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Dunbar, WV

Wine Cellar DGC

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MrFrosty
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 31.1 years 764 played 387 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Bring Your Technical Game 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 22, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

When entering the park , make sure you look to the right . The course is not in the main area of this park , but you can see a basket ( #18 ) and the actual wine cellar on the right with limited paring there , but plenty on the other side of the street . There are 2 paths , one closest to the road that is actually for walkers or joggers , and the one that is closest to the cellar which leads you to hole one . There were signs pretty far out from the park and entering it telling you you are on the right track for this course . After reading DGR and looking over the front page of this course , it is obvious that this course is improving . There were actually 2 sets of tees for most of these holes instead of 1 ( don't pay too much attention to hole lengths ) . The baskets are Discatchers and in pretty good shape , the signage is plastic coated paper , but very informative with hole # , distance and flight path . The tee pads are kind of strange . They are a large board that looks nailed into where the wood base of the old tee pads were , but they worked okay . No sun screen needed here . You will be in the shade 98% of the time . The elevation here is pretty extreme . If you are not going uphill or downhill , you are probably on the side of a hill . The course seems well taken care of except for a few places where the rough has grown up and out of hand . This course plays tight and technical , where all of the holes except #18 are in the woods . I don't know how much play this course gets , as I was here on an early Sunday morning and was the only one on the course for my 90 minutes . Course design looks pretty solid . I might have removed a tree or 2 to make a better fairway path on a couple of holes , or created an alternative path for opposite hands . Course length is reasonable , especially from the longs . You will have to create with some of your upshots and drives on this course . The woods itself is a nice look . I played the course in about 90 minutes solo for a first timer . A foursome will take 2 1/2 hours or so . There were amounts of good holes . #6 was a drive starting on the lowest part of the course and the only hole where you have to throw over the walkers trail . It moves flat a little left to right over a creek that was dry at the time , then elevates uphill at the end to the basket protested by a gully and trees . #13 is a short blind shot that you either have to wrap around to right to left , with the downhill and trees in play , and a hill that is a more direct route that you can chance over the top . #17 is a downhill blast through a tight treed fairway that you will overshoot unless you luck out and hit a tree at the bottom . As good as some of these holes were , a few left you scratching your head . An example would be #5 , a downhill angle shot to a small green where the basket is . Overshoot or leave it short to the right and you are down the hill . Both the basket and mid fairway are protected by rows of trees where you have to hope you find a seam to get through . An oddity for this course was that there were stacked rocks on a bunch of these holes , either deep in the fairway or up against the pole of the basket . I guess it adds to the scenery , but my approach on a couple of the holes bounce off of them and my disc ended up downhill . There is still some fun factor here because of the shot variety and alternate tees to mix up your game . Navigation here flows pretty well . Lots of arrows on trees help . . I would still print a map . One of the confusing areas on the course is the transition from #13's basket to #14's tee . You have to backtrack on the fairway about 75' then use the path that goes up Signature Hole : Also a great finishing hole is #18 . The tee sits on the far left of the #17 basket , throws across a clear flat plane , keeping your drive to the left of a mando , then you have to throw down a treed fairway to a basket protected by the row of trees that were on your right .

Cons:

#1 Safety . The walking path that is utilized only comes into play a couple of times , but I can see where a ricochet off a tree or an off course drive could make it a bad day for a jogger/walker. Also , and I don't know why , but there is a bench at the bottom of the hill on #17 . Yell or look before you throw . . #2 inclement weather . I cannot see playing this course during or after a rain . Footing could reach the impossible . #3 Navigation . It can be tricky in a couple of spots where several paths paths branch off . Disc Risk : Medium . Since the course is wooded and the elevation so extreme , some blind shot drives to the basket will create rollaways and ricochets that could leave your disc 150' + off course . Add that to some of the overgrowth , and you might have problems leaving with as many discs as you came with . Take turns spotting if with a group . There isn't much to do with amenities . No benches or trash cans . There are some tables o put you bag on at the tees , though . Pretty cool . Please carry out what you carry in . And bring bug spray . The little guys here will eat you alive during the warm weather months . I also want to warn you , as I am not a fan of throwing on holes that you have to land on the Sides of hills . Be prepared during your round that a good drive or upshot/putt could clip a root or a small rock and you could be penalized with your disc rolling behind a tree ( Like mine ) 100' downhill .

