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Deuces Wild DGC reviews
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I'm not sure where the name comes from... 2+ years
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Played on:May 9, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
Deuces Wild DGC is a fun little 9-holer near Grawn, MI (about 15 minutes southwest of Traverse City). There is a course kiosk at the first tee which proclaims the full name of the course: "Blair Township Deuces Wild Community Park Disc Golf Course". A two of spades is shown on each side of the name for good measure. How do they come up with these names?? Regardless, the name of this course may be the most memorable thing about it.
The other side of the kiosk has an accurate course map. Take a picture of the map or download it from here if you don't want to wander around looking for a couple of the tee pads during your round.
The nine tee pads are cement and in good condition. The nine Mach X baskets are also in good condition. Holes #3 and #9 share a basket, but there is also a practice basket near the kiosk so still nine baskets in total.
There are a couple of decent holes here. #4 and #6 each start in the open and play around a couple of obstacles, to baskets tucked into a wooded area in the back of the park. #7 plays entirely through the wooded area. Some of the remaining holes have a few trees to work around. The length here is above average too for this type of course - all holes are >200' and three are >350', with the longest at 420'. Overall the course is a decent challenge for recreational level players.
The other side of the kiosk has an accurate course map. Take a picture of the map or download it from here if you don't want to wander around looking for a couple of the tee pads during your round.
The nine tee pads are cement and in good condition. The nine Mach X baskets are also in good condition. Holes #3 and #9 share a basket, but there is also a practice basket near the kiosk so still nine baskets in total.
There are a couple of decent holes here. #4 and #6 each start in the open and play around a couple of obstacles, to baskets tucked into a wooded area in the back of the park. #7 plays entirely through the wooded area. Some of the remaining holes have a few trees to work around. The length here is above average too for this type of course - all holes are >200' and three are >350', with the longest at 420'. Overall the course is a decent challenge for recreational level players.
Cons:
Several holes play across or along a multi-use path. On the Sunday afternoon that I played, this path was very busy with people jogging and roller blading. This path is an inconvenience for disc golfers at best, and a safety hazard at worst.
Several holes play near a chain link fence at the back of the park. To make matters worse, the fence is close by on your left for holes #7 and 8 so recreational players trying to throw RHBH may easily throw discs over the fence into private property.
Holes #1 and 2 play across baseball fields, and have no obstacles between the tee and basket.
No other challenges like water or significant elevation on any of the holes.
The tee signs are mostly in disrepair. The ones that are still all there have a photograph of the hole taken from the tee, with the basket pointed out by a large clipart arrow. Better than nothing I guess, but I would prefer to see a hole number/distance/par. Fortunately, someone else thought the same thing and carved/painted hole numbers and distances on most (possibly all) of the tee sign posts. You could probably assume all of the holes are par 3, though recreational players would struggle to reach 420'.
Long walks between some holes, and a longer walk back to your car after #9. #1 and #2 play across the baseball diamond anyway, so why not have #9 play back across it toward #1 instead of basically making it a shorter version of #3?
Several holes play near a chain link fence at the back of the park. To make matters worse, the fence is close by on your left for holes #7 and 8 so recreational players trying to throw RHBH may easily throw discs over the fence into private property.
Holes #1 and 2 play across baseball fields, and have no obstacles between the tee and basket.
No other challenges like water or significant elevation on any of the holes.
The tee signs are mostly in disrepair. The ones that are still all there have a photograph of the hole taken from the tee, with the basket pointed out by a large clipart arrow. Better than nothing I guess, but I would prefer to see a hole number/distance/par. Fortunately, someone else thought the same thing and carved/painted hole numbers and distances on most (possibly all) of the tee sign posts. You could probably assume all of the holes are par 3, though recreational players would struggle to reach 420'.
Long walks between some holes, and a longer walk back to your car after #9. #1 and #2 play across the baseball diamond anyway, so why not have #9 play back across it toward #1 instead of basically making it a shorter version of #3?
Other Thoughts:
The park also features a "fitness course" that shares some of the land used for the disc golf course. The idea here appears to be to jog around the park and stop at each station to perform sit-ups, knee lifts, etc. If you partake, you might be able to get a full body workout just from 9 holes of disc golf! Of course, you also might have to wait for someone to clear the exercise plank near the basket before you throw...
This is an OK place for locals to come play if they are careful. Course baggers will have seen worse. For those visiting and looking for the best courses to try out in the area, this is not one of them.
This is an OK place for locals to come play if they are careful. Course baggers will have seen worse. For those visiting and looking for the best courses to try out in the area, this is not one of them.
