Pros:
The last in a row of 9 hole course from the 90's . Beautiful small parks in the area look to hold bragging rights by laying claim to these older courses . Watson Trails has this course at the end of the park , to the right , look for a disc golf sign and park at the bottom lot as far to the end as you can go . Some elevation to this course . Across a cement path at the end of the driveway you will see a sign for the course and hole #1 . The tee pad , Turf , but in good condition is up to your left from the dirt pathway . It is a fairly tight drive that opens up some into a fairway where the basket is guarded by several medium sized trees . The baskets are older single chain machs that are in okay shape. There looks to be an attempt to make some pro tee pads on some of the holes . Those are marked by blue colored wood markers in the ground instead of the red . No turf for these . .Bring your map . Even THAT might be enough to navigate this course . The park itself is very picturesque with many people taking advantage of the walking trails , the large pond , that sits in the middle of the trails , small bridges . Just a great after dinner walk for you , family or pets . The pond does NOT come into play in and holes , and the creek only comes into play on 4 , a straight shot 200' into a green that has the creek flanking the back and left . Not really a challenge for a veteran player , but a right forehand newbie might have to fish for his errant drive .#9 is a good finishing hole , tight fairway to a basket up a hill in the woods , a good basket placement . The course is set up to give as much challenge through its mostly woods holes as it can within a small area . Once you are confident in your bearings , you can finish a round in about 35-40 minutes by yourself . Signature hole : 5 . playing about 300' across a small dry creek and up a little embankment .
Cons:
I saw on a message sign while I was playing to play nice and respectful when here because the park board was either going to put some money into the course , or pull it altogether . Pretty extreme , either way . This course needs some help . Being a course from the mid 90's . this course should have cement tees by now . I am guessing that these have never been installed is because the park is unsure where it wants to go on disc golf . Signage ? None . You have to use the map ( not always accurate ) and look for turf . No trash cans or benches , which is okay because I never saw anyone out here while I was playing . Not a challenge to any level tournament player . I can understand not utilizing the large pond in the course since the trail and park users walk so close to it , but there is a lot of space up in the woods for a good hole or 2 . Not close to bathrooms or water . No trash cans or benches . Carry out what you carry in . Can get sloppy after a good rain .
Other Thoughts:
Overall , a good park , a scenic area for disc golf . I hope the park decides to go the way of putting some funds together and making a good 9 hole course here . Why not stretch the course to 11 or even 12 holes ? Good use of space for this . The big selling point for Watson Trails is that disc golf is ever expanding and a lot of people pay attention to the year the course was installed , for both stability and historical value . This can be a great showcase for your park . Potential is here. Watson Trails park was not the easiest to find , but it was worth looking for . My Recommendation : If you can couple it with Unger Park, or Wilmore , then it could be worth your while to come here . Try this if you are in the area and want to get in a short round . Otherwise ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,