Personal Background:
923 rated player.
Played now for 10 years.
Have personally designed 2 courses.
Have put in about 2000 hours of course maintenance/Club time.
Have played 80 courses now in 16 states.
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Course Rating prior to my review: 3.85
My personal review:
Design- 3/5
Teepads- 4/5
Baskets- 4/5
Beauty- 4/5
Amenities- 1/5
Replayability/Fun factor- 4/5

Average of 3.3333333333/5
Will round up to 3.5/5
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Design- This course is old. Seriously old. Built in 1983 per history section on DGCR. As such, the design is not the same as modern design. Holes play almost on top of each other in many places. You really need to keep your head on a swivel out there when the course is busy. We got accidentally thrown on several times by players on other holes. All Par 3s out there, although several are near impossible to get to for the 2 (I'm looking at you hole 5 long). Regardless of safety, the course is rather fun and includes many really neat/multiple lines to difficult baskets like hole 17.

Teepads- Most holes have both short and long teepads. I played the longs. Teepad size is about 5x10 I believe. Most holes arent incredibly long, so I don't feel that they need to be bigger, but some people will mark that against them. The teepads are worn, though. Likely due to how much the course is played.

Baskets: Prodigy T2s? They catch well if you are on target with a firm putt. If you are a soft putter and hit outside chains, you will hate them. Only improvement here is that Long and Short baskets should be different colors.

Beauty- Pretty neat place. In a fairly large town, but feels like you are roughing it in the woods. Large old growth trees everywhere that are very grabby. Rolling hills perfect for DG.

Amenities- Many people don't rate a course based on amenities. However, I do include it in my equation. Bathrooms available, but a pretty far walk to them from hole 1. Teesigns are probably as old as the course and it shows. No next tee signs anywhere. There might be 2 or 3 benches on the entire course. This is fine for a casual round, but a big tournament rounds, more seating would be great.

Fun Factor- This course provides lots of smiles. Neat over the top shots. Cool tunnel shots (hole 17). Good mix of short and long holes even from the longs.

Addressed above.

I really do like this course and I wish it was in my back yard. This course 30 years ago would be top notch and probably a top 100 course. It is ancient and respected. With newer design and bigger courses, we are all a little Jaded I believe. This course used to be a juggernaut, but now retiring into a fun casual course.

My biggest room for improvement is probably signage and more benches.

Thanks to all of the locals for keeping up with all of these courses. Can't believe how lucky you are to have so many courses just a short drive away from each other.

A green, shot-shaping track with a weaker second half.

-Amenities: Concrete tees (just a tad small), HB Clark-style signs with map, blue prodigies. Course kiosk, practice basket, and porta potty.

-Natural Beauty: This may not be a nature preserve, but it's a nice park. Lush, evergreen trees and mowed fairways stretch over moderate hills through most of the course.

-Navigation: The presence of mowed paths marks the way from one basket to the next tee.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Skillful use of trees. Lots of gaps present fun shapes and require commitment and variety of shots. This is the best sample of HB Clark's work that I've had yet. This includes open shots ending with low-ceiling greens, par-4s starting with a gap and ending down a hill where it's easy to overshoot a basket, and several shorter par-3s that are more rec-friendly. This is especially true on the front nine, which would easily fit in on an Excellent-level course. The back half is more open and the creativity of lines goes down, featuring more straight shots. I peg the difficulty as intermediate between distance and some awkward guarding trees. Multiple holes have fun downhills.

-Upkeep: The course seems cared for. The grass is in good shape, as is the equipment.

-Multi-Tees/Baskets: There are several holes with alternate tees. Hole (3) looks like it has two permanent baskets as well.

-9 & 9: The course is arranged in two loops for easy breaks.

A couple of issues, not including being hard to spell.

-Back Half: The creativity is great on the first half. The second half is pretty boring, just straight shots with scattered giant trees and bushes. A couple on the back half - (16)-(17) - have downright unfair lines.

-Disc Grabbers: Hitting any part of a pine tree sentences you to a straight drop into a place you may or may not be able to throw out of. Thus, even though there isn't much rough out here, it is disproportionately powerful and annoying.

-Walkers: The number of dog walkers rambling the course is high. Causes delays.

-Tee Size: A little small to get a good run-up.

Kereiakes is a well-stocked park (typical of HB Clark) with overall good design (also typical). Unfortunately, I find at many Clark tracks that parts of the design bring the course back, and I feel that's the case here. Or perhaps it's the landscape that renders the back nine a letdown after a stellar front nine. Whatever the case, Kereiakes is still a Very Good course that will please shot shapers and provide a relaxing natural environment.

