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Bicentennial Park

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sillybizz
Diamond level trusted reviewer
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Experience: 22.1 years 400 played 385 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Gutted course, very sad

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 19, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Excellent views from pretty much everywhere on the course
- Rolling hills with lush, green grass
- Decent elevation
- Easy to navigate the 5 official holes
- Concrete tee pads
- Udisc has a 9 hole safari layout

Cons:

At some point (judging by previous reviews, circa 2010) they removed more than half of the course. This place used to be 18 and now it is down to 5 baskets and 5 official tee pads with old tee pads popping up randomly as well as a few old tee signs from when the course was 18.

As it is now I doubt many disc golfers use this place to play. When I was here there were dog walkers and people laying about, reading books, and getting sun all over the fairways making this place near impossible to play even the 5 holes that remain. The best hole on the course's basket looks like it's been yanked on by locals or hit with the mower. I'm guessing no one loves this course anymore and disc golfers in the area have moved on and I don't blame them. I'd say this course is extinct in the next year or so and if it's not I'd be shocked.

Other Thoughts:

Play it while you can if you can I guess while it's here. I think played early in the morning during the week it's a decent 5 holes. You can see that there was once a pretty decent course here and it's sad what's left. Baggers you can get this in in 10-15 minutes depending on the time of day so it has that going for it at least.
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royvin
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 7.8 years 188 played 66 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun for the Kids 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 25, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Well maintained and friendly locals
-Map at hole 1
-Great for beginners as most holes are pretty short
-A couple holes with some elevation change
-Can be played in under 15 minutes

Cons:

-All holes favor the RHBH as each hole is either strait ahead or bending to the left
-Some of the rough is quite rough.. but that's hardly a con.

Other Thoughts:

Bicentennial Park was a fun course for our family, but definitely lacking in distance and variety for any serious golfer.
I guess back in the day this course had more holes in the area by where the hole 4 tee pad is, but they were forced to be removed.
Hole 3 and 4 were my favorites as they play down hill.
I titled this fun for the kids because my 3 year old daughter absolutely loved the boardwalk wetland area by the hole 6 tee pad- she threw sticks in the water for a good 15 minutes until finally we got her to play the last couple holes with us. There was also a pond with ducks on it and a large big toys area with all kinds of kids playing. It was nice that with so many kids at the park, that only hole 7 was impacted... we just played it cautiously.
Overall an enjoyable round of 7 and I will play it again when in the area.


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coledrobison
Experience: 15.7 years 12 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Basic course for beginner/intermediate. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 6, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Good tee boxes. Map at beginning of course.
-Basket locations vary occasionally. Seems like about once a year someone will change the basket locations.
-Placed in a beautiful park at the base of the mountains.
-Most shots are long drives.
-Bathrooms during summer. (They're kind of nasty though. Maybe this should be a con.)
-Matches course map provided.

Cons:

-Popular park, often there are a lot of people picnicking/playing with kites/playing volleyball who can interfere with play.
-Only 7 holes. (There used to be about 13 holes. The course continued through the area to the south and east of basket 3. Some kind of construction project wiped those out in 2010, leaving only the 7 remaining holes.)
-Not a big variety of holes. No real wooded shots/mandos. Pretty straightforward drive, mid, putt over and over.
-No signage at tee boxes (don't really need them, but it would be nice for first timers.)
-A bit out of the way. Basically as far south in Provo as you can go.

Other Thoughts:

Fun park to play for beginners or intermediate who love to throw long. This is the course I first started playing on. If you have any kind of power in your arm, you can 2 or 3 each hole easy.
Not a good variety of shots. An advanced player will get bored of this park in a hurry.
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outlaw7
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 23, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

played here for the first time yesterday.
There is boardwalk around the marsh there.
Pretty spot by the mountain.
good practice spot if you live very close.

Cons:

Where are the baskets?
I think they have taken out most of the baskets so there are really only 5 baskets now I think.
Not really worth driving there to play as it is kind of out of the way.

