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Miniwaukan Park

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wellsbranch250
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.2 years 652 played 631 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Big Oak Blandness

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 26, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

(1.874 Rating) A beginner friendly park style course with enough length to entertain MA3 level players.
- FORGIVING LANDSCAPE - Players at the MA3 and MA4 level are going to like Miniwaukan more than everyone else. There are just about no places to get into trouble. Most of the layout is completely mowed, on fairway and off. Only the park edge holes have any thicket that can be thrown into, and even these holes have their play orientated away from the wicked stuff. Only the worst of the worst misfires are going to find the bad areas.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Due to the reasons noted above, this course is going to work extremely well for players starting out and wanting to improve. The holes offer the perfect amount of length and obstacles to encourage growth and to limit frustration.
- QUICK PLAY - One of the quickest 18 hole courses I've ever played. Some may say this course has a lot of "mini walk'n"... The holes are generally short or of moderate length. The transitions are quick. As alluded to above, the forgiving landscape will rarely lead to search efforts. As a first timer solo, I finished in under 40 minutes. First time players however, will need a map to make sure that there are no transitional mistakes.

Cons:

No bite
- NO CEREBRAL GAMEPLAY - After the third hole, this MA2 level player was bored. Although the gameplay here will appease lower skilled players with its relaxing set-up, higher skilled players are going to feel like they are just going through the motions. A vast majority of the baskets can be attacked from every angle. There are no pockets to hit or defined fairways. I recall only one tree gap play and even that one seemed a little too wide to get the adrenaline juices flowing for me. Don't come here and expect to be wowed by the gameplay.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I scored this aspect a hair below average. This is kind of a non-descript park in my opinion. No water elements, no rock elements and flat. Sure, there are a lot of big oaks, but there are no other features that separate this one from any other small city park.
- HOLE VARIETY - The play types are a mixture of open holes and lightly wooded ones. All par 3s, and distances range from the upper 100s to lower 400s. Elevation change maxes out at around 10-feet on any one hole. A couple of the Oak trees will dictate shot angles, but it's generally a look at the distance and throw it that far kind of course.
- AMENTIES AND EXTRAS - The baskets are Mach Vs and in decent shape as of my visit. The tees are terrible. Had it not been for frozen conditions during my play, they would have almost all been mud pits. A bunch of the tees had no markings visible to define the tee line. I observed a pair of flush stones at a bunch of tees, so I assume the rest are covered by dirt and/or grass. Supposably this course has multiple tee pads, but I never saw any tee signs or markings. Perhaps only the locals can find them. I saw two tees with benches near the pad and there is a shelter with picnic tables.
- SIGNAGE AND NAVIGATION - The signage needs a complete overhaul. It's old, faded and in disrepair. A few holes were missing their tee sign all together. The baskets have monster sized signs above them, which was nice in their conspicuous presence. But man, they could shred a disc if hit wrong. The navigational aspect was ok. Due to faded tee signage, first timers will likely make a few wrong turns, but it won't be impossible to figure out in my opinion.
- WALKING PATHS - There are walking paths that wind along and through-out this course. I didn't think it was all that bad considering the many worse offenders I've seen in my journeys. Expect to wait on occasion when the park is busy.

Other Thoughts:

Miniwaukan is going to work just fine as a local everyday course. It's perfect for handicap leagues with a wide range of skill levels. No need for the course cherry picker to seek this one out, but it's going to be a must play for every course bagger straying within 20 minutes of it. The course reminds me of one of my former home courses in Tampa Bay called Youth Park. It also reminds me of New Hope in Alabama and Lover's Lane in Bowling Green. I think this should be a middle of the pack 2.5 level course, but the degree of poor tees and signage dropped it to a 2.0 on my ledger. Please let me know if this ever gets corrected and I will happily update my score.
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Flavored Snacks
Experience: 6.8 years 35 played 8 reviews
2.00 star(s)

There's potential for something decent... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 24, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Shot shaping is pretty decent for how open of a course it is
- The course is very accessible for beginners distance-wise, seeing as there's only one hole over 400 and most holes range from 200 to 250
- More experienced players will have a fun time going for ace runs
- Signage is there, but...

