- Really good large fairways. Rolling hills you would expect from the Bluegrass State.
- Lots of shelters, a lake, and decent parking. (at the start, its small, but there plenty of parking elsewhere in the park.)
- Pretty forgiving for the most part; I threw wide a few times and found my disc each time.
- This park is well cared for.....It's very clean! That's a huge plus. Not much trash, not much high grass....very nice!

- It's a busy park. We had run ins with lots of people around (hammocks in the pine trees, shelter parties, people laying in the grass, etc.) Just be courteous and careful.
- There were a handful of teepads that were a bit of a hike away; not a big deal, as long as you know which direction to go.
- A better sign or something to direct you to the parking and the first tee would help.

This is a beautiful park. Great open spaces and lots to do here for the community. It's no wonder it was busy on a pretty Saturday. The differences in terrain is fun for sure. The open, narrow fairs, wide fairs, tight tree lines in the pine area....all make for a good time.

Well kept grounds and a very good mix of moderate to dense wooded areas with open fields and long fairways. Signs and maps are posted well and very descriptive. It's a challenging course that keeps you on your toes.

There are a few holes without signs and some tees are not in the best shape.

Jacobson Park DGC plays long, it is a par 62 with eight par 4's. While some would not list this as a pro, I like it in this instance. They are legit par 4 holes, but played right, they can be tamed. My only regret is I didn't play them right. Ok, some of the par 3's gave me trouble, too.

As far as tees, baskets, and signs go, Jacobson is doing just fine. Great signs leave little doubt what's going on when you step into the box.

And when it comes to natural features that are common to really good courses, it has most of them. Weather flat or on slope, wooded or mostly open, long or short, it is all there. The thing I liked is the consistently tough but not impossible fairways. No gimmies, but always rewarding great throws and a solid short game.

You see the variations of the park terrain right away. Hole one is long, but it is a par 4, and really has a lot of airspace to use, with woods to the left and scattered trees on the right. A nice warm up hole, but I came out of the gate with 2 bad throws, a missed putt and a bogey.

Move on to hole 2, also long, also par 4, but this time over the stream and through the woods. These woods are fairly thick, but there is a clear line to hit the landing zone for a clear approach. Result another 2 putt bogey.

Hole 3, par 4 again, playing through mature pines planted on a grid. This gives a long drive in an alley that has a low ceiling and may be 30' wide. Not easy, and I missed another putt, but at least I put a par on my card.

And this continues. A couple more in the piney plot, back into the woods, little more open, little more woods, and back into the great wide open for most of the final
5 holes.

I thought 4 and 5 were good fun. 4 is shorter, but once again set amongst the tall pines. Stay off the lumber and you should do well. I bonked, 3 over. Hole 5 is the longest hole, and was my best of the day. It has scattered trees that leave plenty of room if you stay middle to left side. Unfortunately I turned the driver solidly to the right, back into the pine grid of death,and astoundingly carried without contact until it hit the ground. So I got nice distance, but was left with a tricky shot out of the trees back to the fairway, and still a long way to go. Same disc, same shot, this time on purpose though. Darned if it didn't work, leaving me a 25' putt for bird, and I made it! My only good putt of the round.

I quickly surrendered the gains on hole 6, sadly. That kind of a day. Shorter hole through the woods that curves to the right. Another 2 putt bogey, back to 4 over.

I'll spare you detailed accounts of each hole, but I did manage another birdie at hole 9, a more open par 4. I also double bogeyed the shortest hole, with a 5 on hole 13. UGH! Birdie the longest, and botch the shortest terribly.

What I like about this is a course that will frustrate you, but not leave you feeling defeated. Most of my overs were the result of bad putting, and I know I could score much better after a few more reps. Even with a poor day with the putter, was really enjoying the different looks from one hole to the next.

Other holes I really liked were 10 and 12. 10 is fairly simple, a nice short hole with mature trees on either side of the fairway. I mostly liked the way it was framed standing on the tee. 12 is long, and 95% open, until you get near the pin. It is on top of a hill, that slides quickly down the other side if you throw too far. I put a good hit on the drive, and another one on the approach.
Thought I was just right, and would be set up for an easy 3, but skipped past and had a comeback 40' up the hill.

18 is an interesting closer, as well. It plays up a steady slope, but the pin is atop a 10-12' tall mound, with the road to the left and clusters of trees on the right. Not long, but bad rolls and OB are a distinct possibility.

