The Grassman at West Branch State Park

I am giving this course an A because i know it will be completed in time. The tee's are rough now, and not all clearing has been done but it's a new park and how it should be. I played 2 rounds from the white tee's last week, and was in awe at every hole. Not a lot of "lost disc factors" here. It needs better direction to the next tee & some are long walks to the next but well worth it! I would not recommend it to beginners, but if you want to test your accuracy and ability to throw poker straig ...
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I am giving this course an A because i know it will be completed in time. The tee's are rough now, and not all clearing has been done but it's a new park and how it should be. I played 2 rounds from the white tee's last week, and was in awe at every hole. Not a lot of "lost disc factors" here. It needs better direction to the next tee & some are long walks to the next but well worth it! I would not recommend it to beginners, but if you want to test your accuracy and ability to throw poker straight lines in tight fairways, GOOOO! Thank you to all that helped create this course, i will be visiting often!
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Great course!! Very challenging and has a great mix of technical and distance shots, with some very tricky fairways coming into play. Most of the concrete tees were in for the long holes, but being freshly done yesterday, we didn't dare playing on them to allow them to settle properly. All holes had signs with pictures and distances, which helps on the number of hidden baskets and lines that need to be seen before driving off the tee. There's a great variation between the short and long tees ...
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Great course!! Very challenging and has a great mix of technical and distance shots, with some very tricky fairways coming into play. Most of the concrete tees were in for the long holes, but being freshly done yesterday, we didn't dare playing on them to allow them to settle properly. All holes had signs with pictures and distances, which helps on the number of hidden baskets and lines that need to be seen before driving off the tee. There's a great variation between the short and long tees, with mostly different looks and lines from each set per hole. Water comes into play quite frequently, which adds to the challenge and WOW factor, in my opinion. The hole over the water (13 I believe) was definitely my favorite. There's some fast greens and some precarious pin positions, but smart play on these holes can be rewarding. A few areas could use some grooming, but being such a young course, I can't hold that against it, as in time, the lines will become much more defined and forgiving. I am a big fan of tough wooded courses, and the layout did not let me down. The flow was nice, as there generally wasn't too far walks between each hole. A course map should be used the first time out, but there are arrows at each pin to direct you to the next hole with some well beaten paths to help find your way. Par rounds from the longs will be tough to come by, but that's just how some courses are (i.e. Punderson, Portage Lakes) and should not be held against it. I had to use every shot in my arsenal here, and I respect courses that force you to do that. DEFINITELY a destination course, and once the concrete tees are in and settled for both longs and shorts, this course is totally an "A." Kudos to Scott and and anyone who helped with this course, as it just adds another great place to chuck some discs in the NEO!! Can't wait to go back and play it again!!
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I played yesterday 6.21.16 from the shorts for the first time. Besides being inundated by a brood of (17) year cicadas, I had a blast! I enjoyed the pin placements for the most part. Course difficulty varied by each hole; effected by changes in elevation, the amount of tree obstruction, water hazards, and other environmental factors such as the wind coming off the lake. The fairways are narrow and if by chance you have a wild shot/bounce you might spend some time searching in the heavy under ...
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I played yesterday 6.21.16 from the shorts for the first time. Besides being inundated by a brood of (17) year cicadas, I had a blast! I enjoyed the pin placements for the most part. Course difficulty varied by each hole; effected by changes in elevation, the amount of tree obstruction, water hazards, and other environmental factors such as the wind coming off the lake. The fairways are narrow and if by chance you have a wild shot/bounce you might spend some time searching in the heavy underbrush. Overall, West Branch State Park is a clean/friendly park that I will certainly be playing again. Compare to Portage Lakes State Park (with heavier underbrush).
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This course has everything. Long and short, wooded and open, shots over water. I really love how this course is taking shape. The Innova DisCatcher baskets are perfect, with that yellow band easy to spot in the woods. The paved tee pads for the white tees are perfectly placed, long, and level. There are a few holes that require a short walk to get to the next tee, but there's nothing excessive. The tee for 17 was a little tough to find at first, but the UDisc GPS feature really helped out. About ...
