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hoping the reviews will be different soon
Pros: when i came to visit williston to see if my wife and i wanted to move there with family, i had the chance to be awed by this neglected course, there is a lot of potential but. its rough, its been abandoned. anyhow, were now deciding to leave our home and head there this april. ive contacted the parks and hope to work with them to get this park back up to par, ill keep this posted and add more info as time goes on.
Report this Review NEEDS SOME TLC
Pros: Great baskets. Has a nice mix of elevation. This is a very challenging course.
Cons: Where do I start! The front half of the course is far from maintained. The grass is too tall. The very first basket placement is a joke, "here lets just stick it 100ft in these twigs, bushes and trees". No tee signs, teepads are here and there and hard to locate. It took me 45mins to play the first three holes due to the tall grass and locating where to throw from.
Other Thoughts: If one of the locals would step it up and mark the holes that are missing pads, and the parks dept. would MOW, and add tee signs. this could be an enjoyable course, UNTIL THEN STAY AWAY
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
A Neglected Treasure
Pros: This course is a bit of a monster. Lots of long uphill and downhill throws with a good mix of wooded holes. Very challenging course where distance plays as much part as technicality. a majority of the front 9 plays through some dense foliage and trees which really puts the demand on accurate approach shots. The back 8, since the basket for 18 is missing, plays mostly up and down the hills over looking the lake. Holes 10 and 14 are really fun downhill bombs and hole 15 has to be one of the longest uphill throws I have ever had the chance to play. You definitely have to work to earn your birds on this course and there are a couple of chances for downhill aces on holes 3 and 16. A pretty fun course to be found here with some good views and a good workout as well.
Cons: Plenty of cons to be found here. Trash all over the place, as well as around Williston. No tee signs and only some of the holes have cement or rubber tees. A few blind holes, not that it's a bad thing, but you really have to search for some of them the first time through once you've found the tee areas. According to the locals, the park gets an abundance of tall grass and the park department doesn't do anything to keep it trimmed up other than the walking paths. Needless to say, there gets to be quite a few lost discs. The basket for 18 is missing plus there's a bit of a walk between holes 15 and 16. It would almost make more sense to play 16 and 17 then come back to 1 the way the course is layed out. Check yourself for ticks after your round, there are a bunch of them lurking around. Sadly, this course doesn't get used very much. I have only seen a few other people out there the times I have played it and there is no local club or league play either.
Other Thoughts: If the park would do a better job of keeping it clean and putting in tee signs and pads for all of the holes and also cutting the tall grass during the summer then this course would earn a higher rating. You can find a map for the first 15 holes on this site which really helps. Overall, I would recommend this course to anyone in the area. It really is a fun course once you get past the negative aspects about it.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Spring Lake Disc Golf Course
Pros: This course is great in alot of ways! I like the big distance holes, the elevated tee pads, a good mix of technical holes, trees, steep hills and tough basket placements. Some of the tee pads are concrete nicely sized too. Disc catchers were in great shape. Beautiful views of Williston, North Dakota and Spring Lake.
Cons: One of the more poorly marked courses I have ever played, Holes 5 through 9 poorly maintained, over growth up there pretty bad. Keep an eye on your disc as you should. There are only 17 holes. Trash is another thing appearently people think it's ok to throw their beer bottles, liquer bottles and random crap all over the course. No map of the course in the upper parking lot was tough. I spent three and a half hours just locating all the holes. Those were the downers.
Other Thoughts: Man if they could poor the rest of the pads and did some upkeep on the upper holes you would have a spectacular course. Also, one or two trash cans would help. I'm going to have to say I am very grateful to have this course. I am just doing work up here for a couple months so it's great to have Spring Lake Course. If you have the option bring a local disc golfer if you can find one. Over all I'm having alot of fun with the course!
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Spring Lake Park 
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4/7/2008 
4/8/2008
Review By: JR Stengele 
Played: 159 Reviewed: 155 Exp: 13.1 Years
This review was updated on 3/9/2010
Pros:
The course is located in a beautiful park surrounded by rolling hills, clean and clear lakes, and amazing views of Williston. The DISCatcher baskets were wonderful and helpful in locating each hole. The tee pads were a combination of rubber and cement pads. Great for grip and powerful drives. The back 9 holes (which were much easier to find) were located on rolling hills with amazing elevation changes. The layout of the back nine and holes 1-3 were well done and a lot of fun.
The course is located in a beautiful park surrounded by rolling hills, clean and clear lakes, and amazing views of Williston. The DISCatcher baskets were wonderful and helpful in locating each hole. The tee pads were a combination of rubber and cement pads. Great for grip and powerful drives. The back 9 holes (which were much easier to find) were located on rolling hills with amazing elevation changes. The layout of the back nine and holes 1-3 were well done and a lot of fun.
Cons:
Finding the course was a bit of a challenge (finding 58th street) but fortunately friendly locals showed me the way. Another thing (a big thing) was locating the tee pads. Although there was a mail box that said maps, there were none. After running down the fairway of each hole,I found most of the baskets but no tee pads or signs indicating where to go. Unfortunately I could not play holes 4-9 due to over growth. Signs would really help since tee pads were hidden in the brush.
Finding the course was a bit of a challenge (finding 58th street) but fortunately friendly locals showed me the way. Another thing (a big thing) was locating the tee pads. Although there was a mail box that said maps, there were none. After running down the fairway of each hole,I found most of the baskets but no tee pads or signs indicating where to go. Unfortunately I could not play holes 4-9 due to over growth. Signs would really help since tee pads were hidden in the brush.
Other Thoughts:
This course was a bit of a disappointment for me considering I drove from Billings, Montana to Minot, North Dakota stopping here in hopes of a hidden gem. It truely was hidden but was also a gem. I would have rated this course a whole grade higher if it weren't for the lack of information provided for DG's. I just feel (as I am sure most DG's do) that vistors to new courses should be able to get through a course without having to feel like Lewis and Clark. If the course requires a map to get through and locate each hole then the maps should be available or a permanent map should be posted at the top near hole one. I know a lot of effort has been put in to the course and it is apparent but it saddens me when I have an opportunity to play a course just once in my lifetime but can not complete it due to confusion. However, if you can find a local or a map to play with I recommend it because the holes I did play were a lot of fun.
This course was a bit of a disappointment for me considering I drove from Billings, Montana to Minot, North Dakota stopping here in hopes of a hidden gem. It truely was hidden but was also a gem. I would have rated this course a whole grade higher if it weren't for the lack of information provided for DG's. I just feel (as I am sure most DG's do) that vistors to new courses should be able to get through a course without having to feel like Lewis and Clark. If the course requires a map to get through and locate each hole then the maps should be available or a permanent map should be posted at the top near hole one. I know a lot of effort has been put in to the course and it is apparent but it saddens me when I have an opportunity to play a course just once in my lifetime but can not complete it due to confusion. However, if you can find a local or a map to play with I recommend it because the holes I did play were a lot of fun.
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