This is a fun course. It is not too difficult, yet also forces you to hit some fairly technical throws. It is a good course for all skill levels, and everyone can get something out of a round here.

The course itself is in a park with some trees. I wouldn't consider it a "wooded" course, but there are too many trees for it to be considered "open." It falls somewhere in the middle, and the trees are used really well to force you to shape shots. The elevation is also taken advantage of.

There are some holes with two tees, and a couple holes with two baskets. The layout was clearly shown on a map at the beginning of the course, and each tee has a map of the pin(s). The baskets catch discs well, and the teepads are appropriately sized for the course. An added bonus, a fairway strip is mowed shorter than the "rough", so it is easy to follow where the holes are supposed to go.

There are a lot of good holes, but I am a sucker for downhill bombs with "the look," so my standout hole on this course is #11. Around 350' long on a slight downhill lie, you can let it rip and go for the ace run or glide it down and go for the birdie.

Kereiakes does a good job of using the trees as obstacles on the course. However, in my opinion, the trees are almost too good at their job... There are several holes where trees are in a location providing no clear way to make a disc from far out. Hole 10 is the most egregious example, with the basket within the envelope of two large evergreen trees. I do like how the trees were used to add some difficulty to the course, but I think they could have been used a little better.

Besides that, only a couple minor complaints. The baskets, even though they catch well, are a little hard to see and are showing their age. There are a couple of benches around the course, but there could be a couple more near the teepads for more crowded days.

Overall, this is a good, solid course. It has been an excellent stop on a roadtrip to get out for an hour and play. Some improvements could be made, but overall I would recommend playing this course a lot if I were local, and giving it the occasional stop if you are passing through.

Well maintained, not long but still a challenge, good pads and signage

A little bunched up in areas; had to yell "fore" twice, but it seemed normal for the locals.

This course has big bushy cedars, not many tall trees, but they are dense enough to need to thread it in places. Great for all skill levels. On my Top 3 list in BG.

Kereiakes is a moderately hilly course with mature trees and cedars to navigate on nearly every hole that are waiting to knock down your shot. There are nice concrete tees, the baskets are in good condition and there are tee signs on every hole. Navigating the course is relatively easy. There are rolling hills on the course so some elevation comes into play on most holes.

About half the holes have a long and short option. Sometimes there are dual pads while other holes have two baskets in the ground. These alternates change the shot on almost every hole they appear and it's a great way to cater to a wider variety of players.

The most interesting thing about this course from a design standpoint is a number of the holes are fairly open but utilize the trees and cedars well to present a challenge. Sometimes the trees present early trouble, other times they guard the basket. If you miss your line a tree will knock your shot down and cedars will suck them up and you have to hope you don't land behind or inside it.

I like the shot variety here, there is a good balance of straight, hyzer and anhyzer shots for a RHBH player. The holes with long/short option often require a different shot. The course also has a good variety of distances. The longs obviously provide more length if that's what you prefer and newer players will appreciate the shorts.

Hole 10's basket seems overly protected sandwiched between two trees with low hanging branches in the gap making a difficult putt even from a great landing spot.

The parks dept apparently likes to cut a path about 10ft wide from the tee to the basket. I'm all for saving money, but more really needs to be cut as you approach the basket. It's a little frustrating to have to look for a disc that knifed into the tall grass when you're inside the 10m circle.

A few holes play a bit close to the walking path that encircles the course. With all the big cedars it isn't always easy to tell if someone is coming so please be extra cautious.

A couple of the holes play fairly close together so an errant shot can easily end up in another fairway.

The diagram on the tee signs is less than accurate and doesn't always do a good job illustrating where the basket should be.

The tee sign on hole 9 is blocking the anhyzer route. There's a silly mando there to keep you from throwing that route.

This is my favorite course in BG (if you don't count Holler just north of town). This is a good course for everyone. It's beginner friendly in that there's no rough and the only way to lose a disc is to get it stuck in a cedar. It's also a fun course for a more advanced player because the course rewards skilled shots with birdies and often punishes bad shots.

Good signage like all BG courses, good tee pads, beautiful rolling hills, multiple tees on some holes, multiple baskets on a couple of holes,

When we played it only stripped fairways were mowed, and 2 foot grass rough, not a personal problem but this will put some people off. I understand budget cuts in city and i like cut fairways.

