What a fun course. I recently went back to play this course after only playing it once before and being left very frustrated with course upkeep and design. Whelp, several years later and I'm a much better player and the course was in near perfect shape. Really makes you question some of the older reviews for courses and puts a focus on newer reviews for me.

This course has it all. You need good power (350+) to score on the first few holes. After that the course ranges from lightly wooded to heavily wooded with tight gaps that reward solid shots or punish you for mistakes. There are straight shots, flex lines, shots finishing left and right. Here's the thing. almost every hole on this course is setup to where a 250ft straight shot with a mid or putter will give you a par at worst. yes there are tight gaps but for the most part they are fair.....see "Cons" for questionable area.

This is a great course if you are accurate with putters and mids once you get past the opening holes and hole 18. This is not a course you can carve up by throwing firebirds bh and fh as you will be punished for skipping left or right.

This course can be set up in so many combinations that I wish it had 2 baskets on each hole. So much variety.

There is a decent sized parking lot and the 1st tee is close.

Holes 13-15. I've affectionately labeled this "The Pit" these 3 holes and how you play them will probably determine how much you like or dislike this course. They play links style so an errant shot from any of the tees could land in any of the 3 fairways. There is a creek/gully winding through that can really be annoying if its rained. It's very strange playing this beautiful course that moves in and out of the woods with defined fairways on the wooded holes then you get to these 3 holes and it feels like jail. A bit of a poke n hope feel. Is it possible to get the 2 on all 3.. yes. is it likely, no.

I think this course is criminally overlooked due to Harmony Bends. However this course is an excellent play if you come to town and find that it rained. In fact, if you go to Harmony Bends and get to the first hole and see a lot of water in the creeks you can bet a few holes on the back nine will be marshy. I say turn the car around and head to the Hills . Man courses with hills in the name are solid "Indian Hills", "Hanna Hills", "Holler in the Hills" I may be onto something........

Indian Hills disc golf course is set in the beautiful back section of the park. It's surrounded by neighborhoods on a couple sides but you never really notice except a couple spots. It seems like you're playing out in the woods with nothing nearby. Great atmosphere.

There's one large, level concrete tee per hole. These are plenty grippy and in great shape. More than adequate.

The baskets here are Mach 3's that are in remarkably good shape still. I'm generally not the biggest fan of these, but these seemed to catch great. Maybe I was just on my game, who knows. No complaints with them though. These have the number plates with a yellow circle around the number on top. Loved this, since it made spotting the pins pretty easy in the shadows. Multiple pin positions on every hole. 2 on most but quite a few had 3. These vary in distances and often bend the hole either left or right for the longs.

The tee signs are top notch.They have the hole #, par, next tee arrows, distances to all the pin placements and a hole map showing all pin placements and a basic map of the intended line. My favorite part of these was the holes cut out next to each distance to bolt a washer on indicating what pin is in play currently. What's even better is that every one of them was in the right spot. I can't tell you how many set ups like this I've seen that didn't match the pin it said was in play on the sign, to the one that actually was. I wish more courses with multiple pins did this.

Multiple big, obvious Next tee signs all throughout the course which makes navigation a breeze. They're not even necessary since it shows the next tee on every tee sign, but I'm not complaining. Great little touch.

There's a good mix of openish to heavily wooded. No hole is entirely open, but the first 2 are close. The first 6 to 7 play in a lightly wooded area before you get to the next 12 or so in the woods. 18 is reminiscent of the first few holes in that it is lightly wooded. It makes sense since it plays alongside hole 1 and brings you back to the parking lot.

Water can come into play in the form of the creek that runs through the course. It was bone dry today, but I'd assume it fills up in the spring or after a lot of rain. It's in play on at least 2 holes. For being called Indian Hills, it's not very hilly. There is some undulation in the terrain in the woods though. Not completely flat but pretty close.

The course is permanent and free to play. There was only one other group when we were there, but I'd imagine it gets a solid amount of play. As it should. Fun course.

It was very dry when I was here but I'd imagine it would be pretty treacherous in quite a few spots after it rains. Nothing major but a lot of bare dirt sections in the woods.

