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Ossian, IN

Ossian DGC

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glassman
Experience: 16 years 94 played 9 reviews
2.50 star(s)

5 Minutes South of 469 on Highway 1, Ossian Disc Golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 27, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course plays through a large, sprawling, mostly wide open community park. After a full 6 years since installation, this course is still in great shape. You can tell that it gets taken care of and is maintained well enough by the locals.
The tees are concrete and in great shape.
The Arachnid baskets are in good shape and catch fairly well.
While not many trees are present, the course designers made good use of what trees are there and then also incorporated the other features of the park to add challenge. The pond is close by on 2 holes, but should not present much of an obstacle for advanced players. The drainage ditch is used on several holes and can punish an errant shot without the chance of losing a disc. The course also uses a large hill that was created when the pond was dug. The 3 holes on and around the hill are some of the best on the course, with one playing up the hill, one playing around the hill, and the last being a long, top of the world shot back down the hill towards the parking lot. Hole 17 is a very unique shot for the area, since not a lot of elevation is present in Indiana.

Cons:

The vast majority of the holes play very close a walking path. We had to wait more than a dozen times on a cold, windy evening for people to clear out of our way. I imagine this park would be very busy on nice evenings and would really interrupt the flow of play.
A large playground has been added into the fairway on hole 17 since my last visit. This would ruin what is arguably one of the best holes on the course. With kids present, I would not want to fully commit to my drive and have it make it's way into the playground. Luckily, there were no kids present during my last visit so we played the hole without having to take that into consideration. You would have to play this safe and conservative with kids present.
No course map is available on site. Luckily, navigation is fairly straight forward and makes sense. The signs are in good shape, but only contain basic hole information. If you never looked at the course map in the Links / Files tab on this website, you would never know what the OB rules are supposed to be for the course. I imagine most casual players ignore the OB rules or have no idea that they even exist.
A lot of the challenge this course has is artificially created with lots of OB. While this can be fun, because it makes you think about where to place your shot, it can also be unnecessarily punishing to decent shots. Some of the shots that use the property line and the sidewalk as OB are very narrow, and even decent shots take OB strokes.
Hole 3 has always struck me as odd and in my opinion there really is no legitimate fairway for this hole. I always just throw what I think is the intended fairway and hope for the best.

Other Thoughts:

The wind here is neither a pro or con in my opinion, but I have yet to play a round here on a calm day. It is basically always present and typically adds to the challenge.
This is an average course and I enjoy playing it every once in a while just to play something different. It is near enough to Fort Wayne to not be a huge time commitment to drive down for a round or two. It is worth a look if you are in the area.
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LaserGlide68
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 31 years 226 played 24 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Touch The Sky 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 21, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Full 18 Holes. New Course, so everything is in great shape. High quality Baskets, nicely laid concrete Tee Pads. Some pretty long Holes.

Cons:

Overall, nothing really to speak of in terms of terrain, aesthetically speaking. Did the best they could.

Other Thoughts:

The Rating the Course held was inflated by Espo89's bestowing of 5 stars, this Course is nowhere near a 5-star Course. At best, 3-stars, primarily for the quality of equipment.

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bradtollefson
Experience: 49 years 110 played 43 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Best use of space 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 13, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well defined course; easy to follow
They made the best use of the space available.
concrete tees
Fun to throw off the hill

Cons:

nothing for miles to block the wind.
we had to wait a few time for walkers and that could be issue in summer.
It would be easy to throw the disc into the field. Could be a tough find when the crops are full (looked like hay or wheat).

Other Thoughts:

They did a great job with the space that they have which is basically a large flat open field.
We like a bit more diversity with more hills and trees.
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zud00
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.9 years 199 played 47 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Wind Breaker 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 29, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

*Baskets: Arachnid targets, look awesome and catch great!
*Tee Pads: Concrete pads for every hole
*Tee Signs: Lists hole distance with "flight path" and par
*Practice basket and course map at start of course
*Good variety of distance: Couple holes under 200', several holes 200-300', a few 300-400', and I think 2 holes were over 400'
*Good variety of lefty/righty holes
*Nice use of walking path and property lines to define OB, adds to the challenge
*Nice use of ditch as a casual hazard and basket placement near the ditch
*Nice use of hill, 3 holes utilize it

Cons:

*Signs are very basic and do not list OB or show anything other than hole number, distance, and par. They are a little close to the pads also IMO.
*All tee pads are same length it seemed. They were fine for the shorter holes, but some of the longer holes could have used a bigger pad. Also they seemed narrow.
*No trash cans
*Course plays along a walking path. I could see this walking path pretty busy during warmer months. It was only 38 degrees and cloudy when I played and I saw a handful of walkers/bikers out there. Play smart and it shouldn't be much of a problem.
*A few holes were very open (no trees) but I hear there are plans to plant more trees.

Other Thoughts:

This was a fun course to play. I enjoyed the use of the walking path and property lines to define out of bounds. It made you think your shot over and make sure you have good placement on your drives. The trees that were available were put to use well. Many holes were very open, but the path, the pond, and the drainage ditch were nearby these holes to give it somewhat of a challenge. Perhaps the biggest challenge here could be the wind. Even a weak 10 mph wind could really play a role in your score.
The hill at the park stands out like a sore thumb since everything else in the park was basically flat. The hill comes into play on three holes, the first of which you shoot straight at (giving you an opportunity at an ace run since the hill plays as a nice backstop behind the basket), the second plays along side of the hill (I can see many rollaways from drives), and the third you get an opportunity to throw a bomb from the top towards the basket that is 700' away.
All in all, I enjoyed the course. It made great use of what was available. Some planted trees in the future would improve this course.
I feel confident in my rating of a 3. It is flat and somewhat open, but the OB is what gives this course the character it needs.
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Espo89
Experience: 7 played 1 reviews
5.00 star(s)

"I Have Seen the Top of the Mountain, and it is Good" 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 4, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Huge course. Concrete tee boxes to throw from. Sublime uphill, and downhill holes. Friendly players all around. Hole information on all 18. Free to play.

Cons:

More signs needed for mandatory hole paths.

Other Thoughts:

Great course overall. Fine work and love that each hole is dedicated or sponsored to someone within the community!
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