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Kent, OH

Kent State University

3.195(based on 8 reviews)
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ERicJ
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Experience: 16.5 years 287 played 154 reviews
4.50 star(s)

One of my new faves 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 25, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course delights you with ample sized concrete tees (12' long by 6' wide in back, tapering to 4' in front) and sweet new DGA Mach III baskets powder coated KSU blue with the nice deep trays. The short tees are marked with three cinder blocks flush in the ground painted with bright orange paint. The course overview sign/map is excellent; telling you everything you need to know to navigate the course. The tee signs are acceptable giving you a very rough idea of hole shape. On the blind holes the signs give you enough info to walk up and find where the basket is located.

The course starts you out with two very birdiable holes and finishes with two very birdiable holes. They're not gimme 2's but you'll feel bad if you don't get them. In between those first and last two holes you'll find sufficient challenge for all levels of golfers. You get valley holes, over the hill holes, long holes, short holes, wide open bombs, narrow wooded fairways, uphill and downhill shots, left bends, right bends, a hole that favors a RHFH flick... it's got just about everything you could want except a big water shot.

Cons:

There are a significant number of blind holes on the course which aren't a lot of fun for first-time-to-the-course players, but this con goes away after you've played a couple rounds.

The posted distances on the map, tee signs, and scorecards are off from the lasered distances posted here on DGCR, some significantly off, e.g. #14 is listed as 124', but is actually 219'.

The tee sign for hole #2 doesn't show you the blind creek.

If you do the walk from basket #2 to tee #3 as shown on the map it takes you "the long way". There's a beaten down path through the grass that's the direct route.

There are a few holes that are a long walk between basket and next tee.

Other Thoughts:

I played the course over campus Winter break when everything was closed; I don't know if the Rec Center restrooms are normally available to non-students.

All the cons are pretty minor ones and I would definitely go out of my way to play this course again.
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