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Hole #14 (Taken 5/2012)
Hole #14 (Taken 5/2012) 
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Great Start, Needs Improvements ASAP, but has Potential
Pros: Kenwood Trails DGC has a great start to the course. There are a variety of holes that require a variety of shots, including holes in the open, holes in the woods, and a few holes with elevation change.
Cons: Being that this course is brand new, there are also many bad things to say about it. The most distinctive con would have to be the lack of cement tee pads. Woods chips were put down in their place, which offers absolutely no traction. I would've much rather been throwing off packed gravel or even just the dirt. The course also lacks quality signs for navigation and there are still some areas in the woods that need to be cleaned up. Lastly, being that this course is located at a middle school and is located in quite a busy residential area, it was unfortunately very busy when I was there.
Other Thoughts: Once cement tee pads and signs are installed, I would gladly give this course a 3.5 or 4.0. I would also like to see the course pay to play so that these improvements can be made sooner, rather than later and it will help slim down the crowd as well. The course has a lot of potential and can't wait to play it once it improves over the next couple of years.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Report this Review Beginner/Intermediate
Pros: - Course is set on the large grounds of a middle school, and is devoted entirely to the disc golf. At least, when the course is open to the public, it's wide open.
- About half of the holes are set in the wooded section of the grounds, with lots of trees to contend with. Some of them have some pretty interesting or tough lines, #4 is a hard flick through a lot of trees, #6 is a sharp dogleg left followed by #7 - a dogleg to the right. #9 is a long tunnelly shot that ends in a sloping green. #10 is a cool hole that has two paths to the basket, wide right and wide left, around some thick jail. #11 is another uphill flick that finished sharp right, and #16 is a tough FH flex shot to the blue basket. Good accuracy is needed on all these holes.
- Other holes are much more forgiving, or have wider fairways carved out of the woods. #12 is a RHBH hyzer, #5 and #8 are pretty short. #13 is pretty wide open, with the basket tucked amongst some trees. #15 is a little valley out of the woods, that ends back in some different woods. These still need some good line shaping and shot placement. Some other holes are even more open, #1 and #2 are completely open, and #17 and #18 have forest to avoid along the right side.
- Elevation changes are present in many different spots here, for both short holes and long, tougher and easier. The holes out in the open are much more interesting because of this - #1, #2, and #13 are all uphill, #14 is downhill, #17 is uphill off the tee, and #18 finishes downhill. In the woods, #4 is downhill, #6 is uphill before the dogleg left, #9 is a longer, sloping downhill, and #10 has an elevated teepad. Nothing extreme, but definitely noticeable.
- Very good variety of hole lengths, especially with the multiple tees and baskets. There are some holes that could be legitimate par 4's, like the dogleg left #6, dogleg right #7, tunnelish #9, the wooded dogleg left #15, and the uphill dogleg right #17. All of these are over 400', with #9 at 530'. There are also four holes under 200', and everything in between!
- Baskets in good shape, tee signs are pretty basic with the number and distance. Navigation is pretty easy, there are awesome next tee signs. Grass/natural tees are still in good shape.
- About half of the holes are set in the wooded section of the grounds, with lots of trees to contend with. Some of them have some pretty interesting or tough lines, #4 is a hard flick through a lot of trees, #6 is a sharp dogleg left followed by #7 - a dogleg to the right. #9 is a long tunnelly shot that ends in a sloping green. #10 is a cool hole that has two paths to the basket, wide right and wide left, around some thick jail. #11 is another uphill flick that finished sharp right, and #16 is a tough FH flex shot to the blue basket. Good accuracy is needed on all these holes.
- Other holes are much more forgiving, or have wider fairways carved out of the woods. #12 is a RHBH hyzer, #5 and #8 are pretty short. #13 is pretty wide open, with the basket tucked amongst some trees. #15 is a little valley out of the woods, that ends back in some different woods. These still need some good line shaping and shot placement. Some other holes are even more open, #1 and #2 are completely open, and #17 and #18 have forest to avoid along the right side.
