Sussex, WI

Village Park

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Johnsondere
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 9 months 136 played 83 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Another fun park course

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 2, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Plenty of parking available.
- Mostly open golf with some use of trees throughout.
- Plenty of distance to challenge some longer arms!
- Well maintained course.

Cons:

- Navigation can be tricky if you don't have a guide.
- Isn't the most exciting course in the world.

Other Thoughts:

Village park is a pretty solid park course. The designer did a great job mixing in some wooded shots with the open nature of the course. There's a few longer shots but it isn't anything too crazy to scare away the shorter throwing players. I'd recommend it if you are in the area.
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MrFrosty
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 31 years 764 played 386 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Open It Up And Let It Fly 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 26, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

After traveling around Wisconsin looking for courses to play , I stumbled upon Village Park . I had a little trouble finding it , but a couple of nice locals pointed it out . The long driveway into this park will show you several of the baskets you will be firing at before long . You drive up to the left of the driveway and park , and walk up the hill to the first tee next to the park building . There is no map on the side of this , nor is there a kiosk , so I would highly recommend printing a map out on this site beforehand , or long hidden walks will eat up your time . The tee pads are cement and a decent length . The baskets are in great shape and hold your putts well . The signage is informative and seems to be fairly accurate except #7 which it greatly understates . You better be using your drivers and rip into it . Your first drive , 400', will be a top of the world shot with a pond on the right that can swallow your disc if a wind picks up and you are careless . The basket sets behind several trees forming a canopy to protect high shots . #2 will be on your left and up a grade 440' to a basket you won't be able to see until your 2nd shot . You will walk through an opening to your left in a wall of trees and brush and #3 which is a 600'+ downhill drive to an open basket . #4 is a tricky find , walking down the hill past the tennis courts to a left to right shot in the open but the basket sits next to a really long row of for trees that sit to your right and will swallow a bad throw and cost you a stroke . #5 & 6 are the only holes in a woods setting . Straight away throws with trees protecting on the left and right ( wished they had gone back & forth for another couple of these ) . You pop out and walk up the hill to 7 , which the sign says short and your arm better say LONG . the next holes are all reachable and mostly unprotected baskets except the longer #9 which is over 400' . You will have to shape your shot a bit right to left on holes 13 & 14 , and easy left to right short hole of 15 , then a long descending drive on #16 that runs towards the pond from #1, 362' . #17 tee is tricky , northwest of where you are standing , hidden in the tree line on your left . Short slightly uphill basket from tee . #18 is an uphill 275 footer that will play more like 300-310 .The park is well taken care of and looks as if it gets at least occasional play . Lots of elevation . Nicely done within a wide open park .

Cons:

1. Although it didn't show while I was here , I read a couple of the prior reviews and better mention that this city park is multifunctional and you may be turned away if they are having festivals , shows , etc . Check the city websites , or better yet call them that week . 2. this park can be very windy . It is wide open in most spots , so your discs will blow around . Navigation ? If you don't have a map when you enter here , there is nothing up around #1 to help you and you can get lost in a hurry from 2-3 , 3-4 , 6-7 and 16-17 . BRING YOUR MAP . No real signature hole to speak of . Lots of different lengths , but nothing standing out .

Other Thoughts:

They made great use of this park and this city needed a disc golf course . I hope that Sussex doesn't turn away the avid , or the out of towners like me , or the occasional families that play ( yes , I saw families out there that day , too ) together by holding too many activities here . Many Kudos to the city and parks department for their efforts and funds that went into making this course a reality . If you are in the area , PLAY IT
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JLHJLH
Experience: 6.8 years 13 played 13 reviews
4.00 star(s)

If you can get there, if it is open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 8, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well cared for. I know everyone says this but these people really do this right. The course has some ultra long baskets (my age groups call every basket a three, makes it easier to keep score without having to write things down, but the practice on these beautiful long baskets is worth the effort). More variety than most reviewers are giving it credit for. The short baskets are well placed behind reasonable obstacles. A nice place to play.

Cons:

UPDATE:
For the fourth time in the last year the course was suddenly and wihtout warning, closed for an even that had nothing to do with the course.
I have contacted the village and the park commission who, though they say they will do better, don't
DO NOT TRUST THE SUSSEX VILLGE SITE FOR INFORMATION!


