Elwood, IN

Elwood DGC

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tnei
Experience: 16.1 years 10 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun little woods course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

I love tight woods courses and this fits the bill. The length wasn't too long. It had fun elevation changes on some of the holes.

Cons:

The infrastructure isn't the highest quality in certain places. The pathways through some holes were a bit sketchy at times.

Other Thoughts:

I will definitely play this course again. I wish it was closer!
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bradtollefson
Experience: 48.9 years 110 played 43 reviews
4.00 star(s)

fun quick course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 5, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course has a lot of trees which require concentration and controlled shots. But has short holes which make for a quick round without a lot of slogging around. It's an engaging course. You can tell there's a lot of time and care put into the course. They also added 6 holes which looks like a lot of work to get together.

Cons:

Have to be careful where you step as there is plenty to trip on and soem of it sharp.
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Hiimchad
Experience: 8.2 years 153 played 9 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Best in the area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 22, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The layout is one of a kind in our area. I like the variety of shots and the technical nature of this course. The course has it's own club and they do well taking care of the course and the people around it. Every time I go, I meet someone new and have yet to meet anyone unwelcoming.

Cons:

Rusty metal and glass dot the course but this was built on a reclaimed clan dump site so it's to be expected.
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formerwrestler
Experience: 12 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fun, challenging course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 21, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Very challenging, tight course. Lots of trees and some hills.

Cons:

Built on old city dump, so some broken glass and steel sticking up on the ground. Just wear good shoes.

Other Thoughts:

Would recommend this course to anyone. Lots of fun.
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DC_chucker
Experience: 14.6 years 44 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

things are coming together 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 22, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

very technical, tight fairways, all fairways are mulched where grass is absent, concrete pads on every hole. trash cans/benches/tables on every hole, every hole has signage wether it be permanent or temporary.

Cons:

no long holes for the big guns, you might find some residual landfill trash if you get too far off the fairways because this site was a dump years ago.

Other Thoughts:

b pin placements are in the works, will begin clearing for this project very soon.
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DiskJunky
Experience: 11.8 years 42 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Wood Lovers Dream 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 7, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The best part about this course is the diversity. There is a little something for everyone at Elwood. Short and tight fairways throughout most of the course which adds for a challenging around.

There are tables, benches, and trash cans on every hole on the course.

All concrete keypads.

Interesting and unique pin locations.

course also has a practice basket.

Signs with distances on all holes as well

Cons:

The number one issue with the course is glass. Much of the glass has been taking care of by the spreading of mulch. The only downfall of this course is it was built on a city dump.

Other Thoughts:

This is one of the best courses in central Indiana. Super fun and challenging yet fair. Lots of interesting holes at Elwood if you haven't played it I suggest you make the trip, it's well worth the drive.
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ajbova
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18 years 112 played 94 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Difficult Compact Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 30, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Baskets - The baskets are very grippy Spider-web 3 baskets. There is only one basket location per hole. Some baskets are in unique placements.

Variety - Most holes are similar in length (almost all are less than 300 feet). Hills, anhyzers, hyzers, several blind shots, and water hazards. It is mostly wooded with a few open holes.

Challenge Factor - This course requires accuracy and different throws than most courses (see above). It is hard to save par on this course due to the trees. Do not come to this course looking for a hole in one (although it is possible on some holes). Holes 2-4 have blind shots due to extreme elevation and curves.

Woods - 90% of this course is in the woods. Each hole has a fairway cut out into the woods that is at the least 15 feet wide.

Tees - 9 of the 18 holes have concrete tee pads. The original 9 holes are the ones with concrete tees, the newest holes (7-15) still have dirt tees (can be a con).

Signs - Every hole had very detailed signs included sponsor, map, hole number, distance, and par. Holes with sponsors had permanent signs while holes looking for sponsors had flimsy temporary signs. Same design on each sign.

Easy to navigate - Many holes are right next to others (it is very compact). If there is any doubt on which way to go for the next hole, there is an arrow on a nearby tree pointing you in the right direction. Just follow the paths.

Artwork - Some of the original holes have very unique carved wooden artwork throughout the course.

Benches - Almost all holes have benches to sit marked with EDGE (Elwood Disc Golf Enthusiasts)

Lots of Shade - This course is extremely wooded meaning it is mostly shaded. Holes 14 and 15 venture out into the sun but the rest of the course is in the shade.

This is a very peaceful course due to the nature feel to it. Baseball games during the Spring/Summer would more than likely change that.

Cons:

Glass - Every hole has broken glass on the fairways (used to be a dump). Some of the newer holes now have mulch covering the fairways.

