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Pros: - Flat layout makes for an easy walk.
- Blue, white, and red tees to let your wife or kid (as mine did) play along with you.
- Really good map at the beginning. I took a picture on my iPhone before beginning play and it came in handy.
- The last four holes are unique.
- Good variety of distances. Some holes are a driver and a good approach, others are a mid and a putt.
- Good variety of left to right and right to left as well.
- Relatively ample parking for just the disc golf course.
- Baskets in good shape.
- Tees relatively easy to find with large colored blocks - you could see them from far away.
- Fairly large park with amenities. Restrooms were closed for the season when I was there last but there are also benches and tables and whatnot. Right on the lake.

Cons: - When we last played, deer poop EVERYWHERE.
- Hole distances aren't right on the signs. One said about 300 feet and was 178 yards. Minor con since they recently re-designed the order of the holes.
- Have to cross the road a few times. Again, minor con - the walks aren't too long.
- Natural tees which can get muddy.

Other Thoughts: Apparently this course has undergone some changes. The course layout was fairly easy to understand (if you look at the map near the first tee beforehand) - it's just a little annoying to cross the roads a few times.

Many of the holes had a pattern wherein you had a fairly open drive, then approached or putted to a basket tucked into some trees. A little more variety would have been nice.

This course is worth checking out if you're in the area. The wide open holes let you work on some distance throwing and form, while the trees near the baskets make hitting accurate lines a must for birdies.

It's not great, but it's not bad, either.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Plenty of straight shots, easily walkable, with a few dog-legs here and there that make for a more challenging experience.

Cons: Somewhat disorganized. After hole 6, it appears that the remainder of the course works in reverse order, as you work your way backwards from 14 to 10, and then 7 through 9. It was almost as if someone had jokingly replaced the tee markers and put them in random order. Difficult to tell whether this was done intentionally, or if the course is being re-built during the winter months.

Other Thoughts: Looking forward to seeing what the course looks like in the summer and if the problem of disorganization is corrected by then.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros: There are a good number of long, open holes so you can really let your plastic fly. Many holes are also wooded, which keeps your throws focused.

Cons: The course is in disarray. The first 5 holes are the same, and they are great, but after that things go awry. Holes 6 through 9 are flip-floped, meaning the hole is where the tee was and vice versa. This makes for a lot of back tracking. The back four were completely underwater and overgrown with grass when I played.

Other Thoughts: According to the other reviews, this course has been "under construction" for a while now; hopefully they get things ironed out soon. This course has a lot of potential to be fun, but the lack of a good flow undermines this quite a bit (esp. if you have never played the course before). I'd recommend printing off a map for the simple fact that you will know where the course is supposed to go. However, if the course is quiet, I recommend just making your own course out of the existing holes.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros: The course does have its Pros - [1] few people play there so you won't feel rushed as a group behind you waits, [2] water hazards are kept to a bare minimum (only 1 and even that one is dependent on weather conditions), [3] the course isn't so heavily weighted to lefties as some other courses are (Como comes to mind), [4] there is a good mix of open and wooded throws to keep you honest, [5] I actually like the presence of the wind off the lake and how that impacts your throws both throwing into the wind, with the wind and crossing the wind.

Cons: Being one of the oldest courses in Western NY, Evangola is showing its age which may be why they re-designed holes 6-14. The holes can be a bit monotonous as several holes seem to be to just duplicate previous holes.

These Cons are fairly minor - the biggest gripe we had was the complete lack of maps, distances and course layout of holes 6-14. I guess once you play it a few times it would be no problem but for those of us who just come down to play once a year (or less) this is NOT acceptable. They re-designed the course nearly a year ago yet there still are no maps on the posts, you may have difficulty finding hole #6, the scorecard maps, Pars and distances for holes 6-14 are all wrong.

Other Thoughts: I'm sending an email to NRDG to prod them to update the maps and scorecards but I don't hold out much hope since they have never even replied to my previous note about the Par values needing to be corrected for hole #8 at Como.

Still, Evangola is a worthwhile stop. The lake, beach and picnic areas just add to a pretty good course. I just wished they would finish the re-design.

[7/7/10 edit. according to the course designer "The park is in the process of creating a wetlands project through the DEC. Holes 15, 16 and 17 will need to be changed and work has started. As soon as all the changes are in place, a new scorecard will be created."]

