Pros:
15 minutes from my home sits Wadsworth Memorial Disc Golf Course at Veteran's Memorial Park. Since it's inception in 2011, it had been labeled as one of the worst courses in the state of Ohio.
Waist high grass, broken baskets, and a terrible layout made this course an absolute ghost town on the verge of extinction.
It would take a group of superheroes to save this place, and boy did they show up in their capes.
Countless hours of volunteer work has turned Wadsworth Memorial into one of the better courses in the area!
+ While on the shorter side, the current design perfectly utilizes what the park has to offer, making for a very fun round. The first few holes are heavily wooded before the rest of the course opens up to a park style track. The pond comes into play several times, including the water carry on #17. When elevation is present, it is used.
+ If I were to pick out my favorite holes, I'd have to go with #4, #5, #10, and #17. All of them have some type of water in play with fun basket placements.
+ There are big plans for this summer, including the addition of concrete tee pads to the holes that don't have them yet. Permanent tee signs are also planned to be installed this summer.
+ There are many unique basket placements, which spice up some of the shorter holes. #2 is a hanging basket, while #13 and #17 are elevated. Many baskets has a bright red flag on top to easily spot them.
+ There are navigational arrows underneath every basket to simplify navigation.
+ Being adjacent to the impressive Art Wright Stadium, there is plenty of parking available on site. The course entrance is pretty easy to spot. There is a practice basket there as well.
Cons:
- The average hole length here is only 268 feet, so more experienced players should score well under par.
- The 18-hole layout is still new, so it still needs broken in. Keep this is mind when you come out to play.
- The geese aren't the friendliest of hosts, especially when the babies are around. They'll hiss and charge, so try to stay away from them if you can.
- At the time of this review, there were no permanent tee pads or tee signs. This wasn't taken into account for the rating because they'll be coming within a few months.
Other Thoughts:
Seeing the complete transformation of Wadsworth Memorial DGC is mind blowing, especially in such a short amount of time.
Shoutout to everyone who made this happen. The future of disc golf is now much brighter in Wadsworth!
Note: When uploading course photos, I typically upload the view from each tee. I'm holding off on taking those until the concrete is poured. In the meantime, there are basket-to-tee photos posted as well as a few of the tee pads that are finalized.