Course reviews
+4 votes 
Vern Lepine
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October 11, 2010
Mix of wide open long shots and short, tight shots, good changes, righty and lefty hole.
Course was in perfect shape few days after Bear River Rumble tournament August 28, 2010
Course was in perfect shape few days after Bear River Rumble tournament August 28, 2010
+3 votes
bryon figueroa
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March 26, 2012
Good mix of right and left shots, fairly large fairways compensate for the unforgiving flood plain ruffs. Once you know the pin placements it a blast
+3 votes
Ryan Wressell
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June 12, 2012
This course has some fun and challenging shots, and you will use many different kind of shots from the tee's and fairways. Most tee-shots are blind. once you play a few times and know the holes i love this course big shots and controlled drives get you up in down fast about 2hrs to play with a smaller group.
+1 votes
Josh Wieschowski
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June 23, 2011
Navigation was tough. Pretty much every shot is blind and the rough is crazy thick. Thanks to someones dog, I didnt lose any discs............good boy! I would play it again, I would prefer to play with a local again too though, its a long thick course!
+1 votes
Joe Karr
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September 15, 2012
This course sits in a valley east of Petoskey,so be prepared for constant and varying wind conditions.Most pins are blind so bring a spotter and stay out of the rough,once you are three feet in it gets very thick,but the well defined fairways help.Best time to play is in the fall since you are in a valley surrounded by hills and trees the colors are amazing!
+1 votes
Forrest Omland
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October 13, 2012
Whether I try everything in my bag or just use my favorites, I always have fun with these long open fairways except when it's really hot. The blind shots are easier with friends and I've gone in the water a couple of times, but I can't think of anything I don't like about the course ... pretty good signs, benches, etc. Nice having 24 holes here.
+1 votes
Nick Rockey
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October 4, 2013
The club has done ALOT of work, new cement tee's and clearing, course looks great! Lots of hard work and it shows, Thank You! Have played it several times and I still spend a lot of time walking ahead to locate the very well hidden basket then walking back to throw. A lot of blind shots over trees and brush make disc lost a promise, not a risk. Because of that, it can be a real pain to play, especially alone, Well groomed fairways and some nice tees, a few areas to sit, but I was out at 8:30 am ...
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+1 votes
Brian Raymond
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September 4, 2013
Very tough to navigate your first time through. Just about every hole is blind, and half are missing signs to let you know where you should be throwing. I would definitely recommend playing with a local or someone who knows the course for your first time. The roughs are super thick, and I don't know if this is always true, but the whole course was super windy and the wind was unpredictable. Even when you can spot your disc in the rough, it's still very hard to get in there to get it.
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+0 votes
Zachary Vaughn
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June 11, 2014
Given the terrain of the park, I would say that the design is an A - or B+. There is an overuse of blind teeshots that likely were not intended in the original design but overgrowth and lack of rough upkeep has added to a sum of 75% blind shots from the blue tees. Pros: concrete teepads, good mix of hole lengths, varying shot shapes. Cons: too many blind shots, rough can be nasty, lack of undulation, swampy in the spring.
+0 votes
Angel Gilbert
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August 27, 2012
very long course but still love to make a stop here when i go up north to play. i have played this course in 2003, 2006, and 2007
+0 votes
Cal Benke
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November 19, 2010
Good use of flatlands. Rough is tough. Don't go in it. Blind Baskets. They are where they were last time you threw them. Easy walk. Needs more shade. Short, long, right, left.
I've seen cement tees.
I've seen cement tees.
+0 votes
David Tomlinson
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November 14, 2018
This course is a good course. Well maintained and clean. I noticed there is a few blind filler holes under 200'. I think with minimal effort you could remove these and it would be a A+ 18 hole course.
+0 votes
Todd Wiley
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June 25, 2011
The course has excellent hole by hole signage and finding the short (red) tees was fairly easy. This course requires lots of technical shots as every hole is a blind drive (or damn near), a spotter IS required or you will eventually lose a disc during your round. Water Hazards are only found on a few holes and are easily avoidable. Playing all 24 holes took me 2 hours and 30 minutes with my wife, 11 year old son, and 5 month old daughter in a stroller. We also got caught up looking for a los ...
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+0 votes
mark degroot
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August 25, 2023
Beautiful course with great potential!! Just needs some better signage. It is easy to get of track.
+0 votes
Patrick Reddy
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May 27, 2014
Very muddy, but a great course besides all the muddy areas in the spring.
+0 votes
Travis Lepine
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March 4, 2014
Good course that you need to throw differnt shots fun course.
+0 votes
Cory Glomski
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April 22, 2014
I love this course don't get me wrong but as soon as all the vegetation comes in be prepared to do some searching. Only complaint I have.
+0 votes
Tom Pluister
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October 7, 2013
As a co-designer at River Road, it brings me great pride to announce that there is a concrete tee pad on EVERY hole. The course underwent quite a bit of renovation this summer, thanks to the City of Petoskey and the Petoskey Disc Golf Club and is now in great shape for Tournament play. FURTHER- I created 4 alternate basket locations! Baskets are currently in these alternate placements. Hole #2, #3, #7 and #15 are longer and super cool! Enjoy!
+0 votes
richard bell
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May 3, 2015
Mainly flat with mixture of open to wooded fairways. Didnt see any thrash or people when i was there. Very clean and maintained. Petoskey golf club keeps this place up with some nice images of stuff on the ground next to tees. A few blind pin shots sprinkled in for some challenge. Nice river flowing thru on back half along the course not thru it as i recall. Was there last memorial weekend. Kind of located on outskirts of town also.
+0 votes
Shane Miller
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December 4, 2017
Very technical course, no true fairways(or have tight curvy lanes, no way disc would follow) on some holes as some have a huge cluster of trees in between tee and basket, had no idea where basket was(1st time here), and had to conceive where and how to throw these blind tee shots. (not your simple course). The pictures are deceiving to how hard this course is. Poor-catching baskets.
+0 votes
Justin Hacker - Gaylord D.G.C.
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November 1, 2016
Great Place to Play!! I played my first round here at this year's Trilogy Challenge. I had a blast. Great Course, good mix of all shots. I would say playing with a local is a good idea. Blind pins, and dense rough. A spotter or friend is a good choice. Will definitely play again and again.
+0 votes
Nick Howery
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July 31, 2017
This course offers two tee pads. The shorter tees are a good difficulty for younger or inexperienced players and can be a lot of fun, but when you move up to the longer tee pads get ready to search for discs. With very thick untrimmed bushes and mostly blind tee shots this course can be a nightmare. My friends refuse to play here because you spend more time looking for discs than you do playing. I recommend going with someone that knows the course and you NEED a spotter. Course can be wet the first few holes. Course does offer a great amount of different shots.
-1 votes
Jamie Vincent
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May 18, 2013
Long course with pro and amatuer tees..confusing on about 4 or 5 holes...could use some updated signs on half the course...nice 24 holer..
-1 votes
Andy Smith
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March 4, 2013
Not to bad of a course didn't knock me out though. Well maintained and clean park. It was a little hard finding the way around the course. Decent holes some you don't want to be off the fairway, Not something I would go out of my way to play but that's me. Any course is better than no course so I respect that. Be better with tees pads on every hole.
-2 votes
Kyle Mihatsch - Highland Groves DGC
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January 27, 2012
This course has some fun and challenging shots, and you will use many different kind of shots from the tee's and fairways. Most tee-shots are blind which gets old after about 3 holes. The rough is absurd and loss of disc is likely if you get off the fairway. when this course gets wet it is just not fun. The flypads are less than ideal, overall i could take or leave this course.