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This course has everything. Long and short, wooded and open, shots over water. I really love how this course is taking shape. The Innova DisCatcher baskets are perfect, with that yellow band easy to spot in the woods. The paved tee pads for the white tees are perfectly placed, long, and level. There are a few holes that require a short walk to get to the next tee, but there's nothing excessive. The tee for 17 was a little tough to find at first, but the UDisc GPS feature really helped out. About the only thing this course needs is some "Next Tee" signs. Also, 17 and 18 should probably be opened up just a bit...maybe just 1 or 2 trees cut down should do it. I will definitely be back!
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Played the red tees on a warm September morning. My 1st visit to this course, and overall I was pleased with it's condition. Established only a couple of years ago, its evident right away that a lot of work has already gone into carving out this primarily heavily wooded course. The biggest draw back right now is that a near equal amount of additional clearing is needed to allow the player's skills to be rewarded. Too many unnecesary tight gaps and wishful throwing at this stage, as the course we ...
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Played the red tees on a warm September morning. My 1st visit to this course, and overall I was pleased with it's condition. Established only a couple of years ago, its evident right away that a lot of work has already gone into carving out this primarily heavily wooded course. The biggest draw back right now is that a near equal amount of additional clearing is needed to allow the player's skills to be rewarded. Too many unnecesary tight gaps and wishful throwing at this stage, as the course wears in and clearing continues I'd expect the ratings to increase. Ample parking and plenty of picnic tables, restrooms, and other state park amenities throughout the course to allow for all day casual play if desired. While you weave in and out of the public areas and along the lake, the holes themselves are very secluded so there's little worry of crossing paths with other park goers. The course really shines between holes #11 through #14, and finishes stronger than it begins. I enjoyed all 18 holes, and the designer did a great job of including a wide variety of holes. There area few open areas which were nice to be able to air out some drives. A few that teased the waters edge, and a fair amount of elevation throughout. Long tees expand upon the options and variety provided with many long tees completely changing the layout from the short pads. I'm excited to revisit this course and watch it wear in and evolve into it's full potential.
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I played this course twice just to make sure i wasn't off my game. I played worse the second time around. im usually right around a par player. I was 16 over here. I love the area and the courses potential but the layout as it stands is brutal. several holes have unrealistic pars( a wall of trees every 25 feet with rolling hills) way to long for how wooded they are. The tee boxes are nicely placed with wooden markers, but the tee boxes themselves are non existent. There were some rubber markers ...
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I played this course twice just to make sure i wasn't off my game. I played worse the second time around. im usually right around a par player. I was 16 over here. I love the area and the courses potential but the layout as it stands is brutal. several holes have unrealistic pars( a wall of trees every 25 feet with rolling hills) way to long for how wooded they are. The tee boxes are nicely placed with wooden markers, but the tee boxes themselves are non existent. There were some rubber markers placed that were ripped out of the ground and roots and branches in your way off the drives.The baskets are top notch Innova chains. Really nice.!! I didn't see a single garbage can on the course and that's just asking for trouble. Cans are a must have or trash will build up over time. I know this is a new course but it needs a lot of help, preferably a Chainsaw lol. If you are a casual player this is not the course for you. If you think you can par this course as it stands i would love to come out and watch. Your a disc golf God!!
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Well I was in the area and saw the "coming soon spring of 2013" posted. It's the spring of 2013. Don't make plans to play the course just yet. Save yourself the trip because it doesn't seem like a limb or a path has been trimmed yet. There are only flags stuck in the ground for the pads and basket placement. No baskets! The layout looks good and the lay of the land is ideal for a course. It's a loooooong way from being completed. Maybe wait to post any info on this course until it's playable. Go ...
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Well I was in the area and saw the "coming soon spring of 2013" posted. It's the spring of 2013. Don't make plans to play the course just yet. Save yourself the trip because it doesn't seem like a limb or a path has been trimmed yet. There are only flags stuck in the ground for the pads and basket placement. No baskets! The layout looks good and the lay of the land is ideal for a course. It's a loooooong way from being completed. Maybe wait to post any info on this course until it's playable. Good luck on completing the course. Alot of hard work has to be done yet. I certainly look forward to playing the finished course and I'm sure my rating will be much higher.
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