Cons:

- ...it is extremely worn down. A lot of the signs at the tee are either totally faded away, bent, or just plain gone
- The dirt tees are dangerously worn down on some holes, which is surprising that they even exist seeing the course is in a public park and has existed for *16 years*
- There are long tees marked by blue cobblestones that I'm not even sure exist on certain holes
- There are holes that cross over walking paths and playgrounds that are... pretty decent safety hazards. Especially hole 13, who's whole fairway is a walking path.

Other Thoughts:

This course needs a lot of TLC. New tee signs and two sets of pads and additional signage for direction and warnings would bump this course up 0.5-1 stars, but for now, it's not really worth your time unless you live in Mukwonago or close to it, especially with all of the quality courses in the Milwaukee area.
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Kegelexercise
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.8 years 56 played 25 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Too Many Safety Hazards 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 22, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Miniwaukan Park is an 18 hole course that plays through a compact old growth oak lined park.

1) Relative Ease of Play - this is a course that will not blow out beginners, which is necessary for growing the sport. Most holes play around the 200' to 300' range, and have some form of trees in play, so you'll need rudimentary distance and line-shaping ability, but nothing really difficult. Higher level players will have birdie opps on the majority of holes.

2) Old Growth Oak - I think it's a delightful setting to play disc golf in. You'll have a handful of legit golf lines you need to hit in the earlier part of the course.

3) Aceability -kinda sorta like I mentioned in 1: If you're, say, a rec/intermediate level player or above, you will have a higher than normal chance of recording an ace.

4) Odds & Ends of Basics: Rudimentary signage, the tee signs say what hole you're on, and signs on the baskets say what hole you're on too. Better than I can say at a surprising amount of area courses, so it helps with navigation. Baskets are Mach V's - seemed to be in decent condition and I had no qualms with how they caught. Reasonable trash can coverage, from what I can remember too (I usually pay better attention to this, but don't remember it being a huge problem)

Cons:

Ultimately, this course really suffers due to what I think are a variety of major safety hazards, and generally lacks that real excitement edge.

1) Tees - natural tees. Unlike fellow Mukwonago course The Phantom, the natural tees at Mini have seen a lot more wear, are really uneven, and in several instances, are straight up unsafe to tee off from. (Short) Tees are marked by small (yellow) concrete blocks in the ground, apparently there are long tees on every hole too (marked with blue concrete blocks, though I only found a few of them) - the shorts won't be hard to see due to the rutting, but good luck finding the long tees.

2) Walking Path & Playground - There's a walking path (that was fairly busy when I played) that comes into play on a solid half of the course, which is dangerous enough as is, but hole 13 in particular's fairway basically *IS* the path, and that part of the path has a blind corner for walkers that an unsuspecting person could take a 50-60 MPH projectile to the head if they're not careful. I don't know if there's a way around the path given the size of the plot of land the course occupies, but Hole 13 was the most egregious offender, and its basket is way too close to hole 10, to boot...please be careful when shooting. Hole 18 also gets way closer than I'd ever recommend to a seating pavilion and a playground.

3) Overall Variety - there's basically zero elevation here, and though shooting around old oak trees is fun, the "feel" of the holes all starts blending together pretty quickly.

Other Thoughts:

Quick hole note: Don't wildly overshoot 16. I did once as a younger player, and...yeah, your disc will be good as gone if you get it any meaningful distance into that mire.

Overall, Miniwaukan is one of those courses that I'd love to have in my neighborhood park, would probably play it all the time if I did, and is a perfectly fine place to bring beginners and/or kids, but is not worth any significant travel for - I'd call it a bottom 20% course in the Milwaukee metro area when stacked up against the wealth of really great courses we have here.

If you're from the area, staying around the area for a business trip, visiting family, or want a decent place to bring the kids where they can shoot some holes, have fun, then play on the playground, cool, come play it, but for more experienced disc golfers, this is a course that will probably only appeal to out of towners who are big time course baggers.

Be careful teeing off, seriously.
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Stardoggy
Diamond level trusted reviewer
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Experience: 12.7 years 1002 played 214 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Very bland park course. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 1, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

18 hole course located in Miniwaukan Park in Mukwanago, WI. Park also features a baseball diamond and walking path.

DGA baskets, all in decent enough shape, and mounted well. One pin position per hole, as far as I could tell. They caught well enough.

A decent smattering of mature hardwood trees dot the landscape, and provide the only real obstacles.

Very beginner friendly, with mostly open lines and not a ton of distance. Ace runs abound.

Cons:

The tees here are natural, and in reasonably bad shape. Rutted out and not great. There are several you'll want to tee off the side of, especially if there is any kind of moisture on the ground.

