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Milwaukee, WI

Dineen Park

3.55(based on 2 reviews)
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bigreddog
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Top 3 in Milwaukee for sure 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 30, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Baskets are solid. I love that the tees are wider at the back and get narrower toward the front, it gives rooms for a variety of run-ups. 10/10

Navigation once you get to the tees is very easy. Most holes you can see both baskets from the tee, the holes that you can't you can see one of them and the tee signs are very detailed. 10/10

This course has a great variety of distances, especially if you want to mix and match playing the long/short baskets. Could maybe use one bomber hole as a true par 4 as nothing is over 500', but holes 2, 4, 10, 15, and 17 will take all of your distance. 9/10

This is probably the best course in Milwaukee to go to if your group has a variety of skill levels. The long baskets will challenge all except for maybe 970+ disc golfers. I wouldn't bring someone here for their first time playing, but the short baskets are great for casual players. 9/10

They did a great job using what they had available to them here. There is a stretch where 3 out of the 4 holes are pretty boring (6, 8, 9), just wide open and flat 330'-360', but they didn't have many options that wouldn't detract from the rest of the course, and hole 7 is cool. I think hole 15 would be more interesting if the tee was moved down and to the left to make it a more technical shot, but they might have been worried about stray discs going toward the hole 2 tee. Playing with strict OB for the roped off "tall" grass is a good touch for an additional obstacle too. 9/10

There isn't a ton of elevation here, but it probably has more by far than any other in Milwaukee. There's a good variety of uphill, downhill, and rolling hills with some larger mounds. 8/10

There aren't technically alternate basket positions, but there are two baskets permanently in for each hole that help with replayability. It's nice to be able to choose one if you have a favorite rather than hope it's where you like it on the day you go. It wouldn't hurt to have an additional alternate that could be used as well, but would require more maintenance. 8/10

For the most part you aren't going to spend a lot of time looking for discs. The main exception is hole 4 with the creek VERY in play on the left. The water isn't deep so you should be able to get your disc out, but the brush around it is very thick. Missing the gap on hole 2 or going right on hole 7 are about the only other trouble spots. 8/10

The course has been very well mowed all three times I have been. The "tall" grass for the roped off OB is just a little past ankle high so not bad at all. Everything is in great condition except the tee sign on hole 2 is missing. 8/10

For the most part the course is pretty open, with a few holes with more obstacles. There aren't any holes here I would call "technical", but the roped off tall grass forces you to be pretty accurate with your landing spots on several holes. 7/10

Even though most holes kind of let you do whatever you want, there are a few that do make you think about which type of shot to throw. This is more true on the back nine than the front. Decisionmaking 6/10

Cons:

The biggest issue here is just the navigation between the holes (it's usually a good sign for a course to have this as it's biggest issue). There are multiple holes with pretty long walks in between with no indication of where to go. There isn't a course map at the start, which doesn't help. It's a newer course so I'm hoping this could change. Having some type of indication of the next hole either on the tee signs or arrows on the ground by the baskets would be very helpful. 2/10

There are only a couple holes that have much of a dogleg to force you to curve one direction or the other. For the long baskets, the ones that do have doglegs are all right to left. The short baskets do have a couple that require a left to right. For the most part both baskets let you take any path you want to get there. 4/10

The course could use a couple benches at the tees, particularly on the holes following the longer walks. There's a port-a-potty at the start of the course. A place to use the restroom or refill your water somewhere in the middle of the course would be nice. The roped-off "tall" grass is just a little past ankle height, nothing too bad for walking through. 5/10

Other Thoughts:

Overall Challenge: 7/10 (to the long pins)

I'm new to the area, but from what I hear there has been a course here for a long time, but they have re-worked the layout. I'm hoping that some amenities (mainly a course map) are still on the way. I think this course, Dretzka, and Brown Deer are pretty equal, and a tier above the other Milwaukee County courses.

Note: As of the writing of this review I have been to this course three times. I have not played to the short baskets in any of my rounds so some of this review may apply more to the long baskets, but since the shorts are all pretty visible from the tees I hope it'll be close enough.
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