- Elevation changes are present in many different spots here, for both short holes and long, tougher and easier. The holes out in the open are much more interesting because of this - #1, #2, and #13 are all uphill, #14 is downhill, #17 is uphill off the tee, and #18 finishes downhill. In the woods, #4 is downhill, #6 is uphill before the dogleg left, #9 is a longer, sloping downhill, and #10 has an elevated teepad. Nothing extreme, but definitely noticeable.
- Very good variety of hole lengths, especially with the multiple tees and baskets. There are some holes that could be legitimate par 4's, like the dogleg left #6, dogleg right #7, tunnelish #9, the wooded dogleg left #15, and the uphill dogleg right #17. All of these are over 400', with #9 at 530'. There are also four holes under 200', and everything in between!
- Baskets in good shape, tee signs are pretty basic with the number and distance. Navigation is pretty easy, there are awesome next tee signs. Grass/natural tees are still in good shape.
Cons: - A few holes are pretty much wide open, #1 and #2 are the most obvious, as well as #13, #17, and #18 to a certain extent. There are some challenges with elevation changes, and some forest to avoid, but they are pretty straightforward.
- The very short holes are a good complement to the longer ones, but are almost too short. The lines are tough, but at under 200', they are pretty much approach shots. Even the long to long setup is extremely short in spots.
- Apart from the woods and forest, there aren't many hazardous areas here. A lot of the course feels pretty similar in terms of appearance and challenges.
- The very short holes are a good complement to the longer ones, but are almost too short. The lines are tough, but at under 200', they are pretty much approach shots. Even the long to long setup is extremely short in spots.
- Apart from the woods and forest, there aren't many hazardous areas here. A lot of the course feels pretty similar in terms of appearance and challenges.
Other Thoughts: - Overall, a very fun course that has a good mix of holes. Some short ones both in and out of the forest, and some long ones in and out of the forest. A mix of hyzers, anhyzers, some flicks, and probably spots for overhand or trick shots on some of the shorter holes. With the two tee/two basket setup, it is a great course for beginners and intermediate players. More advanced players will find some challenges on the par 4's as well, I would think.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Insanity 
Pros: Nice signage at hole 1...but after that it's a train wreck
Cons: 1) course isn't open M-F during school hours
2) course design is uninspiring. seems like the designer(s) simply walked through the woods making left and right turns every 50 ft and called it a design.
3) piles of trimmed brush left in the middle of rough areas only few feet from fairway...too lazy to clean up after taking down.
4) teepad are not concrete...rather CONCAVE...meaning you have that nice drop of 3 in when planting.
5) first time playing...double the time...you'll be spending half your time finding the basket and where to throw than any time spent playing.
6) hole 11 is the worst designed hole I've ever seen.
7) hole 8, which i felt was one of the better designed holes, was ruined by the designer placing the basket in a small grouping of brush. a basket surrounded by trees...wow.
In all, the entire course is a pitch to position, then hope to get up to par, with the exception of maybe 4 holes. I walked off the course on hole 17 as I couldn't stand it.
2) course design is uninspiring. seems like the designer(s) simply walked through the woods making left and right turns every 50 ft and called it a design.
3) piles of trimmed brush left in the middle of rough areas only few feet from fairway...too lazy to clean up after taking down.
4) teepad are not concrete...rather CONCAVE...meaning you have that nice drop of 3 in when planting.
5) first time playing...double the time...you'll be spending half your time finding the basket and where to throw than any time spent playing.
6) hole 11 is the worst designed hole I've ever seen.
7) hole 8, which i felt was one of the better designed holes, was ruined by the designer placing the basket in a small grouping of brush. a basket surrounded by trees...wow.
In all, the entire course is a pitch to position, then hope to get up to par, with the exception of maybe 4 holes. I walked off the course on hole 17 as I couldn't stand it.
Other Thoughts: With teepads this would be slightly better...sightlines to baskets would really be helpful.
0 of 11 people found this review helpful.
A must play 
5+ 
7/12/2012 
7/12/2012
Review By: EJBusch Played: 11 Reviewed: 1 Exp: 1.9 Years
This review was updated on 9/9/2012
Pros: -Some holes that are open, some that are wooded
-Red tees to red pins, blue tees to blue pins, making it so you can play a pretty easy, or a pretty tough round.
