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Ojibwa Golf Course reviews
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Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 11, 2020
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
*This review is based off of the 2020 season. According to UDisc this course was redesigned, guess I gotta go back!*
- A full 18 hole winter course for the area.
- 2 sets of tees for 9 baskets.
- Locals keep the tee pads shoveled pretty well.
- Reasonable pricing.
- Lots of potential for an even better course!
- A full 18 hole winter course for the area.
- 2 sets of tees for 9 baskets.
- Locals keep the tee pads shoveled pretty well.
- Reasonable pricing.
- Lots of potential for an even better course!
Cons:
- Not a whole lot of variety in shots.
- Limited obstacles (to be expected on a golf course).
- Limited obstacles (to be expected on a golf course).
Other Thoughts:
Nice course for a winter only one. The baskets from Tower Ridge are installed here and used for the course. There isn't a whole lot of variety but it is still a fun course to play. Especially in the late fall when there isn't as much snow on the ground!
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wolfhaley
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Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 15, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
The disc golf course at Ojibwa golf course is basically your run of the mill variety deal. The course is pay to play. $10 a person for a season pass. This in itself was a pro. I was expecting $10/day, which I was willing to pay to check this one off the list. I won't it back there this year so that's basically what it was anyway. If I lived closer though this is a pretty solid deal and I'd probably pay that fee most years.
The tees are just plastic posts/stakes denoting the front of the pad. Orange for the longs and green for the shorts. A few of them shared a single tee. This was done well though, with there being one orange and one green stake at the front corner of each tee. They had one tee on each hole shoveled out so we played from whichever was in most spots.
The baskets are Discatchers. These are 18 of the baskets used at Tower Ridge. Not the newest or greatest targets but they're Discatchers. Zero issues with these. The yellow bands stand out nicely when snows on the ground. One basket/position per hole.
The course design itself was pretty well done for what they had to work with. Not much as far as long walks between holes. Generally only 50 or so feet to the next tee. It helped that there was snow on the ground and it was easy to follow the footprints. The map on Udisc was accurate the couple times early in the round where I needed it. Two holes play close to a small pond which is cool. Won't really be a "pond" in this part of WI most of the time this course is in the ground, but still good design. The put either the tee or basket nearby some trees on the majority of the holes. Sometimes both. That's about the best you can do on golf courses, so it was appreciated.
No tee signs but there was the Udisc course map nearish hole 1 and by hole 7 or 8 when you jump across the road. Tee stakes were marked with tape and a hole #.
Course starts and ends near the parking area, which was much more appreciated in the 6-8" of snow that was out here today.
The tees are just plastic posts/stakes denoting the front of the pad. Orange for the longs and green for the shorts. A few of them shared a single tee. This was done well though, with there being one orange and one green stake at the front corner of each tee. They had one tee on each hole shoveled out so we played from whichever was in most spots.
The baskets are Discatchers. These are 18 of the baskets used at Tower Ridge. Not the newest or greatest targets but they're Discatchers. Zero issues with these. The yellow bands stand out nicely when snows on the ground. One basket/position per hole.
The course design itself was pretty well done for what they had to work with. Not much as far as long walks between holes. Generally only 50 or so feet to the next tee. It helped that there was snow on the ground and it was easy to follow the footprints. The map on Udisc was accurate the couple times early in the round where I needed it. Two holes play close to a small pond which is cool. Won't really be a "pond" in this part of WI most of the time this course is in the ground, but still good design. The put either the tee or basket nearby some trees on the majority of the holes. Sometimes both. That's about the best you can do on golf courses, so it was appreciated.
No tee signs but there was the Udisc course map nearish hole 1 and by hole 7 or 8 when you jump across the road. Tee stakes were marked with tape and a hole #.
Course starts and ends near the parking area, which was much more appreciated in the 6-8" of snow that was out here today.
Cons:
This is a con for most bolf disc golf courses, but it starts to feel repetitive after awhile. There's only so much you do on these tracks.
It'd be nice to see a little bit more variation between the 2 sets of tees. They didn't really add any extra distance for most of them, usually just shifted them a bit off to the side, maybe a bit farther back. Pretty lackluster since the "tees" are just thin plastic stakes. They could've spiced it up quite a bit more. Very easily too.
The distances are all pretty short. I didn't find this as a con since it's a winter only course. Throwing far in the snow is hard to do, especially teeing off on natural surfaces. There's lots of room to work with out here though, so having the option for some longer holes would be nice. This goes back to the tee situation too I suppose. Not an issue for us, but will be for some people.
The shot shaping here is just...Well, you basically just throw straight. A dogleg in either direction would've been welcomed. A noob BH or FH will suffice on nearly every hole here. You'll find something that'll work. No two shot placement type things. Just locate the basket straight ahead, point and shoot.
Course is only in the ground in the winter months. It seems it's weather dependant, not really a set date per se. Best to call ahead to verify before making the drive up here. Some bartenders or homever is answering the phone seem to have no clue what disc golf is as well lol. But call in advance to be safe.
It'd be nice to see a little bit more variation between the 2 sets of tees. They didn't really add any extra distance for most of them, usually just shifted them a bit off to the side, maybe a bit farther back. Pretty lackluster since the "tees" are just thin plastic stakes. They could've spiced it up quite a bit more. Very easily too.
The distances are all pretty short. I didn't find this as a con since it's a winter only course. Throwing far in the snow is hard to do, especially teeing off on natural surfaces. There's lots of room to work with out here though, so having the option for some longer holes would be nice. This goes back to the tee situation too I suppose. Not an issue for us, but will be for some people.
The shot shaping here is just...Well, you basically just throw straight. A dogleg in either direction would've been welcomed. A noob BH or FH will suffice on nearly every hole here. You'll find something that'll work. No two shot placement type things. Just locate the basket straight ahead, point and shoot.
Course is only in the ground in the winter months. It seems it's weather dependant, not really a set date per se. Best to call ahead to verify before making the drive up here. Some bartenders or homever is answering the phone seem to have no clue what disc golf is as well lol. But call in advance to be safe.
Other Thoughts:
To be perfectly honest, I wasn't expecting much from this course. I'm not a fan of golf course courses. This one was better than I was anticipating. That's a pretty low bar though.
A 2 rating seems apt. It is a reasonable course, probably a 2.5 if it was open year round and there was better differentiation between the two sets of tees. Then again, if I had to give way to snobby bolfers in better conditions I'd be more likely to dole out a 1.5. So it's a wash.
It's not a destination course by ANY means, but if you play in the "off season", it's worth a spin if you're in the area. The clubhouse has bowling and a pizza restaurant with a nice enough looking bar. Although it doesn't change the cost for us to play it, the season pass versus day pass is pretty stellar. I'd play this course a few times in Nov/Dec and easily recoup my $10. I likely won't be playing it again as it's 1 1/2 hours from home, but I won't rule it out.
A 2 rating seems apt. It is a reasonable course, probably a 2.5 if it was open year round and there was better differentiation between the two sets of tees. Then again, if I had to give way to snobby bolfers in better conditions I'd be more likely to dole out a 1.5. So it's a wash.
It's not a destination course by ANY means, but if you play in the "off season", it's worth a spin if you're in the area. The clubhouse has bowling and a pizza restaurant with a nice enough looking bar. Although it doesn't change the cost for us to play it, the season pass versus day pass is pretty stellar. I'd play this course a few times in Nov/Dec and easily recoup my $10. I likely won't be playing it again as it's 1 1/2 hours from home, but I won't rule it out.