A couple of the wooded holes on the back half are a little bit, um, lacking in the gap department. I mean, there are technically gaps off the tee, but it's almost just close your eyes and hope for the best. Only on a couple. Maybe if I could throw even a semblence of a decent forehand it wouldn't have been so noticable.

Let's not lie. 99% of people who come to Colombia are here for Harmony Bends. Myself included. But I'd find time to play at least a round here. It's not the most challenging course out there, but it's no slouch either. I was pleasantly surprised with it after my early evening round today. In fact, I may even play it again before I head back to WI. Not a destination course by itself but it's located in a destination worth visiting.

Indian Hills DGC is a good a good one. It's no Harmony Bend, but better than Albert Oakland Park's Upper. On the front nine there are fairly open grassy fairways, but the there are enough trees to shape different lines and create some tough throws and difficult pars. The back nine gets into the woods and demands more precision. The distance is reduced, but you really have to nail the lines.

There are concrete tees, good baskets, and nice signs that have a moveable washer that indicates which pin position is currently in use. The layout is not too hard to follow, but the map may be useful once or twice. A minor amount of elevation change and a creek are in play on the wooded side of the course.

Hole one is a good drive a bit over 300' with a little right to left. You have to keep it low to stay out of the tree branches on the right. I thought i had it, but was about 18'' too high, and got the knock down. Two putted for a bogey. Hole 2 is a long fairway, with a hard 90 degree turn to the right at the end. The trees on either side are pretty dense, and that first shot has to be perfectly in place if you want to set up a good approach shot and have a birdie putt. I also liked the line on hole 6 that needed some flex and had a small window to look at the pin. 9 was another low line drive curling to the left the end. It needs some zip to get the distance and luck to get the perfect skip through the trees to the pin.

I liked the tight lines through the woods on the back nine a lot. 10 is a great throw with an early gap, then crossing a footbridge into a decent fairway. I snapped a strong drive that faded very near the basket amongst the trees at the opposite end, but couldn't get the birdie putt to drop. 11 is a par 4 with a basket that sits on a slippery hill surrounded by trees. I left myself a tough second shot and two putted for par. 12 is a long dogleg right, that is also a par 4. A tough drive to keep on line and get distance with. I went for it, and made a throw that would've been perfect if it were a foot to the left. I bonked that tree on the corner, and couldn't save the par from there. Hole 13 is a shorter version of 12, a steady left to right bend. I threw a sidearm that again, looked good at first but missed the line by the width of a tree trunk and was cut down at the inside of the corner. 14 plays a fairly short but moderately wooded line with a with a protected pin location. 15 turns and goes slightly down hill on the other side of the creek. This fairway also has an early gap in the trees and a pin that can deal some rolls and tough comebacks. 16 is one more mid range tunnel shot, similar to the previous two but a different trajectory. 17 was in the shorter red pin, which is a RHBH hyzer through an intimidating but not impossible to avoid stand of trees. I didn't make a very good drive on that and took another bogey. 18 is back into more open air comparatively, with a big tree in the center of the fairway halfway to the pin. The basket has clusters of trees on both sides. You can go for the small window low hyzer right side, or big air anny on the left. I went left, and overshot the pin by 20'. Still without a birdie on the round, I went aggressively for the chains, and overshot badly, leading to a three putt bogey. Ouch.

Some of the open holes are a little bland. The woods may be really frustrating for beginners or pros. Tough lines for a newbie, and not enough of a challenge for for the very skilled players.

There was a bit of mud here and there, but it not too messy except for the transition between hole 4 and 5.

I really liked Indian Hills DGC. There is a decent mix of shots that have a little bit of everything, aside from big elevation changes.

I definitely preferred the back nine to the the front, but didn't play it very well. I was 2 over par through 11 holes, but made bogies on 5 of the last 7 and finished at 6 over par. No birdies for me on this visit, but they are there to be had.

Currently my second favorite course in Columbia. Well worth a try if Harmony Bend is underwater, too crowded or you been there and done that. I guess I'll have to go back and make certain Albert Oakland Lower doesn't deserve the silver medal.

Columbia is a fun college town, and if you want a good steakhouse at a good price, go and eat at Murray's. A local recommended it to us, and we got a fantastic meal at a very fair price. It made my girlfriend/caddy happy, and offset the cost of staying at the Tiger Hotel after a show at the Blue Note. Great weekend destination.

