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Lindsey Park - Blue Course

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blake833
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.9 years 160 played 140 reviews
3.50 star(s)

The bulk buy of disc golf experiences 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 3, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are three courses at Lindsey Park, and they're all great, and all for different reasons. And how can you tell which course you're on? Well just look at the color of the DiscCatcher basket you're throwing to! If three courses of custom color Discatchers isn't amazing, I don't know what is.

Full Disclosure: I only played about half the Blue Course, it was my 4th 18 holer of the day, and it was about to rain. I played 1, couldn't find 2, so went to 10 and then crossed the road for 11-17, and then 18. I got some looks at the other holes, but it started raining so I didn't play the rest. But what I DID play, and could see, was pretty amazing.

The part of this park this course plays on is a mix of gentle elevation, to extreme. A few times you play straight uphill, or straight downhill, which honestly might be more difficult. At least mentally, not throwing 100ft into the air on a steep hill and hyzering waaay out is not something I get to practice, so this course gave me a great opportunity to experience that.

Every hole has a short and long tee, both concrete and in good condition. The tee sign is going to be at the shorter tee. I don't usually put this in a review, but I really liked the tee signs here. It doesn't add much to your experience, but it added enough to mine that I figure it's worth mentioning. Also, all three courses have the same style sign, so maybe they just grew on me by the time I got to my third course.

This course is a great compliment to the long and technical Gold Course, and the shorter Red Course. There are enough trees to influence your lines, but not enough to automatically give you a bogey if you miss your line. This course also makes good use of space, giving every hole ample room despite sharing some field space. I never felt right up against another hole, or in danger of throwing into another fairway.

The trees through the park are old and large. The accumulation of the whole experience is always augmented by some beautiful scenery.

Cons:

Obviously navigation could be better because I just couldn't find hole 2. And I looked HARD before looking at the weather and just deciding to move on to 10. After that it was preeetty easy, but still took a little searching. Kind of a theme for every course.

I think what really keeps this from being a 4 is just the lack of that amazing factor where you feel #blessed to be playing the course. I was looking for that on Gold, given it's high rating, but came closest to it on Red and Blue. But there are no particularly beautiful holes, or seeing something that's never been done before. If I go back and find maybe a few more technical holes I missed this time, I may bump it up to a 4.

Other Thoughts:

I loved playing what little bit of this course I did. If I go back through Tyler in the future, I would love to play this course first, then the Red.

I said this in my Review of Red, but it really is amazing to have three high quality courses in the same park. And it is further amazing that each hole have top of the line baskets, multiple concrete pads, and good signage. The investment in this course and the experiences of the disc golfers is noticeable, and staggering. The only other thing like it are places that are dedicated to having one top-of-the-line course, but for a community, this is absolutely amazing. I would love to go to a three round tournament here where every round was a different course. But then again that might make parking an issue...

Definitely play if you're driving through! At least one, but as many of the three courses as you can. (and no, I won't tell you which one!)
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GripNFlip
Experience: 17.1 years 15 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great Intermediate Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 9, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Great variety of shots
- paved tees
- same park as two other courses
- solid upkeep

Other Thoughts:

Love this course. I live in Tyler, and this is certainly my go-to. It provides a great variety of distances, angles, and tree coverage. For two holes you will be in the middle of the trees making a few tight shots, and the next you will have a mostly wide-open shot that you can really let it rip. The 1000 Monkeys hole (#7, I think) is a fun little addition as well. The added plus of having two other courses at this park makes Linsday Park a must if you are wanting to play in Tyler.
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Qikly
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.7 years 181 played 148 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Texas-size Fun and Variety 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 25, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Lindsey Park's Blue course is the antithesis of its Gold 18: whereas the latter takes you to task with one tight wooded shot after the next, the former playfully mixes it up, throwing a diversity of shots, terrain, and obstacles at you. The array of variety goes well beyond that of your standard park course, and keeps you on your toes and reaching into your bag. There are a few heavily wooded holes on the front 9, a big downhill bomb that weaves around pines (13), a large uphill anny playing along a treacherous slope (12), some challenging mandos (including 9's fun tunnel shot between two trees), and some opportunities to really open up (17 weaves downhill and around some large trees at over 900' from the longs!). The variety gives you a lot to like, and engages your game without being overly challenging to the casual player. I really enjoyed how Lindsey Blue continually mixes it up. The back 9, which makes good use of a sizable hill, has some especially nice holes (12, 13, 17).

