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Tyler V
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Experience: 16.8 years 147 played 98 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A Fun Recreation 18 The Is Great For Newer To Intermediate Players 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 21, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Dunegant Park is home to a decent 18-hole course that uses a lot of the open space and wood line around other amenities around the park. This course provides varying feels between the front and back 9s, and is a fun option for beginner to intermediate players.

Location-wise, Dunegant is very convenient. Located just off of I-270, you can be in the park just minutes after getting off the highway. There's construction as of the writing of this review around that part of 270, so be ready for slight delays or small detours. There are plenty of restaurants and gas stations nearby if you're hungry or need gas. If you're trying to play multiple courses, this course is minutes from Hudson Park, which makes for a fun and relatively easy going 2 course combo. Dunegant is also one of many courses in this part of St. Louis, with White Birch, the Sioux Passage courses, Carrolton, and Endicott all being nearby. Creve Coeur Lake's 36 holes are also not far.
Park Amenities at Dunegant provide options for families across its 52 acres of land. In addition to disc golf, this park includes handball courts, ball fields, a soccer field, tennis courts, and a multipurpose blacktop. There are also picnic areas and pavilions available, as well as a playground.

Course Equipment at Dunegant is all in good shape. The concrete tees at each hole are in great shape and provide good space for run ups. The titan baskets are also in great shape and catch well. The tee signs are in good condition with the exception of hole 2's seeming to be missing. As for the rest, they include a graphic of the hole layout, par and distance to pin, and direction to the next tee.
Course Design for Dunegant is fairly straightforward, incorporating a lot of the open space at this park as well as some of the neighboring wood lines. The front 9 play along the south side of the park, using the wood lines and brush as hazards. Hole 1 could be considered the hardest hole on the course, as it's a 340 foot, slightly downhill blind shot over a line of thick brush. The landing area and green are also a little small, so be weary with your drive! The rest of the front 9 uses a mix of wooded greens and open field drives, with 7 and 8 being the most guarded and wooded greens on the course. The back 9 plays very open around the north portion of the park, with high grass being the only obstacle among most of the fairways. Holes 14 and 15 bring woods into play if you misjudge your angle of release. Most of the tall grass doesn't actually play as OB, and I didn't find the grass to be hard to find a disc in. The fairways look like they are also mowed often. Hole 18 is an island hole, and while the grass around this hole was all short, you can make out the lawn pattern well enough to see the island.

Variety is limited here in regards to wooded and open holes, but there is a decent amount of variety in terms of shot shaping and distances. Most of the holes range from around 250 to 375 feet, with some longer holes peppered around the course. Holes 4 and 17 will be your best opportunities to crush a drive here, with 17 being a very gettable 780-foot par 5. While many of the holes on this course play straight on, some do provide opportunities to shape a shot. Holes 1 and 7 have left-ending drives and approaches, while hole 9 is the best hole for those who enjoy right ending drives. Hole 8 also has a right ending shot that includes a tight gap into a guarded green. Most of the other holes can be approached in varying ways, with different shots having slight advantages over others.

Course Difficulty at Dunegant is ideal for newer to intermediate players. The back 9 is all open, making it one of the better 9 holes around St. Louis for newer players or kids to try out if they're playing a round with you. The front 9 has some holes that will require good accuracy, making it a harder run of holes that intermediate players will likely have more fun on.

Cons:

Course Equipment, while overall in good shape, has some small details that leave a little more to be desired. Hole 2's tee sign seems to be missing, and while you can see the basket from the tee and the tee is easily found from hole 1's pin, it would be nice to see a complete set of signs on the course. The blue tees are also an afterthought on this course, as I was only able to find a couple sets of blue bricks that signify these natural pad options. A lot of the blue tee placements seem to also only add a little distance to each shot, with most of the blue pad locations not seeming to add too much to the holes.

