I played this course right after playing the Gold course, and I know this isn't the popular opinion, but I have to say- I really loved this course, even a little better than the Gold course. Maybe it was the relief of having some open holes to start off with, but it really played nicely.

This course showcases the beauty of the park more than the Gold course, but not as much as the Blue. You do however get a good mix of open fairways around the trees in the fields you drive in on, and the technical holes in the woods. It's the most balanced in that sense.

The gentle hills on the Red course make great, scenic fairways, but the elevation isn't drastic (as I think of the steep hill shots on the Blue Course).

I almost forgot! Concrete tees on every hole, not just on the main tee, but on the short tee (which is usually where the tee sign was). Now THAT's commitment.

The warm up area has two baskets for putting back and forth. I always like a good area to practice putting, but you don't see the two-baskets set-up very often. It just is another thing that emphasizes the little touches this park gives to the disc golfers, and I wanted to acknowledge that.

And, obviously, saving the most obvious for last, the biggest, most monumental, colossal elevated basket pyramid on hole 9. That sucker is huge. Other than that it's a wide open hole, but honestly it doesn't need any other obstacles. It takes discs of steel to have the courage to putt from the bottom of it. There are stone steps on two sides of the structure to climb it to get your discs out of the basket, and the levels are wide enough to try and lay-up on.

Also, this isn't much to do with play, but I just really liked the Red baskets. I've seen a lot of different color baskets, but I think this park was my first time playing on Red baskets, and definitely first time on Blue. It doesn't effect play, just the "fun factor," or aesthetics, if you're looking for those.

The cons are few, but stand out. A few of the holes, and this is true for each course, are built in a swampy area. Here it was mainly the basket on hole 7, you throw downhill into a blind creek/muddy area. It's a great layout, just the ground that's unpleasant.

Hole...16 I want to say... plays over a small valley onto a plateau. It's reachable on your drive, and pretty easy lay-up to the area if you don't reach it (but there are a lot of trees, and it kind of slopes away), but getting up there is tough. The sandy banks have really worn away, and each person that plays the hole wears them away a little more.

The only major cons here are navigation, and playing on the road. After hole 16 (the embankment hole), the sign pointing you to the next tee is wrong. I think it points you to a path, which you have to turn to get to the tee, but it was hard. I had to walk all the way back to 16's tee, find 17's basket nearby, and trace the fairway back up. It was, coincidentally, my least favorite hole, but maybe I was a little frustrated. Getting to hole 12 after 11 was difficult as well, because it is on the other side of the parking lot from the first 10. CrazyBuffaloGuy pulled over on his way out to direct me.

The park road comes into play on a few holes, which I'm ok with, but it does add a little more of a dangerous element of having your disc ran over, or hitting a car. Hole 11's basket is an island green from the practice area to a median next to the parking lot. If it's windy, you're going to end up on asphalt, possibly under a parked car or in the bed of a truck.

Overall though, the whole course has pretty inventive holes, and is quite inspired. I really enjoyed playing. If I came back to this park I would just play the Blue and the Red for the elevation, the Gold if I wanted to punish myself in the trees.

Lindsey Park has obviously prioritized disc golf as one of their park attractions. I don't know why, or the history behind it (probably has something to do with the local university), but I love it. Three high-caliber 18 hole courses, HUGE elevated basket, double-basket practice area, multiple concrete tees (on Blue and Red)- they really invested in disc golf and the golfers themselves. It's a great experience.

I was privileged to play a round a half with CrazyBuffaloGuy from this site. It was fun, he was fun, the course is fun. If you're in the Tyler area, you definitely need to play these courses.

-All tees had signage.
-Nicely sized concrete tees.
-Very nice baskets.
-Layouts of each hole was different for a nice variety.
-Very nice park.
-No danger of losing discs in water.
-The tower goal on #9 looks awesome.
-The signage from 15 through 17 was very helpful in locating tees.

