This course consists of 3 separate 12 hole loops. Each loop has 9 numbered holes and 3 letter holes. The letter holes on each loop are A1, A2 and A3. The 3 loops all start and end by the parking lot which is always a bonus. The front 12 starts on the east side of the power line trail with the back and deep loop starting on the west side. There are nice level concrete tees on all the numbered holes. These are very grippy and well done. The letter holes are just dirt with logs serving as the front and sides of the pad. Currently has orange flags on the front corners of tee areas as well. The baskets are all DISCatchers with the yellow bands. These are all in really solid shape and catch great. One position per hole it seemed. There are numerous benches, chairs and trash cans throughout the course. The tee signs are pretty basic with the a basic hole map, hole number and distance. The red signs are for the front 12, yellows for the back 12 and the brown painted wood posts are for the deep 12. There is a port o pottie by the parking lot and there is ample parking as well. The course is free to play and very well maintained. There is a solid mix of left, right and dead straight shot required here. It will test almost every shot in your bag. It has an above average number of right turning shots compared to most courses too so you better have a decent forehand or a good anhyzer game to do well.

For first time players it can be a bit tricky to find the letter holes. If you use Udisc it shows them on the front 12, back 12 and deep 12 maps though. Not a con for everyone but this is pretty much just a bunch of short to medium length technical wooded holes. Not really any grip it and rip it holes if that's your thing. The only other thing I can think of is that it gets a bit repetitive throwing very similar shots on most of the 36 holes. They're not all the same, it just starts to feel that way after such a long round.

This is just a really fun relaxing place to play. It's definitely worth a stop if you're anywhere nearby. It's located just a couple minutes off of 31. It can easily be played as just a 9 or 12 hole course. 18 hole, 24 hole etc. It's almost a choose your own adventure course. It seem that this is a popular one among the locals with good reason. It's also very well taken care of and clean. Not an absolute must play but I'm sure glad I did. Very fun course. Henderson lake nature center is only minutes away as well, making for a very fun day of disc golf.

Variety of shots needed
elevation changes
cool terrain
nice tight fairways with lots of trees
easy layout flow with chances to play a quick round
Secluded right off the freeway

not much, if your particular about signs and amenities then whatever but there's not too many negative thoughts going thru my mind when i'm playing a course like this.
there was some garbage

stopped by this course on my way up to mason county parks from Wisconsin and didn't want to leave. what a blast to play. after playing all the mason county parks, leviathan, flip city and all those wicked courses in western michigan this one still sticks out in my mind cause it was so much dang fun to play.

This course has an amazingly private feel to it even though it's very popular and has many players pass through daily. The entire course greatly utilizes the areas elevation and TONS of trees/ foliage, making it very challenging but loads of fun.

Each 9 hole segment is built like a stand-alone course with very well done layouts that always bring you back around to the parking lot. They are all very simple to follow and even first timers shouldn't get lost.

The course demands you to bring out every shot you can command, from deep hyzers, S-shots, annies, rollers.... it's all useful here! Hole length varies from ace runs to deep bombs with tight alleys to hit.

The main teepads are cement and in great shape; there are shorter dirt pads which I assume are for the ladies. Signs give basic information for the hole and the double chain baskets are in good shape and easy to spot.

TWO practice baskets, can be found just down into the woods by the #10 tee. They are numbered but don't worry, they are for practice.

Plenty of seating areas all over and there are trash cans and a port-a-potty next to the parking lot.

I definitely got a kick out of the amusing lawn ornaments scattered throughout the course. I don't know if the headless thing was done pre-course placing or what but those kind of give off a funny but creepy vibe for being in the middle of the woods

I would like the teesigns to include a detailed map since multiple holes require blind drives. I know this is not a necessary addition but it would definitely make this course even nicer!

A sign or course map next to the parking lot would be nice as well since I had to ask a local to point me in the right direction (the Deep 9 can be a little tricky to find).

Maybe a little less clutter around the parking lot... but again, minor details.

Since it seems many people miss the Deep 9 (easy to do), here's a hint: When you approach the tee for Hole #10, there is a trail just to the right of it with a sign on a tree that says "Deep 9" ... follow that path and voila, there is the first teepad!

