Tripton Park has spent some impressive cash on building one of the prettiest small-town parks around. They have beautiful playground equipment, paths and benches throughout the rolling acreage, a scenic pond, a beautiful piece of artwork at the entrance, a new bathroom building, excellent parking, …why, I even saw a couple of dedicated leash-holder posts for when you're playing cornhole, and need Fido to wait for you! Oh, and a significantly above average, nine-hole, dual-tee disc golf course suitable for skill levels from beginner to intermediate. The place actually reminds me of a slightly scaled down, but ritzy golf course.

As you walk around the path between the playground and the pond, towards the southeast, you'll spot not one, but two DisCatcher practice baskets, and a warm up net. Then, excellent, accurate signage at each of the 4'x8' level concrete tees, offering unique lines from long and short positions, and all baskets clearly visible, well maintained, and capped off with a flag for visibility and judging the wind. The course requires some shot shaping without being overly punishing: in the winter, when the rough is thinned out, you're unlikely to lose a disc here. You will get a reasonable amount of exercise, as the terrain is rolling, and the loop finishes a good distance from the place you parked (I noted a player finishing on hole 6 and heading down the path toward some more parking along Greensburg Street: possibly the closest to the course?). From the short tees, the course averages 218' per hole, while the longs stretch that out to 300'.

The cons here are limited: 1) the tee pads are a little on the small side for modern run-ups, especially for that long tee 500-footer. And 2) when I look at safety, fun and challenge (for the intended target audience), I think the course designers did a really good job …except for the paths. Players are going to need to be extremely aware of other park patrons walking, jogging, leashing, pushing a stroller… on several shots, but especially on holes 2, 3 and 6.

But these instances of 'paths in play' may be the only thing keeping me from saying this might be one of my personal 'Top Five' nine-hole disc golf courses. I'd happily play at a course like this every week if it were in my hometown.

(2.629 Rating) A dual tee park style course with one bomber hole.
- FUN FACTOR - For a niner, the Tripton course has a bunch of nice qualities to produce a good time for a wide swath of skill levels. First, I will note two tees per hole, thus veterans will have some decent challenges with extended hole lengths from the longs, while MA4s with have many birdie opportunities from the shorts. A couple holes, like (5) for example, will be giving out aces at a very high clip. I think searching for discs with be a low occurrence, and losing one will be rare. I would be willing to bet there's also a nice social scene here with weekly league events. The course is somewhat beginner friendly as well.
- DUAL TEES - As noted above, there are two tees on each hole. The short tees will be perfect for MA3s and MA4s, while the backs will be great for MA2s. Not really enough length to challenge MA1s or Pros, but that's the case at a lot of courses, especially niners.
- AMENITIES - The baskets are Pro 28 DISCatchers, the best target in the business. The tees are concrete, but really small. I measured 4 feet by 8 feet and that's not enough room for a 500-foot par 3. Also two practice baskets, shelters, picnic tables, playgrounds and likely a restroom somewhere in the park.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Tripton DGC scored getting such a beautiful parcel to work with. A rolling landscape, with pockets of trees, a pond and a headwater creek. The park appears to be well-maintained as well. I scored this aspect roughly 60 percentile among the 580 courses I've played as of this review.
- HOLE VARIETY - About average variety in my opinion. A good mix of distances depending on tee choice. From mid 100s to lower 500s. There will be an occasional creek flowing, which comes into play twice, and there are a few trees and long grass areas to game plan around.
- SIGNAGE AND NAVIGATION - No course map posted, but due to the open nature of the course, first timers without a map will eventually figure it out with not that much trouble. The course sort-of plays in a counter-clockwise loop. Tee signage is well built and attractive. There are no descriptive lines on the tee signs, but the baskets can be seen from every tee, so it's really not a must requirement.
- QUICK PLAY - The short layout is a sub 30-minute play to quick course baggers.

A solid niner that's just not complex enough for MA2s like me.
- HOLE 4 - This hole doesn't fit in with the rest of the course. The short tees are perfect for MA3s and MA4s except this hole. The long tees are generally aligned to a tweener between MA3s and MA2s except this hole. It's too long to be a par 3 and too short to be a par 4. The basket needs to be replanted about 100-feet longer and relabeled as a par 4. Kind of a waste of a hole right now in my opinion.
- LACK OF COMPLEXITY - There is very little technical challenge on this course. Hole (5) was the only hole where I had to think about the trees in relation to my planned route to attack the basket. The tee on (5) should have been poured about another 30 feet back too. I wished that the trees in general were used more effectively. I was also disappointed to not get a shot with the pond in play. Perhaps they weren't allowed to use that element.
- MULTI USE HAZARDS - Walking paths come into play several times. Players may need to pause from time to time. It's just a minor concern here. I don't recall any blind path conflicts.

