What Are The Most Brutal Courses?

[Mark R]

Leviathan is tough, but Idlewild is indeed the toughest course out of 50 that I've played.

Ranking:

Idlewild
Leviathan
Oshtemo (longs)
Kimball Pines
Meyer Broadway Original

 

[superberry]

BLATANT SELF ADVERTISING ALERT!

..I concur though. One of the tougher I have played.

I never do that

 

[ambroze]

Hudson Mills Monster Course in Ann Arbor is one of the harder courses that comes to mind for me personally.

 

[1978]

McHose Park in Iowa has kicked everybody's ass as far as I know. Its the toughest course I've played at least. The best part is that it is a great course, just tough as all hell.

6800 ft?

 

[1978]

Flyboy Aviation in Whitesburg GA. Private course, make an appointment.

The 27 hole layout will take roughly 6 hours to complete:
Flyboyee

Now thats more like it par 101 and 14000' with no Ski Hills... Brutal

Although the par 7 1600' hole is odd. just make it 2 holes. Par 7....

 

[tistoude]

Mike, you should come over the Pittsburgh area and play Deer Lakes. I see you have played Moraine before and Deer Lakes is Moraine's roided up big brother. Trying to play both of them in one day will wipe you out. Also as previously mentioned The Black Course in Moundsville WV is a beast.

 

[billnchristy]

Although the par 7 1600' hole is odd. just make it 2 holes. Par 7....

Its a runway.

The 18 hole signature layout shortens it to a long par 5.

Oh and your "average" player takes a circle 9 to a triple circle 13 on it, only folks like Phil Arthur, Climo, Avery, and Feldberg can par or birdie it.

 

[sillybizz]

Diamond X is another brutal one, especially to climb I hear. Just look at the photos!

 

[biscoe]

hawk hollow is a lot of work this time of year. golden horseshoe open next weekend will be a big endurance tester.

 

[cooktastic]

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=3069

Ozark Mountain is absolutely filthy.

Agreed.

 

[optidiscic]

Well I would have told you to play Nockamixon but I was trying to keep it close to Ohio.......If your ever that far East I would recomend these ego killers

The Black Course, WV
Orange Crush, WV
Monster at Fighting Creek, VA
Idlewild, KY
Nockamixon SP, PA
Iron Hill, Delaware
Quakers Challenge, PA
Moraine STate Park,PA
Deer Lakes State Park, PA

I would rank Iron Hill and Nockamixon as the most difficult on that list with Nockamixon being the most beautiful of that list as well. All of those courses are brutal and truly punish errant throws with certain bogey but play fair if your a 900+ type.

 

[360DiscGolfer]

Toughest course in Oregon - Hagg Lake

 

[optidiscic]

Well I would have told you to play Nockamixon but I was trying to keep it close to Ohio.......If your ever that far East I would recomend these ego killers

The Black Course, WV
Orange Crush, WV
Monster at Fighting Creek, VA
Idlewild, KY
Nockamixon SP, PA
Iron Hill, Delaware
Quakers Challenge, PA
Moraine STate Park,PA
Deer Lakes State Park, PA

I would rank Iron Hill and Nockamixon as the most difficult on that list with Nockamixon being the most beautiful of that list as well. All of those courses are brutal and truly punish errant throws with certain bogey but play fair if your a 900+ type.

Well Orange Crush is defintely the most brutal physically and difficulty wise...trust me on that

 

[360DiscGolfer]

that link was a fail - http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=702

 

[Big Weekend]

Although I don't have much experience in the Midwest being from CO, I did get the opportunity to play the 1st Class Challenge this year, and would have to say that Big Creek in the Des Moines area, as well as Pickard can be quite challenging and 2 completely different style courses. Off the fairway at Big Creek and you generally just have to hope you get back on the fairway.

 

[solomon.trenton]

Now thats more like it par 101 and 14000' with no Ski Hills... Brutal

Although the par 7 1600' hole is odd. just make it 2 holes. Par 7....

that is nuts. could you imagine having a tourney there?

 

[sidewinder22]

Iron Hill....here's a write up of the latest tourney there from the PDGA.
http://www.pdga.com/delaware-dg-challenge

 

[jeverett]

Toughest course in Oregon - Hagg Lake

If you'd like another ridiculously-hard course in Oregon, try Pass Creek Park. Actually, I really wouldn't recommend it, as it has virtually no tee markings at all, and only poles for targets. But it's a 9-hole course with 7 water hazard holes. Five holes play over a little lake, with one of the poles being on a tiny island in the middle of it, and another two holes are bounded by a swift-moving river. Also, swimming or wading into the lake isn't allowed.. but even on land you sometimes feel like you're swimming in goose poo there..

 

[tmahan]

Both of the Paw Paw courses and Hawk Hollow for me.

 

[Myers]

some great ones listed already, My favs and I am from Columbus, Oh

1. Moraine State Park, Pittsburgh
2. Knob Hill, Pittsburgh
3. Deer Lakes, Pittsburgh these three will make a great weekend trip. done it a couple times already.

in Ohio
if you are looking for long and tough.
Deis Hill - dover OH
Mt Airy - cincinnatti OH
Sycamore - Dayton OH.

wooded tough in Ohio
Roscoe Ewing- Medina OH. not extremely tough but very fun.
Forked run State Park - Reedsville OH. just awesome! a little of everything.
Great Seal state park - Chillicothe OH