-Fire ants are everywhere. It is nature, so that can be expected, but there are lots here if you are allergic to that sort of thing.
-I saw some poison ivy, but that is to be expected in nature. Once again, be aware if you are allergic to such things.
-#13 tee was difficult to understand. I only found one of the tee boxes, and I am still not sure I understand the intended flow of the hole. I spent 15 minutes trying to figure where I was supposed to throw.
-It was difficult to figure out how to get to 15 without a map. Some additional signage would be helpful. If it was there, then I missed it.

-As I have stated in other reviews, I do not like to play tower goals like the one on #9. It looks great, just not my preference in a course.
-The stonework on the 17th tee was the highlight of the trip. Very cool idea and great work putting it together. I would consider it the signature hole of the course.
-Overall, this was about as difficult of a course as I could stand being a relatively newcomer to the sport. I shudder to thing what playing the gold course would have been like. I loved the quality of the materials used and how well everything was kept up.

3/29/21 Update:

Out of the 68 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
16-Woodruff Leisure Center DGC, Woodruff, SC
17-Shaver Recreation Center Original, Seneca, SC
18-Foothills DGC, Easley, SC
19-Langley Pond DGC, Burnettown, SC
20-Century Park DGC, Greer, SC
21-Pipeline DGC, Spartanburg, SC
22-Zube Park DGC, Hockley, TX
23-Duncan Lake - East, Duncan, OK
24-Lindsey Park - Red Course, Tyler, TX
25-Veteran's Park, Arlington, TX

Great course to work on a variety of shots. I had to use various shot selections and almost every disc in my bag on this course.

While the course is pretty wide open, there were quite a few holes where you had to show some finesse to get from your first shot to the basket. The woods that are in play in this course are well placed on the hole to force you to choose a line, not just throw your driver as hard as you can straight ahead.

There is a great map and warmup area near the parking lot with two practice baskets. The course is an easy walk away and well marked in general (see cons for the one exception). The signage on the course was also very good.

Great mix of distances and elevations on this course. Not a ton of elevation, but it is a fun challenge on the holes that utilize it. There are also a good mixture of distances including two teepads for different skill of players.

The only difficult to navigate hole location was after finishing 15. I had to look around for a while to find the teepad for 16. Next time I'll know to take a picture of the map at the beginning of the course to help.

While this is nit-picky, there were a couple of times I thought I had lost a disc in the leaves. All the leaves had just come off the trees and the outsides of the fairways were difficult to navigate. Not a huge issue, but high visibility discs are helpful in the winter months.

Hole number 9 is a ton of fun to putt on.

When you are in the woods, pay attention to where the next teepad is located on the signage since there are bike trails through the woods to get lost on.

- Multiple concrete tee pads for each hole
- Good use of elevation
- Good variation from hole to hole
- Shorter holes, but a very good balance between being too easy and annoyingly difficult

- Some of the signage on the back 9 was a little messed up. We never found hole 14.
- Won't challenge advanced players

- Although this is the easiest of the three Lindsey courses, it is still very fun to play, especially if you are an intermediate player who likes to make an occasional ace run, and the longer tees are still challenging enough.

Good use of terrain, relatively difficult, concrete tee boxes. Some shots are tight through woods while others are over roads. Trees block a good amount of holes, making it more difficult.

Semi-difficult to navigate, bring a map.. Wear tall socks, fire ants are killer. A lot of it is wide open, so a driver that can go through headwind is needed

Of the three Lindsey Park courses, this is the one I would call the warm up course. This in no way means I am degrading it. This course has lots to offer. There is some good use of gradual elevation on a few of these holes. Many of these pin locations are either sunk into some woods or have OB very close to them. This makes the course rather difficult for being what could be called the easier of the three Lindsey courses. The slightly wooded holes are the holes I enjoyed the best. The "tombstone" tee markers do have the footage next to the short tees. The long and short tee pads are concrete for both. The trashcans and bathrooms are easily accessible to this course.

There are a couple of holes that do mimic each other and that can seem a little repetitive. There are 2 holes the have the basket close to the road and they are back to back. There is also a hole that you throw over the roads. I am not a fan of over use of roads to make a course difficult. Navigation is a bit tricky, so take the map.

