Course reviews
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Tom Wagner
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Championship course › May 22, 2023
Well maintained mixed use park course. The front 9 is mostly wooded and the back 9 more open. Not very technical. Pretty wide fairways. Mild elevation throughout. Forgiving rough. The Gold tees have 5 bomber holes ranging from 600-800 feet. The Red holes range from 204-429 feet. Nice tee post signs but additional next tee signs would aid navigation. The 2 sets of cement pads are in nice condition. The Chainstar baskets are relatively new. Plenty of paved parking and a restroom.
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Nick Bosovich
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Championship course › October 11, 2022
I am a fan of the redesign for sure. Its long, uses the land well, and has challenging holes including par 4s and a par 5 to finish the round.
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Drake Evans
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Championship course › November 22, 2022
Pros:
Designed in partnership with Joe Gill, and if you've played Blue Gill, you know he's great. This course is mostly long and mostly open. The Championship Course is aptly named. It is a beast. The woods sections have fair fairways but have some teeth in the rough. They force you to throw some very specific lines if you want to park them.
I was worried when it opens up (around hole 7 or so) that this course would get boring. Most of the holes from then on are placed in a large, slightly ...
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Zachary Vaughn
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Blue course › January 3, 2011
Great course for the beginner, good course for an expert's short game.
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Justin Hulsebos
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Blue course › April 9, 2012
Not digging the new layout. As my home course for many years, I will miss the four 9-hole courses. The new layout needs some work with parking, as well as pin placement, and directions. Really hoping there are some GREAT ideas coming, but I do not think that is the case. On a positive note, typically shoot under par for all courses, and found myself at par for the new layout. Increase difficulty attributed to confusing hole placement. All the trees that were removed do not provide any better lines, trees should have stayed.
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Steve Hedstrom
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Blue course › November 27, 2011
9 holes on blue has some woods and all holes are birdie opportunities. Can get through it in 30 minutes or less. Good for mid range and putting game. Clean and easy to navigate. Lots of leaves in the fall, so make sure to watch your disc closely.
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Rick Gzesh
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Blue course › June 13, 2014
I am not sure which course we played, but it was the 18 hole that was more wooded with a few open holes. It was a fun course with good birdie opportunities if you hit your lines. A couple of grip and rip holes as well made for a well rounded course. Only complaint was that there is a section where you zig zag across a big field and if their are others playing you are on top of each other.
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Daniel Ruppert
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Blue course › September 30, 2010
Easy short course through trees that you should be able to shoot under par without difficulty as long as you don't miss too many putts
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T.J. Van Huis
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Blue course › October 17, 2011
used to shoot brewer as original w/ alt. 6 holes and loved it. now its to short. but still had a good time. ty
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Anthony Mentalewicz
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Blue course › May 11, 2011
short and sweet fun to see whos putting the best that day when your on blue
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Thomas Hibbard
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Blue course › August 23, 2012
Nothing to dislike except the hour drive to get there from Portage, MI. You get to pitch a disc in length, turns, precision shots and on mowed well kept fairways of ample width for most intermediate players.
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Omagis N.
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Blue course › March 31, 2012
Pretty good course, can be crowded at times but I guess that will happen.
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Zachary Vaughn
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White course › January 3, 2011
A solid 9 holes. Good variety of length and shots.
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Steve Hedstrom
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White course › November 27, 2011
White is my favorite 9 holes at Brewer. There are a few open holes with elevation to start with. The rest are in woods with mature trees and some elevation. A fun course to play that has some long, mid range and short holes. White is also a fun course to play dubs with some buds on.
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Daniel Ruppert
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White course › September 30, 2010
A couple long open holes then some shorter more technical holes through trees and one long with trees
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Matt Elgersma - iDisc for VEDS
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White course › January 21, 2011
good mix of distance and technical shots,
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Anthony Mentalewicz
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White course › May 21, 2011
this and gold make up the best 18 at brewer
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Jeremy Diller
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White course › June 2, 2011
Holes are for the most part pretty short but you definitly have to find you way around the trees. Can be difficult at times but really average at others. Nice course. You have so wood holes and some open fairway holes. Last hole is pretty challenging.