-72 total hole configurations... (Red to Red, Red to Blue, Blue to Blue, Blue to Red -- Each of those having 18!) Wow!
-Really well mowed and kept
-Red tees to red pins, blue tees to blue pins, making it so you can play a pretty easy, or a pretty tough round.
-72 total hole configurations... (Red to Red, Red to Blue, Blue to Blue, Blue to Red -- Each of those having 18!) Wow!
-Really well mowed and kept
Cons: -A fair amount of graffiti on the tee-box markers... Ugh, really people?
-I've noticed chains missing a coupe of times being there, but generally ok
-No cement teeboxes... yet.
-I've noticed chains missing a coupe of times being there, but generally ok
-No cement teeboxes... yet.
Other Thoughts: This course is the nicest course I've played that is a free-to-play course. One of the things I really like about it is that you get a few open holes to open up your round, then head into the woods for about 13 holes, then you're back out in the open to finish up, so it is a good variety.
Somehow, it feels like more holes go uphill, rather than downhill, but this may just be my impression because uphill holes tend to be more memorable to me. Many of the downhill holes are doglegs and quite wooded, so don't expect any holes where you get to throw absolute bombs downhills.
The cement teeboxes are not in yet, but I have heard that they are adding cement for all 36 teeboxes early next season through July.
One of the other courses nearby is Alimagnet and I can cite a few differences between the two in case you have played that one and aren't certain if you want to try this one.
-18 holes instead of 12.
-Red tees to red baskets is probably an easier course for the average player
-Blue tees to blue baskets is probably tougher than Alimagnet for the average player
-Generally more wooded than Alimagnet
-The pins aren't quite as well manicured and setup with retaining walls as the Aligmanet "greens" are
Once those are in, this has the chance to be one of the best courses free or paid!
Definitely a must play if you are in the area!
Somehow, it feels like more holes go uphill, rather than downhill, but this may just be my impression because uphill holes tend to be more memorable to me. Many of the downhill holes are doglegs and quite wooded, so don't expect any holes where you get to throw absolute bombs downhills.
The cement teeboxes are not in yet, but I have heard that they are adding cement for all 36 teeboxes early next season through July.
One of the other courses nearby is Alimagnet and I can cite a few differences between the two in case you have played that one and aren't certain if you want to try this one.
-18 holes instead of 12.
-Red tees to red baskets is probably an easier course for the average player
-Blue tees to blue baskets is probably tougher than Alimagnet for the average player
-Generally more wooded than Alimagnet
-The pins aren't quite as well manicured and setup with retaining walls as the Aligmanet "greens" are
Once those are in, this has the chance to be one of the best courses free or paid!
Definitely a must play if you are in the area!
3 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Lucky middle school bastards
Pros: So this rating is a bit high. More of a when they finish with the things they are gonna do (like Cement tees) it will be here. 2 sets of tees and baskets on every hole, lots of variety, up the hill, down the hill, left, right, open, narrow. You will use every shot in your bag.
Cons: Closed during the day when kids are in session, no real bomber holes, the longest open hole is only about 400'
Other Thoughts: As it stands right now this course is a 4, cement in the teepads and it is a 4.5. Very good course.
0 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Wood Pile Galore
Pros: Kenwood Trails DGC is an interesting course with a bit of potential. At the start of the course there is a nice map showing the entire course's layout. The first tee is directly next to the tee. From that point on navigation is never an issue. There are next tee signs on each basket and whenever the next tee is not visible from the previous basket there are multiple next tee signs along the walk to show the way.
The course does a nice job of incorporating elevation in almost every hole even though there are no really big hills on the course to work with.
The holes feel fairly balanced with straight, right, and left break holes. With the tight fairways in the wooded sections of the course precise shot shaping is required. The distance on the holes is fairly short and most of the holes are right around 200 feet in length. For the better players the course could be played with a putter or a midrange disc until the last couple of holes that are around the four hundred foot length. It felt like the designer of the course really thought about how to lay out the course to create a fun and interesting course to play.
