McHenry High School West

9-Hole practice course on public high school property. Do not play during school hours. PROs: This course makes the most of the property with some longer shots, minor elevation changes including a ... show more ›

9-Hole practice course on public high school property. Do not play during school hours.

PROs:
This course makes the most of the property with some longer shots, minor elevation changes including a blind hill shot, and a flow that is easy to navigate. Baskets are 2009 DISCatchers and in good condition. Signs at each tee show layout and direction. No crossing fairways. A couple chances to pull out your roller add some fun. A couple of long holes can test you in the wind. Fun to play this course, mostly. Pretty green on Hole 5.

CONs:
Hole 8, which plays tightly to the left around a fenced baseball diamond. I mean DIRECTLY around it. If you go inside, you are forced to jump the 6' fence because the gates are always locked.
Too many straight fairways.

This course is not very good, particularly compared to some of the others nearby. The holes are almost all straight shots with very few obstacles. There are some minor elevation changes, but not a t ... show more ›

This course is not very good, particularly compared to some of the others nearby. The holes are almost all straight shots with very few obstacles. There are some minor elevation changes, but not a ton. The distance from hole to tee is often quite long. Also, I found out the hard way that on hole 8, if you miss into the baseball field during off hours, the gates are closed and you have to hop the fence. Also, as shown in the picture, although the tees are well marked, the signs do not point at the holes from the tee box. In the picture, if you look at the sign, you are also looking at hole 2. All in all, a pretty boring course, but it is wide open enough so that if you are looking to see how your disks behave, it is good for that.