Basic Information
Course Location: Kercher Park
Geographic Location: west side of Germantown, OH (39.61575, -84.38102)
Date Visited: October 2026
Number of Holes: 27 with an 18 hole short Red Course option; see below
Course Length: 7148/5910 feet, par 82
Cost to Play: free
Difficulty Level: recreational, high
Difficulty Level: recreational, high
Carts: should be fine
Beginner Friendly? yes, if you play the Red Course and you don't mind hitting trees
Potential to Lose Discs: high due to dense woods and a deep creek with a steep bank
Park Information: https://germantown.oh.us/parks-and-recreation
DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/twin-creek-black-course.4787
Course Walkabout Video, Front 9: (coming June 11, 2027)
Course Walkabout Video, Middle 9: (coming June 18, 2027)
Course Walkabout Video, Back 9: (coming June 25, 2027)
Driving Directions: On the south side of Dayton, take I-75 to SR 725 (exit 44). Exit and go west on SR 725. Drive SR 725 west 9.5 miles, passing through Miamisburg and Germantown in the process, to Astoria Road and turn left on Astoria Rd. Drive Astoria Rd. south 0.3 miles to the park entrance on the left. Turn left to enter the park, and park near the rear of the large parking lot near the basketball courts. #1 tee is in the woods behind the basketball courts and course map.
Course Constructions:
Tees: concrete
Baskets: yellow Discatcher; some were unlevel on my visit
Signage: hole sign on each tee; some signs to next tee; course map near parking area
Amenities: port-o-let; practice basket; a few benches; athletic fields; walking trail
Summary Review: 3 Stars (out of 5)
The Twin Creek Disc Golf Course at Kercher Park plays through a heavily wooded area along its namesake creek. The course is located entirely within the creek's floodplain, which means 2 things: 1) there is no significant elevation anywhere on this course, and 2) mud and flooding can be a problem if it has rained recently. I came here in the dry season and encountered a little mud but nothing serious. The park advertises 2 courses: a short 18 hole Red Course and a longer 27 hole Black Course. Yet all but 3 of the holes on the Red Course share a fairway with a hole on the Black Course. Thus, I view the Red and Black "courses" as 2 versions of the same course, and that is the perspective of this review. The 2 versions are quite confusing. Most of the tees are the same for the 2 versions, and some of the baskets are the same. All baskets are yellow Discatchers; only the color of the number on the basket tells you which basket is for which course with some baskets having multiple numbers and both colors. Moreover, the tee signs show some baskets that did not exist when I came here. I was trying to play the Black course, and frequently I stood on the tee with uncertainty as to which basket I was trying to play to. A good designer with an adequate budget could solve this problem by putting 2 baskets of 2 different colors on each hole: a short red basket and a long black basket. The #9 basket is less than 100 feet from #1 tee, so a player who wanted to play 9 holes could play just the front 9; a player who wanted to play 18 holes could play just the middle and back 9s.
Aside from the persistent flatness, the potential mud, and the red/black confusion, this is a solid course. The course is on the short side, but the dense woods keep most lines fairly tight. Thus, most players will be challenged here at least occasionally. Playing tight heavily wooded hole after tight heavily wooded hole does get a little repetitive after awhile, and there are no truly open "bomber" holes on this course. There also aren't many truly memorable holes. The course needs some new baskets, but the tees are excellent. I had no trouble following the course route other then the red/black confusion I already mentioned. This park is fairly popular, but I saw only 2 other players on the course when I came here on a beautiful Saturday fall morning. I did pass a couple of dog-walkers on the course, so there is potential for conflicts with other park users even though there are no other official facilities in this area. Overall, this is a solid course that would rank a full star higher if the red/black confusion was cleaned up. I mostly enjoyed my round and a half here, and you probably will too.
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: 269/149 feet, par 3
Comments: a gradual dogleg right with a very tight fairway. Aim down the left side and use a slight left-to-right disc flight. There is some room around the basket, and this is a fairly short hole. Thus, an accurate well-shaped tee shot will lead to a birdie putt. A loss of accuracy will lead to a par-scramble. #2 tee is to the right.
