Heymann Park is pretty tucked away in Lafayatte if you're driving by on i10. You have to want to get there to find the course. The directions on the course home page are very good though, and I had no problem finding the first tee, even though I didn't know where to park.

The park itself is on some gentle elevation, with long slopes, no real hills, but more of inclines. The trees are ancient oak trees- some of the best trees to play a round of golf through.

I really enjoyed the layout of each holes, bringing in a small pond on the course, making good use of the scattered trees, and woodsy areas. There are two holes in particular by the pond that stand out, a couple long field shots under the branches of the mighty oaks I enjoyed, and even a good hole around a baseball field, which I normally don't care for (though we all have to admit the curve of an outfield makes a good fairway, it would be nice to have a park that has a baseball field NOT have that hole).

DiscCatcher targets and concrete tees are both nice, but are a little worn. But they still get the job done, and have many years left in them.

Hole 10 is probably the most engaging hole, with an easy birdie line over some water I'm sure is shallow but is so dark you will never see your disc.

There's another longer hole where the target runs close to the river, but you can't tell from the tee. That's kind of a con, but the hole is one of the more interesting ones.

The smelly dumpster is not just a nit-picky thing. It's pretty bad and there's no way to avoid it.

A lot of the holes are pretty open, especially towards the end. There's a minimal amount of shot shaping, and more pure distance. If you like that then this will probably feel like 3.5 course to you. It would be for me too if the whole course were like the first 8 out of 10 holes. Towards the end of your round you don't really feel like playing it again because of that.

Heymann Park probably gets a lot of bad press from some of the other activities going on in the park. But judging by the smell of those activities wafting over to us while we played, I don't think most disc golfers mind, and several would join in.

I wouldn't mind playing this park again if I'm in town. I was just there for a tournament at Magnolia Park the next day, but I may like this park a little more. The hole designs are a bit better, the tees nicer, and the baskets are reliable. Heymann Park is unique in many regards, but will not feel like a course you haven't played anywhere else.

Years before coming to play Heymann Park, I had heard and read a lot of negative opinions on the course. The negative opinions ranged from being a fairly vandalized course, to having tricky navigation to being too wide open. I may have caught the course on a good day, but I did not seem to find those to be glaring issues.

Heymann Park really exceeded my expectations. I felt it had a fair share of distance combined with obstacles that were strategically placed to make it an all around solid, not great, but solid course.

Most tee signs were there and more than half of the holes had concrete tee pads while the others had gravel. All of the baskets seemed to be in good condition as well.

Water came into play in a few places with the small swamp in the middle and the river that came into play on a couple other holes. You really should not expect to lose a disc in the water, but there is a fair amount of risk/reward on the holes that do have water in play. Hole 10 immediately comes to mind as it is a 150' shot over a narrow opening over the water. If you make that shot, you almost have a guaranteed 2, or you can throw a hyzer away from the water but look for a longer putt at a 2.

There are only a few holes that I felt were too long and too open. Most holes had a few big oak trees littering the fairways. If you play OB rules with path and beyond, there is a fair amount of challenge to shoot real well here.

For whatever reason, as the course went on, I liked it less and less. After the first 9 holes, I could have seen myself rating this course a 4.0, but as it wore on, the holes became less and less interesting, which dropped my rating to what it is now. There is something to the course being "too open" but I do not believe that it is a major con but something worth noting.

It is worth noting the dumpster that smells like no other on Hole 3.

There is a lot action from non disc golfers around the park, so watch for htem. Some fairways play fairly close to the park roads, so watch out for cars before throwing.

Lafayette is a solid disc golf city. It has four 18 courses courses that are all decent in their own way. It has been about 5 years since I played the other 3 but Heymann Park definitely compares well to the others. Again, my expectations were exceeded here, and I would happily play this course again.

Heymann Park is a good sized city park which could use better maintenance. How about picking up some trash park employees? And how about packing it out disc golfers? I'm pretty embarrassed when I see a dozen plastic bottles and cans lying by a tee box. The park is basucally flat with a swamp in the middle and another bayou alongside of # 9. Coupled with the beautiful Live Oak trees throughout and you have some obstacles to avoid.

The course starts by the street. There is a kiosk here with a nice, big, colored course map. This pad is natural and marked by two red bricks in the ground. Following holes had concrete pads. The baskets are Discatchers with the yellow bands and #'s. Decent metal signs give you the basic information although many signs are getting abused at night.

The course plays fairly long with, at least six holes over 400'. Some of these holes seemed to be long for no particular reason, just long for longs sake. There is a nice variety between the longer, open holes and those playing near some obstacles like the swamp or baseball fences.

Signature hole? No one hole stood out. Most were pretty pedestrian.

