Fargo, ND

Trollwood Park

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wolfhaley
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Experience: 20.5 years 1165 played 745 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 18, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Trollwood park disc golf course plays in a mostly disc golf exclusive part of the park. A basketball court and walking trail can come into play on a handful of holes. If you're careful it's not a problem though.

The baskets are "Frolfware" baskets I guess. Never heard of them. I'd be willing to bet they're homemade somewhere local. Anyhow they aren't half bad. Not great by any means, but not bad. They catch decent and the cages and tops are painted yellow which makes them easy to spot. I've seen much worse.

The tee pads are nice flared concrete. These are all pretty level and grippy. Plenty big enough as well. Well done with these. One tee per hole.

The flow of the course is a little wonky in spots. By sure to check the map beforehand or have one up on your phone. It can be done without one but you'll spend extra time wandering around.

Good use of the available land. The course is tucked along the Red river with the last 3 holes playing along it, more so on holes 16 and 17. Hole 16 is a tight, pretty low tunnel shot where an errant shot or bad kick might send you into the river. 17 is less daunting, but it could happen on there as well.

The tee signs are 4x4's about 5 feet tall with cut out metal signs with the hole #, distance and a simple directional arrow pointing toward the basket. Pretty simple but serviceable and better than nothing.

The wind was wicked when we were here. This made the course play much harder than it looked. It says on the home page that it's always windy and from my 1 round here I believe them. Quite a bit of elevation change throughout. More toward the beginning and the end but there are lots of undulations with potential rollaways present throughout. Good mix of challenges present for a city park course.

Cons:

The flow of the course is pretty goofy in a couple spots. We missed hole 10 on accident and had to backtrack after playing 11. Even with a map.

A few of the holes play very close to each other, posing a potential safety hazard if the course is busy. Most notably holes 8, 9 and 10. Holes 2 and 17 are also pretty close and semi blind from 2's tee.

Not sure about the accuracy of all the distances on the signs. Quite a few seemed off by anywhere from 20 to 50 feet. Maybe it was just me but they seemed off. Not a huge deal anyway since every basket but holes 2 and 6 are visible from the tee.

Other Thoughts:

This course was better than I was expecting going into it. It's probably not quite a 3 but I feel it's better than decent/typical. Without the wooded holes it's a 2.5 all day. So I'll give it the benefit of the doubt with a 3. Not a destination course by any stretch of the imagination, but definitely worth a stop if you're in the area. Pairs well with Oak Grove for a solid, if unspectacular day of golf. Solid course.
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UFM82
Experience: 14.4 years 20 played 20 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A diamond that looks rough 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 7, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

3 1/4 discs. Better than just good but not quite very good.

We first pulled up and looked at the course and went to play somewhere else. It just didn't look like much. It's at the end of a road that runs through a neighborhood and seemed out of place. But we persevered and played it and found it to be a lot of fun.
1) Tee pads are concrete and flat and give good grip.
2) All holes have at least one viable line. With one exception, all are birdie-able and several are nice ace runs. My son almost scored one on one hole- wind carried the disc just over the basket.
3) Signage is durable metal plate stuff that will never wear out but take a picture of the course map that is posted by #1. We had a hard time finding 12-13-14 without walking to each tee.
4) Some shorts, some long, some wide open, some in tunnels, one impossible shot.
5) #6 is a unique hole in that the entire hole sits on a 45° hillside that runs down into a creek. There is no open path to the hole so there is no option for an ace. A hyzer right of the trees may wind you up with an upshot but I tried a roller across the hill and it was the better path. The hillside is treacherous though. Great place to break an ankle.
6) Even though the park is bordered by the Red River there is a sizable berm all the way around the park and you would have to seriously screw up to lose a disc. So fear not, unless you are a cannon arm with absolutely no directional control.

Cons:

#6- see above. Fun hole, kind like eating ghost peppers. Sure, it looks like fun, seems like a good idea at the time, awful while doing it and then you look back and laugh,
The park looked "junky" at first but the leaves aren't out fully yet and the river was up and muddy so that influenced us a bit.
It does move quickly once you figure out where the holes are.

Other Thoughts:

I was in Fargo for just a weekend and played 3 courses. This was a good 2nd behind the Iwen course. I wanted to hit Oak Grove but had no time. Also played Woodlawn Park while there. Iwen was cool, Trollwood a good second and Woodlawn last. Who knew Fargo had so many options!
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TEDIUM
Experience: 11.4 years 54 played 16 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Short, but fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 15, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Best signage of any course I've seen
Almost new baskets with hole #s marked
Scenery only surpassed by Iwen North
Decent challenge, especially on the last 3
Nice big parking lot designated for disc golfers
TONS of other facilities; playground, picnic areas, art installations, tables and trash cans at most tees

Cons:

Most holes are on the short side
Course layout is a little crammed, can get confusing at times, (but signage is great)
Hole 6 is the most sadistic hole I've played yet
The fairway for 18 doesn't get mowed

Other Thoughts:

This is pretty good course, fun and decently challenging, even though the park itself isn't all that big. Nice use of trees for obstacles; difficulty wise, it's right behind Riverfront, and very scenic. Hole 6 however is just evil. You tee off through a very narrow corridor of trees, if you hit any, your disc will most likely roll down the steep hill and into a small creek. Then once you get back onto clear, level ground, you have to hook back to the right to find the basket on the edge of the same slope. Other than that, most of the holes seem pretty short, in the 250' range or less, although 15 is a nice long straight fairway with the threat of the river on your right if you griplock. Holes 2,16, and 17 are heavily wooded, and 18, while short, is uphill with tall grass for a fairway making finding your disc a bit of a challenge if you're not careful.
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andrewbjur
Experience: 19.5 years 27 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Troll-rific course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 7, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

18 Holes
Verity of shots
The city just put a lot time into trimming
Concrete tee pads
Nice Signage

Cons:

The river - if it is flooding - the course is closed
Layout is a little confusing at first.
Wind can also be a factor

Other Thoughts:

Great club the area.
I had a great time at the 2013 ND State Championships
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HiFi
Experience: 28 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

So So 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 5, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good variety

Cons:

Some holes feel tacked on and out of place. Random.

Other Thoughts:

This course has some holes that have good length, and some that use the trees effectively to make a nice disc golf hole. Others feel completely out of place, basically a tromp through the weeds and brush. Hole 18 is a nice uphill shot to finish things off. Average course but worth checking out if you are in the area.
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frolfer97
Experience: 18 played 18 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 29, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Nice variety of wide open holes and very confined holes
-Usually is not very crowded
-Baskets are marked with their respective hole #

Cons:

-Weeds can get very thick on some holes
-Signage is lacking

Other Thoughts:

One of the better courses in F-M area
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Anon
Experience: 25.4 years 35 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great new addition to the Fargo disc golf scene 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 10, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- Challenging holes with good distance
- Nice, uncrowded, park in north Fargo
- Great use of every bit of elevation and trees available

Cons:

- Brush is still a bit thick on ~5 holes
- A couple holes (14&15) are just long bombs with little to no features.
- Non disc golfers using the park can come into play on a few holes

Other Thoughts:

This course is a recent addition to the Fargo scene. I think it has TONS of potential. Holes 2, 6, 16, 17, 18 are definitely "in the woods" and could use some cleaning up. 16 being the worst. Lost discs are definitely an issue on this one but I can see what the course designer is going for. I think with increased traffic and some strategic pruning of trees these holes will be absolutely some of the most challenging in Fargo.
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Mincus14
Experience: 15.5 years 26 played 26 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 26, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Challenging course with a lot of variety. The river comes into play in a few holes. There are some really narrow treed holes and some more wide open ones too.

Cons:

Some of the holes I think are unnecessarily narrow. And one of the holes didn't even have a fairway you just throw into a bunch of trees, I can't remember which hole it was though. Also, lost a disc in the river.

Other Thoughts:

Other people might like this course but it's not for me. Definately not a beginner course.
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Cradical
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.4 years 110 played 63 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 5, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Added just last year, this course has really added to disc golf in the Fargo Moorhead area. The designers really did a great job in making a wide variety of shot types with the given available space and trees. Every hill that could have been used is used, which is good because there's only a few hills in Fargo. Also, the tees are placed in a way such that the trees really get in your way, and you have to place each shot.
I also enjoy the fact that a creek and a river really come into play on a few holes, making you think twice about which disc you are throwing. Holes 7 and 15 have the river off to the right of the hole, so if you throw LHBH or RHFH, there is risk of hyzering out into it.
Having this course open recently has really help cutdown the amount of traffic on each of the area courses, considering there were only 2 reasonable courses to play and now there are 4, with Riverfront opening across the river from oak grove.
There are trashcans on some of the holes around the course and there are restrooms near the tee for the 4th hole.

Cons:

This course is only temporary right now, so the teepads are made of dirt. Being that it is in the red river valley and runs along the red river, it is usually flooded in the springtime and sometimes into the summer as well. This also means that if it rains, the course will get wet and sticky due to the high content of clay.
This course is also so new that there is still a lot of brush on the sides of the fairways, which is unlikely to change if we keep getting the floods we have been getting which render the course unplayable for most of the summer. The floods also bring a large amount of trash onto the course as well as depositing large trees into the middle of fairways.
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CaptainAwesome
Experience: 14.6 years 7 played 7 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Wow... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 23, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Temporary Pros:
There are arrows painted on the ground to direct you to the next hole

Permanent Pros:
There is a good map at the start of the course
Great use of the area
Some holes go into the woods, next to a creek, and close to the river for a good challenge
Tees and baskets are both marked with the number of the hole

Cons:

You'll have to wait until mid to late May for Trollwood to dry out in order to play it each year
There's poison ivy in the woods in some spots if you veer off-course
Currently grass tees- this may be updated in the future

Other Thoughts:

This course was a blast to play, and is now my favorite in the area. Holes 2, 6, 17, and 18 go through the woods- with #6 being nestled into its own part of the woods next to a creek.

Throw left on hole #16- the brush is so thick that you'll never find your disc. Consequently, it's one of 3 or 4 holes that doesn't have large trees in the fairway- so I threw this one as hard as I could.

Also- hole #1 starts on the far west side of Trollwood park, so that you don't have to search for it.

This course was worth the wait.
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