Colwich, KS

Cowskin - East

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Chained Evil
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Experience: 13.8 years 1088 played 227 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A wooded treat 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 19, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Cowskin (Colwich) has 3 sets of tees and multiple pin placements per hole. Tee pads are ample and have good grip. Thanks to the KDGA for donating to the course improvement fund in 2018.
Signage is adequate and has been updated recently. The flow is logical and there is a solid mix of short, moderate, longer length holes. Dog leg left and right holes are present as well as open and technical holes.
Each pad (yellow, red, and blue) provide a different look on each hole.
Cowskin leans towards the technical wooded style of course so there are some very nice lines here. You must shape shots to stay in the fairway. There are a few more open holes as well. A good balance. This course will test every aspect of your game, and mental game as well.
Baskets get moved with regularity so the layout never gets stale.

Cons:

*Can get slick after a solid rain due to the hard pack in the fairways. This often times leads to mud on the tee pads making a solid plant tough.
*The grass does get overgrown from time to time.
*No trashcans or benches, that will bother some
*Depending on what tee you are playing and what pin placement the basket is in there are a few holes with a bit of a walk from basket to the next tee. Not a huge con however.

Other Thoughts:

One of (if not) the best courses in the Wichita metro area Cowskin is a popular play for players of all skill levels. This course gets a lot of love locally and with good reason as there is something here for everyone. Yellow tees are a bit shorter than the reds but are just as challenging. The blue tees add length to make things even that more difficult. You can play all 3 layouts and see 3 different lines on this course.
This course will test all aspects of your game and you will need to be able to hit lines and shape shots in order to score well here. BH, FH, turnover shots, etc will be needed to achieve par on many of the holes.
Cowskin is a quiet and peaceful course that is away from the hustle and bustle of the big city. Come out and unwind and throw some awesome holes. There is a lot of history on this course, just look up at the trees on hole 18.
This course is always being improved and many upgrades have recently been made. New tee pads and new MVP baskets just to name a few. There are plans to install more holes west of the existing course and a championship gold layout is also being worked on. This is a course that is both satisfying and humbling at the same time. It can get to you if you let it but it will also improve your overall game. You owe it to yourself to play this course. Its a quality track and a course that you will want to come back to again and again.
A shout out to the volunteers that keep this amazing course trimmed, groomed, and the baskets moved. DG in the Wichita area is very lucky to have this gem readily available.
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eschoenhofer
Experience: 26.2 years 40 played 11 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Heavyweight Champ of Wichita Disc 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 1, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is the best course in this area in my opinion. It has 3 tee boxes and at least 2 different pin positions on every hole, so any given day you could come out here and play 54 unique golf holes, then come out a week later and play a totally different 54. They recently updated to brand new baskets which catch great, and they recently put in concrete tee pads, so the infrastructure is great. I don't think any other course in town comes close to the difficulty of this course. There are a lot of tunnel shots. I mean a lot. There are several 300+ foot holes that are through the trees with a 10 foot ceiling the whole way. Some make you work right to left, some make you work left to right, but all the tunnel shots are tough. They did break the mold on 4 or 5 holes where you have a little more open tee shot and you can go for some distance, but mostly this course is about very tight technical lines. I have been playing for a long time, and there is no other course in town that punishes bad shots (and sometimes good shots) so much. They have cleaned up a ton of trees and underbrush in the last several years, and while the course might be very tough, there are clean lines that can be hit on every hole if you have the skill. It is a lot of fun if you are looking for a real challenge.

Cons:

It can be a bit demoralizing if you cant keep you disc low and hit your lines. I wouldn't recommend taking out beginner or lower skill level players to play this course. They won't have much fun unless they are very patient. Without a map it is a bit confusing to get around, and the trees are so thick its hard to look around and see the next hole. It holds moisture for a while, and floods when things get really wet because of the creek that runs through it. The signs are pretty cheesy and home made, and I don't think all the distances are current to the way the course is laid out now. Sometimes mowing is infrequent, and it can get pretty hairy when they haven't mowed in a while.

Other Thoughts:

For a high level player I don't think there is a better course in the Wichita area. I like Oak Park if you are just looking for a fun relaxing round with good scenery (even though Oak can show its teeth with the right basket placement and tee pads), but this course will separate the men from the boys, or women from the girls. It's a players course. I am an advanced player, and I have never been able to shoot under par here. +1 is my best score after playing out here more than a dozen times, and have shot as bad as +10. The thing I like about the course is that it is tough, but fair. You can shoot well out here, but it will take every part of your game being on point.
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juswinginit
Experience: 10.6 years 124 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

variety is king 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 17, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

WIth 3 different tee pads and 2 basket locations for every hole this course really is different every time. Unlike many courses where the difference between tee pads is that one is longer but is otherwise the same shot, Here the different tee pads make many of the holes completely different. And, unlike many courses where there are a couple basket locations, but seem to only change locations once every 3 months, I have played this course 5 times in the last 8 weeks, there has been a different configuration of baskets every time I go. There are a lot of trees, some tight fairways and tricky lines, but not ridiculously so. There are a few holes that are more open. The course definitely tests your ability to throw a variety of shots with control. The course has variety! So many courses are fairly redundant from hole to hole. Not so at Colwich. Variety is king.