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Kevin Hazel
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White course › August 8, 2012
Not here anymore...They made a change from 4 (9) hole courses to 2 (18) hole courses.
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Steve Hedstrom
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Red course › November 27, 2011
Open holes and you will get to open your arm up on red. Watch your disc because sometimes the grass eats them.
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Rob Slater
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Red course › June 26, 2011
The newer population is ruining this place. Mobs of 12+ on every course & letting no one through. People walking through other peoples shot like it's their job. Running up on the basket while others try to putt. And no consideration what-so-ever is given to the course it's self let alone respect. To me, the golfers playing (in the vicinity) have as much to do with my opinion of a course as the layout it's self. And unfortunately, Brewer has fallen to mediocre at best.
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Daniel Ruppert
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Red course › October 11, 2010
Good course for practicing your long drives... all open longer holes
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Bob Knapp
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Red course › October 6, 2011
Mostly open ... good elevation changes. Moderate challenge.
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Brad Fuller
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Red course › May 23, 2011
Old red was better before remodel.
Wide open, easy.
Wide open, easy.
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Anthony Mentalewicz
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Red course › May 21, 2011
this with gold or white makes a pretty good 18 however old red was better
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Brandon Ter Meer
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Red course › August 30, 2011
all long shots very good for driving practice
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Derek VanD
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Red course › April 10, 2012
The new layout of the South 18 or Red 18 as I believe it will be called is much more demanding than it once was. There are some grip it and rip it holes and holes that demand a long placement shot and some shorter holes that aren't pitch and putt. I dig it. There are some precarious tee placements that need some rethinking.
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Kevin Hazel
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Red course › August 8, 2012
Not here anymore...They made a change from 4 (9) hole courses to 2 (18) hole courses.
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Joe Castaneda
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Red course › June 19, 2023
Fun course, and there are 18 tee pads and baskets...we didn't have to repeat 9 as the layout options indicate. The course is mostly wide open, with a few wooded holes early on. It's a great course with short (Red tees) and long (Gold tee) layouts. Definitely will be back in the future.
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Steve Hedstrom
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Gold course › November 27, 2011
Hardest course at Brewer. Mostly open and slight elevation on some holes. Usually some water on 7,8,9. However, this is one that is played least there and you won't have to wait ever. I like to play gold after one of the other courses there.
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Kevin Hazel
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Gold course › August 8, 2012
Not here anymore...They made a change from 4 (9) hole courses to 2 (18) hole courses.
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Mike Durco
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North course › May 28, 2012
Scary redesign... Overlapping/ fairways and greens.
If you can throw a 300 ft righty backhand hyzer or straight to hyzer shot you will shoot double digits under par. Uninspired disc golf. It could have been redesigned 1000 times better.. so sad... what a waste of great disc golf land.
Better to play in the morning... or bring a helmet.
If you can throw a 300 ft righty backhand hyzer or straight to hyzer shot you will shoot double digits under par. Uninspired disc golf. It could have been redesigned 1000 times better.. so sad... what a waste of great disc golf land.
Better to play in the morning... or bring a helmet.
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Kat Witucki
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North course › June 27, 2014
First time. Some hills and a little woods. Simple. I would play it agaun juat because there are 2 courses there. Missed a couple puts because the baskets are very old.
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Patrick O'Connor
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North course › October 11, 2022
first hole you throw parallel with the parking lot...there is also a mando on the billboard where they post their events....and the first teepad is throwing right at it...the course has no flow..and is constantly throwing over other teepads and fairways
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Michael Ball
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North course › July 3, 2016
Fun course, a mix of Hudson mills and firefighters.
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Josh Barnett
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North course › June 15, 2015
I played here for the first time over the weekend so i have no idea what "old brewer" used to be like. that said, i really enjoyed playing here and loved the shot selection. lots of mature trees and a very challenging course with lots of throws in the 280-350 range. not to mention some other BOMBS. when you get birdie chances you have to convert if you're going to score well.
a few gripes: some of the fairways are too close together. the rough is rough, so if you get off the fairway you c ...
