Oak Creek, WI

Abendschein Park - Old Layout

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notapro
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 20.7 years 568 played 281 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Beginner 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 3, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Course is set in a smaller park that has a lot of holes crammed in. Doesn't seem like any other activities are going on, other than the disc golf.
- About half of the course weaves in and around a small forested area, with fairways carved out of the trees/rough. There are some obvious lines to hit, like some hyzers and anhyzers. A few blind pin positions here as well. #13 has a pretty tight gap and finishes right, which is a bit tricky. #16 is the longest hole, uphill finishing behind a patch of rough.
- Some minor elevation changes here, like the uphill 373' hole, and a downhill toss on #17/#18. Nothing crazy, but it helps.
- A deep creek is on the right on one hole, which is in play for a shanked shot or a bad tree kick. The hole is only 136', but what can you do.
- Good teepads, baskets, and signage. Navigation is a breeze. Some plastic/pads around the baskets to help prevent mud pits, a nice touch.

Cons:

- A lot of holes are wide open, particularly the first four. If I played here again I would probably start on hole 5 and save myself the trouble. Good for a warmup I guess, and one hole is over 300'.
- A LOT of holes are very short, with a pretty simple line. Seven holes under 200', that's no joke.

Other Thoughts:

- All in all, an OK course that offers some interesting shots (that are short), and some longer holes (that are open). A great course for beginners to learn about basic line shaping, and work on distance. Everyone else will cruise through without any trouble. Putter rounds recommended!
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VIRUS8
Experience: 12.7 years 41 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 14, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Ample parking.
Easy to follow course.
Some long holes.
A few blind holes.
Not very busy.

Cons:

Not all hole's have tee pad's.
The first four hole's are just in an open field.
Most sign's have been torn down.
No elevation changes.
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Jivecody
Experience: 15.8 years 31 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Abendschein Director's Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 23, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

There are many good things about Abendschein. I find some of the best things to include the easiness of navigation, the amount of garbage cans, the friendliness of the majority of the players, the baskets are in good condition, the variety of the course besides the first four is awesome. It is beginner friendly as well as girlfriend and family friendly!

Cons:

There are many cons to the course most of which is the fault of the parks department. No matter how often we tell them that the grass needs to be cut more than once a month (twice a month would be sufficient) they don't do it. The teepads are dirt and rutted out due to rain, they have tried putting in some drainage hard plastic teepads on holes #5, 6,7, and 10; but then just suddenly stopped putting them in. The course is used 7 days a week, 12+ hours a day by people yet it treated by shit by the parks department. We as players are trying to take the matters into our own hands a bit more to develop the course to a better level. The signs get broken by kids and are not replaced, they are not expensive signs to begin with so not sure what the idea is there.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, the people who come to this course make it worthwhile to play and there are a lot more players who are great to shoot a round with then bad, The nature aspect of it for me is right on and is just a nice small park to walk around and throw some discs! There are not many long holes and some people complain about some holes being par 4 or what-not but most people who play here play the course as par 3's. The garbage is not too much of a factor here as there are many garbage cans and we do our best as players of the league to keep the course clean, ESPECIALLY of glass. The league has drastically been helping the respect factor for the course as well as players rise to a much more humane level. Just sick of going to other courses in the Milwaukee area besides dreztka and brown deer that are overrun by what we label as "wankstas." It's not worth a drive out of the way but if you are comming from chicago area for any courses to the north of milwaukee or in milwaukee this is an easy stop less than 5minutes off the freeway and can be finished in less than an hour if you play through quite fast. The leagues are Sunday at 5 and if you have questions about it you can contact me on this site.
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diggs11pond
Experience: 24.8 years 28 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Like a good friend... 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

This course is great for beginners as well as veterans to the sport. There are a nice selection of wide open holes to start and get you warmed up. There are also a number of shorter and more technical holes once you cross the street. For a newbie, this course should net you lower scores and keep your confidence up. For experienced players, this is a course that is like a driving range. Challenging yourself to try new shots is what a course like this is made for.

Cons:

Wet. If it rains, this course is not the greatest at getting rid of it. The drainage isn't terrible, but you can count on standing water. The course isn't very long, but that isn't always a bad thing.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course to call your home course. You can learn, develop and grow on a course like this. Even at its busiest, it is still a fast moving course. Very happy to call it home.
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Horsman
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.6 years 222 played 100 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun coarse 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 20, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This coarse is very beginner friendly. I personally love this coarse and that is only because it lets me throw a roc on every hole but one. The coarse has a decent mix of wooded to clear holes and the baskets are nice.