[7/3/11 edit. Course is still without maps or signs and now the tees and baskets for holes 14, 15 & 16 are gone and the tee for 17 is very difficult to get to. One can only hope that the NRDG finally gets around to completing this renovation. They spend far to much time on creating new courses (Emery, Ellicott, Darien State Park and Chest Ridge II) and not enough time maintaining the existing courses like Evangola and Chestnut Ridge I]

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Great all around. Lots of tail wind on the front 9 with equally challenging headwinds on the back. Rarely anyone there, atleast recently and they are installing a driveway directly to the first tee so you dont have to drive all the way around and bottom out goin through the ancient lot.

Cons: Have to pay to park. Sucks when you go there for a quick round.

0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros: 18 holes on well maintained grass. Easy to follow, nice new layout (figure 8). The last couple of holes make a nice ending to an otherwise bland course. Quick play, minimal walking allows you to play 18 in an hour or two.

Cons: Too much of the same thing. Course plays up and down the main road(45MPH), which requires you to cross three times (4 if you count walking back to your car). No signs on the re-designed portion, which means no pars/guidance, etc.

Other Thoughts: This course has improved in the few years since I'd first played in, but there's nothing special. I would recommend this to anyone taking a trip to the Irving reservation (it's about 5 minutes down Rt 5 from the rez).

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros: They just revamped 9 of the holes making it a figure 8 today as well as changed 9 holes completely! This was long over due and really makes the course alot better. Great course for beginners. Very easy to find your disc, and you dont tend to lose to many, which is always a good thing. I just really enjoy playing this course since I just started playing a month ago.

Cons: Grass could be cut more as well as weedwhacked but that is only because of the rain and the state is short stafffed. 7 bucks to park, if you come before 9 it is free or after 5 or you can always park on old lakeshore rd

Other Thoughts: Need garbage cans on the course! Great new design the signs are still not up and come tees are missing but completely revamped DEF worth trying out!

Pros: Very easy course to find and navigate. Great course for beginners, Mostly open with some tree/brush obstacles near pins, 2 small ponds you must throw over and a creek running along the last 5 holes. Great for a couple of fast rounds when in the area.

Cons: A bit of a drive if your not in the southtowns, not really worth it if driving from Buffalo. Favors distance rather than accuracy, most tee shots wide open. Also, holds water really bad during rainy months.

Other Thoughts: I have played this course over 30 times, you can play 36 in about 2 hrs. nice place to try new discs and hone in your throws.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Easy to navigate. 9 holes down one side of the road, 9 holes back up the other. 3 sets of tees. We had the course to ourselves. There were some really old baskets on display near hole 1 which was probably the best thing about the course.

Cons: Though the park is on the lake, the course is not near it. The park seemed deserted (this was the middle of summer!) Most of the holes were rather boring and repetitive. The back had some different, harder holes, but they seemed forced into the design and layout.

Other Thoughts: We created a game utilizing the 3 different tee lengths to make this course more interesting. If you birdie a hole you play from the long tees on the next hole, par is middle tee, bogey or worse you move up to the "ladies" tee!

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Intuitive flow from hole to hole. Inexperienced players can do reasonably well here. I liked the Manditory's here, I thought it added a nice challenge. This is a course where you can really air it out, it's so open. A mistake in a putt or drive isn't so punishing here as it is at other area courses, like the Ridge and Como Park. This park is a contrast to other area parks, and that really is its strength. There is also ample parking and beautiful lakeside scenery including a fantastic picnic area. There is also a Tim Hortons minutes from the park for coffee or food. Friendly locals invited me to go with them and showed me the course. Thanks Dave Mc.

Cons: A very wet course, for weeks after a rain. Standing water on the fairways, and the incorporation of a small creek as a hazard on the last six or so holes will guarantee soggy sneaks. This course is also very out of the way, and paying six dollars to park burns me after driving all that way. You can get around this fee during the summer by playing before 8:30am when the personnel arrive. Spring and Fall are free to park.

Other Thoughts: The Empire Pass might not be a bad investment for locals, as I believe Beaver Island also has a summer fee to park. ($40) This park could use some TLC, better marked tees (blues on #18?whites on #4?) and the basket on #12 or #13 was held in place by a stick! I'd love to see the last 4 holes redesigned.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

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