Goodrich Park is a 27 hole course in Winchester, IN. It plays alongside one small creek and a couple holes play by a fast flowing small river (or large creek). The course and park seem fairly well maintained, and the disc golf (for rec and int players) is quite solid.
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> Decent shot variety and hole distances.
> Uses the limited elevation and creek fairly well
> Water hazard (creek) on several holes, but not a lost disc if you do get wet
> The lettered holes offer a nice wooded change of pace from the more lightly wooded main course
> Good baskets and teepads, benches every hole

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> Holes 5-10 could easily be removed, without losing any course integrity or interest.
> Some tee signs frankly need removed--very old, offer no information

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BASICS:
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>Teepads--Concrete, most are fairly long, good condition. There are two teepads per hole
>Baskets--Dynamic Veterans, red and gray colored, all catch fine. There are two pin positions on each hole. Not clear which one you are playing, but MOST of the baskets are visible from the teepad. The holes that have the newer tee signs make this much more clear.
># holes--27. In general, I am not a fan of 27 hole courses, as that number often feels like some absolute target, whether or not all the holes add value or not. Holes #5-10 seem to fall into that bucket here. To get to them, you have to cross a street, back across a bridge to play two holes, then back across the bridge again to play 4 more, then back across the road to get back where you started at the end of hole 4. All these holes are pretty basic straight shots, with only one or zero trees in play on each hole. My son, playing with me, asked at the beginning of hole 8, "didn't we just play this", because it looks exactly like hole 7. If you want to save 30 minutes without losing any shot variety, feel free to skip these 6 holes. This would make a great 21 hole course.
>Setting--Free to play city park, which has a lot of other things going on as well (swimming pool, fields, tennis and basketball courts, a large playground and a smaller one, a walking path, and a beautiful creek going through the course, which does come into play on quite a few holes.
>Elevation--Not much, but what IS there is used really well. You won't get tired from hills, but they spice up several shots.
>Distance of holes--Good variety, though no real 'bomber' holes from the short tees. The long tees add a little distance to some holes, but again, would not say any true grip and rip holes here. Especially with the sporadic trees present on most holes.
>Ease of getting to--Right in town. Park near the large playground, just past the swimming pool, and across from the school.
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AMENITIES:
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>Parking--Lots of parking, at several places throughout the course, including hole 1.
>Bathrooms--Several, most I have ever seen at a course before.
>Water/food nearby--Yes, plenty of choices in town, nothing on-site though.
>Clubhouse/disc shop--No.
>Benches--Yes, on every hole, on both teepads.
>Trash cans--Sprinkled throughout park.
>Bag holders--No.
>Tee signs--Some have good signs, showing both long and short tees, and both basket positions, and sort of an aerial view of the hole. However, some are very old wooded signs one can barely read, and offer no real help at all. Definitely a mixed bag.
>Next tee direction/signs--Most baskets have indicators, which did seem mostly accurate, though some wandering about still resulted.
>Wheelchair/cart friendly--No, yes.
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COURSE PLAY:
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>Shot variety--Pretty good mix, though no large doglegs were present, just more slight fades/turns. Someone who can throw a Roc 250' on a line will score quite well here. The lettered holes REALLY should be played, they are some of the better holes on the course, even if you aren't a huge woods fan--there are no really tight lines, but definitely more shot shaping than the rest of the course.
>Layout, long walks (inc back to car), loops--Holes 1-18 form the basic loop, though as mentioned, leaving out holes 5-10 reduces your walk quite a bit without sacrificing any good holes. Holes A (Alpha) through I (India) form their own loop, and start on the left, just after hole 17 (look to the left from the short teepad on 18).
>Total distance walked--3.3 miles. One of the longest courses I have played, but it is 27 holes.
>Ease of finding next tee/basket--A bit tricky on a few holes, owing to the two teepads and pin positions on each hole. Most, but not all, baskets can be seen from the short tees, a few less from the long tees. DGCR has the best map I was able to find online. There is a course map on hole one, but it was quite large and a bit faded, hard to see with the sun behind us. Take several pictures of it, as there is good detail there.
>General difficulty--Definitely a rec level course overall, especially from the short tees. The longer ones for the most part add about 50' on average, so those could challenge INT players as well. The wooded holes are fair, and most can be reached with a decent drive.
>Mud/water issues--Did not seem bad, the areas along the creek do seem to stay soggy though.
>Water or O/B to contend with--There are a few mandos in play, the course is more enjoyable playing those IMHO. Salt Creek meanders through the course, and comes into play on 7 or 8 holes. The good news is the creek is clear and mostly shallow, making discs easily retrievable. Two holes, 'E' and 'F', play along the White River, which is fast, deep and murky, and any discs landing in there are likely gone. Hole F especially is a very likely lost disc, moreso from the long tee, but even from the short. A floater won't help because the river moves fast. Also worth mentioning is the basket on hole 13 is literally 40' from where cars park for an adjacent house. And they are to the left of basket as well (which is partially blind and up a small hill). Also, hole 16 plays very close to a road, and the forehand route from the short tee basically takes you over this street, so be careful to check for cars first.
>Difficult rough/lost disc risk--Very low, except on holes E and F (see above).
>Scrape/scratch risk--Low.
>How busy was course/park--Amazingly few disc golfers seen on a picture perfect SAT, BUT...there had been a tournament that morning, so possible that kept numbers low.
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OVERALL:
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>Fun/enjoyment factor, would I play again? Yes, though honestly I would skip holes 5-10 next time. They are boring and repetitive and require a fair amount of extra walking for the low amount of value added.
>Who will this course challenge? Rec and intermediate players mostly.
>Is it worth a drive? Yes, 1-2 hours seems reasonable. The disc golf itself is 4 star, but some issues bring it down just a bit.
>Anything unique? Hole 17 has a basket IN a hollowed out tree, quite interesting. Hole 'C' is a wooded hole, with the basket up on stump, but with a nice group of sentry saplings forcing a little shot shaping to get inside the circle.
>Would be a half star higher with--Better signage, less confusion on where to throw and next teepad, getting rid of some filler holes, and just being a 21 hole course.

