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DiscinOhio
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Experience: 10.8 years 199 played 190 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Enjoyable Campus Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 6, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ Titan DGC is a very enjoyable 9-holer located on the back end of KSU Trumbull's campus. Features a scenic loop with views of a popular fishing lake.

+ Scorecards and pencils are provided at the first tee. They look awesome!

+ Mix of distances that appeal to both beginners and more advanced players alike. While the course won't really challenge you much if you're advanced, there's a couple tricky pin placements that could land you with a bogey.

+ Concrete tees and quality baskets on every hole. Basic but informational tee signs next to eight of the nine tee boxes.

+ The campus grounds are kept up nicely, so it's pretty appealing to the eye. Lots of nice views as well.

+ Water comes into play on a few holes, and it really provides an extra level of fun on a few holes! #7 the pin sits very close to water. On #6, the creek will creep into play if you aren't careful.

+ Favorite Holes: #7, #9

Cons:

- Only 9 holes. #8 felt like a real filler, as it was wide open and straight.

- Only one set of tees, some beginners or students may not want to throw 500'+ if they're just learning the sport. Especially when deep water is in play.

- Small parking lot that'll only fit a couple cars at a time.

- #1 may play a little too close to the building. An errant drive could damage a window.

- Least Favorite hole: #8

Other Thoughts:

I'm not sure why Titan gets such a bad wrap! I'd love to have this course down the road, especially with Young's Run right down the street. A few tricky pin positions and longer drives make for a repeatable experience!
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TheJet4
Experience: 8.8 years 23 played 6 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Kent Trumbull 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

-Concrete Tees
-Practice Basket
-Rarely Crowded
-Good flow (besides 3-4-5, easy to navigate, but just a walk)
-Pars are fair (except 6 should probably be a 3)

Cons:

-Lots of the holes are just open drives, as the terrain doesn't offer many obstacles
-River is cold, the bottom is sharp rocks, and you can rarely see the bottom.
-Lots of geese, with occasional dead ones lying around

Other Thoughts:

-Proper parking lot is down educational highway, then pull into the lots as close to the water as possible (closed on weekends, just use the one next to it). The lot on the other side of the building (by hole 2) is for staff and apparently requires a permit.

-Not a bad course, just nothing "memorable"
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BigAl724
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Experience: 11.6 years 178 played 144 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 26, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Kent State - Trumbull is located on the edge of a small branch campus. You play around open fields and among a few trees on some holes. With most of the trees located near the pin, the emphasis is placed on where your drive lands and whether or not you're able to get into position for a putt. It has a good mix of shots with some sharp BH and FH hyzers as well as a few straighter shots. Good use of mandos and O.B. on about half the holes make shots more interesting on otherwise pretty boring terrain. Use of water on 6-8; mainly avoidable but enough to make you check yourself.

Like it says on the course page, it's meant to serve as a campus course, and I think it serves this function well. A good introduction to the sport with it offering some longer shots and some trees to contend with to learn how discs fly but not having many opportunities for danger.

Being on a college campus, everything was very well maintained. I can't see any problems of interfering with students, unless they're sprawled out on the fields. The course is close to parking lots and buildings, but not to the point where they come in the way.

Navigation is very straight forward with short walks between holes. The only time there would be confusion, there are signs pointing you in the right direction (from 3-4). This offers a quick round with few chances to lose discs and easy navigation.

Cons:

The tee signs aren't very detailed though it isn't a huge downfall with the open nature of the course. The tees could be a little longer.

Other than a small mound on 9, the course is dead flat. It makes good use of the trees available, but there are little obstacles here and a few nearly wide open holes.

Not a big deal, but it's odd that the course doesn't start with hole 2, which starts right near the parking lot. Rather, you have to walk the fairway of 1 to get to the tee and throw back the way you came. 1's tee is on the way from 9 to the parking lot so it'd make more sense if 1 was the closing hole. Again, not a big deal.

Other Thoughts:

This is a basic, but solid, campus course that offers a fairly quick round and serves its purpose. Not much wrong with the course but not a lot stands out either. I enjoyed the use of mandos and O.B. that made some of the holes more interesting. It's worth making a stop here since it's so close to the fun Clarence Darrow course. Like, a one minute drive. Can't beat that.
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Derek B
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Experience: 21.8 years 397 played 46 reviews
2.00 star(s)

No Trumbull at all 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 4, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

1) Concrete tees
2) Campus property
3) Can combine this with Young's Run course to make 27 holes

Cons:

1) Way open
2) Course design suffers because of openness
3) Lack of elevation changes

Other Thoughts:

Played this course blind as part of the NE Ohio Open last weekend. My 100th course played! Woo-hoo!

