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Godfrey, IL

La Vista Park DGC

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cronek
Experience: 12.8 years 68 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Enjoyable First Round 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 15, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

3 tee boxes and 2 pin placements per hole. Excellent signage. Good variety of shots, distances and open/wooded. Port-a-potty at the parking lot. Front 9 and back 9 both finish at the parking lot, so you can start on 10 if someone is just starting on 1 (which we did, and worked great).

Cons:

The flow from one hole to the next was weird in some places. The kiosk map made it look like a few were still under construction but all 18 were playable. We didn't have any trash and the course was clean but probably more trash cans will be needed. Benches will be welcome addition, too.

Other Thoughts:

For a new course, it was very playable, even in the woods. The leaves were sparse since late fall, but the rough was pretty forgiving. Will be a nice course with permanent tees, more trash cans, some benches, etc. get added. We played the short tees (red), mainly because we didn't know what to expect on our first round here. Next time we'd probably play the medium (white) tees, but the long (blue) tees would be way out of our range. That's good, though, something for everyone! We will definitely come back soon.
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puck'n'disc5
Experience: 21.7 years 66 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Unfinished Course w/ Tons of Potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 18, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The course is located in a very nice upkept park located on the outskirts of Godfrey, not too far from the Mississippi River. The course has a nice mix of open and wooded holes. Each hole has 2 pin placements. There are also 3 sets of tee pads for each hole that are marked with blocks. Red tees are shorts, white tees are middle, and blue tees are long.

There has also been much clearing out for the B pin placements. New tee signs have also been added to the course. The tee signs are fantastic. They show the layout of each hole, the distances from each tee pad to each pin location. A+ job on the tee signs!

The course terrain is also easy for anyone to play of all skill levels and ages. The course designers did a good job using the whole park and mixed in plenty of elevated shots and risk/reward shots. There is a nice mix of wooded and open holes. There has also been a bunch of trash cans next to the tee boxes. It took me a few holes to notice them, but I would say close to half the holes have trash cans. There are some 'natural' benches also being built and someone is doing a good job laying mulch down along the paths from one hole to the next. It makes it much easier to walk on compared to the mud!

The course is also not overwhelmingly difficult for players just beginning to learn the game. The red tee pads are perfect for beginning players, or for anyone looking to get a quick 18 holes of golf in a limited amount of time.

If the course is played from long tee boxes to the long pin placements, I can see how this course can be very challenging (granted it is still not quite finished).

There is not much happening in the park other than dog walkers, bicyclists, hikers, and now disc golfers.

Cons:

The tee boxes are a bit tricky to work with, especially when the ground is wet. Hopefully some concrete or something along those lines will happen to make this a non issue.

There are a couple of spots that are little tricky from going one hole to the next, but using the arrows should help alleviate any problems. The arrows do a fine job at showing where to go next.

One other thing, be sure to bring bug spray. Mosquitoes were a little bit of an issue out there.

Other Thoughts:

In the little time that has gone into installing this course, a lot has been done. I am really looking forward to playing this course on a more regular basis once it gets completed and more amenities are added. The multiple tee pads and pin placements, as well as the awesome tee signs is a great start! I have also heard that money has been raised by a local business for concrete tee pads. Not 100% sure when they will be poured, but hopefully by early spring.

Make sure to keep discs in the fairways since the rough is still a little on the thick side, but, they are still in the process of clearing some of these areas.

This will make 3 legit 18 hole courses within the East Alton/Alton/Godfrey area that are located within 20 minutes of each other. As a lifelong Alton area disc golfer, I really like this course and I think it is a great addition to the overall St. Louis Disc Golf scene.

Even though the course is not completely finished, it is still well worth the play if you happen to be in town. Since the course is less than a year old, I think only good things are to come. As more improvements and updates are done to the course, I will add to my post!
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