Cons:

This coarse is rediculously easy. Until they recently changed the pars on some holes it was very easy to consistantly throw up a -20. The coarse during the later part of the summer and fall is infested with mosquitoes. There are a lot of people that play this coarse and are very inconsiderate.

Other Thoughts:

Very easy coarse and fun to play but no need to travel from far away to come play unless you want an ace coarse
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OakCreekKiller
Experience: 21.8 years 16 played 4 reviews
1.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 2, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Well, it is a disc golf course. It's four blocks from my house. Decent short course for kids.

Cons:

Short. Boring. Tons of hacks playing. First five

Other Thoughts:

Milwaukee has so many better courses. Dretzka and Brown Deer come to mind.
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millanec
Experience: 18.8 years 10 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Abenschein Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 13, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very easy beginner course, great place to practice. Never really crowded so pace of play goes very quick and people generally let you pass if your playing at a quicker pace.

Cons:

Not very challenging. After rain during the summer the mosquitos can be deadly.

Other Thoughts:

All in all a nice beginner course.
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KevinCG
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Abendschein is hard to spell 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I have played this course dozens of times. I like that it never closes and that its always sparsely populated, even on the weekends. I have played in the dead of winter and it was surprisingly enjoyable. I GPSed the course. Here is my Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps/m...3b84&z=17

Cons:

Dirt pads. Mosquitoes everywhere. This is the worst course for bug bites I have ever been to. Wear bug spray.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this is a great course. Nothing too easy, nothing too hard. Its a good warm up if you live in the area. Its well groomed and the people that hang there have always been very nice.
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jrymaszewski
Experience: 9.6 years 7 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Abendschein Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 30, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

* There is a variety of hole types ranging from heavily wooded to open.

* There is a wide range of tee to cage differences.



* If you throw your disc poorly and it goes into one of the wooded areas it is easy to find because most of the wooded areas have paths or are very small.

* Lastly there were some very nice hole designs. They tested the fade and curve in your disc with some holes that were dog leg lefts and rights, the distance of your drive with a few moderate distance holes, and your accuracy using a couple short holes.


Cons:

* Some of the open holes were identical to each other so the first five where a little boring.

*and the tee pads are in pretty poor shape. I think they were originally grass but now are dirt so if it has rained recently that could be a problem.


Other than that the course was very good.

Other Thoughts:

* It is located in a nice and quiet park area.

* They have a practice cage by tee 1 so if you just want to work on your putting since the course is usually very empty you will have no trouble doing it there.
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Fun little pitch n putt 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through a mostly flat park with some small elevation changes. These are used as much as possible to add some interest with some upslope and downslope holes. About half of the holes play more open, and half are tight technical shots through the woods. The wooded holes can be very tight with punishing rough to catch errant shots, but are short enough that most players have a chance to run at them if they hit their line.

The park was pretty, and there wasn't much vandalism or litter. The baskets had some spots of rust but were in decent shape and caught just fine. The tee signs were basic, but had a distance and hole map that were entirely adequate. The flow of the course was good, with no navigation issues.

Cons:

The course plays extremely short. Many of the wooded holes play under 200', and I only remember one hole that was long enough to require more than a putter shot. It was fun to play tight lines through the woods, but it got a little old, especially with wide open short holes mixed in that didn't add anything interesting to the course.

The tees were natural, and not in great shape in several places. Some were rutted or not level, and some were muddy, making for less than ideal tee surfaces. The course was pretty crowded with large groups unwilling to let smaller groups play through, I don't know if that's a normal thing, so I didn't let that affect my rating, but it was a little annoying.

Other Thoughts:

Beginners will enjoy the shorter lengths, but will be challenged to hit tight lines in the woods and stay out of the dense rough in places. More experienced players will find some fun shots here, but overall not need to use more than a putter to reach most holes.

This course would be a fun place to play super class rounds or practice hitting lines with your putter, but don't expect much variety or real challenge. It's worth a quick stop if you're in the area, but don't drive too far just for this one.
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adjohnson2008
Experience: 14.2 years 4 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great Beginner course. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 14, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

There is a pretty good mixture of hole. Some are pretty short. And there a a few longer holes. Most of the holes are on the shorter side. The are some wide open holes and some holes good obstetrical. Over all a great course for beginners.

