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Ogilvie, MN

Chains Edge - Red

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Aim For The Chains
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Experience: 16 years 134 played 25 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Ferns and Flowers... No walk in the park! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 3, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Two 24 hole courses one "short" and other "long" both are technical/tight golf which dont require much power but a lot of carving up the woods.

Holes are well maintained for a small time private operation and courses are constantly being improved.

Tees are currently natural dirt but area has lots of rocks so it isnt an issue at all plus owner had them all perfectly level/ even and sized. Signs on every hole and next tee directional arrows. Both courses flow very well with short course looping by main camp area and long finishes right at hole 1 starting tee. No wasted walks here just lots of up and down rolling hills.

Multiple (prodigy) basket positions possible on each hole. Current set up we played on the shorter course was a lot of straighter ace runs but other marked spots looked great to play for a little more difficulty.

Surprisingly a good amount of elevation with rolling hills/valley's in the woods. Only a few holes that are flat and just a few holes on longer course which open up into a old farm field that play more to the big arm distance peeps.

Tons of nature to enjoy (my buddy almost stepped on a baby deer) and didn't get run off by mosquitoes! Owner is cleaning up leaves etc which helps.

Camping/fire pits and primitive cabins.

You're in the middle of nothing. It is pro IMO being a "getaway" from the city but could see some seeing it as a con. Small bar just down the road.

$7 a day is a great deal considering what this place "could" be and amount of work being done. Hell moving the hundreds of large rocks all around is respectable given the terrain and resources. This isnt some giant landscaping operation with a disc golf course on site. It is a course built by a guy who loves DG and just gets it.

Cons:

Entry road to property is rough dirt and only big enough for 1 car to move on lined by trees and thick growth. Not a huge deal being no one else was there but could get tricky if ever "busy" same with parking but there is plenty of room here to work with.

No real "signature" hole that stands out from the 48 i played.

I dont love prodigy baskets but thats just me. (hell i cant putt anyway...)

In current pin postions there seemed to be a lot of straighter tunnel type shots. Nice to see each basket first time playing though and understand what owner is currently going for with layout. Just got a little boring on the "long" course. (Im stretching for cons now...)

Like any new course it needs some trees taken out or trimmed and general maintenance but in current state it plays great just has a unfinished feel. (duh)

Its a rustic feeling place for sure without any fluffy stuff. (i personally care about the DG but some like snack shacks and other BS like trash cans etc... I packed some food and took my shit with me)


Other Thoughts:

Go play these courses. Amazing disc golf and support a owner who is working hard to give us a great new course. He can actually can throw a disc too!

I love this kind of disc golf. It challenges you physically and mentally while still being a lot of fun. I look forward to visiting again and seeing the future improvements. Owner mentioned he has plenty of room for even a 3rd course.

With any updates similar to that of other top courses listed on this site I could move this to a 5 disc review. It is very close to being one of the best courses Ive played in MN and has a fraction of the fluffy stuff BRP/VQ or three rivers etc offer. Has the potential to be an epic DG property. "GO SEE IT!"

*Thanks for letting me enjoy a great day of DG and opening a labor of love to the public

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