Fontana, WI

Duck Pond Rec. Area

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Stardoggy
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Experience: 12.7 years 1002 played 214 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Decent, but could use a little love. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 11, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

9 hole course located in a multi-use park, with baseball diamonds, soccer fields, and open space for use.

Nice Discatcher baskets, all mounted well enough, and caught well. One pin position per hole.

Decent signs, with hole number, distance, and a layout of the hole. It was odd, though, that the maps didn't necessarily point ahead. You have to do a little deciphering to figure out direction on a couple holes.

Navigation was relatively easy, with hole 6 being the exception. You'll need to do some scouting to figure out where the basket is.

Natural tee pads, but they were plenty serviceable. One tee per hole.

The wooded holes offer some tight, technical lines. Hole 8 is nicely tucked into some heavy pines, which will punish an errant shot. I thought the land was used pretty well, as a whole.

A little bit of distance on a couple holes, and some shorter, ace run type holes. A decent variation.

Even with it's wooded holes, this course is relatively beginner friendly. Still a decently fun spin for others, as well.

Cons:

A couple holes could use some cleaning, with holes 6 and 7 being the main culprits. They're not severely overgrown, but they're not exactly pristine, either.

A few of the holes play around the road, which could be a safety hazard. Hole 2 also plays right at the furthest left field corner of one of the baseball diamonds, which can be a conflict.

Other Thoughts:

This isn't a terrible little course, but it's nothing to go too far out of your way for, either. Some wood-chipping and general maintenance would go a long way here.
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wolfhaley
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Experience: 19.9 years 970 played 542 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Not good 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 28, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are nine Discatchers here. There's some solid variation in Distances with hole 9 being the longest. Restrooms located at the parking lot. Hole 3's basket set on a hillside for a rollaway opportunity. There were some wood chips on the ground in the first wooded section, not the second however.

Cons:

There are no tee pads or tee signs. This is one of the most annoying things on a course pretty much already plummeting the rating for me. The wooded holes are completely overgrown making walking much less finding errant shots very difficult. If you don't have a map or play with someone who's played before, and good luck finding someone who plays here, it'll be nearly impossible to figure out. They don't even have the hole number on the baskets making it nearly impossible. A lot of bugs in the woods too.

Other Thoughts:

Not really any redeeming qualities here. I will not be back and can't recommend anyone to try this place. This is one of the poorest courses of the 125+ I've played in WI.
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chickadisca34
Experience: 17 years 48 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Work in progress 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 16, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Nice variety for only 9 holes
- New chain baskets
- Maps available at the village hall (close by, you'll need one)

Cons:

- Course needs work (wooded fairways overgrown)
- No tee pads or signs

Other Thoughts:

I recently moved back to the area to find that this course was built and essentially abandoned a few years ago. In the last couple of weeks, a friend and I have contacted our village board regarding the condition of the course and they have granted us permission to do some work on it, which will begin this month (April 2014)! We are hoping also to install tee pads and signs this year, whether through the parks and rec department or individual fundraising.

This will be a great little course near a gorgeous lake. Definitely worth stopping by. I'll be posting photos as the condition of the course progresses.
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Mercury
Experience: 14.5 years 11 played 1 reviews
0.00 star(s)

Really?!? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 6, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

It is a 9 hole disc golf coarse.
Newer baskets in great condition.

Cons:

No tees
No tee signs
No markings to go from one hole to another.

Other Thoughts:

If you want to throw your disc around and search for baskets then have fun!
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mashnut
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Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Pretty bad 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

The course plays through a small park. A few holes are grassy with scattered trees, the rest are in the woods. The open holes have some length, including a really long bomb to finish the course. The wooded holes offer some different shot shapes and some tight lines to hit. The course map makes all but two of the holes pretty easy to figure out, I recommend printing it or pulling it up on your phone. The baskets are pretty much brand new and catch well.

Cons:

A few of the wooded holes are quite overgrown, and don't offer much of a fairway at all. They need significant clearing and cleaning to really be viable disc golf holes, at the moment they are just pinball through the woods in the general direction until you get to the basket. The last hole is quite long, and plays along an access road the entire way with the parking lot in play around the green, a little bit of a possible safety issue.

There are no tees, we tried to throw from where the map showed the holes starting but it wasn't always easy to figure that out. In a couple spots the map is a little off and makes the course a little hard to follow. The park has a neglected feel, it's a little surprising that the money was spent for brand new baskets without cleaning up the fairways and marking tees to make it playable.

Other Thoughts:

The course is not very beginner friendly, with lots of length on some of the open holes, and tight woods that will frustrate newer throwers. More experienced players will find some challenges here, if the wooded holes were fixed up it could be a great course to challenge intermediate level players. With a little work put in and some marked tees, this could be a decent 9er, right now it's not really worth going out of your way to play.
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tallpaul
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Experience: 35.8 years 934 played 133 reviews
0.00 star(s)

not even worth crossing off the list 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

I do believe we found six, possibly seven, baskets.
Played a new type of basket and they catch pretty well (Quest AT Traper Targets).
On a pretty piece of land; could be an opportunity here for a decent course.

