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Hillcrest Knoll reviews
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Excellent use of a smaller neighborhood park
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 15, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
+9 nice baskets. Orange prodigy. All in good shape.
+9 nice tees. They are artificial turf now, updated from the natural tees in the photos.
+Course map at the start with a prompt to open Udisc for hole info and navigation questions. No signage but the layout is straightforward and Udisc has the info if you need it.
+Ace runs available on most holes for a lot of players.
+Shouldn't lose a disc here. There is some rough along holes 1-3 but it's not too thick.
+The layout is really well done for this size of park. They didn't have a ton to work with but they utilized the few elevation changes, longer grassy areas, and trees well.
+Practice basket which also appears to be the unofficial 10th hole. There is a marker for hole 10 on the sidewalk behind hole 9's basket. There is a 20 hole layout in Udisc but I didn't play it or look into it much.
+There are some other nice courses near here. This course would serve as a great warm up round for those courses. It also probably doesn't get super busy due to having other great 18 hole options nearby.
+Great place for beginners and shorter arms to play.
+9 nice tees. They are artificial turf now, updated from the natural tees in the photos.
+Course map at the start with a prompt to open Udisc for hole info and navigation questions. No signage but the layout is straightforward and Udisc has the info if you need it.
+Ace runs available on most holes for a lot of players.
+Shouldn't lose a disc here. There is some rough along holes 1-3 but it's not too thick.
+The layout is really well done for this size of park. They didn't have a ton to work with but they utilized the few elevation changes, longer grassy areas, and trees well.
+Practice basket which also appears to be the unofficial 10th hole. There is a marker for hole 10 on the sidewalk behind hole 9's basket. There is a 20 hole layout in Udisc but I didn't play it or look into it much.
+There are some other nice courses near here. This course would serve as a great warm up round for those courses. It also probably doesn't get super busy due to having other great 18 hole options nearby.
+Great place for beginners and shorter arms to play.
Cons:
-Pretty short overall.
-Not much for elevation.
-No water or too much for hazards.
-Won't challenge more skilled players.
-Street parking only. No bathrooms or much for amenities at all.
-Not much for elevation.
-No water or too much for hazards.
-Won't challenge more skilled players.
-Street parking only. No bathrooms or much for amenities at all.
Other Thoughts:
+Despite its ease, this course had a high fun factor for me. Ace runs galore. If you are playing competitively, you will need to score between 18-20 to be competitive at all.
+Great design and nice use of a little green space. Even though it's in the middle of St. Paul, it felt like it also could have been in a much smaller town.
+This course isn't really worth going out of your way too much to play but it would be great paired with Acorn, Kaposia, Lakewood, etc.
+Best holes were 8 and 9. Both played into some trees/woods. Baskets were elevated a bit on a hillside. Fast greens made putting risky and strategic.
+Great design and nice use of a little green space. Even though it's in the middle of St. Paul, it felt like it also could have been in a much smaller town.
+This course isn't really worth going out of your way too much to play but it would be great paired with Acorn, Kaposia, Lakewood, etc.
+Best holes were 8 and 9. Both played into some trees/woods. Baskets were elevated a bit on a hillside. Fast greens made putting risky and strategic.
