Dave Simpson Memorial DGC is a very nice park in the beautiful city of Rittman! However, a nice park does not always mean a nice course. There are some fun holes here, and the elevation was used very nicely. The course is very clean, and it seems like the park is kept in great shape. There are restrooms on site, and many other things to do in the park. There are nice baskets, but one of them was actually broken when I went out today.

The #1 issue on this course is safety. This course would be a blast to play if there weren't so many holes that interfere with other park activities. There are many shots that are just plain unsafe, like hole #3 which is aimed towards a basket extremely close to the baseball field. Hole #1 gets very close to the skate park. The tees are pretty bad as well. They are extremely small and filled with gravel. I don't care a ton about tee boxes, but gravel really annoys me. For me, the amount of danger on this course knocks it down from a 3.5 to a 1.0. It's just that unsafe.

In conclusion, Dave Simpson Memorial DGC is a fun course, but really is unplayable do to the danger on nearly every single hole. I think this course would benefit from being completely re-designed. The course is in a very nice space, with loads of potential, but it is just to dangerous to play at the moment. I'll be contacting the park district today, and I will update my review with the latest information on the status of the course.