Other Thoughts:

Go somewhere else there are enough courses in the area.
Is there a reason why we took out most of the baskets there?
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FAM1LY GUY
Experience: 11.1 years 10 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun 9 Hole Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 3, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Played this course for the first time yesterday. Overall it's a nice course. It plays through a nice park with all holes playing through the grass. Many mature trees and some nice elevation changes. All in all though, this was a fun course to play and definitely one worth checking out.

Cons:

The only things I wasn't particularly fond of was how many people were in the park and giving no sense of care for the people playing disc golf there. Some people just blatantly walking out in front of you, others just laying out in the middle of fairways. With this park having been established for disc golf for some time, you would think others would have a better awareness but they don't. It could have something to do with the high number of apartment complexes in the area.

Other Thoughts:

Hole 1 is a short RHBH hyzer spike shot around two pine trees.

Hole 2 is a nice uphill throw that also requires you to throw out to the right around some trees.

Hole 3 leaves you open for a big arm shot. If the basket is not on the hill straight ahead, you'll find it to the left up in the trees as they will move it up there during winter months as kids love using this kill for sledding.

Hole 4 is a fun downhill shot that finishes left of a large pine tree. Basket is not view-able from the tee pad.

Hole 5 plays a little longer and keeps you tight to the tree line on your left.

Hole 6 also offers you an opportunity to open up with a big arm throw as you head back to the same basket you finished at for Hole 4. Tee off from the boardwalk.

Hole 7 is a nice straight shot across the field as you head back to the trees on the opposite side.

Hole 8 is an optional hole where you play from the Tee pad for Hole 1 to the basket for Hole 2.

Hole 9 is also optional where you play from the Tee Pad for Hole 3 and finish at the basket for Hole 7.

I would recommend playing both of the optional holes as they were both really fun. Just be mindful of other players.
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TheGrim
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.5 years 75 played 44 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Easy short little course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 14, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a fun little course in a well-maintained park. The course is easy to follow even without markers.

It is now 9 holes with 8 baskets. Most of the tee pads are cement with the exception of the one on the far south side where you use the beginning of a flat bridge.

For 9 holes you throw from the tee on hole 3 to one of two baskets, one located on the hill and the other up the hill from it in the woods, then use the old pad (facing the wrong direction but still works) next to what is typically hole 4's pad and throw back across the park to the cage by hole 3's pad, then throw off hole 3's pad again to whatever basket you didn't throw to the first time.

This gives you three really long bombing holes in a row and adds a lot of difficulty (particularly when throwing to the one up in the woods).

Cons:

You have to reuse one basket and one tee pad.

It's crowded with people and their dogs. People seem to forget that there is a disk golf course and set up blankets in the line of fire, so that could be seen as good or bad depending on if you take a throw off for beaning stupid people.

Hardly any variation on the cage location.

Other Thoughts:

I've played this course dozens of times and have yet to par the course. A couple holes give you a challenge, but overall it's simple, short and fun.

It's not likely that you'll lose any disks here unless you throw one in the nasty pond. I'm pretty sure you will grow a third eyeball or develop super powers if you go swimming after your disk.
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Jefflogix
Experience: 13.6 years 29 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Easy, Fun Little Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 22, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Beautiful location played mostly over well-maintained green grass on a rolling hillside beneath the Wasatch Mountains. Cement tee boxes. I really enjoy this little course, even though it is very short and fairly easy. Not many places you will lose a disc. Fun elevation changes. Only a few trees to content with.

Cons:

All the holes are short. Hard to navigate 9 holes without the course map on this site. You have to reuse a couple of baskets, which makes it awkward when there are many others on the course.

Other Thoughts:

I played this course when it had 18 holes, and in my opinion, they kept the best part of the course. True it is not very challenging, but it is a great place to spend an hour. I try to hit this course whenever I visit my brother who lives in Utah Valley. The biggest problem with this course for me is just that it is short with just a few baskets. But I still enjoy playing it.
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Hole In Four
Experience: 20 played 5 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Very Beginner Friendly 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Very beginner friendly
Not very wooded
Entire course is played on grass

Cons:

Only 7 holes (with only 5 baskets)
No variation of shots (all shots were made to play with a strong fade)
Boring

Other Thoughts:

Recent construction of homes has taken away 12 holes from this course, and it's no longer fun or challenging. If you're teaching someone to play disc golf or if you're learning yourself, it can be a fun course. Otherwise there's not much to offer
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FHL88
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Short Course with nice Elevations 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 17, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Course is fairly easy to follow, nice tee pads.