Hole #2: 388/133 feet, par 3
Comments: another gradual dogleg right with the dogleg a little more than 100 feet from the tee. While this fairway is a little wider than the opening hole's, it's only a little wider. This hole is over 100 feet longer than hole #1. The woods are less dense on the left than they are on the right. To have the best chance of scrambling for par, you want to make your miss left even though this is a dogleg right. 3 is a good score on this hole. #3 tee is to the right.
Hole #3: 198/139 feet, par 3
Comments: a slight dogleg left, but the dogleg is within 50 feet of the basket. This fairway is the tightest yet, so you are better off to use your straightest throw, leave your tee shot short and right of the basket, and hope you have a clear birdie putt. #4 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #4: 198/153 feet, par 3
Comments: A gradual dogleg right, the fairway is rather wide until you reach some small trees about 75 feet from the basket. The basket sits atop a small hill, and that hill is the only noticeable elevation on this entire course. Try to get your tee shot into the small trees, and then go for the uphill birdie putt. #5 tee is to the left.
Hole #5: 225 feet, par 3
Comments: The tee shot plays down off of the small hill you climbed on the previous hole. The fairway starts as the widest fairway yet, but the basket is to the left of that open area. Use a right-to-left disc flight in the open area and hope you survive the trees near the basket. #6 tee is to the right and back toward the tee.
Hole #6: 162/113 feet, par 3
Comments: a super-tight dogleg left; this hole is pure poke-and-pray. Fortunately this hole is also super short, so unless you get a very bad ricochet you might be able to make birdie even if you miss the line slightly. #7 tee is to the right.
Hole #7: 291/150 feet, par 3
Comments: a slight dogleg right, but the dogleg is very close to the tee. This fairway is wider than some others, so you have a little room to work with once you get around the dogleg. If you can get your tee shot far enough down the fairway without getting a bad ricochet off of a tree, a birdie putt awaits. This hole is a fun challenge. #8 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #8: 191 feet, par 3
Comments: another short and very tight hole, but this hole is also fairly straight. Twin Creek to the right is very much in play with a bad throw or ricochet, and that creek is deep enough with a steep enough bank that a disc that lands in the creek is probably lost. #9 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #9: 196/136 feet, par 3
Comments: This hole starts as another creekside hole, but it quickly doglegs left to angle away from the creek. The dogleg is less than 100 feet from the tee, and the area near the dogleg is very tight. I suggest aiming for the first gap in the trees on the left to straighten the hole as much as possible and using your straightest throw. #10 tee is to the right; the parking lot is 200 feet to the left if you only want to play 9 holes.
Hole #10: 250 feet, par 3
Comments: another gradual dogleg left. The fairway is wider than on some other holes, but there is a very tight spot about 70 feet in front of the basket. Use a slight right-to-left disc flight and hope you get through that tight spot. #11 tee is to the right.
Hole #11: 329/250 feet, par 3
Comments: a long dogleg right with a couple of lines to choose from, but all of them are very tight. Twin Creek appears again long and right of the basket. While some shrubs stand between you and the creek, a bad throw or ricochet could definitely find a watery grave. 3 is a good score on this hole. #12 tee is to the left.
Hole #12: 257/237 feet, par 3
Comments: dead straight and somewhat tight, but this fairway seems downright spacious compared to some other holes. Use your straightest throw to try for a birdie. #13 tee is to the left.
Hole #13: 269/188 feet, par 3
Comments: yet another tight and heavily wooded hole. Although these holes require different throws, most of them have the same feel, and thus this course feels a little repetitive. This hole is a dogleg left with the dogleg less than 100 feet from the basket. There is some open space around the basket, so if you can get your tee shot around that dogleg, a birdie putt awaits. This hole is a good, fair test. #14 tee is to the right.
Hole #14: 299 feet, par 3
Comments: Now we break free from the Red "course;" we won't see it again until hole #26. This hole is a sweeping dogleg right. While the fairway is tight with dense woods on either side of the fairway, this fairway is wider than most we have seen so far. The basket sits on top of a mound, which makes putting more interesting. This is my favorite hole so far. #15 tee is to the left.
Hole #15: 325 feet, par 3
Comments: a long gradual dogleg left. There are 2 possible lines; I prefer the wider right line to the super-tight left line even though it makes the hole slightly longer. There were quite a few logs laying across the fairway when I played here, so don't expect any good bounce or roll on the ground. #16 tee is to the left.