Cons:

There are no concrete tee pads. There is not a good map of the course, so navigation can be a bit of a challenge if you go for the first time without someone who has played it before. Only a bit of modest elevation change.
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Mushin No Shin
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.1 years 1192 played 67 reviews
4.00 star(s)

O Funky sage Routes 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 9, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

The Baskets ARE there!
Unique Fun course
Easy/Aided Navigation
Red and Blue Pads AND optional Pole alternative Target
Was Mowed and Wacked
Plenty of woods, funky Osage, woods
Great variety of lines required, to score well (no Overhand-Cheat shots)
Good Bridges
Water Hazards

Cons:

Too Funky for the general populous

Other Thoughts:

I'm indifferent to Natural vs Crete Pads. Course currently has Natural Pads
Hit the Line or hit an early tree, could discourage beginners, but that's just the nature of this Beast.
Course rating will end up 3.7...
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lazjak
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Colwich DG 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 18, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Legit ass course with a private sort of feel. Rarely see many other golfers out, yet the course is usually maintained very well. Red/blue or long/short options allow for 36 hole layout. It has tee signs at each tee pad with distances listed on them.

Cons:

alcohol is not allowed at the park (allegedly). It can be a bit confusing the first time through. I also got a mosquito bite last time I went out.

Other Thoughts:

Aside from Oak Park, this is the 2nd best course in the greater Wichita area. Well worth trip, 4.5/5 would play again.
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bquick222
Experience: 14.6 years 11 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

"Wild Course" 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 21, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Fun course and a change of pace after playing oak and herman countless times. The home made baskets catch good and are all numbered and have three different tee off locations for each hole. The back 9 is the hardest part of the course with the creek winding around for about 7 holes.

Cons:

Lots of trees hanging down that get in the way a lot. It would not be a good course for beginners. If it is not mowed would be very hard to find discs. Lots of hedge apples to twist your ankle on. Very muddy by the creeks. Lots of thorn bushes

Other Thoughts:

I went in the moring and saw lots of deer which was pretty cool. Like I said nice change of pace from the other 2 courses in Wichita. Lots of trees! Tough course, but if your in the area it is pretty fun, and you should try it out.
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scarpfish
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.7 years 360 played 98 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Challenging and fun when it's playable 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 11, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Three sets of tees on every hole marked by color coded signage. Yellow baskets are bright and catch very good for homemades. Offers a more serene wilderness feel compared to the manicured 'park golf' courses in Wichita. Excellent for winter time play, provided there is no snow cover. A nice mix of open, wooded and transition holes. Even the easier yellow tees aren't gimmes, and lesser skilled players will prefer these. Advanced players will prefer the reds and blue layouts, which take turns alternating as long and middle tees.

Cons:

The downside of an unmanicured course, namely lack of maintainence. The hedge trees make wonderfully formiddable obstacles for shooting down a disc. That being said, the thorns on them make the experience seem like you're playing around barbed wire. If things aren't trimmed back occasionally this becomes an obstacle course. I've actually had discs get punctured here. Best not to wear shorts around here, and a long sleeved shirt would be advised too. There are also hedgeapples in various states of decay on the ground, not to mention piles of brush and marshy spots. Unless there are flags on the ground defining where the tee line is can be difficult. Some of the bridges over the creek are starting to wear down.

Other Thoughts:

After about May 1 until October, this course may be near unplayable if there hasn't been a recent mow, esspecially after a hard rain. The local organizers here usually host tournaments very early in the year, or very late while the vegetation is in check. If you're passing through on K-96 during the late spring or summer, you may want to give the course a look. Hole 1 is not a good indicator of the murkier conditions that may be lurking in the back. If you hate looking for errant throws in tall grass, much less getting pricked by thorns trying to retreive your disc, you might want to skip this one.
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LucasBlack
Experience: 1 played
3.00 star(s)

A wild course but enjoyable. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 30, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is a full 18 with variety of shots. The baskets are yellow and are in good condition, all metal. It has a full complement of shots required to do well on this course. It offers doglegs, and shots with split courses so you can make a choice as well as many risk/reward decisions involving the creek that runs throughout. Course nicely loops back to beginning. Many trees/ very wooded and a fairly scenic area for Kansas countryside.
Offers 3 sets of tees, Yellow for Beginner/Ametuer and red or blue for the pro. There is a map of the hole on every Tee sign and they are clearly marked,

Cons:

This is a very wild course. I played fairly close after it was mowed and it was pretty nice, but you can tell it was tractor mowed and still rough cut. The trees are well used in the course but could use some trimming. The mosquitos were there in amazing numbers around the first couple of holes when I was there. Definitely BRING BUG SPRAY. The tees are dirt and were slightly muddy. Not a course you would want to play when it was wet out at all. Also should bring closed toed shoes, pretty wild. Not a course for the newbie, still fun but they may get frustrated by losing discs in the woods/creek. Creek sides are slippery and muddy. No benches or trash bins.

Other Thoughts:

Would have given this course a 3.5 or 4.0 if it had been better maintained. Very interesting layout but very rough. Some tree limbs were in the flight path that were just overgrown. I am definitely interested in seeing what it's like in the fall/winter too.
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Innovadude
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 25.8 years 235 played 180 reviews
2.50 star(s)

very rough in summer 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

It features 3 sets of grass tees, each with it's own great tee sign showing length, fairway and where the next tee is. Good design, using all the available trees and creeks.

Cons:

When I played it, the grass was up to 2' high in the fairway, sometimes 5' on the walks. The creek is muddy and slippery, and looks like it can flood some of the course when it rains. Very buggy. Not well maintained, half the holes had severely blocked lines due to overgrown branches.

Other Thoughts:

Will be very nice if a lot more work went in (plenty has so far, but it will take much more). Play it in fall/winter.
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