Run down and dodgy park - with a very good layout



+ There's a very good layout here, alternating between wooded and open, incorporating elevation, throwing across ravines, and monster downhill bombs


+ The open holes are well-mowed, with clear visual boundaries between fairways and rough, where the grass has been allowed to grow longer


+ The layout crosses the park road several times, but otherwise doesn't intersect with other park activities

- There were a lot of idling cars sitting along the park road with people in them doing who knows what at 8:00am on a Friday. The amount and type of trash around the wooded holes suggests this park is not regularly patrolled by police. Walking through the woods to reach a late hole, I came upon a person who had likely spent the night there. I have played other urban courses, but this is the first time I wished I wasn't playing alone - and I walked through the finishing holes just to get off the course


- Other than mowing the open holes, the course itself is in decay. The teeboxes are framed rubber, with distances stenciled on the timbers (no signage). I came across a few short tees, which were just single white painted 4x4's at ground level. I was sorry I couldn't find more white tees, because some of the boxed tees are ridiculously long for the par (more on that later). Old Chainstars that still catch OK


- Navigation is aided by some small arrows here and there, along with signage indicating when you have to cross the park road to get to the next hole. The first tee was hard to find, and the first basket was obscured by overgrowth, but once I got going, the navigation was pretty intuitive. There's tape on the spokes of some baskets

~ There are some really long holes here, especially the par 4's (550' - 700', and 831' on #18). Some of the 3's touch 400' and one reaches almost 500'. The really long 3's and 4's are downhill in the open areas, but the long grasses bordering the fairways will stop discs in their tracks


~ Although there are a few small parking areas off the park road, none are convenient to the first tee. There's a closed state hospital at the corner of Vine, Coventry and Holcomb with a large monitored lot. Park there, cross the street and find a trail to the first tee


~ The day this course opened in 2016, it was probably a 3.5. But it doesn't look like anyone plays here now. Six years have taken their toll, and it's hard to "recommend" a course that I didn't feel safe on when playing by myself. If you're a bagger who doesn't mind playing rundown courses, and you bring a buddy, you might enjoy it - because there's a good layout underneath the garbage.

Nice open fields with wooded holes as well.

No course map. No hole layout. Got lost multiple times and could not even find a few holes. Only a few signs showing where next hole is located. With some proper signage place could very nice. Also the course in general could be better designed.

Needs updating and some work

The course itself is on nice plot of land, with ample space for long holes, varied terrain (forest or field), and mixed elevation. Indeed, some of the holes are quite fun to play.

- The area seems extremely sketchy. I played alone, and did not feel comfortable/safe (lots of running cars parked along the park road, some with questionable activities occurring inside).
- Lots of garbage and broken glass along the course.
- The course markings could be a bit clearer, as there were a few holes where I had difficulty going from basket to tee.

Overall, this course has a lot of potential, but would need to have more/better upkeep to rate any higher. Also, I personally will not return solo or with my family (wife and two young kids), as the area (even inside the park itself), felt unsafe to me. Of course, others may have different opinions on this.