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Wellington, OH

Findley State Park - Main

3.25(based on 23 reviews)
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BluePhish
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Beginner's review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good signage at every teebox.

A couple of fairly impressive signature feeling holes. One with a nice elevation change and one long narrow fairway that I dubbed "magnolia lane".

Cons:

Trees are QUITE thick on many holes, creating a punishing feeling.

Was fairly muddy the day I played, not awful but squelchy in many places.

Many holes felt a bit same-ish.

A couple of holes play into or over pretty heavily trafficked areas, I ended up skipping one hole because a large gathering/cookout was happening right in the fairway.

Other Thoughts:

An enjoyable round while travelling to Oberlin but probably not worth a long drive to experience. Some interesting challenges and a couple great holes made it memorable but not exceptional.
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Brall
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.7 years 43 played 38 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice short park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 30, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Plenty of parking
- The park itself is very large with camping and multiple activities.
- There is a bathroom (permanent outhouse) by hole #8's basket
- The entrance is marked with a very nice sign and billboard
- The flow could be considered a con, however, the use of available land was done well even though the overall flow can be difficult to follow. Thanks to the accurate course map posted on the billboard, you can navigate your first time out without getting lost.
- There are four holes with multiple tees
- Natural tees but most are in good condition
- Baskets are old but are in good condition
- Very nice mixture of shots required. Open and tunnel shots, over and around rough.
- Beautiful thick wooded forest area
- Not much upkeep is needed but the grass around the first few holes is always well cut and logs are set around many of the back 6 holes showing the paths to the next tee or fairways
- Not much traffic from either walkers on the path or other disc golfers
- Trash can located at the parking lot, very clean course

Cons:

- Some of the tees can quickly become deep puddles in the spring season
- Even with the accurate map, next tee signs would be very helpful
- Very short course. Great for the kids but if you enjoy the long bomber throws then this course will feel very cramped.
- Boring elevation, very flat course
- Needs benches. There is an old picnic table by hole #9's tee but something else would be nice.
- The flat area between holes #3 & #5 turns into a black swampy mess in the spring season which makes the whole area including the fairway where you are supposed to land very difficult to play

Other Thoughts:

- A fun course, though small, but on a very large park.
- There is a donation box by the DGC sign at the entrance
- Not much of a challenge overall
- A very good player would easily birdie every hole while a brand new player may find this course extra difficult and frustrating due to the how thick the woods are
- The most challenging hole is probably #4 from the long. There are several paths to take on this right turning hole and heavy tree growth blocking you at every path.
- There are no signature holes here that stand out in my memory but I really enjoyed hole #8. This is a very pretty wooded fairway. The trees to the right are in a nice row making a wall that you have to turn around at the end to get to the basket.
- There are no other courses nearby, this is a small course far from the highway in a remote location
- This is not a destination course and is only worth the travel if you plan on using the park itself for other purposes along with playing a round of disc golf which could turn out to be a fantastic day with the family (note that you can rent discs from the campground store)
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JoseCafe704
Experience: 23 years 33 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Not As Bad As I Thought 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 6, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

"Pro" tees have been recently added to a number of holes, giving the more experienced player a challenge on many of the seriously short holes. What the course lacks in distance is made up in technical aspects since the course is almost entirely wooded (save the first and second hole). Despite this, the tree cover isn't too thick, often leaving the thrower with a drive that requires thought, but isn't impossible.

Cons:

Short, short, short. You can leave your driver in the bag for a lot of this one, shooting primarily with your mid-range. I shot pretty damn well with my Innova Shark DX all day. The tees are simple...Not too many with pads, and no tee signs (there's a base for them at every hole, but nothing is on them). The cages are also the portable kind...But there is a permanant course map outline...What's that all about?

Other Thoughts:

For the amount of area the course covers, I was pleasantly surprised by the use of terrain. There's often definite and plausible fairways at the tee, with decent dog legs in both directions. As with many of the courses I've played, it looks like this one has more works in the making. There's a donation box at the beginning of the course near the parking lot...Drop a dollar in it!
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thadon
Experience: 19 years 33 played 31 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 31, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Mostly for beginners . Short and technical hole here . Lots of things going on this park

Cons:

No signage or map
no tee pads
Can be a little confusing for 9 holes

Other Thoughts:

After holes 1 & 2 you can put your driver away. Work on your approach game here. most of these holes are less than 200ft.
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