Westport, CT

Sherwood Island State Park

3.325(based on 11 reviews)
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jbaker
Experience: 10.2 years 40 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Pretty course with water view 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 11, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Ocean views
- Not crowded
- Very well kept up
- Nice baskets
- Variety of hole layout

Cons:

- Parking cost $22 / car (but biking is free)

Other Thoughts:

BIKING - Took Metro-North train to the Green's Farms station and biked from there to avoid paying parking fee!
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Mookie3519
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fun open hole beach course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 27, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Beautifully maintained state park with Long Island sound as a backdrop. This course will challange you with distance and battling the wind of the beach. Holes are well thought out with a good risk reward benefit. The baskets are state of the art Mach x's( used at maple hill) plays quick for the size of the course. Tee signs look great!

Cons:

No teepads( but this course is in its infancy...teepads just don't appear on state land without time) Its a tough course to play in the summer on peak weekend days; this does not bother me because there is nothing you can do at a public state park in the summer( play in the morning or during the week!) I don't think it's a negative the entrance fee to the park, the fee is not to play discgolf. It's for the park in general; not disc golfs fault.

Other Thoughts:

Sherwood is a fun open course for the spring and fall where us northeast players can practice open holes with wind locally.
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spencerbeckman
Experience: 31 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

New layout is fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 29, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Beautiful setting for a course. Brand new baskets. Creative hole layouts. Requires a fair amount of different shot types. Long and challenging. More then anything, I like this course because it is very different from all the other courses in the area.

Cons:

Grass tees. When it rains, they are extremely slippery. Also on the weekends during the summer, the park can get very crowded. Most people have no idea what disc golf is, so they are no help in getting out of the way, or not picking up your disc to throw it back to you. My biggest problem with this course is that because it is located at a beach, the park charges a lot to park during the summer. Especially on the weekends. If you aren't a Connecticut resident, it is $13.50 just to enter. That's just not worth it to me. I can play for free at plenty of other courses nearby.

Other Thoughts:

All in all I like this course a lot. When they aren't charging to park, I'm there once a week at least. They have plans in the next year or two to add permanent tee pads, when this happens, I'll rate this course a 4.5. For now im calling it a generous 4 out of 5. Its probably more of a 3.5, but I like it's uniqueness and i love playing a round at the beach, you can't beat it.
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chikago12
Experience: 10.8 years 49 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Potential to be one of the best courses in CT 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 27, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Situated in a picturesque state park. Really cool views of the beach throughout the round.

-Big, mature trees to shape lines. Not like typical CT golf at all where you're weaving through a bunch of smaller trees.

-Tons of variance in hole design. Big anny's, hyzers, flicks, turnovers, even a hole that really wants a roller.

-16,17, and 18 are just awesome ways to finish out a course. 16 is a short par four up and over a hill to a beautiful ocean view. Then 17 you come back towards a basket in a cool green along a rock wall. 18 is a great way to finish a round, a big, really long hole to a tight little green.

-Manages to be tight without being suffocating like some CT courses. You can't just throw it anywhere, but it's open enough to make you feel like you can actually throw it.

Cons:

- No teepads or signs as of yet, and it's very hard to get around without a map. If you have a map though, it's really easy to navigate from one hole to the next.

-I honestly can't think of a con when it comes to the hole design. It might be a bit on the easy side for someone who can throw 400+. Bogeys are going to be pretty rare at this course, as it's pretty easy to get up and down even after throwing it into a tree.

-Kind of expensive to play. 9 dollars to get into the park, or six dollars after 4. That's a lot for a course that isn't quite done yet.

Other Thoughts:

This course is a delightful change of pace from the usual CT course. It need a year or two to sink in, for teepads to be built, etc, but once all that stuff happens, this will challenge Wick as the best course in Connecticut.
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