Review #100 and Course #149 for me is Perryville City Park, a fun park style 18-hole course that snakes all around a vast, 100 acre park. This course makes the most out of the space provided, and has a little bit of everything you'd expect out of a recreational park course.

Location of Perryville is right on I-55, about an hour and a half south of St. Louis and 45 minutes north of Cape Girardeau. You'll most likely access the park via S Kingshighway, where you can take an immediate left and then complete a U-Turn to the right till you reach the parking lot with the disc golf course map next to it. There are some fast food options, mainly a McDonalds by the highway, as well as independently owned foot stops in town. There are also a few gas stations on Kingshighway. If you are wanting a day out of disc golf, There's also a 9-hole course at Northdale Park, just a couple minutes up the road. There aren't really any other super close courses; going south, you'll find another pocket of courses around Jackson and Cape Girardeau, and Chester and Ste. Genivieve have a couple as well.

Park Amenities are robust at Perryville City Park. This park has pavilions, baseball fields, pickleball and tennis courts, numerous walking trails, wildflower preservation spots, and a dog park, just about all of which you will see during your round. The park also has plenty of bathrooms, and I remember seeing a few throughout my round, including one right after hole 9.

Course Equipment is very nice as a whole at Perryville. The baskets are DISCatchers that I'm pretty sure are the originals installed in 2013, and while they're not looking the shiniest at this stage of their life, they're still catching great. The course also has a practice basket right by the parking lot with plenty of space to practice long putts and even approaches. The tees are all concrete and were very nice to throw from. The tee signs have all of the info you can really ask for, including pin locations, which pin is in use, pars, distances, and a basic hole graphic. The course map is also handy by the parking lot, providing a nice overhead shot of the course along with the park as a whole. My favorite equipment on site has to be the prominent next tee directions on every basket, which single handedly made navigation immensely easier on this course given some of the longer transitions. This course also has benches at plenty of the holes.

Course Design is composed of mostly 200 to 350 foot holes with varying numbers of mature trees to navigate. There's a nice mix of tee shots that either require straight drives, a particular shape in either direction, or careful navigation of low ceilings. The distances are fairly accessible to newer players when considering pars, with this course being more scorable for intermediate and advanced players, especially in the back 9.

Elevation doesn't necessarily vary to the degree the hole info page suggests, but there is plenty of subtle slopes throughout the course. Holes 1, 6, and 14 are the most uphill holes (especially 14), and holes 5, 15, and 17 play the most downhill. Other holes like 2, 11, and 12 have either valleys through the fairway, or pin placements that are on hillsides that make roll aways something to be wary of.

Shot-Shaping is going to be an essential skill for you to have on a lot of the holes at Perryville. Holes 5, 7, 9, and 11 are particularly right hand back hand favoring shots off the tee, while hole 13 is the primary spot where an anhyzer is going to be most beneficial for that same throwing style. Holes 2 and 3 will have you navigating a low ceiling. Many holes like 5, 14, and 15 have multiple lines to the basket. Others like the A pin of 14 and 3 require a pretty straight shot. Overall, you'll need a little bit of everything here at some point.

Distances are mainly in the 200 to 350 foot range, though 16 and 18 have B placements that are par 4s and around 450 feet. A lot of the longer holes feel shorter than their lengths suggest, even those that aren't downhill. For the most part, there's a decently consistent ratio between the length of a given hole and how many obstacles you'll need to navigate, with a lot of the shorter holes having more specific shot requirements.

Difficulty leans towards intermediate players. Newer players that don't have good accuracy or distance on their drives will find a lot of the shots challenging on this course, and may have a little trouble hitting par, as the distance/par combos are fair but tough on a lot of holes, especially in the front 9. Advanced players, on the other hand, will likely be able to score really well on this course. DGCR usually has me in the 890 to 920 range of rating, and I was able to hit a -7 on this course with 5 birdies to end the round. If you can throw 250 feet somewhat accurately, ending with a turkey is in the cards with two fairly open 450 foot holes and a very short hole 17.