Tee area was clearly marked and most holes had a blue and red tee that were easy to identify. The footing was not great since most holes had wood chips placed in the tee area.
The course does a nice job of incorporating elevation in almost every hole even though there are no really big hills on the course to work with.
The holes feel fairly balanced with straight, right, and left break holes. With the tight fairways in the wooded sections of the course precise shot shaping is required. The distance on the holes is fairly short and most of the holes are right around 200 feet in length. For the better players the course could be played with a putter or a midrange disc until the last couple of holes that are around the four hundred foot length. It felt like the designer of the course really thought about how to lay out the course to create a fun and interesting course to play.
Tee area was clearly marked and most holes had a blue and red tee that were easy to identify. The footing was not great since most holes had wood chips placed in the tee area.
Cons: The course has some major problems as it currently stands and one could argue that some of these problems really should have been addressed before the course was open for play. First my biggest issue with the course is that almost all of the fairways in the wood sections have stacked piles of wood in the fairway. These piles are clearly not there to enhance the course and seem to be waiting for someone to haul them out. On hole 5 for example there is three or four foot high pile of wood that is about eight feet wide that is stacked about 40 feet in front of the basket. I threw a drive off the tee that was the exact throw I wanted but instead of parking it within 10 feet of the basket for a birdie I struck the wood pile and got stuck in the wood pile and had to settle for par. There were three of four other holes where my drive was negatively impacted by these woodpiles. On hole four the blue tee is unplayable because of the massive wood pile stack on the tee. In my mind, these woodpiles are unacceptable.
Another issue with the course is the tee area of each hole. The problem is that the tee areas have been wood chipped. I detest wood chick tee areas. Wood chipping does not provide any traction and usually causes a person to stumble or slip on a run up to throw. Most of these holes are extremely short so solid footing on the tee is not as important as it is on most courses but it is still a problem. Until concrete is put in the tee areas should just have been left as dirt.
The course was extremely crowded with the type of disc golfer that you do not want to see on the tee in front of you. There were many large groups of teenagers who did not understand the proper etiquette of disc golf aka throwing multiple shots, not letting faster players play through, and standing at the pin after completing a hole to chit chat amongst themselves or on their phones. The course should be easy to play in an hour or less since the distance is so short but instead it took us an hour and forty minutes to play the course. This detracted from the overall enjoyment of the course.
While I enjoyed the technicalness of the holes the majority of the holes were to short in length. Only two of the holes were over three hundred feet in length and the rest of the holes were pretty close to the two hundred foot length.
Another issue with the course is the tee area of each hole. The problem is that the tee areas have been wood chipped. I detest wood chick tee areas. Wood chipping does not provide any traction and usually causes a person to stumble or slip on a run up to throw. Most of these holes are extremely short so solid footing on the tee is not as important as it is on most courses but it is still a problem. Until concrete is put in the tee areas should just have been left as dirt.
The course was extremely crowded with the type of disc golfer that you do not want to see on the tee in front of you. There were many large groups of teenagers who did not understand the proper etiquette of disc golf aka throwing multiple shots, not letting faster players play through, and standing at the pin after completing a hole to chit chat amongst themselves or on their phones. The course should be easy to play in an hour or less since the distance is so short but instead it took us an hour and forty minutes to play the course. This detracted from the overall enjoyment of the course.
While I enjoyed the technicalness of the holes the majority of the holes were to short in length. Only two of the holes were over three hundred feet in length and the rest of the holes were pretty close to the two hundred foot length.
Other Thoughts: The course is interesting to me because it has the potential to be a fairly decent beginner course. The length of the holes make it attractive to new players because they are distances they can actual throw. The technicalness of the course through will detract from the beginner friendliness of the course. If the major issues of wood piles being stacked in the fairways and the poor tees are addressed the course will be a fun short course to play in the metro area.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
First time there
1 3/16/2012 3/17/2012
Review By: Jedi-D85 Played: 11 Reviewed: 3 Exp: 11 Years
This review was updated on 5/14/2012
Pros: First off the length and variety of the holes is great. Alot of elevation changes and some hole layouts that I haven't come across that much.