Indian Hills is less than three miles from Albert Oakland Park and less than eight miles from the # 1 rated Harmony Bends and the three courses share many of the same characteristics owing to the fact that they are all three products of the Columbia Parks Department.

Indian Hills has the same great signs, the same washer system showing what position the basket is placed, the same nice concrete tee pads and the same Mach II baskets with the yellow number plates on the top. The large park has all the usual amenities plus the dog park near the start.

The first seven holes are more open before moving into a tighter, technical wooded course. The holes did mostly have a similar feel until I reached # 11. I think it's the signature hole here. It's about 350', requires an annie or fade and only the yellow plate of the basket shows from the tee. Then when you reach the basket, you find it set in this cool, little indentation. All around cool hole.

I thought this course mostly has an old school feel to it's design. The first 10 holes were either straight or required a hyser. The last 7 holes all played between 201 and 249'. After having just played Harmony Bends with it's incredible variety of holes the day before, Indian Hills seemed so redundant by comparison. But it's really not fair to compare any course to Harmony Bends.

Other reviewers have complained about the flow or navigation of the course but I didn't have that much trouble finding my way around. I had to back track once or twice.

Indian Hills is one of those courses that has just enough challenge, is convenient enough and probably gets a lot of play. I can understand the attraction. It's a very solid course. If I lived close, I'm sure I'd be perfectly content to play many enjoyable, safe rounds here. But I also think, I'd probably be forever gazing at other, more attractive courses. Gees, this sounds much like many of my longtime married friends. Not me, of course! I've never once had the inclination to even glance at another woman.

+ Tight, technical course that rewards shot selection and shot shaping.
+ I expected the brush and undergrowth to be much worse than it actually was. The course was in outstanding condition when I played it leading up to and during the Mid America Open.
+ Signs were great for the MAO. Everything was clearly marked and easy to find.
+ Concrete teepads were in great shape.
+ All holes played relatively fairly. There are birdie opportunities, but require you to make a risk/reward decision if you want to go for them and how you approach them.
+ Many cedar trees add to the difficulty of the course. If you make an effort to avoid them, you are likely playing for par. But if you get aggressive and end up in them, bogey is much more likely.
+ Most holes require only a mid-range and a putter, with an occasional fairway driver shot mixed in. Shaping lines and staying in the fairway is much more rewarding than distance.
+ This is a course that can bridge the gap between big arm guys and the rest of us. Holes 2 and 18 are really the only holes where a 400+ ft drive is needed.
+ Good variety of BH, FH, hyzer, anhyzer shots mixed throughout the entire course.
+ Good flow. No jumping across fairways required.

- Hole 13 is just brutal! I spent 20 minutes during a practice round trying to find a line to get within 50 feet of the pin. It wasn't there for me. And laying up for par wasn't a gimme either.
- There's a dog park on the premises, but there was no water facilities for the dogs. (My dog is my DG buddy and goes everywhere with me so it was disappointing, especially on a hot day when he was practically out of water by the last few holes.)

* I really enjoyed this course, much more than I expected I would. I look forward to going back again.

Very challenging fairways for most the course. Nice tee pads with space around them to find decent lines.
New Course map and gathering point makes the starting location easier to find.

Many baskets do not stand out against the tree bark surrounding them, making it hard to gauge distances.

Improvements are being made and it shows.

A very pretty course with some very technical shots. Its a pleasent course that will really test you. Wooded Wooded Wooded

Plan on doing a little extra walking because you can't see half the pins from the tee pad and you'll definitely want to spot the pin before you throw. Wooded Wooded Wooded

A technical course that really gives you a chance to dig into your arsenal. You"ll throw every type of shot and the best score will go to the most versatile player.

This is a long Pro course that intermediate players may find very challenging to play. It switches from long with trees to shorter on the woods. I've only shot 60 once. Incredible challenge. Precision shots required with extreme length.

Confusing layout and long walks between some holes.

My favorite pro course in Missouri

The holes taken individually are mostly amazing masterpieces that offer a huge challenge to a good player.

I've upgraded my review score after looking at the pictures online again and realizing that it is listed at a legitimate par 59. My round rating was pretty exceptional at that par and would have been pretty bad on a par 54.

