Aurora, IL
Jericho Lake Share
Uploaded By: timg Hole #6
3 / 222ft.   3 / --   3 / --   3 / 295ft. Par / Distance:
Hole #6 Tee



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 A fun must play

2-4    4/14/2010   4/15/2010
Review By: smyith
Played: 120  Reviewed: 62  Exp: 11.7 Years
5 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: - Fun and well designed
- Large Cement Pro and Am tees
- Creek is well used and provides a great obstacle
- Large trees do an excellent job of shaping fairways
- Lots of ace runs
- Easy to follow - After hole 9 cross over bridge for Am tee or go buy the bathrooms for the Pro tee
- Bathrroms
Cons: - Pro tee distances are on am pad tee sign.
- Majority of holes are easily birdie-able
- Pro tees are just longer don't really make it a different/harder shot.
- Several holes play around park road and parking
- Lack of trash cans around back 9
- Zero benches
Other Thoughts: This is really fun course to play. I love to play here. For the most part its a pitch'n'putt course with a few long holes from the Pro pads. Plays mostly through an open park with several patches of large mature trees. Theres fishing and boating on the Lake in the same park as the course. Eagle Ridge is only about 15 minutes away and Jericho makes for a good warm-up beforehand. I definitely worth making a trip to play.

Favorite hole #5 (pro) - Its a straight slightly downhill shot down a tunnel fairway with several large trees that force flat straight shot. The creek runs along the leftside of the fairway and the road along the right. Surrounding the basket is several more trees that can help or hurt you.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

 Aurora has nice feel and equipment.

5+    7/8/2009   1/12/2010
Review By: #19325
Played: 299  Reviewed: 156  Exp: 12 Years
This review was updated on 1/13/2010
6 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: This park is a very nice well kept park. There is a pretty lake on the east side of the park and a lot of people fish there. This is classic par 54 golf.

2 sets of nice concrete tees with a lot of variety. This course is a very beginner friendly.

There are a few places where water and rough come into play.

The disc golf course has great equipment and facilities.

Restrooms and pavillion near tee 1 & 9.

Tee signs with accurate distances.

Chainstar baskets are one of my favorite baskets.

There are nice sized cement tee pads for both short & long tee pads.

It's pretty easy to navigate.
Cons: Tee signs are basic with only the distance. No description of the hole.

This course is very short and lacks true challenge to warrent a higher rating.
Other Thoughts: The local club is very active. Post on the forum to find a playing partner.
http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/new/

It's about 10 minutes off I88. Make it a good day of golf and play Oswego as well.

Drop off your wife or girlfriend at the outlet mall at the Farnsworth exit and play all day.

Here is a link with a pretty good video of Jericho Lake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2msXN68qsAE

Here is a link that has some nice photos of the course.
http://discontinuum.org/index...2_itemId=2051

Check out my Top 10 Illinois Courses.
http://discontinuum.org/index...1486.msg68704#msg68704

6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

 Fun! Long tees a challenge.

5+    8/20/2008   8/20/2009
Review By: Michler
Played: 223  Reviewed: 32  Exp: 20.9 Years
4 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: Short and long tees. Long tees provide some really challenging shots. Not a super long course, but it does give the opportunity for alot of different shots including rollers, overhand shots, forehand skips, over the top hyzers, and sky anhyzers. A little bit of water comes into play as well. A fun mix for a par 54 course.
Cons: Not alot of trouble out there. Short tees are super easy and short. Long tees still are not very long. Not many opportunites to let it loose. Not what you'd consider a really challenging course.
Other Thoughts: One of the most fun courses in the Chicagoland area. Worth the trip out here if your in the area!