Trash - In addition to glass, there is trash (car parts, shoes, etc) scattered in the brush. Trash cans are needed.

Dirt Tee Pads on the newest holes (7-15). Not necessarily a con to some (I don't mind it) but it lowers my score for the course by about .25.

One Tee Per Hole - Courses that have more than one tee per hole add that much more variety and challenge. Space is limited at this course but some of the holes could use an alternate tee pad.

Needs a course map at the start of the course.

A spotter is needed on some of the holes due to the large amount of blind shots.

Other Thoughts:

This is a very challenging course. Do not come here expecting to throw long bombs because the holes are short and technical. I would not recommend this course to new players because they will spend more time looking for their disc than they would playing.

EDGE has started to spread mulch on some of the fairways to cover the glass. If the glass/trash was cleaned up or covered, this course would be at least a 4 out of 5.

I would recommend this course to anyone looking for a challenge. It is much more difficult and technical than any course in the area.

Alternate throw pads (either easier or more difficult), 100% concrete tee pads, 100% permanent signs, a course map, and less glass would make this course a 4.5 out of 5 in my opinion.
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bwill76
Experience: 10.8 years 18 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Diamond in the rough 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 9, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Great use of the land available
-Nice variety of shots
-Great Baskets

Cons:

-Since it is on the site of a former landfill, there is alot of glass and trash around the course
-Trees need trimmed up

Other Thoughts:

The more I play this course, the more I absolutely think it could be one of the finest courses in Central Indiana. The work that the disc golf club has done is to be applauded because they have created a great course for beginners and veteran players alike. They were putting mulch in some areas of the course which will really help with the glass and debris that is currently on the course. I would like to see them trim up some of the trees and remove others so that it is more feasible to go at the baskets because in some parts of the course it is virtually impossible to get to the basket for the dominance of trees. With that being said, it does force you to use your imagination to get around the trees to the baskets so it's not all bad. For anyone playing there for the first time, bring your accuracy with you because there are tight lines to throw through or you will be playing your next shot from the woods. Overall, I love this course and the potential it has to be an outstanding course that I will start playing in my regular rotation.
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TheClarkFactor
Experience: 17 years 7 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Keeps getting better. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 1, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Techy, challenging holes
Plenty of variety
Improves your game
Cool environment (site used to be a dump)
Great DG community

Cons:

Not quite "finished"
All Teepads aren't installed
Mostly short holes

Other Thoughts:

The Elwood DG community is surprisingly active and they've put a lot of work into this course. They are continually making improvements and as a result the course is better every time I play. I've found that my game has improved after playing Elwood because there aren't easy shots...it's heavily wooded and challenging without being too punishing. One of my favorite courses.
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wake911
Experience: 22.8 years 63 played 18 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice Short, Technical Woods Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Tight but fair woods course.
- mix of right and left tosses
- Easy to navigate
- a couple of nice ace runs

Cons:

- built on a landfill, so off the fairway gets pretty bad with glass, bottles, trash. Main fairway is nice and clean though, can tell a lot of work went into it.
- no long holes. No driver required. I have a big arm, so I like a long hole or two.
- only a couple of concrete tee pads, but since the course is still quite new, i'm really just mentioning this so you know. Standstill tosses are all that is really needed, so mulch pads aren't bad. Even when it's wet out, only a few holes get soggy.

Other Thoughts:

-Fun course. Quite a bit better than the other short, woods courses around the area. They were way too easy, this course is quite difficult. But i felt it was fair.
-You need to learn to control some ego though, if you are in the nasty rough, you gotta toss the disc out and take a 4, don't "tin cup" it...or its a certain 5 (i did this twice before i learned)
- Bring your putter, mid range, and a fairway driver or two, preferably one that turns hard and has some skip to it. (and you can throw BH and FH)

I really enjoyed this course, i wish it were a bit closer than 50 min a way, but will def check it out again.
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Keith H
Experience: 32 played 9 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Hole 3 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 18, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Course is actively being improved. Each time I play more work has been done.
Great baskets, nice pads on the 9 holes that have concrete pads.
Fun and technical with LOTS of trees.
Neat use of elevation with the creek nearby especially on the first few holes.

Cons:

Lots of broken glass is the primary issue. Considering the location on an old dump, it is pretty decent.
No clear line on a couple of holes.
Needs concrete pads still on 9 holes.
Only one set of pads, one basket location.
Almost all of the holes are tight through trees, not a lot of room to air out big throws.