Holes 1 & 2 are a really nice way to start of your round. Not much for obsticales in them just open grass and some hieght change. Because after that you are fine shooting your tee shots with the trees.
I really liked #6 with the quick uphill to the right pin.
This course makes you throw and not just bomb every tee shot as you have to setup for the next shot to have a good score.
Holes 1 & 2 are a really nice way to start of your round. Not much for obsticales in them just open grass and some hieght change. Because after that you are fine shooting your tee shots with the trees.
I really liked #6 with the quick uphill to the right pin.
This course makes you throw and not just bomb every tee shot as you have to setup for the next shot to have a good score.
Cons: The main thing I was frustrated with was the pins themselves as they can be hard to pick out in the woods. Some reflective tape or bright topper flags would do wonders. I'm sure this will be changed so I'm not to worried.
Other Thoughts: Go throw this course, it's worth it. My home course used to be Calvary hill in St. Cloud where I used to live, but I will be at this course multiple times a week. It is a great design!
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Will be a top 5 in the Twin Cities Area
Pros: 1) Nice big course map and kiosk at the first tee area.
2) Practice basket is tucked down the hill between #1 and #18. It is a smaller area but it also offers a few downhill shots to the basket.
3) Garbage can at the first tee area and a few along the way.
4) Excellent use of rolling terrain . . . both in the open and in the woods. There is a lot of elevation change even though the total rise and fall is a total of about 9' difference (spoken from the course designer).
5) Very helpful Next Tee signs on the underside of the basket (which is helpful for flow) and it doesn't interfere with how the basket plays and will likely not see vandalism or take the brunt of someone's anger because it is basically under the basket.
6) Excellent trees usage on the course. There are a lot of trees on the wooded holes and they shape a lot of shots specifically. There are options in a few places which is fun, but the trees definitely force a certain shot on some holes.
7) The red tees are very beginner friendly and an appropriate distance for red level players. I love that course that suits Advanced players can also be experienced by beginners (albeit from a shorter less challenging tee area).
8) Nice Mach 3 baskets . . . some of the better baskets out there.
9) This is a fairly safe course keeping the course away from other activities. The only place you might get into trouble would be in the woods when you go near the walking trails.
10) This is obviously a really challenging course because it is not that long (in the grand scheme of things), yet it plays a lot tougher than the distance.
11) Incredible shot variety needed here and plenty of options to attack or play safe. I always love two shot holes forcing "placement" golf and that happens a few times here.
12) This is a positive only because I know it is going to happen fairly soon. There are going to be two permanently installed baskets on every hole. The short baskets will be off to the sides and out of the way of the path for the long baskets, but I do wonder how many "black aces" or fairway shots will end up in the short basket. I played The Brickyard in Menomonie, WI on my way up to MN this weekend which also has 2 permanently installed baskets in all the time, and they did an excellent job or making those baskets play completely differently than the others, which basically doubles the holes from 9 to 18 and when you add in dual tees, that makes for a lot of different shots and lots of fun, a place to spend an entire day and play every format.
13) Many signature type holes out here in my opinion. I cannot wait to see how the hole with the rock slide plays when that basket goes in. #15 is a great hole and very unique. A lot of the wooded holes also have a very unique feeling about them.
2) Practice basket is tucked down the hill between #1 and #18. It is a smaller area but it also offers a few downhill shots to the basket.
3) Garbage can at the first tee area and a few along the way.
4) Excellent use of rolling terrain . . . both in the open and in the woods. There is a lot of elevation change even though the total rise and fall is a total of about 9' difference (spoken from the course designer).
5) Very helpful Next Tee signs on the underside of the basket (which is helpful for flow) and it doesn't interfere with how the basket plays and will likely not see vandalism or take the brunt of someone's anger because it is basically under the basket.
6) Excellent trees usage on the course. There are a lot of trees on the wooded holes and they shape a lot of shots specifically. There are options in a few places which is fun, but the trees definitely force a certain shot on some holes.
7) The red tees are very beginner friendly and an appropriate distance for red level players. I love that course that suits Advanced players can also be experienced by beginners (albeit from a shorter less challenging tee area).
