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Ephram White Park

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bdamcat
Experience: 15.6 years 24 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Incredible tee pads that you can almost park a small car on. Tee signs and benches on every hole. You can see every basket so no guessing where to throw. Has a covered picnic area you could use before or after a round and there is a water fountain too. This course is wide open with no rough area's to loose disc's.

Cons:

The course has a lot of OB's and with the wind blowing like it seems to always do there it leads to high scores for a beginner. Not to mention this course is LONG. After I finished hole 7 it seemed like I had played at least twice that many. And if your playing in the warm seasons you may want to play early or later in the day because there's not a lot shade.

Other Thoughts:

This course is nice now but in the future when the new trees begin to get larger this course will really blossom.
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bjreagh
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 27.7 years 350 played 321 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Similar to a Ball Golf Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 25, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

White Park is a beautiful 18 hole course set on a generously large section of lush, grassy land with very gentle hills, very much like traditional ball golf would be. I really enjoyed the defined mowed fairways. Several small trees line the fairways and protect the baskets. There were holes of all lengths from 200'-700' making for a great variety. Most holes here are longer than your average disc golf course, but the design, layout, and appearance of each hole makes the length enjoyable instead of a burden.

There were signs, pads, and benches on every tee. The hole numbers on the signs and the baskets were large and easily visible. Every basket could be easily seen from the tee. Each hole had a unique nickname to give the course even more character.

Hole #1 was the closest hole to the parking lot, so it appears some renumbering was done to make the flow more logical. #18 is a great finishing hole- the basket is surrounded by sand bunkers.

This course seems to not be as popular as the other Bowling Green courses at this point. We played on Memorial Day and were the only ones on the course.

Cons:

The fairways had not been mowed in a while- the taller grass and full clover made footing kind of slick even in the fairway, discs were not visible until you got right upon them. A regular mowing would make this course even better.

It does not return to the parking lot after #9, and this course is long and spread out, so once you begin you are in for the long haul; make sure to bring your snacks and water with you. There is a picnic shelter, water fountain, and portable toilet at the parking area for when you finish.

The signs were just ok- most had a hole map and a distance. Very nice permanent detailed color signs are always a bonus, but you can get by without any problems with what is there.

*Update- It seems that I got to play this course in a rare state, and that most of the time there are not defined fairways, just a wide open field- and that makes a huge difference here. If there are no fairways/rough, then this course is pretty boring.

Other Thoughts:

During the entire round I kept thinking to myself how this looks like a ball golf course with its beauty and layout, but it isn't- it is purely a DG course!!! This is the closest to looking like a ball golf I have played. The pros may play each hole as a par 3, but if you go in with the proper mindset and play this like ball golf where some are par 3 and some are par 4, maybe even a couple of 5's you will have a much more enjoyable round. Casual play pars could be justifiably assigned for each hole.

There was a map online, but not at course. Most of the time, however, there was a mowed path from basket to next tee, and it is pretty open so you can usually see the next hole. There is a walking path all throughout the course, but it was never a factor for me as far as walkers/runners are concerned. I would guess in tournaments they would use the path as OB lines as the path runs alongside many fairways and surrounds several baskets to really challenge accuracy as well as length. We got lucky as it was not too windy, but I could see where wind could be a huge factor on most days

I am guessing by the early reviews that when the course was first built it was just baskets in a wide open field. Once all the trees mature this will be an awesome course. The course looks even better in person than in the pictures now that it is summer and the grass and trees are full and green. I am not usually a fan of super long holes, but I really enjoyed every shot of every hole. Newer players who haven't developed distance yet might not want to try this course, but it would be a good place to learn without fear of losing your discs or being intimidated on a crowded course. I would love to watch the Pros play a tournament here. This course will only get better with time, but it is still pretty good as it is right now.
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Boostman
Experience: 18.3 years 24 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Has potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 10, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a well maintained park with a nice area devoted to the disc golf course. The tees are marked very well with plain tee signs. Concrete pads are in great shape. Baskets seem to be all in perfect shape.

Course provides a nice variety of shots which will only get better as the trees mature in this newer park.

Good place to practice playing in the wind.

Cons:

Wide open, but hopefully will change as time goes by, only real complaint.

Other Thoughts:

Bowling Green has a great resource of disc golf courses in its area and the park district and local club should be applauded for their efforts.
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rinneal
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 10, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is wide open. No chance of losing any disc with the exception of one hole.

Cons:

If you can't throw the very far or you are looking for a course where different shots are required. Not the course to play.
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bazkitcase5
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 136 played 58 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 30, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a wide open course, with lots of room to rip long drives. The park is nice, seems well kept, and not over crowded. There is hardly any foliage to deal with. Most holes would be too long for newer players, but if players would quit the habit of thinking every hole was a par 3, this would not be a problem.

