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Warrenton Pool Park reviews
18
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A Wooded 18 That Provides Fun And Challenging Shots For A Wide Range Of Skill Levels
Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 15, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
(Listening to Pool Party by The Aquabats while reading this review is highly encouraged)
Warrenton Pool Park plays host to a short technical 18-hole course that snakes through the hilly woods on property. With its multiple tees and variety of shots, this course is one that provides a nice balance of fun and challenge to a wide range of skill levels.
Location of Warrenton Pool Park is off State Highway 47, 6 minutes south of I-70. After making that right turn, you'll just drive past the aquatic center, around the bend to the right, and the pavilion will be on your left. There's a Casey's between 70 and the course, along with plenty of gas and fast food options at the I-70 junction to choose from if you have any needs before or after your round. The course isn't particularly close to any other courses but is a good option for those traveling along 70. It could be a good warm up course before playing Eagles Crossing, which is just under a half hour north. As a St. Louis local, I can see myself playing this course along with a St. Charles course for a nice day trip.
Park Amenities besides disc golf currently include the aquatic center, a dog park, and walking trails that share the woods with the disc golf course, without overlapping as far as I could tell. This is the newest park in Warrenton's parks network, and it's clear on the website that they want to keep improving it, as they list horseshoe pits, and ADA fishing dock, an amphitheater, and more trails and pavilions. A master plan map on the city website also shows planned playground areas. Time will tell how these additions will affect the disc golf course; the amphitheater seems to be located where the practice basket currently is, for example. Given the infrastructure in place for the curse already, I imagine few adjustments will be done in the near future.
Course Equipment is exceptional here. By the parking lot, you will find a course map along with paper scorecards. Each hole has two artificial tees that were very nice to throw off of. Each hole also includes a tee sign for each tee that's color coded, and includes a nice hole graphic, distances, pin placements and which pin is in use, OB and mandatory locations, and next tee direction info. The baskets are red banded DISCatchers that were easy to spot, even for this red-green colorblind individual. In addition to all of this, there are numerous bridges that help traverse the numerous creeks the course navigates, as well as other nice touches such as a wall to guard hole 3's pin from drives from hole 5. There are also benches and trashcans around the course. The practice basket is also in the middle of a nice open area by the parking lot, providing some nice elevation as well to practice different putts before your round. The pavilion is a real highlight by the parking lot and includes numerous tables and what my friends said were the nicest park bathrooms they have ever seen. I didn't need to use the bathroom while on site, but I probably should have anyways, as my friends would not shut up about them for the rest of the day.
Course Design at Warrenton Pool Park focuses on tight wooded lines that will test your accuracy and ability to make touchy adjustments to your angles and shot shaping. Given the tee and in location options throughout the course, you can play here multiple times with new pin placements or even using the different tees and have very different rounds. While I did not play the red tees, it's clear that the skill gap and shot shapes required from the different tees is enough to make for some nice variety in skill requirements, making this a great course for a wide range of players. The course also loops back to the parking lot after hole 9, always a nice bonus.
Shot-Shapes is a must on this course, as you'll throw just about every angle off the tee whether you pick reds or blues for your round. Left turning shots on site include holes 4 with it's mid fairway dogleg, hole 7 in the B pin, hole 10 from the blues, and hole 16. Left turning shots include hole 1 from the blues, hole 5, hole 11 (especially from blue) and hole 17. Many of the other holes include either flexy lines or very touchy straight shots that may require a flip up or a dead straight shot for your best chance at a birdie.
Distances are primarily short, with many holes being short of 150 feet according to the tee signs. While many holes hover in the 200 to 300-foot range, there are some longer shots. Hole 11 from the Blues is likely the longest hole on site, and a few other long pins from the blues will max out between 360 and 385. That being said, the 200 to 300 range rules the day here at Warrenton Pool Park, letting short wooded shots be the overarching theme of the course.
Elevation is present as well, with most of the front 9 switching between downhill and uphill along the hill side on the west side of the park. Other holes like 3 and 15 have ridges along the fairway that require you to throw over a hill without letting the downward elevation by the pin leading to overthrowing the target. Hole 11 from the blue also has a valley vibe, with most players likely throwing a little downhill on their drive followed by an uphill upshot. Holes 17 and 18 finish with uphill and downhill drives respectively.
Difficulty varies greatly here. Reds are shorter and provide mostly easier angles to attack from, while the blues provide both more distance as well as tougher angles to navigate given the tight woods and unforgiving roughs in certain places. I'd feel comfortable bringing a newer player to try the reds while also having more experienced friends play the blues for a good time.
Warrenton Pool Park plays host to a short technical 18-hole course that snakes through the hilly woods on property. With its multiple tees and variety of shots, this course is one that provides a nice balance of fun and challenge to a wide range of skill levels.