Some of the walks between holes are longish, and take an odd turn here and there. Most notably, between holes 6 and 7. If you walk to the walking path after 6, turn left and follow it around the bend. The tee for hole 7 is very near the tee for hole 10, so pay attention to avoid missing holes and backtracking.

There were several people on or near the course, that were not playing disc golf, and I had to wait as they wandered through. It was a Sunday afternoon, with really nice autumn weather, I guess I don't blame them.

A couple with two small kids followed me into the trees after my drive on hole 2, and were mulling around on hole 5 as I came back through.

An older couple walking and talking on the trail were under my line at 11, and moving very slowly, pausing every five steps to exchange a few words. I could have thrown a direct line, but I wanted the hyzer over the path, so I waited.

Then there was a dude taking pictures sitting in the middle of the fairway on hole 14. He did scoot over after a moment, only to stop again on 15, forcing me wait to throw that drive also.

I really liked Jacobson DGC, and left wanting more. I had a bad 3 putt on hole 15, and numerous other putts missed along the way. If I were able to clean up some of those, and replace a couple of errant drives and bad approaches, finishing under par is an attainable goal.

I did have a good time, and a few really good throws. Would love to return for another crack at this one. But I had to cover a lot of miles that day, and still wanted to get a round in Bowling Green, too.

Reminds me of Patriots Park in Georgia, a little bit. A very solid course, that will provide a good challenge to the average guy like me. And on a good day, and with a bit of luck, going under par is not just a dream.

-Beautiful park
-well maintained course and park
-restrooms available
-nice course layout
-great length of fairways
-most tees are easily located as directions to next tees are illustrated at last tee. FYI this was missing at some tees
-great location to businesses and major thoroughfares
-elevation changes were moderate and was used to make play interesting
-several holes could be considered signature at other courses

-May be too long for beginner/can discourage beginning players

This is a great course in a beautiful park that makes for a nice outing.
I cannot wait to go back asap.

Beautiful park
Several unique holes
New Discatchers that are easy to see
Good mix of length and elevation

There are some weird walks where next tee signs would be helpful.

Hole 2's fairway was being used often as a walking path by non-disc golfers.

Lake never comes into play.

I really enjoyed this course. Gravel was being dumped into forms for concrete teepads as I was playing. The couple of long walks to next tees didn't bother me, because every hole was different. There are some very unique holes here. I really liked how it ended with a short uphill hole 18 on top of a mound for roll away misses. Easily the best course in Lexington.

Let me preface my review by stating that I am a BDGA Board member, I work on this course regularly, and that I helped redesign holes 6, 7, and 8.

This course has the potential to become one of the best courses in Kentucky. It sits on a beautiful piece of property in the jewel of Lexington's park system, Jacobson Park. When you play the course, you should quickly realize that this could really be something special. Unfortunately, we have to also keep the other park users in mind. We would have loved to have used the area near the lake, but we just could not get the permission.

Taking that in mind..... this course was built with the 950 rated player in mind. It is just a really difficult course if you can't throw with controlled distance.

I like to think of this course divided into 3. The first 6 holes are monsters in terms of scoring separation. They tend to be very long and technical holes that make you earn every single stroke gained. Without divulging into every detail of every hole, I will just say that holes 2,3, and 5 are gems on this course. They will continue to get better with some tree removal from parks. Holes 3-5 play through a mature pine grove.... which is really hard to find in central kentucky.

Holes 7-12 play as more open and less technical than the front 6 (with the exception of hole 7). You still need to hit your line, but you have more room for error. Controlled distance. Hole 10 is another beauty that reminds me of an Idlewild hole... totally natural fairway. Hole 12 let's you test your pure distance.... just watch out for OB right.

The back 6 play as even more open than the middle 6. Here, the wind will test you for sure.

This course has so much potential. I am just hoping that the parks system will allow us to make the needed changes. I know that there are plans for trees to line the road on holes 11 and 12. This should make the holes more difficult, and force a shaped shot. Also, we hope to get trees to separate hole 14 from hole 16. Just still a ton of work to do there.

We currently have no benches placed (there are plans) and no trashcans (parks has them, they just have not been placed).

Teepads are starting to break down... again we plan on having the replaced with permanent concrete pads hopefully by Lexington Open 2015.

As the course stands, I give it a 4.0.... it is a good course.... but it could one day be a great course. With concrete pads, trashcans, benches, and more trees for the open fairways, this course could become a 4.5 for me.... but that will take people making it to work days and parks letting us move some trees.