Burchfield Park

Q .    July 1, 2011 at 8:11am

I'm messing around, I won't steal, I may pee on one or two of them though.

Q .    July 1, 2011 at 7:49am

who cares I am stealing them all out of spite any way ;)

Brett 'Barry' Lakin    June 30, 2011 at 7:11am

what baskets does Burchfield have? mach, innova, dga, discraft?

Ryan "RMFK" Kretz    June 24, 2011 at 4:29am

Ohhhhh Sweet Baby Ray!..... I can't wait to BBQ some baskets!!!

Matt Rinker    June 23, 2011 at 6:24pm

Baskets will be in Friday June 24th!!!! That is, tomorrow :)))

Matt Rinker    June 23, 2011 at 5:56am

Soon, very, very, very soon :))

Ryan "RMFK" Kretz    June 23, 2011 at 2:50am

Is the course open full time yet?? I played in the Burchfield Open and loved it! can't wait to get back out and throw a casual round or 12!!!

Matt Rinker    May 29, 2011 at 5:12pm

Sorry for the inconvenience, Rick. The park let us put the course in a couple weeks ago to hold a tournament, but then pulled it right after to help let the grass grow and to finish a few other things here and there before the Grand Opening. The Grand Opening is scheduled for mid-June, but keep checking and I'll let you know the happenings. Sorry to disappoint. But when you do play it, you'll see the amount of work the park is putting into this course and might even think it was wo ... more

Sorry for the inconvenience, Rick. The park let us put the course in a couple weeks ago to hold a tournament, but then pulled it right after to help let the grass grow and to finish a few other things here and there before the Grand Opening. The Grand Opening is scheduled for mid-June, but keep checking and I'll let you know the happenings. Sorry to disappoint. But when you do play it, you'll see the amount of work the park is putting into this course and might even think it was worth the wait...
Hit me up next time you're in town and, if it's this year and I'll let you know the happenings.
We are planing on fixing up fitz as well, FYI... so next time you're in town, you may want to play that one again.

leftronics Davis    May 29, 2011 at 4:27am

I came up from Washington dc to eaton rapids to visit family for the weekend and was excited about a new course opening up near my dads house, saw scores being posted here in the scene so I figured it was open, only to be highly dissappointed that when I got there this morning and they said its not set up, so I had to go to fitz which is run down big time since i lived here years back, so what's the skinny..when is this course actually gonna be open to the public???

Patrick Fulkerson    May 24, 2011 at 4:17am

To my understanding it is pulled to finish modifications to the landscape. They plan on putting the course back in for the CCR open and leaving it as such. This is what was announced on Saturday mornings player meeting.

Q .    May 23, 2011 at 6:16pm

So whats the deal now with the course, is it pulled out? if so, when will it be back in?

Jon Andare    May 23, 2011 at 7:48am

Left behind pro katana, and a zone. name and number on em.

Daniel J Lee    May 22, 2011 at 8:07pm

Lost: Glow CFR Destroyer on hole 10 in the tree island. Has my name & number, would appreciate its return if found.

Patrick Fulkerson    May 22, 2011 at 8:27am

I really enjoyed the course today. As a Am4 rated player, that plays am3 when I can I enjoy the course, Was really challenging, and i believe practicing on this course will help anyone out and any level. The concern I have with it is, As i do not live in Ingham county the 9$ a round it will cost to play. (4$ per person to play, 5$ per car to park). I do understand the pay to play concept as the course needs to be maintained and money has to come from somewhere. With so many parks in the area ... more

I really enjoyed the course today. As a Am4 rated player, that plays am3 when I can I enjoy the course, Was really challenging, and i believe practicing on this course will help anyone out and any level. The concern I have with it is, As i do not live in Ingham county the 9$ a round it will cost to play. (4$ per person to play, 5$ per car to park). I do understand the pay to play concept as the course needs to be maintained and money has to come from somewhere. With so many parks in the area. I will likely play else where as 95% of the time just due to that.

Though I said, Everyone should experience this course at least once. Though bring 100% Deet or regret it the rest of the day.

Darren Harper    May 21, 2011 at 7:01am

lost blue comet hit early tree kicked into swamp un left reward if returned #9666 on bottom 248-765-0910, thanks.

Mike Durco    May 20, 2011 at 6:39am

I lost a green star Xcaliber on #18. REWARD if found & returned. My signature is on the top and my contact info is all over the bottom of the disc.

