Melbourne, FL
Wickham Park Share
Uploaded By: crouchingwombat Hole #16
3 / 425ft.   3 / 425ft. Par / Distance:
Hole #16 Tee



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 Fun for the family

1    6/28/2009   7/1/2009
Review By: BILL7718
Played: 2  Reviewed: 2  Exp: 12.4 Years
3 Helpful / 1 Not
Pros: I liked the mix of clean fairways and obstacles, which consist of trees with clumps of saw palmettos and other bushes around them. The tees for the next hole were close to the baskets from the previous hole, so we didn't have any problem following the course for the first time.
Cons: Its very flat and does not have a lot of shade. Bring sunscreen. Some of the tees are close enough to the previous basket with parallel fairways that you have to be aware of who's ahead and behind you on the course.
Other Thoughts: I'm introducing my family to disk golf now that my shoulder is better, and this was a fun course for the whole family. The trees and bushes provided just the right level of interference, and we easily recovered our disks. We couldn't immediately find basket 1, so we started on hole 12. The water shot on 18 was tempting for me, but there's no way the rest of my family could play the hole, so we skipped it. We played in late June the day after rain, but the course was dry and we did not have any bug problems. The 4 photos posted as of this review are a good representation of what most of the course is like.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

 Watch your discs

1    11/14/2008   3/29/2009
Review By: kuhlbeans
Played: 42  Reviewed: 26  Exp: 8.1 Years
1 Helpful / 1 Not
Pros: Course has a decent variety of shots and the large palm-like plants make for a lot of guarded pins that are hard to get at. The closing holes have water hazards to give a little bit of interest. Plenty of holes where you can really try to rip a drive without much penalty for an errant shot.
Cons: Pins are rotated by there are no alternate tees. Most holes were signed but no markings for the next tee, so sometimes it was hard to figure out where to go. Signs and baskets seemed to be in a bit of disrepair.
Other Thoughts: I joined up with a local half way through this round (I was in town on business) and he told me this park was by far the best in the area, though I was not all that impressed. There is almost no elevation change on the entire course, which normally I'd count against the course, but this is Florida by the coast so there isn't much choice for the course designer.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

 Local

5+    3/21/2009   3/23/2009
Review By: DarrenFL
Played: 6  Reviewed: 6  Exp: 5 Years
0 Helpful / 2 Not
Pros: I play this course about 2 times a week sometimes more. It is a really fun course to play! Often change basket placements which adds a lot more variety of play.
Cons: too many bushes!! sometimes have to wait for players due to losing disc.
Other Thoughts: love it.

0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

 Fun Course

5+    2/21/2009   2/22/2009
Review By: rjgarment
Played: 4  Reviewed: 4
2 Helpful / 1 Not
Pros: Front 9 fairly open. Tees and baskets in good condition. Challenging back 9. Friendly locals. Handicap league 3/4 Sundays a month.
Cons: Palmetto thickets surround every pine tree, sometimes gobbling up discs. Back 9 has blind holes where it's best to get a spotter about halfway up the fairway, or you will spend at least 15 minutes looking for your disc. Signs aren't very descriptive.
Other Thoughts: Alternate tees would be nice. I've been going 4 weeks in a row, and never encountered these "drunks" I keep hearing about, just friendly, helpful locals. Nice course overall.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

  Local

5+    1/19/2009   1/19/2009
Review By: hdw292
Played: 35  Reviewed: 1  Exp: 12.5 Years
This review was updated on 2/14/2009
2 Helpful / 2 Not
Pros: Beautifuly laid out. long fairways and 18 is a difficult one over the lake
Cons: like some people have said some of the guys that play there are hammered but not all of the locals are...some of the holes do have too much brush which it would be nice if it was trimmed
Other Thoughts: I live 1/4-1/2 mile from the park and i'm there almost every weekend. I ride my bike over, since i'm only 16 and have my permit, and the people I meet aren't always hammered but I have run into a couple of them

2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

 Waste of time!

1    12/6/2008   12/6/2008
Review By: theGryphon
Played: 3  Reviewed: 3  Exp: 4.7 Years
This review was updated on 10/20/2009
6 Helpful / 8 Not
Pros: None.
Cons: Too many.
Other Thoughts: I have removed my long and hateful review of this course. After several trips to this course with nothing positive to say, I'm done with this course and will not return to play here again.

6 of 14 people found this review helpful.

 Very Fun

1    11/29/2008   11/30/2008
Review By: crouchingwombat
Played: 28  Reviewed: 17  Exp: 5.4 Years
6 Helpful / 1 Not
Pros: Really like this course. Once I found the tees everything was smooth. All of the holes are different and some offer nice challenges. 18 was fun with the lake in the middle.
Cons: With so many pin positions there needs to be a map at the beginning to show the current pin locations. Some next tee signs would be nice also, but aren't necessary.

6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

 1st time in Florida

1    8/31/2008   9/23/2008
Review By: simpletwist
Played: 25  Reviewed: 10  Exp: 5.9 Years
7 Helpful / 1 Not
Pros: Good distances for long throwers. Coming from the north the palm trees and the local critters make for an interesting change of scenery. The most interesting holes are all on the back 9. And the water on 17 & 18 make this a particulalrly interesting course.
Cons: The layout was confusing and we never found some of the tee boxes or baskets (holes 6-9 if I remember correctly) Being in a busy multi use public park there may be other park users in the line of fire. On number 5 we had a Dad and his 2 children using the fairway for ball golf practice. They were polite and stepped out of the way so we could "play through."
Other Thoughts: I realize reviews should come from a fully played course, but since we could not find all of the tee boxes or baskets, I think this simple review still has merit.

7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

 Not a lot of variety

5/1/2005   5/20/2008
Review By: Caribbeing
Played: 16  Reviewed: 11  Exp: 14 Years
6 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: As others have said, good for those who like to haul off and throw as hard as they can. It's nice not having to worry about pesky trees, or aiming.

Some holes are completely bare except for a clump of palm trees and bushes right by the hole. This means drives can be huge, but you do need to control your approach, so you come in from the right angle.
Cons: Being from the Mid-West, the course seemed very one dimensional to me. Also, perhaps silly of me, but I was a bit concerned about Florida's well-known snakes, lizards, scorpions, and other assorted insects - especially when I was retrieving a disc from under a bush.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

 melbourne

3/20/2007   5/20/2008
Review By: martinb
Played: 124  Reviewed: 58  Exp: 33.7 Years
6 Helpful / 1 Not
Pros: well maintained course, multi use park but no interference from other activities except for the ocassional picnicker on fairways. world class layout/design.
Cons: two dimensional in the respect you need a big-arm to really do well here.
Other Thoughts: an excellent course that would be a welcome addition to any community. will challenge you for long shots, rollers if you have them. a raw beginner may be a little overwhelmed by the length of the course, not too many short technical shots, but if you dont care what your score is a beginner can enjoy it just as much as anyone else. the terrain is flat, and there is great usage of the existing foliage to make you place your approach shots spot on.

6 of 7 people found this review helpful.


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