Variety and Course Design also have some lacking aspects at Dunegant, mostly due to the limited nature of the land available. Most of this park is wide open field, which is why the back 9 is largely mowed fairways with sparse trees. This is certainly not everyone's cup of tea, so if you don't like this style of course, Dunegant's back 9 will not be fun for you. It's really the most that the designer could do though. There are some more open holes on the front 9 as well that mainly only have distance as a difficulty factor. I found this course to provide a fun 18 holes of golf, but keep in mind that it is not the most exciting 18 holes of disc golf you will find in town.

Safety is a slight concern for a couple of pin locations next to Pohlman Road. Holes 12 and 14 ends near the road, with hole 12 being especially close. Hole4 also plays kind of close to the park's drive. Just be careful with your shots.

Mud, Poison Ivy, and other unsavory plants are present in some of the wooded areas in the park, so if you have a disc land in the woods, watch where you step. A couple of spots in the fields of the back nine also seem to stay wet and swampy long after the last rain, though this was minor and didn't effect my round.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, Dunegant provides a fun and chill round of disc golf. There aren't many issues with how this course is maintained or designed; everyone involved with this course seems to be making the most of this park that won't ever be the setting for a championship 18. As for a rec course, this one certainly gets the job done, and I will be back to play this course more in the future.

Note that the map on DGCR is out-of-date, and some of the back 9 has changed. UDisc is up to date, and navigation on site is pretty easy to follow.

Check out Gateway Discs in Maryland Heights if you're in town and they are open - I think they are still having some staffing issues as of the posting of this review, but their online shop is up and has plenty of options.

If you're visiting St. Louis, I'd probably recommend a decent number of local courses before this one, but I think that speaks more to the quality of the courses around here. This course and Hudson likely get overlooked by some folks given their location between the more historic and popular Endicott and Sioux Passage courses. If you're a local to the area though, or you want a chill round on a fun rec-18, give Dunegant a try - it's a great contribution to the local disc golf scene that could end up being a favorite among newer to intermediate players.
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disco40
Experience: 4.5 years 20 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Let's just talk about the front 9! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 20, 2020 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

To start, I'll address the back 9 quickly. I'm not fully reviewing it. It's mowed-in and god bless the attempt here, because it really is the cliche of "doing the best with what they had to work with." It's a good, honest effort and it's not fair for me to speak ill of it just because I don't like mowed-in tracks.


But the front 9 is really good. The very first shot is a big risk/reward choice for over a marsh for people who aren't confident throwing 300+. Layup to hyzer is just as fun a way to play it.

Two and three are simple and fun with some trees influencing your throws, but definitely open enough shots even at the beginner-to-intermediate level.

Four is all the way across the parking lot to a cool throw across a valley and then up. Visually neat. Five is an open throw across a field and along a slope, often with a precarious putt.

Six is a big ol' hyzer into a woodsy pocket across a small valley. So fun. Seven is a super tight gap and probably the hardest hole on the front 9.

Eight requires late action to the right or bombing it into the trees and praying. Nine is a lovely right-turner past a gorgeous huge oak and small ravine.

Each hole here has character. Nothing is that hard, but everything is cool.

Pads are good, baskets are good, first-timer flow is good enough for STL (that is to say, it's not always good lol).

Cons:

I have zero complaints about the front 9. It's just solid fun disc golf at a beginner-intermediate level in a nice park. I would play this 9 all the time if it wasn't a long drive for me.

Other Thoughts:

I feel really good when I play here. I smile a lot. Pair this with nearby Hudson Park for a great day of disc golf.
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Three Putt
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Experience: 29.2 years 152 played 127 reviews
3.00 star(s)

My friends are all boring/And so am I/We're just ordinary average guys 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 17, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Dunegant Park is a pretty decent 18-hole course in a multi-use park. The course design loops back to the parking lot at 9 and 18, giving a distinct front and back nine. The front nine holes are a mix of technical park-style shots while the back nine is all open throws with some landscaping/tall grass OB's to mix things up. Both the front and back nine have a rolling landscape so there are elevation changes that are put to good use. The course overall is an Intermediate-level challenge, although windy days can make the back nine an adventure. The red tees are concrete with tee signs; the blue tees are natural and marked with pavers in the ground.