I see it more fairly now, but it still has some flow issues and some very badly placed pins.

The overall design of this course is a nightmare. It is easy to follow the flow of the course for the first four holes, and then all of the structural issues become apparent. There are some horrible areas of rough full of dangerous briars that left me bloodied.

The first problem is that the 4th basket is placed down a narrow walking path beyond what should be an open green (though there would be trees). It's a very long hole that very few of the big bombers could reach, and it would only be fair that the basket be accessible for a deuce. What further makes this a bad placement is that it is right next to the basket for hole #13 and there is great confusion as to where to go next.

Getting to the 5th tee requires backtracking across what should be the 4th green, taking a short path that crosses the 7th green and then turning left. There are no markings whatsoever to indicate this, and it is very dangerous to backtrack across two greens. If the green were out in the open, it would be obvious to turn left (they could let the path to the current pin grow over so that no one enters the 13th green).

The next step would be to completely redesign the next few holes. The green for #7 should become the #5 tee and go from there. This is an incredible piece of land and it would be very easy to rearrange these 3 holes in a way that winds back around to the tee at #8 (a very easy hole that could also simply be done away with and another hole inserted somewhere to make up for it, perhaps then renumbering #9 as #8 and going from there).

The 9th and 10th holes are fine, but the 11th should move the tee about 15 feet to the left. It seems that the designer wanted to challenge right handers with a forced and extreme anhyzer, but failed to recognize that the angle is far too extreme and there is no play whatsoever for a lefty. The pin is brilliantly hidden down in an arroyo, so there is no need at all to make the tee shot that technical or difficult since the challenge is at the green.

The 12th hole is a disaster. It is far too difficult, and it is virtually impossible to make a good tee shot, even for placement (again, I am a lefty and even a right hander with a perfect turnover shot is barely going to get placement in the fairway out to 200 feet. The long pin placement should also be eliminated. There is absolutely no way to make a putt on that position, even if one were to have a drive reach within 50 feet. The short pin should be the permanent pin, as it is also located right next to the path to the 13th tee.

The 13th seems to be considered one of the signature holes, but it is one of the worst holes on the course (a tornado seems to have blown through the night before and the basket was covered with a tree, as was the tee on #11). There are no lines to reach the green for a left handed player and almost no line anywhere for a right hander. It is 220 and slightly uphill, which should be an easy midrange, even for a guy of 53 like me, yet it is nearly impossible to get a drive in the middle even halfway up the fairway. This could be solved by strategically removing approximately 4-8 trees on each side of the fairway.

The 14th could also benefit from some strategic cutting of maybe 3 or 4 trees on each side of the fairway.

The 15th is a perfect hole.

The 16th is a complete disaster. It is unreachable for a left handed player. At least a dozen trees to the left need to be removed to make this hole fair to both players.

The 17th hole suffers from almost exactly the same problem as the 16th, with no paths to the basket to the left. It is short and could be reached easily for the deuce, but I fired a driver straight up the middle and was 50 feet past the hole. It is impossible for a lefty to turn it left against slope and through that many trees. I had a difficult approach--the protected green is a fine challenge--and did leave it within 5 feet for an easy par, but the hole should be fair to both right and left handed players and should have fair routes for both to potentially get a deuce.

The 18th is a little bland for a finishing hole, but there are no structural issues and it is fair.

I would have loved each hole if the course layout were more friendly and if a few holes were more balanced.

It is a wonderful piece of land that could be a championship course, but it is poorly cared for after this storm and has quite a few very bad design flaws.

Fix those and it's one of the best courses I've ever seen.

A good mix of open and wooded holes. The front nine is relatively open, but still requires shaping your drive to a specific line to work around the trees that are there. The back nine is much tighter, with narrow fairways.

Hole lengths vary from 220' to about 440', with the longer holes being in the open areas of the course. Good mix of right and left-finishing holes, with a couple of true tunnel holes in the woods.

For the most part I didn't find the wooded holes unreasonably tight. They had narrow fairways which needed to be hit, but they were fair. I do think that hole 16 is just too narrow and really more of a plinko hole. Removing a few trees would improve it.

Excellent concrete tee pads, large and flat. Good baskets. The couple of "new signs" that were installed looked nice.