Kereiakes is a great course. Most tournaments the two meter rule is in effect so a nice addition would be trimming evergreens 3-4 feet from the ground. they did this in columbia, mo, so if you have to mark a lie in the tree at least you can get down in there

For some reason I expected a big beefy course...not sure why. To the contrary...most of these holes are fairly short...though very technical and smartly designed. Each hole had a very specific shot designed for it....flick, BH, even some I was sure demanded a BH roller. Fairly open I'd say..but still tight shots required...thick cedars are the main obstacles here...which are pretty unforgiving if you graze into one. I got stuck behind a few on very short putts...with no option but to lay up. It is a nicely manicured course...but not exceptionally beautiful to me. We played from the white tees..and still finished in less than 2 hrs...really a quick course to play and not get too exhausted...I could easily play 2 rounds here.

Not too many for this course.... As others mentioned previously...the baskets are really old-school and rickety...but hey, they work, right?

This is one of those courses that if you know it well...you could throw down some really low rounds...I'd say most holes are birdie-able for sure. Of course, my first time..I was still learning the lines and didn't shoot too well...however, when I threw a second drive...it was usually parked. Makes me want to come back and tackle it again. Overall...a really unique course.

This was a fun par 3 course. Offering both open 'easier' holes and tighter more difficult holes. The course was fairly short but still demanded accuracy to score well as several holes required dead straight shots off the tee to set up a deuce look or easy upshot. This course would be great for all skill levels as most holes allowed for any shot type although catered to a specific shot if you could pull it off. Course was well taken care of and offered good pads that were adequately long and had good grip. The signage was good and offered accurate descriptions of the holes and which pin was being played if multiple positions were available on that hole.

Only a few cons - the course played inside a fairly busy walking path which presented a danger to walkers if both them and the thrower were not careful. Also, some of the holes played close to each other which presented danger on errant throws to other golfers. Then finally some of the baskets were dated, but not enough to affect overall play.

This was a good course that was neither too challenging nor too easy. All skill levels can have fun here. The course requires a lot of dead straight shots which can be difficult to repeat consistently but offers a lot of fun ace runs. A good stop in the bowling green area.

- Set inside a very nice park with good facilities. There is a shelter by the first tee, and the practice basket has cement markers in a spiral surrounding the basket from 1-10 meters to add some interest to the warm up.
- Well-defined routes on every hole, with options available for different types of shots on many of them. Many mature trees (mostly fir trees) which present a real challenge. Both RH and LH will appreciate the layout.
- Some holes have two pads and/or two baskets.
- Not terribly long, but still has many holes that require a strong drive. Many holes can be deuced, but an under par round is still tough to achieve.
- Good signage and decent teepads.

- Most baskets are showing their age and have a lot of rust. A couple were set too low in the ground.
- Not a lot of room between some holes and there are times you have to wait to drive because players on other holes are in your line.
- People on the walking trail which surrounds course can get in the way

Other than the baskets, a course I would definitely recommend. If I were local, it would definitely be a regular stop because it is the kind of course to work on different shots and try to put up a hot score.
The trees definitely eat discs a lot more readily than I would prefer and the first time you play the course they are usually blocking your view of the basket, but that's part of the personality of the course rather than a con.

Kereiakes Park's HB Clark DGC is a very fun course. I would classify it as, possibly, the most enjoyable deuce-or-die course I have ever played (it is a close battle with fellow Kentucky course Lincoln Ridge Park (formerly Banklick).

Kereiakes makes excellent use of elevation and trees available. Every hole seems to be carefully considered in placement. I noticed that almost every hole, from 1 to 18, it was incredibly easy to get to a particular spot 40 feet from the basket. But actually parking each hole required precision. The variety of shots available to reach hole 18's green really stands out in my mind. Hole 15 is a fun gap-hit, hole 5 takes a real pump to reach. Good variety on the course.

The only cons I can think of are that number 1 - it is a very hyzer friendly course. Hyzer bombs are prevalent. Hole 15, despite being a great hole, doesn't seem to flow with the rest of the course. It is distinctly different from everything else out there - a good and bad thing. It seems like a fantastic hole that was picked up from another course and dropped in the middle of Kereiakes. The final minor complaint - this course is one of the few I've played where the two-meter rule needs to be in effect every time you play. The trees are a true bail-out all over the place for errant drives going deep. The two-meter rule keeps a player from ripping for the trees and praying for an easy drop.

As I already said - I love Kereiakes. I didn't play well there my one time out, but I remember having a lot of fun. That's something you can't say about a lot of courses. Playing poorly on Kereiakes can be aggravating because the birdies are right there in front of you, but it never turns into a grind. A lot of fun shots, a lot of power hyzers to open your arm up and go big, and nice natural flow for the most part.