What is notable about the Dunegant Park design is that it is one of the very few courses in St. Louis (and possible the only Gateway-designed course anywhere) where the flow is logical and you can easily find your way around the course without a guide or map. There actually are next tee directional arrows in the ground next to the baskets as well.

The baskets are Gateway Titans and are cemented directly into the ground, so each hole has two tees but one pin placement.

The back nine has very little in the way of trees, so the grass is left high with mowed fairways. Tall grass hazard is a pet peeve of mine, but here the fairways are decently wide and give you something to realistically aim for. There are places where some of the tall grass is defined as OB to try to add some challenge to open shots and the pin on hole 11 sits up on a hump to give a bit of an elevated basket. They at least tried to make the back nine more interesting than baskets in an open field, even though baskets in an open field is really what you have.

Cons:

The one hole I really take issue with is #17. It uses tall grass OB to the left (there is a ball field there) and tall grass hazard on the right, giving you a defined fairway to hit. The hole is long (over 600') and mostly downhill, but the tee is not at the top of that slope. It's on the other side of the apex of the hill, so you tee blind throwing uphill at a fairway that drops dramatically downhill with tall grass on each side. You basically have to have a spotter or really be confident in your ability to hit the fairway, or you are going to be tromping in tall grass looking for a disc you didn't see land. Given how long the hole is, the red tee should be at the apex so that the shot isn't blind. You can leave the blue tee down the hill, but the red tee should at least give players a chance to find their disc.

Hole #1 has a marshy overgrown section in the middle of the fairway with no real route through. You either have to clear it or pitch over to the right to set up an approach shot. It gets a lot of complaints since the marshy area eats a lot of drives, but there is a safe play on the hole. It's not a great hole, but I'll give it a pass.

Pohlman Road is pretty busy and there are two pin placements set close to the road that you throw at. It seems like those could have been set farther from the road. Hole 9 throws pretty much at a parking lot. Otherwise, the design is safe and has very few conflicts with other park uses. There is a potential for problems on hole 17 with the ball field to the left, but the design address this with O.B. tall grass between the ball fields and fairway.

The course has blue tees which mostly just make the same shot longer. On hole 9 the blue tee is actually an easier shot to hit and on hole 5 the blue tee is shorter than the red tee. On hole 16 the blue tee is on a slope about 50' behind the red tee, but they missed an opportunity for a huge shot by pushing the blue all the way down to the bottom of the hill where it flattens out. That shot would be at least 100' behind the red tee shooting up a steep hill; they could have mowed out a big landing area for blue tee shots and make a real monster of a hole there. They didn't, though.

The design does what it can with the back nine, but it's still a tall grass hazard design. On windy days it's pretty impossible for someone at my skill level to hit the fairways, so I end up tromping around in tall grass looking for my disc, getting extra bug bites and basically have a miserable time. It is what it is and I hesitate to call it a "con" since they are trying to do something with the little they have to work with, but it's not really all that fun.

Other Thoughts:

The back nine has been redesigned at least three times. Every time I visit, it seems to have been altered. Originally there were shots in the woods to the east of where hole #16 is, but there was a dispute over land ownership and all the holes had to be moved out into the open. There also used to be "sand trap" areas filled with gravel that played as OB, but those have been removed. In a few places they have planted some thick, tall vegetation that can be used as an OB replacement.

It should be noted that map on this site is incorrect for the back nine; holes 13-16 have been redesigned. They are easy to follow, though. Some of the pictures on this site are of the original design and show wooded holes on the back nine and the old "sand trap" gravel OB areas.

