Oklahoma City, OK

Woodson Park

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AeroPurt
Experience: 15.7 years 59 played 29 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Quite the Eyesore 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 7, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

- A few holes to really air it out on
- Concrete tees throughout
- A good mix of challenging holes and straight-forward holes

Cons:

- Baskets are in pretty bad shape
- Tees are in okay shape
- There was trash all over the course (I think there was some kind of overnight event the night before)
- The holes were a bit crammed onto the property, there were a few cases where an errant drive could end up on another hole

Other Thoughts:

- This course would be pretty decent with some TLC
- The course looks to be a place for homeless people to find shelter in the trees, keep an eye out so you don't hit them
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lvidacovich
Experience: 8 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Needs some work but worth playing 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 31, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice and long and open with a decent amount of wooded holes. A nice stream that is well laid out along the first 9 adding to the challenge. Worth playing as you grow from beginner to more advanced. Rarely crowded, those that were there were very nice as we played through.

Cons:

Hole 4 basket missing completely. Mostly flat and boring. The creek and pool and interstate are unique ways to lose a disc that I don't see much of. Inconsistent basket height. DEF use UDisc and the map to make sense of this course.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this course COULD be much better. Signage, a little upkeep and maybe tweaking some of the holes (13-15 I'm looking at you) and this could be one of the top 3 courses in OKC (along with Mitch and Dolese). I almost want to adopt this course, spend a couple grand to bring it back to a decent state and I think it would be much more popular. It's 100% worth playing and I'll be back!
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ttrcy
Experience: 34.1 years 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

An Aging Classic. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Good long practice course.

Cons:

-I hear its days are numbered, to be replaced by kiddie soccer fields.

Other Thoughts:

-The new Map on this site reflects the re-numbering of holes #3-8 a few years ago...

-...but not the Hole Info page, so read the footage listing as 1, 2, 5-8, 4, 3, 9-18, instead of 1-18.

-Be careful with casual water stream on Hole 3, very dark and murky, throw a bright disc.

-Hole 4 is now longer than 212' after the post-shutdown re-install. It throws long across the casual water, a bigger hyzer now instead of the easy birdie hyzer. It's cool, but there goes the easiest birdie on a long course.

-Keep walking SE to find Hole 5's tee box, it has no sign post and gets hidden by tall grass, over by the tree towards the building and playground. It's not the one closer to Hole 4 and easy to see, that is Hole 6.

-Do not over-cook your drive on Hole 5 into the big creek on the right, you will not fish it out.

-Hole 8's tee box was wiped out during the firehouse and storm pit construction, it now shares Hole 12's tee box and is less than 313'.

-For those who don't know, 13 and 14 used to be very formidable with a gauntlet of trees that got sick and died a number of years ago, changing the whole look of that area.

-Though the course is known as not that fun, the holes really are a nice challenge.

-Go practice this 40-yr-old course.


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Jakenewcomb44
Experience: 12 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Not bad for what it is 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is really pretty fun. I see some of the negative reviews and see why they are negative and I have to shake my head. It has good length, it's well designed, not crowded, and great tee boxes and baskets.

Cons:

The worst signage I have ever experienced on a disc golf course. I scrambled to find a course map online or else I would have walked off the course in frustration. I still think I teed off in the wrong spot a few times, but oh well. Seriously, though, their were even arrows on the ground which were seemingly pointing to the next tee box, but they were clearly pointing in the wrong direction. FIX IT!

