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Katy, TX

Willow Fork Park DGC

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2.695(based on 13 reviews)
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blake833
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.1 years 160 played 140 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Stumbles into goodness 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 11, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is really nestled around a scenic park out in Katy, west of Houston. Looking at the map I was afraid it would play around the bayou ditch like a lot of Houston courses, but it only comes into play on one hole. The rest of the course plays through some little hills and a walking trail in the park.

The baskets are interesting- they're green like Prodigy baskets, but looking at them I think they're still disCatchers. I liked the baskets, just an interesting choice to go with another company's color.

The tees are pros and cons, but the pro is their size and being concrete. Tee signs on every hole as well.

The design is pretty good, in terms of distances and shot selection. It's not the kind of place that can really get away with par 4's or a par 5, but there are some rip it holes at 350, and at least one over 400. I liked the variety of the course though; I never felt bored or slogging through.

The amount of hills and slopes does give this course a little more elevation play than most Houston courses.

Cons:

The biggest con for me was how caddy-wompus the tee pads are. I know every reviewer has mentioned it, but there literally are two holes where the basket is 90 degrees off the teepad, so you run up the short way. Almost none of them are dead on. BUT there is an arrow painted on the tees to the correct basket so you know where you're supposed to throw.

I don't know if that was because of a redesign, and it was easier to move baskets than repour tees (which I get), but it is what it is.

The walking trail does come into play a LOT. On a Friday morning, with maybe 4 or 5 walkers during my round, I had to stop several times, or throw blind at the trail. The playground is near one hole. As a forehand dom I didn't have as much as issue as my RHBH friends, but it's still a hazard.

There's nothing particularly "wow" about the course, or anything you've never seen before. The most memorable, unique feature here is tee pad situation lol

Other Thoughts:

This is still a fun round. If you catch the park without a lot of walkers, and get used to throwing at angles off the tees, It's really not a bad round. I would be happy to go back, get a few more of those birds.
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Barr71
Experience: 7 years 5 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

The Perfect Place for Your First Ace 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 19, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

18 holes, concrete tee pads, and signage are new and in great shape. Good line of sight for most holes. Well maintained. Convenient parking. On site security. Entertaining course for less experienced players, like me.

Cons:

Heavy pedestrian traffic particularly on the weekends. Several holes cross the side walks and most people pay not attention to disc golfers. As others have stated, some tee pads and hole markers are not properly oriented. The course is short and easy. On the flip side, this is the place for your first ace!

After playing many courses since my original review I had to down grade this to 2.5.

Other Thoughts:

They have recently cleared out all the wild vegetation and underbrush. It opened up the course tremendously. No more long searches bushwhacking through the weeds to find your disk.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 46.1 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

This Parks Department Has More Money Than Disc Golf Smarts! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 30, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

I really liked this course. It was a very comfortable fit for my playing level, that is old, rec player with sub 300' arm. I invision this course as being a links style course, like the golf courses in Scotland. It was slightly different from any course I can think of and I enjoyed playing, even as it's flaws were driving me nutsy. This course would be a 4.0 in a world with no liability, no lawyers, no judges, no victims and especially, no lawsuits. As the course stands, it's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

There are many things to like here. The humongous tee pads allow you to change your angle although often you're throwing from across the pad. The baskets are very pretty green with black numbers on the band. The tee signs are lovely. Too bad they don't face always the correct way.

The # 9 peninsula hole was cool and very pretty, giving you options on which route to take. The negative here was trying to time my throw to avoid not get sprayed from any of the three sprinklers that were hitting the # 9 pad. While I was trying to stay dry, I realized my bag was being soaked.

Cons:

# 3 is horrible. At 288', it's not long but there is a small hill in your way so you're throwing blind. The easy route is a hyser over the busy, children's play area. This hole is only going to get more dangerous as the newly planted tree on the top of the hill matures. Most rec type players are not going worry about some Mando on the tee sign. The park's department could plant a row of bushy trees in front of the play area or they could put up a high fence or some netting.

Players teeing off on # 6 are in danger of getting hit on drives from players teeing off on # 5.

The course plays over the walking path continuously. Someone will get hit, It's inevitable.

How much concrete ($) was wasted building humongous trapezoid tee pads which are probably twice as big as needed?

Tee pads often are not pointing at the basket.

Tee signs are placed forward, backward and sideways.

Personally, I liked the 18th hole, thought it was fun and challenging. But...
The tee sign faces backwards.
The tee pad is off by about 45 degrees.
The route I took had me throwing over two walking paths and a park bench.
Someone had just started walking up the path as was ready to tee off. I had to wait quite a while for her to clear.
So my question is ? How much more can you do to #^%* up a hole?

On # 14, a tree is planted right in front of tee pad. As that tree matures, it might leave you with no where to throw.

Other Thoughts:

There is so much for me to like about this course but the safety issues, the screwy tee pads and the backwards sign made me crazy. Some things could be remedied easily. Unbolt the backwards signs and mount them on the correct side of the pole. Others, like the tee pads, present a major job to fix. The problem with # 3 has to be dealt with right now. You can't wait until some sweet little two year old takes one in the mouth before you act. Mandos might help but rec players won't recognize them and many will ignore them anyway. One accident and this course might be shut down and that would be a great loss for the area disc golfers.
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