Oakland University

Oakland University plays home to Grizzly Oaks Disc Golf Course. You may have heard rumors that this course is going to be pulled to make room for more housing or other building of that ilk. These rumors are unfounded and false. Grizzly Oaks is here to stay. The course if very well balanced in terms of "righty" vs. "lefty" holes, although if your a righty backhand player you will feel its has a lefty bias. Holes 1 and 18 are currently shortened due to dirt storage from other construction on ca ...
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Oakland University plays home to Grizzly Oaks Disc Golf Course. You may have heard rumors that this course is going to be pulled to make room for more housing or other building of that ilk. These rumors are unfounded and false. Grizzly Oaks is here to stay.

The course if very well balanced in terms of "righty" vs. "lefty" holes, although if your a righty backhand player you will feel its has a lefty bias. Holes 1 and 18 are currently shortened due to dirt storage from other construction on campus and play much easier as such. Grizzly Oaks offers a good mix of wooded and open holes with the latter being a bit more prevalent. The better holes out here are 4, 5, and 10. Keeping your disc in the fairway is crucial as the rough is pretty rough even after a year of play. If presented with the option of playing here I can safely recommend it over Firefighters and Stony Creek(the two nearest courses).

Quick tips, there is a smoking ban on this course(yes, any type of smoldering ash), but it is loosely enforced. Also, If you can, tee from the dirt mound on hole 1 as it makes for a much better hole.
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The OU course is rarely if ever crowded. There are virtually no water hazards, save for the hole 12 ravine off to the left, though I've never seen it more than ankle deep. There is some thick brush but only a few thorn bushes, most of the brush is easy to comb through. I've noticed that the mosquitoes here are pretty light; I'm writing this review after a round at OU on almost an 80 degree day in May, where I used NO bug spray and was sweating, and it was 8:30 in the evening, and I got zero bite ...
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The OU course is rarely if ever crowded. There are virtually no water hazards, save for the hole 12 ravine off to the left, though I've never seen it more than ankle deep. There is some thick brush but only a few thorn bushes, most of the brush is easy to comb through. I've noticed that the mosquitoes here are pretty light; I'm writing this review after a round at OU on almost an 80 degree day in May, where I used NO bug spray and was sweating, and it was 8:30 in the evening, and I got zero bites. Usually it isn't THAT good, but definitely less buggy than Holly Woods, Stoney Creek, Addison Oaks, Seymour Lake, or even Firefighters. The course is also somewhat secluded; you are pretty much in the woods after basket 4. I see deer almost every round I play here. Also in the winter, OU doesn't get nearly as muddy as some of the other local courses do. I played the course several times in the winter of 2011/2012 and there was some mushy ground on basket 1 and basket 5, but that was about it; no huge puddles and it wasn't nearly the mud pit that some courses become; probably due to the abundant grass from low foot traffic and relatively high and hilly land. Another nice thing about the OU course is the practice basket. It's at the edge of a soccer field right by basket 1, and is nice and flat with enough space for long putts. The soccer field is also a great place to throw warm-up drives or just unload your whole bag, though there may be soccer games going on, which I don't know the schedules of but the field is more often empty than occupied.
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Heard it was a good course so we went out to try it. If you like a VERY rustic course than this is one for you! We weren't necessarily looking for manicured grounds and I saw that there was construction going on which had some effect hole #1 & 18 but a little better grooming throughout most of the course would be really nice. At times it almost felt more like we were on a scavenger hunt when moving between holes because there wasn't any directional signage except for painted rocks on the ...
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Heard it was a good course so we went out to try it.

If you like a VERY rustic course than this is one for you! We weren't necessarily looking for manicured grounds and I saw that there was construction going on which had some effect hole #1 & 18 but a little better grooming throughout most of the course would be really nice.

At times it almost felt more like we were on a scavenger hunt when moving between holes because there wasn't any directional signage except for painted rocks on the ground to find/follow with the hope that they hadn't been moved; it would be great to have some simple signs at each tee pad with the par/distance of hole and at least some dashes showing the basket location.There were occasional rocks that had the par/distance painted but this was inconsistent and you still had no idea where the basket was unless you went out in search of which just delayed the play for everyone - Luckily for us we used a smart phone to find the course map but that became a pain to have to use on nearly every hole.

The trash cans are nice and plentiful but even with that there are still those inconsiderate players who are too lazy to walk over and throw their garbage into them and used the ground instead - VERY SAD!

