Lombard, IL

Lombard Common Park

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mykeg44
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.4 years 72 played 45 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 4, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Located in a smaller park, the course offers a quick/easy round, or a place for new players to learn the game. The layout is super easy to follow, and the signs, baskets, and tees were all in great shape when I played. Along with Madison Meadow, there is plenty of discing to do in this area of Lombard.

A little bit of elevation and some scattered trees provide a little line shaping on some holes, and offer a nice little challenge for newer players.

Cons:

Overall, this is one of the weaker suburban Chicago courses I've played. For most players this course is just ace run after ace run over wide open fairways. The trees add the slightest bit of challenge, but don't really force you to change up your shot that much.

I was also surprised at how crowded this course was. I played on a weekday afternoon and got caught in between a couple large groups, so despite being just down the street from the much larger (and far superior) Madison Meadow I still had to spend time waiting to shoot.

Other Thoughts:

I would definitely recommend skipping this one. There's nothing here you can't find just down the street. For newer or younger players this course may offer a chance to learn how to play, but for anyone with experience this one is a dud.
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.7 years 831 played 777 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Short n easy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through a small park with some small hills and scattered trees of various types. There is a nice mix of open holes and holes that play through stands of trees. Most holes either have trees near the pin, or trees that provide obstacles down the fairway, adding a little bit of challenge.

There are concrete tees on most holes, and nicely leveled and mulched tee areas on the others. There are wooden posts at each tee with the hole number, distance, and general direction of the pin. All holes are visible from the tee, so the signage is completely adequate. The course is easy to navigate, with each tee visible from the previous basket.

Cons:

The course is very short, and nearly every hole is an ace run. The space was used well, but there just wasn't a lot to work with in this park. There is a ton of open space on the course, so every hole is reachable with an easy hyzer for LH or RH players.

There are supposedly long tees, but they are not at all obvious, and seem to be a locals only kind of thing. It would be nice to have some kind of marking for first time players on the course who would like a little more challenge.

Other Thoughts:

This course is a great place for first time players, with pretty easy holes with a few trees, and no chance to lose a disc. More experienced players won't need more than a putter and possibly a mid, and it's still not going to provide a whole lot of challenge.

The course is an ok warm-up for nearby Madison Meadows, so if you're in the area you might as well play both. This course definitely isn't worth going out of your way to play.
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beardown4life
Experience: 17.7 years 22 played 12 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Good compliment to Madison Meadows 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 3, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A good warm up or cool down course after playing 18 holes nearby. Short and good for a relaxing round not too much challenge.

Cons:

Tends to have a lot of people around the park. Short holes make it easier than most courses.

Other Thoughts:

This course is just a few blocks away from larger and more stretched out Madison Meadows.
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Dave242
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 30.4 years 394 played 276 reviews
1.50 star(s)

C = As average as the come for 9 holers 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 19, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

What I personally like and how this course stacks up in my list of 9 hole courses:

1) Holes with good risk/reward. Fair, but harsh punishment for bad decisions or execution. == C-
(Other than one hole, you will not find any obstacles that will punish you with a bogey for an errant throw. I understand that the original design was really good, but lots of trees were removed due to a storm (If I remember right).)

2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I'm a Blue level player (950ish skill) who throws 300' accurately, 360' max. == C
(Only half the holes fall into that category. But it is a fun course to see if you can get dialed in and get to 7 or so down.)

3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography == C-
(2-3 holes force a specific shape shot to get to the pin, but the remainder are pretty open.)

4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == C-
(Typical city park. Overall clean and well maintained. Not secluded at all.)

5) Bonus points for multi-throw holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them. == N/A

Other Thoughts:

It's all about feeding the addiction, so I ranked this course subjectively based on my own "personal addiction factor". The grades above tell how well this course will draw me back to itself again and again and again. See my profile for specifics on my rating philosophy.