There is a cross country track that makes its way around and through the course that plays as OB. This gives the course a little more challenge, but the main culprit for challenge on this course is the distance and the wind. Not only is the city nicknamed "Blowing Green" by disc golfers, but this course has very little in the way to stop it. There are good long concrete tee pads and tee signs on every hole. There is also a fence on a few holes that plays as OB. Also, as mentioned, you have the bunkers near hole 18 with the path behind it all playing as OB, which can make for a challenging in the wind.

I would say the design is good for what they had to work with, which will only get better as the small trees continue to mature. I am sure, by looking at how each long hole faces different directions and knowing the wind is a major culprit at a course like this, that the design takes into account the different wind directions and how they affect the disc flight. Easy, wide open shots are not so easy if you do not understand how wind can change the flight of the shot your about to throw.

Cons:

There is no public restroom, or running water, and the course could use more benches. There really are not a lot of cons to the course other than the fact that there is not much to it, but that is not a con for those who like this type of course. The biggest down side, is on non windy days for players who can not throw over 300', this course can be incredibly boring.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this can be a fun course if you like open courses or if you like to throw long drives. People often seem to forget that good designers understand wind and try to take it into account on open courses. However, the wind is not always blowing, and if you can not throw very long or do not like open courses, then you simply will not like this course. There is just nothing about this course that stands out to me to consider it anything other than an average course, but I look forward to updating my review down the road when the trees have had a chance to mature.
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tamahawk
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.7 years 50 played 50 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 18, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Ephram White Disc Golf Course is a great course in the making. Currently, the course is pretty much wide open, with very few obstacles. Several trees have been planted, which will go a long way toward the increasing the challenge level and visual appeal of the course in the future.

The course flow is good, and makes one continuous loop from start to finish. Most of the holes are straight forward, but don't necessary have defined fairways, considering there isn't much there to define them with the lack of trees and obstacles. However, there is a walking track that runs throughout the course and plays as OB adding both challenge and fairway definition to many of the holes. Hole No18 has 3 sand traps that form a circle around the green and play as OB. This is a nice feature that adds to the challenge and visual appeal of the course.

There is no foliage to speak of at Ephram White, and the course is maintained very well. The course has large, concrete tee pads, tee signs at every hole, and uses Mach3 baskets that are in great shape. There is only one tee/pin placement for each hole.

Ephram White Park is relatively flat, with only slight to moderate elevation changes. There are no holes that I would consider epic holes at Ephram, but of all the holes, No 11 (the previous No14) is probably my favorite. The tee shot at 11 parallels a fence row of a neighboring field. The fence runs out around 250ft or so, and the hole makes a sharp, 90deg dog-leg right with the basket tucked in between one of the few stands of mature trees on the course. I love the approach shot here, probably the best on the course.

The biggest challenge at Ephram is the length of the course. There several holes over 500ft, and one hole that stretches near 800ft (I think it is No15, they have rearranged the numbers to move the starting hole near the parking area). Players that throw less than 300ft will find that the combination of the OB walking trails combined with the extreme lengths can be more challenging than expected. For the players that throw 400ft+, you'll breeze through this course without much trouble.

With the course being so open, you can pretty much throw any shot that you are comfortable with. Very few holes here actually define a specific shot or route to the basket. There are plenty of long holes to grip it and rip it, so the longer throwers will enjoy the opportunity to air out some big drives.

Cons:

The biggest con here is wide open spaces on practically every hole. As I stated, several trees have been planted, but they are small, and it will be some time before they are a threat. The sand traps are a nice, visual feature of No18. With the flat terrain, and lack of trees, it would be nice to see more sand traps put in around the greens for an added challenge and visual. There are benches, I don't recall if every hole has them, and no public restrooms that I am aware of.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this is a decent little course. I play the course often with my kids and my nephews. It is easy to navigate and not to difficult for the younger ones to walk (except for the length). There isn't any over-growth or thick woods for them to walk through or lose a disc in, and a great place to help them with their technique. Ephram is not usually crowded, so it is a great place to go when you need a place to just empty the discs out of your bag and work on technique and distance. After you finish your round here at White Park, you can check out Chalybeate for a more challenging, technical course, it isn't to far from here. I am giving this course a 3 disc rating for now, but expect to be able to bump this up a half disc or so once the course has had time to grow and develop. This is a definitely a course to watch out for in the future.
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9 4
SimonCarr
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 25 years 116 played 57 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Lots of distance 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 8, 2006 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is long with OB on virtually every hole, although it really only comes into play on about half the holes. The course is unique in terms of the other courses in Bowling Green. Most of the fairways are long and narrow, with several of the shots being a bit more wide open.

There are some nice pin placements on this course, but I would like to see more trees. Several young trees have been planted that will make this course more interesting in the future.

Cons:

This course is usually extremely windy. Driving and putting can be tricky here.

Not enough obstacles. The OB helps make it interesting, but throwing in a field can get boring. More trees would help a lot.

