West Linn, OR

Willamette Christian DGC

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CA-OR-DG
Experience: 34.4 years 1 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Diamond in the Rough 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 15, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a course with an emphasis on finding a line and determining whether to go for it or lay-up. Going for it may result in looking for discs in the blackberries and ferns. It's a good course to hone shaping lines, especially for forehands. Good use of moderate elevation changes.

Cons:

Hole 9 should be skipped. There are no viable lines to the basket, and the steep drop off and blackberries to the right will shallow your disc. No long open holes to air out drives. For most players, only four holes have realistic birdie potential. Other than hole 9, this isn't the toughest course to par, but it's a tough course to bag more than a couple of birdies.

Other Thoughts:

Completely walk the entire course before your first round to determine basket location, possible lines and layup locations. Definitely print out the course layout to aid in navigation.
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Aftonator
Experience: 14.9 years 3 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great little course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

You'll have this course to yourself, and it's unexpectedly peaceful and quiet and very pretty. Someone has left nice rags on most holes to wipe your disc. The course is well marked and provides newer rubber tees. Easy to follow, logical.

Cons:

The course is very technical, and the tree undergrowth is mostly blackberries, so if you are at all worried that you might throw off fairway, you'll end up walking two or three holes.

Other Thoughts:

Fun tip: look for the abandoned piano harp.....
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imdown
Experience: 102 played 1 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Willamette Christian 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 15, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a compact and challenging course. The holes are tight, technical, woodsy and unique. I had fun playing this course, could be the cabin fever talking but I did...

Cons:

It was recently mowed but they need an arborist to do some trim work. From the tee, most (8/9) of the baskets are blind to the thrower and a throwing line to the basket sometimes isn't there.
The tee pads are small rubber pads and aren't always pointed where I wanted to throw.
There are spots that you can lose your disc in 4+ft stinging nettles.
If it was popular, its not (my favorite part!), there would be a little interference due to foot traffic (hiking path through the course), car traffic (seldom used road bordering hole 9) and other disc golfers.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, I think they did a good job designing this course. They put together a fun and challenging in a small wooded area and I respect that. Its the most difficult 9 hole course I've played but not having lines (3or4/9) to the basket from the tee was frustrating.
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Sagmanaur
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Needs some TLC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 11, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

You have the course to yourself. I'm not sure I've seen anyone else using it while I have played. Goes in and out of sunshine so it would be a nice course to play if it is hot out. Tight fairways which makes you practice your technical game.

Cons:

The fairways have become a bit overrun with tree branches making it difficult to get any kind of yardage on your tee shot. I believe there are 3 baskets missing now, coincidentally the 3 closest to the road. Beware of the blackberry bushes on the right of hole 3, they are thick and can gobble up a disc very easily.

Other Thoughts:

If a little TLC was put into this course it could become a nice little 9 hole course.
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gdnelson72
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Not in playing condition 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 26, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great blackberry picking this time of year in a beautiful setting.

Cons:

Three of the baskets are missing. A couple of the holes are impossibly difficult because of the number of trees in the fairway. Blackberries have take over a decent part of the course.

Other Thoughts:

If you are looking for a nice walk where you can pick some blackberries then this might be an option for you, otherwise don't bother.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Anybody Else Believe In Saudi Arabia's Punishment For Basket Theft? 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 23, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

A nine hole course. All that's left on holes # 1, 5 and 8 are shallow graves where brand new DGA baskets with the red numbers on top once stood. Now beside the isolation of this course, the holes left are very shallow, probably only 8 inches deep. I'm always thrilled when a scout takes on a disc golf course for an Eagle Badge project but here I'm thinking if he had used five bags of concrete per hole and a couple of cross beams mixed, those baskets wouldn't pulled out so easy.

The course which starts about one block from the church features small rubber mats and small, very basic signs. Some holes are technical to a fault, as in, I'm not throwing this hole and then going in to that nasty brush to find my disc. Holes 1 and 2 both fell into this category for me.
I liked # 7 which was just a simple little 140' hyzer throw.
And then # 8 was already confusing as the tee signs facing the wrong way. Once I figured out that I was to throw downhill, I discovered another shallow grave. Too bad, this could be a nice hole.
And # 9 is just a really poorly designed hole. As you walk up to the pad you see the basket up near the course's starting point. There is a street along the right side of the course here. From the tee pad, the hole is 330' away. There is a miniscule little fairway ahead of you with nothing but prickly problems beckoning. Or you could try to stand back from the tee pad and throw a big hyzer up over the street and traffic to the basket. Better players can make this throw. Rec players will throw into traffic and the street and who knows where?

Cons:

Like jacobvaden says, "The course is technical to a fault." To me, that means the hole is too tight, too prickley, too much of a chance of a lost disc or bloodying up your arms and legs trying to retrieve it. I usually skip those types of holes.

The course needs a lot of trimming and pruning and clearing. Maybe just a lot of players playing to beat it down.

Three baskets stolen since the course has been open is not good. Someone needs to shore up the security (MORE CONCRETE UNDER THEM) or else I think they might all be gone soon.

Other Thoughts:

In Saudi Arabia, they used to cut off your hand for thievery. I propose the penalty of one finger chopped for each basket pilfered. I'd be willing to bet no scumbag would come sneaking onto the course under the cover of darkness and digging up these nice new DGA baskets knowing he was risking was one of his digits!
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jacobvaden
Experience: 13 years 31 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent Short Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 9, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a fun short course that is nice for those living in towns south of Portland who want a quick nine to play. The course was in good shape when I played with trimmed grass in the fairways. There are some challenging holes with some tight windows.

It has a variety of holes that will challenge both right and left handed throwers. I enjoyed what they did with elevation and the natural tree obstacles. The course was clean and had concrete tee pads. Overall, I wasn't especially wowed by the course, but I enjoyed my time. I enjoyed the challenge and quality.

Cons:

Like the title suggests the course is pretty short. The part that I didn't love about this course was that some holes were technical to a fault. There are literally no good lines to throw through on a few holes. Thankfully, these are in the minority. I enjoyed the course, but its no Pier Park or Milo.
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Rottwaller
Experience: 24 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Not for the beginner! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 1, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Update 8/17 - Course has been recently trimmed and fairways opened up more. Unfortunately, the scumbags have come back and stolen hole #9, too. You can still play to the holes in the dirt where the 4 missing baskets were at.

12/14 - This course, although short, is VERY technical. No baskets can be seen from the tee pads. Course was created with guidance from a professional course designer. This will test your accuaracy and challenge your ability to maneuver your disc through tree obstacles.

Cons:

This course eats discs! Plan to climb trees or bring a big stick if your accuracy is off. Watch for nettles in the 5th fairway.
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