Pros:
Harmon Field is a perfectly suitable disc golf course. Located in a great park with gorgeous natural surroundings, it's 18 straight holes of relatively average holes.
- This is a 9-hole layout with two different tee pads, giving you 18 holes. The alternative tees range from putting one tee behind the other to two, true different looks.
- Course weaves nicely through one edge of a nice-looking park. The first four holes play in one section; #5 plays over a creek; and the final four holes play beyond said creek.
- Course offers some plenty of chances to air it out and/or be aggressive with plenty of open layouts.
- Course is nothing if not consistent. 15 of 18 holes range in length from 270 to 398 feet, with the other three being 200 feet (#5), 427 feet (#10), and 424 feet (#13). That said, the longest hole on the course was an easy tap-in 3 for me due to being wide-open.
- You can bring beginners and the casual two-disc-owner players here and be fine. Because of the consistency, even if you're only chucking a disc 200 - 250 feet, you're going to score decent.
- I love the covered, outdoor basketball court. It'd be a blast playing a game on the court at night, or with a downpour going on while you're in the middle of a game.
- Great tee signs. The signs are for holes #1 - 9. Hole numbers and distances are written on each tee box frame.
Cons:
The course felt like 18 slight variations of the same hole. #1 might offer the most variance simply because it's a sharp dogleg right around the school building. After that, just avoid the fenced in area on #4/13 or the rough that borders many holes and you're fine.
- This was 18 holes of bland mashed potatoes. Add some salt; some butter; some hot sauce. Anything please just to make some holes feel different.
- The tee shot for #13 is asking for trouble. You're throwing blind around an obstacle, over the walking trail. If you're in a group, you'll need someone scouting 50 or 75 feet away. Yes. It's a small chance something could happen. But it's better to make that chance 0.
- There are a couple other holes that play over or alongside the walking trail.
- The hole numbers need to be adjusted by 1. When you pull into the first, small parking lot, you pull right up to a basket and tee. Perfect, right? Well, it's #1's basket & #2's tee. I had to walk backwards the length of #1 to play the first hole. Then 9/18 ends in the back of the park. Why not make #2 the new first hole and make #1 the closing hole? Much easier flow.
Other Thoughts:
Glass half-full view: Harmon Field doesn't have a single bad hole. Glass half-empty view: Harmon Field doesn't have a single great hole. The Lakers were Showtime in the '80s because of Magic, Worthy, and Kareem. Glass half-empty view: Nobody came to see A.C. Green play. Glass completely-full view: This course gets more action than A.C. Green.
- I probably would have had a slightly higher view of this course if it were only 9 holes. But, playing 9 repetitive holes a second time is even more repetitive.
- My two favorite holes are #4/13 & 6/15. Both holes (all 4 holes) have the creek running along the right side of the fairway. #4 has a low ceiling with some trees/branches; #6's basket is tucked back close to the water. On this course, they're both high points.
- This was a nice 45-minute round. I made the prudent decision to cut down on needless walking. After playing #9; I decided to play the final 5 holes first (#14 - 18), staying in the back of park rather than walking back up front. Smart choice.
- I'm giving this course a 2.0. In the end, being a one-trick pony was the course's biggest flaw. Even by simply changing one or two holes would give this course the flavor it needs.