Course reviews
+15 votes 
Wade TF
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April 4, 2023
Oshtemo. I love this course for its beauty in bloom and for it's demanding holes. Set in a public park this course is a real gem for Kalamazoo. From the long tees its the hardest course in the area to shoot par, making Oshtemo Township Park my favorite course to play. With this course having three legit 'Par 4' holes it is easily a championship layout from the long tees.
The short tees at Oshtemo are definitely on the opposite end of the spectrum from the long tees here. The am pads put almos ...
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+1 votes
Steve Hedstrom
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November 2, 2010
Oshtemo is a must play if you are in the Kalamazoo area. Challenging shots for all skill levels. Naturally beautiful with fun shots makes this one of my all time favorites. Oshtemo will make you a better disc golfer.
+1 votes
Brian Hunt
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May 12, 2011
The only reason that I don't give Oshtemo an A+ is because I just played Blue Gill.
+2 votes
David Hedstrom
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October 25, 2010
Tough course, very fair. If you want to be a better golfer just play long tees, daily. Fairways are pretty wide and the rough is brutal. Baskets are in good condition, pads are all doing well and I hope that people start giving this course the respect it deserves, I am looking at you Frat boys.
+0 votes
Jason Karle
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January 3, 2011
Great course with lots of varation in the hole layouts. Quite difficult with all the trees, would be better with a map or cards in the beginning so you can see the hole locations!
-1 votes
Randy Gallagher
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January 18, 2011
Still like this course even though it can be rough. Just needs to find a way to keep the vandalism out.
+1 votes
Mulligan McGee
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April 6, 2011
This is a demanding course, definitely the best course in east Kalamazoo area. All the tees are concrete and in good shape. The amateur and professional tees are placed so that each provides unique challenges. This keeps the course fresh as you switch from the amateur to the professional tees. The greatest con to this course is the vandalism.
+0 votes
Brett 'Barry' Lakin
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June 28, 2011
Tee signs with distance at the short pads would be great.
+0 votes
Jason Higley
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May 25, 2011
One of the best around this district. Long tees are recommended for a challenging round.
+0 votes
Jeremy Diller
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May 31, 2011
It is dificult. It really test the accuracy of your drives and approaches. Not a lot of flooding or wet holes when it rains. Narrow fairways for the most part. Overall a beautiful walk through the woods.
-1 votes
Katie Meloy
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May 31, 2011
Great beautiful course! Having more signage, and directional signs for those not familiar with the course would make this an A in my book.
+2 votes
Nick Bosovich
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December 27, 2013
Long and short pads on this course. The two layouts make it feel like two different courses almost. Most holes in are the woods with fairly wide fairways. Accuracy is valued and birdies are clutch since most holes are relatively difficult.
+0 votes
Andrew Nazarians
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October 5, 2011
amazing course, mostly maintained (some people just dont understand the concept of a trash can). the long drives and some technical putts make it a challenging course, n c'mon, who doesn't like a challenge?
-4 votes
Joe Wingett
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February 21, 2012
Demanding course from the longs. Very nice layout. Hopefully it was just time of year or something, because it the earth was very wet. Made flatulent sounds with every step I took through the mud (which was everywhere) and you have to walk through it because on the sides are thorn bushes (which are not nice).
+2 votes
Robert Davis
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April 25, 2012
Oshtemo is a good course. No dangerous holes (water holes) but still challenging. Very nice tee-pads and well maintained. Some debris & garbage present but its to be expected when so close to college campus.
-1 votes
Damon Speakman
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June 4, 2012
Oshtemo is a very relaxed, and easy going course. Perfect for someone new to disc golfing to get used to there discs, and form. The only problem with the course is the tree's, They will either work with you, or against you. Other than that, I love it.
+0 votes
Matthew Maynard
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June 22, 2012
I loved the course. It was more challenging than my main course, (Kzoo Air zoo) but it was still very playable for my skill level. It forced me to practice a variety of shots, (hyzers, anhyzers, dead straight shots). All in all, i had a lot of fun!
+0 votes
Mark Reynolds
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July 2, 2012
First time I've played this course and it was not as trashy as some other reviews say, it probably had some work done. It's not extremely difficult, it has some ace-able holes with some 400+. Overall great course
+1 votes
Christopher Jones
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July 17, 2012
Oshtemo is one of my favorites. It has a decent variety of holes packed into a nice wooded area with minor elevation changes that are just enough to keep it interesting. It's deceivingly easy looking but requires a fair amount of skill to navigate some of the tighter wooded fairways. It's easy to get into trouble with an errant throw into the trees. The grounds have always seemed well kept and the locals are very friendly. I have played this one over and over but still enjoy it each time.
