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Helke Park DGC reviews
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Nice Technical Gem for North Dayton 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 11, 2016
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
First installation of Mach X baskets in the Dayton area.
Concrete tees are backfilled, level with surrounding ground.
Nice "Next Tee" arrows hanging from the basket bottoms to aid navigation.
Practice basket.
Restrooms, shelter house, plenty of parking.
Concrete tees are backfilled, level with surrounding ground.
Nice "Next Tee" arrows hanging from the basket bottoms to aid navigation.
Practice basket.
Restrooms, shelter house, plenty of parking.
Cons:
Only nine holes, and no room to add more.
Mach X baskets, like all DGA baskets, can be hard to see in the woods.
Mach X baskets, like all DGA baskets, can be hard to see in the woods.
Other Thoughts:
This brand new course was installed after the loss of hundreds of ash trees, and the first thing you notice when approaching the first tee is a huge amount of stumps, varying in height from two to five feet high. I spoke to a park crew that were building forms for the short tees, and they said that they were only planning to remove stumps as they started to rot, which may be quite some time. So, while the first two holes seem pretty open from the loss of the ash trees, low shots will be punished by the stumps.
Make no mistake, there are still plenty of trees on this property to make this a very technical course. The short tees are great for beginning players to learn shot shaping, possibly the best I've seen for that purpose. Most beginner courses leave the trees out, so new players don't really learn how to steer around the wooden things like they should from the start. While there are plenty of trees, there are only three holes with any appreciable rough to speak of, which can be so intimidating for new players. Even these holes (6, 7, & 8) are generous fairways that shouldn't scare new players away.
The long tees are challenging for advanced players, with multiple lines, low canopies, and plenty of stumps to frustrate your ground skips and trick shots. Hole 4 has an interesting green with large boulders surrounding it. Hole 7 is a legitimate par four dogleg left through the most dense part of the woods. A few holes may have room for a pro tee, but this may be wishful thinking, because the course pretty much fills up the allotted space. Still, a fun nine hole warm-up course for Englewood or Westbrook Park.
This course is brand new. Short tees will be poured very soon, and signs will be installed shortly. This course is a great complement to Englewood Metropark, just a few miles away to the west.
Make no mistake, there are still plenty of trees on this property to make this a very technical course. The short tees are great for beginning players to learn shot shaping, possibly the best I've seen for that purpose. Most beginner courses leave the trees out, so new players don't really learn how to steer around the wooden things like they should from the start. While there are plenty of trees, there are only three holes with any appreciable rough to speak of, which can be so intimidating for new players. Even these holes (6, 7, & 8) are generous fairways that shouldn't scare new players away.
The long tees are challenging for advanced players, with multiple lines, low canopies, and plenty of stumps to frustrate your ground skips and trick shots. Hole 4 has an interesting green with large boulders surrounding it. Hole 7 is a legitimate par four dogleg left through the most dense part of the woods. A few holes may have room for a pro tee, but this may be wishful thinking, because the course pretty much fills up the allotted space. Still, a fun nine hole warm-up course for Englewood or Westbrook Park.
This course is brand new. Short tees will be poured very soon, and signs will be installed shortly. This course is a great complement to Englewood Metropark, just a few miles away to the west.