There's definitely more of a park course feel here than on the wooded Lindsey Gold, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It provides a nice reprieve to Gold's brutal challenges. The relative openness will appeal to casual players, while the big hill, long distances, and occasional technicality will keep more advanced players interested. Lindsey Blue caters to a wide range of golfers, especially with its two sets of tees. Every player will find something they like. Throw in two other 18s on site and Lindsey Park makes for a home course that many golfers would envy.

Concrete tees are well made and level. Park seems well groomed. Parking is plentiful, bathrooms are accessible and clean, and water fountains are on hand. Course layout reduces conflict with non-disc golfers, save for occasionally running along the road.

Cons:

While present in fits and starts, Lindsey Blue's technical challenge is ultimately limited: though there are the occasional wooded holes, tight windows, and threatening elevation, the course is for the most part open enough to allow you to recover from your mistakes fairly easily. The front half in particular has some dull stretches with minimal obstacles that could have you throwing on automatic. This openness is likely intentional, a foil to Lindsey Gold as mentioned above, but it still caps Lindsey Blue's ceiling. Were the course to integrate some more of the challenging wooded holes from Gold course with the high points from Lindsey Blue, it'd have the makings of a great 18. As it stands, Blue offers a bit more of a reprieve from Gold's woods and challenges than I'd like, but it does make for an effective complement. There are still a lot of worthwhile shots here; they just often register more as fun than challenging or memorable (not completely a bad thing by any means). The city park feel helps to further curb the wow factor.

Navigation can get a bit dodgy in places; course flow can be hard to follow. The course seems to have undergone numerous redesigns; there are even decaying remnants of past tee signs no longer in use. While we found our way around, the proximity and openness of many baskets on the front 9 had us guessing and often playing out of order. The map on DGCR seems to be out of date (not that we were smart enough to try and use it anyway), as the long hole labeled 1 on there was 17 when I visited. If memory serves me correctly and I'm reading it right, the holes may have just been renumbered. It's not bad enough to be a deterrent; just brace yourself for moments of confusion. The course seems well-trafficked enough that you can always ask a local.

Other Thoughts:

I came away from my visit to Lindsey feeling like it wasn't quite the set of destination courses I'd hoped to find. However, it makes for an enjoyable stop on your way to one of Texas' more significant gems, with Selah an hour and a half to the north and Shawshank a couple hours south. The three destinations combine for one heck of a road trip; take it from me!

The course starts off a bit slowly, with the front 9 playing more pedestrian and being harder to navigation. Stick it out; things pick up on the back 9. The course definitely ends on a high note.

Bathrooms, water, and parking are somewhat accessible after 9, but the back 9 play an inconvenient distance away from them. Just keep that in mind if you're playing in the heat that you need to keep adequate refreshments on hand. Those hills'll get you in the Texas sun.
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BigAl724
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Experience: 11.6 years 178 played 144 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Offers Great Variety to Gold Course's Challenge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 25, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Lindsey Park offers three disc golf courses that are conveniently located near each other. Lindsey - Blue is right in the middle of the three courses in terms of difficulty and is probably the most enjoyable for the average disc golfer to play with its extensive variety and lack of insanely tough holes.

The park has the necessary amenities including a large parking area, bathrooms, and water fountains. The course also features very large concrete tee pads and new(er) tees signs.

The strength of the Blue course is found in its wide variety of the types of holes and shots offered, and it actually has much better variety than the Gold course. I would probably play this course more often with the amount of variety that it has. There is a pretty even spread of open, moderately wooded, and very tight holes. It has holes that challenge you to throw open bombs (1, 2, 10, 15, 16, 18), play through patches of trees (5, 6, 9, 11-14, 17) and hit some very tight lanes in the woods (3, 4, 7, 8). Muliple tees and pin positions, as well as a wide spectrum in lengths, also add to the variety.

My favorite part of the course was holes 11-17, which are found in a separate section of the park. The holes aren't far away from the rest of the course, but this section was strikingly different with many more trees that allowed for more lane choices and some pretty massive elevation changes. I was pleasantly surprised to see such extreme elevation on 12-14, as well as the long downhill bomb on 17. My hats off to the course designers for doing a great job of using the elevation to make interesting holes. I also enjoyed the use of the creek on some of the tight woods holes and the tight mando on 9 to add some risk/reward play.

Cons:

-Navigation isn't the best, as the course winds back, forth, and around different parts of the park. The most confusing section to navigate is the front 9 which plays in a relatively open field and through the nearby woods. I didn't see any signs pointing you in the right direction and this part of the course does not flow well at all. At any given time in the field, you can see multiple tee signs, pads, and baskets.
-To add on to the confusion, some of the baskets for this course are Mach 3 and some are DISCatcher. Having two other courses nearby also confused us because the Red course had holes that played very close to the front half of the Blue course. There were also some old tee signs still standing that had different hole numbers on them.
-Some of the open holes were a little too bland. Luckily, they were well spread throughout the course to avoid feeling too repetitive.

