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Syracuse, NY

Heritage Park

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DumfriesLizzie
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 5.6 years 111 played 102 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Better, harder than I expected

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 26, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Park and course cleaner and better than I expected. Other sports here to be aware of and acknowledge as equally valid: baseball, playground, hiking, picnicking. Unaffected by the disc golf are some tennis and basketball courts. Try to take advantage of the big, open field. I like how no. 9 routes and that it appears repeatable to end with a decent score for the gold tee and par or birdie for white and red tees. The woods holes are so-so but overall not terrible. Good to have 3 tee positions but...

Cons:

Marking of the tees was hit or miss. I never found the red tee of no. 4. If the gold tee for no. 6 is truly near the dog park now (UDisc and the course map are in disagreement), I never found it either. Natural tees, no concrete pads. Sometimes marked with a spiked cube, sometimes not. That is not the end of the world, and in a small city park like this, to be expected. From the gold tee, holes 3 and 5 (presently cubed as gold 5) are nearly totally blocked by trees. Just putt out unless your name is Pierce or McBeth. Good luck making par.

Other Thoughts:

I'm still at novice-level skill-wise and was intimidated on the first outing in 2019. I generally always am on a course I don't know. Made alot of stupid errors then. Had intended to play the B tees again in 2023, but the no. 1 tee was underwater (melted snow) and blocked by parked city police at the time... Though not many who have recorded rounds here have played the gold tees, I think nos. 3 and 8 from the gold tees warrant a par 4 (just my two-cent opinion).
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Dmasland
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun, easy, quick play! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 19, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Relatively short holes. Three tees for each hole provide a variety of shots. Mix of wide open and thru the woods shots. Very good place to take a beginner.

Cons:

Map on the score-card is helpful for finding tees... but there were still a few I never found. This multi-use park has a nice feel, but when I played there were a number of people walking the trail that winds thru portions of the course... so I ended up waiting quite a bit for people to walk out of my line. Private yards very close to some of the baskets.

Other Thoughts:

As someone else said, you can play 27 holes (all the tees) in 90 minutes... I did after work one evening. I am an intermediate player, so all of the short shots and putting work was good for my game.
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mthammer
Experience: 29 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Begin here. Keep playing here. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 1, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Can play 3 times in 90 minutes. Good place to take new players. Holes are very birdie-able but they don't get boring. A few places to drive relatively long and some nice short touch holes.

Cons:

Fairly busy park so have to watch for walkers and families using the fields and playground. Natural tees can get muddy and worn. Park dries quickly after rain, though.

Other Thoughts:

Great use of the space. It's remarkable to have gotten 9 fairly unique holes in a neighborhood park. Great place for beginners but long time players should have fun too. I play it a lot and always have fun.
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S.Cann
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15 years 156 played 83 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid 9-Hole Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 15, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Great map at Kiosk. Scorecards are available.
-Great use of the space available! The holes here give experienced players obstacles and challenging par 3s while not being too frustrating for newer players.
-Three tees per hole give completely different looks on almost every hole without being just long vs. short.
-The course plays in a circle with the bathrooms, course map, and parking lot all by holes 1 & 9.

Cons:

-This course would be nearly impossible to play without a map. You can take a picture of the one at the Kiosk or grab a scorecard.
-There are no signs marking each hole or directing you to the next hole. Some tees were marked with small wooden squares, but many are missing.
-Tees are all natural and difficult to find if the wooden squares were missing. You find yourself looking for a worn patch in the grass and cross-referencing it with the map to figure out where to tee off from.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this is a good 9-hole course that plays in and through trees in a small park. It's perfect for a fun, quick play or to take inexperienced players out.
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