Cons:

There are not any holes to really let loose on. The first few hole are way to easy. The course was soggy but playable. Some holes have high wind, but it makes it interesting.

Other Thoughts:

Overall it was a good course to have a good time one. Pretty good scenery as well.
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esjaygee
Experience: 14.9 years 174 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice beginner course 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

- Very beginner friendly.
- Good use of the land, especially on the wooded holes
- Good signage, though a few are missing. Some have been replaced recently.
- Open year round.
- Can play a round quickly.
- Has a practice basket.
- Good course to play night disc golf.
- Many ace and birdie opportunities

Cons:

- Shares its parking lot with a baseball field. On game days it gets very crowded and it's tough to find parking.
- The first five holes. While being great for a beginner and warming up, after playing the course many times, they do get a little boring.
- Ivy, thorny trees and mosquitoes in July.
- Tees are dirt with woodchips. They are fine in the spring, but come late summer many turn into big ditches and in winter they turn into small ice ponds.
- Can be crowded sometimes, especially after school and on Friday nights. The Sports complex down the road is never crowded and I'll often go there during those hours.
- Some areas can be very wet after a rainfall, especially the first four holes and the area around hole 10.
- Garbage cans are overflowing often.

Other Thoughts:

If you're in the area and interested in playing a round, send me a message. Abendschein Park is the park were I cut my teeth into the world of disc golf. While it's not a huge course, I feel it does succeed in what it's meant to be, a beginner course - and still has a few challenging holes for the intermediate player.

Walkthrough:
It was nice to learn to drive on some wide open holes, and you get five of those to start, save some trees on the right of hole two. They vary in distance with the 4th hole being the longest. You go into the woods for holes six through nine, six you have to throw around a tree but it's a birdie hole. Hole seven requires a hyzer and is surrounded by woods. Hole eight requires an anhyzer or throwing it over the trees, I've been tossing a thumber with good success on that one. Nine plays out of the woods with trees on the left and way off on the right. The best part of the course is the back nine. 10 is slightly uphill with woods behind it. 11's basket is protected by trees but there's an opening to right that seemed pretty darn narrow for a beginner. 12 is a longer hole with woods on the left and right and some free standing trees along the way. 13 still gives me fits, it is a straight shot with woods on the right and the basket is tucked between woods and a huge pine tree. If you have a super straight shot, it shouldn't be a problem, but I haven't mastered that art yet. 14 is perhaps the easiest hole as I've carded many birdies on here. A low hanging branch makes it a lot tougher in summer than in winter and fall. There is a river on the right that could eat a disc if it catches a tree as I lost one there early on. 15 is another short hole with a handful of trees to make it a bit trickier. 16 is the longest and probably toughest hole on the course for me. The basket it protected by a wall of trees so you have to have a big hyzer to reach it. There are some shrubs on the right of the hole as well so if you miss right, you could have some trouble. 17 sits atop a hill with woods on your left and a big tree on your right, one of the easier holes on the course, where I got my "almost" ace. 18 plays back down the hill 10 came up and outside of a few trees it's fairly easy.

Overall, it's a great beginner course and I can get a round done in less than an hour. You'll often find a few guys (jpaceman on youtube) filming themselves trying to get aces here, but I tend to choke with the camera on me. This course has been rumored to be taken out sometime soon, hopefully I get another year here because it's the closest to my house and I enjoy playing here.
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timmi_g
Experience: 25.8 years 28 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Put-put disc golf. Fun little course. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 20, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Well thought out little course just south of Milwaukee a few miles.There's only a couple of longish shots, & some nice little ace runs all over this course. Usually ample parking right at the start/finish area of the course. OK signage, but could use some updating.

Cons:

-signage needs to be updated.
-poison ivy on the back side of the course.
-Mosquitoes are insane on this course. BRING THAT BUG SPRAY!!

Other Thoughts:

This is one of my favorite courses to go play on a late afternoon. It is short enough that you can get 2 sometimes 3 rounds in after a day of work before you run out of light. On the down side, I'll surely have some brain malady from all the bug spray I've used here.
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clipnfly
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.7 years 60 played 57 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Variety 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 30, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice park and good overall set up. Signage and flow are good. Park is clean. Good variety of holes, lenghts and experiences here. Course does not cross other use areas, but does cross road between 4 and 5. baskets are all in good shape. garbage cans at many tees for pop cans and such. Nice. Played here again. Like it even better in summer. Rough areas are not too rough. Almost wildflower meadows. Not too deep, but rough enough to know you lost the fairway. Woods were not buggy at all, but I did not have to ge very deep. I pared all holes 'cept for birdies on 6 and 15... which was nice... but could have done much better had I not been first timing it with a number of brnad new discs.