I gave this course a 4.0 rating because it really is an excellent course, there is no other way to put it. I would like to see a couple of amenity additions be added to really make it a top notch course, but it the difficulty is high and the fun factor is very high, so quit reading me review and get out to this course ASAP!!

nice tees
seating
place to throw away garbage
great people always out and about
course is easy to follow whether you play the first 18 or the deep 9

bugs but hey were in MI get use to it

can be busy at times...that's ok though

+Cement tees! - most have brooms!
+Look around, really nice, lots of trees!
+Baskets are nice
+Great course layout
+The deep 9 is one of my favorite spots to play ever!
+Great to play when the weather isn't so good because of the tree coverage
+Broken up into the front 9, the back 9 and the deep 9, what a treat! I love the deep 9!
Whats cool about this is they all loop back to the parking lot so you can mix and match which 9 or 9's to play!
+Sooo many good holes, what a great mix
of placement type to driving type, backhands, sidearms, thumbers, rollers, its pretty cool
+lots of benches and trash cans
+Really took advantage of the landscape with great tee to basket placements!
+Not far off the highway and food and gas are not to far either
+I have played here many times and often it seems there is someone on just about every hole!
+Great chances for an ace

Too many people! Ha!

^They are adding on, that is aWeSoMe!
^Hikeing shoes, bug spray.
^Have seen all kinds of wildlife, really cool!
^Places to sit at every hole
^Dog friendly
^One of my favorite places to play, good place to break in new discs

Technical course, a good challenge cut out of a forest. I enjoyed the little tree "structures" around the course and the little statues left had a surreal feel to them.

Some of the holes are ridiculously hard, but other than that I enjoyed my round here.

Nicely laid out course. There's 3 9 hole loops to play that all come back to the parking lot. The first 18 are relitivly shorter holes with some difficult lines to follow adding a nice degree of difficulty. Built in a nice forest so there's a lot of trees to get by, but it makes the course look stunning. Deep 9 are longer holes with a bit fewer trees, but there's still the degree of difficulty that the trees create.

Lots of trees. If you hit trees often, you're going to hit them a lot more often here. Not a place for Dx or Pro D plastic. All the holes have a similar feel to them due to the same trees around. Only one hole feels different when there's a slight feild shot in the deep 9. Lots of downed trees laying around off the fairway so if a disc bounces off into it, you might just end up twisting your ankle.

Difficult course. I like it for the degree of difficulty it offers. Well planned out course layout. Another thing I noticed was there were always headless little lawn statues creeping me out. One of the heads ended up on top of a basket with a swastika painted on it's forehead. Creepy... But funny in a way.

- Course is set in a giant, wooded park, completely devoted to disc golf. Each 9 is a separate loop to customize your round.
- Biggest pro here is the constant challenge of shaping lines. From start to finish, an endless supply of pine trees and other typical foliage are present off the tee, in the fairway, and near the basket. The looks are fair, with well defined paths to take to the basket, but there are many spots where the line must be shaped from start to finish.
- Some fantastic shots here, with a plethora of various tunnels, hyzers, and anhyzers, and more if you got it. #2 Deep has a double teepad allowing for a big hyzer or anhyzer, extremely unique and enjoyable. #6 Deep is a true par 4, pretty much the whole deep 9 is great. Decent elevation changes in some spots as well.
- Awesome variety of hole length, with over 6 around 200', 7 over 350', and a lot in between. The break-up of each section lets people pick and choose in a good way; the front 18 are generally on the shorter side, with the deep 9 providing a lot of the distance. This also holds true with the difficulty, with the deep 9 designed for the more experienced players.
- Some tricky basket placements, due to sloped greens or other obstacles. Good shot placement off the tee can be critical on these holes.
- Signage isn't too bad, navigation on the holes and the course isn't too tricky. Good baskets, and good teepads.

- Obvious con at this course is the similar terrain. While the holes themselves feel different, the look is the same, the obstacles are the same, and the hazards are more or less the same (there is rough in places). If this isn't your type of golf then it's gotta be murder.
- A lot of short holes overall, so the difficulty factor is probably lacking for some. Tough lines for the most part, but it might be a bunch of approach shots for the big arms.

- Overall, a solid course that demands accuracy on every throw. Tight pine tree lanes of all variety, noticeable elevation changes, and a wide range of difficulty. Beginners may find the lines too tight, with too many trees, and experts may desire some more length, but there is something for everyone.
- I would put the front 18 at a 3.5, but the deep 9 easily bump it up to a 4, almost a 4.5.

