LakeShore DGC is an 18-holer nestled just off a main road between Muskegon and Grand Haven, MI.

The pin placement here is very well done. Many of the pins are well protected by trees/bushes, and only a couple of them are a straight shot from the tee. Good variety of open vs. tight fairways, and hyzers vs anhyzers. There is pretty good variation in length too, from 147' up to 420'. The shorter holes generally have significant obstacles between the tee and basket, including a double mando on #10.

The concrete tee pads and Chainstars were all in good shape when I played. Most of the holes also had tee signs with a rough flight path and distance. This type of sign is not my preference but certainly better than nothing, and coupled with a nice course map made it fairly easy to figure out where to throw where the basket isn't visible from the tee.

There are...lawn ornaments? placed on several of the holes for decoration. One hole has a little "garden" next to the green that is playfully marked as OB. This is a fun little touch.

Some of the wooded "fairways" here are so tight that I don't feel there is a reasonable line through.

There isn't a ton of length here overall, and no real "grip it and rip it" type holes. There also isn't much elevation change. The little bit here is used well, but it's not enough to have any impact on most holes.

A couple of things needed maintenance when I played...there is a kiosk with a course map, but the glass protecting it was half-broken and just sitting there. There were also a couple of tee signs missing.

I played around rush hour on a weekday and there was quite a bit of road noise. This detracts from the course experience for me but you might feel differently.

The terrain of this course is what I would call "wooded lowland." When I played, it was September and it hadn't rained at all in over a week to my recollection. There hadn't been a LOT of rain in even longer. The course was dry when we played, but it was clear from the slightly damp low dirt spots in fairways, little bridges the designers built across lowlands, and previous reviews on here that when this course is wet, it's WET. I would bet that after a good rain, or anytime in the spring there are areas of standing water present on almost every hole here. And I bet the bugs are awful at that time too. I'm sure there is a DG'er out there who the water appeals to but I would 100% avoid this course if the area has seen significant rain in the last 3 days, or anytime before June or so here in Michigan. One of the recent previous reviews mentioned a "water carry". When I played, the course had zero water hazards (it's not actually on the "lakeshore" as the name suggests), but I think I know which hole the reviewer was referring to. If the water table were a couple feet higher I bet you could lose a disc in the muck on many of the holes here.

If a few more trees were cleared and the maintenance items were addressed, it's probably a 4.0 course. Beyond that it's limited by the land available.

This isn't a destination course but it's worth a play if you are visiting the area (and the course is dry). I will certainly be back to check it out again, but I might bring my rain boots just in case.

Great layout, easy path to follow from hole to hole, cement tee pads are nice. I like the varied lengths of shots. Hardly any elevation. We had a 6 year old playing with us and he was able to play this course well enough.

Rough on hole one is brutal. No bathroom. Only lost on disc with 6 of us playing together.

Enjoyed playing a new course in a new location.

A great replacement for Rycenga. These guys did it right the course looks great and is well maintained by the Lakeshore Disc Golf Club. The park is disc golf only so having another Disc Golf only park in Muskegon county is a great plus.

Lack of elevation and no cement tee pads the rough is slightly unforgiving which is why having proper tee pads is all the more important.

Floods in the spring....

There is still a lot of work to be done but altogether a descent course when playable.

Aesthetic-- plays through marshy area that has a past as a 4-wheeler area. Area now seems to be a dg exclusive area.

Teesigns-- basic, but shows basic layout of hole and footage which seem accurate.

Routing and nav-- there are a LOT of cross trails out here, the only tricky spot was 17-18 for me... but "next tee" posts were plentiful.

Baskets-- new ChainStars but could really use some reflective tape to help aide in visibility.

Challenge/Variety-- challenge here comes in the way of VERY thick scrub which lines the fairways. there is a "lake" on #8 which I'm sure is more wet during rainy times. When I was there, it was dry (save for a few mud puddles). A fair balance of lefts rights, longer and shorter holes... the short holes are TIGHT and don't really seem like short holes at all.

Teepads-- I'm sure that these will get better with the addition of rubber teepads (planned) but for now they are very rutty and have roots and other trip hazards.

Signage-- I am hoping the signage will improve with time. for now it serves it's purpose but could be much better.

Baskets-- I'm pretty sure that these are recycled baskets from rycenga and some have the wrong numbers on them.

Future wetness issues-- this area is LOW LOW, I'm sure it's gonna be muddy and buggy when the weather is a bit wetter and in the spring. I'm sure that this course will be a blast in the winter.

So glad that Muskegon has a respectable course again. I mean Whitehall is close but this is closer.

Benches at a lot of the holes. fairly easy to navigate. front nine and back nine both end at parking lot so you can play a quick nine if you only have time for nine. fairly challenging you have to really shape some of your shots in order to try and stay in the fairway. good mix of long and short holes. There is a pond on hole 8 that you have to shoot across. during a dry period the pond goes away.

rough can get hide your disc really well but that is getting better as more people play the course. some of the fairways are a little rough with the ruts from 4 wheelers that used to travel the property. could be a problem with bugs i didn't experience any but might get worse in spring and summer.

I almost walked past the tee for 6 and 17 the post is right by the turn almost didn't see it. Overall I really like this course. I am glad that the Lakeshore Disc Golf Club was able to get Spring Lake township to approve a replacement course location for Rycenga. Course will only get better as more people begin to play it. I also like the security camera posted on the telephone pole in the parking lot. Scorecards are located on the back of the Kiosk sign before hole 1.