Cons:

No tees or enough playing the course to leave tee markings of any kind.
If the one basket that's in the open; near the lot disappears; and it was leaning...you won't even be able to find this course.
We did discover three baskets in the woods; with some sincere search....and I did throw a shot to each of them. But, there was absolutely no fairway cut to get to these holes.
Almost every basket has something wrong with it; i.e. missing chains or links, or the basket is leaning; or the bucket part is cracked.
At least a couple of baskets missing.

Other Thoughts:

The owner of the Abbey Resort, seems responsible for this one also. At some point, he was excited about disc golf. However, this course appears to have been abandoned. Seems to be no maintenance or play going on here.
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discin311
Experience: 22 years 75 played 5 reviews
0.00 star(s)

not even a course anymore 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 1, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

not one thing besides the land could be good

Cons:

1 and a half baskets left looks like they just gave up on this course dont waste your time to drive there

Other Thoughts:

wish the park dis would put money into it as there r no good course in or around lake Gevena
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Dave242
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.8 years 393 played 271 reviews
0.00 star(s)

D = Dis Course Needs Help (baskets maybe?) 2+ years

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

Pros:

When I played this course, there were no baskets in the ground and no tee pads marked. Therefore I gave this course the lowest grade possible.

Hopefully real baskets and tee pads will be installed since the property and layout have potential for sure! The online map here helped me find where the fairways used to be. This overview is my summary. I will change my grade/score to a C+ (1.5 discs) if/when I find out real (metal) baskets and tee pads are installed.

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. == C+
2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I throw 300' accurately, 360' max. == C
3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography == C+
4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == B+
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.

Over time, I expect to fill some of my reviews in with more descriptive verbiage...if what I can add anything to what has already been written. For now, my list is more important to me than the verbiage of my reviews.

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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harr0140
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Experience: 15.2 years 1508 played 475 reviews
0.50 star(s)

HMMM 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 25, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

1) A model for an inexpensive setup. Homemade PVC baskets with plastic chainlink material.UPDATE: INNOVA DISCATCHERS NOW IN PLACE.

2) There is a little variety with 2 completely open holes, 3 running entirely through the woods, 1 straight hole along woods and 90 degree dogleg into the woods from the drive, 1 tucked basket against a clump of woods, and 2 more holes running along the woods the whole way.

3) Some holes have obstacles forcing different shots. Some go right, some go left, and a couple dead straight.

4) #4 is the best hole, it is tight through the woods. #6 is a little tougher tight wooded hole. It is almost too tough, if it weren't for the rest of the course being somewhat blah.

Cons:

1) #2 basket is missing completely. #5 basket is busted by a fallen tree, but still there.UPDATE: ALL BASKETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH INNOVA DISCATCHERS.

2) No visible tee areas, there are no posts, signs or even dirt areas from use, because not many people play here.

3) Homemade baskets, just can;t stand up to what little abuse they take, although I do have to say the ones that are in good shape do catch the disc very well. Very surprising because they are made with PVC and some plastic chainlink system. Check out my picture of the basket!

4) It looks like this gets no use and therefore no maintenance. The 6th hole looks like it is gettin increasingly tight as stuff grows up around the fairway. UPDATE: COURSE STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY MAINTENANCE ON THE WOODED HOLES . . . THEY ARE COMPLETELY GROWN OVER WITH WEEDS, NETTLES, POISON IVY, AND RASPBERRIES . . .THE WOODED HOLES ALSO NEED SOME THINNING ALONG THE FAIRWAYS TO OPEN THEM UP SLIGHTLY TO BE REALISTIC HOLES.

5) Fairly boring holes. They did what they could, but it is not enough to get me to go back there. UPDATE: APPARENTLY I LIED AS I RETURNED AFTER 2 YEARS . . . BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE I WAS HOPING MORE HAD BEEN DONE TO MAINTAIN THOSE WOODED HOLES AND ALSO BECAUSE I HEARD THERE WAS A BACK 9 . . . ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IMPROVE THE WOODED HOLES AND TO FIND NO ADDITIONAL 9 BASKETS ON THE PROPERTY EITHER.

6) Not what I would call a beginner course even and I like to see courses make them playable for everyone. I feel like if a beginner came here they would be disappointed and tested too much even.

Other Thoughts:

Not worth a special trip, but if you are out for a bunch of courses, give it a try . . . maybe??? It isn't really even a beginners course because of the tight wooded holes #4 and #6 (serious PLINKO), the length of #9 IS 620' so that isn't easy either.

UPDATE: STILL BAD . . . LIKELY WON'T RETURN AGAIN UNLESS I GET AN INVITE FROM HE DESIGNER (TO PLAY HIS "BACK 9") AND AM GUARANTEED AND BETTER MAINTENANCE.
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