I particularly like the changes in elevation that let you soar a couple of really long shots.

Fairly close to another course down in Springville, if this one is not enough or too crowded.

Cons:

Too short! (and I like short courses) Pity they lost the other holes.

Other Thoughts:

The pavilions always seem to be occupied but haven't had trouble with pedestrians in the fairways.

This used to be the only course I knew about in Utah County. Glad a few more have sprung up. =)
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Wappy410
Experience: 13.6 years 101 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Construction woes 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 16, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A fairly easy course, great place to bring beginners. Most of the course is in the lower part of the park, which is grassy, making for a nice stroll. For someone with limited playing experience, I was able to make par on most of the holes, though putting difficulties often was an obstacle ;)

Cons:

As other reviews have mentioned, the park can be quite busy during warmer months, and park-visitors can impede sometimes. See below for comments on the current status of the course:

Other Thoughts:

The course is divided into several areas with baskets: The lower, grassy area has 6 baskets (1-3 and 7-9). Another 3 baskets (4-6) are in an upper area that has more of a grassland feel, i.e. tall grasses and weeds. They have begun some sort of development in the upper area (I believe that it is for sports fields related to the park), that entailed them removing all of the concrete tee-pads and the baskets from that area. They have also removed the basket for hole 3 and the basket for hole 7, which leaves only 4 playable holes in the park, as of this review.
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AltitudeDiscGlf
Experience: 6 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

My first DGC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 29, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great course for beginners. Back in the day there was signage but it has since deteriorated and gone away. Pads are concrete, terrain is parklike surrounded by condos (used to be wilderness 7 years ago). Tees are relatively short. Even hole 4 at 500 ft is shorter than you think because it is a down hill shot. It is a great feeling though when you park it next to the pin on that one.

Cons:

The problem with this course is that there are too many non disc golfers in the park that dont understand what the sport is or the dangers of getting nailed in the head with a driver. They will camp out in fairways or whatever. Weekends are the worst for this. To compensate, the course was redesigned a few years ago taking out some of the more technical shots (over a pond with a large ominous disc eating tree), and pushing the holes to the back of the course into what is left of the wilderness area (this is where the brush gets thick). The course lost its luster when they did these changes, but it is still playable.

Other Thoughts:

Great course for beginners to teach them to play the sport, Pros will probably lose the feeling of challenge after a couple of times playing.
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ryan ranes
Experience: 15.6 years 48 played 25 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Cool course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 11, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

hole 4 for a big arm thrower some of the hole are some tricky mandorties and tight fairways and a fun course if u leave near it and with diffrent locations spots

Cons:

it is an okay course the first 2 holes i look at and thought they were way cool then there are dumb mandos which make they hole relly stupid some of the hole are wide open and no challenge whatesover

Other Thoughts:

i would say to play this one rock canyon and uvu all in oner day they are all very close
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Apothecary
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 26.8 years 66 played 36 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Watch that one... 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

-Concrete pads
-Both manicured, grassy fairways and rustic, natural terrain
-Elevation. This course uses what is has to the fullest extent. Hole 2 is a fun one with a touch of elevation loss across a large grassy bowl. Some radically uphill (and often blind) drives and one or two in which the elevation loss makes the thrower toy with the idea of discing down.
-Risk. A few holes play along a creekbed that is THICK with stinging nettle and other nasty plants and disc golfer-eating flies. Lots of places to lose plastic, even with a good drive.
-Plenty of parking
-Restrooms right by tee 1
-Friendly locals

Cons:

-Lack of signage. I couldn't imagine navigating this course without a guide. A few blind baskets compound the issue.
-Weedy fairways. In the name of all things holy, get the local club together and a few weed-wackers and take care of that waist-high underbrush.
-18 holes playing to 16 baskets.