8) Nice Mach 3 baskets . . . some of the better baskets out there.
9) This is a fairly safe course keeping the course away from other activities. The only place you might get into trouble would be in the woods when you go near the walking trails.
10) This is obviously a really challenging course because it is not that long (in the grand scheme of things), yet it plays a lot tougher than the distance.
11) Incredible shot variety needed here and plenty of options to attack or play safe. I always love two shot holes forcing "placement" golf and that happens a few times here.
12) This is a positive only because I know it is going to happen fairly soon. There are going to be two permanently installed baskets on every hole. The short baskets will be off to the sides and out of the way of the path for the long baskets, but I do wonder how many "black aces" or fairway shots will end up in the short basket. I played The Brickyard in Menomonie, WI on my way up to MN this weekend which also has 2 permanently installed baskets in all the time, and they did an excellent job or making those baskets play completely differently than the others, which basically doubles the holes from 9 to 18 and when you add in dual tees, that makes for a lot of different shots and lots of fun, a place to spend an entire day and play every format.
13) Many signature type holes out here in my opinion. I cannot wait to see how the hole with the rock slide plays when that basket goes in. #15 is a great hole and very unique. A lot of the wooded holes also have a very unique feeling about them.
Cons: 1) There are many areas that need more clearing, but the course designer knows this and they only had enough time to do what they did last fall so I expect some of this work will be upcoming soon.
2) No concrete tees yet but those are in the plans and they wanted to give the course some time to get played before deciding on permanent locations.
3) No signs yet but I am sure they will be adding them to this great course.
4) Distance variety is only moderate with a big grouping of holes in the same general length and a couple of longer outliers. It isn't as noticeable because you have to think more about your line than you do distance on this course. That makes the holes play effectively longer.
5) No benches on the course yet, and it would be a good course to throw a few down. I am sure they plan on it in time and the course takes precedence right now, so I am sure this negative will disappear.
6) No bathrooms and I would
imagine the school will normally be closed or locked when this course is open for play.
7) Course is only available after 5 I think and weekends obviously because it is on school grounds. This is only a negative because if I lived nearby I would want to play it regularly, but it is what it is and it is their decision to keep it open on limited hours.
2) No concrete tees yet but those are in the plans and they wanted to give the course some time to get played before deciding on permanent locations.
3) No signs yet but I am sure they will be adding them to this great course.
4) Distance variety is only moderate with a big grouping of holes in the same general length and a couple of longer outliers. It isn't as noticeable because you have to think more about your line than you do distance on this course. That makes the holes play effectively longer.
5) No benches on the course yet, and it would be a good course to throw a few down. I am sure they plan on it in time and the course takes precedence right now, so I am sure this negative will disappear.
6) No bathrooms and I would
imagine the school will normally be closed or locked when this course is open for play.
7) Course is only available after 5 I think and weekends obviously because it is on school grounds. This is only a negative because if I lived nearby I would want to play it regularly, but it is what it is and it is their decision to keep it open on limited hours.
Other Thoughts: What a great course. I planned a meetup with Chuck Kennedy and E_Rock25 joined in the fun . . .to take a look at the changes they plan to do, so we were talking design the entire time. It was fun to hear Chuck's decision making process (with assistance from Steve West too) and see how the designer plans the hole. It puts a course in a whole new perspective.
When the course is finished it will be a top 5 course in the Metro area in my opinion and I have played just about all of the courses . I would put it on the same level as Kaposia but it has more variety. I look forward to returning when the course has been completed.
When the course is finished it will be a top 5 course in the Metro area in my opinion and I have played just about all of the courses . I would put it on the same level as Kaposia but it has more variety. I look forward to returning when the course has been completed.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
A Great Course In Its Infancy
Pros: Kenwood Trails DGC is a great beginner to intermediate course with lots of potential to grow. I had the pleaser of playing with Chuck Kennedy the designer and it was great to have his insight and thoughts behind the course design. There are going to be some changes made in the near future to address some of the cons from other reviews that I think will make this course even better that it is already. Chuck also showed me where temp pads could go for Gold Level players during a tournament setting and the locations would make the course play much harder. The course is located at the Lakeville Middle School and there is quite a bit of property that is not being used. This may mean that 9 more holes could be added in the future which would be amazing. I had a blast playing this course and hope to go back in the near future when the ground dries out a bit.