# 5 basket is getting trashed.

# 12 basket leaning over.

# 13 sign lying on ground.

The sturdy mental bench by the # 6 tee is beat to crap. The vandals here are really into bashing this course.

Numerous other tee signs are getting beat up, twisted, mutilated and looking shabby.

Litter everywhere, mostly from disc golfers.

Course is flat.

There's just not much to get excited about here.

The course is somewhat challenging. There is a chance for lost discs at several holes which border the swamp and the bayou. The litter is a turn-off and so are the long, mostly open holes. I found myself yawning while playing these. If I lived here, I doubt that Heymann would be on my regular circuit.

+Innova 28-chain baskets
+Concrete teepads on every tee, installed 2015
+Lots of OB to test players' mental games
+Bar (Somewhere's Else Lounge) about 50 feet from Hole 17's tee box for your adult beverage needs
+Nice old oak trees on the back 9
+Variety of hole distances and shapes, multiple route options on most holes
+Bathrooms (not the cleanest though) close to holes 1, 3, 11, 15
+Has a river and a swampy pond for scenery

-The neighborhood surrounding the park is not the city's best, but it's not too bad. Some people might find it slightly sketchy though.
-Hole 3 has smelly dumpster and smelly septic ooze
-Not much elevation change
-Can get muddy after rains, but the recent addition of concrete tee pads mitigates this issue

While not quite as good as nearby Acadiana Park's Duzee course, this is a challenging course with a wide spread of scores to be had on many of the holes. If you're on your game you can shoot several strokes down but if you're off you can shoot several strokes above par. In other words, this course isn't boring. The abundance of OB may bother some players but it'll make those who want to score lower think about their shots. It's a thinking player's course and that's why I rate it pretty high. Favorite hole is #9 which features a fairway that gets thinner and thinner as it reaches the basket, requiring two excellent shots to score a 3 and punishes shots that aren't accurate.

Straight line shots, if you like that kind of thing. I guess it is nice that there is a disc golf park located here. Can't think of anything else to say on this park.

The signs were somewhat confusing, it seems that maybe they were backwards? They showed the tee pad at the top of the sign, and the baskets at the bottom. With all the baskets clustered so close together in some areas, you really don't know which one you are shooting at. We had to skip #11, as we didn't find the tee pad for it, until we were leaving, after playing to #14. We were there when school was letting out, which resulted in a LOT of traffic in the roadway. Also, the puddles of water at 2 & 3, take caution. The water is coming from the nearby lift station for the restrooms. Sanitizer in your pockets would be a good idea.

We were the only players there, so we didn't have anyone to show us around. As our first time there, the course was kind of confusing.

Heymann Park DGC is situated in a well-groomed park a quick drive from numerous quality Lafayette courses. What distinguishes Heymann from these others is its penchant for long open drives (six holes over 400'!), some low ceilings (brought about by sprawling oaks), and the presence of water: several holes play around a small lake, which helps shape a few lines and creates some precarious approaches. The potential challenges of this hazard are maximized, and the shorter, tighter shots that take place in its vicinity provide a nice change of pace to the predominant hole types at Heymann: open bombers and low-ceilinged fairways guarded by the aforementioned oak branches. The course has a wide variety of distances, which is nice. Big arms will appreciate the opportunity to air it out here.

Navigation is relatively straightforward, although a map comes in handy at times.

The course is easy to get to and easy to find within the park itself. Parking is plentiful.

Heymann plays across quite open terrain - perhaps the most open I've ever played - which severely limits the challenge and level of interest it can provide. While a few holes run near sidewalks that provide intuitive out of bounds, the extensive OB mentioned by previous reviewers was largely unseen on my visit. Without these, the few OB that do exist - water included - are easily avoidable, save for a wary approach or two. Obstacles occasionally restrict your line off the tee, but these are singular enough to often be easily avoided without any shot shaping. The low ceilings you contend with will certainly restrict your drive, but even a passable roller will get you through to the other side unscathed: the flat terrain and lack of obstacles make it easy to roll to safety. From there it's usually a wide open approach to the basket. I've never so easily three'd so many 400'+ holes.

The lack of distinct lines and forced shots means the course plays more like field work at times. A "bombs away" feel predominates. Risk versus reward only really enters in when passing by the water, and even then its relatively mild.

The natural tees were occasionally muddy on my visit, and will almost undoubtedly turn swampish after a decent rain.

As previously mentioned, the course plays through a central area of the park, adjacent to and across roads, walking paths, picnic benches, and bathrooms. There's a lot of opportunity for conflict with non-disc golfers, although to be fair, the park was nearly empty on the Monday evening I visited.