In my rating I have Dunegant dumped in with some second-tier St. Louis courses like Willmore, Fort Zumwalt and Briscoe Woods. Shot-for-shot it probably does not match those courses, but those courses get dinged in the rating for poor flow, no directional signs and/or poor tee signs. Dunegant has good flow and good signs (other than hole 2 where the tee sign is missing.) If the shots are what is most important to you, Dunegant should slide down toward the bottom of the second-tier courses.

Dunegant Park is a nice Intermediate-level course that sits between Sioux Passage and Endicott Park, so people traveling and looking for a round probably would not choose it as a place for a round. As far as local courses go, it would rate pretty far down the list. That's a good plug for the area, because the course isn't bad at all. It's a relatively new course so it doesn't have a loyal following like White Birch. It is pretty overlooked. It makes for a decent round, though. It's nothing super special, but it's a decent course.
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mrbro855
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Experience: 10.5 years 363 played 105 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Remodel in progress 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 9, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Brand new concrete tee pads.
Large signage on 5 ft tall 4x 4 (see cons also)
Great use of what woods are there as well as the elevation. Good mix of hole lengths, couple of long ones and a bunch of moderate distance ones.

Couple of memorable holes:

1) Dog leg left across a valley full of vegetation.
2) Straight throw with woods on left, and a tree in the middle of the fairway, with what I assume was a big mando arrow left. (Signage did not reflect that.)

Many of the front nine used the treeline as protection, while back nine was more open. Lots of landscaping and plants going in on the back nine, creating some neat obstacles.

Cons:

Signage reflected the pre-remodel distances.... am assuming that it will change once remodel is complete.

Got a little turned around on holes 14-17 as they don't match the map on line.

Other Thoughts:

I find it challenging to review a course that is in remodel status. You look at the on-line map, expecting one set-up and you get out there and it is different.

Couple of notes:
Looks like they are moving from the multiple options to just a single tee and basket placement- the baskets are concreted in, without the ability to be moved. The tees are new- some where the short tees were and some where the long ones were as well.

UPDATE: Concrete pads have RED diagonals in back corners and there are BLUE stakes up behind or aside of the concrete tees, so it appears that the end result will be single basket location with two dual tees.

The back nine had a new basket or two and some mowed fairway configurations. Numerous trees were planted along several fairways- definitely an eye to the future.

All in all, first time out there.... today's round was fun.... Rating is based on where the course is today, which is "good". The finished product likely moves up at least half a point if not a full one....
UPDATE #2: After playing a second time, score is moved up to a 3.5!!
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bwgrotha1s
Experience: 6 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Smooth and Gorgeous 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 8, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Very visually pleasing park and course.
-All but hole #1 is well kept and maintained, grass is usually fresh-cut and fairways in back half are nicely distinguishable.
-Great mix of mid-range and long-distance shots.
-Trash cans at every tee during first half.
-Very forgiving and reasonable, you are not likely to lose a disc.
-Front 9 are loads of fun, and back half is spectacular.

Cons:

-Well hidden away in florissant.
-OB on back half is troublesome and could use some slack.
-Hole #1 sports inexplicably long grass and a trip through a marsh.

Other Thoughts:

Easily one of the best courses in St. Louis county. I would not hesitate to return. Don't let hole #1 scare you off.
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BUNKY314
Experience: 10.6 years 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Dunie 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 3, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Fun course. Gateway Titans for baskets. Well manicured course. Blue and red tees and 2 pin placements on every hole. Overall nice park. Playgrounds, baseball fields, handball courts. The course captain and the local competitors take good care of the course and keep it clean. The course flows well and i wouldn't imagine anyone would have any trouble navigating the course without a map. Nice longer par 3s, a par 4, and a par 5. Ball golf course feel in the back 9 with bunkers and hazards, which turns an open field into a good mix of technical shots and long open shots with elevated baskets and island greens. Bunkers are define and kept up with

Cons:

