Plamann

Appleton's finest course featuring cement tees, good signage and adequate garbage cans. Many rolling hills make for fun holes and a good workout. The temperature, wind and many varied air currents th ... show more ›

Appleton's finest course featuring cement tees, good signage and adequate garbage cans. Many rolling hills make for fun holes and a good workout. The temperature, wind and many varied air currents that flow around the hills make for an interesting game almost every time the course is played. Would be A+ but some of the low lying greens are excessively and deceptively swampy.

Plamann is one the overall best courses in this area. It's biggest downfall is it's popularity. If you want to play here on a sunny Sat. or Sun. afternoon you may be in for a slow round. This course i ... show more ›

Plamann is one the overall best courses in this area. It's biggest downfall is it's popularity. If you want to play here on a sunny Sat. or Sun. afternoon you may be in for a slow round. This course is special because it can be easy and incredibly difficult on the same day. You won't take many bogeys here, but you have to be on target to get deuces.

Pros: Plenty of space for big arms to flex. Several 350-450 foot holes that can accommodate any style of throw. Many possible routes for nearly every drive. Sky it toward the hole or wind around some ... show more ›

Pros: Plenty of space for big arms to flex. Several 350-450 foot holes that can accommodate any style of throw. Many possible routes for nearly every drive. Sky it toward the hole or wind around some well-placed, mature trees in the fairway. Excellent footing on concrete tee pads, many of which are surrounded by black mesh to prevent mud around the pad. Good accurate signage with a bench and trash can for every hole. Elevation changes are frequent and subtle rather than spiking uphill and downhill. Hole 13 is a nice downhill bomber. Fairways are never so narrow that they feel cheap. Course is all lawn and frequently maintained. Good welcoming area with large parking lot, soda machine, and practice basket.
Cons: Thick, disc-eating woods can come into play with stray throws on 1 through 5 and 13. Course is wetter than others in the surrounding area, to the point where it's worth avoiding after rainstorms and as late into the season as through May. Course gets more stroller/ large group/ slow casual golfer traffic than others in the area. Mistakes on number 18 can end up over the fence in the man-made swimming area.
Other Thoughts: Balanced course with an option for playing 27 holes while you're there. Beginners may find it too long, pros may be disappointed by lack of winding, deeply wooded holes.

Pretty challenging nine holes. I stay out of here during the rainy season. Anything off the fairway can disappear fast when the grass is tall and the leaves are still on all the trees. I recommend it ... show more ›

Pretty challenging nine holes. I stay out of here during the rainy season. Anything off the fairway can disappear fast when the grass is tall and the leaves are still on all the trees. I recommend it in the fall, it's still challenging but a little more forgiving to those of us who are less than perfect from the tee.

Not my favorite 9 holes, but no two holes are alike and there are some interesting looks. The rough is thick and brambly here (probably want a spotter for hole 5, and try not to hook it left on #6!), ... show more ›

Not my favorite 9 holes, but no two holes are alike and there are some interesting looks. The rough is thick and brambly here (probably want a spotter for hole 5, and try not to hook it left on #6!), I often find discs while I'm looking for my own. There is quite a bias on the RHBH throw on holes 3, 4, 5 -- (I'm ok with this though!); 4 sets up alright for a LHBH sky anhyzer, maybe just as well as the RHBH hyzer shot on that hole.