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Iwen Park - South reviews
7
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Warm Up for the Beast of the North 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 4, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
+Solid baskets that catch well.
+Concrete pads.
+A good alternative to the North course if you are a newer player. This course is overall much shorter and easier than the north course. This course won't beat up beginners as much as north might.
+Also a good warm up to the North if you need to work out some kinks in your game first.
+Does have water in play on a few holes if that's your thing.
+Reasonably wooded. You will have to hit certain lines and get creative with your shots to score well. You won't just be able to throw different angles of hyzer shots over and over.
+Concrete pads.
+A good alternative to the North course if you are a newer player. This course is overall much shorter and easier than the north course. This course won't beat up beginners as much as north might.
+Also a good warm up to the North if you need to work out some kinks in your game first.
+Does have water in play on a few holes if that's your thing.
+Reasonably wooded. You will have to hit certain lines and get creative with your shots to score well. You won't just be able to throw different angles of hyzer shots over and over.
Cons:
-No real signage. Enough to know what hole you are on but that's about it.
-No appreciable elevation change.
-Flow is overall pretty choppy with some holes on one side of the lot then going to the other side and back again. Intermingles with the north course a little bit in the middle. They could separate the courses better or combine them with a bit of a redesign. Flow/signage are the biggest cons to both courses IMO.
-Could lose a disc in the river.
-No appreciable elevation change.
-Flow is overall pretty choppy with some holes on one side of the lot then going to the other side and back again. Intermingles with the north course a little bit in the middle. They could separate the courses better or combine them with a bit of a redesign. Flow/signage are the biggest cons to both courses IMO.
-Could lose a disc in the river.
Other Thoughts:
-Best holes:
3+4- 2 of the longer 3 holes on the course. Also some of the more wooded holes on the course. This is where the scoring separation would happen.
8+9- Also more wooded but aceable/parkable with the right line. Good closing holes.
-Since you are already here to play North, you might as well play South. Take a look at the map first so you know where you are going and it will be a reasonably quick play before you tackle the longer, harder North course.
+Overall, this course had a reasonably high fun factor for me. I enjoy middle length holes that are wooded. With a bit of work on signage and flow, this could be a solid 3 disc 9 holer.
3+4- 2 of the longer 3 holes on the course. Also some of the more wooded holes on the course. This is where the scoring separation would happen.
8+9- Also more wooded but aceable/parkable with the right line. Good closing holes.
-Since you are already here to play North, you might as well play South. Take a look at the map first so you know where you are going and it will be a reasonably quick play before you tackle the longer, harder North course.
+Overall, this course had a reasonably high fun factor for me. I enjoy middle length holes that are wooded. With a bit of work on signage and flow, this could be a solid 3 disc 9 holer.
1
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TEDIUM
Experience:
11 years
54 played
16 reviews
A Nice Quickie 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 14, 2014
Played the course:once
Pros:
Very short and quick course, can be longer if do the North course.
Nice signs at each tee
Surprisingly challenging for such a short course (Hole 9!)
Very beautiful scenery.
Nice signs at each tee
Surprisingly challenging for such a short course (Hole 9!)
Very beautiful scenery.
Cons:
Right by highway, teeing off at 9 could get you in trouble.
Most of the baskets are a little rough (but still functional) and many have misleading pin numbers on top of them (Basket 1 says "5" for instance)
The weird rocky area you have to cross to get to tee 6 could maybe break an ankle if you're not careful.
Being by the river, and fairly wooded, parts of it can take awhile to dry after rain/floods
Most of the baskets are a little rough (but still functional) and many have misleading pin numbers on top of them (Basket 1 says "5" for instance)
The weird rocky area you have to cross to get to tee 6 could maybe break an ankle if you're not careful.
Being by the river, and fairly wooded, parts of it can take awhile to dry after rain/floods
Other Thoughts:
Overall, this was a nice fun course that you can play in half an hour over a lunch break. It has nice scenery and a surprising amount challenge to it (Basket 9 is INSIDE a thicket of trees) but it's not really enough to fully scratch that "itch" of an afternoon session. Luckily, Iwen North is at the same location and is very satisfying.
8
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Anon
Experience:
25 years
35 played
9 reviews
Fun course with potential 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Sep 9, 2012
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
- Great tee boxes
- Nicely marked, signs give a good idea of what faces you
- Technical shots on every hole
- Uncrowded
- Nicely marked, signs give a good idea of what faces you
- Technical shots on every hole
- Uncrowded
Cons:
- Park is also a popular place to launch boats on the Red River, lots of trucks with trailers in the small parking lot
- Flood prone in early season
- Flood prone in early season
Other Thoughts:
Iwen is a park that has come a long way from when it was first built. The underbrush on all holes has been cleaned up nicely and has resulted in a challenging and technical 9 hole that rarely sees play. The addition of the North course puts this complex at the forefront of the Fargo disc golf scene. Such a welcome addition. Major thanks to the designers and the city for getting this thing done.