Other Thoughts:

The pictures aren't completely accurate on the site. Most - if not all - of the holes are still in the course, but a bunch of them have been renumbered.

Play the Gold course if you want to stay in the woods for most of the round and be severely challenged. Play this course if you want a more laid-back round that offers plenty of varied shots and more room for error, but still challenges you on multiple holes. Better yet, play all three courses on site! Lindsey Park is great in that it offers you a full day of golf, or allows you to choose between courses with distinctly different levels in difficulty in you only have time for one round.

My favorite holes:
3-Tight S-curve in the woods with some elevation in play
5-Downhill right to left shot from the open into the woods
6-Long, downhill shot with two lines to play through
13-Long extreme uphill left to right shot with the basket on a steep slope. The most intimidating hole on the course
14-Steep downhill bomb
17-Very long downhill shot that plays around many trees
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hph04a
Experience: 12 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 19, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Multiple tees and varied lengths of holes make the course great for all different skill levels. Concrete tee pads are nice. Good mix of open and wooded holes

Cons:

Navigation can get a little confusing at times, its not well marked. Hole maps are needed on the uphill holes where its impossible to see the pin and the holes where multiple pins are visible

Other Thoughts:

Several long holes to start off certainly gets you warmed up. A couple different times you will find yourself walking across the teepad you think you're supposed to be at to find the you are supposed to be at. All in all though, a very fun course to play. If you take a full day and play all three courses, this is the one I'd start with
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hookem41
Experience: 22.8 years 36 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

The Lindsey Park trifecta! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 21, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is referred to as the Hickory course locally, and has awesome use of elevation, as well as trees to make a great variety of open and wooded holes. Great stone tee signs on every hole here. Good use of OB with fence lines on 1 & 2, tight double mando on 1, and park road on hole 3. Also some good mando's on 15 and 18 to avoid the softball fields. Excellent trimming and tree removal before the last tournament here to make getting off the tee much more fair on every hole now. Again, great short and long tee pads on every hole except 6, 7, 8, and 10 and multiple pins on 6, 7, 10, 11, & 15. Great variety of reachable holes and grip and rip holes. Again, benches and trash cans abundant throughout the course.

Cons:

Again, very little. The flow is a little goofy at some points, it crosses the park road twice, but there's 3 courses in one park so that'll happen. Hole 1 starts off from a different parking lot, along with where18 finishes, from the other 2 courses. This is now the easiest of the 3 courses in my opinion, regardless of the distance on 1 & 2.

Other Thoughts:

Hickory is another cart friendly course, it will also play significantly more difficult if the wind is blowing. Not much chance to pass back by your vehicle on this course either, so take what you need with you. Extra water in the summer, not a whole lot of shade except on about 4 holes. Lindsey park is an amazing place to play disc golf, you can take a whole day and not play the same hole twice if you wanted. Do yourself a favor and check it out!
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dbx820
Experience: 6 played 6 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Another Great Lindsey Park Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 25, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

An overall nice course that appears to be getting a little long in the tooth. Definately bring your long-distance arm. Lots of elevation changes and a little tree work, too.

Cons:

This course could use a little TLC--improved signage, benches and trash cans. It's also a little overgrown but not to the point of obstruction.

Other Thoughts:

This is a good-not-great course. Given the outstanding Gold and Red courses nearby this one is a little disappointing.
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Notorious21
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.6 years 103 played 48 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Interesting mix 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 21, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Multiple concrete tee pads for each hole
- Quite a variety of holes - long, short, uphill, downhill, wooded, open
- Good shade in the summer
- Requires some creative shot selection
- Very fun overall course, surprisingly not crowded

Cons:

- 799 feet on hole 2 is a little over the top
- Some of the wooded holes (7, 10) were so narrow that it seemed to take more luck than skill to get through them

Other Thoughts:

- After spending a perfect sunny, 75 degree day at Lindsey park and seeing only a few other disc golfers, I couldn't help but wonder why these courses are so under-utilized by the citizens of Tyler. If this were park were in the Dallas metroplex, it would be completely packed on a day like today.
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coolpooky7
Experience: 13.5 years 35 played 22 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 20, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Another great Lindsey course. A lot of tough uphill shots but there are just as many fun downhill shots to show off the arm. My favorite holes are 6 through 12. A good mix of trees and elevation. 12 is a really good ace hole. Many different pin placements as well. Never know where the basket is.

