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Hole #14
Hole #14 
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decent as a complement to Camden II
Pros: This is the older brother of the awesome Camden II course. Camden I is nowhere near as good, but having both in the same park is an advantage because Camden I does add to the overall variety of holes by including a number of open holes on the hills where wind can be a huge factor.
It is a hilly course, only a couple of holes lack elevation change. The first 6 are mostly open, and then after that it varies from scattered trees to tunnel fairways through denser woods. Hole 6 was redesigned in the last couple years; it is now a legitimate par 4 hole playing along a meandering creek. It is a great hole, that starts out wide open but requires a little attention to placement of the drive in order to have a chance to approach cleanly for a 3. The approach has to cross the creek, which has some steep gully walls, so there is good risk/reward and trying to park the approach can add a couple strokes from a bad lie if you come up short. This is followed by a tough tunnel shot on hole 7. Holes 6,7 are the highlights of the course. Most of the rest of the course is made up of standard holes with decent variety, and a lot of deuce opportunities. Several holes call for midrange off the tee.
It is a hilly course, only a couple of holes lack elevation change. The first 6 are mostly open, and then after that it varies from scattered trees to tunnel fairways through denser woods. Hole 6 was redesigned in the last couple years; it is now a legitimate par 4 hole playing along a meandering creek. It is a great hole, that starts out wide open but requires a little attention to placement of the drive in order to have a chance to approach cleanly for a 3. The approach has to cross the creek, which has some steep gully walls, so there is good risk/reward and trying to park the approach can add a couple strokes from a bad lie if you come up short. This is followed by a tough tunnel shot on hole 7. Holes 6,7 are the highlights of the course. Most of the rest of the course is made up of standard holes with decent variety, and a lot of deuce opportunities. Several holes call for midrange off the tee.
Cons: The course can be crowded, so its best played in mornings or weekdays.
Tons of rec players frequent this course and some of them have no understanding of course etiquette or cleaning up after themselves, so the course is sometimes not in the best shape. However the silver lining of that is that having this course side-by-side with Camden II draws those problems away from the great Camden II course.
Tons of rec players frequent this course and some of them have no understanding of course etiquette or cleaning up after themselves, so the course is sometimes not in the best shape. However the silver lining of that is that having this course side-by-side with Camden II draws those problems away from the great Camden II course.
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cut my teeth on this course 
5+ 
11/7/2009 
11/15/2009
Review By: hognosesucker 
Played: 294 Reviewed: 84 Exp: 14.1 Years
This review was updated on 12/18/2009
Pros: -Camden 1 has a nice balance of open and wooded holes. The first six and the last 2 are open and the rest are fairly wooded.
-The course also makes good use of elevation, most of which are gentle to somewhat steep slopes.
-There is also a good mix of shot variety required at this course and some of these are the only lines for the hole. For instance 16 is a hard left to right uphill, 12 is a slight right to left downhill.
-There are 4 practice baskets to throw at for warm up.
Three sets of tees that offer different looks at the holes
Nice landscaping around trees in the open part of the course and a fairly intuitive layout.
-The course also makes good use of elevation, most of which are gentle to somewhat steep slopes.
-There is also a good mix of shot variety required at this course and some of these are the only lines for the hole. For instance 16 is a hard left to right uphill, 12 is a slight right to left downhill.
-There are 4 practice baskets to throw at for warm up.
Three sets of tees that offer different looks at the holes
Nice landscaping around trees in the open part of the course and a fairly intuitive layout.
Cons: -Only a portajohn and nature for bathrooms, no water, and parking area is a bit congested at times.
-Although there are 3 sets of tees, the shorts and the longs are only marked with a 2x4 painted either red or blue and can be hard to find or the teepads are just junk, washed away with erosion, unlevel etc.
-6 is kind of a confusing hole navigation wise, it's pretty much a straight shot but the pin you see is actually 15's pin, 6's pin is across the creek to the right of the bridge.
-A lot of the holes have not withstood the test of time the way they were designed is no longer the masses play them. For instance 13 now has 2 lines, a straight and easy one cut through the woods (new line which didn't exist when designed) or a right to left skip or roller shot (old line), it just seems like people find an easier route and decide to play it that way insead of the way it was intended.
-Although there are a few longer holes, none of these holes are in the woods, so the wooded holes get a bit repetitive
-Holes 3-5 have no trees on them at all, just wide open shots with elevation involved
-The course has a walking path on it so be careful on the open holes.
-Although there are 3 sets of tees, the shorts and the longs are only marked with a 2x4 painted either red or blue and can be hard to find or the teepads are just junk, washed away with erosion, unlevel etc.
-6 is kind of a confusing hole navigation wise, it's pretty much a straight shot but the pin you see is actually 15's pin, 6's pin is across the creek to the right of the bridge.
-A lot of the holes have not withstood the test of time the way they were designed is no longer the masses play them. For instance 13 now has 2 lines, a straight and easy one cut through the woods (new line which didn't exist when designed) or a right to left skip or roller shot (old line), it just seems like people find an easier route and decide to play it that way insead of the way it was intended.
-Although there are a few longer holes, none of these holes are in the woods, so the wooded holes get a bit repetitive
-Holes 3-5 have no trees on them at all, just wide open shots with elevation involved
-The course has a walking path on it so be careful on the open holes.
Other Thoughts: Overall, I enjoy playing this course thoroughly, it's where I spent a lot of my early days playing and I had a lot of fun there. I will definitely keep coming back especially since there is another excellent champ 18 onsite.
Also, do yourself a favor on hole 9, the only line looks to be a big right to left shot, which makes the hole fairly difficult to 3, but you can throw a high left to right shot over hole 8 and have an easy 3 and a possible duece :)
Also, do yourself a favor on hole 9, the only line looks to be a big right to left shot, which makes the hole fairly difficult to 3, but you can throw a high left to right shot over hole 8 and have an easy 3 and a possible duece :)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
A nice outing 
Pros: Very well marked; par, distance and map listed at every concrete tee. Well kept in a very hilly park just south of the Illinois/Iowa border. The first few holes are in open field where elevation changes are your only enemy. After that, the fairways become lined with foliage (but nothing too dense). Some highlights throughout this one; very well constructed through the middle. Lots of people playing on a Sunday afternoon, but we were never held up at any one point.
Cons: Nothing bad to say about this one, really. Nothing to brag about either. A typical DG experience. A creek runs through the entire course which is looks nice but smells bad.
Other Thoughts: Park all the way in the back by a pavilion. Here there is access to both courses. Don't play the other one, unless you love abuse.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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