Navigation is somewhat wonky. The tee signs are large and apparent, but only show the hole number. Then, with it being a mostly open park, it's not always apparent which basket you're going at. Having a map available is helpful.

The course is mostly short, and almost totally flat. Outside of a couple holes, most players could play this with a putter and a mid.

Even with the few trees, the course is almost completely open. There are several holes that have some sort of line you can't take, but those are few and far between.

Keep your eyes open for joggers and dog walkers. The path pretty much winds right through the middle of the course.

Other Thoughts:

This is a pretty typical park course. Not a lot of challenge, crummy tees, shortish. If it were ever to get a redesign, this could probably be a very cool 9 or 12 hole course.

With that said, it's a decent spot for families and beginners. Others will play it once and probably be good after that. Not worth going out of your way for, but hey, it's frisbees in the park, and that's not all bad, no matter how you slice it.
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schroof21
Experience: 14.9 years 120 played 8 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Pretty Straightforward. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Fairly well manicured and large park. Holes do not seem crammed together.

Hole distances very pretty decently; hole 9 is possibly a double drive hole.

Course makes good use of the mature Oaks that spot the course. Most holes have a little bit of an obstacle aspect to them.

Bench at hole 9 and 14, and trashcans located periodically (along walking path that you occasionally pass over or are near).

Large pavilion with several picnic tables and trash cans underneath it; and it's well located.

Port-a-potty and course map near parking lot.

Pretty peaceful and typically not very over crowded.

Baskets are in good condition.

Cons:

A fair amount of the tees are in pretty horrible shape. Several inch depressions that are not flat and could cause an ankle injury. I generally throw and expect others to throw from anywhere within 10 feet of the actual tee.

Signage is pretty lacking. There are large metal signs on the pins indicating the whole number, but they can really damage your disc if you hit the edges. The signs by the tees are missing on most holes.

I could see navigation being a little difficult here to a newcomer, take a picture of the map before you start, or bring a printed copy.

The walking path comes into play on a few holes; please keep patient and let walkers pass by.

It's almost completely flat and not many holes have a defined fairway or forced throw style.

No practice basket.

After it rains or as Spring begins there are a few large puddles or ponds to deal with. I keep boots in my car for this course like all Spring / early Summer.

Mesquites can get pretty bad here as the course is nestled up to a thin forest/marsh and then the Mukwonago River.

They do let the grass get fairly long between cuttings and if a tree or large branch falls it takes them months to clean it up.

Other Thoughts:

It's really not a bad course and it's obviously not an awesome course. It has a little bit of variety and lets you stretch out on a couple holes.

Posts at tees (typically without hole number) are located near the short tees (red). There are long tees (blue) but they can be a little hard to find. They are located by a round blob of cement flush with the ground and painted blue on the top.

I wouldn't go to far out of your way to play this course but if you're within 15 minutes it's worth checking out. It could also be well paired with a round at Valley View (shorter, technical holes).
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Spike Hyzer 23
Experience: 30.7 years 92 played 87 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Poor Excuse for a Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 20, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a disc golf course, complete with baskets, concrete tees and some semblance of a design.

Cons:

The course is short, has virtually no obstacles, and poses no challenge to the serious Am level player (or even older players with little left in the tank for distance). It is not well kept. It is not well designed, nor does it take use of what little there is in this flat and desolate park.

Other Thoughts:

The directions used to indicate taking a certain exit. It turns out there is both an exit and a Hwy 83, and if you are coming from Madison and the West on the interstate, don't take the first one. From there, you will get lost and go more than 20 miles out of your way trying to get back, the only consolation coming from seeing the Pabst Experimental Farms, a gleaming laboratory of evil research into making Frankenfoods.

At least that offers some educational information. The course offers nothing.
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Badger45
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.9 years 131 played 22 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Nice park, not great disc golf 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 20, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Very nice park setting with a lot of old-growth oak trees.
- Quiet area without a lot of disc golf traffic
- Baskets in good condition
- Lawn well maintained
- Kid and beginner friendly
- Ace friendly, if your looking to pad your numbers or get that elusive first ace.

