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BASICS:
>Teepads--Grassy areas, but only actually found 3 markers on the ground (small plastic white/blue squares on the ground) showing where the tee area should be. The general blue teepad areas can be inferred from where the tee signs were (the holes which had tee signs). Most holes had no markings at all showing where to tee off. Not even any worn areas in the grass where you can usually tell most people tee from. Just grass everywhere on most holes. If you want to play white or red, you just have to guess, or just safari it.
>Baskets--They were not marked, but look like older Discatchers. Pretty good condition.
># holes--9
>Setting--Encircles a city park campground, seems nice enough, well maintained.
>Elevation--Pancake flat except hole one, which has a few feet of change.
>Distance of holes--Hard to be definitive (since some tee signs missing and teepad areas not marked) but my best guess is most are in the 200'-300' range. A couple of the blue tees are longer (per the signs that were there), but given the fact that many holes are near campsites, I wouldn't recommend launching any 14 speed drivers with all you got. This is especially true because the course circles the campground counterclockwise, and for a RHBH player, this means most normal drives will fade back TOWARD the campsites, the first 4 holes anyway.
>Free/pay to play, type of course--Honestly unsure if non-campers are 'allowed' to play, but even if they are not, if you need to bag it, just park by the playground, and start playing. I doubt anyone will chase you down, it didn't seem like an overly secure or resort type of campground, and it IS located in a city park, so that's a great excuse if you ever were approached.
>Ease of getting to--Right in Plain City, a few blocks from downtown area.
AMENITIES:
>Parking--There is parking near the playground, right at the main entrance on the right. Hole one starts right behind there (there is a tee sign there), and hole 9 finishes near there as well.
>Bathrooms--Portable ones about 200' from hole 7 (look away from campground as going from hole 6 to 7). The campground itself has a restroom building too, which is also open.
>Water/food nearby--Fast food in Plain City, and the 'Der Dutchman' restaurant gets great reviews.
>Clubhouse/disc shop--No.
>Benches--No.
>Trash cans--No.
>Bag holders--No.
>Tee signs--6 holes had them, and they mostly show red, white, and blue teepads, but again, only a few actual teepads were ever found.
>Next tee direction/signs--No, but pretty easy to follow, just keep remember counter-clockwise. Hole 5 plays back toward the center of the campground (over a wood fence), the others play around the perimeter.
>Wheelchair/cart friendly--Mostly, yes.
COURSE PLAY:
>Shot variety--Lacking. Hole one is nice, the rest are meh. There are a couple gentle left to right shots on #3, and #4, and hole #8 is a short hard right turn, but course is mostly 250'-300' straight shots, with only a couple obstacles overall.
>Layout, long walks (inc back to car), loops--One loop, you end up pretty close to where you start. Pretty short walks between holes, provided you can find them.
>Total distance walked--0.9 miles
>Ease of finding next tee--With an online map, (no course map on-site) OK, without it, tricky. Baskets are fairly easy to see, hole 5 does play back toward center of campground, otherwise it is sort of one large counter-clockwise circle. 6 holes had tee signs, look for those.
>General difficulty--Fairly easy, especially since you can pick where you choose to tee off, as few holes have teepad markers.
>Mud/water issues--Seemed like it would stay pretty dry overall.
>Water or O/B to contend with--None marked, but holes 7 and 8 have housing along the right edge, so fence line is likely O/B.
>Difficult rough/lost disc risk--Very low, unless a RHBH player grip locks on 2, 3, or 4 into the trees lining the course.
>Scrape/scratch risk--Low
>How busy was course/park--Course empty, campground about half full, though course itself did not have anyone on it.
OVERALL:
>Fun/enjoyment factor, would I play again? No, unless I was camping there. And even then only if it wasn't too busy.
>Who will this course challenge? Beginners or rec players, but only marginally. The holes aren't terribly short, but they are quite basic in design. One Roc you can putt with will do for most holes.
>Is it worth a drive? No.
>Anything unique? No.
>Would be a half star higher with--Tee signs and pads for all holes, and frankly a redesign (probably not possible) which eliminated going through or near any campsites. The Village website states the course was just redesigned in 2020, I am afraid to know what it used to be.
I am in my 50s, 80 or so courses played, 875ish.