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Osborne Park DGC reviews
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Tale of Two 9's 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 23, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Decent Baskets
-Good Signage
-Wide variety of open/wooded, long/short, up/down/flat
-Good Signage
-Wide variety of open/wooded, long/short, up/down/flat
Cons:
-Natural tees
-Long walk between #9 and #10
-Punishing summer rough (mostly 3-9)
-Above average disc loss potential
-No benches/trash cans
-Long walk between #9 and #10
-Punishing summer rough (mostly 3-9)
-Above average disc loss potential
-No benches/trash cans
Other Thoughts:
Osborne Park DGC plays in the northern section of the very large Osborne Park in Clayton County, IA (About 5 miles south of the town of Elkader, IA). The course is really split in two sections. The front 9 is a sprawling track with mostly wide open shots. Mowed fairways give way to a pretty tall summer rough that can swallow discs. The back 9 (mostly 11-17) is short, heavily wooded and heavy on elevation change. Long and straight is the name of the game on most of the front 9 (A short uphill on #2 is the exception). Bigger arms will excel here. The back 9 need tight, short, technical throws. #11 dives down to right with a ravine behind, and a guy I was playing with gave a little flick and overshot the basket and the ravine by 75'. Tees are natural, which was OK, but pads would be nice here. There is a long walk between #9 basket and #10 tee, but also a long walk back to the start if you want to dump out at 9. Overall a test of many skills, but definitely 2 very different sets of 9 holes. Maybe playing in spring would be a little less punishing with less growth in the rough and the fairways of 11-17. I probably won't play again.