Other Thoughts:

Look up the map before playing for the first time.
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TheirTheir
Experience: 29 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great for practice 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 1, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Never crowded
Holes 1 and 18 are right next to parking lot
Great for practicing long open drives
Great for practicing anhyzer lines

Cons:

Normally pretty windy
Not very exciting
Inconvenient location for most
Several holes along highway so going OB can be dangerous
Kids playing soccer along back 9 is common

Other Thoughts:

This is my go-to solo round course. No hold ups and plenty of room to practice multiple lines. Not the funnest course for a round with your buddies, however. This is an incredibly underappreciated course which serves multiple purposes for a player wanting to work on their game.
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armiller
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 8.9 years 273 played 60 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A less crowded and underappreciated OKC classic 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 15, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-it's never crowded, and it's one of the closest courses to where I live (it's very easy to get to, being right off the interstate)
-if you're working on distance and/or your wind game, this is a great course

Holes are actually quite variable and can be pretty challenging, using what the park has to work with in the way of obstacles:
1: fairly long (363') with basket behind a bushy tree and nestled in among a couple more
3: only ~300' but challenging to birdie, basically forcing you to go over some power lines and trees to a basket placed behind/among some trees
6: 313' but the basket is close to the only water danger on the course, a 15-30' wide creek that punishes RHBH shots that turn too much
10: 284' with a lot of late trees around the basket; accuracy required
11: longest hole on the course (464') and plays uphill by Oklahoma standards; very open but with a couple tree that can obstruct approaches
15: one of the more challenging on the course, with more trees, plus the OB freeway fence on the right and walking path on the left (this and hole 3 are your most likely bogeys)

Cons:

-navigation was tricky the first time I was out, though tee pads currently have paint with the hole number -- just make sure to download the DGCR course map and you'll have no problem
-no tee signs
-overall, it's flat, long, and open; basically this means you should get an easy par on almost every hole if you have a decent arm; even after a slightly errant tee shot, you will almost never have an obstructed approach (holes 3, 10, 15 are notable exceptions)
-a few baskets are noticeably poorer quality (6 and 16 are the worst, I think) with pretty flimsy cages
-several holes (13, 15) provide the only opportunities I've ever seen to put a disc on an interstate; I-44 runs to the right of this stretch, and the ever present headwind makes it easy to turn something over (especially on 13) -- *In at least 30 rounds, I've had to jump the fence a total of three times to retrieve discs from the large grassy area between the course and the freeway*
-it's not in a particularly nice part of town, and there can be interesting folks about; but I've never had any problematic interactions or felt unsafe, even playing close to sunset
-due to new development (a store going in), hole 12 currently throws over a construction area and will soon throw over either a fenced area or parking lot; holes 8 and 12 now share a tee due to the same construction

Other Thoughts:

I've played here a ton, mainly because my typical haunts are so stinkin' busy on weekends. The first time I tried it was on a Sunday afternoon after aborting a round at Dolese due to herd golf and 3-hole backups.

Woodson is easy to get to and I'm the only one on the course about a third of the time. Even the other times, it's never crowded. This makes for quick loner rounds or casual practice rounds. Personally, I think this course is totally underappreciated, but I also see why that's the case. If you don't have much of an arm, this course is just a pain because you'll be lucky to get a couple looks at 2. Nevertheless, I enjoy playing here regularly because it does provide some challenging holes. It's one of the few courses that I commonly finish under par, mainly because the potential for "disaster holes" is relatively low and there are a some "must gets" (e.g. 2, 4, 9). It helps train golf consistency while still requiring that shot making that we disc golfers love.

I'm upgrading it to 2.5 after initially rating it 2.0. It's been here for decades, and I hope it stays for decades to come. If you're visiting, I'm not sure I'd recommend it unless you have enough time to play it alongside others in the area or if you're trying to play a faster paced round during peak hours.
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hotstang
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.9 years 452 played 59 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Another disc in the wind. 2+ years

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

Pros:

Its a course.
Has Baskets
Has Tee pads.
Slight elevation.
Good course to practice distance.
Large parking lot.
Little homemade bridges to get over small drainage ditch run through the course.

Cons:

Older basically forgotten course.
Old signs have seen better days if still around.
Old baskets that need a lot of work.
Tee pads need to be replaced.

Other Thoughts:

Course basically needs to upgraded and redesigned.
Its another course if your a course chaser.
Trash everywhere.
Course would be good for practice.
I would't go out of the way for this course.
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Spike Hyzer 23
Experience: 30.7 years 92 played 87 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Utterly Boring 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 19, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

There truly aren't many pros to this course. You get some exercise and practice your putts.