The old tee signs are really showing their age. Little useful information as far as the layout of the hole. The few new signs that were up looked much better. Hopefully the full set will be installed soon.

Course flow was a little difficult in some areas. Unfortunately the "next tee" signs are virtually useless. Printing out the map helped.

Minimal elevation on the course. I disagree with the description of "Moderately Hilly" but didn't change it as other reviewers haven't mentioned it.

This is a solid course that would benefit from completing the sign update and some better "next hole" indicators. It was terribly muddy the day I played, but the area had gotten a lot of rain.

Fun design, mix of shots and can be very difficult for newer players

Can be very difficult for newer players due to it being heavily wooded and holes not being clearly marked

Local club works to keep in decent shape. hopefully tee pads will be fixed as well as maps and hole locations being updated.

-Some cool holes
-solid tees
-not crowded (didn't see a single disc golfer from 4 to 6 on a Tuesday)
-It will most definitely challenge your accuracy

-Unclear where tees are when going from hole to hole.
- Many of the fairways are more like hiking paths rather than disc fairways
-there is a lot of low branch growth in the fairways/near the baskets
-tee maps on each hole (aside from the ones missing their signs) are not too helpful
-Many of the baskets are blind shots; not good if playing alone especially for the first time
-lots of poison ivy/oak on the sides of the tight fairways (luckily I am not allergic but none the less)

This is a very technical course with a lot of challenges. There are not many options for those who are not really good AM or Pro unless you want to go rummaging through the poison Ivy/Oak.
In regards to the direction of "1st tee by swing set" There are three swing sets. If you park in the lot at 5009 Aztec Blvd. the swing set that is mentioned is to the right (the opposite direction of the basketball court)

- Nice Teepads
- Nice Baskets
- Easy Directions to get to the park
- Fairly Easy flow from one hole to the next
- The Newer tee signs are absolutely beautiful
- Good mix of every shot is needed to complete this course
- A Good Mix of Distances as well

- So many Unfairways. There are a lot of holes that are more of a luck shot then they are a skill shot and makes about half of the holes not fun to play.

- Low Cielings on about half of the holes. For me being really tall this is a big issue for me. There were so many holes that just were not fun to play because there was no legitimate way to hit a gap with the cielings.

- Lots of Very Very Very tight holes where there might be about a 5' gap to hit a hundred feet down the fairway. Making for some unpleasent holes.

- Lots of low hanging branches right over the teeboxs. Not an issue if you are short but for me the were really annoying.

- There were "Next Tee Signs" at the base of most pins but it was impossible to tell which way there were telling you to go.

- Markers telling you which position the pin is in would help a lot since there were a couple times when I threw to the wrong basket.

- On the PDGA site it says that hole 1's tee is by the swingset. But there are 3 swingsets in site. Go to the oldest looking one.

- The Front half was a lot more enjoyable to play since you were not stuck in your shot selection. Where as the back half there was really only one way to play the hole.

- There is a mando on hole 1 that I didnt even see until I got up to it, so look out for that.

-Probably wont go back and play again until the course gets manicured better to not just play to shorter people.

-Large variety of holes and shots on the course. The first 8 or so holes are fairly wide open but with obstacles and doglegs on most of the holes, after 8 or so the course starts going through some woods which leads to some great tight shots that require accuracy until hole 18 presents another open shot to a basket in a guarded pin position
-Decent range of distance with holes ranging from right around two hundred feet all the way up to a little over 400 hundred feet.
-Good tee-pads and decent baskets on the course
-Several benches throughout the course
-The course provides a lot of shade on the back nine for those hot Missouri days
-The course does a good job of steering clear of other park users and you never really have to worry about interfering with other park users, and the holes never cross fairways which is nice
-The course will punish you for going off the fairway on many of the holes, which is nice because it rewards accuracy

-The tee-signs are a little outdated and not the most helpful and two of them were missing.
-For the most part the flow of the course is pretty easy to follow but there are a few spots where you can get turned around and several of the holes have a decent walk between them which can lead to getting turned around while looking for a few holes (I suggest taking a map the first time you play)
-In the summer the course gets a lot of thick rough on the side of the fairways that could lead to some lost discs.
-Not the best part of town but its also not the worst part of town either.