This course has a lot of trees on almost every hole. this makes some shots quite interesting. there are multiple tee pads for some holes. rolling hills and a nice walking/running path that surrounds the course.

the park was kind of hard to navigate as a first timer there. the fairways were mowed but since some holes are very close to each other it was sometime hard to figure out which mowed fairway was the right one. hopefully they will mow all of it soon.

very nice park. highly recommended if you are in the area.

The Kereiakes disc golf course is one of the all around best courses in the Bowling Green area. The course has large, concrete tee pads that are in good shape, and multiple tee locations on 1, 2, 6, 10, 12, and 15 (I think I got them all). The fixed position Mach3 baskets are in good shape, and a practice basket is located near the first tee. There are no benches on the course, or trash receptacles that I remember (I apologize if this is incorrect).

The course flows great and is reasonably easy to navigate. Tee signs are posted on each hole. There is large course map posted by the first tee to show the overall layout of the course. The course is comprised of two loops, each returning to the parking area. Underbrush and thick foliage just don't exist on this well-maintained course. The grass is cut to define fairways and rough which one of the nice visuals of this course.

The holes are designed to utilize the moderate elevations in Kereiakes park. Length is not a major factor here, averaging just over 300ft/hole, but there is a nice variety in the distances between the holes. There are a few ace runs, even for the recreational player, but also a chance for some of the longer, more experience players to pull a driver out of the bag and go for it. A great mix of uphill, downhill, and sidehill lies.

There are no tight, technical holes at Kereiakes, but the course is brilliantly designed to take advantage of both open fields and large, mature evergreen and deciduous trees. The tees and baskets are strategically located in and around the trees to allow a variety of options of the box, hyzers, tomahawks, annies, rollers, or just about any other type of shot you can imagine. There are many great holes at Kereiakes, but one of my favorites is No7. This hole is around 400ft in length with a sweeping dog-leg right following a gentle down slope to a basket placed under the back side of a large, mature tree. I throw exclusively RH backhand, so this hole lets me throw a sweeping anhyzer, which is one of my favorite shots.

There is a small pavilion by the first tee, but the larger pavilion up near the entrance to the park has public restrooms. I'm guessing this is used for the other sporting events held here in the park, so the restrooms may be locked during off season, not sure on about that one.

This is an older course, and shows some signs of wear, but that really isn't a con, but more a sign of a great course that gets a lot play. There is room to add some alternate basket positions to allow different configurations of the course, not necessarily a con either, but I think it would be a nice and welcome addition to the course. There are several large cedars that will grab your disc, so keep an eye out for those.

This course is very similar in design to Freeman Lake in Elizabethtown, Ky., if you have played that one, it would be a good comparison minus the intimidation factor of the water. There are many courses to choose from in this area, but this one is a must play, definitely in my top three for Bowling Green. This course is used in many of the local tourney's, including the Bowling Green NT. The annual ice bowl tourney has been here the last two years. This is a great tournament that supports a great cause, and typically has a high turn-out of locals, despite the usually frigid temps.

This course is well maintained with very little harsh schule. The layout makes great use of the available land with a good mix of shots required to navigate the course.

No true par 4's or 5's. This course is great for the limited land that is usually allotted to our sport and is a wonderful example of how to make a great par 54 beginner to intermediate level course.

Whenever I visit Bowling Green this is one of my favorite places to play.

Great Fairways. "go for Ace" shots. Good flow. excellent signs and pads. nice large trees for obsticals make for great challange.

non that i could see. could make some holes a little longer. but the go for it shots are fun non the less

very close to other great BG parks

A beauty of a course. Big isolated (mostly tall bushy cedar) trees provide perfect obstacles on gently rolling hills covered with a perfect layer of grass. (Long low shots and rollers are especially handy!) Discs are easy to find even if they don't go where you want them to. Alternate tees to a few of the holes. Elevation is a factor but not a ridiculous annoyance.

This is one of my favorite courses, not just in Bowling Green, but out of all I have played. I have played it many times and always enjoy the challenges it presents of having to carefully shape your tee shots around the trees.

This is an older course, so the baskets are starting to show their age.

The cedar trees are infamously known for seemingly grabbing discs out of mid-flight!!! (This is not really a con as it is what makes the course challenging, but it can be a pain to get your disc back, especially if it is up high.)

The holes are not real long which is perfect for those who can't chuck it 500 feet.

If you come to the Bowling Green area to play disc golf (which you should) you have to play Kereiakes.