Location of Warrenton Pool Park is off State Highway 47, 6 minutes south of I-70. After making that right turn, you'll just drive past the aquatic center, around the bend to the right, and the pavilion will be on your left. There's a Casey's between 70 and the course, along with plenty of gas and fast food options at the I-70 junction to choose from if you have any needs before or after your round. The course isn't particularly close to any other courses but is a good option for those traveling along 70. It could be a good warm up course before playing Eagles Crossing, which is just under a half hour north. As a St. Louis local, I can see myself playing this course along with a St. Charles course for a nice day trip.
Park Amenities besides disc golf currently include the aquatic center, a dog park, and walking trails that share the woods with the disc golf course, without overlapping as far as I could tell. This is the newest park in Warrenton's parks network, and it's clear on the website that they want to keep improving it, as they list horseshoe pits, and ADA fishing dock, an amphitheater, and more trails and pavilions. A master plan map on the city website also shows planned playground areas. Time will tell how these additions will affect the disc golf course; the amphitheater seems to be located where the practice basket currently is, for example. Given the infrastructure in place for the curse already, I imagine few adjustments will be done in the near future.
Course Equipment is exceptional here. By the parking lot, you will find a course map along with paper scorecards. Each hole has two artificial tees that were very nice to throw off of. Each hole also includes a tee sign for each tee that's color coded, and includes a nice hole graphic, distances, pin placements and which pin is in use, OB and mandatory locations, and next tee direction info. The baskets are red banded DISCatchers that were easy to spot, even for this red-green colorblind individual. In addition to all of this, there are numerous bridges that help traverse the numerous creeks the course navigates, as well as other nice touches such as a wall to guard hole 3's pin from drives from hole 5. There are also benches and trashcans around the course. The practice basket is also in the middle of a nice open area by the parking lot, providing some nice elevation as well to practice different putts before your round. The pavilion is a real highlight by the parking lot and includes numerous tables and what my friends said were the nicest park bathrooms they have ever seen. I didn't need to use the bathroom while on site, but I probably should have anyways, as my friends would not shut up about them for the rest of the day.
Course Design at Warrenton Pool Park focuses on tight wooded lines that will test your accuracy and ability to make touchy adjustments to your angles and shot shaping. Given the tee and in location options throughout the course, you can play here multiple times with new pin placements or even using the different tees and have very different rounds. While I did not play the red tees, it's clear that the skill gap and shot shapes required from the different tees is enough to make for some nice variety in skill requirements, making this a great course for a wide range of players. The course also loops back to the parking lot after hole 9, always a nice bonus.
Shot-Shapes is a must on this course, as you'll throw just about every angle off the tee whether you pick reds or blues for your round. Left turning shots on site include holes 4 with it's mid fairway dogleg, hole 7 in the B pin, hole 10 from the blues, and hole 16. Left turning shots include hole 1 from the blues, hole 5, hole 11 (especially from blue) and hole 17. Many of the other holes include either flexy lines or very touchy straight shots that may require a flip up or a dead straight shot for your best chance at a birdie.
Distances are primarily short, with many holes being short of 150 feet according to the tee signs. While many holes hover in the 200 to 300-foot range, there are some longer shots. Hole 11 from the Blues is likely the longest hole on site, and a few other long pins from the blues will max out between 360 and 385. That being said, the 200 to 300 range rules the day here at Warrenton Pool Park, letting short wooded shots be the overarching theme of the course.
Elevation is present as well, with most of the front 9 switching between downhill and uphill along the hill side on the west side of the park. Other holes like 3 and 15 have ridges along the fairway that require you to throw over a hill without letting the downward elevation by the pin leading to overthrowing the target. Hole 11 from the blue also has a valley vibe, with most players likely throwing a little downhill on their drive followed by an uphill upshot. Holes 17 and 18 finish with uphill and downhill drives respectively.
Difficulty varies greatly here. Reds are shorter and provide mostly easier angles to attack from, while the blues provide both more distance as well as tougher angles to navigate given the tight woods and unforgiving roughs in certain places. I'd feel comfortable bringing a newer player to try the reds while also having more experienced friends play the blues for a good time.
Cons:
Mud/Course Conditions can be dicey after rain, as parts of the course are a little lower lying and surrounded by creeks, particularly in the back 9. Some spots were a little tough to navigate, particularly hole 15. Hole 11's hillside can also be tough, particularly when walking from the pin to hole 12's tees. Be careful when playing here right after rain.
Course Equipment, while mostly awesome, could use just a couple improvements. Hole 11's blue tee sign is not present, making it a little hard to spot if you aren't using udisc. While there are an abundance of bridges throughout the course, a couple more around hole 15 could be handy to help keep folks from messing with the creek sides to get to the tees or fairway. Given how much infrastructure is already in place, it would not shock me if this is already planned. Some of the distances on the tees also seem inaccurate, so take them with a grain of salt.
Rough can be unforgiving if you have a bad throw or tree kick in many spots on the course. Thorns got the best out of all 3 of us between myself and my two buddies during our round here on 3 different holes, and depending on where you land, you may opt to walk all the way down a separate fairway rather than navigate 5 to 10 feet of rough depending on where your disc lies. It seems like there is also often poison ivy present on site as well, so be on the look out if you're allergic.
