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The Ridge reviews
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Red Jed
Experience:
4 played
4 reviews
Just follow the walking paths 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 28, 2020
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
New addition to the far westside.
You WILL get exercise!
Pleasant park environment.
Brand-new DGA Mach 7 baskets.
9 holes for a shorter round(play twice for 18).
All paved teepads.
You WILL get exercise!
Pleasant park environment.
Brand-new DGA Mach 7 baskets.
9 holes for a shorter round(play twice for 18).
All paved teepads.
Cons:
No course map anywhere to be found. EDIT: There IS a map here on DGCR. Just nothing on course.
Teepads are all part of the walking path so you will have some pedestrian traffic.
Some of the hole transitions require LOTS of walking(i.e. 3 to 4, 4 to 5, and 9 to 1).
Hole 3(the only woods hole) is IMPOSSIBLE! Into the woods, hard right, halfway up a STEEP hill.
If it's been raining I don't know how you make it up 3 to 4? Dirt path up a near-45 degree grade.
Lack of obstacles in the fairways. Pretty much all straight shots with a couple edge-of-woods baskets.
Teepads are all part of the walking path so you will have some pedestrian traffic.
Some of the hole transitions require LOTS of walking(i.e. 3 to 4, 4 to 5, and 9 to 1).
Hole 3(the only woods hole) is IMPOSSIBLE! Into the woods, hard right, halfway up a STEEP hill.
If it's been raining I don't know how you make it up 3 to 4? Dirt path up a near-45 degree grade.
Lack of obstacles in the fairways. Pretty much all straight shots with a couple edge-of-woods baskets.
Other Thoughts:
I've been playing now for a couple years and living on the westside I'm usually at Avon, Brownsburg, or The Masters(Plainfield). All good courses for different reasons. When I noticed here that there was a new course in Danville I made the trip out. Not familiar with the area, I went in Ellis Park figuring Eakin Park was nearby. By dumb luck I parked at the first basket I found and it happened to be Hole 1! To find it you just look for the Rotary International shelter by the intersection of Sycamore Lane and E. Columbia Street. The first 3 holes are actually in Ellis Park and after the woods transition Hole 3 you play the rest in Gary Eakin Park.
I applaud whoever took the time(and money!) to construct the new course. It follows a couple walking paths and if you look for the 3- foot high posts they will give you hole#, range( Hole 6 is MUCH shorter than listed), and a fact about the local DPW. Without a map and being my first visit I didn't have TOO much trouble finding holes, but be prepared to do some walking to get to a couple! Decent course for a Recreational player like myself(middle-aged, not much of an arm). I imagine tournament-caliber players would find it pretty easy due to lack of fairway obstacles and no real water hazards. I shot a 32 both rounds.
All in all, I'm glad I took the short trip out to Danville. If nothing else, now there's a review on this new addition. Not the best local course, but definitely not the worst either. Enjoy the nice walk down the sidewalk along Sycamore Lane back to your car after Hole 9. It's shaded, pretty, and DOWNHILL. 2.5
I applaud whoever took the time(and money!) to construct the new course. It follows a couple walking paths and if you look for the 3- foot high posts they will give you hole#, range( Hole 6 is MUCH shorter than listed), and a fact about the local DPW. Without a map and being my first visit I didn't have TOO much trouble finding holes, but be prepared to do some walking to get to a couple! Decent course for a Recreational player like myself(middle-aged, not much of an arm). I imagine tournament-caliber players would find it pretty easy due to lack of fairway obstacles and no real water hazards. I shot a 32 both rounds.
All in all, I'm glad I took the short trip out to Danville. If nothing else, now there's a review on this new addition. Not the best local course, but definitely not the worst either. Enjoy the nice walk down the sidewalk along Sycamore Lane back to your car after Hole 9. It's shaded, pretty, and DOWNHILL. 2.5
