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Grand Rapids, MI

Garfield Park

2.55(based on 24 reviews)
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chad groen
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Experience: 24.2 years 42 played 41 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Nice Layed-Back Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 10, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This park has a lot of trees scattered throughout, and the course does a good job utilizing them. They come into play on almost every hole, some more so than others, and they usually set you up either for a tricky drive or a tricky approach shot, sometimes both. There's a decent variety of layouts as some of the holes are kind of narrow with a bunch of trees to worry about, and then there are some holes that are mostly open with only a few trees to worry about. A few of the mostly open holes are pretty long so that it's not too easy to get par. There are a few holes that encourage backhand drives, and there are a few others that encourage forehand drives. Some of the holes have OB and one has a mando. The second hole is unique in that the basket is on top of a pole that's about 5 feet tall. Also, the top rim of the baskets show you where to go to get to the next tee pad, which is helpful.

Cons:

A lot of the holes are kind of short, so as long as you can avoid the trees, which isn't too difficult for most of these holes, you're going to have a good chance of getting a birdie or at least par. A few of the holes are too wide open and could benefit from having more trees as obstacles. On the flip side, there are a couple holes that are too narrow because of all the trees in the way, and it doesn't look like there's a fairway for your disc to follow. Also, there are a few holes that aren't as difficult as they could've been because they each have some trees that are a little too far away from the baskets to serve as obstacles. If those baskets get moved back a little farther then those tree would make those holes trickier and more fun to play.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this is a nice course with a decent amount of variety. Some of the holes are real tricky and a few of them are kind of easy. As for the rest of them, they're not too difficult, but they're still tricky enough that if you're not careful, you'll hit a tree and end up in a tough position to get par.
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