+0 votes
Jesse Fraim
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July 11, 2012
Provides many wooded holes that test more advance players with their accuracy, and serves as a wake-up call for those players who have only played Air Zoo.
+0 votes
Bryan Jones
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July 18, 2012
My favorite course I've played. Has a lot of good holes with some challenging obstacles.
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Foster Neill
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August 8, 2012
There were no signs directing where to go. Of the signs at the long tees - many of them were missing and/or the distances were unreadable. The distances that were readable seemed inaccurate. There wasn't a lot of elevation change. There are no traps. A few baskets were raised, which was a little fun. The lines off the long tees were always different than from the shorts. (+) The fairways are very fair (open, not a lot of obstacles) There's a lot of traffic through the course, including people just walking through (-)
+0 votes
Chadwick Vandergalien
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August 13, 2012
Nice course well maintained. Needs more direction from hole to hole
+0 votes
Thomas Hibbard
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August 23, 2012
A very fair and well layed course in the woods with every difficulty at hand
-4 votes
Nathan T
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September 16, 2012
Difficult to see baskets. No direction arrows/worn. No start sign marker.
+0 votes
Todd Branch
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September 29, 2012
This course has something for everyone. Shorts and longs have cement tees. The shorts are easy and the longs are hard. Shooting a round of par from the longs rates out at 1000. Perfect. Nice restrooms. Lots of parking. Brand new basketball and tennis courts. There's even a whiffleball diamond with a 4 foot homerun fence. Paved walking trails. Bring a family of 10 and everyone can find something fun to do. You don't even have to pay to get into the park. Love it!
-2 votes
Brandon Redmond
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February 15, 2021
well laid out course. had a lot of fun. shot shorts due to snow and lack of a local guide till about hole 6. Great use of elevation. Flows really well. Love the elevated baskets on a few holes. Good chances at aces, with some holes that will really punish you if you go off course. fairway placement is key on many holes to get a clean appraoch
+0 votes
Blake Walters
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March 29, 2013
Have not played the course too many times, but love it more and more everytime I go out. Was a little muddy at the moment, but looks awesome in the summer.
+0 votes
Justin White
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May 8, 2014
Most challenging course in the area. Good tunnel shots from longs.
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Jason Adams
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April 22, 2013
This course is challenging for me. It gives me the opportunity to work on my backhand shots. I have been discing for 5 years and decided to get competitive this year. I joined the Zoo Crew of Kalamazoo and I also joined the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Basket K'Aces. This particular round was the first of 2 games I needed to set an average for the K'Aces.
+0 votes
Patrick Jouppi
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May 11, 2013
I love this course to death and I really never get sick of playing it. Concrete tee pads for both the short and long holes and chain star baskets. Course is heavily wooded, but you're rarely throwing directly into a sea of trees; the fariways are grassy and well-defined. Tree placement is both fair and challenging.
The long tees add extra elements on nearly every hole and make for some really interesting lines. You'll need a pretty full bag of tricks to shoot well from the longs, and the shor ...
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+0 votes
Samuel Bernardy
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May 15, 2013
Good course with a lot of variation. Well kept for the most part. Well kept tee boxes and baskets
+0 votes
Cole Morison
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June 9, 2013
This course easily would have received an A if they had some form of consistent signage.
+0 votes
christopher rogalewski
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July 14, 2013
I luv me some oshtemo... this course is hard but it helps your game ... some really cool holes...nice course...
+0 votes
Travis tullis
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July 31, 2013
Great having the new containers for recycling. Hopefully it will encourage the littering idiots get a clue. Everything else is nearly perfect outside of signage
+0 votes
Landon Satterfield
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August 18, 2013
Super solid course. Well worn. Over crowding issues and general upkeep sucks.. Great holes challenging and fun. IMO top in Kzoo
+0 votes
Aaron Goofy Mitchell
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August 21, 2013
Only Played once but I really liked the course. long holes hard shots etc. recommended
+0 votes
Moses Pigeon
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September 4, 2013
This is a really fun course with lots of woods and tight fairways. There are multiple holes where you cannot see the basket! The only thing I didnt like was theres a lot of trash on this beautiful layout.
+0 votes
Josh Russell
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September 5, 2013
First time playing here and the course is basically perfect with elevation changes, awesome lengths and fairways, etc. etc. etc. Very nice course. The only reason it doesn't get an A plus is most of the signs have been torn down. All the locals were very nice and helpful with directions and smiles. Course has a huge amount of the fun factor. I will be back.
+0 votes
Tim Heiser
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April 28, 2014
Decent distance on holes both pro and am tees. terrain isnt to bad a few up hill and down hill shots. over all i really like this course and will be making a 2 hour trip to play it again
+0 votes
Brandon Schmuker
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October 29, 2014
Good course. All moderately wooded holes with slight elevation changes. A few holes begging to be aced. The fairways arent too tight, and the distances arent completely out of reach. Great course worth the trip!
