Pros:
T. R. Hughes, also known as Homefield on UDisc, is a "disc golf course" located on the north side of O'Fallon, not too far from other disc golf courses that you could play instead. This 9-hole course plays around the picturesque setting of power lines, a drainage ditch, and neighborhood streets with kids riding their bikes that will remind you of The Sandlot.
Course Equipment that does exist here is great, namely the veteran baskets. They're white and really easy to spot, and are still in great shape as they are only 4 or 5 years old.
Variety: This course, according to UDisc, is 2,305 ft., and has holes ranging from 172ft. to 333ft., providing a mix of distances that are accessible for many skill levels. There's some mild elevation as well depending on what hole you're on.
Cons:
Parking - There is no dedicated parking for this course. You either have to park on the main street which seems very far from optimal, on the nearby neighborhood street, or in the lot behind the houses to the right, which doesn't say reserve but feels like it.
Course Equipment here is non-existent except for the baskets. There are no tee pads. There are no tee signs to show you where the tees would be. There is no map of the course to tell you the layout or to give you an idea of where to throw from. There are no garbage cans, bathrooms, or other park amenities, mainly because this is not a park.
Location of this course is entirely under powerlines that run between the houses, including an area that is clearly meant for water runoff that four of the baskets play around. Nothing about this location screams "ideal" for a course. A couple of pins are either behind or under power line posts, and while these structures are strong, I wouldn't willingly design anything around them that will result in people throwing objects at them.
Navigation and course design can be hard to follow here too, despite how open it is. The only clue to course flow is that the baskets are numbered. They go down the left side of the field, and then come back up the right side. You guess is as good as mine as to where the tees are supposed to be. There are no clues on site to signify tees; no temped down areas, no markers, no stakes. Nothing. Udisc and the pictures on DGCR tell two different stories as to where to throw from. Both options have some safety concerns. Hole 2, according to DGCR, plays with the parking lot area not far from the fairway. On either option, hole 5 manages to have a blind shot that plays over a pathway that goes between two hills tall enough so that you can't see if someone is coming, an issue I didn't imagine having at this course when I drove up to it. Also, holes 4 and 5 are on the other side of the street, but aren't visible from hole 3, so you could easily miss them entirely.
Upkeep is probably close to non-existent since this isn't really a park. This seems like a place where the grass gets mowed when they get to it. I'd imagine the water runoff area gets wet or muddy after rain, since the purpose of that area is to collect water.
Other Thoughts:
Whose idea was it to put these baskets here? A parks department? An HOA? Who?
This is barely a disc golf course. Don't let the numbers on the baskets or the 3.2 rating on Udisc fool you. This course is just 9 baskets that happen to have numbers on them that someone placed in a field because they wanted something to look at other than powerlines. With nothing on site telling you the layout of this course or where to throw from, it can be hard to navigate, which is funny given how open this course is.
Is there no nearby park that they baskets could be moved to? I have played courses that take less space than this, including one in Iowa that goes around a park that is 1 city block big, and has holes almost solely under 100 feet long. That course was still miles above this one, because at least is had signs to show you where the tees were.
These baskets deserve better than this. Can they go to another course that needs them? How about another park - scratch that, how about to an actual park? There are schools down the road that have room for some baskets. How about Fort Zumwalt North? Or Forest Park Elementary? A quick look at google maps shows numerous better options.
The only reason this course is getting a 0.5/5 is because the baskets are pristine. That, and I managed to find another curse that redefined 0/5 for me.
Come here for a quick round if you're a course bagger. Otherwise, checkout the better options St. Charles or St. Louis has to offer. In other words, just about any other course.