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Wellington, OH

Findley State Park - Main

3.25(based on 23 reviews)
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Tom McManus
Experience: 47 years 221 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fun in the woods 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 2, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very fun course(s) in the woods. There is a red course and a blue course with the blue being much more challenging. A great deal of work has gone into this course. Water comes into play on two of the blue holes. Some minor elevation changes. There are multiple baskets on many of the holes and multiple tees on several holes. Fairways are fair. Great job on having next tee signs on all the holes. Navigating the course is not an issue.

Cons:

I played in August and the course was dry. It looks like the course could hold water in several spots.

Other Thoughts:

Great wood carvings on several holes. Lots of love has gone into this course.
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colucc43
Experience: 14.2 years 145 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Good fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 7, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

-well defined fairways in the woods
-course map on a board near parking lot
-navigation was relatively easy, especially with a picture of the map
-interesting variety of hole shapes (not the same straight forward woods holes again and again), some long tees mixed in which was welcome
-concrete tees on all holes, and the 4 long tees were concrete
-benches on many holes, felt like at least half of them
-easy to find from the park entrance with signage when you enter the park

Cons:

-single chain baskets, not ideal if you're playing a round for score that you care about, but perfectly fine for having fun throwing in the woods (new baskets are coming soon, which will make this a non-issue)
-some of the concrete tees are a bit short. not really a problem in most cases but some of them are quite a bit higher than the ground in front of them, which could make slipping off the end of them dangerous
-signage at each teepad isn't the best as the course has been redesigned and a number of the tee signs don't quite show what the hole is exactly like

Other Thoughts:

Recently, lots of time has gone into this course in terms of creating better layout and it shows. This course is just plain fun. There really aren't any holes that are duds or just in place to get you from one hole to another, which is great. Really only one hole (the par four hole 7) could use a little more clearing for a more defined fairway; the shot from the tee is fine, but when you turn left towards the basket there's not much of anything.

More clearing of the rough and widening of some fairways has occurred and it really adds to an already quality course. If you're passing nearby and have some time to play its worth a stop. Happy to see some weekly scramble leagues popping up here too as the more interest the course generates with locals the more likely some of those relatively minor cons will get ironed out.

*edited on 1/29/18 to reflect more improvements to the course. new baskets coming soon.
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daleh2013
Experience: 12.2 years 18 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Changes to holes #2 and #10 were exactly what was needed. The undergrowth removal on #11 and #12 was also a welcome change.

Cons:

Have to watch for picnic folks on holes #7 and #8; tables are fairly close to the line of play

Other Thoughts:

Many thanks for all the hard work that was put in; especially the most recent changes. Really makes a huge difference in how it plays as well as how it looks.

Hole #2 basket has been moved back into the tree line about 40 feet. Hole #10 is completely changed....Where the tee before was in the parking lot making it a short little tunnel shot it is now located in the woods across the street to the boat launch at the bottom of the hill across from #9's basket. Now, it's a 240' uphill dogleg left.

I'll agree with what others have said...not an overly long course but very technical. Shots and lines have to be thought about beforehand then executed properly to set up the next shot.

It is an excellent course; definitely worth visiting and placing in your favorites...
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