. Louis area. This course really provides a 2 for 1 special with disc golf and hiking, and the land has been minimally disturbed to give a true in-nature vibe. The idea and intentionality behind the course really came through, and I think the owner achieved what they wanted to.
Overall, I think Woodsy Bogler is a love it or hate it kind of course. The course is tight and wooded, but not in the same sense of some older courses like White Birch in St. Louis or Shorewood Park in the Southwest Chicago suburbs. The elevation and thickness of the woods is very challenging, and folks who are not a fan of this setting will not have a good time. The equipment and tee pads are basic and will leave more to be desired by many, but others will likely find the current set up a nice change of pace. Some people won't mind the extremely narrow fairways or punishing ravines, but others will welcome it.
This is a hard course to rate, but overall, I didn't find that the uniqueness or challenge of this course led to a high fun factor. Some shots feel repetitive, and if you don't like making blind throws from the fairway, you will be effectively walking the course twice. If you don't like elevated putts, this is also not the course for you.
If you want something different, have a buddy, and don't mind pay a little extra for a round of golf, come check out Woodsy Bogler. This course is brand new, so I will be interested to see what the initial reception of this course is, both on DGCR as well as locally.
The owner of this course throws around "mountain golf" and "extreme disc golfers wanted" a lot on the local page when talking about this course, and while there are certainly more extreme courses out there, this course is a very unique challenge compared to anything you'll find around the St. Louis area. This course really provides a 2 for 1 special with disc golf and hiking, and the land has been minimally disturbed to give a true in-nature vibe. The idea and intentionality behind the course really came through, and I think the owner achieved what they wanted to.
Overall, I think Woodsy Bogler is a love it or hate it kind of course. The course is tight and wooded, but not in the same sense of some older courses like White Birch in St. Louis or Shorewood Park in the Southwest Chicago suburbs. The elevation and thickness of the woods is very challenging, and folks who are not a fan of this setting will not have a good time. The equipment and tee pads are basic and will leave more to be desired by many, but others will likely find the current set up a nice change of pace. Some people won't mind the extremely narrow fairways or punishing ravines, but others will welcome it.
This is a hard course to rate, but overall, I didn't find that the uniqueness or challenge of this course led to a high fun factor. Some shots feel repetitive, and if you don't like making blind throws from the fairway, you will be effectively walking the course twice. If you don't like elevated putts, this is also not the course for you.
If you want something different, have a buddy, and don't mind pay a little extra for a round of golf, come check out Woodsy Bogler. This course is brand new, so I will be interested to see what the initial reception of this course is, both on DGCR as well as locally.
