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Winnebago County Park - Old Layout

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Putter
Experience: 25.9 years 39 played 8 reviews
2.00 star(s)

open fielder 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 29, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Free.
Open field style play.
Concrete pads.
Mach 3 baskets.
Some water to deal with on a couple holes.
Long course.

Cons:

Not much of a challenge.
Course doesn't flow well in certain spots.
Flat course with little to no elevation change.
Police station across the street from course.

Other Thoughts:

Play this if you don't plan on leaving Oshkosh to play a round of disc golf.
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Fighter
Experience: 35 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great Practice Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 13, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

+ Concrete Tees
+ Expanding course
+ Difficult and Easy holes mixed well in full course
+ Great, forgiving practice course

Cons:

+ Lack of trees (uses what it has well though)
+ Lack of garbage cans
+ Repetitive shots
+ Can get congested around the shorter holes

Other Thoughts:

Course plays like a giant open field for the most part which can be great or boring depending on what you enjoy. I find this course to be a great practice for gauging distances of shots and placement, very little line shaping necessary. Newer holes are being added that should up the difficulty, fun factor, and reduce congestion
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jeepluvr81
Experience: 12.8 years 26 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great for exercise 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 17, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Lots of nice long shots to practice variety of distance throws, which means lots of walking on this course.
Challenging holes. Our party lost two discs in water, we retrieved one of them.
Clearly marked tees.
The final holes are fun in the woods.. a good change of pace from wide open fields.

Cons:

If your disc hits water, you probably won't see it again.
No garbage cans.
Not much for elevation changes. Only slightly on hole 11 near the basket.
Maybe too many flat, open holes.
Spent a lot of time looking for my disc in the "rough." That might be my fault though.

Other Thoughts:

Best discing in Oshkosh. Well worth driving out of town, or from nearby to practice, and perfect your distance throws, and fine tune your game.
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ReinZ_96
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.7 years 104 played 48 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Winnebago county park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 12, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

1) concrete tee pads
2) tee signs help find your way around the course
3) uses water decently
4) for the most part other park activities won't interfere with play
5) good use of the, lackluster, land
6) fairly spread out over the whole park so holes dont interfere with each other
7) well manicured fairways and greens
8) green are protected fairly well on most holes

Cons:

1) not very many obsticals
2) Lots of bird poop by the water
3) the walk from 10 to 11 is through the archery range (safety issue)

Other Thoughts:

Overall it is a quite good course. Even though the land is very lackluster and bland they made a good course with what they had.
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shinypickle
Experience: 15.1 years 16 played 12 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Wide Open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Solid concrete tee pads
-The new nine holes have shiny new baskets.
-Many water holes with risk/reward play
-OK tee signs that give you somewhat of a clue to where the next hole is.
-A few open bomber holes that really test your arm.
-This course is located in a great family park.

Cons:

-No garbage cans throughout the course.
-Goose poo is EVERYWHERE on all the water holes.
-Some holes only have dirt tee pads.
-Not much elevation.
-Hole 1 has a giant tree root in the tee pad that could cause you to trip.
-Hole 18 is just kind of thrown in there.
-It is very easy to get lost here (Print out a course map)

Other Thoughts:

I would highly recommend printing out a course map for this one (Here is the link for it http://www.dgcoursereview.com.../553d9274.pdf ). I would say hole 11 would be this course's signature hole due to it being on top of a fancy hill. Overall it is a decent course but it has much room for improvement.
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 777 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Open and windy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 5, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through a sprawling multi-use park that is very flat and has several water hazards. The water comes into play a little, and adds some risk, especially when the wind is blowing. There is some goood distance out here, with several longer holes where you can really throw a drive. Many holes have nice concrete tee pads and good signs with the full course map and distances making it a little easier to follow the course. The course is supposedly expanding to 36 holes, it's cool to see that kind of commitment from the parks people.

Cons:

The course is flat, open, and boring, and most holes have only wind and distance as obstacles. The course gets very repetitive, and I didn't see much that makes me believe the second 18 will really be any different. The course doesn't feel complete, with missing tees and signs, and bland signposts and unused tees in various places around, probably the start of course expansion. There are some spots where it's not at all obvious where to go to get to the next hole, finishing the signage would help a lot with this. The last two holes aren't fully cleared, adding to the unfinished feel here.