Cons:

It's simply long, long, long and there are almost no obstacles. The wind can be a factor, but this is not good disc golf. It's simply another distance competition that only the big arms can defeat.

Boring.
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jjlevasseur
Experience: 18.8 years 42 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Zig zag confusion 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

The course is very open and allows you to work on your disc flight patterns. I like to try BH and FH throws to see the outcome while playing. Very forgiving throughout.

Cons:

No signs, delapitated, no trash cans so trash is left on the course, needs major tlc.

Other Thoughts:

This course is never busy so its great for practice. The first time played, I'm glad there were players that knew it will. The course is very confusing and layout overlaps, players don't know where to go because of a lack of sinage and map.
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Crow2012
Experience: 11.8 years 8 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 13, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

open baskets, good holes to practice driving, not to open but not to many obsticals

Cons:

right next to the interstate, lost a few discs to the pool to the middle of the course

Other Thoughts:

great course to play excellent course to learn on.. first course I even played..
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rd.bittle
Silver level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 13.5 years 66 played 47 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Stretch It Out 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 13, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good concrete tees
Good baskets
A place to really rip your drivers
A ittle length variety
Decent use of the creek on several holes
Decently clean
Easy to find
Plenty of parking
Well mowed
A few trees
Not crowded
Can take a big group and not be in anyone's way
Starts and finishes near parking lot
You get to meet some "interesting" people esspecially in the evening

Favorite Hole(s): #6, #10

Cons:

Tee signs are vandalized, broken, or missing altogether
Navigation is horrible. Get a guide or at least a map.
No course map on location
Not the greatest neighborhood
Flat and open in Oklahoma =very windy
Not enough trees to make it very fun
Very repetetive
Not much variety
Open and long
Feels too much like field practice

Not many cons just not enough pros for a return visit

Other Thoughts:

If you need a little change up or are bored with the good courses OKC has to offer, swing by Woodson and stretch out your drivers. The front nine is not a bad stretch of holes but the back nine just feels like "let's go way over there so we can have 18 holes." When I was there the creek was pretty clean except for the leaves.

This course isn't horrible but not very much fun. My "disc rating" is weighted heavily toward the fun factor which this course didn't have much of.

PM me and let me know how I could improve my reviews or just be more "helpful."
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509inc
Experience: 11.8 years 6 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 27, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The park is well maintained. Grass was mowed and there wasn't trash everywhere. Very easy to find off the high way. The course has not been busy any of the times I've been.

Cons:

No course map at park.

Other Thoughts:

I had a great time playing this park. If it had a course map it would have got a better rating.
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dreadlock86
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.9 years 382 played 306 reviews
2.50 star(s)

pretty okay 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 22, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

-concrete tees, decent baskets, used to be signs
-lots of longer holes, longest course in the city
-grass was cut and there was less trash than i expected for a city park in a bad neighborhood
-starts and finishes next to the parking lot, plenty of parking

Cons:

-very open, very windy, very few obstacles
-not much shot variety, moderate length variety
-not the best neighborhood but not unsafe
-difficult to navigate, you will need a map
-signs are mostly broken and/or graffiti-covered
-could easily throw a disc onto I-44 on the back 9, a few holes are very close to the highway on the right and you're throwing into a headwind

Other Thoughts:

This course was not as bad as I thought it would be from reading the reviews. Being built it 1981, the course is obviously from a different era and it hasn't held up so well. That said, a little TLC could bring this course a long way. Plenty of room to plant some trees or add other obstacles too.

The concrete tees are okay, a little narrow, and the baskets are in good enough condition. The holes that play near the creek on the front 9 were the best part of the course. There are more trees near there and more to think about on the tee box. The signage is bad and a map is necessary. Flow is not obvious and there are many pins in sight from the box.

There was a bit of trash around on the course and much of it was near the tees so obviously left by golfers; pretty disappointing. Not a lot of trash cans out on the course but there are some back at the parking lot and around the buildings.