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josh i
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North course › May 15, 2012
Not a fan of the new layout. I liked the park a lot better before they changed all the holes around. They need to fill in some of the wet holes.
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Andrew Tuma
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North course › September 5, 2012
stopped here for a round on my way to a show in downtown gr, reminded me of my home courses a lot - a little confusing to navigate the first time but luckily i ran into some really nice local dudes on hole 3 and played the rest of the round with them. would love to come back and play the south course.
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Dan Bologna
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North course › July 17, 2013
Fun course overall. I just started discing last year so I never had a chance to play the old layout. However, I really enjoyed the new layout. I was there in the morning, with the park basically to myself, so the issues to grouped fairways and shooting near other teepads that others have experienced weren't a problem. I could definitely see how they would come into play when the course is more crowded though.
Signage was decent, with a couple tees missing signs. Most of the baskets are visibl ...
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Nate Smith
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North course › August 11, 2012
Played the course for first time in 6 years. Enjoyed the new layout for the North with added distance and pin placements that were tucked into trees and bushes on many holes. I remember before almost getting pegged with discs all the time by the bathrooms, using my putter on lots of tees. I definitely had to use my driver and work for pars on holes that before were easy glides down hill. Thanks for the efforts to use more of the land, longer drives and make it safer. I will be back again.
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Jesse Fraim
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North course › December 14, 2012
Good mix of wooden holes and longer distance holes.
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Chad Possehn
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North course › August 26, 2012
Good mixture of open and moderately wooded holes. Most holes were somewhat long and were technical like shorter courses tend to be.
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Kevin Hazel
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North course › August 8, 2012
When you first arrive at the park you want to take a left at the 2nd drive.
The first pin of the North course (woodland) is located on the north side of the parking lot.
The North course starts off with a short warm up hole. Stay to the right to get to hole 2. Each hole has its own small challenge.
This was my first round at this course and it challenged me in a fun way.
The first pin of the North course (woodland) is located on the north side of the parking lot.
The North course starts off with a short warm up hole. Stay to the right to get to hole 2. Each hole has its own small challenge.
This was my first round at this course and it challenged me in a fun way.
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Timothy Mabin
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North course › August 12, 2012
Nice range of shots. Some easy, some difficult. Many birdie opportunities.
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Anthony Morefield
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North course › September 6, 2012
Great course, good for begginers & advanced players. Maps on tees are amazing and the layout is fairly even.
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Forrest Omland
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North course › December 29, 2014
I never played the old layouts but the new north and south courses aren't bad. Would have been confusing if a friend wasn't with me to show me around. Got my feet wet but still had fun.
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Ray Vincent
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North course › November 9, 2013
Very dangerous layout with the close fairways and people all over your fairways be cautious of we're people are so you don't get hit or don't hit anyone but overall liked the course!!
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Brandon Schmuker
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North course › July 9, 2014
Not as good as South, but don't really understand all the hate toward this course. Really not as bad as everyone says. The swamp from holes 3-6 can be a bummer, though.
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Nick S
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North course › October 23, 2013
I really enjoy the new layout better than the four 9 hole courses. There is something better about playing 18, rather than two 9's. As far as hole variety goes, its pretty nice, pretty short, not very technical and you get to open up on a few holes. Hole 10 is probably one of the worst designed holes I have ever seen in disc golf, the fact that there is a huge wooden post 3 feet off the teepad makes me mad. Anyone know why that is there?
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Chad Reuss
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North course › June 10, 2013
The North 18 offers a good mix of holes. Some long, some short, and some very technical holes will make for a fun and challenging day for the beginner. There are also several interesting pin placements where the basket is hidden from the tee either on top of a hill of around a grove of trees. There are a few holes that can get pretty muddy if it has recently rained. Overall I thought it was pretty good time. Don't let the negative reviews scare you off. I think a lot of the negative reviews ar ...
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Durk A. Gordon
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North course › July 15, 2014
like a swamp for the first five holes not so bad after that
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Nathan Nifong
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North course › March 12, 2014
The new lay out was confusing at first. I have to say the north course is more wooded than open. Making it more of a technical course.
