Karl von Coldewey Disc Golf Course at Leming Park near Milford, OH

Basic Information

Course Location: Leming Park

Geographic Location: northeast of Milford, OH

Date Last Visited: October 2022

Number of Holes: 9

Course Length: 2105 feet, par 28

Cost to Play: free

Difficulty Level: recreational, low

Carts: should be fine here

Potential to Lose Discs: low/medium; some dense brush plus a creek

Park Information: https://www.miamitwpoh.gov/community.html

DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=4076 

Udisc Page: https://udisc.com/courses/karl-von-coldewey-Jv8X

Course Walkabout Video:

Driving Directions: On the northeast side of Cincinnati, take I-275 to SR 28 (exit 57).  Exit and go east on SR 28.  Drive SR 28 east 2.4 miles to Buckwheat Road and turn right on Buckwheat Rd.  The park entrance is 0.5 miles ahead on the right; park in the far back left corner of the parking lot.  Hole #1 tee is located behind the picnic pavilion.

Course Constructions:

Tees: concrete, 1 per hole

Baskets: 1 per hole; some seemed to be bent or leaning on my visit

Signage: course map near picnic pavilion, hole sign on each tee

Amenities: picnic pavilion, a couple of benches, historic 1800's house

Summary Review: 2 Stars (out of 5)

The Karl von Coldewey Disc Golf Course at Leming Park offers a pleasant and straight-forward half-round that will leave most players wanting more.  The course routing is flawless: there are no long walks from basket to next tee, and I had no trouble navigating the course without a course map.  The course constructions are adequate, and I enjoyed the walk over and around a wide ravine.  Some of the baskets are leaning, and I have read that mud can be an issue here after a good rain.  The small creek at the bottom of this ravine does come into play on several holes, but water levels are usually low enough that a disc thrown into the creek can be retrieved.  Unfortunately, many of the holes themselves are short and straightforward, offering little in the way of obstacles.  Hole #9 is the one real exception: it is longer with a forced throw over the creek, but it is still very open.  As a weak recreational player, I enjoyed this course, but it has little to offer experienced and skilled players except maybe putting practice.  It is a nice unpretentious little course for beginners.

Hole-by-Hole Review 

Distances taken from hole signs.  Picture sequence for each hole is 1) tee, 2) approach, 3) basket to tee.

Hole #1: 210 feet, par 3

Comments: a nearly flat and completely open hole with only one small cluster of trees guarding the left side of the basket.  There is a slight left-to-right cross slope, but a good first throw should create a birdie opportunity.  #2 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #2: 195 feet, par 3

Comments: another completely open hole, but this hole plays significantly downhill.  Thus, an ace is possible with a good and lucky throw: you can't see the basket while standing on the tee due to the hill.  The basket is just left of a tall pine tree you can see on the opposite hillside.  Dense woods stand within 20 feet of the basket on the right, left, and long, so there is a degree of risk if you are aggressive and go for the ace.  Also, a concrete walking path crosses the fairway, so check for pedestrians before you throw.  #3 tee is to the right.

Hole #3: 215 feet, par 3

Comments: a short hole that is also a sharp dogleg left.  Dense woods guard the inside of the dogleg, and a creek sits about 20 feet behind the basket.  There is plenty of room to the right, so you have to decide how much risk you care to take with your tee shot.  #4 tee is to the right.

Hole #4: 195 feet, par 3

Comments: kind of the inverse of the previous hole, this hole is a sharp dogleg right with the creek limiting your room to the left.  A large tree and a few smaller trees guard the inside of the dogleg.  #5 tee is to the left beside the creek.

Hole #5: 325 feet, par 3

Comments: a forced carry is required over the creek, but the creek is right in front of the tee.  Of greater concern is the somewhat narrow fairway guarded by the creek on the left and some dense honeysuckle-choked woods on the right.  The creek is shallow enough under normal conditions that you should be able to retrieve your disc should you miss left.  Relative to par, this is the hardest hole on this course.   #6 tee is behind the basket; the wooden steps going uphill to the right lead to hole #7.

Hole #6: 185 feet, par 3

Comments: a flat streamside hole, a couple of large trees guard the left side of the basket.  The creek on the left and the dense woods on the right continue from the previous hole.  #7 tee is up the steps to the right.

Hole #7: 200 feet, par 3

Comments: this hole is a slight dogleg right with a few small trees dotting the fairway.  The fairway is wide, but dense woods line either side of the fairway.  #8 tee is to the left.

Hole #8: 205 feet, par 3

Comments: a flat, open, and boring hole except that three small trees grow within 5 feet of the basket.  Thus, you have to choose your angle of attack carefully.  #9 tee is to the right.

Hole #9: 375 feet, par 4

Comments: this hole plays down and up across the ravine with a forced carry over the creek at the bottom of the ravine.  One large tree stands in the middle of the fairway near the creek, and you have to decide whether you want to try to clear the creek with your first or second throw.  This is an interesting finishing hole in that it is quite different from the previous holes.  The parking lot is beyond the historic house to the right.

