PARK DESCRIPTION - Dupree Park is a lovely park with a popular walking path that circles the large grassy area, ballfields, some fitness machines, picnic area and a small lake.

VARIETY - For a very short, par two course there is actually quite a bit of variety, mostly coming from the holes that play near the water and those playing through the wooded section.

ELEVATION -There is some and it used well. # 7 is a short 95' toss down a steep ravine while # 13 plays up a small hill.

CHALLENGE - The challenge here begins as you reach the cloudy lake holes and that challenge is not drowning your discs in said cloudy lake.

EQUIPMENT - Nice green Prodigy baskets, excellent course sign with map, simple but effective signs, benches and small but utterly useless concrete pads. See concrete tee pads in the Cons.

AESTHETICS - Water on a course almost always adds to the aesthetics and the small lake here certainly does.

FUN FACTOR - Obviously, with few holes over a 100' feet, Dupree was designed with the beginner/youth in mind. But I think recreational players will be enticed by all the Ace runs and if you're not opposed to risking your discs, the holes over the water and the baskets placement within feet of the lake's cloudy waters.

ROUTING/NAVIGATION - The first half a dozen holes play in a clockwise direction around the perimeter of the park. With holes under a 100' feet, it's easy to navigate.

SAFETY - This is a well used park, especially the walking path. The walkers are easily visible so just using an ounce of common sense and courtesy and there should be no problems.

TEE PADS - Abominable! They're small (maybe 6' long) concrete ones. No experienced player probably needs any more length but many newbies and kids might want more of a run-up. The huge problem with these is some nimrod park person thought it would be brilliant to have these sticking up 4"to 6" making them a huge liability to all.

DANGER Of LOSING DISCS- If you're designing a two par course with most holes under 100', do you really want your beginner target audience losing their one disc in the lake?

# 9 is just 81' but the basket sits just three feet from the lake.
# 10 is just 87' but plays alongside the lake with the basket just six feet from the lake's murky waters.
# 15 is one of course's coolest holes. It plays 127' across the lake with about a 100' throw needed to clear the water. That's problem enough for beginners but add on the fact that there are trees and lots of branches waiting on the other side to swat your disc into the water. It's a great hole for more experienced recreational type players but not at all appropriate for beginners or kids.

PAR TWO HOLES- This is my own personal bias speaking but I never want to see a hole, no matter how short, labeled a par two. If I can't Ace that sucker, I at least want to be rewarded with a birdie. Yes, I know shooting minus 15 here does not make me a Paul McBeth but it does make me happier than shooting even or two over.

This course is certainly an enigma of sorts. With a course this short obviously targeting the beginner player, why stick baskets right near the murky lake's nasty edge? Granted, the three or four holes near and over the water might be thrilling for teen players but not the father who brings out a couple of elementary kids. They're just going to skip those water holes. And don't even mention the horrific tee pads!

Before I begin this review, I must say, this course is catered exactly to beginners, which makes it difficult to review as a actual course, yet I will try to, hence the low score.

-Tee pads are concrete and in good condition, they are really short, but so are the holes, so you don't really need a run up anyway.
-Baskets are super visible, bright green and super close.
-After hole 6, trees are used well and make this course better, before that, it is basically on the side of a field.
-There aren't really paths, but a lot of tees are super close, so you don't really need them.
-Navigation is easy, without a map, or tee signs, enough said.
-There is a pond that a couple holes play around, they use it well (except 15), however it is pretty nasty, so if you toss a disc in there, you gotta get gross.

-No tee signs, many holes don't really need them, but I always like to see the distances.
-A couple fairways are nice, but almost all of them are poorly placed as they play across paths, bridges, benches, etc. some are also water.
-The only hole that uses elevation is 7, it uses it OK, but it is a steep drop that is hard to walk down.
-No benches, not a major con because this is a quick play.
-This is a typical park location with some small woods, it isn't really stunningly gorgeous
-It is hard to say whether or not there is a variety of shots, because the holes are so short they basically are putter short throws, some have different bends, but they are kind of boring.

This gets a 3/4 on the new shoe index. This course really is an awesome course for beginners, and the par makes score interesting, but, the only reason I would go back to this course is to hit an easy ace.

great course to introduce beginners/young kids to disc golf.
really like the prodigy baskets.

no signage
lots of people use this park

i played holes as laid out, but also played skipping tees (one tee to two basket, two tee to three basket, three tee to four basket and etc). playing the "extended layout" was pretty good.

Dupree is a nice little multiuse park with a fantastic playground, soccer fields, basketball court, work out area. soccer fields and a duck pond.

Recently this par 2 beginner course has been added, and it meanders around the outside of the park in a very easy to follow, fairly short fashion.

Brand new Prodigy baksets are really nice and I like the lime green, easy to see but it doesn't stick out in s park that is mainly focused on family activities.

Tee pads are nice, but smallish you would never need a Run up if your older than about 10 here so that's fine. A little high off the ground but the kids seemed to like this.

Fairly well thought out, and I really liked #7 fun little down hill shot.

Since my last review it's been expanded to a full 18 with some interesting wooded holes and a very tricky water carry.

It's short, but that is sort of the point.

No signs, not that they are needed.

I don't like elevated pads but it's not a killer.

Main problem is how close to the soccer fields and other activities some of the holes are.

Kids were climbing on baskets likes jungle gym and making sandcastles on the greens.

The water carry and a couple of new holes near picnic areas make me think twice about this being the best beginner course in the area. I still think most holes are great but the chance to misfire and hit a pedestrian or lose a disc on those makes it the tiniest bit daunting.

Fun play and my daughter loved it, it's not perfect but worth the play.

Come after the soccer games end around 2:30. If you come on a Saturday.