Other Thoughts:

This is a boring course, and doesn't have all that much going for it. The few holes near the water don't use it all that well, and are covered in goose poop. It's an ok place to work on open drives and playing in the wind, but otherwise it's not very interesting. Beginners will find it a bit long, and more experienced players won't find much variety or challenge.
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Carno364
Experience: 25.9 years 17 played 3 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Work in Progress 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 17, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

1. Nice Baskets

2. Nice concrete pads, when available

3. Bathroom facilities, when open

4. Food stand, when open

5... I am trying, but I really can't think of much

Cons:

1. No challenge. No elevation, just flat land and hardly any trees. Almost every hole is a straight clear shot. Two holes with water, and by the time you get to them you don't want to risk putting your disc in the bottomless disc eating lakes because the course isn't worth it.

2. Only about half the concrete pads for holes 1 - 18 are even put in. They have a few pads already poured for holes 19-36, but didn't finish 1 - 18.

3. Holes 17 & 18 are just a starting point and a basket. The actual design of the hole hasn't been started yet. I don't even play these holes as of right now, because there is no path to throw your disc, and no fairway either.

4. One hole plays across a baseball diamond, that was in use one day when we played.

5. The course is confusing, even for someone who knows the area. One path to the following hole even cuts across a regularly used soccer field.

6. There is only one tee and one basket per hole. There is plenty of space, but its not utilized for the course.

7. The park is busy, and has lots of people. There are children playing, people walking dogs, an archery range, a pool, soccer games, baseball games, etc.

8. Bird and Dog droppings are everywhere. Especially near water, watch out.

9. The signs at the beginning of each hole are hard to understand if they are even there. The image of the hole is just a grainy satellite image of the hole.

Other Thoughts:

5 years ago when they announce a 36 hole disc golf course at the Winnebago County Fair I was excited. A lot of money was donated to create this disc course, and I am left more than just a little disappointed in the results. It feels like the designers figure as long as they put up a basket and have a starting point for the hole, they have a discing hole.

It may be a work in progress, but unless they transplant some trees, build some man made rivers, bring in some dirt for hills, I would rather spend my time throwing my discs in an open field to a friend. I am not even looking forward to the next 18 holes completion.
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thecoyotekitchen
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 4, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

1. Has nice baskets.
2. Has some risk/reward with water coming into play.
3. Has lot's of growth potential (from what I saw)
4. Let's you air it out on some holes.

Cons:

1. Lot's of the same shot...over and over.
2. Confusing layout. Several times I had to walk back to previous teebox to figure out where to go next.

Other Thoughts:

This course has some major potential. I would really like to see more technical midrange shots or well thought out par 4's. Arrow pointing to next tee would do wonders for the first timers.

Possible Pro tees???? That would be pretty cool.
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Mr. Orange
Experience: 24.9 years 77 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

County Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 7, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

23 unique holes are now up, The 7 new holes (17-18 and 22-27) add a new degree of challenge from the original 15 holes

Cons:

Not all tees have concrete, finding some holes is not easy for the first time player, only has one hole with any elevation change.

Other Thoughts:

There is a poster at the course that says that there will be 27 unique holes and all 27 holes will have concrete by this summer. It also states that when funds are raised an additional 9 holes will be put in on the berms on the north side of the park. These improvements will definitely increase the rating of the course.
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Vibrolux
Experience: 9.9 years 3 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Water your discs here instead. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Get your driving arm in shape. Long distance drives with many out of bounds challenges. Nice maintenance.

Cons:

Almost every hole is the same, a long-generally straight drive 200-400 yarder with extensive amounts of goose poo on holes near the water.

Other Thoughts:

Not a bad play, it'll get your arm in shape and allow for some interesting short game to mid-range approaches. A breath of fresh air from Oshkosh's Red Arrow Course which is more of a short game course. Cleaner than Red Arrow generally a better choice when tossing in Oshkosh.
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theycallmejg15
Experience: 24.3 years 24 played 7 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Cty Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

The designers did an alright job laying out this course.
Love the bridges crossing the ditches that have water in them.
They use the available trees and water to make it as challenging as they possibly can.
Holes do not all go same direction so no favoring lefty/righty shots.