- Whitehall, public but with many of the trappings of a top-notch private course, provides 27 holes of solid discin' set in moderately forested, moderately hilly terrain. Pines, both mature and young, mix with various deciduous trees throughout. Schule is minimal to non-existant: although the trees are numerous enough to create awesomely tight holes, little to no undergrowth impedes the round. The course is largley clear of the debris of fallen limbs, etc. giving the course a very clean and neatly groomed appearance. The park space seemed wholly disc golf dedicated. Distances vary from 187- 650'.
- Whitehall is comprised of three separate nine hole "loops," with each "loop" ending back at the parking lot. As one enters the park, the front nine is on the right with both the back nine and "Deep Nine" to the left.
- Elevation and vegetation are used to full potential. No major elevation changes, but enough throughout to keep the fun factor high. The fairways, defined by trees, are fair and spacious in places, but tight enough in others to be considered extremely technical, especially as the course progresses. Many holes offer multiple routes. Deep #2 goes so far as to have a dual tee and dual fairway, each route offering its own unique set of risk/reward.
- Amenities, details, upkeep and grooming. The people taking care of Whitehall are ahead of the curve. Besides the basics of deeply brushed, level, wide, long, grippy concrete tees (on the pros), descriptive and consistant signage, and solid baskets, Whitehall one-ups most other courses with brooms, patio furniture or benches, cans for cigarette butts, and large plastic trash barrels on most holes. Port-a-john in the parking lot. Chill spots, wooden indian statues, guardian frogs, defaced maiden statues and twin pink horses dot parts of the Deep Nine.

- #4's am tee was basically a pile of broken glass, the only part of the course to suffer any such treatment.
- Someone defaced a few of the maiden statues, albeit in a grudgingly humorous manner.
- The am and Deep Nine tees are above-average natural dirt tees, although I'd hesitate to consider this much of a drawback.

- A touch repetitive in places, in that you're getting a bunch of really awesome variations on the same theme, more or less. Personally, I could play Whitehall all day every day, but I prefer tightly wooded technical holes over bomber style courses. I do wish more of the course was like D6, easily the signature hole.
- Twenty-seven holes of Goodness. God Bless America for Michigan Disc Golf!

Very easy to navigate. i like the tree branch lined walkways between holes for the first 18. Concrete pads were great. plus brooms were available for a lot of the holes to sweep them if they were dirty. very clean course. Each nine got progressively harder as you went along Shot lines were well defined. If you threw off the line discs could still be easily found. Very quiet course. when i got there the lot was half full, but during the round i only saw 4 other people. could hear chains rattling but couldn't really see anyone else. There were easy to find short tees for the first 18. Deep nine now has the concrete tees

Should have a sign near lot pointing towards the practice baskets. Also there should be a sign in the power line access area directing towards the deep nine. there is a sign on the path to it but if you don't go down that path you won't see it. on the deep nine i was wondering where the ninth tee really was. saw arrows pointing in the general direction followed them for a bit was almost ready to turn back when i found it.

Overall i totally love this course. I love the fact that it is only for disc golfers no interfering with any other activity there. Was like taking a nature hike through the woods while enjoying a round of disc golf. Friendly golfers the ones i did see wished me a good round while i was there. Very well maintained course. I highly recommend that if you are in the area that you should really play this course. I live like 30 minutes away from it and would easily drive it to play it again. would probably drive 60 miles to play it again I liked it that much.

Excellent upkeep. Regulars take excellent care of this course and there is a broom and garbage at every tee pad.

Variety. There are a lot of different shots needed at this course. From accuracy shots through thick woods with narrow fairways, to wider open shots along the powerlines.

Location. Love the fact that this is a disc only course. no sharing the course with picnickers and other yahoos doing non-disc things.

needs updated tee signage at some point. Other than that, no issues.

As a beginner this course has a little bit of everything. I love variety, it gives me a chance to work on every type of shot I need to improve my game.

This course is five minutes away from my home town of Montague and there is a ton of family and friends in the area which makes it even more attractive to go home.

Easy to follow, there is no way you will get lost. Nice cement tee pads. after each group of nine holes you come out to the parking lot so you can play them in any order. first 18 holes are all fairly short and technical. decent variety, You have to go left and right. difficult but not impossible, each group of 9 gets harder. Pretty hard to lose discs here.

some holes that I really liked:

16: 355' downhill shot. a few different lanes, you can throw FH or BH.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com...16&page=1#

D2: the most unique hole I've played at any course. It's set in part of the forest that looks like there was a fire (trees are all charred and black). There is a sort of "double" tee pad, and 2 distinct fairways so you can take a FH or BH shot or hyzer/anhyzer.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com...20&page=1#

so many trees that if you get off the fairway it's quite frustrating. While the shape of the shot changes a lot, the terrain stays the same throughout the first 18. There is no water, which to some people is a con.

overall I think this course could be improved by removing a few trees. I get that It's supposed to be tight and difficult but it might be overdone a bit.

