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Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Wright Field DGC

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sisyphus
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Experience: 12.7 years 398 played 383 reviews
1.50 star(s)

If you throw Wright, don’t throw Right! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 26, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

If I lived nearby, I would definitely appreciate the effort put in by the folks who added a course here. I might even play it from time to time. Tee signs are clear and almost always helpful for distance and flight path. The tees use the asphalt paths. The baskets are decent (12+6 chain) Chainstars in pretty good condition. And there are a couple of really fun throws here for my bourgeoning intermediate level skill set.

The highlight is probably the downhill, left-fading, 395' hole 4, where you're pretty sure you can put it out into the grass and fading toward the basket, 'hiding' behind the legs of the high-tension tower. Now, if you LIKE stress and aren't worried about which discs you might lose, there are several more that might suit your tastes (see cons).

Cons:

The ever-present chain link fence with barbed wire on top (and tight on your right hand side on holes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9) will give you gut-checks on windy days, and make you choose between the risk of losing a disc (not to mention a stroke), or staying conservative with controlled shots the whole way. Hole distances tend to be in the range where intermediates and above -could- go for the green, but most players will attack this design by putting short, controlled shots in the middle, halfway there or more, and repeatedly playing 1) controlled drive, 2) upshot, 3) tap in or reasonable putt. Except on hole 2, which is smartly played with TWO controlled shots before the upshot.

Not only do you have impenetrable barbed wire most of the way, but the center of your fairway is the asphalt path (or crosses it) on holes 1, 2, 3, the first part of 4, cross on 5, and definitely 9. Then you have streets or back yard fences to your left on holes five through nine. Players please note most of the tees are right next to the previous basket, so be sure it's clear before you throw. Finally, not a big deal, but the 7th basket doesn't have much concrete in its base, and tends to lean one way or another, making for a frustration-filled chain out putt after you worked so hard to avoid the barbed wire all the way up the up-sloping fairway.

Other Thoughts:

I came on a breezy March day, and started out making sure my drive on hole one never got above the fence line, and intentionally faded it halfway round the fairway. Then I saw hole two was even tighter, with woods and a slope off to the left, and over 500 feet to go. Conservative (boring) 4 was what I played for.

Again, I appreciate ALL courses, this one included. I just hope they have an agreement with the maintenance folks to retrieve and return all the discs that will go inside fences, yards, streets, etc. when the average player tries to partake. (Be sure to put your contact information on discs you DO want returned!)

Reviewer Background as of this writing: played 303 courses and written 286 reviews, via skills hovering around a 900 rating, with folks ranging from age 7 to 87, so I try to write reviews helpful to all.
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