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Champoeg State Park reviews
4
1
MIxed feelings 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Aug 4, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ Nice setting, with some very good holes
+ Great tee pads (look for the oak leaf insignias on the long tees!)
+ Baskets on stumps!
+ #6 was the standout hole for me: It's a really nice left dogleg early on that requires careful drive placement and a tight approach through a line of trees.
+ #8 is another fun par 4: the clear line is a hyzer play to the right - but you're flirting with OB in the road.
+ The par 4s, pound-for-pound, might be the best holes on the course (along with the long back-to-back 3's on 12 and 13).
+ Good opportunities for RH forehand teeshots.
+ Great tee pads (look for the oak leaf insignias on the long tees!)
+ Baskets on stumps!
+ #6 was the standout hole for me: It's a really nice left dogleg early on that requires careful drive placement and a tight approach through a line of trees.
+ #8 is another fun par 4: the clear line is a hyzer play to the right - but you're flirting with OB in the road.
+ The par 4s, pound-for-pound, might be the best holes on the course (along with the long back-to-back 3's on 12 and 13).
+ Good opportunities for RH forehand teeshots.
Cons:
- Poor signage: we wandered around more than expected (especially on the early holes) and even missed hole 18, because. It finishes halfway up #1 and we thought we were looking at basket 1 again.
+ January 2019 update: I see on Reddit that they've installed some really nice tee signs. Great! That should fix things.
+ January 2019 update: I see on Reddit that they've installed some really nice tee signs. Great! That should fix things.
Other Thoughts:
- Pay-for-play, in that they charge an admission fee for the park. The course is well maintained, and now it's good to see $$$ being spent on upgrading the signage.
- Overall a good course, with some very good holes. It's at a disadvantage because the early and late holes have been fit into the existing structure of the park. This means some longish walks between holes, and the sense that a few holes are squeezed in. But once you get to hole #5, you feel like you're more apart from the park, and that's pretty much the case through #15.
- Overall a good course, with some very good holes. It's at a disadvantage because the early and late holes have been fit into the existing structure of the park. This means some longish walks between holes, and the sense that a few holes are squeezed in. But once you get to hole #5, you feel like you're more apart from the park, and that's pretty much the case through #15.
7
0
New Look Champoeg 18! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:May 23, 2015
Played the course:once
Pros:
I can't say I was familiar enough with the old Champoeg to feel qualified to speak on the differences between the two.
I was fortunate enough to be guided around the course with two regulars. Navigation would have been a chore without them. The course has a kiosk at the beginner with maps available. # 18 finishes right near the beginning which is always a nice touch. The tee pads are extra long and wide which is nice as 13/18 holes are listed as 340' or longer. A big arm is an asset on this course.
There are nine new Mach X baskets and three elevated stump baskets (one is probably a little too high.)
Plenty of garbage cans along the way and you pass right by the restrooms on the back nine.
Being in the Oak Grove, the course is flat and shady. Shady is a pro, being flat is not.
My favorite hole turned out to be one of the shortest on the course, # 14. It's just 260' with a dogleg right but there's not much room to navigate your drive through the opening. I threw a backhand roller that worked here.
I was fortunate enough to be guided around the course with two regulars. Navigation would have been a chore without them. The course has a kiosk at the beginner with maps available. # 18 finishes right near the beginning which is always a nice touch. The tee pads are extra long and wide which is nice as 13/18 holes are listed as 340' or longer. A big arm is an asset on this course.
There are nine new Mach X baskets and three elevated stump baskets (one is probably a little too high.)
Plenty of garbage cans along the way and you pass right by the restrooms on the back nine.
Being in the Oak Grove, the course is flat and shady. Shady is a pro, being flat is not.
My favorite hole turned out to be one of the shortest on the course, # 14. It's just 260' with a dogleg right but there's not much room to navigate your drive through the opening. I threw a backhand roller that worked here.
Cons:
Champoeg has some low spots that would be very wet during much of the year.
Course is flat and fairly open.
Many of the 400-450' holes felt eerily similar to me.
Grass was high in places.
No tee signs or numbers on baskets.
Lacks an "Empty The Bag Hole" or a big "Risk/Reward Hole."
Course is flat and fairly open.
Many of the 400-450' holes felt eerily similar to me.
Grass was high in places.
No tee signs or numbers on baskets.
Lacks an "Empty The Bag Hole" or a big "Risk/Reward Hole."
Other Thoughts:
I know that this course and park is extremely busy. The serious Champoeg players are hoping this remake eliminates some of the more casual rec players.
Myself, I was less impressed than other reviewers. While I think it's a solid, challenging course, it's more wife than hot girlfriend! I just don't feel it's in the same league as Oregon's top 15-18 courses.
Myself, I was less impressed than other reviewers. While I think it's a solid, challenging course, it's more wife than hot girlfriend! I just don't feel it's in the same league as Oregon's top 15-18 courses.
