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Iowa City, IA

Wetherby Park DGC

2.185(based on 11 reviews)
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benny34
Experience: 18.2 years 55 played 15 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Typical Park Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 16, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ Alternate Tee placements
+ Nice park
+ The teepads had the distances for the holes etched into them. Really cool touch
+ No interference from other park users

Cons:

- A bit vanilla. Straight forward on most holes.

Other Thoughts:

Pretty open park course. A good place to get your friends introduced to the sport. Most the holes have minimal obstacles but there is one with alot of trees in play.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 46 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

The Perfect Course For The Teen Players! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 12, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

I see them at almost every course now. They're the 15-19 year olds usually playing in a group. They are usually carrying one or maybe two discs. What they mostly have in common is the propensity to fire up wild, uncontrolled forehand throws. The harder they throw, the wilder they get. Sometimes their drives will land in a different county. Well teens, someone in Iowa City has designed a course just for you! Wetherby Park DGC is wide open, like an old man's zipper. It would be pretty difficult to lose a disc in the spacious park that is Wetherby.

The course has nice sized concrete tee pads. The signs are simple blocks set in the ground which is actually a good, cheap way to place signage. The baskets are Mach II models.

My favorite hole was the only one with any obstacles, # 8. It's just a simple 220' hyser throw around the garden but the basket is seriously guarded by a huge Cheery tree with thick, thick branches.

Cons:

Too wide open for everyone's taste.

Wide open terrain will be windy.

Really lacks creativity and challenge.

Other Thoughts:

If you are a scattered armed teenager, this is your wet dream! Fire away! Not hunting for discs in the tall grass and bushes and trees. No more losing discs. This might be your Field of Dreams. Maybe Kevin Costner will join you for a round.

Other than us course baggers, I don't see many normal type players frequenting this course on any kind of regular basis.
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IHearChains
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 211 played 34 reviews
2.50 star(s)

good 9 hole practice course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 25, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great quality baskets.

Although most holes have some kind of minor obstacle, it's usually near the basket, with little or no effect on the choice of drive. If this were a destination course I'd consider this a con, but since this is a beginner or practice course, I like the fact that there are a variety of lines to test on each hole. There are only a couple that have a restricted route.

Two basket positions on each hole. Tee markers have been installed as of April 2016, showing distances to the right and left basket positions.

Park is very well-maintained.

Cons:

No shelter on the fairways, it is wide open and exposed throughout. Chance of overlap with other park users on a couple of holes.

Other Thoughts:

If you are a course bagger, may as well stop in for the 30-45 min it takes to play it. If you're looking for championship challenge or landscape aesthetics, this is not the place for you. But for locals, it's nice to have a practice course in the southeast side of Iowa City.
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iabengalfan
Experience: 13 years 5 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

For Beginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is vary good for beginners. Its a open course with some minor challenges. Its location is in town so easy too get to. With being 9 holes it doesn't wear you out too much. Like i said its good place for people that are learning the game and just starting

Cons:

Holes are not marked well. Its also a dog park so have too watch out for "droppings".
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