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Boardman Park reviews
3
0
Parks & Recreation 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 18, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
~Variety is the spice of life, and this course has it
~Clean, well manicured park
~MVP Baskets are in pristine shape
~ Multiple tee pad locations
~Mixes traditional park style and wooded golf
~Nice warm up area with picnic tables and practice basket
~18-hole layout forms a complete loop at the parking lot
~Clean, well manicured park
~MVP Baskets are in pristine shape
~ Multiple tee pad locations
~Mixes traditional park style and wooded golf
~Nice warm up area with picnic tables and practice basket
~18-hole layout forms a complete loop at the parking lot
Cons:
~Tee signs do not show hole layout or provide distance
~The 10-wooded holes do not have concrete tee pads
~Navigation for the 1st time visitor is a touch tricky in spots
~Only 1-set of concrete tee pads for the 8-parks style holes
~Some of the wooded holes still need some minor clearing
~The 10-wooded holes do not have concrete tee pads
~Navigation for the 1st time visitor is a touch tricky in spots
~Only 1-set of concrete tee pads for the 8-parks style holes
~Some of the wooded holes still need some minor clearing
Other Thoughts:
Visited on a sunny October day, and thoroughly enjoyed my time at this park. Boardman Park in it's entirety is gorgeous, and one of the most impressive city parks I've been to. Ton's of recreational space, activities, walking trails, and clean facilities. This is a top notch place, and the disc golf course fits well into the overall terrain for the most part.
It appears this course has grown from 9 to 18 holes fairly recently and the layout(s) may have been adjusted more than once or twice. It's current form plays the first few holes in the open park setting then dives into a wooded area intermingled with stone hiking trails and creeks for 10-technical shots, and finishes back to traditional park style golf for the last handful of holes. Overall it's a great mix of parks and woods golf and the variety of the layout overall is impressive.
The holes that impressed me the most were a wooded stretch of 8, 9, 10, and 11 that provide great technical lines incorporating elevation and meandering water hazards. Holes 15, 16, and 18 also stand out as great parks style design utilizing more mature trees and defined grassy fairway lines. Hole 2 is a bit underwhelming as it's just a straight shot and completely open once you get past a generous two tree gap, and Hole 12 in the woods needs a more fairly defined line from tee to basket, currently it's a Plinko hole in which you either bite of short distances or hope to get lucky.
If I could give this a 3.25 rating I would in it's current condition, it's a very good course but there are a few big items holding it back. First of all the tee signs do not indicate hole distance or layout which proves cumbersome to the non-local player. There is a lot of fairway walking to get a lay of the land and guess work on disc selection since distances can get tough to guess. Next up is navigation, while the layout makes sense and flows fairly well next tee indicators on the basket and maybe a few signs between some areas would make course direction a breeze. I had to back track and wonder around a few times between holes to find where I needed to go. The last improvement needed is concrete tee pads for the 10-wooded holes. the natural/stone pads are decent, but still uneven and rooted in some locations, concrete would be a huge improvement for course enjoyment, and hopefully it's in the future plans for this course.
Overall I would not hesitate to visit again and again, this is a good course that is close to becoming a great course. Awesome variety, and a very welcoming park. Great Job MVDGA on this fun filled course!
It appears this course has grown from 9 to 18 holes fairly recently and the layout(s) may have been adjusted more than once or twice. It's current form plays the first few holes in the open park setting then dives into a wooded area intermingled with stone hiking trails and creeks for 10-technical shots, and finishes back to traditional park style golf for the last handful of holes. Overall it's a great mix of parks and woods golf and the variety of the layout overall is impressive.
The holes that impressed me the most were a wooded stretch of 8, 9, 10, and 11 that provide great technical lines incorporating elevation and meandering water hazards. Holes 15, 16, and 18 also stand out as great parks style design utilizing more mature trees and defined grassy fairway lines. Hole 2 is a bit underwhelming as it's just a straight shot and completely open once you get past a generous two tree gap, and Hole 12 in the woods needs a more fairly defined line from tee to basket, currently it's a Plinko hole in which you either bite of short distances or hope to get lucky.
If I could give this a 3.25 rating I would in it's current condition, it's a very good course but there are a few big items holding it back. First of all the tee signs do not indicate hole distance or layout which proves cumbersome to the non-local player. There is a lot of fairway walking to get a lay of the land and guess work on disc selection since distances can get tough to guess. Next up is navigation, while the layout makes sense and flows fairly well next tee indicators on the basket and maybe a few signs between some areas would make course direction a breeze. I had to back track and wonder around a few times between holes to find where I needed to go. The last improvement needed is concrete tee pads for the 10-wooded holes. the natural/stone pads are decent, but still uneven and rooted in some locations, concrete would be a huge improvement for course enjoyment, and hopefully it's in the future plans for this course.
Overall I would not hesitate to visit again and again, this is a good course that is close to becoming a great course. Awesome variety, and a very welcoming park. Great Job MVDGA on this fun filled course!
