Auburn, NE

Ariens DGC

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Pizza God
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Experience: 36.1 years 1717 played 574 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Ariens no more

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 8, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Cement tee pads
Metal tee signs that still look ok
park is well maintained

Cons:

Long walk from 5 to 6 up the hill and then back from 8 to 9

Other Thoughts:

Small town course that isn't too bad if you like walking.
This course is named after the company that built the original baskets and tee signs. Several other courses in this part of Nebraska also sport Ariens baskets.

However, they have been replaced with DD Vet baskets. (you can see some of the OG pin placements in the pictures I posted)

First couple of holes throw in the park by the parking area. A couple of pitch and put, hole 4 throws over a marsh though.

Hole 5 is up the hill between the school and medical facility. Those 3 holes are on the side of a hill with a few trees to deal with.

Then back down the hill to throw hole 9 back over the Marsh.

There is not much to say about this course, the walk is why I downgraded it from a 3 to a 2.5, I hate long walks between holes.

Would I play here again? No, this was a one and done course for me. I do apricate the upgraded baskets although I have not had any problems with the Ariens baskets I have played on other courses.
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CGChase
Experience: 11.9 years 23 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 12, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

A nice variety of open shots with some finesse required and some opportunity to take chances.
Well maintained park.
The course is set up in a way that avoids the playground and picnic areas

Cons:

The homemade baskets let discs fall through.
A short walk separates the lower 5 from the upper 4.
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OldGymRat
Experience: 10.9 years 31 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

SMALL TOWN USA, HOORAY! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 2, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great signs cut from metal, soil is well drained so playing after a rain is not going to be too bad, great bbq place nearby, clean restroom in the middle of the course with a water fountain. I like hazards, so hole 3 (I think that's it) is cool, as is 4. Nice elevation changes. Layout takes you back to parking area at last hole. Great shelter area at hole 1 to recoup before another 9 are played.

Cons:

Only 9 holes. Baskets made of flat bar stock that can put serious damage on a disc. Some holes have you walk right through the line of play so you gotta keep aware of the situation.

Other Thoughts:

Nice town, nice people, nice course, especially considering the money time and effort donated by local businesses to get it built.
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scarpfish
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Experience: 20.9 years 360 played 100 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Laser cut metal goodness 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 3, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good recreational to intermediate level course. Well signed and easy navigation. Bright homemade tee signs and baskets are easy to see. Laser cut metal on both the signs and baskets is aesthetically cool. I like the holes that shoot over the marsh. #6 with the slight downhill tunnel shot was also fun. Teepads are decent length, albeit I'd rather they have had made them wider.

Cons:

Not terribly intimidating for advanced players. Signs are too close to the tee pads. Picnic tables in the way on the east land parcel (holes 1-4 & 9) The homemade baskets, albeit highly visible and having 24 chains don't catch very well. There are holes in the sides of the trays that your disc can (shall I say WILL) fall through. In 36 holes played, I had four putts drop through these holes, one of which was on a tap in. Long walks between the two land parcels. Kids and beginners will have difficulty getting over the marsh on Hole 9.

Other Thoughts:

Good to see a community get behind putting a disc golf course in. My high school had a minor sports rivalry with Auburn and my father ran a furniture store there for about 11 years so it was nice to see this town get on the disc golf map. This wasn't a great piece (or shall I say pieces) of land, but they made the best of what they had. To the south of Hole 2 was a densely wooded parcel that you could put some OMG holes on, but I don't know if that land was part of the park.

The course will help promote disc golf in an area that was lacking a course (the next nearest course to here is 34 miles away)...EDIT...the same company also installed a course at nearby Peru State College. Every bucket helps!
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