Other Thoughts:

This course really teetered on a 3-3.5 grading . I am going to play this course again next year at this time and could move it up . The course should have a better score next time . I ran into a few spider webs on the course , and not off the fairway either . That normally means that the course isn't getting enough play . Especially as much as nearby courses Redeemer , Little Creek and Coonskin . As long as the weather is dry and you don't mind a lot of elevation , this course is a good play ( Locals ? ) .You must bring your mental game to this course to score well .My Recommendation : A good compliment to the more open air Redeemer Park , this course might be a little undersold . I like it better that the woods course at St Albans . Thank You , City Of Dunbar and the Parks Dept. here for letting me play. If you are a local , traveler , intermediate , or casual . this course is a good enough play . Play It !!
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williams363
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10 years 79 played 37 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Technical, That Is For Sure 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 18, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Beautiful wooded area with nice hiking trails.
-The Wine Cellar itself is pretty cool to check out.
-Parking is right near #1 and #18. (could use a sign showing where to find one from the parking lot though)
-Fun mix of turns and up and down hill
-you will hike a lot

Cons:

-you will hike a lot. (positive and negative)
-very rough in the summer; it gets very overgrown (especially 12-15, 17...)
-definitely not for beginners, I consider myself recreational-amateur, and its still a tough course.
-IF it's been raining, avoid this place. Mostly on an incline walking, easy to slip in mud....i did. lol

Other Thoughts:

I've yet to play here in good conditions. Summer is tough too where it gets overgrown. Only #18 is out of the woods; and it is really soggy in that field too. Take old shoes, watch where you discs land, and bring bug spray.

Ideally, I plan to try this course in the fall. Plants should be mostly dead, less bugs, and maybe dried out terrain. That would make it more enjoyable.
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ForearmGalore
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11 years 249 played 42 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 17, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Talk about technical! If you're looking for a course that really challenges you to be accurate on every single hole.. This is it!
-Good parking and nice scenery
-Good Baskets
-Easy to navigate for the most part
-This course provides an adventure. You really feel like you're out in the wild on this one. This isn't just a course at a park. This is a course on a mountain where you'll feel like you're enveloped by nature.

Cons:

-Not for beginners (which can be a good thing, but important to note)
-CRAZY elevations on this one. You will climb the mountain, and most paths aren't stairs. The path is marked.. But you have to hoof it. You will be tired at the end. Give yourself 2 hours to play this bad boy.
-REALLY easy to loose a disc on basically every hole. If you're with someone you might want to send a scout ahead to see where discs land

Other Thoughts:

Really fun course, but difficult because of the elevation. Worth your time, but probably not the best travel stop if you're traveling with less experienced players.
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dylangrantclark
Experience: 3 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Beautiful, yet unfinished. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 9, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course was very fun to play! It wasn't too far off of the interstate, and was quite easy to find. The holes were challenging enough, yet very fun to play. The walk was absolutely beautiful, and the entrance into the disc golf course was very beautiful.

Cons:

It was rather easy to lose a disc, it took some time to find them and could be difficult to retrieve them. The course is only nine holes, at the time we played it, but there are more baskets.

Other Thoughts:

This was one of the funnest courses I've played. I would love to return and play it once it is finished!
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zfish102
Experience: 12.8 years 68 played 18 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice little course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 6, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good technical shots
Not hard to find
Clean area
Very nice baskets

Cons:

Tricky to find first hole
Can be muddy in paths from hole to hole
Long walk from 8 to 9

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice little course to play fi you're looking for some technical shots through the woods. The sides of the fairways are still thick with some brush so keep an eye on your disc if you hit a tree. Future development can definitely be made with the park, especially would be nice to see some holes between 8 and 9 so there isn't such a long walk without tossing a disc.
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knettles
Experience: 13.8 years 163 played 27 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Technical Finesse 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 17, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Variety of shots due to vegetation and terrain.
-Asphalt regrind tees (similar to gravel).
-Nice Innova baskets.
-Scenic park setting.

Cons:

-No long open holes (me being picky).
-Has some flat sections of trail that get super muddy.

Other Thoughts:

My original review stated how this course suffered from many of the holes being too short. I have taken that back due to the constant and awesome work done by the designers to improve the course. They have lengthened (and improved) a couple holes and should have the full 18 ready in the coming months. I'm really excited to see what the rest of the holes will look like when they're done. Since this course's inception, it's done nothing but gotten better.
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