Fairborn Community Park

One of my favorite local courses. Mostly wooded and good shade on hot summer days. Drives off throw pad will require some precision for hyzer shots, straights shots, & anhyzer shots. A challenging pa ... show more ›

One of my favorite local courses.
Mostly wooded and good shade on hot summer days. Drives off throw pad will require some precision for hyzer shots, straights shots, & anhyzer shots. A challenging par 5 that requires a skillful "tunnel shot" off the pad.
Very fun , scenic, & beautiful course.
Bring bug spray.

A friend and I decided to play here because we are in the area and the reviews were so high! Both of us were extremely unimpressed with the course. The holes are VERY long and through unkempt woods. T ... show more ›

A friend and I decided to play here because we are in the area and the reviews were so high! Both of us were extremely unimpressed with the course. The holes are VERY long and through unkempt woods. There is a swampy like creek that goes completely through two different holes, you are almost guaranteed to throw your disc in. Maybe we aren't good enough quite yet for this course but both of us thought it was not fun. Be ready to lose at least one disc playing this course.

Played here yesterday and it was worth the wait. A very long and challenging course that requires all your shot making abilities and discs. Soggy after a heavy rain so wait unless you don't mind the ... show more ›

Played here yesterday and it was worth the wait. A very long and challenging course that requires all your shot making abilities and discs. Soggy after a heavy rain so wait unless you don't mind the mud. Plenty of signs to navigate the course. Easily a top 5 or at worst top 10 course in Ohio and to anyone who rates this course a B or lower, then you must be a professional so hats off to you! A must play if in the area.

One of the toughest courses I've played, this course requires precision in tight quarters. The park uses the geographic features in the park; Holes 1, 4 and 14-18 play up, down, and across a pretty l ... show more ›

One of the toughest courses I've played, this course requires precision in tight quarters. The park uses the geographic features in the park; Holes 1, 4 and 14-18 play up, down, and across a pretty large hillside; hole 5 is set on the bank of a pond; and holes 6-9 play along/across a creek. Distance-wise, it's not the longest course; shortest holes are 220, longest push 660 (from the long tees). Most holes are between 275 and 345.

The defining characteristic of the Fairborn course is that every hole but hole 12 requires you to hit at least one gap less than 25 feet wide...and the double mando on 12 is about 26 feet wide. This is an excellent course for practicing control shots; less so for practicing long bombing throws. If you want to practice your distance, though, there are several baseball and soccer fields in the park, so there is plenty of room.

Holes 6-9 play across or along an OB creek (where, if your disc goes in it is more than likely GONE) and holes 4 and 18 bring OB road/paths into play if you go long.

If you play the long tees expect to add about 7-8 strokes. Many/most of the long tees take the hole from "a great shot gives you a chance at a deuce" to "it takes a great shot to have an easy upshot for the 3."

The Emerald Ash Borer has hit this park hard; many of the large/mature trees are ash, and are dead/dying; as a consequence of this, several fairways have opened up quite a bit in recent years as large dead trees fall/are removed and smaller ones grow up.

Overall I love this course. It's just not a good as it can be. The par's from the shorts is way to high. I believe it should be around 56-58 not 66. The par from the longs (67) seemed fair from the lo ... show more ›

Overall I love this course. It's just not a good as it can be. The par's from the shorts is way to high. I believe it should be around 56-58 not 66. The par from the longs (67) seemed fair from the longs in there current condition. The tee sign distances seemed to be off. All the issues I have are problems that can be fixed.
I look forward to visiting here again.

1: Great hole from the shorts and longs.
2: Good hole from the shorts, just not a real clear route. Poor from the longs. There is no route from the longs you pretty much throw a midrange from the long tee to get to the so called fairway for the shorts.
3: Great hole from both tees.
4: Good hole from both tees.
5: Great hole from both tees.
6: Good hole from both tees. The longs could use some trimming of the bushes by the shorts.
7: Ok hole. The nasty swamp really takes away from the hole. If the water was flowing, filled with less debris and not so stagnant it would be an awesome hole.
8: Ok hole. The same swamp water is in play on this hole and has the same story. There is only one tee and that also takes away from the hole. There are plenty of options for a short or long tee.
9: Decent hole not really a defined route from the shorts and definitely not the longs. The spacing of the trees makes the hole playable if your confident in your accuracy. I love the basket placement here.
10: Very good hole from both tees. Longs just need some more clearing up to the shorts.
11: Ok hole. No routes from either tee. From the longs you just throw into a bunch of trees and hope is sneaks through. About 3/4 down the fairway the hole gets pretty good.
12: Great hole. It just needs a short tee. There is plenty of room for one.
13: Great hole. Not much of a route from the longs.
14: Good hole from the shorts. Awful from the longs. There is no route from the longs. Once again you throw a midrange over to the short tee route.
15: Great hole from both tees.
16: Great hole from both tees.
17: Ok hole. Not much of a route from either tee.
18: Ok hole. I like the layout and how it plays down the hill but there are no routes from either tee. Also it is really close to the road and pedestrians and cars come into play.

