Foli Park DGC is a beginner friendly 9 hole course just outside Chicagoland. The area the course sits on is pretty much DG exclusive. The walking path snakes along through most of the course though. Seems to be a popular place for people to fish. Easy enough to avoid those other two activities. Be aware of them though.

The baskets are shiny new Discatchers. These are all in great shape and caught perfectly. They still look brand new even. One basket and pin placement per hole.

The flow of the course is pretty easy to follow for the most part. It's a disjointed layout due to the available space for the course. That in itself kind of aids in the easy flow. It plays between a pond and a fairly dense woodline. It funnels you to where you need to head next.

There are tee signs here. They're mounted on short 4x4's and have the most basic of info. Hole #, par and distance on a small metal sign. Every hole is within sight from the teeing area so a hole map is overkill really. These are unspectacular, but completely adequate signs.

The hole lengths are all on the shorter side. Most of them do offer some sort of challenge. Be it trees, OB paths and possibly the OB pond. The pond would be hard to find for most players with even a little experience. It is there though, lurking on the edge of your sight line. Waiting.

The layout is easy to follow. The layout doesn't start or end real close to the parking lot. Hole 9 dumps you off a decent ways away actually. Just an odd shaped piece of land to fit a 9 hole course onto. There's more walking than is ideal, but it's not a deal breaker by any means.

The walking path comes into play on a number of holes. And for such a small park it was quite busy. The majority of the course plays near or over that path. If yo're smart and patient it shouldn't be an issue.

The pond can come into play on a few holes. It shouldn't really, but it is possible.

Short holes. All of them. Great lengths for beginners. I don't throw far and it even felt short for me. I threw putters off of every tee If I recall correctly. If I did that it means it's really short.

Fun little course that's geared towards newer players. Maybe. It's also the only way they could get 9 holes here.

It's a pretty fun little course though. Not a must play, but it's well worth playing if nearby, if only for the ace runs. Most players will need to bring a putter or two. Fun little nine that I'd play again.