Osborne Park Disc Golf

Good course just to get out and play, #1 basically a str shot with trees all around , but unless you throw a bad shot your fine. #2,3 and 4 you need to becareful you have lake erie on your left " very close " keep your disc to the right the wind off the lake will always change your disc ! #5 Your throwing right at a old historic tree thats about 260 , basket is on the otherside of the tree. #6 throwing past some trees with alittle dogleg left not much but it is actually a tricky hole. #7 Just r ...
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Good course just to get out and play, #1 basically a str shot with trees all around , but unless you throw a bad shot your fine. #2,3 and 4 you need to becareful you have lake erie on your left " very close " keep your disc to the right the wind off the lake will always change your disc ! #5 Your throwing right at a old historic tree thats about 260 , basket is on the otherside of the tree. #6 throwing past some trees with alittle dogleg left not much but it is actually a tricky hole. #7 Just rip it!!! open field nothing is in your way, #8 this hole doglegs right , its 189 feet all trees keep it low and your fine. #9 starts out in the woods then open up around 5 big trees , get a str drive and your fine , but dont throw to your right or your in some heavy woods.
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average course that might be better if they had other holes...it's hard to rate a 9 hole course higher than a C, but this is honestly one of the better ones i've played. on the first four holes you must contend with lake erie, and there is a good possiblity of losing a disc. hole # 2 is nice with the basket halfway up the hill that leads down to the lake. away from the lake on the next three, more distance is needed, but they are generally open. the last 2 are in the small wooded area of the ...
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average course that might be better if they had other holes...it's hard to rate a 9 hole course higher than a C, but this is honestly one of the better ones i've played. on the first four holes you must contend with lake erie, and there is a good possiblity of losing a disc. hole # 2 is nice with the basket halfway up the hill that leads down to the lake. away from the lake on the next three, more distance is needed, but they are generally open. the last 2 are in the small wooded area of the park and are the most technical of the 9. no concrete pads is a drawback, as footing can be iffy. the flow is generally easy to follow, but beware of other parkgoers, as they don't always pay attention to where they are going. baskets are in good shape, and each hole has signage that shows the hole, always a bonus. worth playing if you're in the are along with Sims Park, which is only 20 minutes west on Lakeshore, for a nice 30 hole day.
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I rate this course 2.5 out of 5 stars. Pros - Plenty of parking - Very nice water park with slides, pavilions, playground, swings, basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball and football fields - Entrance is marked by the park sign - Natural Tees are in decent shape but Tee #2 can collect water when the waves breaking inland - Very nice Tee Signs - Baskets are in good condition and well labeled - The upkeep seems decent. The grass was well cut and the weeds were cut in the wooded area. - E ...
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I rate this course 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Pros
- Plenty of parking
- Very nice water park with slides, pavilions, playground, swings, basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball and football fields
- Entrance is marked by the park sign
- Natural Tees are in decent shape but Tee #2 can collect water when the waves breaking inland
- Very nice Tee Signs
- Baskets are in good condition and well labeled
- The upkeep seems decent. The grass was well cut and the weeds were cut in the wooded area.
- Even though there is a beautiful view of Lake Erie, the landscape and scenery is otherwise boring and flat
- Lake Erie provides a fun obstacle for Holes #2, 3 & 4, especially on a windy day!
- Low traffic by both disc golfers and locals
- Trash cans located at parking area. The course is very clean.
- There’s a bench to take a break overlooking the lake

Cons
- There is a kiosk back by the disc golf course which is a long walk from the parking area toward the water but there is nothing at the parking area telling you where to go from there to find the course
- No map provided. It would be handy not only in navigating the course for the first time but simply finding the course.
- A little too open and bland. You get to throw some long bombs and test your distance discs in the wind but this course has too many plane wide open shots with nothing in between you and the basket but a breeze.

Other Thoughts
- The flow is neither a Pro nor a Con. The actual course does flow pretty good but Hole # is so far from the parking area and Hole #9 ends hundreds of feet from Hole #1 making you have to walk back toward #9’s Tee to play another round.
- The course has 5 holes that are over 300’, one of which is currently listed as 410’, so the overall distance for this course at 2767’ is decent, but I wouldn’t put it as a Pro.
- Excellent place to practice your windy putts and drives. The wind off the Lake is very strong and knowing how to throw in it is no small thing.
- Holes #3 & 4 are difficult because they are along the lake and on a windy day there is the risk of a shanked drive taking a dip. But the most challenging hole is Hole #8. Very short, only 196’ but there is a sharp turn to the right in the small wooded area.
- Good place to bring a beginner as long as it’s not windy.
- I guess Hole #4 is my favorite. /meh
- This is not a destination course to travel too but I’m glad that I got to see it. It is a fun course to hit but if I’m in the area again I will just hit Sims. I would consider hitting this course again if I bring my family for the lake view, a round of golf, and maybe lunch and water slides.
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