I am in my 50s, 95 or so courses played, 875ish.

As the title suggests, this went from no course to 27 holes n one build. Kudos to the mayor at the time for getting behind the project.
Wish I could give a 5 but a few too many safety issues which are in the cons below.
Now for the pros: this course is on a piece of property made for a disc golf course, some elevation, one creek that comes into play on 12 or 13 holes, large trees with defined lines (good safari opportunity), open holes, tighter wood holes (A-I), and a variety of shots. Many of the maintenance personnel play so the grass gets mowed often. The initial installation was 27 holes (18 numbered/9 lettered (A-I)) with two tee pads and multiple basket locations which is always a plus. The baskets are color coordinated (3 or 4 different colors) to allow for different layouts. You can play all 27, play just the numbered, play and skip any of the following without interfering with course flow: 5-10, 5-6, 7-10, A-I.
There aren't a lot of big arm holes but there is a lot of opportunity to create some safari holes if you want. The ones that are: 5 possible, 10, 16, D, E, and I.

Safe concerns: Be careful on the following holes: 2 and 3, tee pad for 3 long can come into play from a rhbh fade from 2, 3 short may but not as likely; 4 and 11, park walking path between 4 and 11 and 11 tee pad can come into play with a rhbh turnover; 7 and 10, tee pad for 10 can come into play from a rhbh turnover from 7; 9 and 8, tee pad for 8 can come into play from a rhbh turnover from 9; 11 and 12 , tee pad for 12 short can come into play from a rhbh fade from 11, this is also a blind tee position so if you're throwing 11, check and make sure the short pad of 12 is clear; 14 pin throws to the backside of a bathroom, a long throw can easily make it around the bathroom; 15 has playground equipment early left, a mando forces the throw away from the playground but there is still a change of a slip; hole A has a mando left of a tree to keep from throwing through an amphitheater but again, there's a chance for a slip.

A quick hole by hole: 1 L tee is a nice shot through some trees from an elevated trees; 2 good park course shot; 3 blind, good, short, uphill through trees; 4 fairly open with the basket on the grading of the street above it (extra - I five putted from 20 feet once); 5 one of the longer holes and open, 6 blind, mando toward the creek with left to right flight; 7-10 open, flat, play the walking trail as OB to add to the challenge, creek on 7 and 8; 11 trail right and creek long but flat fairway, make sure 12 S tee is clear before throwing; 12 L tee blind, elevated tee, creek long/right; 13 short slight uphill shot; 14 road OB, creek right near the basket; 15 mando throws to the right, creek right and long; 16 short, low ceiling; 17 one of the longer holes, creek right, there is a basket in a large tree on the right side of the fairway and long basket, 18 L basket, over and along the creek, OB pinches near the basket; A mando right and OB left; B can be tricky going into the woods; C the basket is in the convergence of a tree trunk, well guarded, D/E open but some trees and ceiling concerns; F sweet rhbh hyzer over the White River to the basket or stay dry by throwing left along the bank; G tightest hole on the course but not impossible; H short hole toward OB creek/river; I L tee blind, uphill, downhill, road left OB, trees right side, basket semi guarded due to the distance of the hole, probably my favorite on the course. I hope this helps.
This is my hometown course and worth playing at least once. And if you do, adding another close course to your trip will make it extra enjoyable.