1.--The design of the course is by far the best part. You never feel like you are throwing the same type of shot. Every hole has its own feel and the course is not boring at any point.
2.--Good signage with a GREAT map at Hole #1.
3.--The Layout has great flow and the only longish walk is from 2 to 3.
4.--Nice next tee signs attached to the baskets with arrows pointing where to go, very effective.
5.--The tee pads are wood chips right now and are serviceable, but as soon as all the course tweaks are done Chuck assured me that they were pouring cement tee pads.
6.--All the baskets were in good shape and seemed to hold putts well (I don't know what other reviewers were talking about).
7.--This is a great course for all ability levels. It is not too hard so a first timer will have a good time and the technicality of the woods will make things interesting for better players.
8.--The course has almost everything as far as shots go. There are lefts, rights (equal amount of both) straights, open, wooded, long, short, ups and downs. The only thing missing is water. (although when I played there was some seasonal spring melt off water)
9.--The course was well kept and clean when I was there.
10.--Garbage cans throughout the course.
1.--The design of the course is by far the best part. You never feel like you are throwing the same type of shot. Every hole has its own feel and the course is not boring at any point.
2.--Good signage with a GREAT map at Hole #1.
3.--The Layout has great flow and the only longish walk is from 2 to 3.
4.--Nice next tee signs attached to the baskets with arrows pointing where to go, very effective.
5.--The tee pads are wood chips right now and are serviceable, but as soon as all the course tweaks are done Chuck assured me that they were pouring cement tee pads.
6.--All the baskets were in good shape and seemed to hold putts well (I don't know what other reviewers were talking about).
7.--This is a great course for all ability levels. It is not too hard so a first timer will have a good time and the technicality of the woods will make things interesting for better players.
8.--The course has almost everything as far as shots go. There are lefts, rights (equal amount of both) straights, open, wooded, long, short, ups and downs. The only thing missing is water. (although when I played there was some seasonal spring melt off water)
9.--The course was well kept and clean when I was there.
10.--Garbage cans throughout the course.
Cons: There are very few cons to this course and the ones that are there are going to be fixed in the near future. I did not have a problem with the baskets as some others have but the Chuck told me that the plan is to have two baskets on each hole when the course is done so that should take care of that problem.
1.--The tee pads which I talked about above. Tee Pads are my big pet peeve so this is an issue at the moment but will not be for long.
2.--There are a few places that are a bit dangerous for other park users. WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PARK USERS. A few of the fairways play close to each other so a bad drive or a bad tree kick could end up in a different fairway. This is not that big of a deal as long as you pay attention to where you are throwing and who is around you. I did have to ask some guys that were throwing a football around to move away from a basket and I had to wait for some joggers on one hole. Not a big deal but thought I should mention it.
3.--There is some water on the property and it would be sweet if it was incorporated into the design. This may happen if the course goes to 27 holes or during tournament rounds. I really like playing over water if it is available.
4.--The first two holes are wide open and not that interesting. I like a course that draws me in on the first hole and this didn't happen till hole three for me. I can see Chucks reason behind the design as far as introducing new players to the game goes so it's really not that big of a deal.
5.--There are no benches or porta-potties (that I saw) I hope they will be added as time goes on.
6.--Because the course is designed for all ability levels, that is who you will find on this course. This is not necessarily a con but be patient of new players that may not know proper disc golf etiquette.
1.--The tee pads which I talked about above. Tee Pads are my big pet peeve so this is an issue at the moment but will not be for long.
2.--There are a few places that are a bit dangerous for other park users. WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PARK USERS. A few of the fairways play close to each other so a bad drive or a bad tree kick could end up in a different fairway. This is not that big of a deal as long as you pay attention to where you are throwing and who is around you. I did have to ask some guys that were throwing a football around to move away from a basket and I had to wait for some joggers on one hole. Not a big deal but thought I should mention it.
