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Peoria, IL

Northwoods Community Church

2.635(based on 4 reviews)
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Northwoods Community Church

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 13, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

-- Beautiful property that is well maintained.
-- Nice tee signs with map, distance, par and OB marked. They also have bag hooks.
-- Excellent concrete tee pads (4x12).
-- Good baskets.
-- Water is in play on three of nine holes: No. 2 (288 feet) has water 20 feet right and about 25-30 feet behind the basket. Except the basket was missing for more than eight months; according to a course conditions update, the basket is now there but installed incorrectly. No. 6 (330 feet) has you throwing through/over weeds/bushes/trees that love to grab discs and make them disappear. There is a small creek/ditch somewhere in there. No. 9 has two tees. The long tee (357 feet) gives you about a 300-foot water carry. The short tee (270 feet) plays parallel to the lake/pond on your right, but your disc could still find the water.
-- Beautiful covered gazebos with seating throughout the course.

Cons:

-- Filler holes. No. 5 (300 feet) is wide open and plays to a basket that is leaning badly. No. 8 (320 feet) is also wide open.
-- Navigation is not terrible, but there are some long walks, and I had to search for a few tee pads. Twice you cross a four-lane road/driveway (5-6 and 7-8).
-- No. 8 has a hidden danger of losing a disc. A sewer/drainage access (plenty big enough to swallow a disc) is short/left of the basket and is not visible from the tee.

Other Thoughts:

-- The hole info on here from 2016 says "Hole 9's alternate tee does play over the lake. During the summer there is a large fountain that sprays into the line of right handers throwing backhand hyzer lines." None of this was evident on my visit in July 2022.
-- The course is behind the church, which means something of a hike to get to the first tee from the parking lot.
-- For a church course that is likely targeted to new players and church members, this course has a lot of length. Six of nine holes (not counting the short tee on 9) are 300 feet or longer, and no holes are as short as 250 feet.
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