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Dog River reviews
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Experience:
34.7 years
141 played
8 reviews
A Nice Woodsy, Hilly Adventure 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Sep 13, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
* The course was well cleared out in the fairways with wood chips spread along portions as well as on some walking trails.
* A few wooden benches laid out along some holes, along with some trash cans.
* Nice Mach 2 baskets with yellow bands and numbers for each hole.
* Tee pads give the thrower ample room to throw and a decent run up.
* Easy to spot the next tee with a few directional signs to help guide the way.
* A few wooden benches laid out along some holes, along with some trash cans.
* Nice Mach 2 baskets with yellow bands and numbers for each hole.
* Tee pads give the thrower ample room to throw and a decent run up.
* Easy to spot the next tee with a few directional signs to help guide the way.
Cons:
* Some of the lines are tight with major dogleg and low ceilings, making it hard to get in any contention for a birdie opportunity.
* Not many birdie opportunities for the Am player, with exception of say #1, short #2, #10, and short #18.
* Sharp right angles, low branch ceilings, and quirky turns are more likely than not going to result in pars, unless you drive high and get lucky on a few holes.
* A couple holes play parallel to Hwy 5 where passing cars can be loud, but an errant drive would have to "get lucky" to find the road.
* Not many birdie opportunities for the Am player, with exception of say #1, short #2, #10, and short #18.
* Sharp right angles, low branch ceilings, and quirky turns are more likely than not going to result in pars, unless you drive high and get lucky on a few holes.
* A couple holes play parallel to Hwy 5 where passing cars can be loud, but an errant drive would have to "get lucky" to find the road.
Other Thoughts:
This is definitely a woodsy and hilly course worth playing. It will give you a workout for sure, especially playing early to mid day in the hot late summer sun. Be sure you have good tread on your shoes. I was expecting it to look more in rough form, but was pleased to see how well the fairways were cleared.
If you miss your lines along the fairway, the rough is not that bad and did not see really any thorns, briars or vines in the way, and with a good lie, you may have a FH, BH or tomahawk throw out.
You will most likely pay with an extra stroke or two, especially on the longer holes. Very important to hit those gaps. Not a lot of room for error on tight fairways. Drive placement is essential for a decent score.
There are a few quirky, tight, 90 degree doglegs which are very difficult to place for any decent birdie attempt. You have to throw high and get lucky to not hit high branches and then go wide enough to get the distance.
Hole 5 should be a Par 4 in my opinion, since it plays more like 420'+ due to long hill. The other 2 Par 4's (9 and 18) are fair.
Speaking of Par 4, on #18, this was the first time I've ever seen a hole where the long tee basically requires a set up shot at a 90 degree angle to land in the direction of the short tee. Strange, but interesting at same time. It at least gives you a point of reference throwing from long pad. Short #18 tee is a few inches shorter by comparison to all the other pads, even short #2 and #6.
After #10, there are outside bathrooms in view, behind the library. The front library entrance is within close walking distance too from long #18 tee to library parking lot. Great to cool off after a nice, hot round for some quick AC and to refill your bottle(s) at the water fountain.
The course, for the time being, is not going to have a lot of golfer traffic, as I had the course to myself all day on a Friday afternoon. Weekends may be different, but for most part, it's pretty secluded out in Douglas County and well worth a trip for a couple hours.
If you miss your lines along the fairway, the rough is not that bad and did not see really any thorns, briars or vines in the way, and with a good lie, you may have a FH, BH or tomahawk throw out.
You will most likely pay with an extra stroke or two, especially on the longer holes. Very important to hit those gaps. Not a lot of room for error on tight fairways. Drive placement is essential for a decent score.
There are a few quirky, tight, 90 degree doglegs which are very difficult to place for any decent birdie attempt. You have to throw high and get lucky to not hit high branches and then go wide enough to get the distance.
Hole 5 should be a Par 4 in my opinion, since it plays more like 420'+ due to long hill. The other 2 Par 4's (9 and 18) are fair.
Speaking of Par 4, on #18, this was the first time I've ever seen a hole where the long tee basically requires a set up shot at a 90 degree angle to land in the direction of the short tee. Strange, but interesting at same time. It at least gives you a point of reference throwing from long pad. Short #18 tee is a few inches shorter by comparison to all the other pads, even short #2 and #6.
After #10, there are outside bathrooms in view, behind the library. The front library entrance is within close walking distance too from long #18 tee to library parking lot. Great to cool off after a nice, hot round for some quick AC and to refill your bottle(s) at the water fountain.
The course, for the time being, is not going to have a lot of golfer traffic, as I had the course to myself all day on a Friday afternoon. Weekends may be different, but for most part, it's pretty secluded out in Douglas County and well worth a trip for a couple hours.
