In the tiny town of Weaver, the Elwell Park DGC provides a pleasant disc golfing experience thanks to the course designer (Disc Golf Hall of Fame inductee Lavone Wolfe), who did an excellent job of utilizing the available space to produce a fun, recreational-level course with a couple of appropriate challenges.

The first five holes weave around and through a lovely grassy area that is nicely shaded by towering pine trees. The last four holes are more open and traverse around the perimeter of the north part of the park.

The tee signage is good, with a huge numeral making hole number identification easy coupled with a short indication of where OB is, if applicable. The concrete teepads are new and excellent.

There's a bit of variety in basket placements as well, as four holes offer a B-pin position. On holes #2 and #3, that second position adds approximately another 130 feet and is listed as a par-4. On holes #4 and 5, the second position doesn't change the par but offers another line and a bit more distance.

The designer optimized the available space on the last few holes. Hole #6 is a slightly downhill ace run at 225 feet, but there are four wooded "mozzarella sticks" guarding the basket, plus a drop-off behind the basket. Hole #7 is about the same length, but the teepad is under a tree, which contributes the challenge of a lower ceiling immediately. Hole #8 is only 205 feet, but a large bush to the left of the basket likely needs to be avoided in order to make birdie. Finally, Hole #9 features an intended line between two trees about 40 feet in front of the teepad and a basket perched on an elevated wooden platform.

The course is fairly flat and easy to walk. Navigation seemed straight forward and the next teepad is usually simple to locate. A solo round could be completed in 20 to 25 minutes.

Landscaping around the teepads is being improved, as grass has just been planted and some lovely flowers and plants added too.

On a couple of the wooded holes, the ideal line to the basket isn't obvious; however, several options are available in navigating the trees scattered about.

There are several mando signs posted on the wooded section of the course for safety purposes due to the adjacent fairways. When my friend and I played the course, another individual was throwing a couple holes back and it seemed like we had to keep an eye tuned to each other's whereabouts. If more than a couple groups were playing concurrently, there could be a traffic jam.

On Hole #2, it might not be immediately clear which is the correct basket, as the basket for Hole #4 is in the vicinity as well. (Hint: The Hole #2 basket is further to the left.)

The wooded "mozzarella sticks" on Hole #6 are a little gimmicky, but I get it.

Too often, city park-style courses underutilize or misuse the space available or get stuck in a work-in-progress rut.

Not here.

The Elwell Park DGC design maximizes its potential and even though the course is just a few months old, it's already in excellent condition.