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>Nice teepads and baskets
>Back nine is a nice lightly wooded park style course (BIAS ALERT--my personal favorite)
>Decent shot and distance variety on back nine
>Nice tee signs
>No rough anywhere
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Grassy Creek is an 18 hole course in a city park. It is fairly flat, fairly short, and as others have mentioned, really best thought of as two 9 hole courses--front and back nines. The front nine frankly is quite forgettable, being mostly short open field holes, whose fairways/potential disc landing zones overlap each other quite a bit. Hole 3 has you throwing toward a playground on the left--to avoid going O/B toward parked cars on the right. Terribly designed hole. Surprised nothing bad has happened yet, like a cracked window...or skull.
Just based upon the front 9, this course would get a 1.5 stars. The back nine is a more traditional park style setting, and it does have some interesting shot shapes, though nothing fascinating. Here again, a few fairways actually criss-cross, or are close enough to warrant extreme care.
It may be better to consider this as a nine hole course, and just skip the front nine, unless you like possibly going -9 in nine holes, or need some approach practice to wide open pins.

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>Several safety issues, especially #3
>Front nine is boring
>No benches (not really needed but still...) or next tee signs
>Front nine is boring (bears repeating)

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BASICS:

>Teepads--Nice concrete, good length, especially with the shorter hole distances.
>Baskets--Discatchers, decent condition, no issues.
># holes--18
>Setting, type of course, fee?--Open field front nine--I recall 4 or 5 trees the entire way, which very minimally will shape a shot. Park setting back nine, with trees guiding shots on all nine holes, but no danger of rough.
>Ease of getting to--Very, just off Hwy 31.
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AMENITIES:
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>Parking--Plenty by hole 1, and hole 10 starts near there as well for those just playing the back nine.
>Bathrooms--Portajohns by holes 1 and 3.
>Practice basket/driving net--yes, no. Don't throw to practice basket on #6, look at tee sign for actual basket location.
>Water/food nearby--Bunches along Hwy 31, very close.
>Clubhouse/disc shop--No.
>Benches--No.
>Trash cans--A few.
>Bag holders--Yes.
>Tee signs--Nice signs, with next teepad location as well. I recall 2-3 holes missing signs.
>Next tee direction/signs--On tee signs, but none near basket, though only an issue on back nine, which is a little convoluted.
>Wheelchair/cart friendly--Front nine, yes, back no. Cart friendly the whole way.
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COURSE PLAY:
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>Shot variety--Front nine--none. Nine straight as you please throws. Back nine good--threw BH, FH, a couple low shots, and couple rollers.
>Open/wooded--Front-field, back, park style (light woods).
>Elevation--Flat. One small hill on back nine.
>Distance of holes--A couple shorter ones (<200') to a few in the 350+ range, tops was 452. Anything over 310' or so was a par 4. Decent enough distance variety. Total distance per DGCR of 5150 seems fairly close.
>Layout, long walks (inc back to car), loops--The two nines are two separate loops, both end near parking lot. Only the walk between #9 basket and #10 teepad is more than 150'.
>Total distance walked--2.3 miles.
>Ease of finding next tee--Back nine a bit tricky, but remember to look at tee signs, quite informative.
>General difficulty--Easiest course I have played in a while.
>Mud/water issues--Seems to drain well.
>Water or O/B to contend with--Creek on holes #10 and #12, especially 12, which was the best hole on the course, IMHO, with RHBH flight path following the bend of the creek well. Good risk/reward hole. Easy par, birdie run risks going O/B.
>Difficult rough/lost disc risk--None except holes #10 and #12, but the creek was low this day.
>Scrape/scratch risk--None.
>How busy was course/park--Several at the park doing other things, a few groups playing DG as well, probably gets busy on weekends.
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OVERALL:
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>Fun/enjoyment factor, would I play again? Front nine--no. Back--yes. Even if at the park again, I would literally just skip the front nine.
>Who will this course challenge? Beginners, rec players will have birdie chances on many back nine holes, and every front nine hole. You may set a personal scoring best, as I did today.
>Is it worth a drive? Back nine is worth 30-45 minutes to check out.
>Anything unique? Not really.
>Would be a half star higher with--Removing some safety issues (parallel fairways, throwing toward people on at least 3 holes; spicing up front nine somehow, next tee signs on back nine.
As mentioned, front nine alone would be 1.5 stars. Back nine alone 3.0 stars. Will average out and round up to 2.5 stars overall on strength of back nine, which I did like pretty well.

