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Liberty Park reviews
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Experience:
18.9 years
256 played
247 reviews
About as Good as City Park DG Gets
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 17, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
- mostly wooded with some good technical challenge and a few open shots thrown in
- dual tees for holes 1, 2, 4, 5, 9
- practice basket on left as you enter parking lot (not too close to hole 1)
- excellent Mach V baskets with visible orange rims
- great full color tee signs with maps at each tee
- garbage cans at course entrance
- multi use park but disc golf area is mostly isolated
- very beginner friendly but challenging enough for intermediate players to enjoy
- nice full course maps on certain tee signs throughout course
- generally well maintained and picturesque park
- the limited hillocks in the area are incorporated on holes 2 and 8
- dual tees for holes 1, 2, 4, 5, 9
- practice basket on left as you enter parking lot (not too close to hole 1)
- excellent Mach V baskets with visible orange rims
- great full color tee signs with maps at each tee
- garbage cans at course entrance
- multi use park but disc golf area is mostly isolated
- very beginner friendly but challenging enough for intermediate players to enjoy
- nice full course maps on certain tee signs throughout course
- generally well maintained and picturesque park
- the limited hillocks in the area are incorporated on holes 2 and 8
Cons:
- rubber tees are just ok
- no navigation aids except for the longer walk between 7 and 8
- a few holes butt up against a fairly busy highway
- fairway for 8 is either an awesome challenge or just unrealistically difficult (5-6' slot to hit) - i found it a bit much
- very limited elevation change
- hole 9 crosses soccer field
- very short
- no navigation aids except for the longer walk between 7 and 8
- a few holes butt up against a fairly busy highway
- fairway for 8 is either an awesome challenge or just unrealistically difficult (5-6' slot to hit) - i found it a bit much
- very limited elevation change
- hole 9 crosses soccer field
- very short
Other Thoughts:
This course was so close to getting a 3 in my mind, but just was a bit too average. It really is a nice course, and looks great given it's brand new. I love when the baskets have some color for visibility and these orange Mach Vs don't disappoint. Amenities here are limited like a typical unmanned city park, but for a short 9 hole round this isn't such a big deal.
The park was generally well manicured and with the exception of hole 9, stays away from other park activities. The throw across the soccer field on 9 seems unnecessary, although the raised final basket is kind of a cool touch. I don't always love intentionally raised baskets like this one, but the area is well built and wasn't too gimmicky. In general, I'd rather they found a different way to do this for safety/playability reasons, but I suspect the soccer field is often deserted and the city is trying to make dual use of the space, which is understandable.
This course generally isn't too tough, but there are some fairly tight fairways on the wooded holes which encompass most of the course. I think you could definitely bring a beginner here and have a fun time but there's still some challenge to hit par and/or birdie anything. The generally nice park is somewhat disturbed by the nearby highway which is really noticeable from about holes 2-4.
The rubber tees are just ok, and while I appreciate the variety that dual tees of many of the holes offer, rubber tees really can be unfun when it gets wet. It was raining the day I was there and these tees didn't seem too slippery, so they are serviceable enough for now. Navigation was pretty straightforward, although a few more next tee signs wouldn't hurt. There were some for the longer walk between 7 and 8 which was appreciated.
One thing that was really cool at this course was in a couple of places (I think holes 4 and 7 or around there), there were full maps of the course to kind of "remind" you where you were relative to everything else at the 1/3 points. This is a really cool perk that I've never seen on another course, with almost 140 played. I would love to see this on more courses, it is a neat idea. The tee signs have maps for the individual holes at both tees and were very nice, but I'd never seen these full course maps besides at the start of a course.
While this park is very nice, there isn't any real wow factor setting it apart from other city parks. It is probably a bit more wooded and definitely on the above average side, but it's still a relatively ordinary city park. No elevation change is really present, but it's a fun, casual round if you're passing through bagging or if you live nearby. I'd love to have this course in my area for the quicker round. I combined it with Yellow Banks Park for a pretty quick pass through the Wausau area. Some players will note how short this course is; there's only one hole over 300 ft and most are under 250 ft. Personally, I don't mind this at all in a more technical course that's mostly wooded, but some people might.
Hole 8 is kind of cool with some up and down hillocks, but the gap to hit seems unrealistically tight to me. It's probably 5-6' wide between the trees, and I'm not saying it can't be hit, but I sure couldn't do it consistently. I love a challenging line to hit, but personally I think this one could have been slightly wider.
Overall, this was a really nicely done new city park that I encourage others to check out when they're nearby.
The park was generally well manicured and with the exception of hole 9, stays away from other park activities. The throw across the soccer field on 9 seems unnecessary, although the raised final basket is kind of a cool touch. I don't always love intentionally raised baskets like this one, but the area is well built and wasn't too gimmicky. In general, I'd rather they found a different way to do this for safety/playability reasons, but I suspect the soccer field is often deserted and the city is trying to make dual use of the space, which is understandable.
This course generally isn't too tough, but there are some fairly tight fairways on the wooded holes which encompass most of the course. I think you could definitely bring a beginner here and have a fun time but there's still some challenge to hit par and/or birdie anything. The generally nice park is somewhat disturbed by the nearby highway which is really noticeable from about holes 2-4.
The rubber tees are just ok, and while I appreciate the variety that dual tees of many of the holes offer, rubber tees really can be unfun when it gets wet. It was raining the day I was there and these tees didn't seem too slippery, so they are serviceable enough for now. Navigation was pretty straightforward, although a few more next tee signs wouldn't hurt. There were some for the longer walk between 7 and 8 which was appreciated.
One thing that was really cool at this course was in a couple of places (I think holes 4 and 7 or around there), there were full maps of the course to kind of "remind" you where you were relative to everything else at the 1/3 points. This is a really cool perk that I've never seen on another course, with almost 140 played. I would love to see this on more courses, it is a neat idea. The tee signs have maps for the individual holes at both tees and were very nice, but I'd never seen these full course maps besides at the start of a course.
While this park is very nice, there isn't any real wow factor setting it apart from other city parks. It is probably a bit more wooded and definitely on the above average side, but it's still a relatively ordinary city park. No elevation change is really present, but it's a fun, casual round if you're passing through bagging or if you live nearby. I'd love to have this course in my area for the quicker round. I combined it with Yellow Banks Park for a pretty quick pass through the Wausau area. Some players will note how short this course is; there's only one hole over 300 ft and most are under 250 ft. Personally, I don't mind this at all in a more technical course that's mostly wooded, but some people might.
Hole 8 is kind of cool with some up and down hillocks, but the gap to hit seems unrealistically tight to me. It's probably 5-6' wide between the trees, and I'm not saying it can't be hit, but I sure couldn't do it consistently. I love a challenging line to hit, but personally I think this one could have been slightly wider.
Overall, this was a really nicely done new city park that I encourage others to check out when they're nearby.
