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Large and level concrete tees. Old DGA baskets with numbers on top. The only directional signage is large arrows suspended beneath most baskets. No tee signs or markings on the tees - so you really need uDisc or some other GPS to navigate.


With the exception of a hole or two, this is a really nice layout. The fairways are wide and well-defined, with enough trees to create gaps you need to hit. The run of holes near the river (the river never comes into play) is separated from the main park and if the grass isn't high, makes for very pleasant play

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- A couple of "stuck in" holes. 11 is a cute little 120' straight pitch and putt. 14 is a blind 200' that flows as a semi circle to the right, all the way through a "fairway" that's no wider than a walking path. Thick and tall trees on either side eliminate any kind of air shot, leaving just a dink-and-dunk up and around the trail. This is a hole not even worth playing. I skipped it, disappointed because the course was so good until I got to 14.


- Lots of indicators that the course doesn't get much attention. I understand from other reviews that the grass isn't mowed (there are a lot of fairways near the river that would be tough to get mowing equipment onto, so I imagine the grasses get pretty deep during the growing season). Hole number two has a whole bunch of downed trees that have been stacked right next to a very tight fairway, to the point where the hole is almost unplayable.

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~ A lot of this course seems pretty damn long. Four and six are over 350' par threes. Five is like a 550' par four, where a par felt like a birdie. 13 is another long par four. It's slightly uphill all the way, and while uDisc says it's 600', I swear it's longer than that. And 18, although slightly downhill and "only" 360', is tricky enough a bend, with a low ceiling at the green, that it might be better as a par 4 instead of 3. Note - these are all good holes, but adding a couple of strokes to par would make the course play fairer to a wider range of players.


~ Despite the generally decent layout, it's hard to give Berwick Test Track a "good" rating. There's just too much working against it: poor upkeep leading to unplayable conditions at times, lack of signage and a couple of poor holes. But if you're in the area in the winter or early Spring, adjust your expectations accordingly and give it a play. There's a lot of good here, if you time it right.