Bonnie Brook DGC

Bonnie Brook DGC is a 20 hole, privately owned course nestled along the wooded, winding Rouge River. Open to the public, a round is $5 or $40 for a season pass. This is a well designed, well maintained course that takes advantage of space that is a natural floodplain and is open June through November. The course features some water hazards and both short and long tees on eight holes. There is enough elevation changes and technical holes to make this a must play for any serious disc golfer. ...
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Bonnie Brook DGC is a 20 hole, privately owned course nestled along the wooded, winding Rouge River. Open to the public, a round is $5 or $40 for a season pass. This is a well designed, well maintained course that takes advantage of space that is a natural floodplain and is open June through November. The course features some water hazards and both short and long tees on eight holes. There is enough elevation changes and technical holes to make this a must play for any serious disc golfer. I highly recommend the course for all but novice disc golfers. See my caution below.

Prepare yourself for a surprising urban jungle, as the variety of flora and fauna is this forgotten corner of the city of Detroit will keep you as engaged as the challenge of disc golfing holes that cross water and fence. You will be reminded of the bustle of the city as you play the middle holes that string along busy Telegraph Road to the West. Then after a lengthy hike behind the K-Mart to the twelfth tee, you will be delighted by the bucolic quiet of the final nine holes. I was delighted to find a cricket match in full swing when I emerged onto the twentieth tee.

Though cement tees would be nice, I'm not sure how difficult they would be to install or more importantly, maintain. The river floods in the spring and after heavy rains and that alone could create major impediments to installing proper cement tee pads. Currently, most tees are either carpeted or natural grass/dirt. Depending on weather there may be major wet areas that will result in muddy shoes if you stray from the fairways.

CAUTION: The river is a nursery for squadrons of mosquitoes. You must be sure to use a good DEET based insect repellant or be prepared for major distraction and dozens of bites. I suggested a big OFF! flag be flown during mosquito season.
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Wow this is a surprise! If you have not played Bonnie Brook and you live in the surround metro area then what are you waiting for?!?. ALSO if traveling from outside the area great stop on a tour, don’t be scared it’s the very edge of Detroit and once surrounded by the course you would never know it. The course; Extremely Unique, excellent use of land, elevation and water hazards. Also bonus points for having signature hole(s). Great mix of long and technical shots. The Rou ...
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Wow this is a surprise! If you have not played Bonnie Brook and you live in the surround metro area then what are you waiting for?!?. ALSO if traveling from outside the area great stop on a tour, don’t be scared it’s the very edge of Detroit and once surrounded by the course you would never know it.

The course; Extremely Unique, excellent use of land, elevation and water hazards. Also bonus points for having signature hole(s). Great mix of long and technical shots. The Rouge River and Property fence lines are everywhere. Plan accordingly and don’t even bring you rare gems. Risk of losing disc(s) is high. Play smart and golf this course. Failure in execution on many different holes will put you in a drink or over a fence.

Amenities; Early stages of development. Homemade tee’s with a carpet surface for the longs, mixed tee’s with the shorts mostly dirt. Signage coming along with some donations. Flow a little tricky with the way the course was fit onto the property. Use the map/scorecard provided. Amazingly fairways are kept mowed on the regular. Few benches and trash cans. Pull barn up front where you pay and get cards. 50/50 CTP toss you can spend a few bucks on. Also a free disc return policy as/if discs are found and returned to the base camp. (Don’t count on it) The river is dark and nasty many that go in will be lost forever..

Private course; Ran by Local couple going for it sinking blood sweat and tears into this thing, working harder then I could imagine to make it work. I hope to see this continue to develop and mature into a real Tier 1 A course with continued support from the local disc community coming out and paying the 5 dollars or getting a seasonal.

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This has been a dream come true to watch and help this course transform from a waste/flood land into the beautiful course it is now. Every time I get to play a round (only 3 this season so far) it is like seeing it for the first time. We are constantly working to make our vision a reality. This piece of land is absolutely gorgeous. With the elevation changes, winding river and abundant wildlife it is truly a hidden wonderland. The layout of the course has varying shots and every hole presents it ...
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This has been a dream come true to watch and help this course transform from a waste/flood land into the beautiful course it is now. Every time I get to play a round (only 3 this season so far) it is like seeing it for the first time. We are constantly working to make our vision a reality. This piece of land is absolutely gorgeous. With the elevation changes, winding river and abundant wildlife it is truly a hidden wonderland. The layout of the course has varying shots and every hole presents it's own challenge. I love the turf tees, they are grippy in every condition. Thanks for all of the continuing support and disc on!
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Got in my first round of the year at Bonnie Brook (I know shame on me), and HOLY SMOKES. What a vast improvement. This course went from a diamond in the rough to a shining emerald. Opened, cut, cleared fairways. Well defined options in regards to lines. This course was clean last season, but nearly trash free at this point. New benches, trash cans aplenty, an established greeting and sign in area, friendly pooch to give you a wag. A port-a-john, albeit a hot one in the sun. The elevati ...
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Got in my first round of the year at Bonnie Brook (I know shame on me), and HOLY SMOKES. What a vast improvement. This course went from a diamond in the rough to a shining emerald. Opened, cut, cleared fairways. Well defined options in regards to lines. This course was clean last season, but nearly trash free at this point. New benches, trash cans aplenty, an established greeting and sign in area, friendly pooch to give you a wag. A port-a-john, albeit a hot one in the sun. The elevation here is used to provide every level of players a challenge, just enough water to keep the vets on their toes and the newbs nervous and twitchy. Designers did a great job in building a challenging course, fit to all players. It was likely tempting to build a huge long behemoth here....which is not what the area needed. I need to make this my home course......I VOW TO DO SO. Great job!!
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This place deserves any easy A. Concrete pads would be an A+ if they are possible with the water table being so low i can see this place will flood quite easily. Only bad things i can think of are the marshiness from the low water table in the river and lower lying areas of the course. I enjoyed the water holes very unique and the colored baskets add to the character. Overall loved the course was only able to play the short layout due to time constraints on the day i came down, but i was impress ...
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This place deserves any easy A. Concrete pads would be an A+ if they are possible with the water table being so low i can see this place will flood quite easily. Only bad things i can think of are the marshiness from the low water table in the river and lower lying areas of the course. I enjoyed the water holes very unique and the colored baskets add to the character. Overall loved the course was only able to play the short layout due to time constraints on the day i came down, but i was impressed with the uniqueness of the holes from both seeing from the long tee and playing the short. The course plays pretty fair and there is no holes with unrealistic lines. Some of the long holes can use a spotter. Only at this course have i hit a deer with a disc lol. I will be sure to return to this place again and again!
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