Prairie DGC plays in tiny Ingebretson Park. There's really not much else in the park at all, so you'll have the course all to yourself most of the time it'd seem.

The flow of the course is pretty straightforward. Hole 1 starts on the NW side of the parking lot playing west. Holes 2-9 are located on the other side of the park road. Course starts and ends pretty close to the parking lots.

The baskets are Chainstars. All of which caught great. One placement per hole. All the baskets had beveled 4x4's with metal numbers designating what hole the basket is for. Not really visable from that far away. Never seen this before. Unique, though not really all that helpful.

The tee signs are mounted on 4x4 posts, which makes spotting the next tee a breeze. The signs themselves, are mostly long gone. There is a solid course map right next to hole 1 which is a nice touch.

The course plays mostly open, but they incorporate the trees and one prairie section nicely to add challenge to what would otherwise be a pretty bland course. The cedar trees on hole 1 and 6 are like black holes. Landing in them will cost strokes. The pins on these two holes are positioned strategically behind these.

The potential for lost discs is very real here. At least in the warmer months. The prairie is thick and tall. It's hard to judge where exactly you even landed it's so high. The prairie rough is located right behind 5 and 7's pins too.There's a creek along a few holes as well. It'd take a terrible shot and some bad luck to find it, but it is possible. Thick brush along the creek can hide discs too.

The tee signs, or lack thereof. Not a major drawback since you can see most of the baskets from the tees. Knowing the distances would be nice though. Hole 2's 4x4 post was missing too.

A few of the tee areas where pretty slick after it had rained earlier in the day. Basically just mud spots. Probably not really an issue in dry conditions though.

Nothing to go too far out of your way to play by any means. But you can sure do worse than this little course. Just a few minutes off the highway and a good place to stretch your legs. Just not a lot of replay value if you're not local.

Good recreational level course in a well maintained park. Has some decent length cleverly placed trees and tall grass rough to add difficulty. Good signs marking the tee boxes. (Hopefully they'll stay this way). Has some decent lefty-righty balance for a nine holer. In a small town, so you'll have a good chance of having this one all to yourself.

The tee pads leave a lot to be desired. I think a lot of small towns can go without concrete pads, but if the park is getting use (and it appears by the ruts in the ground that this one is) it certainly couldn't hurt. Advanced players are likely going to find this underwhelming, much like any small town niner (of course there's plenty of opportunity for safari rounds).

I hit Prairie DGC on my summer road trip in June. It was not in my original plans (I was hoping to get up into Minnesota and play a course there) but due to me losing a lot of time in Ames that day, I had to settle for this little gem. Nothing championship caliber here, but its good for a nice relaxing round or two, and just a hop and a skip off I-35.