Rittman, OH

Dave Simpson Memorial DGC

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1.75(based on 5 reviews)
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kinger
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Experience: 14.1 years 101 played 101 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Rittman Congestion 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 26, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

~Good use of elevation
~Decent variety of holes
~No redundancy

Cons:

~Poor tee areas (small gravel filled squares)
~Difficult to navigate if it's your 1st visit
~Crossing holes, and dangerously close to other park areas
~Minimal signage or directional help
~Baskets are starting to rust

Other Thoughts:

Played during an autumn weekday afternoon so the park was empty. Located up the road from Morton Salt, it's a quaint park but felt a little run down to me. I can see where the most prominent issue would be trying to play during summer months or weekends, or whenever the park may have normal activities. The course zig-zags up and down a hill near to basketball courts, then around and in between the ball fields and pavilions. I was able to find my way around, but had to double check which basket to throw to on a few holes, and it took me a while to find a couple tees. The tees are unusable gravel filled boxes, but the grass worked fine. Holes are marked by numbered wooden posts. Layout is decent overall, but I can't help but feel it seemed forced and not completely thought out. The park is relatively small and perhaps not an ideal location for a disc golf course. Glad I stopped by while in the Medina area, but not a course I'll likely revisit.
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DiscinOhio
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Experience: 10.9 years 203 played 192 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Update: Decent 9-hole course with bad ammentites 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 4, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

+ There are a few really fun downhill holes here, with the best being #5. You'll want to throw multiple discs on that "top of the world" type of shot.

+ Tees are marked on every hole, navigation is made simple with arrows and tape guiding the way.

+ Pars are marked for beginners, and more advanced players playing all par 3's. Good place for people to learn the game.

Cons:

- The tees are the worst I've seen anywhere. Uneven gravel boxes surrounded by wood elevated from ground level. The boxes are ridiculously small, meaning almost all players will tee of to the sides of it.

- Baskets are only single chains, with a few being dented or rusty. #5's basket had grass and weeds growing up the the chains.

- May interfere with other park activities on busy days. If you want to play here, I'd recommend playing in the morning.

Other Thoughts:

With better tee pads and baskets, this would be a higher quality course. Despite having a few fun tosses, the course falls flat of its full potential.
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