Natural tee pads. I personally think that if the city of florissant put in concrete tee pads, there would be more disc golfers playing the course. After it rains the tee pads get muddy and sloppy. We usually just step off to the side obviously but it does change the hole and you still have footing issues on wet grass when trying to drive for max distance

Other Thoughts:

I think this course is awesome. The design is great for the land that its on. The front 9 has more technical wooded shots, and some well placed greens that require accuracy for the 2. Also a bridge was put in the valley of hole 1 (thank you whoever did that) The back 9 is wide open but it has a lot of OB, a couple of which are mando re-tee with penalty like 13 if you go left of the white poles, and left on 17 past the white poles along the fairway. There are a lot of island greens with mulch bunkers all around them. This course has a different feel to it. I feel like i should have a golf cart and a caddie when i play it and i like that feel. Its a pretty iconic course and one that ill keep playing on a regular basis.
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STÃœBBIFIED
Experience: 6.8 years 25 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great place 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 1, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good walking, nice layout, great time overall

Cons:

some wet crossings (there is a bridge now), thick woods for disk to hide

Other Thoughts:

First course I played to begin by disk golf hobby, go back almost 3 times weekly, takes about 45m to play the front 9 and is a lot of fun!
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prerube
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Premium Member
Experience: 16.8 years 274 played 235 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Solid course, great intro area. 2+ years

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

Pros:

Driving range area on site.

Beautiful Titans in excellent shape on all holes.

Lots of rolling elevation, and variety in hole length and shots required.

back 9 has a totally different feel. It is far more open and manicured like a ball golf course and features manufactured OB and hazards.

The Gateway crew used the available land to its maximal potential.

This is a great place to introduce people to the sport, practice your skills, and seems well suited for tournament play.

Cons:

Dirt Tees

No clear path to get over marsh on hole one, so your feet can start out getting wet on hole 1.

No indicator to what position the basket is in on the signs.

a simple arrow to guide to holes 4 and 10 would be very useful on this course. It is not a major issue, but a quick and easy way to improve navigation.

9 has a small safety issue. at 6:30am I was still throwing directly at a vehicle in the parking lot near the basket.

Hole 17 is an epic finish, then you have to play a dinky deuce or die hole afterwards.

There is not a lot of memorable holes on this course, it is simply a solid better than average course with few flaws and some extra amenities.

Other Thoughts:

I found it better to stop after hole 9 and drive to the next parking lot. Hole 11 is right there at the next parking lot. with hole 10 as a small filler hole linking the 2 sides.
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lbond
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Double Style 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 17, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- very easy to navigate and find baskets
- excellent variety and challenge.
- well kept park.
- the woods along the front nine provide a solid barrier of nasty. I like the added challenge.

Cons:

- no concrete tee pads yet
- the woods along the front nine provide a solid barrier of nasty. I don't like looking for discs in them.

Other Thoughts:

I love this course. The only reason it didn't get more stars is because I really love concrete pads.
The front and back nine are like two different courses. The front being more of a park style course that plays with the few trees it has in very effective ways. The front also goes into the woods on 7 & 8, w/6 being back by the nastiest sticker bushes in the world and 1 having an exremely thick set of brush surrounding the "green." The back plays around one giant field, using different types of OB to mess with the player. Since there are usually crazy winds the OB definitely forces you to use different shots, or risk sailing off into oblivion and/or OB.