Mason Sports Park Disc Golf Course in Mason, OH

Basic Information

Course Location: Mason Sports Park

Geographic Location: Mason, OH (39.37680, -84.27394)

Date Visited: October 2022

Number of Holes: 9

Course Length: 3246 feet, par 32

Cost to Play: free

Difficulty Level: recreational, high

Carts: probably OK, but care needs to be taken on a couple of steep areas

Potential to Lose Discs: high due to very dense brush and 2 forced carries over a creek

Park Information: https://imaginemason.org/things-to-do/parks/mason-sports-park/

DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2628

UDisc Page: https://udisc.com/courses/mason-sports-park-SHx3

Course Walkabout Video:

Driving Directions: From the intersection of SR 741 and US 42 in Mason, take US 42 north 0.6 miles to Mason Morrow Millgrove Road and turn right on Mason Morrow Millgrove Rd.  The park entrance is 0.3 miles ahead on the left.  Turn left to enter the park, then turn right at the first intersection.  Park in the large paved lot near the dog park.  To reach #1 tee, walk back out the park road you drove in on and look to the right.

Course Constructions:

Tees: concrete, 1 per hole

Baskets: Innova Disccatcher, 1 per hole; 1 had damage on my visit

Signage: hole sign on each tee

Amenities: dog park, trash cans, restrooms by baseball fields, playground

Summary Review: 3.5 Stars (out of 5)

Far longer and more challenging than your average 9 hole city park course, the disc golf course at Mason Sports Park occupies rolling terrain covered in young honeysuckle-choked forest.  Every hole measures greater than 200 feet in length, and only 5 of the holes are par 3's.  The most memorable holes are #5 and #8, the two holes that require forced carries over a creek.  This creek could become a raging torrent after a good rain, so lost discs are a real possibility.  Also, while the fairways are fairly wide, they are surrounded by woods with very dense undergrowth.  If you throw a disc into the woods, finding it or even just getting to it could be a real problem.  There are a couple of long walks from basket to the next tee.  These walks could be eliminated, but entire parts of the course would have to be redesigned.  The basket on hole #6 was damaged; otherwise I saw no major maintenance issues.  Overall, while there are things that could be better, the disc golf value offered by this course is quite high.  I had an excellent half-round here, but I may not return often due to the lost discs.

Hole-by-Hole Review 

Distances taken from hole signs.  Picture sequence for each hole is 1) tee, 2) approach, 3) basket to tee.

Hole #1: 210 feet, par 3

Comments: a slight dogleg right, this hole plays steeply uphill at first, but it levels out when you get near the basket.  A dense pocket of honeysuckle-choked woods guards the inside of the dogleg.  The area around the basket is completely open.  #2 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #2: 309 feet, par 3

Comments: this hole plays back down the hill you just came up.  A few isolated large trees stand between the tee and the basket, and another dense pocket of honeysuckle-choked woods sits to the left of the basket.  The park road and parking lot can be seen to the right, but they are far enough right that only errant throws will find them.  #3 tee is behind the basket and uphill to the left; you can either go straight up the hill or up the switchbacking asphalt bike path.

Hole #3: 309 feet, par 3

Comments: the steep left to right cross slope makes this hole the average of the first two terrain-wise (nod to the mathematicians with this sentence).  The hole is also a slight dogleg left, so a right-to-left disc flight is preferred here.  The fairway is wide, but any disc thrown into the dense brush on either side will be tough to find and retrieve.  #4 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #4: 411 feet, par 4

Comments: the persistent downhill on this hole makes it rather short for a par 4, but it is a slight double dogleg with persistent dense brush on either side.  #5 tee is several hundred feet away; walk along the left edge of the soccer field toward the bike trail bridge over the creek and look to the right.

Hole #5: 336 feet, par 3

Comments: this tee shot is the first of two forced carries over the creek, but the creek is right in front of the tee.  Thus, the trees and brush might be more of a hazard than the creek.  The dogleg right favors a left-to-right disc flight.  As has become customary, the fairway is wide, but missing the fairway is costly in terms of throws and discs.  #6 tee is to the left.

Hole #6: 369 feet, par 3

Comments: this dogleg right plays somewhat uphill, and therefore it is a long hole for a par 3.  The usual wide fairway surrounded by very dense brush starts to get repetitive now.  Also, this basket was damaged but playable when I came here.  #7 tee is to the left.

Hole #7: 432 feet, par 4

Comments: a sweeping dogleg left with the usual wide fairway surrounded by very dense brush.  A couple of larger trees on either side of the line of play must also be avoided.  Holes #6 and #7 are not bad holes, but they are rather repetitive and unimaginative.  To get to #8 tee, walk to the right to reach the bike path and then turn left on the bike path.

Hole #8: 285 feet, par 4

Comments: now comes the second forced carry over the creek, but this time the far creekbank is almost 200 feet from the tee.  Also, a few large trees grow along the creek, so accuracy is called to account too.  Once you clear the creek, no other obstacles stand near the basket, so birdies and eagles are possible with a good first throw.  This is easily the best hole on this course.  #9 tee is to the left between the bike path and the creek.

Hole #9: 585 feet, par 5

Comments: a long sweeping dogleg right, you need to check for pedestrians and bikers on the bike path to the right, and more of the dense brush lies to the left.  The tee actually points you to the brush, so be careful where you aim with your tee shot.  Also, a row of tall trees on the right has to be negotiated.  This is a long and (possibly) punishing ending to a long and (possibly) punishing course.  The parking lot is behind the basket.