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James Olley Park reviews
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9 Holes on Two Separate Courses
Reviewed:
Played on:May 15, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
Four open and five wooded holes - separated by a quarter mile walk. The holes themselves range from meh to very good, but you're going to spend a lot of time walking to get around this widely-spread layout
+ The first four holes are open park style and they all include some degree of elevation change (down, down, up, down). Nothing special, although Hole #1 is a straight 500' par 4 with backyards lining the right side, and #4 is a throw-off-the-side-of-a-hill 269' floater
+ The challenge - and the better holes - come after the long trail walk following #4. Hole #5 is another wide open 500' par 4, but this time it's slightly uphill, the lake is entirely along the left side and thick woods along the right. There's a lot of room, so the lake is unlikely to be in play - but the grass is longer and the ground is pretty mushy to the left of the mowed "fairway"
+ #6 and #7 are two blind holes, in opposite directions over a hill. You'd do well to walk forward and find the basket in order to have birdie runs. #7 is the best of the two: the hillside drops away all the way to the lake, and if a disc gets away from you it can easily end up wet (and you won't see where it went in)
+ #8 and #9 play back along the far side of the lake, with straight grassy fairways, and trees that make for low ceilings. A nicely guarded basket on #9 makes for a good finishing hole
+ The first four holes are open park style and they all include some degree of elevation change (down, down, up, down). Nothing special, although Hole #1 is a straight 500' par 4 with backyards lining the right side, and #4 is a throw-off-the-side-of-a-hill 269' floater
+ The challenge - and the better holes - come after the long trail walk following #4. Hole #5 is another wide open 500' par 4, but this time it's slightly uphill, the lake is entirely along the left side and thick woods along the right. There's a lot of room, so the lake is unlikely to be in play - but the grass is longer and the ground is pretty mushy to the left of the mowed "fairway"
+ #6 and #7 are two blind holes, in opposite directions over a hill. You'd do well to walk forward and find the basket in order to have birdie runs. #7 is the best of the two: the hillside drops away all the way to the lake, and if a disc gets away from you it can easily end up wet (and you won't see where it went in)
+ #8 and #9 play back along the far side of the lake, with straight grassy fairways, and trees that make for low ceilings. A nicely guarded basket on #9 makes for a good finishing hole
Cons:
- Tees are just spots in the dirt, signs are just hole number and length on posts (diagrams aren't really needed on most holes, but would help on the two blind, turning holes late in the round)
- The rough is brutal: thick and thorny. And it plays close in on some holes, which will make this very unpleasant for newbies trying disc golf in the park (that's the only way I can explain coming across an 11 speed Archon in the bushes of the 186' downhill second hole)
- The rough is brutal: thick and thorny. And it plays close in on some holes, which will make this very unpleasant for newbies trying disc golf in the park (that's the only way I can explain coming across an 11 speed Archon in the bushes of the 186' downhill second hole)
Other Thoughts:
~ Long uphill walk from parking lot to first tee. Long transition from #4 to #5 on a difficult to find hiking trail, and very long walk back from #9. Hole 5 - 9 make the course worth bagging, but you will spend as much time walking as you will playing this layout