I am in my 50s, 105 or so courses played, 875ish. This course made me feel 950 though.

The back nine really shines on this course. Weaving back and forth next to a picturesque creek through a lovely wooded field. The front nine is wide open, making for a nice introduction to the game for new players. Baskets are DISCatchers and are in good repair. Tee pads are concrete and only a few were cracked, all were usable. No undergrowth.

There isn't a lot to challenge an experienced player on the front nine. There are only a few even mildly challenging shot beyond distance control. Basket three is squeezed between a shelter and playground and a parking area. When I played there was a birthday party going on in the shelter and the parking area was full, so I couldn't play the hole like I wanted, and in some situations it might have to be skipped. Holes 7-9 play in parallel and on a busy day you would have to be very careful.

The back nine is highly convoluted and confusing. Even with a map I played from the wrong tee once and played several shots towards the wrong basket. My next time through there won't be a problem, so it's just a learning curve issue.

Basket one and two are short, straightforward shots with OB road on the right. Most people will be able to reach relatively easily.

Basket three I've already spoken about with it's questionable placement. Throwing near cars scares me more than water so this a nervy hole.

The tee pad for four is on the other side of the basketball courts, and the quickest, easiest way is to go through the gate near the playground and head straight across. Number four is the closest thing to a par four on the front, featuring a grabby tree guarding the hyzer angle. The basket is elevated in the middle on an open field. Probably the best basket on the front

Five plays uphill back towards a residential property line, and six heads back along that property line and down to the shelter near the practice basket. This could also cause issues if it were occupied.

Seven through nine play back and forth in a small area. Be careful of other golfers.

Getting to tee ten is tricky. Directly beyond basket nine and across the road is basket eighteen and 18 tee beyond that. Walk through the parking lot that parallels 18 and cross the bridge directly in front of you. Tee 10 is on the right in the wooded field.

Ten is a short hole along the creek. The tee pad next to the basket IS NOT tee eleven. Eleven tee is further along and to the left. The basket for eleven is also tricky, as it can't be seen from the tee. The basket plays uphill and runs near basket 14. 11 is further up and to the right.

Twelve is the most beautiful basket on the course, a sweeping downhill right to left dogleg along a bend in the creek. Absolutely lovely.

Thirteen through fifteen take you back through the park and are fairly easy to navigate.

The sixteenth tee is located in the extreme south east corner of the field. Seventeen is actually closer to the 15th basket, so be careful to head further out to find 16.

Seventeen is a tight, guarded drive downhill and a very fun hole.

You saw eighteen on you way to West park, and now you get to play it for real. It's a great finishing hole, playing just 200 ft down a tight fairway to an Island green. It's guarded by OB on two sides and a creek on the others, including the front. It also has a big, grabby tree that guards a RHBH hyzer approach. Loved it.

In all this is an okay course with some definite highlights and a few issues. I'm sure I will return.

(2.417 Rating) A rec park style course with a mix of open and moderately wooded holes.
- ACEABILITY - I unloaded my putter inventory on (1) and (2). Both of these are obstacle free sub-225 foot plays. There are a few other easy gets and I think players will be ringing up the chains here 2 to 3 times as often compared to the average 18 hole course.
- SIGNATURE HOLE - Hands down (12) was my favorite hole out here. The tee sits on a 15 to 20 foot ridge with the fairway running along Grassy Creek the entire way. The fairway hooks left around the creek's bend and this bend will allow for a nice and easy RHBH hyzer play.
- NAVIGATION AND SIGNAGE - Adequate, although not ideal. I did not see a course map posted anymore, but the one on DGCR is accurate. Nice hole signage showing all the appropriate info; distance, obstacles, par, and next tee direction. The signs also incorporate hooks for bags.
- CHARACTER - In addition to the Signage, the basics are done really well. Nice 5 by 12 concrete tees and the baskets are DISCatchers. There is seating at a couple holes, a finishing shelter with picnic tables, a practice basket and a porta-potty. The tee signs indicate junior tees as well, but I didn't see anything permanent or marked.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - An ideal beginners course offering just the right amount of challenge and forgiveness. Recreational players in town will really like this easygoing layout.
- QUICK PLAY - I was done with my solo round in 45 minutes. Figure 60 minutes for a twosome and 90 minutes for a foursome.
- MAINTENANCE - The park was in good shape. Mowed though-out and little trash on my appearance.