Hole #16: 309 feet, par 3
Comments: the most open hole on this course, which isn't saying much. The fairway is very wide until you get within 100 feet of the basket, but even the last 100 feet are wide by this course's standard. There is dense woods on either side of the fairway, so I wouldn't call this hole a bomber hole. Still, it's nice to play something that isn't poke and pray. #17 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #17: 444/392 feet, par 4
Comments: The tightness returns on this double dogleg, which is the longest hole on this course. It is about 120 feet from the tee to the first dogleg, a dogleg right. The second dogleg is a dogleg left, and it is less than 100 feet from the basket. The second dogleg is sharper than the first dogleg, and dense woods prohibit any notion of cutting either dogleg. Thus, you will need a couple of accurate, well-shaped throws to set up a birdie putt. This hole is different than most holes on this course, and for that I like it. #18 tee is to the right.
Hole #18: 182 feet, par 3
Comments: It's back to the usual with this super tight and rather short hole. One tree stands 20 feet directly in front of the basket, so the only strategy is to throw your disc at the basket and hope you have a clear putt. #19 tee is to the right.
Hole #19: 185 feet, par 3
Comments: a short and fairly sharp dogleg left with dense woods prohibiting any attempt to cut the dogleg. The fairway is wider than some, giving you room to maneuver a disc around the dogleg and among the small trees that dot the fairway. This hole is either annoying or fun depending on how good you are at bending your disc flight. #20 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #20: 251 feet, par 3
Comments: an exciting creekside hole with Twin Creek close on the left. This hole is actually a gradual dogleg right, and while the creek tempts you to miss right, some trees on the right could definitely ricochet your disc back to the left. As before, the creek is deep enough and bank steep enough that any disc that misses or ricochets left is probably lost. This is one of the more memorable holes on this course, especially if you can play it without losing a disc. #21 tee is to the right.
Hole #21: 269 feet, par 3
Comments: another double dogleg, first left and then right. Both doglegs are fairly gradual, and the fairway is wide enough to give you some room to maneuver a disc. The first dogleg is only about 100 feet from the tee, so I would try to get around the first dogleg with my tee shot and worry about the second dogleg with my approach throw or putt. There are plenty of small trees around the basket, and this is a very challenging par 3. #22 tee is to the left.
Hole #22: 393/303 feet, par 3
Comments: longer than the previous hole but dead straight. The fairway is tight, but you've played tighter. There is dense woods on either side of the fairway, so accuracy is more valuable than distance despite this hole's length. For a second consecutive hole, 3 is a good score. #23 tee is to the right and back toward the tee.
Hole #23: 351/249 feet, par 3
Comments: A gradual dogleg right, the fairway starts relatively wide, but several large trees within 100 feet of the basket make the approach very tight. Try to get your tee shot to those trees and hope you have a clear putt. A Twin Creek overflow channel sits to the left, so don't miss left if the creek is high. #24 tee is to the right.
Hole #24: 303/288 feet, par 3
Comments: another gradual dogleg right. The fairway looks wide at first, but it is dotted with medium-sized trees that make the actual lines of play quite tight. Yet again accuracy is more valuable than distance. Dense woods sit just beyond the basket, so don't miss long. #25 tee is to the left.
Hole #25: 234 feet, par 3
Comments: a classic double fairway hole with an island of dense woods separating the fairways. The 2 fairways have about equal width, and both fairways are workable. I chose to use the right fairway because I prefer to work my disc right-to-left, but the choice is up to you. You could play this hole twice, once up each fairway. This is one of the most memorable holes on this course. #26 tee is to the right.
Hole #26: 224/154 feet, par 3
Comments: The Red Course rejoins for this hole, which is a super tight but fairly straight hole with 2 medium sized trees directly in front of the basket. There is more open space to the right of those trees than to the left, so you want to make your miss to the right. #27 tee is to the right.
Hole #27: 156 feet, par 3
Comments: short, tight, and straight. This is a very uninspiring finishing hole...unless you happen to finish with an ace, in which case this is a great way to end your round and a half. The parking lot is to the right.