Course Highlights: Hole 15 is a fun one, downhill with plenty of trees. You can either go for the straight shot, or hit a wide line either direction. Hole 18 is also a fun design, with 450 feet and a slight hill about 2/3rd of the way to the pins. The A placement is at the top of a drainage ditch with trees on either side, a fun tunnel challenge to end your round if the basket is in that spot.

Proximity To Other Amenities is definitely the main con to this course that was on my mind throughout my round. This park has plenty of other park uses and pathways, and this course snakes around jus about all of them. That comes with plenty of spots where you're throwing close to other paths and fields. Hole 2's pin is close to a path that isn't visible until you are on the green. Hole 4's pin is close to a shelter. Hole 5's pin is close to a path that many player's shots will curve towards. Hole 8 plays over a path, though you can see pedestrians before throwing. Hole 11 plays towards a baseball field that is much easier to end up in than it looks (trust me). Hole 15's pin is also very close to a path. I could see on nice Spring and Summer days, especially those when ball games are being played, a risk for discs to end up where they shouldn't, especially if the disc golfer isn't looking before they throw.

Sogginess and Drainage Holes are also very prominent throughout the course. Hole 5 plays close to a ditch, which was pretty wet given recent rain. Hole 14 has one as well. Hole 18, while a fun design, also revolves around a drainage area. There are also plenty of other spots where there are drainage areas a disc could end up in. Most of them are covered with grates, but there are still plenty of disc sized holes in those areas and I've seen weirder things happen than a disc hitting such a spot just right.

Trainsitions can be pretty long, especially 8 to 9, 9 to 10, 11 to 12, and 12 to 13. The directional arrows on the baskets really are helpful and will get you to the next hole; just expect some long walks, many of which have zero shade.

Course Equipment seems to have been improved overtime given some of the older reviews, particularly with signage. That being said, I wonder how much more life the baskets have given how they are looking. I didn't have any issues with them catching, but the bands and metal are far from pristine at this point.

Course Difficulty may not be very welcoming to newer players, as many of the holes will be hard for any new or novice to score on. At the same time, advanced players will likely score all over the course. The pins don't add too much variety in shot shapes or challenge.

Overall, Perryville City Park provides a fun round of golf. My expectations weren't super high driving down for the afternoon, but the setting throughout the park was very nice to walk around, especially with the parts not around the ball fields. The park gets plenty of use by the community, and it's obvious that groundskeepers and the parks and rec department take good care of this and other parks in town. Perryville really seems to punch above its weight in the parks and amenities department for a town of its size.

This isn't a course I'll be driving an hour and a half out to play again, but I'd be happy if this was a home course for me, and I'll be keeping it in mind if I find myself traveling south on 55 in the future.

If you're driving up or down 55 and want a disc golf break, this course is a nice option for you. I hope this course gets plenty of traffic by the community, and while it's not a destination course by any means, I'm happy to have it be my 100th review for DGCR. Here's to the next 100!

Well maintained. No major hazards. Easy to find the next tee. Out of bounds shouldn't be an issue, all holes had wide fairways.

Could be a bit more challenging.

A variety of tee shots. Uphill, downhill, tunnel, etc. Most tee shots are wide open, there are just a few that force you to limit the hyzer. The day I played the ground was a little soft, but it was just after a snow thaw so it was to be expected. It is in a public park so it's well maintained, but don't expect a country club level of grooming. There is a walking track zig sagging through the course but it didn't really interfere with play.

1. It is very close to where i live (Chester)
2. solid mix of long and short holes
3. Great mantance of the course
4. brand new baskets
5. concret tee pads
6. nice use of the space and good elevation changes

1. During the summer i could see where people in the park could become in the way
2. pad's are little short but nothing too terrible i am just nit picking
3. a lot of rhbh throws not a lot of varitey
4. holes can be a little difficult to find at first, must have a course map before playing

It is a beatuiful course with a design. good course if you are passing through to play its quick easy can pick up the course map in the park office. took me about an 1 hour to play 1 round