Pros:
Logan University is home to a disc golf course that provides a good amount of variety, including some challenges you won't see at many other courses in the area. This course will definitely test your endurance, and a low score will leave you feeling accomplished.
Looking at other reviews for Logan, it's clear that this course opened with a confusing layout. The map on site as well as on DGCR is updated, and for the most part, the current flow of the course is easy to follow. While there can be a hike between holes at times, the tee signs have the direction of the next hole on them. Certain parts of the course also have additional directional signs to help. This is especially helpful between holes 9 and 10, and navigating between holes 12, 13, and 14. The bulletin board and tee signs also includes information about out of bounds and course rules, providing more information overall than most tee signs you will find anywhere else. Overall, the signage on this course is superb.
The course is sporting turf tees, which are nice to throw off of. I do not have much experience throwing on turf tees during wet conditions, but they were nice to throw off of while dry, and left me feeling confident that I wouldn't have any slips. These tees are in pretty good shape, and had limited lumps. There were a couple in the more wooded areas of the course where the tees are starting to surrender to the dirt around them, but there weren't any tees that were rough to throw off of.
The baskets, like with many courses in the area, are Gateway Titans. They are in great shape, and look more updated than the pictures on here show. There's also a bright orange practice basket with plenty of open space at the start of the course, which is a nice touch. You could go pretty far out from the practice basket before running into the fairway of hole 3, and the hilly terrain means you can get some elevation practice in before starting your round.
The holes on this course provide a lot of variety, more so than many other St. Louis area courses. You will find just about every combination of wooded, field, tunnel, uphill, downhill, flat, and water hazard shots throughout your round. You will find that this course comes with varying risk/reward opportunities, and will also provide the chance to utilize your whole bag of discs.
Hole 6 has to be the signature hole of this course, and is probably the most intimidating hole here. Your opening drive carries over water to start, and has a fairway that follows a very steep hill that goes between the woods and a pond. There's a clear landing zone opportunity not far across the pond, along with a lower landing spot between the field and woods before the fairway closes, but pushing your drive up the fairway has significant risk. This lake has surely claimed hundreds of dollars in plastic. Hole 16 also carries over water, but with more land along the right of the fairway you can follow if you choose to play it safe.
As stated above, the rest of the holes provide plenty of variety. Holes 1 and 17 are tunnel shots with a right finish, Holes 2 and 13 start open with a wooded pin location, and Holes 8 and 18 provide opportunities to bomb a shot as far as you can throw. There's truly something for everyone here.
Cons:
This course is brutal to play, and is physically demanding not only on your arm, but your legs as well. While I don't count this against the course as a whole, my main gripe with the layout is that hole 18 ends a decent walk from the parking lot, requiring you to then hike back up the hill past holes 9, 3, and 1 to get back to your car. Unlike a few of the other courses in the area like JB and Unger, you do not go near the parking lot again after the tee for hole 4, so plan to go the full 18 before seeing your car again.
Holes 12 and 14 also closely follow a tall chain link fence that separates the course from private property - you will see houses and backyards right next to you as you tee off at both of these holes. By itself, hole 14 would make for a very fun downhill drive that would be a highlight of a round at most other courses. However, the fence will likely leave you hesitant to air one out as much as you usually would. It is clear from some of the signage in this part of the course that some neighbors may have/continue to be annoyed by louder groups of disc golfers or ones that hop the fence to get a lost disc. I don't feel as though the fun design aspects of hole 14 is worth the frustration of either disc golfers or neighbors, as the fence really hugs the fairway all of the way to the pin. It looks like there's work being in the woods around holes 11 to 14, so this may be an area that is undergoing redesign; I don't know for sure.
The brush on this course, combined with the number of holes that have blind shots to the pin or landing zones, means that this course sees a large number of lost discs. Playing a round solo means that one errant throw or kick could leave you looking for a disc for a significant portion of time. Even holes like hole 3, which has an open A pin placement, can leave you looking for a disc that went into some woods that you didn't realize came as close to the fairway as they do. This is one course where having others in your group that can play spotter can make for a significantly more enjoyable round.
The roadway along the fairways of holes 9 and 18, along with hole 8's pin, is very active. There are signs that warn about this, but be careful with your drives.
Since there are significantly wooded areas, be careful of poison ivy.
I did not notice any significant drainage issues, but even with the lack of recent rain before my round, the area between holes 10 and 16 had some mud and standing water. Be careful in some of the lower lying areas of the course like at holes 7 and 8, but overall this course doesn't look like it would have as many issues as other courses in the area.
Other Thoughts:
Overall, this course provides a lot of variety but can make for a brutal round. It is a physically demanding course to play, so make sure you have good shoes and stretch before your round. It is on the property of a private university, so make sure you are respectful and pick up after yourself.
Updated on 1/14/21 to fix grammar and improve details.