Different Top 10 Lists.. debate/discuss

[optidiscic]

Decided to drum up some internet debate here.....bored and broke down the top tens by categories.....pretty interesting! (10 reviews needed) Can u tell a blizzard is on the way here in PA!

TOP 10 WOODS COURSES


Winter Park Kewaunee, WI

Pier Park Portland, OR

Phantom Falls Pine, CO

Standing Rocks Stevens Point, WI

Lester Lorch Park - Coyote DGC Cedar Hill, TX

Richmond Hill Asheville, NC

Jordan Creek Whitehall, PA

Sundance Trail Ranch DGC Red Feather Lakes, CO

Cedar Hill Park Nashville, TN

Mesker Park Evansville, IN



TOP 10 OPEN COURSES


Flip City Disc Golf Park Shelby, MI

Stafford Lake County Park Novato, CA

Coyote Point DGC @ Lake Casitas Ventura, CA

Wickham Park Manchester, CT

Circle R - Circ Hill DGC Wimberley, TX

Winthrop Gold Course Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University Lakefront Rock Hill, SC

La Mirada Regional Park - Front 18 La Mirada, CA

Baker Farm Chili, NY


TOP 10 Flat Courses


Blue Ribbon Pines DGC East Bethel, MN

Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Glenwood Springs, CO

Circle R - Rolling Meadow DGC Wimberley, TX

Madisonville City Park DGC Madisonville, KY

Cranbury Park Norwalk, CT

Yulga Stevens Point, WI

Winthrop Gold Course Rock Hill, SC

Borderland State Park Easton, MA

Ross Barnett Reservoir - The Rez DGC Brandon, MS

Towne Lake DGC McKinney, TX



TOP 10 BUILT IN THE 70s


La Mirada Regional Park - Front 18 La Mirada, CA

West Park Joliet, IL

Roscoe Ewing Park Medina, OH

Morley Field San Diego, CA

Johnny Roberts DGC Arvada, CO

Will Rogers Park Oklahoma City, OK

Sedgley Woods Philadelphia, PA

Hobson Grove Park Bowling Green, KY

Adler Park Libertyville, IL

Huntington Beach Central Park Huntington Beach, CA


TOP 10 BUILT IN THE 80s

Flip City Disc Golf Park Shelby, MI

Lincoln Ridge Park Independence, KY

DeLaveaga Park Santa Cruz, CA

Kereiakes Park Bowling Green, KY

Sinnissippi Park Sterling, IL

Pyramids Leicester, MA

Sylmar (Veterans Park) Sylmar, CA

Cliff Stephens Park Clearwater, FL

Veteran's Park Arlington, TX

Riverside Park St. Cloud, MN

Belmont Park Dayton, OH

Humboldt State University Arcata, CA

Community Park Channahon, IL

Warriors Path State Park Kingsport, TN



TOP 10 BUILT IN THE 90s


The Woodshed Paw Paw, WV

Whistler's Bend Roseburg, OR

Milo McIver State Park (Riverbend DGC) Estacada, OR

Tyler State Park Newtown, PA

Bryant Lake Park Minneapolis (Eden Prairie), MN

Brakewell Steel / Warwick Town Park Warwick, NY

Water Works Park Kansas City, MO

Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Glenwood Springs, CO

Stafford Lake County Park Novato, CA

Hudson Mills Metropark - Original Ann Arbor (Dexter), MI

Circle R - Rolling Meadow DGC Wimberley, TX



TOP 10 BUILT 2000 BEYOND

Idlewild Burlington, KY

Highbridge Hills - Blueberry Hill WI

Beaver Ranch/Conifer Park Conifer, CO

Blue Ribbon Pines DGC East Bethel, MN

Winter Park Kewaunee, WI

Maple Hill DGC Leicester, MA

Holler In The Hills Brownsville, KY

Moraine State Park Portersville, PA

Deer Lakes Park Tarentum, PA

Ashe County Park Jefferson, NC



WORST 10 COURSES

S.E.B.A. Park South Elgin, IL

Twin Creeks Park Buffalo Grove, IL

Bull Run Regional Park Centreville, VA

Ferguson Park Snohomish, WA

McLean Central Park McLean, VA

Pendleton King Park Augusta, GA

Bay Oaks DGC Fort Myers Beach, FL

Rycenga Park Spring Lake, MI

The Farm @ Founders Sports Park Farmington Hills, MI

Victor Lord Park DGC Winder, GA


Top Nine Holers

Parque De La Raza San Jose, CA

Unami Creek Park Quakertown, PA

Earl W. Brewer-Red Grand Rapids, MI

Fritz Park Irving, TX

Terramont Park The Woodlands, TX

Earl W. Brewer-White Grand Rapids, MI

Central Park Oak Brook, IL

Brushy Creek Sports Park Cedar Park TX

Bluemont Park Arlington, VA

Earl W. Brewer-Gold Grand Rapids, MI

 

[John Rock]

Roosevelt Park in Albuquerque could be on a couple of those lists. Does it not have many reviews?