Cons:

A few tee signs are missing. The one let down here are the tee pads. The teeing areas are well worn. more like tee troughs. The ground is worn bare and the depressions can be muddy at the centers. In many cases I was forced to tee off from along side the pad... disturbing the original intent of the design of the hole. In some cases this does alter play esp. on the shorter holes. The need to work from the side alters the approach a bit. In others, not so much. This time of the year (late July) this tee pad thing was zero issue as it is hot as He** and all were dry... and... dry, they were just fine. With the right shoes, grip was just dandy.

Other Thoughts:

I really like the variety here and the way it flows. First 4 holes are wide open grass area. Distances are middle of the pack (for this course) so these serve as a nice warm-up. Get the arm loose and get a feel for how you are throwing for the day. The next few head towards and into the more wooded/wild portion of the course. These holes are shorter but a bit more technical. You will need to make disc and shot selections here more so than 1 through 5. There are dog legs to both left and right. Many slightly wayward shots put you into the rough. Small trees provide nice challenges/options. There are a piar of par 5 on the back 9 making for some added length (comparitively). Bottom line... All good fun. Now that I am back with nearly a year of experience I can say this course is a lot shorter than I remember... No real big arm opps here... I guess my arm is getting bigger. overall... I will play here every chance I get.
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TheDGWizard
Experience: 15.7 years 19 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Short 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 13, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Quick course to play. Takes my friend and I about 45 minutes.
-You'll get some low scores, making you feel better about your game.
-It's not usually too crowded (at least when I go)
-Lots of potential to get an ace
-Fair variety of hole setups (after the first 5).
-Easy layout to follow

Cons:

-Worn out tee boxes.
-Not much of a challenge. Even as a beginner, There's good potential for a birdie or ace on basically every hole.
-The first 4 holes are in a flat, open field. Boring.
-It's very short. The longest hole is only 373, and the shortest is 136.

Other Thoughts:

Despite its shortcomings, it's still fun to play. It's probably a very good course for beginners or children to play.

Of the courses I regularly play, this one is my least favorite. But I'll continue to play it because it's the only one available when I'm in that area.
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DarthErikUWRF
Experience: 19.9 years 6 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 25, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Easy to follow design.
-Nice relaxing course to play
-Some challenging shots but still fun to play for all range of abilities of disc golfers.

Cons:

-Very popular course, leads to long waits to throw.
- When it rains more water hazards appear around the course
-the Thornapple Trees cause problems.

Other Thoughts:

It is a fun course to play for everyone, no matter what your ability is. Beware of some trees, otherwise there is no problem with this course.
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lynne302
Experience: 8 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 13, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-easy layout to follow, you don't spend your time trying to figure out what hole to go to next.
-it is great for beginners, not a lot of risk of losing a disc or getting frustrated
- it is great for all ages and capabilities, I've played with a 6 year old and a 60 year old and everyone in between.
- the back 9 are my favorite holes

Cons:

- some holes are missing signs (#13 and #15)
- tee boxes are wood chips
- it is in a flood plain so be careful when it rains
- the river on #14...could be potentially bad

Other Thoughts:

It may not be an extremely challenging course, but it is great to just get out and play and have fun. We play the course, with a large group, regularly just to unwind after work.
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Unsourced
Experience: 14.8 years 19 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Cool little course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 15, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Practice basket.
-Very nice course to bring beginners out on.
-About four or five very nice holes.
-Easy to navigate.
-Scenery is pretty nice once you get into the wooded holes.
-Nice ace opportunities.

Cons:

-First four holes are kind of boring
-Tee pads!!!
-Wooded areas there still are next to no obstacles.
-Missing two signs.
-Airplanes overhead and police sirens half the time. (not too secluded)
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Dave242
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.8 years 393 played 271 reviews
1.00 star(s)

C- = a little below average for a 9 holer 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 29, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

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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Doctor Faustus
Experience: 21 years 14 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun, Well Laid Out 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 31, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Back 9 are fantastic, lots of fun. Well Laid Out Course makes it easy to pick and choose holes you want to play.

Cons:

Lots of Airplanes overhead, First Five holes are kind of boring, can get busy. Not maintained as often as should be.

Other Thoughts:

Watch out for the Thornapple trees!!!
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