Heymann offers you a chance to let loose and uncork a half a dozen or so big drives. It provides a casual round that contrasts the greater challenges of Pa Davis and Acadiana Park. My assumption is that the locals were seeking something different to the tighter feel of those two settings, and in that they've succeeded. Were I a Lafayette resident, I can see making the occasional visit to Heymann to unfurl a big drive and boost my confidence. If you're passing through, there are other, better courses to hit in the area, but they're all so tightly packed that you can easily hit four, including Heymann, if you make a day of it.

This course is set in a municipal park with many mature (100+ year old) live oaks. These trees create a "ceiling" on half of the holes that is both fair and manageable. This adds significantly to difficulty level of these holes in a good way IMO. This also adds a unique scenic element to the course not to mention shade which is very nice in South Louisiana for much of the year.

There is also a good balance of technical holes versus more open holes.

#1 No tee pads. This is a significant issue after rain. The ground gets sloppy in areas. I'm told that the pond/lake/giant-mud-puddle in the middle of the course can impinge on the holes close to it, but did not see this myself. After a rain, you may have to throw from areas adjacent to the tees.

#2 Navigation. Multiple baskets can be seen from some tees. Make sure you know what you are supposed to be throwing at.

#3 Gimmicky OBs. There is OB on almost every hole. I can only think of two holes without significant OB areas. In several cases, baskets have been purposefully placed very near OB (less than 30 feet). For the tournament I played there, there was a booklet that listed the OB areas for each hole. Just the OB decriptions took up several pages.

#4 Safety issues. The course plays along roads, walking trails, near parking lots (indeed inviting a low shot over parked cars in one instance) and around many pavilions where other park-goers gather.

#5 Lack of elevation. There is little elevation change on the course and virtually no use of elevation on any of the holes.

#6 Lack of forced shot selection. As mentioned by the previous reviewer, a straight or hyzer shot is all you need here. Rollers and anhyzers may help on some holes, but are certainly not required.

The course is definitely worth playing but if you are in the area and only have time for playing one course, I'd recommend Pa Davis instead. If you are looking for more of a technical challenge, then play one of the courses at Acadiana Park.

Heymann gives a different sort of challenge to the other area courses with plenty of aesthetics on the course. Located adjacent to the Vermillion River and among numerous hundreds of year old Live Oaks, the course epitomizes southern Louisiana. The front nine provides a more stern test of placement shots with out of bounds creeping into every hole in the form of picnic area pavilions, a pond, a baseball field, roads, several walking trails, and the river. Though plenty of danger is abound most all of these holes can be reached with a well executed drive. The back nine starts off with devilishly short ace run over the pond with a big chance of getting wet if not careful then wanders out to a chance for a few birdies in a row in and around several Live Oaks. The last four holes provide a demanding challenge of placement shots or a lot of luck in getting your three's. The Spanish Moss acts like cedar trees and keeps you honest from throwing wayward shots and getting away with it. The baskets are brand spanking new Innova Discatchers and each tee is marked with distances and a picture of the hole from the course map. The flow of the course is easy to follow with each hole for the most part being easy to spot from the previous basket. The tee pads are natural now but have held up well in the couple months the course has been in.

The course sees a lot of foot traffic and a lot of picnickers that have essentially no idea what disc golf is or that they are in the middle of the fairway most of the time. On any given day some holes (1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 18) may not be playable due to picnickers, bouncy castles, fishermen/women, and little kids running amok. This is seemingly a bigger issue on the weekends or any day with nice weather. Don't be surprised if kids run by and pick up your discs either and try to run off with it. Though a temporary con until the course gets more established and more amenities put in, the visuals on the tee signs can be confusing to some. The pictures are straight off the course map but without any re-orientation to show what you'd see off the tee. An example is hole 1's tee with the sign map being completely upside down from what you see off the tee. This is typical throughout the entire course. While it may not be the most obvious shot or best one for the given fairway, this course has 18 hyzers on it for RHBH. The forced shot selection is very low. There are rollers and anhyzers out there but none are forced as the fairways can still be thrown with a straight-to-hyzer line. This takes the course down a notch from being a true championship course for me.

Overall Heymann gives a lot of fun shots and a lot of spots that can leave you wondering what could have been. The pond/river can swallow your discs without skipping a beat if you're not careful and birdies can slip through your fingers. The aesthetics on the back nine are some of the best I've seen in the state and 16-18 are among the best finishing trio's in LA as well. I only really consider holes 9 and 16 to be par fours for a par 56 overall and would rate this course for an advanced and up to shot par and below. The course provides less skilled players a different style course than nearby Pa Davis but much more difficult. More skilled players will do well to go whole rounds without OB and to maximize shot placement for birdie opportunities.

Every hole has a different obstacle that is unique to the course

In the weekends it can be very crowded due to park dwellers. Go in the weekday for the best experience!!

If you are looking for a change up in the lafayette area, Heymann is your place. It's kind of a mix between acadiana, paul breax, and girard. Great course!!!