Other Thoughts:

Pros seem to like this course because of the distance, but I don't think the challenge is there. It is hard to score under par here but accuracy is not that important if you want a low score. People that can throw 400+ will love White park.
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9 4
jgentry
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.9 years 47 played 36 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Long and open! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 8, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course has nice large concrete tee pads and good signs on every hole. It is located in a nice park and the disc golf course usually does not have a lot of people playing. You have lots of oppertunities for long drives as many of the holes are long and not reachable in 1 throw. There is a lot of OB. There is generally a lot of wind.

Cons:

For some reason hole #1 is on the opposite side of the course from the parking lot. You have to walk several hundred yards to hole #1. The course is way to open and you are just pretty much throwing it a hard as you can without much wory of anything. Almost all of the OB is very unnatural with it all being gravel roads.

Other Thoughts:

The course has some young trees planted that will help 10 years down the road, but this is just not a very fun course to play. You just try to throw it long and avoid the man made OB. on almost every hole. The park is nice and well kept, but the course is pretty boring. It's a good play to go work on your drives and windy putting, but that's about it.
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upfromtheashes
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.7 years 42 played 38 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Long and sparse 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 3, 2007 Played the course:once

Pros:

Length is good. There are already so many short courses out there full of 250 foot holes. We could use a few more long courses.

No danger of losing a disc in the rough. There is no rough. Signs and teepads were decent.

Cons:

I am absolutely not a fan of manufacturing more difficulty by adding artificial obstacles like mandos and OB areas. If I need to stay on a fairway, then I want some trees/bushes/obstacles that force me to stay on that fairway, not just a sign that says "throwing over THERE is bad, m'kay?"

Additionally, this course has holes sort of shoehorned right next to each other, and there were a few times where we were unsure of which basket we were supposed to be throwing at.

Other Thoughts:

My course rating of "good" indicates how much I enjoy playing longer courses. Some trees here and there could make this course super.
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2 5
buzzinb
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.2 years 19 played 18 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Bring the Flexall 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 17, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

If you love to grip-n-rip, this course is for you. We were there in the middle of a Saturday in May and there was hardly anyone else there. Lots of elbow room to really try and open up your drive potential.

Cons:

Lacks the kind of character that many other area courses have. There are only a few holes in the back that provide any sort of technical challenge.

Other Thoughts:

I would probably rate this course higher if I could consistenly snap out drives of 400' or better.
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denny ritner
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 26 years 170 played 115 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Long, open course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 11, 2001 Played the course:once

Pros:

The design makes good use of the given property. Some of the holes are multi-shot golf holes that do require a bit of strategy.

Most of the time the wind makes the track fairly challenging. A bit of elevation change makes for some fun shots.

Very little schule, little chance of losing discs, easy to navigate.

Fun, if you like to crush-crush-crush.

The course will get better over the years as the trees grow.

Cons:

On many of the holes, the primary factor that separates scores is the ability to crush.

Very few trees.

A lot like a fly-18 course, but minus the cart and the beverage cutie.

Other Thoughts:

Remember: Don't be a dirty disc golfer. If you pack it in, pack it out!
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tenWatts
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.9 years 59 played 22 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 25, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

White is a long course with lots of challenge due to the OBs. While there are NOT a lot of obstiles on this course you're forced to not only throw LONG but you must be accurate to keep your shot in bounds. More than half of the course is twoable if you can throw at or around 350 feet. To say there are only two or three birdies on this course is silly when you take in to account that Doc Rick (who can only throw about 350 on a GREAT toss) has shot a 45 there. This is a great course if you want to be challenged while throwing hard.

Cons:

No shade! It gets HOT!!!
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5 4
ambroze
Experience: 19 years 239 played 26 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Just not the greatest! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 25, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

This course is very long and if you play it using the walking paths as OB you will be having a long day. There are some holes on the back 9 that are pretty cool but overall it just has nothing unique about the layout. It's just tee up and throw long, walk to your disc and throw long again. That to me is boring and don't expect too many birdies, maybe on 2, 3, and 12 and that's it. You better deuce those if you want to have any chance of keeping your score down.

Cons:

Not the best layout, too long and boring. Big arm Pros might disagree.

Other Thoughts:

I would not rush back to play there again on my next Bowling Green weekend. Stick with Kereiakes or Lovers Lane Parks while in Bowling Green.
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mynamesnotjason
Experience: 14 played 2 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Booooooring 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 17, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

After you sink your putt on #18, you're done with this course

Cons:

Except for a few holes, this course requires nothing but a big arm. Almost every hole is WIDE open and a straight, full strength shot off the tee pad will leave you with another straight, full strength up shot at the basket.

Other Thoughts:

I know that is the home course and project of the legendary Dr. Rick Voakes, and I respect the guy and all he's done and continues to do for the sport. I like him, but I hate his course.
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joshs2000ss
Experience: 17.9 years 10 played 5 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Big arms, big fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 19, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Lots of fun to play. Plenty of holes to "let 'em fly," on and also plenty of placement and strategy needed along the way. Several opportunites for dueces.

Cons:

The number 1 hole is not close to the parking lot where most people would start. Most just start at #4 and work around.
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