The Fun Factor was decent for me. I enjoyed half the holes on this course and found the other half just OK. This is a good course using this part of the park. Lindsey Park is without a doubt a great place for Disc Golf. Thanks Tyler, TX.

Good challenge, Good variation of left and right turns. A few tunnel holes, and they're a beast. This course has a lot of long, open shots, but then the pin is tucked 30 feet back in the woods. Get used to throwing a good drive, then an approach into the trees, then putting. This is a great course, has trash cans, benches, and good signage. Concrete teeboxes are nice, and there isn't much traffic on the course from non golfers

Not many honestly. This is a solid course, not too hard, not too easy. long walks between a couple holes, but not awful.

if you're new to DG head over to the roc or the front 9 at UT Tyler, if you want a challenge try this course. Drains well after a rain. Easiest of the three in the park.

This park is a nice and challenging course. It has a nice variety of long open shots and a few short shots. The is a lot of elevation changes and some holes play almost in the woods. The tee pads are concrete and are in great shape, and the baskets are in decent condition. The course is kept clean and there are plenty of trash cans and benches to sit on. The layout of this course is nice the way it is set up and is very fun to play.

The navigation of the course can be a little complex at first, but from help of some locals, we was able to navigate the course.

If your looking for a good challenge, this is the one to play. This is a must play if your in the Tyler area.

This is your typical disc golf course in a public park. Mainly straight holes with a few doglegs. A nicely moderately wooded course that makes it tricky but not too difficult. Like the use of trees to obscure some of the baskets. Each hole is rather unique and you don't feel like you are throwing the same teeshot over and over. Teepads are in great shape and the signs are decent. There are also the neat looking rock teesigns as well,nicely done. Multiple pins mix up the challenge.

Again, naviagtion and signage usage! Difficult to know where to throw or where to go. Mix of basket types. Can be rather busy on this course so you could always go over to the other courses and play if too bad. Some trash laying around despite the trash cans.

Nothing just jumps out at me about this course rather it is just solid all around. Popular course for a reason, well designed, keeps the interest and well liked. Holes 16 and 17 add a little bit more of a challenge. The course plays on a sandy type of soil that doesn't get too muddy that is able to be played shortly after a rain.

The easier of the two courses,still a fun course with slight elevation,Runs smoother then the longer blue course.

Some pretty easy par holes for your average disc golfer

Together these two courses are hard not to play back-to-back the locals must have alot of time on there hands.

Lots of fun, memorable holes - several that play along a tree line with the basket tucked back into the woods/rough. Some of the greens for these typs of holes are faily open, others VERY tight.

Elevation in play on many holes - used very creatively on some. A few hill-side greens to keep you on your toes when putting. Several holes have alternate baskets...but you'll have to get a local to show you these.

Several true par 4 holes...always a great thing!

Nice concrete tee pads on all and cool stone hole markers on most.

Course flow...plan on getting a little lost your first time through, unless you can find a local to show you around. The 2 courses in this park cross over and play next to each other in a few spots, so you have to really pay attention to what hole you're playing. Could use some better signage.

Each tee box has both blue and red text spray-painted on it...which makes the course flow even more confusing.

A few holes with unreasonably tough fairways or blind baskets that require you to walk almost the entire length of the hole to find. Some of these holes are actually really fun after you've played them once or twice, but are just frustrating the first time through.

Some holes have an OB creek in play, which can't be seen from the tee or even the middle of the fairway in come cases. If you think you see a depression in the ground ahead of you, go check it for water before throwing. Some of the creeks look small and shallow, but are actually fairly deep and pretty nasty.

Finally....sticker burrs ALL OVER the ground! Be careful when trying to kneel for a low-ceiling putt

If the course had better signage (showing an overview of the hole, and the direction to the next) and some maps available, this course would be among my favorites. From a design standpoint, 90% of the course is great, but there are a few very boring holes and some that need to be opened up / cleared out a bit. This is my favorite of the 2 courses at Lindsey park...nice mix of lines/lengths.