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Riverside Park reviews
10
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In bad disrepair, basically a practice area 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 15, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
- #3, 5, 6, and 8 are playable.
- #4 is also playable, but the basket is being overgrown by weeds and the rough/trees next to the river (it may take you a while to find it).
- Fairways are mowed frequently enough by park staff to keep them in check.
- In an otherwise nice park and suitable space for a 9 hole course.
- #4 is also playable, but the basket is being overgrown by weeds and the rough/trees next to the river (it may take you a while to find it).
- Fairways are mowed frequently enough by park staff to keep them in check.
- In an otherwise nice park and suitable space for a 9 hole course.
Cons:
Where to start.... Worst 'course' in Grand Forks because:
- Baskets are missing for #1, 2, 7, and 9.
- All tee poles are present (I think), but all the tee signs are missing now except the sign for #2 (for which the basket is missing).
- Navigation is difficult. If it wasn't for the course description here saying to walk to the north end of the park to find the first tee I'd have had no clue where to go. My recommendation:
*Look for 6ft tall square metal poles in the grass; some have the remains of a wood sign still screwed to them which give you a hint which way to look for the basket (if it's there).*
- Only the baskets for #3 and #5 face the tee, the others are all turned so the number faces some other direction.
- Multiple basket rims and tops are bent, like a mower ran into them, and the basket for #6 is leaned over a bit.
- A low tree is really overhanging the basket for #8, making it hard to see from a distance and hard to land an approach shot at easy putting distance. To find the tee for this hole: as you're walking the fairway of #6 you'll see two tee poles to your right - the one without a wood sign and closer to the bike path is (I think) the tee for #8.
- Baskets are missing for #1, 2, 7, and 9.
- All tee poles are present (I think), but all the tee signs are missing now except the sign for #2 (for which the basket is missing).
- Navigation is difficult. If it wasn't for the course description here saying to walk to the north end of the park to find the first tee I'd have had no clue where to go. My recommendation:
*Look for 6ft tall square metal poles in the grass; some have the remains of a wood sign still screwed to them which give you a hint which way to look for the basket (if it's there).*
- Only the baskets for #3 and #5 face the tee, the others are all turned so the number faces some other direction.
- Multiple basket rims and tops are bent, like a mower ran into them, and the basket for #6 is leaned over a bit.
- A low tree is really overhanging the basket for #8, making it hard to see from a distance and hard to land an approach shot at easy putting distance. To find the tee for this hole: as you're walking the fairway of #6 you'll see two tee poles to your right - the one without a wood sign and closer to the bike path is (I think) the tee for #8.
Other Thoughts:
- This "course" looks like it has been abandoned since its install, and it's been devastated by spring floods and complete lack of maintenance - it is no longer a true course.
- On the positive side, it's in a pleasant park where you could bring the family for a picnic and show them how the sport works with a few average holes. Just don't expect to play or record a full 9 hole round here anymore.
- On the positive side, it's in a pleasant park where you could bring the family for a picnic and show them how the sport works with a few average holes. Just don't expect to play or record a full 9 hole round here anymore.