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Jerrid Warner
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North course › July 4, 2014
Don't play this one that much but it is a sweet wooded course. Down side, during spring, it gets pretty muddy.
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Brandon Braisted
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North course › May 17, 2014
I only remembered the Blue/Red/White/Gold layout, so playing the North Course was a totally new idea. Not quite sure why the sign board on Hole 1 is a Mando (any idiot throwing towards cars just shouldn't be playing regardless). The swamp problems still continue to exist and will be impossible to fix, which is why I recommend bringing boots when you come. Otherwise, it was a nice mix of short ace tries, technical woodland and long bombing uphill holes. Most holes require accurate drives and good approaches to par. Blue was where I began, but this is a great learning experience for new players.
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Caleb Bowen
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North course › May 6, 2016
very fun course. bring your rain boots... and someone who knows the course layout.
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Henry Morgan
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North course › March 20, 2015
Don't know why people hate on this course .. I personally think this is the best course in grand rapids.
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Kris VanBogelen
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North course › May 21, 2015
a few holes were surrounded by mud, but pretty good overall
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Stephen Lester
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North course › April 27, 2016
Older baskets and lots of puddles are the only negative. The holes are interesting. A couple holes are crammed and an errant shot can easily hit another group. Nice combination with the course though
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Chris Rosema
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North course › May 23, 2016
It was a little wet but that is to be expected at Brewer
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Mike Durco
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South course › October 11, 2022
Scary redesign... Overlapping/ fairways and greens. Uninspired disc golf. It could have been redesigned 1000 times better.. so sad... what a waste of great disc golf land.
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Josh Barnett
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South course › June 15, 2015
See my review of the north course. both are identical in my opinion. fun and challenging.
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Nick Kohn
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South course › June 23, 2012
they mowed all of the high grass so is much more fun to play now!
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Dan Bologna
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South course › July 17, 2013
Mostly wide open drives, with some elevation coming into play. Some of the tees were missing signage, and a lot of the time you have to run to the top of the hill to scope out where the basket is. Since it's so wide open, there were a lot of shots where the wind was a big factor. Fairways were nicely mowed and rough was not really all the rough when I was there.
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Nate Smith
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South course › August 11, 2012
I enjoyed going from links style holes to 3 tight technical shots back to links style. It broke up what could of been grip and rip up hill to grip and rip down hill. Hole number 16 was great with a 500 foot fairway and then the pin tucked into some dense maple trees. Hole 15 and 16 are little tight and discs cross fairways. Overall, great use of the property and feel it is a huge upgrade from the old layout that I played 6 years ago. I will be back
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Anthony Morefield
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South course › September 6, 2012
A lot has changed at Brewer Park since the last time I visted. There are only two courses, North & South. North is a combonation of Blues and Golds while South remains most of the remaining Gold tees. South is much more difficult when it comes to ranges and accuracy. Overall still a great course.
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Forrest Omland
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South course › December 29, 2014
I never played the old layouts but the new north and south courses aren't bad. Would have been confusing if a friend wasn't with me to show me around. Got my feet wet but still had fun.
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Skyler Stoker
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South course › April 12, 2013
Pretty easy course if you can throw some decent distance. Seems like it would be dangerous to play with people all around since tee pads, baskets, and fairways are all very very close together. Some baskets are really old an rusty but can still catch putts. Interesting course to say the least.
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Brandon Schmuker
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South course › July 9, 2014
Great course for those days you wanna just let the drives rip. Nice and open, a few shots in the woods. Overall, very solid.
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Nick S
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South course › October 23, 2013
I enjoy the south course a little better than the north course. There are way more open longer holes, which I love. The short technical holes really ruin my vibes when I play this course though. Other than that I love every other hole, tons of fun.
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Nathan Nifong
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South course › March 12, 2014
Be ready to throw some bombs. This one is more open than wooded.
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Jerrid Warner
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South course › July 4, 2014
Open course. Fun for bombers as long as you don't end up in the thick and lose sight. Might be out there for a minute.