A nice utility course lacking size and bling compared to courses I've rated higher.
- TREE DEATH - The moderately wooded back nine is the best part of this layout so it's unfortunate for me to have to note this. Lots of trees are dead on the back nine. Roughly a third of the trees are marked for removal with a large red 'X'. I'm not sure what killing the trees but I'd assume it's either a bug or a disease. It's a shame as there are a lot of nice lines of the back and now it's about to get a whole lot more open.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - The first three holes should have many skilled players already 3 down. Although the length and obstacles step it up a bit from this point on, there really isn't enough here to keep higher skilled players satisfied. I rated the course difficulty as a par 55, with hole (11) being the one legit par 4 to Recreational and Intermediate level players. Using the par 55 moniker, I think most Recreational players should average 3 or 4 down out here and I think an even par 55 will net about an 850 to 860 rated round.
- SPACING/MULTI USE HAZARDS - Squeezing 18 holes into this small park causes some cramped fairways and adjacency issues. There are three fairways the occupy a 150 foot width on holes (7), (8) and (9). Roads parallel several holes within 30 feet of the direct line to the basket. The back nine has basket's well within grip-lock and ricochet range of other fairways. The tee shot on (6) curves around a pavilion. Backyard fences are in play on holes (5) and (7). A parking lot is in play on (18). So yeah, there are some obvious issues, but my favorite was the abandoned car sitting in the middle of (1s) fairway. It put weird smile on my face.
- DISCONTINUITY - There's a big separation in the layout between holes (9) and (10) and then again on (17) and (18). (18) also ends a ways from the designated parking area.
- UNIQUENESS - Below average for an 18 hole course. Although there's a nice mix of moderately wooded and open holes, The open portion is the larger chunk and several of the lines are very uninspiring. There's a creek in play on 3 holes which were all fun plays in my opinion. The course is mostly flat, and I very much disagree with the listing of moderate hilly in the course description on here. There are no heavily wooded holes and due to the tree die off on the moderately wooded side of the course, the course might need to be re-listed as lightly wooded. I gave credit for one par 4, but I could see an Advanced player with a deuce on every hole at least once after five or six rounds.

A fun little pit stop course off of I65 just south of Indianapolis. If I lived in town I'd happily make this course my home. Most player's in town should be satisfied as the back 9 offers just enough shot shaping and length to not make it a bore fest for the higher skilled players. Is this course a destination? I don't think so, but it works to stretch the legs between stops and then to be off to bag the next course.
- RAW BEAUTY - Again, due to the tree die off, this course is about to get a whole lot less appealing. The front is already fairly blah being nearly completely open and with roads, backyards and building in view the entire time. I scored the course a 2.375 out of 5, so roughly average.
- A TALE OF TWO DIFFERENT NINES - For those following along, this is the fourth time I've used the review title "A Tale Of Two Different Nines." Bonita Springs, DeFunk Disco and Sunset, all in Florida, were the previous 3 installments. I'm thinking that if I can hit Valkyrie Kid review territory, I should be able to pull Star Wars trilogy. Which in theory is a 9 part series, but with fillers in between to make more money. I'm still trying to figure out the "how to make more money part."

Beautiful creek flowing through both parks that comes into play on a couple of holes. I believe hole 12 is the signature hole!
West Park is full of older mature trees.
Fairly easy to navigate if you pay attention to the extremely nice tee signs.
Good variety of hole lengths/ shots.
Some elevation in a flat part of the state!

Natural tee pads.
8 & 9 pretty much share a fairway.
Weird walks between 9 and 10; 17 and 18, but not horrible if you pay attention to the signs.

I was forced to cross 13's fairway to get to 11's tee pad from 10's basket. 13's teepad backs right up to the creek so there's no way to avoid it. It can be fixed by playing the course this way: 10, 13, 14 then walk to road to safely go around 11's basket, play 12, 11, and go to 15.

This course plays over or around other park amenities (benches, basketball court, etc.) and really close to parking lots.

This is a really fun course that I could play daily and not get tired of. Concrete tee pads would be a real upgrade for this course after some of the items in the cons get fixed.