This review is for how this course is RIGHT NOW. There is loads of potential here, but I can't judge a course on what might happen. Lord knows we've all seen courses that ran out of money or interest or whatever. I am rating this course as I saw it today. It's all I can do.

Baskets - I love the DD veterans. They catch very well, and I love that there were a couple of different colors of the baskets in he park. The red ones were MUCH easier to see, but all of them were nice. If I had my druthers, these baskets would be in a lot more courses.

Park - There are lots of bathrooms throughout the park that are easily accessible. And though it is a multi use park, MOST of the time, the course doesn't really interfere. I'll talk about the design elsewhere in the review, but the park is wide open and the course uses a good variety of spots.

I like that there are 27 holes to the course. More holes is more better. And for my money, the A-I holes are the shining moment of this course. I really like the way that they feel more techy and scenic. C is probably the signature hole on this course, with the basket in the crotch of the tree, but I REALLY like holes D and F. F is a very pretty shot and makes great use of the available natural hazards.

There are some good holes that were fun to play. I especially liked holes 2, 4, 16 and 17. These holes made good use of elevation, or the trees or some sort of roll away green.

There are two pads for most holes, and two pin positions for most ( if not all ) of the holes. I played a round from each of the tee pads, and while the longs don't really alter your shot, they do make the course more challenging.

There are brick tee pads on most holes (and it looks like they are close to getting the other ones in). it would help if there was a 2x4 at the front of the pads though. some of them have gaps where the sand is washing away.

There are no signs on this course. So it really is unplayable without a map. This has to be a big con and really drags the score of this course down for me. If you came out here without a map, you'd be completely lost. And sometimes, the map doesn't do a great job of showing you where to be.

Most of the holes are straight ahead shots without a lot of trouble. And truly, holes 6-10 feel like filler holes. From a design standpoint, It feels like these 5 holes , and 4 more could have been left out, and then used the a-i holes to fill out an entire 18 hole course. It feels like the alts might have some more variety, but I did not get to play those.

Lots of holes play right next to, or through shelters or playground equipment. If anyone was using any of these items, the holes would be rendered unplayable. A good example of this is hole 10 that plays over a playground set and a shelter, with a mando that ensure that you'll be risking hitting that gear. Again , these holes FEEL like filler.

Hole 12's long tee pad throws over the basket for 11. This seems like a pretty glaring design problem. And while the elevated tee pad is super neat for the longs, you couldn't play the hole if someone was withing 50 feet of the basket on 11. The same kind of concern comes into play on 14's long tee pad, as 13's basket is a few feet away and very much in the line of fire.

some of the flow is wonky on this course. I'm thinking specially of the walk from 3 to 4, and then the voyage from 4 to 5.

Overall, this course has a lot of potential and I am glad that Winchester has it's own course. Coupled with the Union City course, there is some good park disc golf going on. While these aren't "championship caliber courses", they are just fine.
These would be fun courses to learn on and to practice with.

I definitely want to go back when there are sign posts in the ground and the tee pads are all finished up. I am also curious to play the other pin positions to see if they offer some different shots.
however, if I do go back, I'll probably skip holes 5-10 and just go to 11 from 4, as that feels like a natural flow anyway.

For right now, this course is getting a 2.5 or "decent". Which is absolutely the adjective I would use to describe this course at the end of the day. With signs, teepads, and maybe seeing the alts, I think it could be a legit 3.5 course.!

Go play Winchester and see what you think, and then roll over to Union City for it's sister course. Small town park golf !

Excellent use of the space available.
interesting course with a bit of variety
pleasant park with stream and covered bridge
easy to follow course
dual tees and basket locations on each hole
nice sturdy Veteran baskets.

a few of the alternate basket locations are near enough the water that we would probably skip the holes if they were placed there.

The tees haven't been poored yet but each hole is marked.
There are maps in the tub under the practice basket