Previously a fairly-open nine-hole course in Richland Park, the recently renamed Glenn Bell Memorial course has doubled in size and now offers a heavily wooded back nine as a pleasant contrast with the original layout.

H.B. Clark designed both halves of this course and the boost to 18 holes definitely improves the experience and hole diversity at Richland Park. Most of the front half requires navigating just a few trees per hole while bringing some elevation into consideration, while the back half is full of tricky lines deep in the woods and not quite beaten in.

The front nine makes good use of its limited palette to provide several worthy holes. Hole #1 is a cool par-4 that requires a specific line through a wooden section to find the opening before prompting an accurate approach to a downhill basket. Hole #7 is a nice par 4, and while it includes avoiding the amphitheater and barn on the right, the fairway funnels slightly downhill to a lovely green under a few trees. Hole #9 forces a decision in picking a line through a few trees with OB sidewalks also an obstacle for consideration.

The teepads are good, though with two possible pin locations per hole, you will need to figure out which basket spot is being utilized on a couple holes. If all the pins are in the short positions, it's a par 57. All the baskets in the long positions add up to a par of 64. I don't know often they switch the basket locations, but it's a nice touch. The Mach7 baskets are newish and catch quite well.

Navigation seemed fairly easy. Most of the time, the next teepad and sign can be identified quickly, and for a few that were hidden, the correct direction seemed instinctual.

I appreciated Hole #2 having a tall flag on top the basket because the pin is blind from the teepad.

Hole #5 struck me as one of those awful filler holes that shouldn't exist. It's 385 feet, wide open and the only obstacles are two wooded utility poles in the direct line from the teepad and basket.

The back nine is still a work in progress, with some wood debris and rutted areas present. Hole #17 appears to be in a construction transition. While it is playable, most of the hole goes over a wide open and recently tilled field. That area was a bit muddy when I played, so try to keep your disc on the grassy path to the left, if possible.

On several holes in the woods, the basket can not be seen from the teepad. One such hole is the wonky Hole #11, which has a very sharp dogleg right design. The par 4 demands a fairly straight shot for 150 feet, then a right-angle turn for the remainder of the hole. It's a weird hole.

The tee signs can be a little misleading, considering the rudimentary graphics used to indicate trees and fairways. Also, as can be common on H.B. Clark-designed courses, par gets blurred. There are a lot of 350- to 450-foot holes – some of which are long par 3s and others are short par 4s. I guess the overall par seems accurate for the course.

The previous review and 1.5 rating by Trusted Reviewer Shadrach3 was written when the course was nine holes. Most of his pros and cons are still very true.

Glenn Bell Memorial belongs in the Good category now. A couple problem holes and the need for some beating in on the new wooded holes keeps the course at this rating, though with some tweaks and time, there is room for a higher ceiling.