+0 votes
Ric Evans
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September 23, 2014
Really liked this course - it desperately needs new signs and a little tlc, but a tough and fair course - some holes almost had a 'ball-golf-hole' feel with the double doglegs, etc - fun placement golf!
+0 votes
Rick Gzesh
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October 30, 2014
A wonderful course in a city park. Nice selection of holes that flow beautifully from one to the next with minimal walking in between making for a nice quick round. I played the shorts as I was playing the course for the first time and in reality found it a bit easy even if I had a bogey or two. I still shot 4 down. Will play the longs the next time and may have to upgrade my B+ rating.
+0 votes
Kris VanBogelen
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June 23, 2017
Great course. Tough to shoot under par from longs, but manageable. My favorite in the Kalamazoo area.
+0 votes
Jim Knudson
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April 21, 2015
Beautiful long heavily wooded course. The fairways are very fair and well groomed so hit em or pay the price. Very easy to navigate, even with 2 sets of tees. (We played the longs). I probably only used 6-8 discs to play the round. My 1st 2 shots were usually, throw long then throw long again. Any groups we encountered welcomed us and let us play through. Even though Marcs 400 foot drives don't land in a narrow fairway, there are so many trees that he ended up in the fairway many times due to tree love or tree luck. Great course!
+1 votes
Matt T
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May 6, 2015
Nice course with a good variety of shots and distances. Pretty well maintained. Only complaint would be the crowds of obnoxious bros taking blunt breaks at every bench in the afternoon.
+0 votes
Kevin Reddy
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June 20, 2015
If I lived nearby, I would play here often. Course needs more signage to mark tees, next tee direction, and baskets. Flow is OK, and nice variety of holes overall. You can tell this course has been here a while. Surprised I hadn't played it yet.
+0 votes
Forrest Omland
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July 5, 2015
Played the long tees on my first visit here. You definitely want to keep it in the fairway or wear long pants. :)
+0 votes
Scuba Steve
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July 8, 2015
My go to course. Love every hole. Impossible to get lost. Great combination of short and long holes with mix of hyzer and anhyzer shots. Always clean
+0 votes
Rodney L
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July 15, 2015
This is a very nice course and a challenging layout. From the long tees you get a lot of long tunnel shots and a decent amount of elevation changes. Certainly worth playing.
-9 votes
William Gilbert
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July 19, 2015
how can a course without tee signs get a A-?!?!?!? not a bad course overall from the longs but, not enough trash cans, or benches, or directional signs. wet muddy crappy. where are the wood chips. i have played the shorts they are better but still have all the same problems as mentioned.
+0 votes
Brandon Hart
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July 22, 2015
all wooded. but lightly wooded. If it does go into the woods there isnt thick under growth so it is easy to find. not much elevation change but there isnt water either so dont have to worry about losing discs. Long and short tees are nice. flows really well. sandy.
-1 votes
Paul DISC-OR-DIE Holstein
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July 23, 2015
6552 feet par 61. Not as crazy as some of the other courses at Worlds 2015, but a lot of fun. I shot a 62, could have done a bit better but felt good about it (playing longs). In a beautiful park, nice bathrooms, practice basket, a couple of nice looking raised baskets. No real complaints other than a bit of mud.
+0 votes
Dan Chando
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July 28, 2015
Oshtemo is one of those great disc golf courses that offers up a good challenge, rewards good shots down the fairway, and can be punishing if you find yourself straying too far from fairway. Short and long tee pads keep it fair for people of all skill levels. There's a good mix of distance, and does not favor either a RHBH or a LHBH. The tee pads are nice and long, and give you plenty of space to wind up. This is a great course that every disc golfer should play!
+0 votes
jeremy woodward
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August 23, 2015
very fun and challenging wooded course. lots of difficult lines to hit and rough can be fun to find a decent out. would do better on my 2nd run due to finding basket location and such. could use an updated tee signs and navigation arrows would be a simple easy fix to find the next teepads. teepads all were great and a mix of shots must be used. overal fun day
+1 votes
Mike Megyesi
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November 3, 2015
Really like this course. Two sets of tees make it good for the advanced and the beginning golfer. It is only the second course I've ever played, but it's head and shoulders above the first one. I'll be back.
+0 votes
Joseph Wierzbicki
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April 10, 2016
Fun course. Good mix of LHBH and RHBH friendly holes. In the woods but fairways were pretty wide and forgiving on most holes.
+0 votes
Douglas "Fresh" Watson
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May 1, 2016
Awesome layout, good mix of left and right shots. Tight, technical fairways. Good elevation. Challenging from the longs.