If you're in STL and looking for a good park style course, check out Endicott, Jefferson Barracks or Willmore. If you're looking for an more open style course, check out West City or Sioux. If you can't decide and feel like a little of both, Dunegant is a great decision.
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Wise Fool
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.1 years 125 played 116 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Can I Build A Sand Castle in the Sand Traps? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 13, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Nice Gateway baskets that are in good shape and catch well.
-Very nice tee-signs. They give a good layout of each hole. They also show each pin position and the distance from each tee-pad to each pin position.
-Multiple tee-pads and pin-positions. The course has red and blue tee-pads.
-Holes 4 + 17 are longer holes. Hole 17 is between 700 and 800 feet (depending on the pin position). These holes are nice that add distance to a course that plays a little shorter than other courses in the area.
-Front 9 and back 9 have distinctive feels. The front 9 has a little more trees and slightly tighter fairways, while the back 9 is very wide open and uses sand-traps and mowed fairways as most of the challenges.
-Hole 2, 7 and 8 are some nice tightly wooded holes, which is nice to see a course that is generally more open.
-Course is easy to navigate with mowed paths usually leading to the next hole.
-Park is well taken care of and very pleasant.
-The sand traps are an interesting idea to add some more challenge to the course, and I haven't seen them at any other course before.

Cons:

-The back 9 on this course start to feel repetitive. As long as you avoid the tall grass out of bounds or the sand-traps, there are not other obstacles. The back nine of this course never force a certain type of shot.
-Tee-pads are dirt and very badly rutted and muddy. I played this course right after it had rained and some of the tee-pads were barely usable. The blue tee-pads are so overgrown that they are almost impossible to find except on a couple of the holes.
-Other than holes 4 and 17, all of the distances felt fairly similar on this course and none of the other holes were very long.
-The sand bunkers were a little gimmicky and I didn't really feel like they changed up the holes that much from a normal wide open hole. Also all of the sand traps were really close to the hole. Adding a few further up in the fairway and on the sides of the fairways, could make some of the holes a little more interesting, it would work very well on the long hole 17.
-Overall, most of the course was pretty wide open and didn't force much of a shot selection.
-Overall, the course wasn't very difficult.

Other Thoughts:

This is an average park course. A lack of trees is this courses, biggest issue. None of the holes are super memorable but this was still a pleasant round in a pleasant park. If you are in the neighborhood give this course a try, but don't go out of your way.
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cjsleme
Experience: 10.1 years 14 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Needs info updated 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 5, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I am fairly new to disc golf and I find this a fun course that I keep going back to. I love how it is like two different styles of courses in one. The front 9 are in woods with foliage and obstacles and the back 9 are in a field with well distinguished fairways and out of bounds.
The tees are marked and have a picture of the hole lay out.

Cons:

The only negative thing I can think of is that the natural Tee's seem to always be muddy so I throw to the side of them.

Other Thoughts:

This course needs to be updated on this website. They reworked and rearranged most of the back 9 holes and so the distance and pars are wrong as listed on here. The course map on here is wrong too. If someone can track the information and update it that would help.
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dandruff1138
Experience: 7 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

No cookie cutter here... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 29, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course was very slow, no one but us playing! Besides spending considerable time in the trees looking for discs, we still had a great time. Everything was mowed, and the park seemed to be well cared for. Did not struggle with finding the tees. The back 9 has some very unique holes, some people dislike it, but it is a nice change of pace.

Cons:

Not too much to add here, other then the natural tees are starting to wear, and some of the brush will eat your disc.

Other Thoughts:

Nice to see a course using some unique design elements, not a cookie cutter course!
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discdanny
Experience: 10.8 years 37 played 17 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Creative Design 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 8, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Challenging, Easy to Navigate, good mix of shots, OB--
Holes 1-9: Feature a mixture of open shots and tightly wooded fairways with mature trees. With blue/ red tee pads and A/B pin locations, a variety of layouts may be played! Hole4 has road OB left and long. Holes 6,7,8 feature a fence that marks out of bounds. A great mixture of shots is required to really shoot well on this front 9 holes.