4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

 fun course

2-4    8/6/2009   8/6/2009
Review By: bongripper0420
Played: 31  Reviewed: 5  Exp: 4.2 Years
3 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: This course offers a nice mix of shots including open and techinal. Plays along a creek and comes into play on # 10's long tee. Tee pads are nice and the course is fairly easy to navigate. Grass was well kept. I liked the practice basket in the middle of the parking lot to warm up at.
Cons: Some tall, thick weeds make it hard to find errant discs. Place is crowded on the weekends, Hard to play. Half the course was flooded the first time I played there, not sure how often this happens.
Other Thoughts: All in all a average course in my opinion. Liked the views and locals seemed nice. I would not come back here on the weekends myself just to avoid the everyday park people as they seem to have no regard for disc golfers.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

 Easy but fun

2-4    8/4/2009   8/5/2009
Review By: mashnut
Played: 706  Reviewed: 695  Exp: 11.2 Years
This review was updated on 8/25/2010
7 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: The course plays through a mostly flat park with a couple small hills. The majority of the course is nicely manicured grass with various densities of mature trees and some areas of tall grass or brush. A lake comes into play on a couple holes to eat errant drives, and a creek is in play on a couple others to add a little extra risk/reward challenge.

Most of the holes are shorter, and call for accuracy over distance, though a couple holes leave room to open up a little. There are definitely some ace runs here, along with some holes that present a little more challenge.

There are two nice concrete tees on each hole, most of which change the hole quite a bit. The longs add a good amount of length on the more open holes, and require more accuracy on the shorter holes. If you play both sets of tees, you'll use a nice mix of different kinds of shots to score well. There is a post with hole distances for both sets of tees at each hole.
Cons: This course doesn't offer a ton of challenge, especially from the short tees. If you play competitively here, you'll quickly get into a "deuce or die" mentality, which takes away some of the fun. For a RHBH player, the shorts seem very hyzer heavy, and the longs seem very anhyzer heavy.

Even the more technical holes here offer wide fairways, and multiple routes to the basket. Most holes don't punish errant drives, and make it pretty easy to make up for poor tee shots. Many of the long tees seem to be in or near other fairways which is a little bit of a safety hazard on busy days. A few holes play too near the parking lot and park road, meaning that there is often waiting for cars to pass on these holes.

In a couple spots on the course, navigation is not immediately obvious, especially between the two halves of the course, and to get to the long tee for 14 (on the far side of the tall grass from the short tee). There are lots of new players here, though most seemed receptive to suggestions about etiquette. On a weekend or summer afternoon expect to be stuck behind large groups occasionally.
Other Thoughts: This is a great course to take a beginner to. Inaccurate shots won't usually be punished, and there are limited opportunities to lose a disc here. More experienced players will find the course fun, but not very challenging, though the longs offer a little more difficulty than the shorts.

This course is a great place to play a quick round or bring newer players. If you're in the area this course is worth a stop as long as you don't mind waiting on large groups once in a while. This course paired with the course in Oswego make a nice day of discing.

7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

 Open and Easy

5+    8/2/2009   8/5/2009
Review By: skinner21
Played: 22  Reviewed: 15  Exp: 12 Years
This review was updated on 9/26/2010
3 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: -cement tees (2 per hole)
-scenic with the lake and creek
-well maintained
-great place for beginners, those still learning to play, and for a place to practice your shot.
-quick rounds
-the longs are pretty tough.
Cons: -very easy from the short tees
-not many long holes
-does not drain well. in early spring or fate fall or after summer rains holes 2-4, 17-18 are unplayable.
-not very challenging from the shorts
Other Thoughts: a good enough course to hit up on a nice day for a few rounds, but can get boring after a time. cops are fussy about drinking on the course, unlike some of the other courses in the area.

The longs play very nice and add a lot of challenge to the course.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Average 18 Hole Course

1    8/4/2009   8/4/2009
Review By: 4_Of_Spades
Played: 32  Reviewed: 28  Exp: 5 Years
This review was updated on 9/18/2012
6 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: Dual tees with cement tee pads.

Baskets are in good shape.

Located in a nice park with a nice view of a lake.

Moderately wooded throughout with some varied shot selection.
Cons: No signs, just a wooden post with yardage marked. Holes are usually in view but i still like signs on holes.

Seemed kind of bland with only a few trees on most holes in the back 9 that don't really get in the way.

Mostly flat with little punishment for poor throws.

Some holes border the entrance/exit road. Also a bit confusing on where some holes were and where to go next.