Hole I dislike
D6: 650'. It is really long but there are too many trees to really bomb it.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com...24&page=1

EDIT: The Deep nine has cement tee pads now. I bump my rating from 3.5 to 4

Very nice course overall, great example of a Michigan woods course. Benches, signs, and nice cement at every hole. This course is very well maintained, and provides a variety of shots for all players. Three nines all start by the parking lot, so it can be played a variety of ways. Great putting area between holes 10 and 18 by the parking lot.

Some people might have a problem with this course never leaving the woods. All shots have a fairway, but none are without constrictions. Deep Nine might not be for novice or beginner players.

This is one of my favorite Michigan courses. I got my first ace on hole 6, my first time playing the course. I have seen the course develop and change into a fantastic 27 holes. The variety of shots throughout the course gives everyone a challenge. The newest addition of the "deep nine" has great character and is far more challenging than the traditional front and back 9. Its location to the highway makes it a great stop on the way to other awesome near by courses (Flip City, Mason County, etc..).

a good mixture of length on holes especially with the newly added deep nine. good for forehand and backhand.long and short woods are tough but forgiving grounds well kept fun to play f your a beginner or advanced deep nine is pretty challenging especially holes 6, 7 and 8. plenty of straight away shots, hole 16 its either hit or miss you have a great show or a not so great shot , cement pads all discatcher baskets , fun to play a round of night golf very clean garbages at all holes alot of holes have butt cans also, port o john in the middle of course which makes it easily accessible bulletin board also makes it easy to find stores to buy discs and also tournaments in michigan

slightly repetitive, the only really open hole is number 6 on the deep nine, sometimes can be a little crowded on the weekends in the summer but most dg parks are.

home course and i love it

-
Nice scenic course, with excellent design features and a superb layout.
Cement tee pads on every hole and in great shape.
Nice baskets.
Signs at every hole and well worn trails that make it impossible to get lost.
Each hole is wooded but has a path for every shot.
Good variation in long holes and short holes.

-
Very little elevation changes -- but does have few.
No water hole(s).
Somewhat repetitive, but STILL fun & good practice.

-
I really like this course. As soon as I played it I added in to my favorites. I just looked at is a perfect home course (if I lived close by), quick and great practice. It has very nice scenery and the turf and tree's make it an ideal course to play in windy and rainy conditions. The sandy clay surface soaks up the water and makes for interesting but predictable bounces off the turf. Each hole is unique and there is a really good variety of short and long shots. It is not the longest course but the course will test your accuracy and reward your distance. I found a path for every shot on the course and played through it quickly with no lost discs or time consumed looking for discs. There are also some really nice holes that are memorable and standouts. Again superb design.
I give outstanding props to the designer and township of Whitehall for putting this course in. It is easy to find of the highway and there is ample parking. This course, Flip, Ludington, Fremont, and Muskegon makes for an excellent destination in Disc golf in the area!!!

Also it is somewhat challenging to get under par here. If you do your doing really well. I have played much easier courses and this is probably right in the middle with a challenge.

Update June 2010
The Deep Nine is an excellent addition to this course. It is now a true 27 hole disc course that will challenge most skill levels yet keep it fun. It is still a course that turns quite a bit, you'll be going left or the hole is on the right, sometimes you'll see one straight. Very fun, good for most weather conditions, an awesome addition to the area!

Update Nov 2013
This course has been well
Maintained. Deep 9 makes this course a legit 27 hole course. I have really come to appreciate the subtle nuances this course offers. Imo it offers a lot and is highly underrated. A very fun course. Great challenge with deep 9. Great benches and maintainence. 4.5 is high but others have it far to low. An excelkent course! Much better than average.

I remember when I first played this course I really didn't think much of it. I was already hooked on playing at Flip City that was the only place I wanted to play. But the more I played this course the more it grew on me and I wanted to play this course almost as much as I wanted to play out at Flip. This is a good course to go to and learn how to throw period because it is so wooded that if you can play this whole course without hitting a tree you are good. There is a lot of technical play on this course to try avoiding the trees when throwing, but it is a great way to play and learn. I think that is one of the reasons why this course grew on me so fast. There are no real big holes on this course, but the part of the course where it will come and get you is all the trees. All in all this is a fun course to go and play, I would recommend this course to anyone that plays.

Trees, trees and more trees. Other than that, this course is great.

Tight, technical, cement tees, cozy
1/2 planted pine, 1/2 michigan forest
separated by powerlines.

Not very long, but your score will be
high even with having short holes.

Its a good place for teaching a lesson
on how to throw a shot you've never
thrown.