This is my favorite course to play when I visit Columbia. It provides a great variety of shots and a good amount of challenge without getting to frustrating or unfair. During the hot summer months make sure you bring a good amount of water with you. If you are stopping in Columbia or nearby definitely make sure you stop by and play this course, it is definitely worth it.

Secluded park not much traffic. good teepads, mach 3 baskets. good flow of course. some trashcans. Test of ability

No benches, signs are a little dated, neighborhood a little sketchy but if you park on the backside and start on 6 OK, sketchy neighbor hood leads to trash bummer try and help a piece here and there helps.

I love this course, best play in como, will test your skill set. A lot of people say a poke and hope course but with a heavily wooded course what you learn is risk reward how to get up and down. Cool thing final 9. 6-7 par 4 tall grass OB, 5-6 par 3 sidewalk tall grass OB, 7-5 par 3 tall grass OB, 4-2 par 3 tall grass OB, 3-1 par 4, by 1 basket to 18 par 3, 1-3 par 5 tall grass OB E-W sidewalk OB, S in sidwalk on 3 fairway to 4 tall grass OB par 4, by basket 4 to 3 par 4 tall grass sidewalk OB

-Challenging but Fair. Every hole has a fairway even though they are not easy to hit.
-Great Mix of shots are needed to be successful
- Variety to the hole lengths 150-450 ft.
-Par is a good score ~1000 rated
-Accuracy and distance are of equal importance to score well
-Sitting areas on many of holes
-Signature Holes would be 2,4,9,11,12,15,16

-Could use updated tee signs

I would park near hole 6 because the neigborhood is much better.

You can create an epic safari course on this property as well.

A VERY difficult course with a good variety of holes. Most holes are extremely wooded with not very wide of a fairway to hit. But the open holes give you a break from all the crazy shots. I personally think the open parts are the strong point of this course. The wooded holes have very think roughs. If you get in there, you will be lucky to save par. There are a few holes where the top is open, but the lower part is very tight. It makes you feel like your not creeping around in the woods as do other technical courses.

Definitely not recommended for new players. Every hole is extremely difficult. Signs aren't very good. Navigation can be an issue. I wish I could play better...

I would love to play this course some other time, but at a tournament never seeing it before: not fun. I still think it's a great course...

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Good technical course with some great wooded holes. Nice variety of shot type demanded. I'll play this one again when I go back there.

A little tough to navigate, and I'm not a huge fan of concrete tees, but they'll last.

A better course, overall than Albert Oakland, which I've played a couple times.

Usually quiet, the fairways are often maintained, decent baskets, a variety of shots to challenge the player, nice private benches where you can take a break with plenty of shade, demanding of accuracy and good for shaping your game. Friendly and fun loving people are typically found here; B-Holes are #5 tee and #10 tee.

Trash (lack of trashcans), tends to be a bit muddy/wet, thorns and lack of top notch maintenance. Discs can be lost here, as with anywhere, but Indian Hills is full of particularly vicious cedar trees of various shapes and sizes. Lack of signage (bring a map if you've never played it!)

Difficulty: Intermediate - Pro. This is where I learned to play DG - I prefer it over the Oakland Park courses here in Columbia. It's more challenging, less crowded, and features longer holes. Bring your midranges, you are going to need them. Definitely worth playing - great 'private' feel to it.

High technical challenge, a true pro level course for the area. If you like a challenge, this is the course for you. Lots of tight fairways, coupled along with some 400'+ open holes. This course is not for the faint of heart! It offers a challenge that is unlike most anything in Missouri.

While the holes might be tough, every single hole and placement is birdie-able, no matter how tough it might seem at first.

Lack of tee signs, and trash cans, both an effect of the neighborhood it is located in - not the best part of town for sure. No updated signs as of May2012. Trash cans are the responsibility of the city P/R dept, but they have been stolen over and over again, so I think they gave up.

This course might offer too much of a technical challenge for casual or novice players - but is a supreme test of skill and accuracy for adv ams and pros.

The best course in Columbia, but unfortunately gets overlooked due to the neighborhood it is in, and the 36 hole park at Oakland.

A lot of work has been put in this season to make it a little more friendly for everyone to come play.