Ainsworth, IA

Oak Park DGC

1.55(based on 4 reviews)
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MidwestZest
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Experience: 24.4 years 103 played 73 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Putter Round for me! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 18, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

First off, I really do like what's here for what it's meant to be.

- Well kept park - nicely mowed with a nice shelter. Probably just over an acre of park in total.
- Baskets in generally good shape.
- Easy navigation since you can see the whole course.
- Potentially fun for safari rounds.
- Likely always have the course to yourself
- Great for beginners, or for fun while having a party or picnic
- Just off the 4-lane highway for a quick round with just a versatile putter or midrange.

Cons:

- Really packed in there, so safety concerns if more than one group on the course
- Really quite open. Only #4 and #5 have any obstacles or shot shaping.
- Unfortunately, the timberline that skirts #1, #4, and #5 has the thickest and largest amount of poison ivy I've ever seen on a disc golf course...which is saying something.

Other Thoughts:

- Short short short - but if you know that's what you're getting into, can be fun.
- Great for the community, but probably not worth stopping unless you want to stretch out for a bit while on the road.
- I give it a 4 out of 5 (!) for what it was designed to be, a pitch and putt. But in the broader scope of my reviewing process, just not enough here to garner a higher rating. It's not 1.0 - Poor. It's really 1.0 - Simple.
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Baitbuckets
Experience: 33 played 12 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Ainsworth 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 25, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well marked holes with nice tee signs.
Good baskets.
Makes use of the entire park going up and down the hill.

Cons:

Only 6 holes.
Very short holes on the course.

Other Thoughts:

Nice clean city park.
Mulch for tee pads.
Can play a round in 15 minutes.
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mrbro855
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Experience: 11.1 years 391 played 106 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Quaint little course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 10, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Easy to follow, had good signage.
Newer baskets.
Good use of elevation, very scenic, within a small community park setting.
Is what is... a short pitch and putt.... will build a middle of the road disc golfer's confidence!!

Cons:

Bad tee pads.... some sloped downward, making for awkward throws.
Don't use the listed pars.... these are all par 3's and some could easily be par 2.

Other Thoughts:

Was on a road trip trying to get a lot of courses in... was glad I stopped, but probably wouldn't stop here again.
Fixed up tee pads would move my score to a "2". Tough to get any higher with only 6 holes.
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RussMB
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Experience: 20 years 131 played 110 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Small little Pitch & Putt Rec course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 27, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is a nice little 6 hole Pitch & Putt rec course in a small park in Ainsworth.
-DGA baskets.
-Tee Signs With Distance info.
-Rolling Terrain
-Shelter House
-Great for beginners and non-players.


FWIW: There is a shelter house and a sand volleyball court in the park.

Cons:

This course is too small to really have any major cons worth mentioning. I'll summarize in the "Other thoughts"

However...
-No Teepads, you tee off near the Tee sign.
(However, on a course like this, I'm not holding it against it)

Other Thoughts:

This is an "It is what it is" course. It's a really small course in a really small park. It's a nice little park and I had fun throwing here, but this course is really for the people of Ainsworth. I played the course three times in less than 20 minutes. I only took my Star Mako and that was all I needed.

If you live in or around Ainsworth, then you have a fun little course to play at. Other than that, it's not going to be worth the drive to play. However, if you happen to be traveling down 218 then this could be a nice little "Stop off" for a break. It's in a park with a shelter house, and you could be done in less than 10 minutes.

It's nice to see towns like Ainsworth installing courses into their local parks. If you do make the trek out, then leave a positive vibe here. It only helps to grow the sport!
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