Quite often the course is closed on weekends due to events at the park. The City of Sussex does not do a good job of posting these. We were told it would be closed "only" on a Saturday but it was shut down on Friday and the baskets weren't uncovered until sunday at 11:00 a.m. In their defense they said they posted this . . . . .on Friday . . . . I looked, and that had not been the case.

Other Thoughts:

UPDATE:
The city of Sussex is STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION>


the city of Sussex itself is perpetually under road construction, like they never actually plan on making it easy to get anywhere.
Also, Siri takes you to the wrong park . . . . . it is WEST of the Police department, and then south on Weaver Rd . . . a little hard to find.
I would definitely play this one again
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Kegelexercise
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.8 years 56 played 25 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid, if Unspectacular Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 13, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

1) Within the past year or so, new signs have been put out detailing hole # and distance - many reviews have criticized this, and this has been addressed.

2) Nice, long, grippy teepads and well-maintained baskets.

3) Lot of holes with good distance and elevation use, so if you want to air it out, this is a good course for it.

4) Layout is good - the flow from hole to hole is pretty intuitive, and the course, though taking up a large area, does a pretty good job of staying away from other park uses. Only a few walking paths really get anywhere close. Park is clean and well-cared for.

Cons:

1) Not a whole ton of variety - only two holes early in the course could in any way be described as "technical", and the rest of the course is very wide open. If you're looking for a course that will test your accuracy and ability to make precise throws, this probably isn't it

2) Sussex Village park hosts a plethora of church group/Lions Club style festivals throughout the summer, and the course will close for up to a week at a time for these. The village posts these closures on their website, but it can still get annoying.

3) For the most part, the hole distances seem pretty accurate, but the sign for #7 seems way off. I can easily overdrive 230' or so #10, and get it most of the way to the basket on 400'+ #9, but it takes me throwing it about as hard as I can to get to the listed sub-200' #7 basket, even though it's kind of uphill? I think that particular hole could use a re-measure.

Other Thoughts:

Sussex Village Park is a perfectly decent course, that I maybe like more than most, because it fits my particular skill level well. The course is in good condition, is well cared for, is BEAUTIFUL in the fall, and has the distance to be fun if you're looking to air it out and/or like courses that feature prominent elevation changes.

It falls short of some of the other courses in the area due to the relative lack of variety, and omnipresent wide open-ness, so it's probably not a course I'd recommend straight up going out of your way to play, but it's a solid enough disc golf run if you're around the area.
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Goldsmoke
Experience: 2 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 15, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Continuing to put gravel around tees and pouring pads for trash cans. Not finished yet. No new signage yet. Awesome course layout. Free!

Cons:

Not finished upgrades but does not affect play.

Other Thoughts:

My favorite course in southeast wi.
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Sturmus
Experience: 20.8 years 90 played 14 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Rather lame. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 20, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Some super long holes.
Hole 1 is a cool downhill.
That's about it.
It's possible to score well there as it's very easy.

Cons:

Boring course.
Nothing special.
Holes are repetitive and straight.

Other Thoughts:

Some enjoy the course, I Really hate it.
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cooliomcfly
Experience: 11.8 years 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

solid, fun course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 7, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

very wide range of length, elevation, and hole setup
excessively clean
long concrete teepads in good condition and allow for many different run-ups and styles

Cons:

can be a little crowded on weekends during the rush, however most groups will let you play through
grass worn down to dirt in high traffic areas (around holes and tees)

Other Thoughts:

