nice baskets, tee pads, signs and arrows to next hole!
nicely kept up course, saw very little trash.
good holes, nothing silly or poorly thought out.
tough, fair, pretty.
lots of wooded holes.
good "old guy" course distance wise.
2 tee pads, 2 baskets on nearly every hole. pink indicates the longer basket.
some water to contend with.8

not cart friendly.
skeeters.
too many short holes in a row, not a huge con though.

hadnt played here in about 15 years, used to be my main course. the redesign is great! it was and is a really good, fun play.
there can be a lot of traffic on the course, so the play may slow, with not necessarily etiquette friendly people playing.
there are a bunch of 200 foot or less holes in a row from the "long" pads, but it still requires having to navigate through some pretty tough tree lines to get to the pin. then you get a few holes to let go and throw.
i truly missed this course over the years, and returned to find it still one of my favorites.

I recommend going back here if you were bored with the old Acorn, it is very different and enjoyable. I think there are only 2 holes that were untouched, and a couple others slightly modified, the rest feels completely new even in the same space.

The excellent visual on the tee shot for #18 is the same, as is #1.
#2 is in a completely new space, and a decent, short, narrow lines challenge that is often swamped with water.
#7 is grand, an improvement on the old #9 (which was very good) in almost the same space. Includes decent length, two water hazards, a tight window at the start, and probably the need for limiting distance/targeting an area on the first throw to set up a bomb for throw two.
#15-17 completely revamped the space that was 16-17 before. I can't believe they improved these so much in the same space:
#15 is a challenge to get out of a ravine with very small windows to do so.
#16 is short, but blind with another tiny window.
And #17 just gives a great new view to the basket at the end, between two bushes. Not much challenge, though.

The biggest con has not changed. This is one of the busiest courses in Minneapolis, and all sorts of idiots like to trash the place. What is wrong with some of these people? Just stop trashing parks!!
Also, #5,6,8-14 are a little simple. But it is a free park and hey, go for birdies, feel good.

I have to disagree with one review, last time here I shot a -6 with 8 birdies. But, that probably agrees with other reviewers that half this course is pretty simple pitch-n-putt, because I'm not that good!

- New teepads are huge, level and offer long and short positions
- Short teepads and basket locations allow beginners to have a less intimidating start to the sport
-Signage includes hole layout, multiple tee and basket positions as well as a QR code link with more details about the hole
- New "Rose" colored baskets (Roseville, get it?) stand out very well in the woods and will likely be very easy to see in the winter (1/15/2016 Update: They are!)
- "Next Tee" red arrows on posts are very helpful for people new to the course
- Good mix of hyzer and anhyzer tee shots (RHBH) to allow you to use more of your bag
- Added erosion prevention at several common walkways
- Safety net at hole #15 teebox adds piece of mind when throwing downhill on #14
- Good use of water hazards on #7 makes for a very fun hole

- #9-14 are quite short and groups can bunch up here if it is crowded
- A practice putting green near the parking lot would have been a nice add in the redesign but I'm sure budget/space constraints with the city came in to play

The new layout makes Acorn feel like an entirely new course but the "classic Acorn holes" #1 and #18 were largely left alone. As the course has worn in a bit over the summer the down brush, woodchips, etc have gotten easier to travel on (there were some nasty sharp stumps and things hidden in the mulch right after the redesign). I'm sure this issue will improve as the course wears. Unfortunately, like most public courses, graffiti has already started to take over the benches, etc (respect what the community decided to fund for us!). Overall, the new layout is a lot of fun and I look forward to seeing how the course progresses as the new lines mature.

*-New layout is safer and flows better
*-15 holes with long & short tees
*-8 holes have a 2nd mach3 basket in short postions giving higher replay value.
*-Tee signs and directional next tee markings
*-Short tees are great for first time players who often play here with friends (same with small kids tagging along)
*-Invasive growth has been removed throughout the course and lots of landscape improvements are apparent
*-Ace runs which require you to actually hit a line and can punish running baskets due to great pin placement (very fun!)
*-All holes have a line to the basket or multiple angles of attack but none are just throw whatever however then putt. Much better than pitch and putt of similar length.
*-Benches at many tees
*-Rose colored baskets really stand out

-Shorter holes in general not needing a huge mix of discs.
-Fun but not super challenging. Not a real con if you dont show up here expecting gold tee level DG. With what land is there i cant see a better course deisgned which all park users will enjoy.
-Newness of the design still needs some wearing in and maybe future adjustments like hole 2 being completely flooded after a heavy rain.

Acorn park is a place many locals have memories of playing early on in their DG life. The course was never anything flashy or exciting and definately was showing its old age. The redesign has brought new life into a course which desperately needed it. You can bring anyone here for a round and they should have a good time playing.

Nice work CK and crew with the muscle.

-Nice Large Teepads
-Multiple Tees and Baskets on a majority of the holes.
-Long Baskets are brightly colored and easy to spot.
-Tee signs and easy to follow markings to next tee
-Good mix of long and short holes, use of elevation on a few holes.
-Challenging but fair

-The course was always busy in the past, and now it is newly redesigned it will mostly likely only get busier.
-Keep an eye out for wayward discs, a couple of areas have high risk of getting hit by bad shots.

The new redesigned addressed most of the issues with the old course, the layout is far better and signage is easy to follow to the next hole. The bonus of this course being so new is there is minimal undergrowth and minimal trash, hopefully the city of Roseville continues upkeep maintenance next year and disc golfers are careful and respectful for the park in terms of trash and graffiti. The new fairways are still a little rough due to the clear cutting but better than dealing with undergrowth.


I personally think that this course highlights the growth in course development and design knowledge that has been acquired over the past decade as the sport has grown and evolved. The fairways allow for different lines to approach the basket but are not wide open. The recommended par is reasonable for the skilled rec players, (some older parks recommended par are laughably bad like a par 4-5 on a wide open 300 ft shot), the shot selection is varied enough and provides a few opportunities for risk/reward, the inclusion of multiple pins provide some diversity (I would still enjoy a course which has multiple pin positions which change from week to week creating a different course, instead of having multiple pins in at the same time)

If I had rated the old layout I probably would have given in a 3, but I am very happy with the changes and I look forward to playing again.