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Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Wright Field DGC

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mp3j
Experience: 28 years 105 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Tall Barb Wire Fence Sucks 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 15, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

At 3233' this is very long for a 9 hole, which is nice. Playing it twice is 6466' (but that will never happen). If you have a strong forehand you might even enjoy hole 5. Most holes have a concrete walking path for a teepad. Some of the baskets lean but still catch ok. The grass and trees are nice and so is Dayton weather.

Cons:

This is not a destination course. It is only meant for the military housing neighborhood. Adding the 9 baskets in is arguably better than just the walking path by itself.

Not IF, but WHEN your discs go over the OB barb wire fence on most fairways, they are gone for good. Dont even think about it. You seriously dont want to mess with the military. Being that concerned for my plastic is not very fun golf. Also throwing toward housing and cars is also uncomfortable and also not fun.

Lastly, hole 2 is a 530 narrow tunnel that plays BLIND down a walking path. It is almost unplayable without a spotter for safety reasons. I say almost bc we saw no walkers or even other golfers.

Other Thoughts:

The course plays clockwise around a landfill. The landfill itself is neither smelly nor is it unsightly. It is just the barb wire fence that is the major turnoff.

If I lived there I would walk over and play it on occasion with expendable discs. However, if you cant walk to this course, just drive somewhere else to play. Anywhere else. Sorry.
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wolfhaley
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Experience: 20.1 years 1022 played 596 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 3, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

The Wright Field DGC is located around an old fenced in landfill and bordering a residential area. Doesn't sound good? You're right. It's not. There's a couple tight tunnel shots though. I mean, they play blind down a walking/biking path but there's two of them.

There are 9 baskets here. It says they're Chainstars. They aren't. I have no idea what they are but they're not great. They have 2 rows of not many chains and they're silver. Easy to spot I guess. That's a pro. One position per hole.

Tee pads are natural except the ones that are by the sidewalk. So 3 paved and 6 natural I think. One tee per hole.

The signs are blue plastic that have basic hole info. Hole #, distance, par and a very basic hole diagram. Basically the direction the basket is located.

It doesn't take long to play and is free. That's all I got for pros.

Cons:

Where to start? Let's start off with the "tunnel" shots. These have you throwing down a walking path. Blind I might add. Absolutely unsafe and ridiculous design.

It plays around a landfill surrounded by barbed wire fences. The last 3 holes actually kind of play in a few backyards. One hole has the basket gaurded by a huge electrical tower. So if you lose a disc over the fence you're almost certainly not getting it back. And I'm pretty sure it's a federal offense to climb the fence.

The baskets are cheap and don't catch very good...at all. They also aren't all mounted level.

Some of the tee signs show the actual direction of the basket. Some show the opposite.

Other Thoughts:

I have no clue who thought putting a course here was a good idea. It's not. I played this because it was close to my hotel and Handyman ACE Hardware DGC. And I thought it would be cool to play a course by Wright-Patterson. Unless you're a course bagger like myself I wouldn't even bother with this one. There's nothing really redeeming about this one. Do yourself a favor and find something, anything other than this one.
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GoobyPls
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 7.9 years 35 played 16 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Disc-eater Extrordinaire 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 27, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is setup around the old landfills by base housing off Kauffman. It's only 9 holes, and you can fit it in over your lunch hour if you work nearby. Baskets are good, and grass is always in great shape.

Cons:

The OB. This is the worst OB I've ever seen, with tall barbed-wire fences surrounding the old landfills, and locked gates preventing disc recovery. Worst of all, the designers built the course intentionally so that most holes incorporate them. It would be like having a kite-flying course built around Charlie Brown's tree. The course hasn't been in the ground that long, but there are already multiple sad, orphaned discs inside missing their owners.

Signage is confusing and not even oriented toward the basket half the time. The Hole 3 tee sign indicated a right-to-left shot, but it's actually a straight/slight left-to-right one.

Other Thoughts:

It looks like this course was built for base workers and residents of that set of base housing, but the OB makes it really too challenging for all but the most experienced players. And they have much better options in the area. Can't say I'm in any hurry to play it again.
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