Wasco, CA

Westside Park

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jasonandsharon
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 40.4 years 501 played 66 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent Course in very busy park 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 5, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

9 holes playing through a quaint little neighbor hood park in Wasco CA. Located just seconds of Highway 46 is available for a quick round of fairly decent golf. Holes are long enough and challenging enough to make a fun round for most players. Rolling hills make elevation change shots possible with some slight downhill ace runs. I managed to find tee pads or spots on the concrete for every hole, so a little confused by previous review.

Cons:

Safety concerns in a crowded park. Carrys likely on a lot of holes. Course plays close to soccer field and baseball field, likely unplayable when being used. Hole 1 plays to close for comfort to a basketball court when it is being used. Holes 3 and 9 play very close to parking and street traffic. Several fairways cross or get way to close to each other, so heads up for other golfers as well.

Other Thoughts:

Every time I've played this park has been busy whether weekday or weekend. I always seem to get here in the afternoon or evening though. I imagine mornings would be better. There is a good solid course here but the safety concerns definitely hinder it.
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The Valkyrie Kid
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Experience: 46.4 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Big Busy Park With Distance In Yards! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 24, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Westside Park is a large, busy park with plenty of walkers and joggers. I'm not sure if this course would be playable at certain times due to large picnic gatherings or ballgames.

The course has these great colored, fiberglass tee signs. They give you all the information you need but unfortunately they are attached to trees so I found them a little bit more difficult to locate as this park has about a million trees. The distance is measured is yards, not feet. For those disc golfers who were absent the day math was taught, to find the distance in feet, simply multiple the yards times 3. If you were absent the day multiplication was taught, I can't help you.

There are no tee pads. Many times, you are using the sidewalk as a pad.

# 5 was my favorite hole here. It's 273' (or 91 yards) to a basket set down in a valley of smallish trees. You really have to keep your drive low here on this very pretty little hole.

# 7 is a 348' (116 yards) (Remember what I taught you students) downhill shot. It's a possibly fun ACE run for those possessing a decent arm.

# 9 is a 357' (I've given up trying teach to educate you fellows) with dangers on both sides. There is a parking lot on your right and a ball field on your left. Stay in the middle, please.

The course loops back to the beginning.

Cons:

Due to the park's popularity, the course might not be playable when there are large gatherings, picnics, or ballgames are being played.
Natural pads aren't the best.
Only 9 holes but room for more.

Other Thoughts:

Adding some concrete tee pads would go a long way toward pleasing most disc golfers. There are fun throws to be had here and room for expansion. I had a good time playing here. If I lived around here, I would just make it a point to play here in non-peak hours, to avoid the crowds.
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mattdabbs
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.4 years 104 played 61 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 1, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

I really like the feel of the park in general. It has some nice hills rolling through it that are fun to throw over. 9 good baskets with plenty of parking...hole 1 is right there by the pavilion when you get out of the car and 9 brings you right back so navigation is a huge plus.

Length - the holes were long enough to be more than a pitch and putt. Big plus to not have easy birdies on every single hole...which is usually the case on the 9 hole parks.

Cons:

I little confusing finding the next tee at first. Because you can see multiple baskets throughout the park it gets confusing on where to go next. Next tee arrows would be a great addition, again...once you have been through the park its not a big deal.

The people hanging out in the park, in the fairways (in groups and asleep) were a little sketchy. That's saying a lot from me since stuff like that usually doesn't bother me. Pins by the streets are an issue, as has already been mentioned

Other Thoughts:

With a little help on the navigation and moving the fairways off of play areas (ball field, courts, playground, etc) this course would move up in my book.
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Hazer
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.6 years 168 played 54 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Short 9 With Poor Design 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 12, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Cement tees (some throw from the sidewalk) on every hole. Some medium/long distance shots. Well maintained park with facilities on site. The tees that did not throw from the sidewalk had the hole number spray-painted on them.

Cons:

Very poor course design. Many fairways cross each other and many tees are very close to baskets, making it a course that can be dangerous to play if anyone else is playing at the same time. There are no signs on the course whatsoever and the layout is not easy to figure out. I spent 10 minutes just walking through the course to learn the layout, and I still had to guess where to tee off from on several holes as the sidewalk tees are not marked in any way. The baskets for holes 3 & 8 are right next to the road (seriously; within 5ft). The baskets for holes 6 & 9 are very close to the parking lots. Many non-disc golfers in the park so waiting to throw is common.

Other Thoughts:

This course could be so much better if the space available was used correctly with a new design. The park itself and the area dedicated to the disc golf course are nice, but the layout of the holes ruins it entirely. Definitely the worst course design I have ever seen. 4 of the baskets need to be moved immediately as they pose a serious threat to cars in the parking lots and driving by on the roads surrounding the park. Also hole 8 shoots over (or a long way around) a baseball field which would make the hole virtually unplayable if a game was going on. All in all I was very disappointed with the course and I can only hope a new layout will be implemented in the near future.
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sasscers7
Experience: 16.4 years 57 played 17 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Small Park Criss-cross 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 24, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Once the layout is figured out, there are nine good holes to play except for the two on the curb.

Cons:

Two baskets are on the street side of the side walk within about 5 feet of the curb where vehicles are parked or driving by. One basket has been vandalized.

Other Thoughts:

Lots of walkers and joggers going both directions on the sidewalk path that encircle the park, so had to wait a lot for the path to be clear for a throw to several baskets near the path.
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motomeadows
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 10, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course has good elevation holes, open fairways and has no traffic. Very fun course built in a circle. Hole #1 is close to basket of 18.

Cons:

Slight confusing at first but was easy to figure out. Not sure what they were thinking about hole #3. None of the baskets were labeled with hole numbers. Next time I go play again I'm bringing a permanent marker to label the baskets.
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Raider Dave
Experience: 16.5 years 21 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Not that bad 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 16, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Concrete tees, Good baskets. Not overly crowded.

Cons:

No tee signs, confusing layout at first, we played 3 holes all wrong, once we figured out that the distances (marked in paint on tee boxes) are in yards, not feet, it made figuring out the layout much easier. the 9th basket butts up to close to a Large pavillion, full of birthday part goers...

Other Thoughts:

Once we got the layout down, we had alot of fun @ this course, it wasn't crowded, even for a pretty Saturday afternoon. several holes test your length while others reward accuracy. I would stop by again if near by!
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bigrocc01
Experience: 28.9 years 83 played 8 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Another Course in Kern County 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 22, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Shots vary with frequent OBs. Can play a quick round. A couple of the holes are more than 300' Exposes more people to disc golf.

Cons:

Kriss Kross fairways. It's obvious this was the course designer's 1st course. Also did not consult with experienced persons or read any literature on course design. Non- disc golf traffic

Other Thoughts:

With a little tweeking prior to the installation of the tee boxes, this course would of got higher rating. Still pretty fun to play.
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