Holes were not marked or mapped very well, a lot of holes seemed really short and you could get away with inaccurate throws.
Other Thoughts: I was expecting more from this course, it was just average for me but if you are going to the Oswego course this is close enough to go to as well. I think it is more like a Madison Meadows type course. Yeah it has 18 holes, but the challenge for me just wasn't there.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

 good course

5+    7/2/2009   7/4/2009
Review By: fox metro discer
Played: 81  Reviewed: 4  Exp: 15 Years
This review was updated on 4/11/2010
1 Helpful / 4 Not
Pros: The park is open from sun up till sun down. This course has two sets of concrete tees for every hole. It also has a tee sign for every hole with distances for both sets, however they are placed at the short tees and not necissarily viewable from the longs. Fortunately, almost every hole is right in view fro the tee pad.
The course is pretty well maintained with a pavilion and restrooms. It also has some water on the course including a stream that wanders through it and a lake that comes into play on a few holes. The cousre has some trees and uses them well.
This course is great for the beginning player. It provides a fun round from the shorts and is open enough to allow some "not so perfect" shots to still have the ability to allow for good scores. The longs are enough of a different course to provide a challenge for everyone as well.
Cons: One major con to the course is drainage. After periods of rain, some of the course floods, including holes 2,3,4, 17, and 18. There have been instances where these holes did not dry out for more than a week at a time.
As stated before, the tee signs do not show the hole itself, and provide only distances. They are also located at the short tees and some of the longs are out of view from the short tee areas. there is also a lack of trash receptacles at the course, which has led to tere being litter at the course at times. If you are going, please bring a small bag to put any trash in during your round! :)
Other Thoughts: Definately worth the trip if you are headed this way. However, not the most challenging course from the shorts. Great course to bring the family/ friends out to enjoy the scenery, and have fun.

1 of 5 people found this review helpful.

 B+ = You Be Feelin' Positive After Playing This

1    6/16/2009   6/16/2009
Review By: Dave242
Played: 340  Reviewed: 275  Exp: 19 Years
5 Helpful / 5 Not
Pros: What I personally like and how this course stacks up:
1) Holes with good risk/reward. Fair, but harsh punishment for bad decisions or execution. == B-
2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I throw 300' accurately, 360' max. == B+
3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography == B+
4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == B
5) Bonus points for multi-shot holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them. == N/A
Other Thoughts: It's all about feeding the addiction, so I ranked this course subjectively based on my own "personal addiction factor". The grades above tell how well the course will draw me back to itself again and again and again. Since I have played a decent number of courses (125 18-hole, 64 9-hole as of mid 2009), my hope is that players/explorers who have similar addiction tastes will find my ratings list helpful as they choose courses to play and explore.

Over time, I expect to fill some of my reviews in with more descriptive verbiage…if what I can add anything to what has already been written. For now, my list is more important to me than the verbiage of my reviews.

I fully expect others with different tastes/philosophies to disagree with me….that's the fun of things here. See my profile for my rating philosophy.

5 of 10 people found this review helpful.

 Well rounded course

5+    6/14/2009   6/14/2009
Review By: lko102
Played: 15  Reviewed: 14  Exp: 7 Years
5 Helpful / 0 Not
Pros: - Well designed course with concrete tee pads.
- Alternate tees accommodate a variety of skill levels.
- Good mix of longer holes and shorter, technical shots.
- Separate practice basket to warm up on
Cons: - Alternate tees can be hard to find as the shorter tee is the only one marked with a sign.
- Back 9 was flooded when I played, and 17 and 18 were unmowed and covered in standing water making them unplayable.
Other Thoughts: I really enjoy playing this course. One of the first courses I played when I first started, it was fun to come back a few years later after improving and replay. Concrete tees and well marked footages make it easy to follow the flow of the course. Just the right mix of longer holes and shorter technical holes keep a variety of shots in play. The only downside is that the back 9 was flooded when we played, and the park district stopped mowing the fairways for 17 and 18 due to standing water making the round unfinished. I would recommend the course to anyone in the area looking for a good course to play.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful.


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