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Swenson Park DGC reviews
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Swenson Park Disc Golf Is A Bargain At $5! 2+ years
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Played on:Jan 28, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
I understand Swenson Park is in somewhat of a crisis after the city has said they won't subsidize it any longer. Losing this would be quite a blow to the area's golfers. I think the disc golfing community would also be losing an asset.
The course has concrete pads and nice permanent tee signs which are all mounted on wine barrels. The baskets are DGA Mach X models which are a very deep shade of purple. They're pretty sharp looking. You also receive a professional scorecard, just like the real golfers.
Swenson Park is the first (of around 20-25 disc courses on regular courses) that I have played where the disc golf holes don't play hole for hole with the golf holes. By using this design, they were able to make the disc golf experience more like what we are accustomed to on our disc courses. It's not just 600' wide open holes like some golf courses I've played. The course is almost entirely flat but uses a few small hills to the max and also includes the pond areas here very well on a number of holes. The designer didn't always feel the need to place the baskets around the green. Hole one is probably 200' short of the golf green making for a better disc golf hole.
Back to the water holes. Holes that use the water. # 4 has a nasty looking lake just past the basket. # 6 plays 465' with water on your right all the way and the basket set close to this water.
# 8 features water on your right side. # 11 is over 500' and the most dude t line in over water most of the way. It is easy enough to just play far right but serious players can show their courage here. # 12 has water on the right side which you need to avoid. And finally, # 14 is a very picturesque hole which resembles many golf holes. It's 200' over the water with the basket set on a small peninsula. It will make many players pucker up a little.
# 7 is a normal disc golf hole, very rare for golf course holes. It plays about 285' through a gauntlet of trees but not technical tight.
The course has concrete pads and nice permanent tee signs which are all mounted on wine barrels. The baskets are DGA Mach X models which are a very deep shade of purple. They're pretty sharp looking. You also receive a professional scorecard, just like the real golfers.
Swenson Park is the first (of around 20-25 disc courses on regular courses) that I have played where the disc golf holes don't play hole for hole with the golf holes. By using this design, they were able to make the disc golf experience more like what we are accustomed to on our disc courses. It's not just 600' wide open holes like some golf courses I've played. The course is almost entirely flat but uses a few small hills to the max and also includes the pond areas here very well on a number of holes. The designer didn't always feel the need to place the baskets around the green. Hole one is probably 200' short of the golf green making for a better disc golf hole.
Back to the water holes. Holes that use the water. # 4 has a nasty looking lake just past the basket. # 6 plays 465' with water on your right all the way and the basket set close to this water.
# 8 features water on your right side. # 11 is over 500' and the most dude t line in over water most of the way. It is easy enough to just play far right but serious players can show their courage here. # 12 has water on the right side which you need to avoid. And finally, # 14 is a very picturesque hole which resembles many golf holes. It's 200' over the water with the basket set on a small peninsula. It will make many players pucker up a little.
# 7 is a normal disc golf hole, very rare for golf course holes. It plays about 285' through a gauntlet of trees but not technical tight.
Cons:
It's still open compared to many of our disc golf courses.
$5 to play.
Pretty good chance of drowning one of your discs.
$5 to play.
Pretty good chance of drowning one of your discs.
Other Thoughts:
One of the better disc courses I've seen on golf courses. It has a nice variety of throws, uses the water hazards nicely and does a nice job of keeping the disc golf and the regular golf apart. If I lived here, I could see myself including this in my regular rotation of courses.