Cons:

Some of the cages are the old cages. They seem to be smaller to me and don't really catch the discs as well. But some people may like the smaller baskets to improve their putting. Its just an opinion.
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goodolrebel
Experience: 14.7 years 30 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice Course That Needs Signs 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 3, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

I like the Tee boxes being labeled Long and short Tee's and Tee boxes markes with the distaneces. Good use of the elevation changes specially the first 2 holes and 14,15, 16 and 17( I like throwing up and down that hill). The middle holes play in out of the woods, with a couple ace able holes (# 8 comes to mind) Holes 9 - 12 play through the wood with some good Tunnel shots (got lucky and made it across the creekgully on 12).

Cons:

Signs, Signs, Signs showing where the next Tee box is . The one thing I hate is walking around looking look for the next hole. A overall layout map would be nice showing where the first hole for each course is located.
With the sandy soil around the Tyler area it is prime soil for Goat Head Stickers.(Wear Tall Sox)

Other Thoughts:

Having 3 courses in one location is pretty cool. I liked playing in the tall pine trees of East Texas. The one thing I did notice was all of the Red Harvester ants and no Fire Ants. I'll take the Red ants any day.

Lindsey Blue Course over all I had a good time playing it. Just wished there was better signs showing the location of the next Tee Box.
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DeadEye
Experience: 43 played 11 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Long distances allow for more difficult holes. A varied terrain of long open fields and tight wooded holes. Most difficult course I've played.

Cons:

Ants, Poison Ivy, bad navigation. Wear tall socks and bring a map.
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Trevor151
Experience: 13.7 years 11 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Where is it?! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 22, 2010 Played the course:once

Cons:

Hard to navigate. Need a map or guide to help find holes and tees if you are new to this course.

Other Thoughts:

My friends and I traveled from Louisiana to play the courses in Tyler and we came to this course and could not find any of the front 9 holes or tees. We also couldnt find a map anywhere nor other players to guide us. If you are traveling and are not familiar with this course I recommend playing the other great courses Tyler has to offer.
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Donovan
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Premium Member
Experience: 37 years 298 played 187 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Play Nice With The Hungry Angry Trees! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 2, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is another great course at Lindsey Park. This course has elevation, wooded, wide-open, variable lengths, tunnel shots, great pin placements, and lots of good tree use. I loved that the wooded holes happen a couple of different times during the round instead of being bunched together like most courses. In the heat, it is nice to duck into the woods. The course has some elevation in couple of spots, but the latter few holes are the best of these. The protected pins here are great. One pin is guarded by a hungry and angry tree. But if you beat the branches enough, it just might give you your disc back. ;) I love the hole lengths here. Some long bombs, some ace runs, and everything in between. You have to love the fact that this also keeps things fresh and non-repetitive. The concrete tee and baskets are in a good shape here. This is a big course and they know it. There are bathrooms at the main parking area and one by hole 15 or 16 (I think). There were trashcans along the way also.

Cons:

Navigation is messy, so take the map or get a guide. For first time players or people who travel to play courses, this is a huge negative. The tee signs are of the tombstone style with only hole number and footage on them. They are cool looking and I am sure a Lindsey Park aesthetic, but a hole layout or next tee marker would be very useful. There are poisonous plants in the woods, so be careful. That is all I could think of.

Other Thoughts:

The Fun Factor her was really good. I loved the course and thought it was really fun. The variety of hole styles and lengths made me actually wish it did not end at 18 holes even though I know many people find this course really long. I will most certainly come play here again and this town is worth of a road trip.
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chalos13
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.8 years 35 played 34 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Long 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 25, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Bring your long arm. This course has lost more length than the red course across the park. this course will stretch your game.

Cons:

This course will frustrate new players, there are quite a few "tunnel" holes where shots get very tough

Other Thoughts:

I enjoy playing this course, but it always hurts my self esteem a little. It's fun, but it's tough.
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Roc1Time
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.7 years 131 played 115 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Yeah 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 9, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Best of the 2 in the park. Lots more shots then the red course, which challenges you more. The elevation is very cool here(15/16). The are some wooded holes that are tight with a good mix of boomers as well. Not to difficult which I think makes it fun for the newbie. (Red tees at least) Fun course which rewards you for good shots and gets you if you dont. Good baskets and tees. Clean once again and well taken care of excpet for a couple of holes noted in the cons.

Cons:

Signage seems to be a big deal down here. Hard to navigate just like the red course. Holes 10 and 11 could use some manicuring as the poison ivy and underbrush has gotten almost out of control.