GET A MAP the first time you go, it is not hard to navigate, but there are a couple short walks between holes.
Hole 1 - pretty simple, longer than perceived, difficulty increased with presence of pond.
Hole 2 - long uphill hole, good for uphill approach practice!!
Hole 3 - long, drive hard
Hole 4 - line of thick pinetrees to the right, field to the left, very funny to see the weird places discs end up
Hole 5 - in the trees, fun as a few trees are in the way of a perfect drive
Hole 6 - also in the trees, watch out for overdriving!!
Hole 7 - starts uphill and than plateaus off, hole buried in trees, very fun
Hole 8 - simple and short, but fun
Hole 9 - straight throw, easy
hole 10 - simple if you can throw accurately between two trees
Hole 11 - short and straight, small drop 30 feet infront of hole
Hole 12 - trees to the right, fun to maneuver around
Hole 13 - very fun, trees are in deceptive spots takes a few tries to figure out
Hole 14 - uphill huge tree halfway to the hole go over or around!!
Hole 15 - more trees to the right, short, fun
Hole 16 - long open chuck downhill
Hole 17 - my personal favorite, the trees are scattered and random, starts downhill and than goes uphill for an overall elevation gain by the end of the hole, many different and interesting lines to take
hole 18 - straight open chuck slightly uphill

I know the course sounds easy but it is more difficult than i let on as the wind is often gusting in the open holes, causing great drives to drop and awful drives to pick up serious distance.
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diggs11pond
Experience: 24.8 years 28 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Big Fan 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 26, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I like the length of this course. There is good elevation change right off the bat. Solid of holes for long throwers. Not too many "wooded" holes, but that isn't a bad thing. There are two tight holes on the front that will challenge anyone to throw long and flat.

Cons:

Back nine is a bit easy. This doesn't detract from the course. You still need to throw controlled drives off the tees.

Other Thoughts:

I like this course and it is almost never busy. Gotta get out there Sussex!
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illyB420
Experience: 22.8 years 185 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 7, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Concrete tee's in good condition, most will allow for a good run up on the long holes.
-Great use of the elevation in the park.
-There are a few fun shots for all skill levels.
-Garbage cans all over and very little garbage on course.
-Use's all areas of a beautiful park, lots of heathly grass stands of trees to play around
-park is well maintained and offers a variety of activities.

Cons:

-Some holes are alil bland, wide open rips with just the wind to contend with.
-Navigation can be alittle tricky at a few holes on the first run thru, but most are easy to find.
-what signs remain are basic and don't provide much info you cant already see.
-Pond and crowds can be an issue.
-Course closes often for other activities

Other Thoughts:

Not a bad course, just nothing here to really "wow" you into wanting to play more and more. I enjoyed the long opening holes, but for the most part you dont have to think, just grip and rip. After a few of these types of holes you move into the forest for 2 very nice technical shots, but then you cross back into the "no thought throws". This course could really use some new signs and alil love from the locals to make it shine. With all the other courses in the Milwaukee area its hard to recommend to a traveler but if your in the area, and the course isnt closed, stop in for a round and enjoy!
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Doucette
Experience: 17.1 years 6 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 17, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Long holes
Every hole is different
Takes up most of the park
Easy to find
Nice area

Cons:

Easy to loose disc on the first hole into the pond
Crowded, so sometimes long waits

Other Thoughts:

Its a nice park, its usually windy, and its a park to have a good couple hours to play
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smyith
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.5 years 211 played 68 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 16, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Level Consistent Teepads
- Classic Mach III's
- Very easy to navigate first time through
- Very good use of the land
- Where there are trees they are used
- Nice little hills.
- Wind can make it interesting
- Only a few holes have descent risk/reward (namely hole 1)
- Fun to play
- The pond seems to be seasonal, its very shallow and easy to retrieve your disc.

Cons:

- Holes are straight forward and require little planning
- Not much shot variety
- The town of Sussex isn't very much and your limited on food choices, bring food. **I don't hold this against the course**
- I have no urge to play other than at tournaments
- Low scores are the norm (mid to high 40s)

Other Thoughts:

Hole 1 of Village Park is deceiving. There you are standing atop a hill with the basket 50+ ft below and on the edge of a pond (not always there). You're pumped cause its a great opening hole.
then you get to hole 2 thru 4 and its just throw for the hole open shots.
Holes 5 thru 8 get you a little excited again as they are fun short holes. If you got a solid 200-250' straight throw they'll be quick birdies.
Holes 9 thru 14 are mostly open and require good shot placement for the easy birdies.
Hole 15 is a little interesting. the tee is slightly elevated over the basket and the hole right side is shut down by a row of trees. There is no line underneath shot either. For RH it requires a BH anhyzer or FH.
Hole 16 is a good chuck down hill towards the pine trees. Can be reached in 1 throw.
Hole 17 is my personal favorite on the course. It plays through several trees slightly uphill. There are multiple lines to take and the birdie feels very rewarding. If you hit a tree early it can make a simple par rough.
Hole 18 is a mostly open chuck uphill.