3.--There is some water on the property and it would be sweet if it was incorporated into the design. This may happen if the course goes to 27 holes or during tournament rounds. I really like playing over water if it is available.
4.--The first two holes are wide open and not that interesting. I like a course that draws me in on the first hole and this didn't happen till hole three for me. I can see Chucks reason behind the design as far as introducing new players to the game goes so it's really not that big of a deal.
5.--There are no benches or porta-potties (that I saw) I hope they will be added as time goes on.
6.--Because the course is designed for all ability levels, that is who you will find on this course. This is not necessarily a con but be patient of new players that may not know proper disc golf etiquette.
Other Thoughts: I had a great time at Kenwood Trails and will play it again anytime I can. I can't wait for the course to be completed. I would highly recommend playing this course if you are in the area and when it is done it will be worth going out of your way to play. This course can only get better as time goes on so keep an eye on it for sure. Thanks again to Chuck for another great MN course.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Reminiscent of Woodland Greens @ Highbridge
Pros: My buddies and I tried this course out and were beyond pleasantly surprised with nearly every aspect of it, especially when we entered the woods. It reminded us all of the great technical course at HighBridge: Woodland Greens. The first two holes are out in the open and are great warm ups. Then you enter the woods and get technical. Accurate throws will reward you, like w any woodsy course I suppose. Hole 7 is the only hole in the woods, which includes holes 3 thru 12, that is still a tough birdie even if you hit the hole perfectly. if you do hit trees at this course,you can get rocked quickly...as it's very thick and leafy in the rough. Holes 13-18 are more out in the open and gave the first opportunities of the round to pull out my boss and rip a few drives...after 10 straight holes weaving in and out of the trees, it was a nice touch to the course to have some bombers in the open, but make no mistake, they still involve strategy for critical placement of the drives.
All in all, this is a very good course that is can provide a tough challenge for discers of every skill level....it's a course that involves a lot of strategy and rewards accuracy and "touch.".
It was not busy on a windy and brisk November day. That was a definite plus.
A couple of reviewers mentioned the Mach 3 pins and how the do not catch well. Absolute nonsense! If you are a good putter, it will show here just like anywhere else. Numerous putts all over the place were drained throughout the day, many 40 + footers, as well. If soft putts arents sticking, adjust! They were in great shape, as one should expect on a new course.
Course was very well marked and we found the holes very easily. There is also a huge map near the first hole tee pad, take a pic w your iPhone! ---tip of the day
Niiiiiiiiice layout. We had no complaints. ( no traffic either, though)
All in all, this is a very good course that is can provide a tough challenge for discers of every skill level....it's a course that involves a lot of strategy and rewards accuracy and "touch.".
It was not busy on a windy and brisk November day. That was a definite plus.
A couple of reviewers mentioned the Mach 3 pins and how the do not catch well. Absolute nonsense! If you are a good putter, it will show here just like anywhere else. Numerous putts all over the place were drained throughout the day, many 40 + footers, as well. If soft putts arents sticking, adjust! They were in great shape, as one should expect on a new course.
Course was very well marked and we found the holes very easily. There is also a huge map near the first hole tee pad, take a pic w your iPhone! ---tip of the day
Niiiiiiiiice layout. We had no complaints. ( no traffic either, though)
Cons: No cement tee pads are a con. Oh well, not the big o deal.
Lots of litter....what's up w that lakevile?
Definite con that this is patrolled at times.
Lots of litter....what's up w that lakevile?
Definite con that this is patrolled at times.
Other Thoughts: It took our group of 4 about an hr and a half to play after we played round 1 and learned the layout. Due to the hills, it is a pretty decent workout.
This course jumps to one of my top local winter destinations. A great workout In a wonderful setting! And with holes not too deep, the certain substantial Mn snow fall to come should not be too much of an issue (for drives specifically).
There is also a huge map near the first hole tee pad, take a pic w your iPhone! ---tip of the day
This course jumps to one of my top local winter destinations. A great workout In a wonderful setting! And with holes not too deep, the certain substantial Mn snow fall to come should not be too much of an issue (for drives specifically).
There is also a huge map near the first hole tee pad, take a pic w your iPhone! ---tip of the day
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