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Brandon Braisted
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South course › May 23, 2014
The course layout is fine. I enjoy it more than White/Red/Gold. It's nice and challenging. However, the thing holding a regular A back is how tall the grass is off the fairway. Spent about a hour total looking for off-target shots. Love what they did, good mix of bombers and skill shots. Mow the lawn!
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Eric Engblade
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South course › October 13, 2014
I like that it gets more challenging as you move into the back nine. I dislike that it gets swampy sometimes on front nine.
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Brian Gervais
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South course › April 28, 2015
I love this course! Long holes and hilly holes!
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Stephen Lester
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South course › April 27, 2016
Nice Open course with lots of long and short shots.
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Ben Gosset
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Championship course › June 12, 2019
One of the best and most challenging courses in the Grand rapids area. Lots of length and mixed holes with precision shots. Definitely recommended. My only negative is the long grass on the field holes, it'll eat your discs. Beware of ticks on a scale of 1-10 they are a 10 in the grass.
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Eric "Downtown" Brown
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Championship course › August 17, 2017
I never played old Brewer, just the new Champ course. Had a lot of fun here and was challenged. Lots of variety with wide open shots and wooded holes. Keep an eye on your discs or bring a friend or spotter, had to spend time looking for discs buried in tall grass off the fairways. Tee pads were in great shape as well as the Discatcher baskets. I could see when the course was busy, you would need to keep your head on a swivel. Port a potties were available during Pro Master Worlds, not sure of ot ...
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Ryan Milka
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Championship course › September 23, 2020
Well maintained course, not a ton of variety in the shots from the short tees. Also packed with people, but overall a nice course with challenging distances.
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Jason Yonkers
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Championship course › August 12, 2020
A fun course with a lot of wide open fairways
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Andrew Twietmeyer
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Championship course › September 6, 2022
This course is well designed and well groomed. Elevation adds variety where there are no trees. Solid course
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Brandon Braisted
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Family course › August 3, 2018
Course is great for working on your short game. Just needs tee signs.
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Ducks Lawn Care & Landscape / Course Design
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Blue course › September 26, 2011
played white as well, very wet day, muddy hike
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Kevin Hazel
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Blue course › March 1, 2024
Not here anymore...They made a change from 4 (9) hole courses to 2 (18) hole courses.
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cody landers
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Red course › March 26, 2012
over all, both north and south courses have some long drives, short drives and some woods come into play. great place to get big negative score...
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Jacob Zomberg
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North course › June 17, 2012
Sucks that a few of the holes are still in the really muddy area of the park. But if you catch it on a good drought it's a fun course. More wooded than the South course. I am a BIG fan of the changes made.
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Josh Wyatt
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North course › July 3, 2012
not a bad new layout.. long distance holes perfect for working on long drives
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Nick Letts
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South course › May 9, 2012
I think this is the course I played. It's the one on the right when you pull in the parking lot. I really like the new set up. Added some distance to some holes. It's not the hardest course I've played but it's a lot of fun. Definetly worth checking out if your in the area.
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Jacob Zomberg
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South course › June 17, 2012
FUN FUN FUN! The changes are great, I like that a few of the holes are 500+ feet.
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Jamie Vincent
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Championship course › April 6, 2021
Needs teesign and to be mowed. Otherwise awesome place.
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alh 5870
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Championship course › August 31, 2017
It's a nice change at Brewer, but in my opinion, far from championship caliber. Holes 1-6 seem jammed into a smaller area. The rest of the course is pretty open, and mildly challenging.
The walk from 4 to 5 takes you right past #1's basket, and a couple of basket placements left me wondering.
A couple decent long holes, but nothing I would call a par 5.
Needs tee signs badly.
Although I feel that this is an average course, I always appreciate the work that goes in.
The walk from 4 to 5 takes you right past #1's basket, and a couple of basket placements left me wondering.
A couple decent long holes, but nothing I would call a par 5.
Needs tee signs badly.
Although I feel that this is an average course, I always appreciate the work that goes in.