Cons:

Have to walk quite a ways to get to the next tee pad from previous hole.
Not completely 18 holes.
Only 15 baskets up
Random tee pads located through course with no basket.(Hole number 5 starts way over by pond)

Other Thoughts:

This course has major potential. I could see them revising this course and making it possibly 2 courses of 18 holes each. Once they finish making this 18 my rating will go up. Holes were somewhat easier but still took quite a long drive to get anywhere close on some holes.Concrete tee pads were amazing! There is no tee pad/sign for pad 10.. we ended up walking right up to basket at 10 following the white spray paint and were like where the heck is the pad? then to get to 11 is a nice walk to the east past the archery range. Once again if they revise this a little it has some major potential!
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eaglechick123
Experience: 15.1 years 16 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 16, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

some good technical holes, good mix of long and short, blind shots, plenty of garbage bins

Cons:

not all pads are finished, one hole goes across a baseball diamond, signs need to be re-done, not 18 hole yet, not kept up very well, it can be a pain to find you disc if it gets off the fairway on many of the holes, a minute or two between each hole for walk time

Other Thoughts:

A good overall course, They are redoing the course so there will be a 18 hole along with a 9 hole
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mojo2090
Experience: 14 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 24, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

-concrete tees
-some long holes
- a few challenging drives along the lake

Cons:

-holes not mapped out for you
-pretty easily to get lost
-had to go swimming three times for my disc
-lost a disc in the lake
-not much variety in holes

Other Thoughts:

ok course but nothing spectacular
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harr0140
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 15.3 years 1508 played 480 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Best 15 hole course I have ever played 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 20, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

1) Nice variety in shot making. Has a couple holes near or around water. Nicely tucked baskets on a handful of holes protected by trees or shrubs. has a couple holes straight away through prairie type grass with a mowed fairway. Has a couple long holes. Has a basket tucked on tp of a mound protected in front by boulders, railroad ties, and plant material, and a fence beyond it to stop some long putts.

2) Awesome park with tons of amenities. Ball fields, walking areas, plenty of ponds for fishing, bathrooms, etc. Disc golf course is well removed from all these other activities so it is nice to not have to worry about where your disc is going to end up.

3) Teesign posts on all holes, but the hole diagrams or maps could use some help.

4) Concrete tee pads are nice where they are.

Cons:

1) Tee areas leave a lot to be desired. Random concrete tees make things confusing. I threw over the pond on #5 thinking that was my tee and sorrily lost my first disc I ever owned (Valkyrie)because of it, then I realized there was a seperate tee located down the path a little ways.

2) No elevation change, but they did the best they could with the property they have.

3) Nothing too out of the ordinary or spectacular, but has a few key components that give the course some interest.

4) Teepads are wore down to dirt on a few of the tees and concrete would make this much better.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed this course despite the weather I played in and confusion costing me a disc. It was my favorite of the 4 courses I played that day (Adelaide, Red Arrow, Riverside Park (Berlin)). I would go out of my way to play this course again over the others because of its overall maintenance and fun factor.

It looks like it is still under construction with new tee pads and this apparent ghost #16 hole. I asked a local and he said some of the concrete pads are for when they host a tournament. I saw at least 5 or 6 concrete pads though, so maybe they have more than 18 for tourneys.
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Midwest82000
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Info Please? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 6, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A nice spread out course good for a relaxing walk or jog.

Cons:

Bad tee boxes, bad course design.

Other Thoughts:

Does anyone have any real info on the progress of this course? I hope that they actually finish it this year... im tired of playing 15 holes. Someone said hole 16 is up but I can not find it and I know the park well.
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rusch_bag
Experience: 17.9 years 107 played 9 reviews
2.50 star(s)

County 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 18, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Has a good mix of short and long holes. Teaches you how to play in the wind. It is also clean compared to the other courses in the area.
Good use of the water in the park as well.

Cons:

Not many trees. Very open on just about every hole. Mostly Natural teepads but that is being changed. It is worth a play or two but if you live closer to Appleton than Oshkosh just play any of those courses instead.

Other Thoughts:

Hole 16 is in now. Not sure what is going on with the rest of the holes. Whoever is in charge of the course is doing some weird stuff. Five or so of the holes now have concrete teepads and there are a bunch of other concrete teepads around the park but no baskets to throw to with them. I am not sure why they didn't put teepads on the holes with baskets first but oh well.
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J.W.I.
Experience: 17.5 years 30 played 15 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Good Potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 12, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A fun park with lots going on. Not too many trees, but enough to be a hassle and prevent you from completely unloading every shot. Water comes into play a couple times. Benches, trash, and signs aplenty. Even a small "pro shop" by the swimming area.

Cons:

Not all 18 holes completed yet, but my rating will jump a touch when they are.

Other Thoughts:

The park is a nice place for the whole Family to enjoy.
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jmterlap
Experience: 32.6 years 97 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Longer Course for Fox Valley 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 6, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

Better than average length for the area courses. Good mix of short technical holes and available water.

Cons:

Still only 15 holes. Plans are to add three more for the front 18 and an additional recreational 9 in an open area.

Other Thoughts:

The course can be lengthened and made significantly harder for tournaments by using the water hazards.
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