Oh and last but not least; Watch out for POISON OAK / IVY!! I played with a group of 4 and was the only one who got into it - Lasted three weeks :o(
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maybe its just my one round so please TAKE THIS REVIEW W A GRAIN OF SALT... i hated this course. the first hole you walk up and its just like, for real? what is it? 75 ft from the tee pad? the first few holes are chinsee. then you get through the first few and its rough city... im not the best player in the world, but i can play an entire round at stoney and never come out of the fairway... between my self and my room mate, we got annoyed by hole 15 and left. i vowed never to waste my time ...
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maybe its just my one round so please TAKE THIS REVIEW W A GRAIN OF SALT... i hated this course. the first hole you walk up and its just like, for real? what is it? 75 ft from the tee pad? the first few holes are chinsee. then you get through the first few and its rough city... im not the best player in the world, but i can play an entire round at stoney and never come out of the fairway... between my self and my room mate, we got annoyed by hole 15 and left. i vowed never to waste my time w the course again, but ive had time to cool off and i might go back to give it another try... but personally, im in no hurry... and the tee pads... kind of sketchy and cheap.
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First time playing this course today. It's not fun if you're just learning Disc Golf and you're still refining your technique. I've been playing for a couple months now and I found this course to be quite horrible. The first hole catches you off-guard because it's only about 100ft from the tee. The 2nd hole gets you worried if you're right-handed because you can veer off to the left and on to the street below the hill. Holes 3-10 are pretty good with not too much difficulty. I did like the ...
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First time playing this course today. It's not fun if you're just learning Disc Golf and you're still refining your technique. I've been playing for a couple months now and I found this course to be quite horrible. The first hole catches you off-guard because it's only about 100ft from the tee. The 2nd hole gets you worried if you're right-handed because you can veer off to the left and on to the street below the hill. Holes 3-10 are pretty good with not too much difficulty. I did like the varied elevation of the tee boxes in respects to the basket placement. Holes 11 & 12 are a joke. Then it just gets worse from there... The grass, shrubs & trees are not groomed at all. It's like playing in a jungle in Columbia. The only saving grace to my round was a herd of deer on the 18th hole. Other than that, it was a complete waste of time. Also, if you don't know where the course is located on the campus, good luck finding it. There are NO MARKERS showing you where it is. Will not be playing this course again.
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This course needs some fine turning on lines to the baskets and some of the tee pads placements our bad! Not thought out very well in some spots of the course. There are lots of unrealistic line to try an hit with a small window of opportunity. There some natural flow to this course but it slams into a wall at one point can't remember the hole. There are some good points about it though lots of friendly people some of the elevations were cool and like the way a few holes fairways dogged! Has lot ...
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This course needs some fine turning on lines to the baskets and some of the tee pads placements our bad! Not thought out very well in some spots of the course. There are lots of unrealistic line to try an hit with a small window of opportunity. There some natural flow to this course but it slams into a wall at one point can't remember the hole. There are some good points about it though lots of friendly people some of the elevations were cool and like the way a few holes fairways dogged! Has lots of room for improvements and could be a great course with some fine tuning. Thanks for the rounds.
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The Grizzly Oaks 2022/23 redesign has variety and is fun and challenging to play. Moderate to lightly wooded. Nice tee maps and concrete pads installed. Hole 1 now starts in the back SW corner of the tennis courts by the bon fire pit. Huge free parking lot (P11) next to hole 1’s pad. Short walk back from 18’s basket. Road hazard to the right on hole 1’s downhill shot. Pronounced elevation changes on holes 1-3 and 18. Mild elevation on other holes. Good combination of hole distances rangin ...
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The Grizzly Oaks 2022/23 redesign has variety and is fun and challenging to play. Moderate to lightly wooded. Nice tee maps and concrete pads installed. Hole 1 now starts in the back SW corner of the tennis courts by the bon fire pit. Huge free parking lot (P11) next to hole 1’s pad. Short walk back from 18’s basket. Road hazard to the right on hole 1’s downhill shot. Pronounced elevation changes on holes 1-3 and 18. Mild elevation on other holes. Good combination of hole distances ranging from 216 to 522 feet with the only par 4 on 18. Lots of clearing has been done on the course, creating wider fairways, The rough, foliage and big thorn bushes scattered about the course have been reduced as much as possible. However you still want to stay out of the rough, it’s still unforgiving. The course will always be more friendly in the non summer months. There are no water hazards. Some of the fairways, pads and baskets are still a little close to each other but now an issue with the new popularity of the course. The back 9 has many of the same holes as before. A few holes have been removed. Hole 9 is the old hole 1. Hole 10 is a combination of OG holes 2-3. Hole 16 is a cool, slightly downhill ace run island hole, surrounded by stones. Hole 18 is a huge uphill shot with a tree in the middle of the fairway and thick foliage along both sides before the clearing. Shot shaping is required on a few of the longer holes. The course better maintained than recent years and is mowed regularly. Plenty of trash cans. Overall a fantastic course.
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Significant, to severe, to obscene elevation changes everywhere. Little tobaggan. The fun factor is through the roof if you like elevation changes like I do. If not, you'll rate it a D-. I give it an A+ even getting dinged for being a 3 season course.. Playing in snow or ice is not recommended. Hole 16 is the best hole in the state that I've played. 208 very downhill island hole in the woods with rocks lining the island. Superb hole and obscene fun shot. I missed and the dz is still 150 very dow ...
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Significant, to severe, to obscene elevation changes everywhere. Little tobaggan. The fun factor is through the roof if you like elevation changes like I do. If not, you'll rate it a D-. I give it an A+ even getting dinged for being a 3 season course.. Playing in snow or ice is not recommended. Hole 16 is the best hole in the state that I've played. 208 very downhill island hole in the woods with rocks lining the island. Superb hole and obscene fun shot. I missed and the dz is still 150 very downhill and I drained it. Fun shot as well! Well worth the drive, eat your wheaties, and play this course often.
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