Mike Durco    May 20, 2011 at 4:50am

correction. #7 is a tough par 4 from the short tee to the long basket. it just played hard in the wind the other day.. Par 61

Mike Durco    May 18, 2011 at 8:46am

I just played the course today. This course is great!!! The amount of work being put into this course is crazy. It reminds me of a ball golf course, but disc golf style. There were park workers out on the course doing work the entire time I was at the park. I was there from about 3-8.
I played a practice round to figure out what was going on with the course and then a 2nd round were I kept score. I brought a course map and the distances Matt listed here the other day. The distances se ... more

I just played the course today. This course is great!!! The amount of work being put into this course is crazy. It reminds me of a ball golf course, but disc golf style. There were park workers out on the course doing work the entire time I was at the park. I was there from about 3-8.
I played a practice round to figure out what was going on with the course and then a 2nd round were I kept score. I brought a course map and the distances Matt listed here the other day. The distances seem pretty accurate.. except # 2.. I got a shot up inside the 10 meter circle for a putt (i don't throw 522'). It seemed to be more about 375' or so, maybe it's 522' from the long tee? #16 seems to be listed long too... just a little.

I have a few concerns about 2 areas:
1st: the area between #4s basket and # 5s tee is sketchy.. both tees are really close to #4s basket, esp the long tee for #5.. it's in the putting area.. not inside the 10 meter circle.. but inside of 60ft.
The 2nd is the area 11, 12, 15, 16 and 17 occupy. The main concern is really 11,12 and 15. These holes are on top of each other. Nothing wrong w/ the hole designs.. just way too close together. It's going to be a huge back-up area at tournaments. There needs to be some kind of format for how these holes are played for flow and for safety. People need to be very aware in this area for shots coming in on them.. and people teeing need to be aware of where groups around them are. A path from 15s basket to 16s tee needs to happen through the woods.. or there will be BIG back-ups in this area, esp at tournaments.

The course itself is absolutely awesome!!! I'm calling it a par 62 from the short tees to the long baskets.
#1- 357ft - (par 3)
#2-375' (ish) - (par 3)
#3- 500ft- (par 4) I call this a par 4 because it's a 'tweener hole'. It's in between a 3 and a 4. it's not really reachable (as people won't get inside 60ft for a putt very often, not even top pros) it's not really a par 4.. but it's not a 3... so it's a tweener in my book.. an easy par 4
#4-378' - (par 3)
#5-211'- (par 3)
#6-689'- (par 4)- This is a great hole. Just leave yourself in the open for the 2nd shot and a chance for a 3. Being in the short grass here really helps.
#7-676- par 5 (the alley to the basket is so small and narrow it def adds a stroke to the par. U have to lay up into the mouth of the alley on your 2nd shot to be able to get your 3rd shot to the green. great hole)
#8-252'- (par 3) this is the only questionable hole in my eyes.. really just the basket placement. Why not have it more straight ahead off the tee?? WTH does a lefty do on this hole to get a look at a 2!??! A must deuce is not a bag thing.. this looks like it's made difficult to be difficult.. not fair, or challenging.. just hard to 2. but.. there is a hole like this on every course (IDK why.. i'd rather see a good hole than one fluky hole on every course)
#9-418'- (par 4)- there is really no way for a righty to get up into the 2nd half of the fairway for a putt. A good tee shot will be a 270 ft lay-up shot to the mouth of the woods... then an approach to the basket. There is really no way to crash the basket through the trees to even hope for a look at a putt for 2. A lefty or a righty sidearm throw might be able to get a look at a putt... maybe once out of 20 times....but the ceiling is pretty low.. so I'm saying that 2's will be very few and far between on this hole. There will B more thrown-ins for 2's than will be actually putted for a 2... so.. it's a par 4.
#10-412'- (par 3)
#11-771'- (par 5)- this hole is tough! The downhill 1st half of the fairway really makes it tough (for a righty backhand shot) to land in the middle or right side of the fairway (which is the best zone to throw your 2nd shot). The uphill 2nd half of the fairway makes the approach challenging. And the cherry on top is the elevated basket. Great par 5 hole!!!
#12-270'- (par 3)
#13-225'- (par 3)
#14-273'- (par 3)
#15- 687'- (par 4) Awesome hole! This is a tough par 4. U must throw a long drive placed so U can then throw a long 2nd shot for a chance at a birdie 3 (which is not easy because of the downhill slope). The work being done in this area is really extensive! U have to see it!
#16- 298'- (par 3)
#17- 239' - (par 3)
#18- 240' - (par 3)
I really enjoyed myself at this course! One of the best courses in the state right now! I love the par 4s and 5s. And multiple par 4s and 5s on one course is true golf. So much better than just huck and putt!!!!! I can't wait to play it from the long tees!!!!
There are just those 2 zones that I'm a little concerned about. Again, not with the holes themselves, just the way they will play: all next to each other when there are a lot of people on the course. It will work out fine as long as ppl use common sense (it seems as though common sense is no longer used very often these days)
Fabulous job on this course! I can't wait to play it again!!!

Matt Rinker    May 16, 2011 at 11:42pm

I know! and that's only the shorts to longs... wait till you see those distances. Hope to see you Saturday for the Tournament.

Mike Durco    May 16, 2011 at 10:21pm

Nice!! So the course is a par 63-66 or so? Sounds, and by the looks of the course map, looks awesome! I'm sick of par 54 courses! This is going to be a great!