Other Thoughts:

Great having 36 holes in one park. Will go back for sure.
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NDABRUSH
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.2 years 58 played 46 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very challenging to play and navigate 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 31, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Tight wooded holes, hole 7 especially. Elevation used to maximum in my opinion. I liked 16 so I threw a few just to watch them fly. Extra long tee pads. Good variety of shots are required. After hole 5, I met a local that said he helped design the courses. He whipped out a piece of paper and drew me a map of both courses from memory so I should mention friendly locals and plenty of them. If you are having problems navigating just let the group or guy play through and follow the locals. Thats what I did on the red course.

Cons:

At times hard to navigate. For the most part a confusing course to play though fun once you do.

Other Thoughts:

The first local I talked to said there is going to be a 3rd course here soon. Hopefully it will have elevation and will be densely wooded. Overall Lindsey Park definitely is a very good golf destination. With 3 18 hole courses in the same park that both have a great variety of shots, you will definitely have fun throwing every shot that you know.
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wolito
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.1 years 88 played 86 reviews
3.50 star(s)

fair course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 9, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has much to offer: long open holes, short narrow fairways and difficult wooded areas. Fair mix of straight, left and right shots. There is one super long hole, something like 900 feet I believe that is tricky. Tee off on a long downhill and navigate around some trees. I really love the middle section of this course as it is heavily wooded with super tight fairways. More elevation changes then the Red course. Nice teepads. Signs are a little worn but do there job.

Cons:

A big thing that I look for in a course is the flow and navigation. This had niether. Poor signage and a strange flow to it. A course should be designed so the first time thrower on the course won't have any problems. I got lost and had to walk several fairways just to know where to throw. I hate when they mix basket types, new and old on the same course, kind of tacky.

Other Thoughts:

Once you know where to go and throw, not too bad of a course. I will definately play it several more times. Holes 10 and 11 are heavily wooded and have thick underbrush. Posion ivy abounds and a little creek runs through it. Can easily lose a disc in this area so watch your plastic closely. This is the less busy of the now three courses on the site. Definately a higher degree of difficulty on this one. Having three courses in one place is incredible!
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JeffThroW
Experience: 18.6 years 710 played 33 reviews
4.00 star(s)

The best North Texas gets 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 22, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This place has something for every kind of thrower,Course lies mostly atop a large mound of sand with grass mixed.Great use of the parks natural beauty utilizing the hilly pine tree areas forcing players to try very tight somewhat intricate lay-ups to allow for par,mostly long holes not too many right out in front of you.In north Texas this course sits atop my number one spot.

Cons:

A long way to walk for an 18 hole course but who's complaining with such quality in most holes.Why beautiful courses like this don't have seating areas is beyond me.

Other Thoughts:

This is the harder more elevated course,partial to long lightly wooded to open elevation changing shots myself this course has 4 or five of those.
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cdubya0407
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 15, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Pretty open course with mix of a few lightly wooded holes. Terrific miz of lengths of holes.

Cons:

Very difficult, often windy

Other Thoughts:

great place to spend a day of disc golf with the red and blue course being in the same park.
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cc0049
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.9 years 168 played 55 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Very enjoyable course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This was a very fun and very challenging course. There are concrete tee pads on all holes and they provide the opportunity to choose between a short or a long, which I love. The long tees seemed to add quite a bit more length and challenge on the holes. Hole 2 is REALLY fun for a big arm thrower. It is a long downhill shot with trees all the way down. There are a lot of windows to hit giving you a lot of options for what to drive with. My first time to play, I think I easily unloaded half my bag and then gathered them up to throw again...it was that fun. The rest of the course has a lot of holes that are through sparsely wooded fariways and then several holes that are very densely wooded technical shots. There are also a few holes that offer decent elevation change. The baskets are good and the course was in great shape. I really enjoyed playing here and will look forward to the next time I'm in Tyler to play again.

Cons:

This course was very difficult to navigate on my own. I spent a lot of time walking up the fairway to find the basket and then walking back to tee. It was very tiring. I did not have a map and I can't say if you can find them or not, but you would definitely fair better with one. Grab someone that knows the course to help you navigate. There was one spot in particular (I think it was between holes 5 and 6) that I spent about 20 minutes trying to find the next tee box. The sign after hole 5 pointed me entirely in the wrong direction. It wasn't until I saw the one other person playing the course that he was able to point out where to go. He then helped me navigate the holes back in the dense part of the trees, otherwise I'm sure I would have had trouble finding my way around on those.

Other Thoughts:

When I played this course there was only one other player on the Blue course. There were a lot more people playing the Red course which is right next door. I guess that the Red is a little bit easier...but not too much easier for me. There are two courses right next to each other that are high level, high quality courses. It doesn't get much better than that. I hear also that there are a couple of other courses in Tyler that are pretty good.
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