Holes 10-18: Are much larger and open, allowing you to air it out a bit more than the front. The massive winds and bountiful OB will be the challenge on the back 9. Holes 11,12 and 17 feature golf inspired lateral hazard bunkers. Holes 13 & 17 feature "white" ob markers that indicate a re-tee regardless of point of entry. Also, well manicured fairways will help establish OB points. You really must bring distance and accuracy to score well on the back 9 at Dunegant DGC

Cons:

No concrete tee pads (yet), needs small walkway on Hole 1, slight mowing and trimming on hole 9

Other Thoughts:

Park is kept very clean by local disc golfers and Florissant Parks & Rec. Restrooms/ drinking fountain are available on both the front and the back 9. Full electric at shelter near hole 1
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Golden Tuna
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 23.1 years 185 played 31 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Huge improvement over original design 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 28, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Easy to navigate - somewhat challenging - multiple pin placements and tees - good variety of shots used - nice tee signs - restrooms

The front 9 is a little short, but offers a pretty nice variance of shots. The blue tees are much more challenging as they really change the shots, even though they are usually within 50' of the reds. The tee signs offer information on both red and blue tees as well as each pin placement & par. The course is very easy to navigate, but watch out for hole 8. You can see 9's (B-placement) basket from the tee pad and would easily think that is your target if you didn't check the tee sign or walk up the fairway. FYI, the A & B placements are straight ahead, down a small hill

The back 9 is wide open, but still offers a good challenge by creating OBs and with the amount of wind you tend to encounter. On the bright side, the park is very well maintained and the OB grass is just slightly higher than the fairway grass, so you're not spending a lot of time looking for discs. There are a few holes that have bunkers, which (I believe) carry an OB stroke, but you play from your lie within the bunker. This needs to be more clearly indicated on the signs in my opinion.

Cons:

Natural tee pads - wide open back 9 - no trash cans

Back 9 is a little gimmicky as it is basically an open field. That said, designers did a great job a making use of what they were given and making a wide open field interesting with man made obstacles such as bunkers and OB grass. It would be nice if the tee signs were a little more descriptive, but a seasoned golfer will know how to play each hole.

The park is heavily patrolled by local police. This is good from the stand point of vehicle break ins. But they spend more time staring you down (almost expecting you to do something illegal) than patrolling the parking lot. We just wave, and go on our way...

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this is a nice little course. It's not championship caliber. But, for a fun round on a weekend, this hits the spot. They could use a couple more trash cans on the course, and concrete tee pads, but those missing items wouldn't really bump up the rating anymore than maybe a 3.5.
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Batmanx08
Experience: 3 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Good use of land 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 21, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

requires all kinds of shots just not one dimensial.

good use of land and blend between open and wooded

Cons:

natural tees

throwing near people alot

no map or directions of where the basket is

no par info on posts

Other Thoughts:

its a new course so i am sure most of those cons will be fixed. I came from IL to play this course, and unless there is a tourny I prolly wont come back.
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TheGoldenPutter
Experience: 15 years 52 played 9 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 16, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

UPDATED since back 9 redesign (ha that rhymes)

New course with a split front and back 9. I didn't really know what to expect the first time playing the course but I was very pleased.

+Front 9 is the shorter side of the park, with the holes being par 3's and around 300ft (except #4). The holes are mostly park style shots but the woods do come into play by lining some fairways and protecting some baskets. Front 9 offers a nice variety of shots and elevation changes.

+Back 9: Unfortunately a property dispute caused the majority of the back 9 to be redesigned. The holes that used to play around the woods have been taken out so now only 3 holes have trees/woods on them. It is still an enjoyable 9 holes to play but not as good as before. This is the longer side of the park and lets you get some good distance drives out of the system. To make up for the lack of trees, bunkers and OB have been added to create challenge. This makes you throw some distance shots that require a good amount of accuracy or else you would go OB.

+Hole #15 is the only remaining hole with bamboo surrounding the pin. I really like the bamboo and the effect it creates on the hole. Its maybe a 300-350 shot downhill but if you go long into the bamboo it makes for a difficult putt. Its better to try to place your shot outside of the bamboo to actually give yourself a birdie opportunity.

+Gateway Titans = nice baskets
+Nice new tee signs! Give a nice picture of the hole and other info.