With all the courses in the Greater Milwaukee area this isn't very high on my list of stellar courses. If you're looking for a different course to play or want to add another notch to your belt then come play you wont be disappointed. Its a fun course but not one I get the urge to play...ever.
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shinypickle
Experience: 15.1 years 16 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 7, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Great elevation
-Concrete tee pads
-Garbage cans at all holes
-Baskets catch well
-Mix of wooded shots and open bomber shots

Cons:

-Tee signs are missing on almost all of the holes
-Pretty much all shots are straight ahead
-Most holes don't really have the "wow" factor
-The wooded shots are not very challenging because the trees are planted in lines
-The village can close down the course whenever they want during the year.

Other Thoughts:

Always check the course/park website (link below) before you go to see if it is open. It is always closed down for various reasons by the village.
http://www.village.sussex.wi....nizations.php

I would also recommend having a course map if it is your first time at this course. It can be fairly confusing without one.(The below link is the course map)
http://www.dgcoursereview.com.../96266f6a.jpg
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goalkeeper19
Experience: 26 years 148 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid Beginner Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 8, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-elevation changes, several uphill, downhill, and valley shots
-well-maintained (except tee signs, see below), and beautiful park. short grass lends well to rollers on #2, 3, and 4.
-good-sized grippy concrete pads
-good variety in length, from 200' dinkers up to 550' bombs
-great terrain for disc golf
-fun and quick birdie course

Cons:

-tee signs are either missing or vandalized on most of the holes
-a little too open, only 5 holes have trees as significant obstacles
-basket placement is very simple (see below)
-mostly straight shots, only 1 forced hyzer (#7), and no forced anhyzer holes
-course is pulled in the winter/fall season, and is closed randomly due to other park district activities
-confusing the first time out. I remember not being able to find #3 or #4 quickly.

Other Thoughts:

I played this course extensively a few years ago, and I really enjoy it still. It's a fun course, though not the most challenging in the area (Brown Deer and Dretzka are better for challenge, by far). One big issue with the course is in it's design. Only a few holes really use the land in the best way. On several holes (#2, #8, #12, #14, #15, #17, #18), the basket is placed in a very flat and easy location, when there are plenty of other spots that could really add some interest to the holes, and make the greens a little more challenging. I think a smart redesign of the course would really elevate this course to be 4-stars at a minimum. For example, #18 is a flat 300' shot with only one big tree just left of the basket. A cleverer design could use the steep downhill just past the tree, to create some interest with the putt looking downhill.

That said, the course is still fun to play, even though it's very much a deuce-or-die course.
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superberry
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 25.9 years 336 played 95 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A range of average, where do I put this one??? 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Fairly decent variety and balance, although much more open than wooded. The slight uphill/downhill available at the park is used nice. The small amount of trees are used okay (considering they are planted in rows, no dense mature forest here to speak of). And the balance of left/right/straight and long/short is pretty decent.

Cons:

Overall very open, and most of the times I play here are in the summer - you will be baked by the sun. The few holes in the 'woods' are short, offer some pinballing, and are through row-planted trees which don't create a feeling of isolation or escape from everything else around you.
Despite some decent and respectable elevation in the park itself, the majority of the course is just flat.
Despite having some holes with 'huge' distance, they are almost entirely open, with no required landing zone or thought process on maybe laying up for a better approach (i.e. not a true par 4).
Only one set of tees here.
In my opinion, there is not one risky green here. All are wide open and not on or near any sort of dropoff which could induce a twoputt on the way back after a miss.