 

[zenbot]

I'm surprised that granddaddy Oak Grove wasn't on the list for 70s courses. It's nice to see Coyote Point on the top-10 for open courses.

 

[Cgkdisc]

I thought Idlewild was open either 1998 or 1999? Tyler should probably be on the top wooded course list but maybe it hasn't been coded with enough trees? I would have thought Patapsco, Seneca, Nockamixon, Renny, Blue Ribbon or Steady Ed might have also made the wooded list.

 

[zenbot]

Nice data pull, by the way.

 

[optidiscic]

I thought Idlewild was open either 1998 or 1999? Tyler should probably be on the top wooded course list but maybe it hasn't been coded with enough trees? I would have thought Patapsco, Seneca, Nockamixon, Renny, Blue Ribbon or Steady Ed might have also made the wooded list.

Apparently this is a user driven site and some of those u mentioned my be mislabeled Chuck...very good point though.

 

[optidiscic]

Updated Top 10 for Woods Courses

Winter Park Kewaunee, WI

Tyler State Park Newtown, PA

Pier Park Portland, OR

Phantom Falls Pine, CO

Standing Rocks Stevens Point, WI

Lester Lorch Park - Coyote DGC Cedar Hill, TX

Richmond Hill Asheville, NC

Jordan Creek Whitehall, PA

Sundance Trail Ranch DGC Red Feather Lakes, CO

Cedar Hill Park Nashville, TN


I have played Tyler numerous times....they don't get more wooded than that one so I felt comfortable making the data change!

 

[Dave242]

I have played 5 of top 10 worst courses. I imagine me using the full rating scale and unleashing a few zero disc ratings (D & D- grades) contributed.

I am REALLY surprised to see Pendleton King included on the list. It is NOT a bad course.

Oh.....after looking at things a little more, the issue is the 10 review min. Looks like tons of bad courses do not have reviews written. With 5+ reviews, Pendleton King is #63 from the bottom and with 2+ reviews it is #226. (Yet another reason to allow players with 50+ or so courses played to enter their ratings list without having to do reviews).

 

[optidiscic]

Yeah its the bottom 10 documented courses I'm sure there are far worse undocumented out there!
I was amazed that an 18 concrete tee course BULL RUN was the 3rd worst...that is a shame!

 

[DirtyMittenDG]

"The Farm @ Founders Sports Park" in Farmington Hills, MI does not belong in the top 10 worst courses!!

I've played a few courses just in Michigan that are worse. It's a hard course to play, with a couple intense water hazards and some needle threading holes. But it has 9 baskets and brings a challenge to anyone who plays its. NO WAY, is it a national top 10 worst course.

And as far as the best 9 holers go. It's kind of lame to put in three courses from the same park in. I would have to say that "Bandemer Park" in Ann Arbor, MI deserves a vote in that category.

 

[optidiscic]

I thought 3 9 holers in the same park was cheesey also but Ive never been there...perhaps they are different areas of park or are they next to one another?

Nope I call BS as well...this map looks like it could be one massive 36 hole monster or 2 very good 18s but instead its 4 9 holers! I thought it was fishy as well...but I am sure theres a reason for it being listed this way?

 

[superberry]

Updated Top 10 for Woods Courses

#1 Winter Park Kewaunee, WI

Couldn't agree more!!!!!!!!!!

 

[coast2coast]

Could Golden Gate Park be considered for top woods courses? It is one of the best i've played.

 

[optidiscic]

According to this site it's not heavily wooded and it's 3.9 I think the 10th slot has a 4.26...but it's now in my wish list...much like some other courses it gets dragged down by a few reviews

 

[mashnut]

Cool stuff, thanks for putting that together! It's interesting to see where some of the courses I've played fit into those lists.

 

[optidiscic]

I thought 3 9 holers in the same park was cheesey also but Ive never been there...perhaps they are different areas of park or are they next to one another?

Nope I call BS as well...this map looks like it could be one massive 36 hole monster or 2 very good 18s but instead its 4 9 holers! I thought it was fishy as well...but I am sure theres a reason for it being listed this way?

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_files/240/bfac02b3.jpg

 

[chronicatm]

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_files/240/bfac02b3.jpg

that's pretty crazy, I'd definitely play it in this order, white-blue-yellow-red

 

[humchris85]

I love seeing some love for The Curtain, though I think it should be in the top wooded courses as well.

 

[DSCJNKY]

I love seeing some love for The Curtain, though I think it should be in the top wooded courses as well.

You would think the curtain would be up there for tops in the woods course. I mean, it's a course in the redwoods!

However, I guess not enough people getting up to Humboldt to give positive feedback... and with the curtain lacking signs, it's hard to navigate for traveler players and gets dinged a lot. But, it is better than most other wooded courses I've played.
DSCJNKY

 

[trashmonster1985]

cool stuff. it's interesting that a lot of the overall top 10 are in the 2000 and beyond category. courses are getting better, and new stuff is fun i guess