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Memorial Park reviews
4
0
discallday
Experience:
18.8 years
178 played
9 reviews
More obstacles, please. 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Jun 11, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
Memorial Park is a well-maintained complex with many amenities including restrooms, sports fields, trails for walking/running, and river access. The course itself is located in the southeast quadrant of the park, and one should park in the dog park lot. This will put you at the NW (upper left) corner of the map that is posted on this site. I'd recommend viewing the map to judge where hole 1 is. I didn't, and spent an extra 5 minutes looking for hole 1.
(Edit: a sign by the practice baskets now directs players to hole 1)
The course should be a very accessible course for beginners, and only includes 2 holes (4 and 5) that might add interest for more advanced golfers. 4 nearly forces a [RH] forehand skip shot, and 5's basket, perched on a slightly sloped green, requires a [RH] backhand hyzer of some sort, though watch out for the apple tree in the middle - would've ate a disc if I didn't climb it armed with a long stick.
(Add: I threw into the tree again on my second round, and it caught it again! Awesome apples, btw. Can't believe nobody's harvested them)
The baskets and tee pads are of good quality.
(Edit: and the new sign posts are top-notch. The map of each hole on the signs might be unnecessary, but the distance to the pin is good to know).
(Edit: a sign by the practice baskets now directs players to hole 1)
The course should be a very accessible course for beginners, and only includes 2 holes (4 and 5) that might add interest for more advanced golfers. 4 nearly forces a [RH] forehand skip shot, and 5's basket, perched on a slightly sloped green, requires a [RH] backhand hyzer of some sort, though watch out for the apple tree in the middle - would've ate a disc if I didn't climb it armed with a long stick.
(Add: I threw into the tree again on my second round, and it caught it again! Awesome apples, btw. Can't believe nobody's harvested them)
The baskets and tee pads are of good quality.
(Edit: and the new sign posts are top-notch. The map of each hole on the signs might be unnecessary, but the distance to the pin is good to know).
Cons:
But for holes 4 and 5, the course is completely open with elevation only coming into play on a few holes. There appear to be some newly planted trees on holes 6-9 that may add some interest in 10 years (if they survive their first summer). Trees should be planted for holes 1-3.
As seen on the map, 4 holes cross a walking trail, but there was minimal traffic when I played.
As seen on the map, 4 holes cross a walking trail, but there was minimal traffic when I played.
Other Thoughts:
Park-goers seemed interested in the course, and a troop of volunteers was clearing invasives past hole 7 when I was playing. Like castigo, I also saw no sign of poison oak.
It's a quick 5 minutes from the freeway, and serves as a decent warm-up to Champoeg. I'll bring my novice wife someday if it's on the way to something else, but it's probably not interesting enough for me to make the trip to play solo again. Perhaps if/when the trees grow in, my course rating would bump up to a max of 3.5
It's a quick 5 minutes from the freeway, and serves as a decent warm-up to Champoeg. I'll bring my novice wife someday if it's on the way to something else, but it's probably not interesting enough for me to make the trip to play solo again. Perhaps if/when the trees grow in, my course rating would bump up to a max of 3.5
