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Arctic Springs DGC reviews
10
0
wolfhaley
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience:
20 years
1008 played
579 reviews
One of WI's worst
Reviewed:
Played on:May 7, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
Arctic Springs is a 6 hole course in Galesville WI. It's located next to the Arctic Springs restaurant but is actually in a small park. There's some kind of trout farm facility in the park and a pavillion.
The baskets are DGA Mach's of some sort. II's if I had to guess, very possibly III"s. These catch fine and are more than adequate here. One pin position and basket per hole. Solid.
The flow of the course is *basically* pretty simple. Plays counterclockwise around the park with hole 1 starting to the south side of the restaurant.
Water can come into play on holes 1 and 2 with an errant shot that drifts or fades too far to the right.
Hole 4's basket plays slightly uphill. Hole 5's tee has you throwing downhill over the parking lot. This is the only elevation here. Not bad for only being 6 holes.
That's more than I thought I'd come up with.
The baskets are DGA Mach's of some sort. II's if I had to guess, very possibly III"s. These catch fine and are more than adequate here. One pin position and basket per hole. Solid.
The flow of the course is *basically* pretty simple. Plays counterclockwise around the park with hole 1 starting to the south side of the restaurant.
Water can come into play on holes 1 and 2 with an errant shot that drifts or fades too far to the right.
Hole 4's basket plays slightly uphill. Hole 5's tee has you throwing downhill over the parking lot. This is the only elevation here. Not bad for only being 6 holes.
That's more than I thought I'd come up with.
Cons:
Oh man, where to start...
The tee signs. 3 are present, 3 are long gone. Not a major con really with such a small park. But with no map to be found anywhere, even Udisc, it makes orientating yourself to start a hassle. The 3 that are there don't offer much info anyway. The post they're mounted on serve more of a purpose in just getting you to a tee.
Hole 3's basket is mounted directly in a perpetually wet area. It's almost comical. Not almost really. It's one of the worst pin placements I've ever seen. There was dead grass, taller than the basket completely engulfing the basket from last year.
For anyone not eating at the restaurant and just driving here to play. Hole 6 is the one you'll see first. Right by the parking lot. I'd just start on this one. It's both the worst starting AND/OR worst finishing hole. Throws over a pavillion (probably rarely used) coupled with swampy, unlevel footing.
Hole 5 had us throwing over our own vehicle, unbeknownst to us while parking. That was cool.
Lot's of goose poop, surprisingly more dog poop though. This course is the ish, number 2 in Galesville.
The tee signs. 3 are present, 3 are long gone. Not a major con really with such a small park. But with no map to be found anywhere, even Udisc, it makes orientating yourself to start a hassle. The 3 that are there don't offer much info anyway. The post they're mounted on serve more of a purpose in just getting you to a tee.
Hole 3's basket is mounted directly in a perpetually wet area. It's almost comical. Not almost really. It's one of the worst pin placements I've ever seen. There was dead grass, taller than the basket completely engulfing the basket from last year.
For anyone not eating at the restaurant and just driving here to play. Hole 6 is the one you'll see first. Right by the parking lot. I'd just start on this one. It's both the worst starting AND/OR worst finishing hole. Throws over a pavillion (probably rarely used) coupled with swampy, unlevel footing.
Hole 5 had us throwing over our own vehicle, unbeknownst to us while parking. That was cool.
Lot's of goose poop, surprisingly more dog poop though. This course is the ish, number 2 in Galesville.
Other Thoughts:
Out of over 300 courses played in WI and over 800 overall. One of the worst places I've stepped foot on. I can't recommend avoiding this place at all costs enough. If you have to bag it, it's doable, it's not pleasant. The golden lining is that there's a mediocre middle school course less than 5 minutes away.
Probably top 5, for sure top 10 worst places I've played. Impressively unimpressive. Seriously debated the 0 rating here. It's that good.
Probably top 5, for sure top 10 worst places I've played. Impressively unimpressive. Seriously debated the 0 rating here. It's that good.