Overall this course is worth playing if you've already checked out the other local courses but don't let this be the one course you play in OKC. If you have the time, the courses down in Norman are much better golf.


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OKC444
Experience: 16.8 years 20 played 6 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Getting a 'little' better, still needs improvement 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 17, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

As stated in other reviews this is the longest of the OKC courses. It is well mowed and really pretty clean minus the creek. Saw live fish so it can't be that bad... right? Someone has put 3" black and white mailbox numbers on most of the baskets. That is a big help. Has a reasonably good mix of left and right/long and short. Course was empty and only took 1:45 for first round (had 2 find everything) and 1:15 for second round with three golfers. Three over both rounds... :(

Cons:

Needs trash cans to be utilized by Parks Dept not piled up in their fenced in area. Although there wasn't THAT MUCH trash around compared to other courses I've seen. Needs to be remarked at a min. with paint on the tee boxes (most are marked with black spray paint and stencils, but very faded)

Other Thoughts:

ManOnTheDoor has included a nice google map that made it easier to follow than City provided map... much thanks! I would agree that I would be very alert if I were to play this course at night, but in the daylight I felt perfectly at ease here. Stay clear during Cross-Country events as this park is used by local HS track teams and the course they run mirrors over half of the disc golf course.
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ManOnTheDoor
Experience: 16.8 years 19 played 11 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Throw 'em long 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 25, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

**UPDATED FEB 2011 - There have been many trees removed along the west boundary of the course. This makes these holes much easier and that isn't necessarily a good thing. **

This is a very wide open course save for 2-3 holes. This is an excellent opportunity to practice your long drives, walk to your disk and get another long drive in. The baskets are all intact and the tee boxes are OK. Only one hole with water in play other than little creeks.

Cons:

Not necessarily the best part of town as stated before, but we've had no problems or ever felt uncomfortable when we play there.

The swimming pool is pretty popular and (obviously) noisy, but when it's open you don't have to jump the fence to get a grip locked disc back. If you do get into the water I described above, kiss the disc good bye. Steep banks and, uh, questionable water cleanliness will keep you from wanting to put it back in your bag even if you get it back.

We couldn't actually find the tee box for #11, and I think we played hole #11 from #10's tee. Signage is gone or vandalized to where it's unreadable. Pins do not have clear markers on them do know which is which. *UPDATE - With some more familiarity to the course, we found all pins and pads. I uploaded a better course map and someone has cleaned even that up a bit.*

There is a real possibility of throwing onto I-44 on a few holes, but the fence has been beat up enough that you can get through it to retrieve the disc - provided it's only close to and not actually on the highway.

Wide open in Oklahoma obviously means strong southerly wind. There is a good mix of holes across, into, and with the wind.

Discs lost into the maintenance yard on the north east side of the park are gone forever.

Other Thoughts:

Although I said it above and others have as well, the part of town really isn't the best, but don't let this scare you off. There are no free roaming gangs or people waiting to shoot you. The houses close by are a bit run down and there is some graffiti on some of the buildings, that's true. But we have had -no- interaction with anyone there that would make us want to not come back.

This is a fun course, but it does take a bit of scouting to find the proper pins - or just have your group vote on throwing to the one you can see. Never too crowded, this is a fast course for it's length.

With a little bit of love, this could be a much better course.
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lschrock
Experience: 23 years 38 played 18 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun for a mixup 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 21, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A few nice long anhyzer shots, longest play in Oklahoma City. There are a few shots that you can throw really nice lines. Course is out in the open, scattered trees, but is a pretty fun course to play if you know it. Good course for a change up in the city. Can be a good challenge, a lot of the holes have some decent distance on them. Great practice in the Oklahoma wind. Course is completely flat, without any elevation change.

