Veterans Memorial Park

Kinda rustic through the woods in a nice park with a lot to do. The course is very woodsy and tight, lots of elevation changes. I've heard it compared to Massillon. It is similar but much longer and tighter, and the doglegs frequently make for long approaches due to the sharpness of the dogleg angle and how much further you need to go to reach. The first couple and the last few holes are among the easiest. It is in pretty decent shape. Quite a bit of thorny rough in spots, as well as poison ...
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Kinda rustic through the woods in a nice park with a lot to do. The course is very woodsy and tight, lots of elevation changes. I've heard it compared to Massillon. It is similar but much longer and tighter, and the doglegs frequently make for long approaches due to the sharpness of the dogleg angle and how much further you need to go to reach. The first couple and the last few holes are among the easiest. It is in pretty decent shape. Quite a bit of thorny rough in spots, as well as poison ivy, but its mostly not thicker brush. Very few completely unplayable lies. I can also see why it's popular in the winter. There are benches at most (if not all) tees, and they are in good shape.

Overall, an excellent course. Similar to Massillon, without as many ace runs and without the cool ledges, and similar to Alum creek, without the scenic water holes. A must-play for intermediate and better golfers.
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This review was done on 07/31/10. I currently give this course 3.5 out of 5 stars. Pros - Heavily wooded 9 hole course. - Tees are small but concrete. - Baskets are in good shape and level. - Tee signs show accurate par, distance & elevation and are in decent shape. Some small vandalism on signs. There are reflectors showing direct to pin and signs to the next tee. - Grounds/foilage are kept up for a heavily wooded course. Some people may consider this course as not being kept up becaus ...
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This review was done on 07/31/10. I currently give this course 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Pros
- Heavily wooded 9 hole course.
- Tees are small but concrete.
- Baskets are in good shape and level.
- Tee signs show accurate par, distance & elevation and are in decent shape. Some small vandalism on signs. There are reflectors showing direct to pin and signs to the next tee.
- Grounds/foilage are kept up for a heavily wooded course. Some people may consider this course as not being kept up because there is a LOT of foliage but then again, you are in a very heavily wooded area. Cleaning it too much would take away from this.
- There is a nice bench at #3 & #9 tee.
- Short walk from parking to #1. The tee is near the picnic overhang that you can see from the parking lot.
- Flow is nice and you end right at the parking lot and near #1 to so you can comfortably play this twice.
- Not very busy.
- Near a beautiful park with lots of baseball fields, a reservoir, v-ball, picnic areas and a paved running/workout path. After I play 9 holes twice, I throw in one of the baseball fields to get in practice and a workout.
- Elevation is a plus. Course has its' ups and downs and adds some difficulty
- Variety of shots required. You will need to turn left, right, and go over and under things. Your accuracy through trees is tested.
- #1 is an up hill shot to the left. I birdied once and I'm a poor player.
- #2 is a downhill shot. It has two choices; straight through tight spots then turn right, or, more open hyzer out to the right and hope you get through the trees. I just recently switched to straight and right curve.
- #3 has a school playground on the right tight against your fairway. If you accidently drop into the fenced in school grounds, there is a convenient hole cut in the fence halfway down to sneak in and out. Keep your drive as straight as possible! Paved trail is out of bounds on left.
- #8 is heavily wooded and the hardest hole. Sign says go straight and turn right. Ignore this, aim to the right of the path, there is an opening. Straight then left curve bomb. This hole will eat your disc!! Be careful.
- #9 rocket a low hyzer straight at the pin and let it slide down the hill. Another birdie hole.
Edit 10-25-10:
- #18 ends at parking, but be careful throwing AT the parking.
- Added more benches in the back 9.

Cons
- Small, tight course. You never get to rip any massive bombs here. I hope you can throw a thumber/tomahawk. You will at some point need to throw over something.
- Can be muddy, especially around tees
- No pro tees
- A lot of small thorny plants, especially if you turn right too much on your drive on #7. Searching for discs can cut your feet and calves up. Don't wear sandals.
- No practice pin
- BMX'ers have a few jumps at #2 tee but I have only seen bikers using it once.
- Wood chips needed on fairways to help prevent erosion.
Edit 10-25-10:
- No concrete tees on the back 9. They are mulch as of now and need work.

Other Thoughts
A fun 9 hole course. Narrow, wooded fairways add some challenge.

The signage and reflectors are well done and other activities to do around the park add a little something for the family. The park around the DG course is extremely well maintained.

Rumored to be adding 9 holes soon!

Edit 09-27-10: The back 9 construction is underway. It may be on hold due to the amount of recent vandalism on the front 9. Rumors also of a new path to #1 and a practice basket.

Edit 10-19-10: The back nine was installed yesterday! More to come!

Edit 10-25-10: Rating updated from 3 to 3.5.

Edit 04-05-10: There is more work planned for this course and once the tees are all finished and clearing is done, this will easily be a 4 out of 5 star course!
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Ben H Beachwood, OH 5/4/2010 The fourth and final course in the Cleveland area is the most difficult. A great mix of wooded shots with small elevation changes gives the course a great risk / reward feel. This is really the only one of the 4 Cleveland courses where you can get yourself in trouble & have to scramble to save par. Birdie options on 1 & 9 are a must for a solid round, while the rest are difficult, but possible. Why only a 3-star? Because it only has 9 holes. The local crew is s ...
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Ben H
Beachwood, OH
5/4/2010 The fourth and final course in the Cleveland area is the most difficult. A great mix of wooded shots with small elevation changes gives the course a great risk / reward feel. This is really the only one of the 4 Cleveland courses where you can get yourself in trouble & have to scramble to save par. Birdie options on 1 & 9 are a must for a solid round, while the rest are difficult, but possible.
Why only a 3-star? Because it only has 9 holes. The local crew is still gathering money & permission to construct the back 9 which hopefully will be in before long. A good score on 9 holes is a couple down, though don't be surprised to shoot 3 or 4 if you're hot or +2 or +3 if you're not.

AMENDMENT
The course basket installation is complete! Oct 17th 2010
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I really enjoy playing parma. In my opinion it is a devoloping course. Becomes more fun as i discover better or just different ways to throw the holes. Now with 18 holes it definately steps it up a notch! the back nine is awesome technically challenging just like the front with some big payoffs if you hit your lines just right and some thorns in your @ss if you shank it. Technical shots which is what makes this game fun, and that is what this course is made of. Even the long shots ie 7, 15, 10, ...
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I really enjoy playing parma. In my opinion it is a devoloping course. Becomes more fun as i discover better or just different ways to throw the holes. Now with 18 holes it definately steps it up a notch! the back nine is awesome technically challenging just like the front with some big payoffs if you hit your lines just right and some thorns in your @ss if you shank it. Technical shots which is what makes this game fun, and that is what this course is made of. Even the long shots ie 7, 15, 10, 17 and 3 still require some control. Once the back pads are in and the fairways on the back become more defined and the roughs less trecherous this will surely be an A. Rock on parma
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