2nd such a reactionary and inaccurate post about Winter Park in a week. Strange.
It is funny/bizarre that 4 holes of 27 that are "220' long 8' wide holes" (7, 8, 8E, 9) turn into "Endless"......but I guess you can't control the way certain holes get etched on people's minds. Maybe it is the lack of oxygen in the brain after hiking all the way up top where those holes are.
My response.
BTW, I too felt like there were 1-2 too many of these holes and told the designer that....but it is a 27 hole course and the incredible variety of other holes more than make up for that. Those are good holes and an appropriate test of real DG skills - lots of people have trouble throwing dead straight for 200-250'. The lack of that essential skill should be punished by a real DG course.
I think those who don't like Winter Park, just don't like my design style in general. They call "fluck" and I call "maybe you suck at a certain shot". I like to FORCE specific throws off the tee, even slight variations of such, and 27 holes at Winter Park definitely allowed for lots of slight variations of a theme on tightly wooded holes through that gorgeous river valley, sharp clay cut ravine, undulating terrain.
Hole 7 is straight, gentle fade left
Hole 8 is lightly controlled gentle left to right
Hole 8E is straight and then gentle fade right (like a mini hyzer flip)
Hole 9 is dead nuts straight, but the spacing of the trees alternating from one side of the fairway to another allows for a variation of little mini s-curves.
For those who like multiple lanes and wide open fairways, generally sparsely populated with trees scattered throughout the middle, WP is not for you. There are specific tight lanes forcing a particular type of disc flight. If there are alternate routes, they are definitely even tighter and much less forgiving!
Not knocking Silver Creek, in fact I always pimp the trifecta that now exists in NE WI - Winter Park, Silver Creek, Rollin Ridge. With those three courses you get just about every thing your heart desires about disc golf. And you'll likely have your favorites.