Concordia, KS

Airport Park DGC

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Upshawt1979
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Experience: 21.4 years 562 played 429 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Flights of the Concordia 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 25, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Airport Park is very nice. It offers nice elevation changes on a few holes, moderate woods on most, mixing distances nicely throughout. All of the holes are par 3, and a few are kind of long.

There are concrete tees, and the tee signs are really nicely done. The baskets are Innova Discatchers that were nearly pristine (the chains on hole 1 hung toward the downhill side noticeably).

The first hole is a long downhill carry, that is pretty open. You can play a hyzer over the road, or attack it straight on, but there is a sign taking away some space in the middle. The basket is on a slope that makes the approach a little tricky. Hole 3 is the first of several fairly short holes with a fair number of trees. Birdie chances are good if you can hit the line or get a little lucky. 4 is even shorter, teeing over the creek. 6 is a tough drive, a little downhill with narrow gaps through a line of trees early in the fairway. If you make it through it is still a good distance uphill to the left near the dog park. 7 was my favorite hole, with an elevated tee that crosses an open stretch of grass to a cluster of trees with the basket at the center of the island.

9, 10, 11, and 12 are all mid range throws where you can pick up some strokes if you make the lines. 13 and 14 are longer and more open holes, with a big uphill dogleg right on 14. 15 and 17 are both downhill with island greens, OB roads surrounding the pin. 15 is longer, so it doesn't feel like as steep of a drop as 17. 18 is sort of long and a bit uphill, with the pin under a big evergreen. I liked the carved stumps under the power lines to the right of the fairway.

Cons:

The tees could be longer. I had to start my run up behind the box or shorten it up most of the time. I slipped off the end at hole 7 and had to tuck and roll. The woman parked in the mini van probably got a good laugh if she was watching the rearview mirror.

The fairways of hole 8 and hole 9 cross. It is not a huge problem, but might be inconvenient on a busy day. 16 and 17 are kind of near the camping area and the entrance to the airport.

Other Thoughts:

Concordia's Airport Park is really great. I loved the variety. The equipment is top notch and installed very nicely. The layout is logical, and easy to follow, using the park space perfectly. Fun for the average player, should be good for everyone from beginners to pros.

I scored a one over par 55, with six birdies. A couple of those birdies were the benefit of a kind bounce off of a tree, but I missed a couple of putts I could have made. I took double bogies on hole 1 and hole 6.
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stu84
Experience: 3 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 18, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

It's a nice course with several challenging holes and utilizes the natural character of the terrain. There is a good distance between fairways so you don't have to worry about getting hit by other discs while playing. The fairway grass is kept short and in good condition. The course is very fun to play and plays quickly.

Cons:

It is a new course, so there aren't alternative pins yet, but have heard that is coming very shortly. Some holes have A LOT of trees to throw through, which could be a pro or con depending on who you are. The first hole is adjacent to a fenced in dog park, so if you throw left at all, you will have to walk back to the entrance or crawl over a 6-foot chain link fence to retrieve your disc. Players with long drives should be able to throw over or past the dog park fence easily.

Other Thoughts:

When it rains a lot, some water hazards develop in the form of streams and areas of water accumulation (very small ponds.)
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scarpfish
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Experience: 21.4 years 360 played 100 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Much needed quality course in the NCK 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 2, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice 18 hole layout good for mixed skill levels, featuring good elevation and mix of open and wooded shots, with top of the line Discatcher baskets. Pro players will appreciate the tight tunnels on the front nine. Lesser skilled players will like that its not obscene in length. I really enjoy the wooded to open to back to wooded holes here. Its something that we rarely see in these parts. The fact that they did it with a piece of land this small. Course for the most part flows well. Concrete pads and signage installed help navigation. Literally right off the highway and easy to find.

Cons:

When you step up to Tee #1 which is a downhill bomb hole, you think you're in for a course with fairly spacious tees, then reality hits when you see a much smaller tee on Hole #2. Unfortunately most of the tee boxes here were like the latter. I also don't like Hole #1 being squeezed between the entry road and the dog park. I don't like holes 8 and 9 crossing, but in a small town like this, you can get away with that.