Tripton Park is a really good niner. Among the nearly 200 courses I've played now with just nine baskets, this one is in my top twenty as of this review. I think there is potential here for me to personally score it a low 3.0, but it would take a bunch of money and/or course tweaks. First, the tee size needs more surface area. The course could also use some alternate placements and some benches. As is, I'm going with a strong 2.5. It reminds me of these high quality niners, Red Hawk in south central Tennessee and Asbury Church in Huntsville Alabama. Definitely worth checking out to those traveling along I65 and willing to detour 20 minutes off of the exit. Not destination level worthy in my opinion.

Tripton Park is a 9 hole course just outside of North Vernon in a lovely, well-maintained park.
-There is a short and a long layout which, on several holes, offers more than just distance differences. Holes such as 3 and 9 feel like completely different throws from the shorts, while holes like 4 and 6 just change your disc selection.
-Good variance in distance, with holes ranging from 180' to 500' when playing longs. At least 2 holes I'd describe as ace runs (6 and 8) while hole 4 is in a wide open hilly field and really lets you open up on one.
-2 practice baskets and a net by hole 1.
-Nice mix of holes, with some elevation changes, a few wooded holes, and some wide open throws.
-Great park amenities restrooms, shelters, and playgrounds.
-Plenty of parking, but there is a short walk to hole 1.
-Hole 3 was likely my favorite. A 380' shot down a hill, over a creek, and up into a narrow clearing where the basket sat. The landing zone was quite tight and a 2 would feel really special.
-Stroller friendly as this former ball golf course is covered in paved paths

-The teepads are really short. You either have to modify your walk up or start off the tees
-In the summer they leave large areas of unmowed wildflowers to shape the fairways. While beautiful, these swallow up discs and are full of thorns and stinging nettle. 3 of our group got small bee stings retrieving discs.
-Several holes play near a walking path, including playing over it. The path is in play on nearly every hole and 6 plays over it.
-Tee signs are minimalistic. They are trolley style signs listing the hole number, par, and distance.
-Hole 4 long should be a par 4. At 500'+ unless pros are regularly stopping by this course I'm assuming the hole is not often birdied. A couple other holes push 400'+ and are par 3s as well but 4 was the obvious par 4.

This course is a 3+ and regulation sized teepads would elevate it to a 3.5, likely where the design belongs. It is pretty far away from the commonly travelled path, but if your cruising US 50 this would be an easy stop on your way. The 9 hole course can be played under an hour and would be enjoyable for most skill levels.

There are a lot of nine basket/eighteen tee courses around, and this is one of the best I've seen. There are two tees for each basket, a short and a long, and the corse designers have done a great job of making the it feel different depending on which you are using.

It's not a long course, and the short tees are a beginner friendly challenge, while the experienced players will find it a good pitch and putt nine. The long tees add significant challenge on most holes, both in distance (particularly #4 & #7) and in shot shaping (#2 & #9).

Well mown fairways, baskets are in good repair. I forgot to note the make and type, but they are new and in perfect condition.

The course also does a good job in avoiding the numerous walking paths that run through the park, and they were rarely an issue even on a lovely Saturday morning. You never have to tee from a walking path. There is clear, brand new signage for every tee.

The biggest issue I had is the size of the tee pads, which are tiny. Most could be approached from behind, and you don't generally need big run ups, but even so they were little.

Much of the course is also quite open, and on windy days you'll really feel it. I find high wind/open course golf frustrating, so keep that in mind.

This is a multi-use park and there will be joggers and cyclists in the area. Like I said, the layout does a good job of minimizing this, but keep your eyes open.

Overall this is a wonderful addition to Southern Indiana, and I highly recommend it if you're in the area.

The course is a basic park style course with maximum advantage taken of natural feature and terrain. There are two shots over creeks, nothing that requires significant carry, but they are pretty.

The park has a public toilet building which was clean and well maintained. It also has a playground and other amenities.

To find the first tee park in the lot on the west side of the park by Grateful Grub restaurant. Walk past the bathrooms and the playground and you'll see the practice baskets and first tee to the right.