Cons:

-The changes in the back nine really took away some cool holes.

-Natural tee pads: It had rained the night before we played so it was very muddy and slippery so we just teed off 5ft away were it was grassy. If some sort of pads aren't installed soon the whole tee area will become a large patch of dirt.

-Speaking of mud, only the bunkers on 11 had sand (its not really sand but crushed rock) in it. This means that the other bunkers are really just a watery muddy hazard, and might require some disc fishing to retrieve a disc. (bunkers are only about a foot deep)

-Navigation: If you don't take a map and there isn't any in the box near #1 (which happened to us), they'll be a few moments when you'll be lost. Simply take the course map (under links/files) and you'll be fine. Just look for the wooden posts. To get to #3 to #4 you have to walk across the parking lot.

-Other stuff: No benches, trashcans, direction signs.

Other Thoughts:

>Front 9: Variety of shot types on the shorter side that plays through trees + some woods.
>Back 9: More distance + open shots + OB/bunkers = more fun than it may sound.

>This course will get better over time, but it is still a fun and challenging course.

>The overall quality and challenge of this course in my opinion is lower than the other 18 hole courses in the STL, but still worth getting out and playing it.

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eggmixer
Experience: 27.1 years 113 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

sweetness 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great terrain - elevation changes
Very well maintained park - kudos to the City of Florrisant Parks department!!!
Another stellar layout from Dave McCormack @ Gateway Disc - good mix of technical shots and longer drives - Gateway Titan baskets - the BEST
Fairly easy to navigate - scorecard/map at Tee 1
Sand trap OB's - added skill dimension
Two tee and two pin positions
Fairly tight marked fairways on long field shots - another added skill dimension
40ft tall stand of bamboo growth incorporated on a few holes - exotic for the mid-west
Could extoll further but certainly an awesome addition to the metro St. Louis constellation of courses!

Cons:

New course, so grass tees (had just rained the day before so a run-up was at your own risk on several holes - mud-slide)
Distance between a couple of tees a bit much
Difference between Red and Blue tee positions a bit ridiculous on more than a few holes (not significant enough)

Other Thoughts:

Most Cons I could think of will probably be obviated by pending improvements. Play this course - you won't regret it!
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mkpjr37
Experience: 12.8 years 57 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 1, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Front 9 play very well very nice mix had a few ace runs for me nice not to wooded play around for the most part but few holes go in, natural pads are good not my fav but better than most. Back 9 wide open except for 2 shots which are fun and ace runs behind the bamboo forest. Love the ob and traps idea on back 9

Cons:

back 9 when windy plays hell with disc's, 600-800ft holes not my thing you still have people walking and running so watch out, park is big in past for kite flyers

Other Thoughts:

Love the ob and sand traps idea would love to se more of this on every course
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Brokensaint
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.4 years 336 played 31 reviews
3.00 star(s)

That New Course Smell... 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 3, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The Front 9 wind across and around hilly grounds and lots of mature trees. The back 9 are situated on a big flat field, but the addition of sand traps, bunkers and OB that shape out specific fairways on long holes make it interesting. Hole 13 is an example of an 800 ft hole across a field that was super interesting. OB on one side is marked by blue stakes, the other by pink, forming a tight, curving fairway to a pin nestled in a bamboo grove.There are 2 short ace runs (14 and 15) on the back nine, which are very fun. 17 is long but also marked by stakes to form another looong curved fairway to a basket surrounded by OB Bunkers and traps. 18 (I think I'll name this hole "The Widow ") is a shortish uphill run, but the unique hourglass-shaped OB mandate makes it very tight.
Also, the park has restrooms and playgrounds, lots of parking.

Cons:

No Trashcans...
Natural Teepads, which weren't a problem but not my favorite
The OB stakes have to be temporary, because there's no way they'll last.

Other Thoughts:

Had a ton of fun playing this course. This is a great example of using the space available to its potential. Can't wait to see it all grown in
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