Cons:

Extremely tough to follow unless you've played it a couple of times. Has a pretty dirty feel to it, as it's bordered by a river/sewer things that is pretty gross. Lose your disc in there and risk hepatitis to get it back. Frequented by the homeless who use the corner of hole 3 next to the building as an outdoor toilet. In a bad area, too. I wouldn't play in the dark.
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mikeb
Experience: 15.9 years 9 played 4 reviews
1.00 star(s)

...In the ghetto 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 5, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's another place to play. No crowds. Nice and open, good for working on longer drives.

Cons:

Not in the greatest of areas. Little to no shade. Hard to follow (print the map off the city's website, that might make it easier). No water fountains that I could see. The creek along the east side smelled foul when the wind caught it and the steep banks leave little chance of fishing a disc out should you drop a disc in it; either wade it out into the sewer water and dig for it or leave it.

Other Thoughts:

I would not recommend playing this course with any less than 4 people in your group, while I didn't have any problems today I can see how there could be potential for trouble. As this course is not in the greatest of areas, I would not recommend playing it in the early morning or near dusk. Take plenty of water, you will need it. If you tend to loose discs to water hazards, take a super long handled rake because you do NOT want to go in there.
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okiebullgod
Experience: 14.9 years 90 played 14 reviews
2.00 star(s)

pack heat 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 11, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

The front 9 is pretty fun, and gives you opportunity to throw a lot of different shots. There is really only one chance to lose plastic (the ditch). There wasn't much traffic, and the local players showed us the course outlay and also played in our group. (safety in numbers?)

Cons:

This course is on the south side of OKC, and has it's share of bums, junkies, and wanna be gangs (that marked up the signs). There are two holes on the back 9 that are challenging? Maybe impossible without chancing losing plastic toward the highway trying to hyzer around all the trees in the way. The man that showed us around told us not to be out at dusk/dark. Wonder if there are vampires there?

Other Thoughts:

It was a fun change of pace. We played around 5pm and didn't have any problems.
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DGtourist
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.9 years 188 played 103 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Pick Any Other Course Instead 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 16, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is just off a main highway and was easy for me to find. The tee boxes are paved and there are signs. This park was good for long and open shots. When I played it was not busy. It is an otherwise normal park course with the usual layout and shots one would expect at a park course..... However.

Cons:

I had to fish the creek for my prized Orc and I met a dude with no teeth who told me a story about getting robbed at the park. The only reason why I found the creek in the first place was due to my map being slightly off from a course redesign. Because of this redesign I was turnaround in the middle holes, and the only other dude playing would not talk to me when I asked for directions. In fact, I think he was scared to talk to me.

It was also open and windy. Very hot with little shade cover, I would recommend bringing out the sun block with you all the time but it's a necessity on this course. A gigantic bottle of water might have made life a little better for me at this course as well. A highway runs along side parts of the course and are not that bad for a RHBH thrower, but still not very enjoyable. In the end I was relieved to be finished with the course and happier as I drove off. The creek is a pretty dirty urban drainage system that any player should avoid.

Other Thoughts:

I came to Oklahoma just to play disc golf and Woodsen Park was my first stop because of its close proximity to the airport. It was so bad that I began to question rather I had made the right choice to come out to Oklahoma and it certainly gave me a bad first impression of Oklahoma CIty. This was one of the worst courses I played in Oklahoma and may be in one of the worst neighborhoods I've played in. If you are not on a quest to play many courses, don't bother stopping here.
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Roc1Time
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.8 years 131 played 115 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Cant agree more 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 7, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A change, thats about it. Not bad to go out and throw some holes or get another course under your belt. The baskets are ok and the tees are good, especially for the neighborhood its in. Lots of different shots on the front and not super hard so you can try lots of shots. A good place to learn the roller. You can throw skip shots too, and throw big air shots as well. Its worth the drive north to Rogers/Dolese or go south to Norman where there is better golf.

Cons:

Very hot. Its in a bad neighborhood and there are usually bums out on the course. The back nine is pretty stupid and has alot of the same shots. Hard to navigate and need a guide or lots of time.

Other Thoughts:

Bring lots of cold drinks because it is a long walk and the end is never in sight!
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