Other Thoughts:

What's missing? Some more challenge maybe? Say there were to be some longer tees here, what would it buy you - just more distance, because there are not enough natural features (trees, ridges, bushes, etc) available or utilized here to really make any difference. Even if some alternate pin locations were added, the lack of natural features wouldn't make the holes really any different, just longer or shorter. So, this park has no easy or simple opportunity to become more. That's part of what grinds a local course into mediocrity. The small percenatge of locals who actually care about it, aren't going to be too challenged to build something bigger and better because they just can't.
I like this course more than a few courses I've rated a 3, but not as much as the any of the ones I've rated a 3.5 (I seem to have far too much score compression in this area of average courses - maybe so many courses are just plain average). So, in relation to all the other courses I've played, in light of the pros and cons of Sussex, and in consideration of my personal preferences, this course is good, a few holes and design elements do make it very good, but overall it falls into the lower category. Too many wide open greens, too many people to be able to lose yourself, too few tight wooded holes. It just doesn't have what it takes to get above average. It actually flirts with just a 2.5 - decent rating overall, and as my score compression continues to saturate the 2.5-3.5 disc range of average courses, this is one I'd bump down in relation to others, so it gets stuck below average.
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A bit open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 11, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through a large hilly park, and takes advantage of the many elevation changes present. There are some fun downhill shots where you can air it out, and some tricky but not too long uphill shots to make you work a little. There is great variety of distances here, from ace runs to long bombs, and that keeps it a little more interesting.

There are good concrete tees on all holes, with enough room and texture to make for good footing. The baskets are in good shape and catch well. The park was reasonably well maintained, with recently mowed grass, and most of the trash in the available containers.

Cons:

The course is quite open, and derives nearly all the challenge from elevation, length and wind. The holes that bring more trees into play tend to be on the shorter side, and not very interesting shapes. You throw straight ahead on nearly every hole here, some more hole shape variety would go a long way.

The lack of signage is a shame, there are posts for tee signs but most are missing. The navigation isn't obvious in several places, and without tee signs to reassure you that you're on the correct hole, it's easy to skip ahead in a few places, and difficult to find any next tee at all in others. There are also a couple blind holes where it would be nice to know where to throw.

Other Thoughts:

This course has some fun holes, but not enough challenge or variety to really be a must play course. If the signs were replaced and navigation was more reasonable I would be able to give it a higher rating, but a mediocre course that's hard to follow gets a bit frustrating. Beginners may find some of the holes a little long, but they're relatively trouble free so not too terribly punishing. More experienced players will enjoy some of the holes out here, but shouldn't expect to have much of their game tested.
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kamojoe
Experience: 19 years 138 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

"Fun" use of the land 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 1, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

--GREAT ELEVATION
--Even number of ace runs, tight holes, and big bombers
--Garbage cans on almost all holes
--Great concrete tee pads
--Surrounded by great courses
--Disc golf equipment right across the street at Ace Hardware
--Multiple holes that push you to throw as hard as you can with allowing you to reach them as well
--Great use of the property because so much of the park isn't used for disc golf
--Hole 1's water hazard is the perfect size and distance to provide a serious factor
--The signs that are present are of relatively high quality
--Bubbler (Wisconsin word for water fountain) located by hole 16 is cold and refreshing
--Fairways are always groomed nicely

Cons:

--Many of the signs are stolen
--Practice basket is vacant in order to replace hole 8's stolen basket
--Due to other events at this park, the course is closed down many different weekends throughout the summer
-------Some of the events that close the whole course down are only on hole 3 and it is unnecessary
--Course can be quite littered at times despite the vast amount of garbages
--Not enough obstacles on most of the holes (limited to the land they were given)
--Traversing through the course for the first time would be quite confusing on a few of the holes
---------Hole 2 --> 3
---------Hole 3 --> 4
---------Hole 16 --> 17
--Softball practice can interfere on hole 4

Other Thoughts:

This is the course that I learned on and have played it hundreds of times. I have a lot of love and respect for this course, but couldn't rate it higher than a 3. It has a good amount of cons to combat its pros.

I think the main reason why this course will stand out and be worth the trip is the large holes with outstanding elevation changes. They may not have many obstacles other than the pond on hole 1, but I love being able to whip my disc down a large hill. This helps feed the addiction factor to this course.

The ace run holes have just enough obstacles and elevation to keep them from being called filler.

