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Manson, IA

Featherstone Memorial DGC

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2.55(based on 4 reviews)
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knobby325
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Experience: 8.9 years 325 played 248 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Too many tee pads? 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 23, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Baskets OK
-Concrete tees, dual tee for all
-Mostly open lines, fairly short
-Nicely kept park, OK activity for the campers nearby
-In its own section of the park

Cons:

-Dual tees on all holes with most of them short even from the "long" tees
-Not much change in shots, mostly straight forward
-DGA "Peel n Stick" (TM) signage with some peeling
-Barely longer than a pitch n putt
-Walking path in play on 4 and 5
-Kind of quirky location

Other Thoughts:

Featherstone Memorial DGC plays in its namesake park along the northwestern short of North Twin Lake outside of Manson, IA. A fairly short course, it does stack up to over 3000' off the longs but under 2200' at the shorts. To me the shorts only made things shorter, there was rarely a differing shot from them. For what it is, a DGC next to a camping area, it is reasonable. Campers will enjoy along with other activities. Not a destination, by any means. A basic park course. The dual concrete tees seem nice and you could definitely bring a novice here to enjoy, but other than that, it's your basic course with the old DGA peel n stick (TM) signage. The extra tees seem just that, extra. A bagger course, a novice course, or a course to play while camping in the area. I probably won't play here again.
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cydisc
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Experience: 28 years 257 played 85 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Flat and OK 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 3, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Good shot variation
- Two tees per hole
- Logical flow
- Few conflicts with other park facilities
- Good descriptive signage. Although some of the distances were labeled incorrectly.

Cons:

- Small tee pads
- a few 'tweener' holes (too long for par 3, too short for par 4)
- Favors rolling on too many holes

Other Thoughts:

This is a park on the north shore of North Twin Lake. The day I was there, it was absolutely packed with campers and boaters. Most of the course is away from all the bustle, but there are a couple of holes that will have parked vehicles and a bike path some into play. The park is dead-flat, but has enough mature trees and shrubs to make things interesting.

There are quite a few low-ceiling shots that would favor rolling. I don't mind a roller hole here and there, but I think the air shot should be the desirable shot on the majority of holes.

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tengstrom
Experience: 15.8 years 147 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Where I Grew Up 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 16, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

• Fun nine-holer that makes a person want to keep playing it again and again.
• Good use of trees and bushes.
• Good mix of short and long shots.
• Challenging use of OBs.
• Camping near the course (always a plus!)
• Be prepared to have spectators.
• Hole 6 is the signature hole.
• The par-2 Hole 8 is sheer fun. Nice idea.

Cons:

• Tee pads are only 7-feet long, and I am 6 foot 4 inches with long legs. It was difficult to adjust to the tee.
• Holes 4 and 5 throw toward each other a bit too closely.
• No kiosk to tell when local leagues happen.

Other Thoughts:

• I grew up at Twin Lakes in the 1980s, and I wish this course was there back then! I would have discovered disc golf much sooner. I recall when these trees were planted.
• There is land to the south with trees that could provide another 9 holes and some shots with slight elevation change.
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TwistnShout
Experience: 13.1 years 4 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Plodnar's Travel to Manson 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 6, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice weed free 9 hole course.
Easy to navigate with some fun layout for a little challenge
Good roller course
Some nice trees to navigate

Cons:

The tee pads are way too short and have some trippable edges so I just sidled them, I guess this would be my biggest complaint.

Other Thoughts:

Nice piece of land that could easily handle 9 more holes.
Other than the tee pads, I did enjoy the course because it wasn't easy but neither was it too hard...it was fun but unless I am in the area, I won't travel the 40 miles it is from my home just to play
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