Other Thoughts:

This course is getting better each time I play. It is a diamond in the rough and well worth the visit.
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acbigcheese
Experience: 16.8 years 62 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Shoe-less golfers need not apply 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 30, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Technical shorter course so far. Baskets are top notch. Nice tee pads. Great use of elevation and creeks.

Cons:

Mind I realize the course is a work in progress, this review is based on when I played it last. Trash throughout the course is the biggest con. I understand this land was the city dump years ago. Progress has been made in minimizing this by raking and mulching but it will be a constant battle. Lack of signs. Parking may become an issue during baseball games.

Other Thoughts:

I believe this course will eventually earn an honest 3.5 rating. I am basing this review on the last time played and have seen the improvements from the time previous to that. The motivation is there with the locals and even non-golfers have got involved with artwork like tree-carvings. Worth an hour drive even in the present status.
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DOGvsRAPTOR
Experience: 16 years 45 played 16 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 1, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Concrete tee pads, great baskets, some trash cans, nice touch of elevation, wooded, variety of shots, and a creek.

Cons:

Its a work in progress. The club is in the process of making the back 9 holes happen. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Other Thoughts:

This is a woods course. Its technical with variety. Currently it has nine holes in the ground, with nine more coming in the future. The Elwood Club is putting in work on the course and doing a great job.
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numbernine
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.8 years 103 played 49 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Lots of potential...BUT... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 8, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets - the spiderweb baskets remain the best in the business. They catch true and I never had anything pop out or run crazy on me. These are the baskets that all courses should have.

Concrete pads - the pads were long and wide enough for every hole. They were new looking pads with no cracks or damage.

Shot variety - lots of cool shots on this little course. Everything played through the wood, but no two shots were the same. Straight away, anyhyzer, hyzer, up and down hill, etc. Not a long of long holes on this course, but they made the most out of what they had.

Elevation and terrain usage - Cool up and down hill shots that made good use of the natural cover and terrain.

Cons:

signage - there is none. Not some. Just none. And in my humble opinion, this is a big negative. Had I played this course by myself, there is no way that I would have found all of the holes or known where I was throwing to.

only 9 holes - ask yourself; can a course ever be "perfect" as a 9 hole course. I personally don't think so. So that has to take this down at least a full point.

trash/safety - I would not take little kids (under 12) out on this course. Plain and simple. There is not one hole where broken glass, broken ceramic, jagged bits of rusted metal, old aluminum cans, etc aren't all over the place. If you fell down, slipped in the mud or tripped on a root, there is a VERY real possibility that you are going to get injured. I think this place sits on top of an old landfill, so it just comes with territory.

Other Thoughts:

I feel like the reviews on this course are a little high. I get that.. People aren't going to slag their own course. But compare this course against Lemon Lake or Valpo or Pieradise. And then come back to this one, Again, it's fine. But it's not better than that. It is a reasonable course...which is a 2.0 review.

Or, if you'd like a breakdown. We start with a 5.0.
No signs is at least minus 1 point. Making it a 4. Only 9 holes, which takes it down a point in my mind, making it a 3. The trash, which is literally on every hole of the course, making it unsafe at times, takes it down at least 2 points, making it a 1. Give back half a point for elevation changes/shot variety, and another half for the pads, and we get a 2.

In fairness, if the trash was picked up and the place was 18 holes, you'd be looking at a 4 rated course. as it stands, it just isn't there yet.

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SgtSecrest
Experience: 13.8 years 13 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Getting Better 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 22, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

As everyone else has said... great baskets, tee pads, and technical shots. We have done a lot of work at getting it cleaned up. We have trash barrels at almost all the holes now and a few benches. We are getting signs soon for all the holes. We are holding Saturday Doubles @ 10am.

Cons:

Still have some minor cleaning up, but it is definately on its way to being a great course.
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zud00
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 199 played 47 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Race for an Ace at Elwood 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 26, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

*This is a fun course if you like short technical shots
*Baskets are awesome, nice concrete teepads
*Decent variety in left/right turing holes, elevation changes were well used, and the creek that runs behind the pin for 2 and 4. Wish the creek could be integrated more (maybe when the course is expanded to 18 holes???)
*Stairs on holes 3 and 4 for the steep climb
*For being located in the deep woods, these faiways were cleaned out well, making a visible distinction between the fairway and the rough. Trees were left throughout the fairway to make it technical, not to many, not to few
*Neat wood carvings throughout the course
*Navigation had a good flow, walking paths from basket to next tee. Signs to get you to 7 tee, although, the walking paths needed trimmed up a bit.
*Short enough to play multiple rounds quickly. I played through 5 times in an hour and a half.
*A few benches througout the course