Other Thoughts:

Neat layout requiring lots of three-dimensional planning. Friendly locals. Overall a fun course, but the constant searching for drives got old quick. I played with guides and I suggest you do the same as hole and course maps are hard to find (as are discs. Use spotters;)).

I found Bicentennial to be a great Provo option. It requires a lot of thought and has space to open up and rip it.
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JMONEY
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.8 years 227 played 41 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Large concrete tee pads with semi-circle ends, multiple pin locations, Course layout consist of long open drives, lots of elevation changes, mandos, water hazards and blind pin placements. Holes #1 thru 3 and #13 thru 16 are maintained, Restrooms next to hole #1 with playground, BBQ, Gazebo and Volleyball court. Very clean with a friendly crowd.

Cons:

Tee signs are non existent or hard to read and some baskets are barely visible from tees, because of this and no pin locator on the tee signs navigating this course can be a chore. The underbrush on holes# 4 thru 12 is not maintained. Those shrubs near hole #7 basket can cut you up, stay away!!

Other Thoughts:

I personally loved this course and feel it is under rated. It's a city park that sits on the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain range towering over. I think the original design was a nine hole course then they added the back. The first part of the course starts out with holes #1 thru 3 inside the maintained park area then leaves the park setting on holes #4 thru 12, this has overgrown grass and underbrush.Then drops back in on hole #13 thru 16.This course usually gets played during the day by beginners and the more experienced come out in the afternoon. The newbie's will usually stay in the park and not venture out and end up playing the original nine holes. There is little course etiquette inside the park with the families and beginners. The park keeps clean with the help of volunteers from the local churches. The water hazard on hole # 15 is barely noticeable but it is there directly behind the basket, don't over shoot. The layout has 16 holes plus two additional safari holes; Hole #1 tee to #3 basket and Hole #3 tee to hole #16 basket making it a complete 18. Simple next tee signs would help navigation here.
UPDATE: Baskets on the backside have been removed. Now the course has ten baskets.
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NothinButChing
Experience: 14.9 years 51 played 9 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Beautiful Bicentennial 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 2, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good mixture between Park and Mountain side.

Trees are basically the only hazards, except the few times that going between power poles in a mando!

Varying holes of distance, elevation, and hazards creates unique course with well placed holes.

Holes and pads for most part are in great condition.

Cons:

Without our own map would have gotten lost, poorly marked.

The mountain side could be kept up a little better and guide players thru course better.

Other Thoughts:

Good people up there, left my Firebird at practice basket (or 18 it depends) n got called within half hour.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.8 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Two Distinct Courses! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2004 Played the course:never

Pros:

Part of the course lies in a nice city type park. Many are wide open throws without any special challenges involved. Other holes were in a brown, ugly, poorly marked area.

Cons:

I didn't like the brown, savannah like area much. It wasn't marked real well. We somehow managed to miss four holes.

Other Thoughts:

It's the best option if you live in Provo. Worth the time if you driving through.
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waywu2001
Experience: 18.8 years 29 played 27 reviews
1.50 star(s)

My Home Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 25, 2007 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice open spaces for beginners. Alternate pin placements allow varied challenges. Baskets are good quality. Course not too crowded.

Cons:

Advanced players may want more shots that require accuracy. Locals sometimes ignorant of dg course. Mosquito repellent a good idea if you don't have accuracy to keep out of treelines.

Other Thoughts:

Good family atmosphere with playground nearby.

I felt it necessary to update my rating and drop it due to losing so many baskets.
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martinb
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 44.6 years 183 played 57 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good for beginners 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 30, 2007 Played the course:never

Pros:

course flow is a little better than good, alternate pin placements for changes month to month. concrete teepads for when its muddy/snowy. will challenge the intermediate and advanced players mostly, some pro level shots but not many.

Cons:

not for pro level disc golf. course is not completely manicured, becomes rough in late summer. since its a beginner course mostly, disc golf etiquette is lacking.

Other Thoughts:

a great course for introducing disc golf to the public. amenities for alternate activities is adequate and doesnt infringe on each other, for the most part.
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