Not a whole lot to say about this course. It's way open with a few mature trees scattered throughout. There's very little elevation change on it. That said, I can't really give it an impartial review because when we got to this course during the tournament, it was in the 40's with 20-30 mph wind and started raining on top of it, so we kind of suffered through it and played it quickly.

If I lived nearby, I would play all 27 all the time, if that tells you anything. Yes, the holes are rather generic, but when you see the land, you'll understand why. There were some mandos and OBs that helped to make it a little more interesting. I can only imagine that the scenery improves during the week when the students are in class.

This course isn't horrible and it's not too much Trumbull to play this in combination with Young's Run.
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Burky
Experience: 12.1 years 53 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Nice but nothing special 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 31, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

*nicely manicured
*baskets in good shape
*close to a real nice course (across street)
*couple interesting tee shots #3,#7,#8
*clean, clean, clean
*can't imagine it gets much traffic

Cons:

*amazingly flat
*seems like it could get very wet
*#8 tee gets cut off when heavy rain or in winter(disappointing because it looks like the most interesting shot on course)
*not much of a chance to lose a disc
*only playing once seems like the wind could get pretty rough at times

Other Thoughts:

I'll echo the majority of the thoughts that everyone else has written. I drove about an hour to play across the street at Darrow and figured I'd kill two birds with one stone and play here. Course is the kinda course where a middling player such as myself can score on. Good place to work on nice straight throwing lines. The par fours as listed on card probably play better as par 3's. I've very rarely played a course I didn't like but some are just vanilla and this is one of those. Definitely benefits from such a fine course across the street but not one to go anywhere out of your way to play other then to build your course repertoire. Looks like #8 long tee which was inaccessible the day I played could be the signature hole but the up tee is woefully short and takes away any challenge of the hole.
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Meesta_Bleesta
Experience: 20.8 years 27 played 7 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Meh 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 7, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Easy to get there if you just follow the directions on this site. Pretty small campus

-Virtually no trash or vandalism; the lawn was freshly mowed and bushes/trees were fairly groomed

-Practically brand-new DGA Mach 3 baskets with the red numbers on top of each one indicating what hole you're on

-Signposts with 'maps' on them that show where the next tee is (very roughly)

-If you go to KSU, there's a freakin' 9-hole DGC on campus!

Cons:

-The layout/design are pretty straightforward for the most part. Like really straightforward. Hole 8 in particular comes to mind; from pros you throw over some water but from shorts it's just a pad in a field, and 250 feet straight ahead is a basket. Just in a flat, wide open field. So, not a very memorable course overall, but then again it probably wasn't meant to be. Doesn't seem like the designers had much to work with anyway

-Many of the holes butt up right next to cars/parking lots or buildings. For me, it was uncomfortably close at times especially considering how windy of a day it was (and it seems possible that with the lay of the land it might be windy here often). It's really right in the middle of this campus

-Some of the distances are wrong on the signposts. 4 in particular is way off. It says it's 230ft, but it's like a 150ft hole. And the signs were also super simple - the vast majority of them were just an arrow pointing straight ahead with no obstacles illustrated

-This is gonna be one of those situations where you're just gonna have to walk around in some goose poop. It's not, like, insane...but it is definitely scattered everywhere. I'd say the lawn on this DGC is about 5-8% goose poop. Obviously no fault of the maintenance crew. Unless they're all geese.

Other Thoughts:

Definitely not a destination, but like I said above, it probably wasn't meant to be. Don't get me wrong - if I went to KSU, I'd be playing this thing every day! It's better than nothing. But it's nothing special. It's a very, very simple layout.

Hole 3 makes good use of obstacles, moreso than the others. It's still straight ahead, but there are a number of bushes and trees to navigate, best done with a nice big hyzer bomb. Hole 7 is a nice variation in the holes, tucked away behind some pines with some possible water hazard nearby. And hole 9 is pretty cool, pretty well designed in terms of obstacles, the only use of elevation on the whole course - but again, the basket is like 30 feet from the main campus building. It just feels a little awkward, especially with my not having any business with KSU.

Play this course to warm up for Young's Run across the street.
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prerube
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Experience: 16.8 years 274 played 235 reviews
1.50 star(s)

little 9 hole neighbor of Young's Run 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Concrete tee pads and minimal tee signs.
Practice Basket
Some Navigational aids (arrow to find hole 4's tee)
Water in play by hole 7.
Grass freshly mowed, course up keep seems to take place frequently.
Another course across the street, plenty of places to eat nearby.