Variety/Course Design will not be for everyone. If you don't like 200 to 300 foot tightly wooded holes, you will find this course to be very redundant. Other than the long tee from 11, there aren't really any long drive opportunities where you don't have to worry about woods either, so if you like open courses where you can crush distance drivers, this stop won't be your cup of tea.
Course Equipment, while mostly awesome, could use just a couple improvements. Hole 11's blue tee sign is not present, making it a little hard to spot if you aren't using udisc. While there are an abundance of bridges throughout the course, a couple more around hole 15 could be handy to help keep folks from messing with the creek sides to get to the tees or fairway. Given how much infrastructure is already in place, it would not shock me if this is already planned. Some of the distances on the tees also seem inaccurate, so take them with a grain of salt.
Rough can be unforgiving if you have a bad throw or tree kick in many spots on the course. Thorns got the best out of all 3 of us between myself and my two buddies during our round here on 3 different holes, and depending on where you land, you may opt to walk all the way down a separate fairway rather than navigate 5 to 10 feet of rough depending on where your disc lies. It seems like there is also often poison ivy present on site as well, so be on the look out if you're allergic.
Variety/Course Design will not be for everyone. If you don't like 200 to 300 foot tightly wooded holes, you will find this course to be very redundant. Other than the long tee from 11, there aren't really any long drive opportunities where you don't have to worry about woods either, so if you like open courses where you can crush distance drivers, this stop won't be your cup of tea.
Other Thoughts:
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by how fun Warrenton Pool Park was to play, along with the level of detailing and attention the course has gotten to make it a pleasant to walk around and navigate. This park has a great and ambitious master plan, and its clear disc golf is meant to be a long-term highlight as well as the aquatic center.
It's clear this course would be a lot of fun in a league or tournament scenario as well, as the pavilion is very nice and has multiple tees right next to it. Hole 10 would be a very fun hole to spectate while sitting under in the pavilion, as would 13.
At first glance, this course can feel like it is crammed into too little a space, and that it might be just another short-wooded course with little variety. By the end of our round, my friends and I wanted a second round from the other tees after experiencing how fun the course design here is. This is a course that punches above it weight in enjoyment, as well as challenge. I would not be surprised to see a given player have scores that vary by 15 strokes on different days depending on how accurate their drives during each round.
If you like wooded courses and traveling through the area on 70, this is a great stop. While Warrenton resides close to an hour from downtown St. Louis, this is a course I recommend all locals check out at some point, as it deserves plenty of love.
This is a course that has aged like wine as I think about it overtime following my round here. There are many quality courses in St. Louis, but this is one that has instantly become one my friends and I want to prioritize playing again. While this course looks relatively uneventful on paper, the skill range it caters to as well as the variety of shots the designers managed to get out of the limited space earns it a 4 out of 5 in my opinion. I look forward to seeing how this course ages overtime as the park gets continued improvements; this is a course that deserves long term love and attention.
It's clear this course would be a lot of fun in a league or tournament scenario as well, as the pavilion is very nice and has multiple tees right next to it. Hole 10 would be a very fun hole to spectate while sitting under in the pavilion, as would 13.
At first glance, this course can feel like it is crammed into too little a space, and that it might be just another short-wooded course with little variety. By the end of our round, my friends and I wanted a second round from the other tees after experiencing how fun the course design here is. This is a course that punches above it weight in enjoyment, as well as challenge. I would not be surprised to see a given player have scores that vary by 15 strokes on different days depending on how accurate their drives during each round.
If you like wooded courses and traveling through the area on 70, this is a great stop. While Warrenton resides close to an hour from downtown St. Louis, this is a course I recommend all locals check out at some point, as it deserves plenty of love.
This is a course that has aged like wine as I think about it overtime following my round here. There are many quality courses in St. Louis, but this is one that has instantly become one my friends and I want to prioritize playing again. While this course looks relatively uneventful on paper, the skill range it caters to as well as the variety of shots the designers managed to get out of the limited space earns it a 4 out of 5 in my opinion. I look forward to seeing how this course ages overtime as the park gets continued improvements; this is a course that deserves long term love and attention.
7
0
allenhoop
Experience:
14.1 years
243 played
11 reviews
Great course design on a decent property 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 7, 2019
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Fun, technical, and fair lines.
Easy to navigate
Short walks and good transitions between holes
Great, simple teepads
Best baskets in the greater STL area
Easy to navigate
Short walks and good transitions between holes
Great, simple teepads
Best baskets in the greater STL area
Cons:
Brutal rough (hit your line!!)
Ticks, bugs in spring/early summer
Some poison ivy
An hour from south STL
Ticks, bugs in spring/early summer
Some poison ivy
An hour from south STL
Other Thoughts:
This course is extremely fun to play. I always want to play another round when I'm done. It could easily be played by the casual player alone or with another quick player in an hour and a half. If it were closer to where I live I would play it kore often. Cory M did an amazing job with this piece of property and I appreciate all the efforts of anyone involved. Great course!
