Veteran Hills Disc Golf Course - Viroqua VFW

Pros: + Course design and layout is fantastic + Excellent use of wooded areas (holes 1-3 are fantastic, but I favor wooded/piney holes) + Significant amount of terrain and elevation variances and the layout often utilizes the terrain brilliantly + Two sets of tee pads on most holes + Tee pads are of significant size and are almost always well located fair and consistent + Although the tee signs do not provide the most detailed information, they are (from what I can tell) accurate and ev ...
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Pros: + Course design and layout is fantastic

+ Excellent use of wooded areas (holes 1-3 are fantastic, but I favor wooded/piney holes)
+ Significant amount of terrain and elevation variances and the layout often utilizes the terrain brilliantly
+ Two sets of tee pads on most holes
+ Tee pads are of significant size and are almost always well located fair and consistent
+ Although the tee signs do not provide the most detailed information, they are (from what I can tell) accurate and even informs the player(s) what pin position is currently in use
+ Very well groomed (during my visits) with well-defined fairways (the local DG club does a fantastic job of keeping their prized course in great shape)
+ Some spectacular and well-designed pin placements
+ Albeit, the rough can be, well, rough I didn't find it unfair or unreasonable on any hole ( Even the more "open" holes utilize well placed obstacles, making it more fun and challenging than the typical long-bomb-competition style of so many open holes/courses (I don't typically find most open holes much fun, but these were!)
+ All of the holes are quite unique (in my opinion) and no two shots I threw were the same. Great variety!
+ Some really fun and interesting valley shots
+ Good practice basket to warm up with before starting the round
+ The VFW (onsite) has a decent bar that serves food as well, which comes in handy after a day of throwing plastic

Cons: - Although I love wooded holes, hole 11 really has no lane to shoot for. As it stands now, it truly is a "spray and pray" shot from the tee
- Again, the rough can be insanely difficult to deal with and in many places the loss of a disc is not uncommon
- Although I don't mind it, there are a few spots that require a bit of a walk to the next hole
- Again, the tee signs are good, but for this caliber of course they could provide a bit more detail (I'm nitpicking here)

Other Thoughts: Overall, this is one of the top 10 courses I've played. In my opinion, Veteran Hills is the top course in Southwest Wisconsin (yes, even over Justin Trails). Although it is a bit of a drive for most, I believe it to be a worthwhile trip.
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