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Waterloo (La Porte City), IA

Hickory Hills Park

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2.55(based on 5 reviews)
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insobox
Experience: 15.4 years 76 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Texan in Iowa. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 15, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Second year at the Park, we do a family get together here every summer and last year I noticed the Disc Golf course but really wasn't in to playing at that time.
- Truly the most beautiful course I've played. It's just so green in Iowa, and not so in Texas especially in August.
- So green, manicured mowed fairways, huge elm's.
Hole #1: Nice warm-up hole with a beautiful 20 foot circular 'green' with the basket in the center.
Hole #2: I love this hole, straight down the pipe with woods on both sides, great for people that can keep a disc straight.
Hole #3, probably one of the most intense holes I've ever played, I've played much harder courses but this hole takes the cake. Starting on the top of a hill you shoot down a skinny fairway with tall grass and trees on either side, to an open area with a bridge to help you walk over to the other side of the lake to the basket (You play over water). Best to play it safe unless you're 100% sure with yourself and just play to the bottom of the hill and shoot across.
Hole #4 - An interesting hole, playing along the bank of the lake on your left and on the right a steep hill that goes up to some cabins and a parking lot. You play along side the lake up to a basket that is kind of in the middle of the hill and to the right. (You can not see the basket from the box)
Hole #5 - Similar to hole #4, however, a little bit more space between you and the lake as well you are on the slope of the hill which is much less steep.
Hole #6 - Took a minute to find this hole but it's a short little up-shot nothing spectacular about this hole.
Hole #7 - A straight pipe shot, narrow fairway with trees, brush, grass on both sides. Fun short hole.
Hole # 8, playing down the hill towards a picnic area, a family was literally sitting under the basket pretty much, I played up to them and didn't finish the hole due to not wanting to feel like a jerk.
Hole #9 - A nice hole big arc (Back hand hyzer, for the righ handers) Playing up the hill and to the left, enjoyed this hole.

Overall this course being a nine hole was great, technical and really the hardest 9 hole I've ever played, really well designed.

Cons:

- Tee signs, are very unique but a little hard to understand, took me a minute to figure them out, they are just different.
- The 'rough' is truly rough, fairways are amazing, but accidentally land anywhere else and enjoy possibly adding a stroke unless you get a great out.
- I think you could really fit 18 holes here, Much more space in the park to possibly expand this course.
- Not well marked, I spent the first 20-30 minutes walking the course to figure it out. I ended up accidentally finding hole #1
- No Tee boxes really (see other thoughts)
- No course sign with layout of course at starting location, there is a board but nothing was posted on it.

Other Thoughts:

It's a shame this course is beautiful, but because it's kind of 'out there' and is only 9-holes I see it gets VERY LITTLE play, There are no warn in trails, it's lush grass everywhere. Tee-boxes are really non existent, they have a board to mark the front of them, but they are all overgrown due to non-use.

Future possibilities: Cement Tee boxes, new updated Tee signs, Course map at hole #1. Possibly expand to 18 holes.
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