Mills Park

The biggest knocks for this course would be the pedestrian traffic and that's it's on the easier end of the spectrum due to the holes being short. However, I went and did a round around 7:45 PM when the sporting events were clearing out and the pedestrian traffic was minimal. The course layout is well done. It uses the hills and trees quite well. One of the things I really like about it relative to a few of the other local courses is that the terrain is pristine. It is a well kept park. The g ...
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The biggest knocks for this course would be the pedestrian traffic and that's it's on the easier end of the spectrum due to the holes being short. However, I went and did a round around 7:45 PM when the sporting events were clearing out and the pedestrian traffic was minimal. The course layout is well done. It uses the hills and trees quite well.

One of the things I really like about it relative to a few of the other local courses is that the terrain is pristine. It is a well kept park. The grass is lush and isn't patchy. The trees are well groomed. I thought the baskets were well placed and the course is mapped out pretty well.

All in all, you just have to plan to be there when there's less going on in the park. Other than that, it's a fun, fairly easy course in a really nice park.
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Went to the grand opening today and had a really good time. It seems like the city is really behind making this course work and the community is behind it. I understand the complaints about heavy use, but there are really only 4-5 holes affected and usually not all at the same time (5 and 6 for soccer/lacrosse, 11 and 12 for baseball). Much of the land being used is drainage that is away from the flat open sections of the park. The distances may be shorter than other courses, on average, ...
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Went to the grand opening today and had a really good time. It seems like the city is really behind making this course work and the community is behind it.

I understand the complaints about heavy use, but there are really only 4-5 holes affected and usually not all at the same time (5 and 6 for soccer/lacrosse, 11 and 12 for baseball). Much of the land being used is drainage that is away from the flat open sections of the park.

The distances may be shorter than other courses, on average, but they make good use of terrain and obstacles to still make it challenging. If you do not bring mosquito repellent in summer, it will add a bonus challenge to your game :).
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The biggest disadvantage of this course is its location. When I first heard they were putting a course in Mills Park I was a bit baffled... it seems like courses are normally built in areas that are otherwise devoid of pedestrian traffic. I'd absolutely avoid playing here whenever other sports are being played on the fields (generally all afternoon every day except Sunday). Other than that, this is a surprisingly fun course to play! The layout uses existing obstacles quite well (trees, fen ...
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The biggest disadvantage of this course is its location. When I first heard they were putting a course in Mills Park I was a bit baffled... it seems like courses are normally built in areas that are otherwise devoid of pedestrian traffic. I'd absolutely avoid playing here whenever other sports are being played on the fields (generally all afternoon every day except Sunday).

Other than that, this is a surprisingly fun course to play! The layout uses existing obstacles quite well (trees, fences, hill berms, etc.) There are a few holes (like #6) where you're likely to land a disc on the other side of a fence. Also, many holes on the back 9 are parallel and quite close to each other so unless you're confident in your aim you might end up waiting for groups in front of you to finish several holes before you proceed. There are no super long shots but they're certainly long enough for most players to really let the disc fly. I think they're mostly between 200-250 feet. Most of the course is well shaded thanks to the excellent layout. There are plenty of restrooms and drinking fountains around the course.
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