-2 votes
Phil Britton
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May 25, 2016
Pros: beautiful course, cement pads, nice defined fairways (though some could use a mow). Challenging, if you get off the fairway it's hard to fight your way back.
Cons: after a while, the holes got monotonous. Only the last few had something other than a long, straight-ish fairway. It also seemed like the long tees were added as an afterthought. The tee signs are in rough shape, and it was easy to get turned around due to the many different paths through there (though I didn't have too hard a time finding my way).
All in all, I will play here again, but probably from the short tees.
Cons: after a while, the holes got monotonous. Only the last few had something other than a long, straight-ish fairway. It also seemed like the long tees were added as an afterthought. The tee signs are in rough shape, and it was easy to get turned around due to the many different paths through there (though I didn't have too hard a time finding my way).
All in all, I will play here again, but probably from the short tees.
+0 votes
Jeff C
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September 1, 2016
VERY wet hole 1...bugs that didn't stop with spray...rough round...
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Troy Reichert
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July 23, 2017
Many technical wooded throws. I throw putter off about half the forward tees. My biggest gripe is there are no big hyzer holes. Great course overall. My home course.
+3 votes
Tyler Miller
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June 15, 2022
Had the opportunity to play this course for the first time today, my only regret is that I didn't play it sooner. The course demands a variety of shots and really forces you to shape shots and stay on the fairway. Challenging, yet fair. Decent amount of elevation change, nothing drastic. The only reason this was an A- and not an A+ was the poor signage. Tee signs are old and falling apart, not all distances are legible. With that said, I'd go back in a heart beat. Great course and people! We wen ...
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+1 votes
Dwaine Bassler
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November 30, 2017
My favorite home course! Competitive and casual with a variety of hole styles. Nice tee pads in a clean park.
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Ryan Ely
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March 13, 2018
Like others have said, it has mostly straight pin positions, needs updated signage, but don't let that steer you away from this course. Nice Tee-Pads and Benches. Mostly wooded, but it's the more open "grassy fairways" type. It has plenty of distance and tight-lines alike, also plays with elevation on a few. This course will test you constantly. Definitely the best course/must play in the immediate Kalamazoo area.
+0 votes
Eric Frohriep
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March 27, 2018
This course has nice wide fairways, but if you miss, you are going to be in the rough. Fun course to play. Had a disc get eaten by a pine tree, but recovered it. Only complaint keeping it from being an A is how it is marked. It is hard to navigate when you play by yourself for the first time.
+0 votes
Jacob Arvidson
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April 27, 2018
Made it down to this course for the first time a week ago and I'm disappointed I didn't go sooner. Fairways are technical, but not too tight. The long tees test your control and distance constantly as most of the pins are not reachable from the tee. The locals were friendly and seem to treat the course with respect. My only knock on this course is the tee signs. The hole numbers were legible, but distances and hole location were not. Definitely something to fix eventually, but nothing that should keep anyone away from checking out this fantastic course.
+0 votes
Jess Preston
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August 18, 2020
Both short and long tee pads on most holes. Love this course. If they ever get new tee signs, I'd bump this up to a 91 or 92. 89 out of 100.
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Christopher McIntosh
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July 4, 2018
One of the best courses in Kalamazoo. I really enjoy playing here. I consider this an intermediate course. Love the option of either playing the long or short teepads. I love that this is a technical but not too technical course. This entire course is in the woods but the fairways are mostly wide open with a few trees scattered about. Straight shots,doglegs and a couple of tight tunnel and a downhill fairway are offered here. Course flows and navigates well and a couple of the baskets are elevat ...
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+0 votes
Corey Matthysse
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October 15, 2018
Some of the long pads are silly but overall a great course.
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Tim Hose
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November 8, 2019
Awesome course. Good mix of long and short holes. Nice fairways, can get thick in the woods but course is played enough that there are plenty of trails into the rough.
+2 votes
Tom Wagner
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April 3, 2023
Gorgeous forest course that has everything but wayer hazards. Challenging short and long holes with mild elevation and wide fairways. Good flow and easy navigation, plays from shorts and longs. The longs are quite a bit much more demanding. The rough is thick on numerous holes. Good tee signs, 2 sets of concrete pads per hole. Nice ChainStar Pro basket placement. Clean, well maintained and plenty of garbage cans. Spacious parking lot. Overall a great course.
+0 votes
Chad Harvey
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January 20, 2023
Home Course to me, love this course. Nice open fairway's, nice challenging holes I feel. Only downside I have is the rough is very rough, once you get stuck in there it's almost impossible to recover.
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Jess Westman
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January 21, 2024
Great course, open fairways for the most part but the rough can be unforgiving! This course can make or break ya in a tournament! Very nicely taken care of and very clean! Thanks to Larry and his crew and everyone else who helps!!