Nice mix of woods and open, some elevation changes. Watch for poison ivy in a few spots. There is one serious problem with the course, though. Holes 7 and 8, if I remember the numbers correctly, ... show more ›

Nice mix of woods and open, some elevation changes. Watch for poison ivy in a few spots.

There is one serious problem with the course, though. Holes 7 and 8, if I remember the numbers correctly, are throws across swamps. The types of swamps that don't have any water leaving— no water flows out of them normally, so they stink, literally, and it's easy for a disc to bounce off trees and into some of the nastiest mud you've ever run across. Skip these two holes.

Very well groomed with outstanding signage. My compliments to Handyman Ace Hardware and the Fairborn park district. This course is an example of how to create a first class course. I found the co ... show more ›

Very well groomed with outstanding signage. My compliments to Handyman Ace Hardware and the Fairborn park district. This course is an example of how to create a first class course.

I found the course both challenging and interesting with a good mix of hole lengths and trips through the woods. However, I can see where the overweight on wooded holes might discourage inexperienced players.

Just because one can make a hole 500+ doesn't mean one should. This would be top five course if it was 24 holes in the same space, practically. Way too much luck factor, hit or miss, and crap that pa ... show more ›

Just because one can make a hole 500+ doesn't mean one should. This would be top five course if it was 24 holes in the same space, practically. Way too much luck factor, hit or miss, and crap that parks itself. Played like ash and beat my friend even though his drives were more pure- I got lucky and he didn't.

it's a well designed course. Very challenging,by far the hardest course i've played. It's my home course. plus the stink creek on hole 7&8. Don't go in the creek, it's a muddy sewage pit w/ leeches,sn ... show more ›

it's a well designed course. Very challenging,by far the hardest course i've played. It's my home course. plus the stink creek on hole 7&8. Don't go in the creek, it's a muddy sewage pit w/ leeches,snakes and lil snappy turtles. Thats the pros. Cons: too many trees. summer is mosquito city worse by the creek. the creek.

Great course with lots of variety. I had an issue with one of the tee pads, but the rest of the course is fun and very challenging. I have a feeling my rating will go up after I've played the long t ... show more ›

Great course with lots of variety. I had an issue with one of the tee pads, but the rest of the course is fun and very challenging. I have a feeling my rating will go up after I've played the long tees. Wish I lived closer, I'm sure this course would be good for my game. Played it again this weekend, gets better every time.

A brilliant course: good sized cement tees for shorts and longs, fantastic signage on shorts and longs, many holes with varying water hazards, distance and finesse a must, good variation of throws and ... show more ›

A brilliant course: good sized cement tees for shorts and longs, fantastic signage on shorts and longs, many holes with varying water hazards, distance and finesse a must, good variation of throws and elevation, lots of undulating fairways, some litter, but not much, no signs of broken limbs, etc. A must play if you're in the area. I hope to play this course again soon.

what a course and it's new. The Fairborn community hit a home run with this course. Lots to work with in the future and it's a challenge. The course has a great mix of short and long holes, wooded ... show more ›

what a course and it's new. The Fairborn community hit a home run with this course. Lots to work with in the future and it's a challenge. The course has a great mix of short and long holes, wooded and open. Once it wears in, I think this place would be an A+.

I like that the underbrush was removed, but I think the club should remove a few of the smaller trees and more of the vines and low hanging brush (say up to about 20 feet). That will allow for more high anhyzer shots in the woods and would produce some of the 'S' shots that I think the designers are trying to achieve. I had a blast and met some really cool people on the course. Other than that, don't think anything else needs to be tweeked, maybe adding a bridge or something to walk on from 11 to 12, but that's it.

Thanx again to my tour guides for both my rounds of golf.

As Co-Designer I am bias towards this course. I will be honest in saying that the course is RAW and will break in well. I am able to see this course for what it will be in a year. The design is challe ... show more ›

As Co-Designer I am bias towards this course. I will be honest in saying that the course is RAW and will break in well. I am able to see this course for what it will be in a year. The design is challenging in the sense that it will force a player to use all the shots in their bag and learn shots they don't normally play.