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Rio Grande, NJ

Ockie Wisting DGC

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HyooMac
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Experience: 6.9 years 421 played 389 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Cape May Area Gem 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 22, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ Very good mixed wooded/open layout. I love layouts that switch open and woods several times during a round

+ Excellent baskets, and many of them are marked with flags

+ Great signage with drawings of the holes; multiple tee positions

+ Good "next tee" arrows and signage

+ All holes have defined fairways, even the wooded ones. They are not as overgrown as some of the pictures on this site would indicate. Hole #1 might have one of the narrowest lines on the course, though: the straight part of the fairway is wide enough, but the corner is pretty narrow. Short or long throws are equally punished. It's worth walking forward to confirm the line you have to throw

+ After starting with two wooded holes, #3 begins a run of relatively open holes - but the fairways are narrow and require careful throws

+ Hole #5 deserves special mention: It's straight, but the fairway is obstructed by a zombie tree with a giant branch directly across the line. The left mando means you have to deal with the tree. And watch for water to the right of the basket

+ Holes #7 - #12 take you back into the woods. #12 is a dogleg left that's tough, but I think it's fair, with defined throwing lanes. This is another hole that's worth walking first

+ Hole #14 offers a special challenge: it's slightly uphill and to the right, but the soil is really sandy. So if you're short, don't expect any bounce or groundplay: you're on the beach

+ Hole #15 is another largely open fairway, with a small stand of guardian trees up near the basket. The most natural play is to the right, but watch out for the low ceiling all along the right side of the fairway

+ Hole #17 is the sole par 4. It's pretty, and it's a wide open fairway. You're better off playing to the left side of the fairway to give yourself room on the approach. There's a line of trees to the right as you near the basket. If you're a right hander and your drive goes center or right, you're boxed in to a forehand approach

+ Try not to miss the path to the 18th tee (it's to the right and uphill). The view from the tee is great, and it's a very pretty finishing hole


Cons:

- No teepads (but the course designers deserve credit for clearly marking the front of the teeing area with colored stakes)

- It's a long walk to first tee: the small sign indicating the "dry route" to the right takes you out past the hole. We came out at the third hole and then backtracked a little to find the correct path

- Although this is a very good course, there aren't a lot of visually memorable holes in the woods. In this way it reminds me a bit of Allaire or Doc Cramer: a lot of the holes blend together in your mind until you've played them enough to know the subtle differences

- I felt like there were a few too many long straight holes with wooded tunnel shots. Toward the end of the round I caught myself saying "Oh, this again..."

- We played in late September and didn't have trouble with bugs or ticks - but the thorns are there year round. And it seemed like they were the worst in the areas guarding the more open holes. We shanked one right off the tee on #16 and came out pretty bloody

Other Thoughts:

~ Enter the park and go straight to the far end of the lot, look for the practice basket

~ I wouldn't recommend this course for newbies. Too many trees, and some of the par 3's are pretty long. It's a great challenge for intermediate and experienced players though

~ Very surprised by the low rating here (2.1 or so). It's come a long way since 2016. The pictures and the reviews had me prepared for an overgrown mess of a course, but what we found has clearly benefited from countless volunteer hours

~ Combine Ockie Wisting with a round at the Cape May Park, and you'll have a great disc golf outing, experiencing a wide variety of holes


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