Signature holes include: Hole 1, 3, 5, 16, 17
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thenamesben
Experience: 16 years 42 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun and challenging 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 18, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Good mix of hole types. Most are pretty open, but the basket is usually guarded by bushes or trees. A few holes in the woods, while short, will test your accuracy. A couple of downhill holes, as well as a few uphill holes.

-Nice sized tee pads. I would like them to be a little wider, but the length in just fine.

-Signage WAS provided (I'll explain later), baskets are numbered on plate. Hole 8 (I believe) actually says Hole 19 though.

-Nice area, sharing the property with a church.

Cons:

-Many of the holes play the same. Only a few holes have a 'wow' factor.

-Many signs are missing and/or badly damaged. At least 6 Holes have signs missing.

-Tee Signs are too close to the tee pad on some holes. I found myself being extra careful not to smash my hand into the sign or post.

-Don't fall of the front of the tee pads. A lot of the tees have pretty bad erosion on the front side,making it a wee bit dangerous.

-Course can randomly be closed by the Village.

-Course 'flow' isn't there. There are a few times you can get lost from going to the next tee.

Other Thoughts:

It's not the greatest course around, but I have a fin time playing it. The missing or damaged signs baffle me, the course is right next to a church AND a police station. I would think vandalism would be at a minimum. To avoid driving all the way to the course only to find it closed, check out the website:
http://www.village.sussex.wi....dar/index.php

Just check the day you are going and go!
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cheesy_gordita_crunk
Experience: 18.9 years 4 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A fun course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 1, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Sussex is a fun course to play because it has a good mix of holes. The first several holes are longer, open holes. I do like the mix of downhill and uphill holes that the course has to offer. Most of the holes are fairly open but there are a couple holes through the woods that demand accuracy.

There are a couple of shorter holes that make for fun ace runs.

The course is well maintained with garbage cans on each hole. I have played this course countless times and it has never been super busy. The longest I have had to wait is five minutes on one hole.

Cons:

Since it is in the village park, they occasionally use the course property for festivals and other events. It is frustrating to drive out to the course only to have it closed.

The last couple of holes are far away from the rest of the course.

There are a lot of mosquitoes during the summer, but then again welcome to Wisconsin. Bring some bug spray!

Other Thoughts:

Watch out for the pond off of hole one. It can come into play. Occasionally, the pond does dry up and you can get your disc. If you choose to go in when it is full, expect to have leeches on you when you get out.
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Trashthrasher
Experience: 20.8 years 17 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A pretty good course really 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 31, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Right off the main walking path (The "Bug Line") that goes through town & around the park, elevation changes plus a good mix of long & short holes, trash cans at every tee, good use of available terrain & the hardware store across the street sells discs.

Cons:

Closes on November 1st every year. A lot of open areas, no multiple basket locations, can be crowded often, a lot of the tee signs are either missing or damaged with the distance written on the post & events in the park close the course. Oh ya... the Police station is right there as well.

Other Thoughts:

I'm a bit biased towards the course as it is my home course and the one I play the most. 1 & 16 are long downhill bombers that can provide some interesting results. 1 will also have a pond straight out at the bottom of the hill from spring through most of summer unless it's a dry year. 5 & 6 are wooded & require more technical finesse than any other on the course. 2, 14, & 17 play uphill with 2 being in a bowl at top of the hill. The longest hole 3 is 582ft & is basically a wide open shot, so bring your big arm for that one. I feel that this course gets judged unfairly due to the nearby (and far superior) Dretzka park, but really it's a pretty decent course & anyone in the area would be foolish to not at least try it out.
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Experience: 20.8 years 4 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Must play 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 9, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course has a good balance of difficult and easy holes bringing out every aspect of your game. The course layout takes advantage of all the best areas in the park and all the holes have a unique beauty and are very scenic. This course has the perfect amount of trees and they are usually only an obstacle when you throw poorly, and even then you can easily find your disc on nearly every hole.

Cons:

The course layout is not very streamline which left me searching for the next hole far too often. For your first time playing, you have to either bring a map or someone that has played it before.

Other Thoughts:

This course is fun for intermediate players, but pros will find this course to be simple and boring, and beginners may be frustrated by the 400+ ft holes. Personally, my favorite basket distance is 350ft, and I don't think there are any. It's either 400+ or less than 250.
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