Cons:

Basket 1 was put in with very little concrete and spins around and leans over.
Several tee signs are unreadable, others are very vague.
There were safety issues with holes 2 and 9. Hole 2 throws near several parking lots. 9 Throws at student union, over roads, parking lot entrance, and walkways.
Flat and mostly open, with no real memorable holes, for example; Hole 8 is 235 flat and wide open.
It took a long time to find hole 1.

Other Thoughts:

If I were local the only time I would play this would be when Young's Run is too busy, There is a superior 18 hole course literally across the street. This course is quick and easy with nothing too memorable about it.
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Brall
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Experience: 15.6 years 43 played 37 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Flat but Fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 16, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Surprising amount of angles are used. Excellent use of trees, bushes and fences as obstacles.
- There is a nice variety of distances being used. 6 of the 9 holes are over 300' and there are two holes over 500'. This course allows you to test your max distance.
- The course has a nice flow overall with a short walk from the parking lot to the Practice Basket & Hole #1. Hole #9 finished right at the parking lot. There is a slight hiccough in the flow with Hole #4 & 5. The map has been updated but someone needs to update the tee signs. When playing, just note that the Tee Sign that says #5 is actually #4 and vice versa (according to the map and easy of flow).
- Safety ranks pretty good on this course. The only holes that come close to overlapping are #4 & 5. If there is a group on each you will just need to use good judgment . Hole #9 does have a docking area to the left of the basket but it most likely does not get a lot of traffic.
- Hole #8 has multiple tees with Long Tee giving you a 630' fairway!
- The concrete Tees are in excellent condition
- The Tee Signs are located on poles to the rear of each Tee and are very helpful. They are a little beat up but they show the Basket, Mando & Next Tee. The map is handy but really wont be needed once Hole #4 & 5 is updated on the Tee Signs. Navigation is very simple here.
- The Baskets are in excellent condition and are well labeled
- The water hazard greatly adds to the play factor on Hole #8
- Good upkeep by the university
- Low traffic by disc golfers and civilians
- Practice Basket located near Hole #1
- Plenty of parking
- Near the highway, easy to get to

Cons:

- Very little in elevation changes on this mostly wide open course
- Could use a bench or two and a trash receptacle near one of the Tees
- A sign guiding you to Hole #1 would be an excellent addition to assist first time goers
- Flow on Hole #4 & 5 (previously discussed) slowed us down a bit
- Hole #8, Short Tee, is a wide open boring light toss. Could this be helped by moving the basket back and toward the water or in another direction?
- Even though I like the layout of Hole #5 with the fence and tree making you pick your path I do find it extremely short at 179'.

Other Thoughts:

- This course is set on the university school grounds and is mostly flat but well mowed. Typical college setting with nice buildings and trees scattered lightly around the large yards. I do not know the politics on this course but there seems to be plenty more room to add another 9 holes.
- There seemed to be a constant wind on Hole #8 & 9 even though the weather was clear. Not a pro or con but something to be aware of. Bring your windy discs just in case.
- As 9 hole courses go this course was fun even though it is very flat. I would say there are some challenges but it's certainly not a 'challenging' course.
- I think that Hole #7 is the most challenging with it's right turning fairway toward the water into a small putting area.
- My favorite hole is #3 I guess. Fun course but nothing really sticks out as a favorite.
- Overall I enjoyed the course but I would not consider this something to travel far to try out. It does mix well when you want to hit this course up before lunch then do a round across the street at Young's Run DGC. As with most 9 hole courses I'm happy it's there as it adds to our sport. Thanks to those that put this course together for all of us to use.
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kinger
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Experience: 14 years 101 played 101 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Kent Read Kent Wright, Throw Plastic 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 1, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

~9 hole mixer across the street from Young's Run
~Concrete tees & nice baskets
~Decent commuter college setting
~Easy in/Easy out
~A handful of really fun holes

Cons:

~Flat and mostly wide open
~Signage missing from half of the tee posts (bring map)
~No other amenities available
~Repetitive with limited challenges

Other Thoughts:

A 9-hole "extension" of Young's Run I suppose would best describe this course. Hopefully it' used by the students, but worst case it gives the locals an opportunity to open up on some drives which isn't primarily available in the wooded course across the street. I enjoyed my round and nailed a couple birdies which is always a plus. The available land was put to good use and most of the holes are fun to play.
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thadon
Experience: 18.9 years 33 played 30 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Unique 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 13, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good Signage
Concrete Tees
Wide open for the most part
Mandos
Course flow is good..from one hole the next
Very well Maintained

Cons:

Not much to complain about.
Definitely not a Pro's course
Water hazards

Other Thoughts:

We started the course on hole 2, Becuase it is right next to the parking lot.
Holes 2 and 3 you have to navigate some trees.
4 has a mando , that goes around the trees...seems to be the longest hole on the
course
For the most part its grip and rip .
Be careful 6 and 7 will punish any errant shot that goes right. There is a small stream there.