Cons:

- Unsafe hole layout. You play across or along a walking path for 8 of the 18 holes. 13 can play directly along the path, with a blind corner for any oncoming person. 18 plays very close to a picnic pavilion and we had to skip it, due to people playing catch in the law near the basket.
- Natural teepads were unusable. They are a sandy-soil, which is slick when dry. Being somewhat wet, it was very slick, so we teed off from the grass next to it.
- Teesigns are vague and some were missing.
- Distances are incorrect (much shorter than posted) on signs and the map.

Other Thoughts:

Miniwaukan Park is nestled back in a neighborhood and would be a treat to have in your back yard. It's full of old-growth trees, has a nice walking path, playground, and picnic shelter. The disc golf course adds a nice feature to the park, but it's execution is not ideal. The park is not one I'd go out of my way to play, unless you are just looking to mark it off your list.

Both my son and I had some great ace runs on a number of holes, but none stuck that day. You can play most holes on your choice of a hyzer or anhyzer line, due to the obstacles being large trees in a field. Some play straight up to the pin, in which case we threw a putter or mid range straight at it.

For the time being, I'm not going to do a hole-by-hole analyses. 1-3 have anny and hyzer lines with one or two trees between you and the basket. 4 is a staight approach with a low ceiling, or you could try a sky anny or hyzerbomb around the outside for more variety. 5-9 all play across or next to the walking path. Watch for pedestrians, dog-walkers, and bikes before you throw! 10-12 are fairly straight-up shots, but you play a somewhat low ceiling if you run at the basket. 13 is the hole you could run into trouble, playing along the path if your take the straight on approach or anny line. 14-18 are all pretty wide open, so take whatever shot you're most comfortable with and go with it.

Having driven out specifically to play this park, we were a bit disappointed. Even playing with a 9-year-old, he was not too impressed. We play a lot of courses and have found some real gems in small parks, but this one just didn't measure up. Not being able to finish #18 really left a bad feeling about the course. I could have thrown it safely, but it would have been too close to the birthday party going on for perceived safety.
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RacerX2727
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice Casual Round 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 16, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Scenic, lots of old oak trees
- Not overly long
- Rarely busy

Cons:

- Flat with few obstacles
- Walking paths cross some holes
- Few soggy spots that never seem to dry
- Dirt tee boxes (slippery mud if wet)

Other Thoughts:

Due to easy holes, a scenic backdrop and sparse crowds, it's a great course for a nice casual round. If you're looking to challenge yourself and your skills, this isn't the course for that.
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RDisc12
Experience: 11 years 8 played 6 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Good practice course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 29, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Some trees for obstacles in this course
-Because this course is in a grass park there is no undergrowth or thorns to loose your disc in
-Very friendly course
-Good parking
-If these holes aren't long enough for your liking nothing stops you from backing up an extra 50 feet or more on most holes to throw longer drives

Cons:

-Almost no elevation change
-Grassy fairways are open on either sides. If you have enough power you can bypass most obstacles with little challenge
-Tees are marked by limited signage. Some is missing/unreadable.
-Tees are dirt/mud and become unusable with rain

Other Thoughts:

This course is fun but it is not worth driving from great distances to play a round. I enjoyed my round here and will be back now that I have a better understanding of the layout of holes. The first time through can be difficult because of missing and damaged signing. Elevation change would be nice but this course makes the best use of the land that it could. Overall, a good practice course but nothing I would bring my buddies to for a round.
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omightytimm
Experience: 19 played 12 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Short, flat, compact 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Very old oaks spread throughout course
- Well-marked holes, with color coding for tee/pin and sharpie marks on pins pointing to next tees
- All in all they made good use of the compact terrain for the course, hiding pins behind/among trees or putting trees right in the middle of the fairway
- Easy to find from parking lot, and big sign with hole layout right at beginning (take a picture with your phone, though you'll probably not really need it)

Cons:

- A very short course overall
- Since it was so compact, there wasn't much variety between the various holes, they were all in basically the same section of oak savanna (though a pretty one at that)
- Dirt and mud tees, many unusable right after a rain
- Distance markers on few if any tees

Other Thoughts:

Not a waste of time, and good for practicing your birdie tee shots, but I've played prettier oak savanna courses (try Anna Page in Rockford, for example).
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Wolvhunter
Experience: 16.8 years 32 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 10, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is on a flat field with very very old oak trees that dot the entire course. I love that part of this course because there is very little under growth and thick to lose your disc in but the holes are still challenging with a few giant trees in the way. The pro tees are nice and make the course more interesting by much lengthening the course and adding more trees for difficulty. The course is well maintained and kept in decent shape.

