New signage, tee pads, baskets and obstacles throughout. As one of the few shots that went unchanged, Hole 2 is still wonderful. Hole 9 was an improvement, taking advantage of the concrete barrier to add difficulty. Several ace run opportunities, with a mix of open and technical fairways. This course requires a variety of shots to stay under par.

I miss quite a few of the old holes, especially Hole 5 on the hill near the small bridge, and the downhill shot to the basket near the road (Hole 14, I believe). The new walking path cut into a lot of the usable space around holes 4-6. With the reduction in holes, I expected more long-ish par 4s or even 5s, so that was a little disappointing.

West Park is still one of my favorite courses in the area, even after the layout change. The equipment upgrades improve the overall experience here. I love the use of elevation; some areas are steep, but not unforgiving like a few over at Highland. Pro players will conquer this course but amateurs will find it challenging while still being a lot of fun.

- great wooded technical shots
- a good variety with some more open shots
- great elevation change for NW Illinois
- fantastic Discraft Chainstar baskets
- nice, large concrete tees for both tee locations on every hole
- quality signs on every hole
- next basket direction shown on sign for navigation
- decent amount of parking, benches, and garbage cans
- nice permanent bridge on one water crossing

- a disappointing amount of trash left around the course
- some baskets are mounted a bit low
- some low-lying areas can get rather wet and muddy
- can be fairly busy at times
- some elevation change areas are a bit treacherous and some
more permanent stairs might be nice
- some shots are very close to the road

I really enjoyed this course! It technically is the first DG course in Illinois, which is pretty cool, although it was redesigned last year. This is another gem in the Joliet/Lockport area which has the best disc golf I've seen in northern Illinois.

I wish people would pick up their trash, which is the biggest problem I saw on this course. Seriously, how does a styrofoam egg carton end up in the middle of a wooded disc golf course? There are garbage cans everywhere but apparently some people can't be troubled to use them which is too bad.

The elevation change here is great for Illinois. While some of the later holes aren't particularly unique, almost none of them are boring and they all force you to make a certain type of shot. I love all the ravines and holes that make you think about the best approach... not to mention the risk of throwing off the side of the rise. The Discraft Chainstar baskets are beautiful and have 3 layers of chains - it may sound silly, but these are really nice. The tee pads and signs are great, with 2 concrete tees for every hole which are clearly marked on the signs. Navigation was easy even though it was my first time.

Though this course is certainly challenging and I could have played better, I never found it so difficult it was that frustrating. Admittedly, some shots play very close to the road, but it admittedly is a very low-traffic road and this wasn't much of an issue. The course can get muddy and wet in low lying areas but I was able to avoid most of these pretty well.

I did have to help my 5 year old cross the creek since the concrete bridge only goes about halfway across (would be interesting to know how this setup originated). There are stepping stones so it wasn't too bad but it made for an interesting crossing.

All in all, this course seems well maintained and is a lot of fun. It was late March so obviously there wasn't much foliage, and I can't say how that would change the course. However, for the time being, I never had any trouble finding my discs. Despite all the tree obstacles you could always see the ground well. I will definitely be back eventually. I'd highly recommend this course if you are in the area... probably #3 for me currently after The Canyons and Highland Park.

- Newly laid out course in a hilly multiuse park.
- Loved the front nine for the most part
- Loved the layout difficulty. It's consistent. I rarely see this on courses were it seems like almost all of the holes are relatively the same in difficulty. While there's nothing wrong with having a course with a few holes that are much harder than the others West Park offers up something a little different.
- With a few exceptions, navigation was easy peasy. Usually the next hole was visible from the previous basket.
- Loved the odd bit of retaining wall on 9. Not sure what it used to be in it's former life but it definitely added a ton of character to this hole. With the tough little tunnel shot off the tee this is probably my favorite hole.
- The use of available elevation is wonderful here and is what really makes this course a ton of fun.
- The brand spanking new and shiny Discraft Chainstars are BEAUTIFUL. What a great choice in basket. These are some of my favorite baskets I have ever played on.
- Concrete tees are broomed perfectly and appeared to be professionally installed. I like the trapezoidal shape pointing the way to the basket. Some may argue that they are too small but hey, unless you're James Conrad (sponsored by Pert Plus FYI) trying to pump one out to 500' you don't need bigger tees than this.
- Dual tees. Freaking awesome. Each set of tees has different looks at the basket and if there isn't dual tees on the hole there are multiple pin locations. Very nice touch.
- The signs were great.

- The dual tees on a few holes are a tad odd. Like on 4 the red tee is significantly longer and appeared to me defintely harder than the white tee. I thought it should be the other way around. Yeah I know...It's a picky con.
- Navigation was an issue between 9 and 10. Download the map from this site or make use of Udisc.
- One of the biggest things in my mind holding this course back is the back nine. While there is nothing technically wrong with any of the holes there a lot of them felt rather bland and basically filler holes. More specifically, 13, 14 and 15. In the course designers defense...I'm really not sure what could have been done differently.
- Ten IMHO is way too close to the roadway. Newb hyzers are going to wind up across the street.
- While I liked the the consistent level of difficulty this is by no means a championship course. I kind of feel like it would be nice to have a few holes that are just ridiculously hard.

West Park was obviously constructed with a specific goal in mind which is to create a mildly challenging and fun course for the average discer. Even pros are going to find this place entertaining and looking to play more than just one round. Mission accomplished for sure. Yet, I would love to see the dial labeled "challenge" turned up a bit and unfortunately I don't think there is room in this park for it so the designer in my book get's an A- for doing the best they had to work with.