I fancy myself as a connoisseur of good course design and I am a competitive Blue level (950-ish rated) with mid-level power (accurate to 300' with max D of 360'). Since I have played a decent number of courses (150+ 18-hole, 90+ 9-hole as of late 2009), my hope is that players/explorers who have similar addiction tastes will find my ratings list helpful as they choose courses to play and explore.

I fully expect others with different tastes/philosophies to disagree with me.....and that's the fun of things here.
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Disc Golf Greg
Experience: 16.7 years 21 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Pretty good Disc Golf course. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 26, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-There are always parking spots
-Concrete tee pads,
-Wooden sign posts that are in nice condition and not vandalized
-Pretty nice baskets not as many chains but still alright
-Some elevation actually
-Pro tee pads
-Bathrooms by Hole #1
-Beginner friendly and open if you like that. -Benches placed between holes to rest. -Garbage cans placed on holes #1, and #8. -The Park is well maintained and clean.
-Good place for Night Disc Golf and is the only course I Night Disc at
-Good amount of Ace runs
-Hole #7 and #8 are favorites of mine and add flavor to the otherwise open bleak layout.
-Mulch underneath the Baskets

Cons:

-A little to wide open, even for beginners.
-Pro tee's are hard to find, and people new to the course will have to ask locals to find them as there marked by certain trees.
-The park is insanely crowded on Weekday/Weekend afternoons and evenings, but not too crowded.
-A Playground comes into play on hole #3 somewhat (right side of fairway.)
-It seems like every year they take out a good few mature trees and this course just becomes even more open and bleak.
-Course floods pretty easily
-Sometimes there are big family parties or events going on and it makes the course hard to play

Other Thoughts:

This course is pretty nice for what it is and well maintained. If you visited this course several years ago (2001-2002) it has changed and is now more open as one reviewer said.
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5 4
m1ke
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.3 years 47 played 20 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Totally average course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 29, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good place to take beginners.
A few interesting holes (and yes, there is some elevation).
Good park facilities.

Cons:

Not that many interesting holes; definitely a low-challenge course lacking enough obstacles on many holes.
Kinda crowded on a summer weekend (which surprised me, given general local opinion on this course).

Other Thoughts:

If this course wasn't so close to Madison Meadow, I bet people would be more interested in it. It's still a moderately fun little course, it's just unfortunately close to a clearly better alternative.
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4_Of_Spades
Experience: 16.4 years 36 played 28 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Not for Me. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 9, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets were there.

Good course to practice approach game and putting if you are playing Meadows after.

Cons:

Holes offered little challenge with most being in the open.

Many other park users were there when I played, some almost getting in the way on some holes.

Layout was confusing and made this course not that fun to play for me.

Course is quite short and flat which doesn't help the rating for me.

Tee pads were not the best.

Other Thoughts:

This is a good course if you need to warm up for a round or two at Madison Meadows down the street. I would not come to play here again.
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Noah Karnes
Experience: 21.4 years 39 played 20 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Go to Madison Meadows instead 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 1, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

This is a little 9 hole course that doesn't really provide much of a challenge. Most holes are in the 200-300' range and are pretty wide open. The tee signs consist of wooden poles with just the hole number and distance. It has nice concrete teepads and good baskets though.

Cons:

Way too easy for seasoned players.

Other Thoughts:

With Madison Meadows just a few blocks away, the only reason to play here is when they take down the baskets at Madison Meadows for "The Taste of Lombard."
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5 3
spectrasmydisc
Experience: 8 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

My Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 8, 2005 Played the course:never

Pros:

Fun course to play, good for practicing your all around game. Open, few trees but 2 really challenging holes.

Cons:

Most of the trees are taken out thanks to the 17 year locusts. Almost too easy for good players.

Other Thoughts:

If you are starting to throw farther and like to air it out, don't come here. I found last summer after playing here for a month, I got worse at its big brother a few blocks away: Madison Meadows.
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