Cons:

When there is a lot of rain the course gets soggy and large puddles and even water hazards can form. Bugs can be a slight problem but usually never to bad. There is a walking path and often walkers and bikes can slow down your game. normal tees are dirt and worn out and pro tees can be challenging to find.

Other Thoughts:

This is one of my favorite courses and its the closest to me so I go very often.
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Dr.Hyzer
Experience: 13.8 years 19 played 11 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Not too bad 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 10, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course is inviting as soon as you walk up to the first hole.
-There is quite a bit of holes that are right in your site and shouldn't give the average discer much trouble to grab some birds and save a bunch of pars.
- Two holes are over 400 ft and are basically the premier holes on the course.

Cons:

The chunk of land it's built on is all flat, so don't plan on stopping out there if it's been raining the past few days, the course holds standing water for a few days, and the mosquito's will be ravages.
-It's a little bit too simple. A good amount of the holes are just a solid mid-range shot to get you parked easily.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed this course just about every time I played it. I wouldn't go out of my way to make plans to go play it. But for a change of pace, and to get a good round in. It's worth a round, maybe two.
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tistoude
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 198 played 60 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great Trees 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 18, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is populated with beautiful old growth hardwoods. All of the holes play in and around these trees.

Grass on the course is very well maintained.

Even though the park is not very large the course itself seems secluded from the other park activities. The day I played the park itself was packed with people. cars were parking up the entry street to the park since the lot was full and we only saw two discers and one dog walker on the course

A couple of the holes require some decent shot shaping around the large trees. And almost all of the holes can provide pretty good ace runs.

Cons:

Navigation, we successfully navigated the course without a map but it was not real easy. Most of the tee signs are missing and you need to look on the basket for a sharpie arrow pointing in the direction of the next tee. This sounds helpful but the course is wide open with all the holes in view so an arrow pointing can lead you to a few different tees.

Tees, the tees are dirt and are mostly worn down into a pretty good groove which of course fill up with water if there is an even minor drizzle. These tees seem to hold the water for a while also.

Although they have made the most of the available land, this course is short, and very repetative. All of the holes have a tree or two sort of in the way but do not present much of a challenge to an experienced golfer. I used a putter on 11 of the holes.

The course is on the bank of a river and the skeeters can get overwhelming on the holes closest to the shore.

Other Thoughts:

I had a good time on this course even though it was really easy. This would be a great course to bring a beginner to, practice your mid range/putter shots or to play a fast round. I happened to be staying at a hotel about 1 mile away from this course and I was happy to be able to walk over and get in a round. I would have no problem playing this course again if I am in the area but I would not travel out of my way to play it.
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Sirjokes1
Experience: 18 years 15 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Not crowded
Well maintained course
Good for reasonable players of the game
Very secluded

Cons:

Extreamally hard to follow the course
Missing half if not more of the signs

Other Thoughts:

Even though it was hard to follow it was a great cource that was easy enough for a newbie to come here and still shoot the pars that are given
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
2.00 star(s)

OK park course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 23, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through a large flat park with nice mature trees throughout. Nearly all the holes play among the trees, with a few holes at the edges of the park that have some brushy rough on one side to catch an errant drive. The rest of the holes are grassy with no rough, just some scattered trees to avoid. Other than a walking path, the area is used only by disc golfers, so there isn't too much interference.

There is an ok mix of ace run holes, and moderate distance holes, with one or two that are long enough to allow for a real drive. Most holes have multiple lines, but there is a mix of holes where the best line calls for a right to left or left to right shot. The baskets are in decent shape, and catch ok.

Cons:

The course design is pretty boring. Most holes are reachable with a mid, and have multiple available lines, meaning that there just isn't all that much challenge. Because the holes are pretty open, and there isn't enough length variety, the course gets old pretty quick, and all the holes start to feel the same. The walking path is in play on several holes, and it seems to get some use, so you may have to wait on pedestrians throughout the round.

The course holds water, so there can be large deep puddles of standing water a while after rain over a lot of the course. Most of the tees are worn down into the ground, so they turn into puddles or mud pits, and the ones that are dry are rutted and uneven. There are supposedly long tees on all the holes, but the ones we were able to find were marked only at ground level, and many of the markers were overgrown or worn away, so unless you play with a local stick to the short set of tees. Even those aren't well marked, with most of the signage gone or vandalized. There are a few places where there is no numbering whatsoever so you have to do some guessing at the layout, and it doesn't match up with the course map posted here.