Cons:

*A lot of glass throughout the course,
*Most holes are short, it'd be nice to see some longer holes if they add another 9
*Currently no signs
*A lot of seedling stumps need trimmed to ground level, I almost tripped several times

Other Thoughts:

This course was so much fun I had to tell myself to stop playing and call it a day. It is short and technical, but not to overly frustrating.
Hole 1 requires a low tunnel shot with a few trees in the middle of the fairway and a nice green.
Hole 2 for me was a jump putt from the tee with a little anhyzer on it. Avoid the 3 trees in the middle of the fairway and you should have a look at deuce.
Hole 3 is a fun uphill left to right with the basket atop the hill. Thanks for the stairs to make it to the top
Hole 4 is a balls to the wall hole with the creek behind the basket, but if you're lucky, one of the cotton woods will hit if you can make it that far without hitting a fairway tree.
Hole 5 was probably my favorite hole, it was one of the most challenging...slightly uphill, fairly narrow, and a good amount of trees to avoid in the fairway.
Hole 8 is only deuceable with a great drive and a super putt which will more than likely be a long putt. For me, RHFH
Hole 9 probably the hardest hole, long, and a dogleg left. Many trees to avoid making a deuce nearly impossible.

If rumors are true and this course gets an additional 9 holes, I will defiinitley be back. I would hope to see some longer holes and the creek integrated more.
There is a lot of trash as other have described, but I think the volunteers or whoever is working on this course is doing a great job.
There really aren't any other course around, so you might have to go out of your way to play this course, I would suggest doing so if you like short technical courses.
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astomps
Experience: 12.7 years 76 played 42 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 1, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Baskets are very nice
-Fun to play in woods

Cons:

-Sort of hard to see from road coming in
-Ground is really bad for throwing discs into and walking on

Other Thoughts:

Cool that there is a course in Elwood, needs some work on cleaning up the fairways. It does seem though that people are working hard on it. In 2-3 years I imagine this will be a 3.5-4 star course
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Ryno-5 DGT
Experience: 19.8 years 301 played 13 reviews
2.50 star(s)

What in the world is going on Here. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 11, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice Concrete Teepads
Cool looking Techincal shots that are challenging but Beginner Friendly
Great Baskets. I am very Partial to the Alan Pier Spiders. Wish we had some in Ohio.
Great Use of Elevation

Cons:

Course is Pretty rough off the fairways

The walk to hole 7 is a Jungle

Glass Everywhere...(however it does look like someone is trying VERY hard to clean it up.)

The layout is a little funky at times.

Other Thoughts:

All and all the course is fun to play. Not the best 9 hole I've ever played but pretty cool anyway. I would defiantly play it again if I was in the area.
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AceHole10000
Experience: 16 years 7 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

TMac & The Silver Fox 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Great use of an old dump. Taking a dump and turning it into a course. Yes there is trash, but more potential than anything. The holes are short but very challenging. Rumors of 24 holes one day. Chainsaw carvings throughout the course. Im excited for Elwood.

Cons:

Trash but that can be fixed with time. Be careful if you take little ones. There is metal, glass and etc. sticking out of the ground.

Other Thoughts:

This will be a great course with time. Walked some of the other holes with the designers. The new holes will have some distance on them. This is a win for Elwood,disc golfers and the enviroment.
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indydiscgolfer
Experience: 45.9 years 105 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very Cool Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 28, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Excellent use of a former land fill that has been closed and overgrown for 50 years. You can tell that much work has been done to make fairways from the thick, overgrown woods. The holes are all very interesting and fun to play. Fantastic use of the hills and creek. Several unique holes, such as hole #3 with a steep uphill drive (nice stairway too) and a beautiful green. Hole #4 plays straight through a tight fairway with a 20 foot dropoff to the 25 foot deep green situated between the hill and a beautiful creek. The basket is protected by two large cottonwood trees and a few smaller trees. Great hole! I wanted to play it over and over. The rest of the holes offer a good variety of shots and all will challenge your accuracy. Nice tee pads and Spider Web baskets top it all off. I'm looking forward to the installation of the back nine.

Cons:

As stated before, this is an extinct landfill, so the biggest drawback is the old trash that works its way up through the ground to the surface. It doesn't really effect the play much but it is an eyesore. Tee signs still need to be installed but I think that is coming soon.

Other Thoughts:

I think this course is a win-win situation in that it was an unused piece of land that the city thought was useless and has now been turned into a great place for recreation by some dedicated disc golfers. Way to guys! Keep up the great work.
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