Boasting 18 teepads, the Fayette City Park course masquerades as a full course. With only nine baskets and the utilization of similar fairways on most holes, this layout seems like a nine-holer with two teepad options, one of which is just a bit more difficult.

One of the best aspects of the Fayette course is the use of the hilliness around the park. The course is moderately hilly and the layout includes a couple of valley-type holes and several baskets which are placed in a spot where one can't just ignore the positioning. The entire course plays on grass, rough is nonexistent and there are never more than a handful of trees per hole. One user described the course as a "fun, open layout with just enough obstacles to make you think about your shot."

The course winds clockwise around the park and while there are softball fields, sidewalks, a splash pad and other park facilities, the layout does a good job of not interfering with these areas. Navigation is fairly straight forward, though it's not apparent from a distance which teepad is the "front nine" or "back nine" option. The signage is faded and tough to read on some holes.

The baskets are Titan Pro-24 Targets and seem to catch well. Also, there are two possible basket locations for each hole, so there is some variety available if you visit at different times.

The chance of losing a disc at Fayette City Park is above average. There is a pond on both holes #1/10 and #9/18. Only Hole #18 goes over the pond, but Hole #1 is close to the water's edge, and Holes #9 and #10 require more technical lines where a tree hit could result in dunking your disc. The mandos on these holes increase the challenge and eliminate the super-safe route to avoid the pond.

The listed pars are generous, with a suggested par of 63 for the 18-hole variety, which includes seven par-4s and one par-5. In reality, intermediate players and above should probably play every hole as a par 3. None of the holes are over 400 feet. The two longest holes, #14 and #18, are 384 and 360 feet, respectively, and both play downhill for most of the hole. In fact, the most challenging hole to snag a 2 on might be Hole #3 in the long position – it was listed as a par-5 because it's gradually uphill with a row of trees to navigate, including a couple trees that significantly block the straight line to the basket. If any hole at Fayette City Park had to be a par 4, I'd start with this one.

Not much variety in distances. Most of the holes are in the 200- to 300-foot range, with several holes longer and the Hole #2/11 being the sub-200-feet ace runs on the course.

Hole #7/16 features a downhill throw with a couple enormous trees in the way. Players will have to get creative with their drive to surpass these towering timbers – roller, skip shot and extreme forehand are all options to consider.

The splash pad is just uphill from the Hole #6/15 teepads. When I last played, there was water runoff pooling on part of the Hole #6 teepad.

Fayette City Park does an adequate job of offering a city park course and adding some variety with multiple teepads and basket locations. That said, with the exception of the pond holes, the layout isn't very interesting, and several of the holes could be described as boring.

I struggled with what to rate this course considering the "is it nine or 18" question. The current DGCR rating of 3.30 with five reviews is definitely too high. In the end, I'm scoring it as an ordinary nine-holer without major flaws but also lacking anything special.

Fayette City Park DGC wraps around the whole park,starting and ending on the southeast side between the 2 ponds. The course is free to play and probably rarely, if ever, busy. You should have the whole place to yourself, which is nice if you want to unload your bag or just do field work.

The baskets are Gateway Titans, which I've only ever played on once before about 3 days ago. I am in Gateway country so it makes sense I guess. There's one pin position per hole. These baskets catch pretty well, not great, but pretty OK. They have next tee signs hanging from the bottom of the cages which is nice. There's also a PVC pipe on the top of each with both the front and back nine hole number on them. These help you to spot the baskets too, so dual purpose for these. 9 total baskets here.

There are 2 concrete tee pads for each basket placement, making it play as 18 holes. The tees are a little on the small size but are all you really need for the lengths on this course. All are level and plenty grippy. No complaints.

The tee signs are the same as the nearby Kuemmel park, just on a bigger frame. Basic info. Hole number, par and distance. Pretty straightforward but adequate.

The course wraps around the whole park and features undulating terrain throughout. Every hole at least moderate elevation change, some are quite the change which adds to the challenge. Lots of mature trees force you to hit a line on many holes. There's not a ton of them but the tees are strategically placed to incorporate them.