Also be mindful of the time of day you are there. You can probably get away with parking in the faculty parking, but just beaware. I parked there, and the security did approach me about it. She was actually really cool about it, and seemed enthused that we were there to play .

Nice park for beginners, or a confidence builder after a bad day Youngs Run ( across the street)
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tistoude
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 198 played 60 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Work with what ya got 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 12, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has very nice newish baskets and concrete tees. A few of the holes have an extra tee added to add some difficulty.

This course really does the best it can with the available land, bringing some trees and water into play in an otherwise open space.

There is pretty good variation in hole distance from very short 140' to an extra long 600' (from the long tee).

Highlight holes for me were #9 with the pin on a slope and surrounded by OB, #3 short but through a gauntlet of trees, and #7 which has a tight window to the pin with water nearby.

The course is very well maintained by the college.

Cons:

Not super challenging. You can play this course with pretty much straight drives off every tee.

There is a significant layout problem around holes 5 and 6. I was told by a local that they play 5 then 4 followed by 6. All in all strange design.

The whole course is just kind of blah. Mostly flat, mostly open, mostly short, mostly boring.

Other Thoughts:

This course is very good to have on campus since it can get people interested in disc golf and can play easy enough to not discourage new players.

Literally across the road is the (now) 18 hole course Young's Run which is pretty cool. These two courses together provide a nice contrast and tournaments or events held here will often include both courses for 27 holes.

This is not a bad 9 hole course but definitely not one I would travel out of my way for.
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swatso
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Experience: 15.6 years 755 played 414 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Uses All It Has 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Concrete tees, practice basket, close to Clarence Darrow course. Good map.

Cons:

Flat as they come. Single tee/pin location. Minor flow issue - have to re-trace steps from basket-5 to tee-6.

Other Thoughts:

Plays around the grassy open space along the southeast side of a small campus. Minimal obstacles, but does what it can with what is available - scattered trees, an edge of woods, and a bit of water. Mostly straight throws needed of the tee, except long, sweeping left-turner on #4, and a tight right at the end of short hole #5.

If you enter the campus a road too early (across from Arby's), you can park in the back left-corner of the far parking lot and start at #2.

Certainly some challenge here - basket-7 near water's edge behind a small window - and suitable for safari and/or glow.
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chris deitzel
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Experience: 30.6 years 286 played 54 reviews
3.00 star(s)

It's a good compliment to youngs Run 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 13, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's a 9 hole course on a college campus. Some decent hole designs. Really is a good 9-hole course that I thought had some good shots to throw. I believe it is hole 9, that has a really nice green surrounded by OB. It's a great course for newer players.

Cons:

I couldn't really find any cons. It is short, but there are 2 or 3 tough longer holes that make up for the 2 ro3 short holes.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed this course. It played well with the other 15 at Youngs Run just across the road. No poison ivy on this course like Youngs Run which is a big plus. For a small-college campus course, it is just what they need to get people into disc golf.
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gcoghill
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 23.8 years 74 played 68 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Basic course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 22, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

New course, well-maintained grounds. Easy to navigate from hole-to-hole.

Cons:

Not very technically challenging, mostly open. Right on a (very small) branch college campus; buildings/roads all around.

Other Thoughts:

This course isn't much to rave about. Mostly just baskets out in open fields, so you'll throw to one basket then head to the next. not much in the way of obstacles or need for a variety of discs or throws.

The Clarence Darrow/Young's Run 15-hole course is a 30-second drive from here, best to hit both courses or just skip this one altogether.

However, the course is pretty new, so all the baslets are new and every hole has a sign with a map. Since it's on a Kent State University branch campus, the grounds are well-maintained.

Probably a good casual course if you are in the area, but not worth an extended drive. The nearby Young's Run course is pretty cool though, so if you hit that one it's not much effort to stop by the KSU Trumbull course as well.
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