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El Reno, OK

Route 66 DGC

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3.345(based on 16 reviews)
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C. B.
Experience: 24.1 years 21 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Long, Open, & Fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 25, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good use of creek and trees. Good mix of open shots and tree lined shots.

Cons:

Older baskets.Tee pads could be improved.

Other Thoughts:

Worth the drive from OKC. Really enjoyed a nice morning round.
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TheirTheir
Experience: 29 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great use of trees, creek and OB fencing
Long course with many of the holes requiring a surprising amount of accuracy given it's relative openness.
Accurate distances on Tee signs
Baskets have signage directing to next tee
Plenty of parking
Would be a fantastic spectator course
Large trees provide ample shade on many of the fairways
Not crowded

Cons:

No tee pads
You have to cross several roads multiple times

Other Thoughts:

After one round at this course, it has become one of my favorites in Oklahoma. If you are a bomber, you will love this course. If you like to carve out specific lines, you will love this course.
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kcautoguy
Experience: 13 years 18 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Not too Shabby 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good signs with arrows pointing to the next hole and nice baskets. Good mix of shots with a river hazard on several holes.

Cons:

Tee Pads are small but sized to the hole; the longer the hole the longer the tee pad but they are still small. Soccer fields add pedestrians as hazards. No benches and this is a long course.

Other Thoughts:

Install benches, plant a few more trees in play, and build a couple more bridges over the stream where needed. Good place for night rounds as it's safe and you don't have much deep rough to trample through.
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MiketheGoalie
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.2 years 87 played 43 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very Good, Except Lilliputian Tee Boxes 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 13, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Well thought out course with a variety of interesting holes. The course makes good use of the trees and the meandering creek. Each hole has a relatively new tee pad and a sign showing the hole and usually an indication of the next tee as well. Garbage cans on the first few holes, but you only have those adjacent to the park pavilions for the last 2/3rds of the course.

A couple of long holes (580 ft+ and 700 ft+) and a few < 250 ft for variety. The majority of the course is in the lower 300's or lower 400's. The course follows a logical progression around the park and was fairly easy to navigate with the map (I got mine at the gas station next to Dolese, but there needs to be an updated map online somwhere) and the indicators on the signs at every hole. A few holes even had "Next Tee" arrows on the pins or near the pins to help navigation.

Vast majority of the holes are laid out in a predominantly East/West direction which can cause havoc in a Southerly/Northerly windy day.

I've mostly played on a Sunday and the park is not very busy. Could be a different story on a Friday/Saturday, especially in relation to the soccer fields (see below).

Cons:

All but 2 or 3 of the new tee pads are TINY. Like about 5 feet long. Basically more than one stride, less than two. That's probably sufficient on the 180 ft to 230 ft holes, but those 300 and 400+ holes need full size tee boxes so that golfers aren't worrying about rolling ankles on the step up/down as they stride onto the boxes for their drive. Might be better to just throw from the ground adjacent to some of the boxes. The two long holes have full-size boxes, but the middle distance holes suffer a tad from this deficiency.

Like most open OK courses, wind is a huge factor. With the vast majority of the holes laid out in a predominantly East/West direction, this can cause havoc in a Southerly/Northerly windy day. A little more variety as to compass rose orientation would help even out the course on N/S wind days.

A little bit of a hike is to be had between holes 8 and 9 and 11 and 12. The lack of a bridge over the creek makes navigating 10 thru 16 a little tricky at times as well. 17 and 18 are layout out parallel to Route 66 to the north and well-utilized soccer fields to the left. Wouldn't recommend playing those holes on a Saturday while games were going on. 2 is in pretty close proximity to some soccer fields as well.

The online map linked at this site bears no resemblance to the course. It needs to be updated. The club that appears to be maintaining/upgrading the course (Route 66 Flyers) has little online presence that I can find and didn't have any luck finding links to any current maps.

THERE IS A BIRD THAT WILL TRY TO ATTACK YOU ON THE FOURTH HOLE!! Come prepared and bring a spotter to watch your back while putting.

Other Thoughts:

I vacillated between a 3 and a 3.5 for this course. Gave it the higher score mainly because the only beef I had for this well-thought out, effectively-utilized course was the tee boxes AND THE ATTACK BIRD.

Walking the course for the first time, I also felt that there was a missed opportunity for a hole that could effectively utilize the park road as O.B. between the pin at 11 and the bridge to 12. Would have worked well with the flow and kept you from walking a ways to get to 12. Still, that's just opinion and doesn't detract from the course.

Overall, I enjoyed this course. It appears to be well-maintained and is in a good location relative to OKC. It offers a variety of shots and is just beginner-friendly enough not to be frustrating. I will play again.
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Heathen
Experience: 19.1 years 196 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 7, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a very nice park course. The baskets have been installed only within the past couple weeks and the original layout has been altered. There are a nice mix of long and short holes (from 700' to a short of 179') and they've done a respectable job of using the park trees to create challenges and nice holes. Hole three is a good example, running 400' down a dual line of trees. There is also a creek that meanders the length of the park and it is used to the fullest to offer more challenges.
The course is easy to follow ,albeit with a little scanning and searching, and the park is well kept. This was a very enjoyable round.

Cons:

Desperately in need of a few more bridges for crossing the daunting and impassable gash that tears through the park. especially between holes 15 and 16. currently it's a bit of an expedition to trek half the park to the nearest bridge and back just to get to the tee pad for 16 which otherwise would only be about 40 feet away. The other biggest need is for a crossing or two on the creek that runs the right side of the 700' hole number 5.
If you're unlucky enough to end up on the right side of the creek, then you have a 700' jaunt just to get to the road so you can cross and set up a base camp to begin your assault back down the creek to your stranded disk. REALLY guys... great work on the new course but we're all gonna need a few bridges. Nothing fancy, just some sturdy walkway would suffice.

Other Thoughts:

I met some of the guys that are part of the club responsible for this transformed course and they were quite proud of it and deservedly so I would say. Ignore all the previous reviews 'cause they really just don't apply any more. This is a new course, one I would recommend without hesitation..

Final word on improvements.:
Place some small signs pointing the way to the next hole just for ease and smooth play..
Benches so old worn out golfers like me can sit a spell.
Strategically located trash receptacle on at least every other hole.
Finish tee pads for all 18 holes.

I'll be back to OK within the year and I'm planning on coming back to this course,
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