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Estherville, IA

Joe Hoye Park

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2.815(based on 8 reviews)
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dsmeyer
Experience: 25 years 33 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice short course.
Good for beginners.
Has some trees and some open shots.
Appears well groomed and maintained.
Signs for all but hole 8.
Cement Tee pads.

Cons:

Many of the fairways play across each other, so with much traffic, it gets very crowded.
A few of the tee pads are not aligned very well, and with all the baskets close it can be a little confusing as to which basket you are headed towards.
Some the signs have pars marked as fours, but I would say they are all threes.

Other Thoughts:

If the fairways were more separated it would be much better.
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nickolaswoods
Experience: 7 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Easy, Fun, and Quick Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 1, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

-The course is scenic, next to a branch of the Des Moines river.

-The course is great for a beginner as it is all ~250-400 ft. shots. Mostly around 300 ft.

-It has some wooded terrain with a hill coming into play on hole #2.

-The baskets are in good shape and there are nice concrete tee's for all the holes except #8 that I believe got washed away in last years flooding. Otherwise, I just couldn't find it.

-The course is laid out in order so you do not have to search around or really guess which basket.

Cons:

-Some of the holes offer little obstacles, so not a lot of hard shots. And most shots are about the same distance, besides 1 which is maybe 400ft.

-Tee 8 seems to be missing to my best guess.

-If the river is flooded, the course could be unplayable.

-A few of the Pars are a little generous...I was able to make Par using my mid-range and not use my distance thrower.

Other Thoughts:

Definitely one of the best courses in the area.
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