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Cle Elum, WA

Dawson Park - Old Layout

2.935(based on 7 reviews)
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sage2506
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

sage2506 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 23, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Lots of elevation change. Good mix of easy and difficult. Long and short drives. Good chance to mingle with the Elk heard.

Cons:

Only 9 holes. If park is busy you might have to skip a couple holes. Some tees are not large enough. Played this course on 4/10/2017. An excavater came through and clear cut hole #5, Drove over tee and did some damage, and bent the basket. All the tress are gone, so it is a straight down drive to basket. Don't know what Suncadia's plan is for this course.

Other Thoughts:

Only real complaint is that most of the tees are not placed very well. Many are too short. I found myself moving back several times to find a better spot to throw from. This course is close by and maintained really well.
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sillybizz
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Experience: 22.4 years 439 played 424 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Better than expected 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 23, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Finding the course: Follow the very accurate directions on the main page and you'll find yourself to the parking area quite easily. From there follow the little trail off to the left by the fenced in dog park that leads to the wonderfully kept bathrooms, large course map and first tee. Navigation is easy but if you so choose take a picture of the course map with your phone for later use. First hole plays to the inside of the walking path and cuts into the bushes near the "S" in the path and carry on.

Holes two is fun being a big downhill throw to a basket in the open field but only if you make the semi opened lined treed fairway. Quick note/tip: The tee pad for this hole is on the side of the hill and not flat at all but if you walk up a couple of feet there is a paved walking trail that makes for a better tee pad and a bigger downhill throw.

Most of the holes on this course challenge your ability to control the disc horizontally with lined treed fairways on either side and also control your disc vertically especially downhill but also uphill shots. Throw too high downhill and you're past the basket, throw too low and you're way short. Tomahawks and thumbers are rewarded here as well but for best results disc down to a putter and keep it in the fairways.

Skill level: most of these holes will challenge anyone who hasn't mastered throwing the disc straight or who have poor distance control. Most of the distances are under 300 feet so power isn't much of a factor. I think this course best fits intermediate players but I could see certain advanced players becoming frustrated at times if they don't know how to throw the right lines. On the other hand some beginners might actually find some of this course semi easy if they have mastered tomahawks and thumbers and can easily throw over most obstacles.

Cons:

The course flow works really well but it all goes one way: away from the parking lot. So that makes for about a 1/3 of a mile walk back to the car through all of the other fairways, annoying to walk that far but maybe even more annoying for those still playing previous holes.

It seems the course has been redesigned at some point because the hole distances listed on the map at the kiosk are so off they are laughable. I was looking forward to the 50 foot seventh hole only to discover the hole has been moved out of sight and down a hill 200 plus feet, still a fun hole but semi frustrating if you didn't know that.

I don't think there are a ton of people using this area of the park but I could be wrong and if I am then holes tow and three would need to be skipped because they play on and over a full soccer field. I was here at 1pm in the afternoon during the week and had no problems whatsoever, in fact beside one person in the dog park and several employees I was all alone.

Other Thoughts:

This course is actually one of the better nine hole courses I've played recently and otherwise and I recommend it if you're driving on I-90. Guy at the gate was friendly and directed me to the parking area and despite what the main page said he did know what I was talking about when I said "Disc Golf".
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