Other Thoughts:

This isn't a terrible course, there are some decent holes here, there just isn't enough variety or challenge to keep it interesting and draw me back for another round. Beginners won't find any places to lose discs, and the fairways are open enough that it shouldn't be frustrating. More experienced players will need to look elsewhere to test their game, and won't need to be creative with shot selection to be successful here.
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Disc Golf Greg
Experience: 16.1 years 21 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 16, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Mature Oak trees
-Decent amount of obstacles with the trees
-Parking wasn't an issue
-Practice basket
-Not crowded
-Tucked away in a corner of the park so nothing else interferes
-Pretty fun to play
-No litter
-Nice park
-Grass cut

Cons:

-Tees are grass/dirt
-I had a horrible time navigating the course
-Some baskets are pretty beat up
-Many signs missing
-There was a map but it was too hard to read

Other Thoughts:

I was going to give this course 3 Discs/ "Good" but since so many signs were missing and I could not navigate it at all I am going to give this course 2.5 Discs instead a "Decent/Typical" course.

I would come back to play if the signs were fixed up and would give it 3 Discs also. And it would be a nice touch to fix the baskets, and then if possible install real tee pads.
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Flipping Cheese
Experience: 15.7 years 126 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Like Wayne Brady... Sometimes Gets Wet. 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 10, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Multiple tee pads on every hole (Red- short tees, Blue- long tees).
- Multiple basket placements on some holes.
- Some cool large trees with a design that forces different shot shapes.

Cons:

- Metal signs on top of baskets are disctroyers.
- No concrete tee pads, most of the red "tee pads" are mud pits.
- Tee pads are marked by small, flat, round stones that are buried in the ground and get covered easily.
- No elevation change.

Other Thoughts:

- Bike path runs directly down hole 13 fairway with an obstructed view from short and long tee pads that could be dangerous. Don't want to say atoadaso...
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feavelan
Experience: 18 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

I like it 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 3, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Not too easy, not to tough. There are a good amount of large trees that can cause things to get difficult. Very hidden and peaceful course. I have played it many time without seeing anyone else out there.

Cons:

Grass tees are bad on most holes due to flooding and just plain old lack of maintenance. This course is a breading ground for bugs. Make sure you bring your bug spray. It's also hard to navigate the course if you have never been there.

Other Thoughts:

I love this course because it offers a little bit of a challenge to those who are not pros but like to get out and have fun. Being as quiet as it is you can throw multiple discs if you want.
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10 7
Dave242
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.8 years 393 played 271 reviews
1.50 star(s)

C = Too much of too little 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

What I personally like and how this course stacks up:
1) Holes with good risk/reward. Fair, but harsh punishment for bad decisions or execution. == D+ (Almost no punishment anywhere for missing your line. No decision making imposed by the course design.)
2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I throw 300' accurately, 360' max. == C (Most are too short to be rewarding - I gave up trying to find the longs....maybe those are better if they even exist.)
3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography == C- (On only 3-4 holes are the trees used to force a certain shape shot. Missed potential in my mind.)
4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == B (The huge oaks are very beautiful and you feel quite secluded on a lot of the course. This is the best part of the park. If it was not for the highway noise, it would be an amazingly peaceful sanctuary.)
5) Bonus points for multi-shot holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them. == N/A

Other Thoughts:

It's all about feeding the addiction, so I ranked this course subjectively based on my own "personal addiction factor". The grades above tell how well the course will draw me back to itself again and again and again. Since I have played a decent number of courses (125 18-hole, 64 9-hole as of mid 2009), my hope is that players/explorers who have similar addiction tastes will find my ratings list helpful as they choose courses to play and explore.

I fully expect others with different tastes/philosophies to disagree with me....that's the fun of things here. See my profile for my rating philosophy.
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3 5
duain
Experience: 25.9 years 75 played 14 reviews
3.00 star(s)

needs care 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 20, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

alt pin locations, various types of shots, duel tees.

Cons:

the map is not very good says hole one is by the practice basket: there is no practice basket, most tee signs are gone, hard to navigate at 1st.

Other Thoughts:

DO NOT PLAY AFTER IT RAINS LOTS AND LOTS OF STANDING WATER SOME SPOTS ALMOST KNEE HIGH!
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