There's a big kiosk board by hole 1. It didn't have anything on it, but it's there if needed. Restrooms and drinking water near holes 4/13 and 6/15 respectively.

Mandos in place on a few holes to keep you from throwing over park roads or areas where other park users may be. This makes you have to take the tight line though, instead of just throwing the big hyzer around everything. The mando on holes 1 and 10 force you closer to the pond, so accuracy becomes much more important. Nice little double mando on hole 9 too.

The 2 tee pads per basket concept is a good one IMO, especially with limited space. I'd be glad to have this on my course. But the tees aren't too different from each other on most holes. I just wish they were a little further away to drastically change the hole. Oh well, better than a nine I guess.

Not much variety in distances. The longest holes are only about 350'. Most are under or around 200'.

A little bit hard to find a couple of the tees on the back nine holes. The next tee sign points you toward the next tee for the front nine only. I mean, it's not that hard to find but a couple were. 11 and 18 I guess are the 2 I mean.

By no means is this anything to go out of your way to play, but if you're in the area for any reason it is a fun little course. Kind of your typical city park course. The definition of typical. But with the lack of too many other courses that close, it's a nice little place for locals. Good course for kids or beginners too. I enjoyed my round here, a change of pace from a lot of the much more challenging courses in the vicinity.

Flows well. Good baskets. Clean course, well maintained. Bathrooms available. Every hole is possible to birdie but there is enough challenge to still be fun even for experienced golfers. Good use of elevation, large trees, and mandos. Fun course. Quick to play if you don't have a lot of time.

Back 9 shares baskets with the front 9.

Not really a lot of negative things to say about this course. It's a solid good course. It would be worth playing if you made a trip to play here. There is not enough land to add another 9 holes, using two tee pads and sharing baskets is a good use of what is available.

Great hole to hole progression. The 18 concrete tee pads are well placed and none of the shots fell like they are overlapping the shared basket holes. The local disc golf club attention to detail really shows from the basket toppers to the mapped score cards.

Shared baskets are always a con but Fayette is laid out so well and in a smaller community it shouldn't be a problem.

Some of the holes seem inappropriately parred.

A great example on maximizing the space you have.Will play again

Nice 5x12 concrete tee pads.
New signage with hole information as well as sponsorships.
Baskets are very nice, heavy, and commercially manufactured.
Course map at pavilion and on rear of score cards.
Flow of the course is easily learned without the need to search between holes.

Holes 4 and 13 may get unplayable in very wet conditions.
18 holes are created by the reuse of 9 baskets.
Front and back 9 are very similar.

This course utilizes the land well, allowing for varying approaches and grades throughout. The park is well maintained and easily walkable. This is a great course for casual players and newbies while providing some unique challenges for more experienced players.

Those that put the effort into creating this course in the middle of town deserve a 5/5 rating considering the size and resources of Fayette, MO, as well as the obscurity of disc golf in this town. The park is beautiful and well maintained, which is why these baskets were relocated to this new course having previously existed at DC Rodgers Lake (*which might be getting a PDGA championship 18 hole course in the next few years)

There is good elevation change. A great use of land.

Easy to find (directly behind the high school)

The baskets are homemade with insufficient chains and basket depth. They are comparable to the DGA Mach 1 (original entrapment).

Hole signs do not display an image of the hole or the course O.B. rules.

The tee boxes are natural (not always a con), but the teeing area is not marked. Some stones or flags marking the 'line of scrimmage' would be preferable (see pictures of Logan College in St. Louis).

The par is listed as 33, but this doesn't match the PDGA par guidlines for a particular skill set. I graded it out as a 32 for Rec level, 35 for Beginner, 29 for Intermediate Am, 27 for Advanced Am, and Pro would be questionably a par 25-26 with a likely scratch scoring average (SSA) of 20-22.

This is the perfect intro course for a city looking to encourage more healthy activity in the heart of their community.