I was also about to praise the designers for keeping other elements of the park and busy U.S. 81 away from the line of fire. Then I got to the last seven holes. Hole 12 at 316' is dangerously narrow between a parking area and a line of trees. If the parking area isn't busy, you might be okay, but if it is, this may be hard to play. Hole 13 is an open bomb hole facing south (i.e. into the prevailing wind direction in Kansas) with the northbound lanes of busy U.S. 81 to your right. Yeah, it will take a terrible throw to get out there but I can see a RHBH shot into a stiff headwind flipping over and doing just that. Hole 15's basket is located on an island in the middle of an area where people park. Hole 17 is an even more dangerous example of the same thing. There's a playground just off to the left on Hole 18. Might want to add a mando --> to the tree in front of it.

Getting up and down the steep hillside on the downhill holes is a little difficult if its muddy or you have bad legs. Same with getting over the drainage ditch. How about some more parking spaces?

Other Thoughts:

For years, I drove through Concordia looking at the parcel of land this course now occupies thinking it would be cool to put baskets in there. The town has had two awful 9 holers available for awhile that just weren't fun to play due to space conflicts and lack of maintenance (the course at Cloud County CC, which this course borrowed baskets from temporarily, has recently been improved a bit).

This is a welcome and unique addition and kind of fills in a gap that was lacking a quality course. Definitely worth the stop, and if you're trying to run up your course count, the Cloud County course is less than half a mile away.
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DiscChaserDoug
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Experience: 13.3 years 295 played 41 reviews
4.00 star(s)

So Much Fun I Played It Twice 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 19, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- It has signs and tees
- A decent variety of technical and let 'er rip shots
- Most holes make you stop and think
- It makes good use of the whole park
- Didn't feel like I'd ever lose a disc
- It flows quite well

Cons:

These are fairly minor

- Some holes didn't appear to have an obvious path from tee to basket (the ones I was 'unhappy' with, I made par on! My thought is that when you stand on a tee, there should be at least one clear path the designers thought you should take to the basket...and then you choose where you want to go)

- The fairways on holes 8 and 9 cross

- There are a couple of roads that come into play and you need to be aware if the campground is busy,

- couple of longer walks between baskets and next tee (12-13, 15-16) but not bad

Other Thoughts:

On my journey to play ever course in Kansas I had so much playing it in the evening that I got up and played it again in the morning before leaving town!

When I played this course, tees and signs didn't exist. Fortunately, it had been mapped in the UDisc app to help me get around. There were several times the distances in the app didn't appear accurate so use the posted distances.

There are some plain awesome holes on this course.

Combine this course with a trip to Miltonvale and you've got yourself one great day of disc golf!

I'm really looking forward to coming back and playing again.
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NCK1990
Experience: 22.4 years 31 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Course upgrades in progress... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 8, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Now it's got 18 permanent baskets and uses the whole park for play. Recently got cement tee pads and soon to have tee signs.

There's quite a bit of elevation change in this park. It's not constantly changing but when you're going up hill or down hill, you'll know it.

Still has the same front 9 layout as before. The back 9 being a little bit more open than the front. Still a good amount of trees, except for hole 13(WIDE open).

A couple of island shots on holes 15 & 17. I'd assume a lie on the road would be O.B. for these holes.

Good variety of shots and conditions. The open holes are fairly windy and long. A few short but tight wooded shots. Most of the back 9 holds low ceilings so it helps to keep em low.

All the times I've played here, I've never played in grass taller than my ankles so the park maintenance is great.

Cons:

Course is currently getting some work on it(4-14-15) Will have a CONS update soon.

Other Thoughts:

Check out Concordia Disc Golf Facebook page for info and to look at the layout for the new 18 hole course.

Definitely worth the trip because you can hit up Miltonvale while in the area too. Two awesome courses all located in Cloud County.

Come let em fly at the Airport!!!!!

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