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Karohl Park DGC reviews
6
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A Rhinestone in the Rough? 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 31, 2017
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
This rustic farm conversion course does a nice job of creating blind lines of flight to challenge the Intermediate level disc golfer to control shots from the decent tee signs to the excellent Predator baskets. The shark fin does point the way to the next tee. It's a new course, and has a mix of open field and tight - technical lines, even right from the start. The first hole is a teasing ace run for your mid/putter thrower, but the rough enclosing the gap you need to hit is pretty unforgiving. You might want to grab a picture of the map below the first tee sign if you didn't get one on the internet before coming here for the first time.
That theme seemed to be consistent throughout the course, even though there were really only four or so 'wooded' holes to play. The ones in the woods were really, really tight, and the ones out in the open usually worked around a thicket you do NOT want to get into, or finished in a tight gap in the wood line where your angle of attack becomes the risk reward challenge: go for gunning directly in there, or lay a control shot right into the entrance?
The course does finish in a beautiful, huge mown meadow on the 18th hole (though you still need to hit another gap at about 300 feet), and has another similar field beside the parking area, with a practice basket and a couple of picnic tables sitting in the shaded wood line.
In all, it's an interesting design, still in its infancy. It will be fun to see as it weathers in (there will be a lot more Ash trees coming down which will open up the woods lines, and the locals developing the course may gradually trim out some of the thickest stuff so you can at least retrieve your errant discs, if not make a clean up-shot).
That theme seemed to be consistent throughout the course, even though there were really only four or so 'wooded' holes to play. The ones in the woods were really, really tight, and the ones out in the open usually worked around a thicket you do NOT want to get into, or finished in a tight gap in the wood line where your angle of attack becomes the risk reward challenge: go for gunning directly in there, or lay a control shot right into the entrance?
The course does finish in a beautiful, huge mown meadow on the 18th hole (though you still need to hit another gap at about 300 feet), and has another similar field beside the parking area, with a practice basket and a couple of picnic tables sitting in the shaded wood line.
In all, it's an interesting design, still in its infancy. It will be fun to see as it weathers in (there will be a lot more Ash trees coming down which will open up the woods lines, and the locals developing the course may gradually trim out some of the thickest stuff so you can at least retrieve your errant discs, if not make a clean up-shot).
Cons:
The current course layout will entail a whole lot of disc search time if you play solo. Some holes would benefit from two to three spotters due to the thick hedges and the tall rough field grasses, weeds etc. They are currently mowing the 'greens' (yay) and about 12 feet wide on the fairways (boo), which means that, in the summer, at least, you might spend a lot of time stomping around in knee high rough (and potential ticks?) just to find your disc 30 feet from the basket. A mowing pattern that gets wider as you get closer to the hole might be more 'fair', and better for play.
The woods holes are currently only lightly maintained. The path to 12 was much better than any of the woods fairways. There is a tree down just in front of the 12 tee pad, and it's a 400 foot hole with gaps as tight as 10-15 feet wide between trees. Hole 14 looks like a rhfh S shaped fairway, but the gaps are currently as tight as 5-8 feet (though to be honest, several of these are already-dead ash trees).
Not that it's necessarily a 'con', but it felt like the course significantly favors those who can throw a left to right line. It should be noted that, right now, there are only tee signs, and no indicators for a foul line (toe board, stones, etc), though tee pads are rumored to be in the works. Finally, they didn't have any to work with, so don't expect any changes in elevation here. It was fine when I played mid-summer, but folks are already noting the muddiness of the flats during the rainy season.
The woods holes are currently only lightly maintained. The path to 12 was much better than any of the woods fairways. There is a tree down just in front of the 12 tee pad, and it's a 400 foot hole with gaps as tight as 10-15 feet wide between trees. Hole 14 looks like a rhfh S shaped fairway, but the gaps are currently as tight as 5-8 feet (though to be honest, several of these are already-dead ash trees).
Not that it's necessarily a 'con', but it felt like the course significantly favors those who can throw a left to right line. It should be noted that, right now, there are only tee signs, and no indicators for a foul line (toe board, stones, etc), though tee pads are rumored to be in the works. Finally, they didn't have any to work with, so don't expect any changes in elevation here. It was fine when I played mid-summer, but folks are already noting the muddiness of the flats during the rainy season.
Other Thoughts:
The Karohl Park disc golf course has a nice farm conversion feel to it, and is currently kind of fun and rustic, if you have the patience to watch closely where your disc lands (or kicks!).
Reviewer Background as of this writing: played 297 courses and written 281 reviews, with skills hovering around a 900 rating, with folks ranging from age 7 to 87, so I try to write reviews helpful to all.
Reviewer Background as of this writing: played 297 courses and written 281 reviews, with skills hovering around a 900 rating, with folks ranging from age 7 to 87, so I try to write reviews helpful to all.
4
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Dettmerb
Experience:
28.7 years
336 played
10 reviews
Swamp-like 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 13, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Two loops of 9 holes.
-First tee has a map of the course on the sign post.
-Tees are marked and have a suitable, if not fantastic map of each hole.
-Tee signs point you toward the next hole and I believe the fins on top of the baskets point you in the correct direction too.
-Variety of open holes, semi-open holes, and wooded holes.
-White predator baskets are easy to spot and are in good condition.
-I don't think there would be any reason for non-disc golf traffic in playing area. There is no walking path in area, no playground, shelters, etc.
-Hole #1 is immediately adjacent to parking lot.
-First tee has a map of the course on the sign post.
-Tees are marked and have a suitable, if not fantastic map of each hole.
-Tee signs point you toward the next hole and I believe the fins on top of the baskets point you in the correct direction too.
-Variety of open holes, semi-open holes, and wooded holes.
-White predator baskets are easy to spot and are in good condition.
-I don't think there would be any reason for non-disc golf traffic in playing area. There is no walking path in area, no playground, shelters, etc.
-Hole #1 is immediately adjacent to parking lot.
Cons:
-Natural tees.
-Small parking lot.
-The rough has a lot of thorns and could become an issue in the summer if allowed to grow.
-Course is ridiculously wet in spots. Will make it difficult to mow and maintain. I did play in the spring (mid-April 2017) but not for a few days after the last rain. Hole #2 was basically a swamp. Other holes were much wetter than you would expect.
-No water hazards or signature holes to speak of.
-The wooded holes are too much poke and pray.
-Small parking lot.
-The rough has a lot of thorns and could become an issue in the summer if allowed to grow.
-Course is ridiculously wet in spots. Will make it difficult to mow and maintain. I did play in the spring (mid-April 2017) but not for a few days after the last rain. Hole #2 was basically a swamp. Other holes were much wetter than you would expect.
-No water hazards or signature holes to speak of.
-The wooded holes are too much poke and pray.
Other Thoughts:
The best aspect of this course is that it appears to be a disc-golf only area. However, my enjoyment of the round was tempered early after trudging through the hole #2 swamp. As of now, I would seriously consider skipping hole #2 and playing this as a 17 hole course.
