Sims Park

best course in greater cleveland area with nice mix of holes, including some great technical wooded shots. concrete pads and hole markers for all holes but 2 (#18 and #19 on tournament layout). the hidden hole 19 (or 21 on tournament layout) is a gem. vegetation gets thick in the summer on a few holes, but the locals maintain the course well. park also has a nice lakefront view and other amenities. the flow can be confusing the first time through, but in nice weather you can follow another ...
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best course in greater cleveland area with nice mix of holes, including some great technical wooded shots. concrete pads and hole markers for all holes but 2 (#18 and #19 on tournament layout). the hidden hole 19 (or 21 on tournament layout) is a gem. vegetation gets thick in the summer on a few holes, but the locals maintain the course well. park also has a nice lakefront view and other amenities. the flow can be confusing the first time through, but in nice weather you can follow another group, as the course gets high traffic. baskets are in decent shape with no rust. a must play when in cleveland.
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I rate this course 3.5 out of 5 stars. Pros - There are a few different parking areas that are small to choose from - Play area for the kids - Bathrooms located in between Hole #1 Tee and Hole #18 Basket - Nice Kiosk - Trash cans at the start and finish of the course (could use one or two more for sure mid way through the course) - Practice basket near the Kiosk - The map is very accurate and helpful - 17 of the 21 Tees are concrete and in great condition - High quality Posts with ba ...
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I rate this course 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Pros
- There are a few different parking areas that are small to choose from
- Play area for the kids
- Bathrooms located in between Hole #1 Tee and Hole #18 Basket
- Nice Kiosk
- Trash cans at the start and finish of the course (could use one or two more for sure mid way through the course)
- Practice basket near the Kiosk
- The map is very accurate and helpful
- 17 of the 21 Tees are concrete and in great condition
- High quality Posts with bag holders by 18 of the 21 Tees labeling hole number, distance & direction to the Basket
- Next Tee tape on the bottom of some of the baskets
- The baskets are in excellent condition
- The course is mostly open but it does have some very nice wooded obstacles to get around, over & under. You start out at Hole #1 with small trees to get over in a tight fairway that ends with the basket on the right. Great overhand opportunity here. #2 is a very tight, short, sharp right-hand turn. #4 starts out open but enters the woods in a small spot 220’ out from the tee so bring your accuracy. #4 is a lot of fun! After that you play the next few holes in the woods which are beautiful in the summer. The wooded holes can be technical and have both right and left turns and a lot of overhangs to get under.
- Plenty of obstacles but a low chance of losing a disc
- The scenery and landscape is mix of pretty woods, well manicured lawn & a nice beach view of Lake Erie. Certainly a pretty course that would have good-looking views any time of the year.
- Good upkeep. Well mowed and clean.
- The course did not seem busy by park goers or disc golfers, however, I most likely got lucky both times I was there.
- The front nine are very short, no holes over 300’, but the back holes open up and there are 7 holes over 300’. Overall the distance is average or a bit short and there are certainly some ace opportunities here.

Cons
- The distances on the Tee Signs/Posts are not always in agreement with actual distances
- This course can be very muddy and will flood in many places. Holes 5-7 can quickly become unplayable (my group was forced to skip those) and Baskets 9, 11 & 15 can be surrounded by water pretty quickly.
- Hole #11 Basket is very close to the road but is labeled as a temping 260’ so I’m sure many risk going for the ace and I’m sure many have landed in the road (and that road has very heavy traffic)

Other Thoughts
- Nice beach but it’s small and there is no swimming or grilling allowed
- To play the 21 hole layout you play normally until Hole #17. At that point you play Hole #18 which has no Tee Post/Sign, just a kickboard on a natural Tee. The Basket is labeled ‘A’. Next is Hole #19 which also isn’t marked and you are aiming at the Basket labeled ‘B’. After that is Hole #20 which has Hole #18’s Post/Sign at it’s concrete tee. Then last is Hole #21 which is passed Hole #1 and also aims at the lake.
- Unfortunately I completely forgot to play Hole #21 so I can’t say anything about that. I’ll play it next year.
- Do not set your equipment down and venture too far from it by Holes #9-11. They play along a housing development in a neighborhood that is listed as having a higher crime rate than surrounding areas.
- The overall flow has it’s Pro’s and Con’s so I won’t count it against the rating. It makes more sense to park at Hole #20 so that when you are done you don’t have a long walk back to the car. After parking at Hole #20’s Basket, it flows better if you start at Hole #21, then move onto Hole #1 and play it from there. There is a short walk on the beach from Hole #1’s Basket to Hole #2’s Tee. A longer walk up the hill from #2 to #3. The map becomes handy to get from #4 to #5 because there are a few defined trails to choose from. The flow greatly improves from that point on and the designers made excellent use of the available land.
- Sims does have some elevation changes on Holes #1 & 2 but not really anywhere else. Fairly flat and open for the most part.
- A few benches would add a lot to this course.
- I would not label this course as one of the more challenging courses around but it is a fun course to play and bring a few beginners with you while still having a few technical and longer holes to challenge the better player.
- The most challenging hole for me was Hole #2. I need to work on my forehand and this extremely short and insanely sharp right turning fairway (which is also paper-thin) gave me some trouble. Easy hole to play safely but this can backfire if you go for the ace. A safe 3 can become a 5 because of the rough here.
- There are no real signature holes but I do enjoy Hole #5. It’s technical in the summer when the woods are in full growth leaving a small area to penetrate the deeper woods and once inside the woods there are a few small hills to get by before you get to the basket which is in a small, clear, sunken area. Very pretty putting circle here.
- I do not label this course as a destination course to travel long distances to play but I really like this course a lot and I will try to make the trip here once a year since it is close. It’s a very beautiful course and not a bad place to bring the family.
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I like the course a lot. In my opinion, it provides the most balance in the area in regards to wooded technical and moderately longer open hole layouts. The first two holes are along the Sims Park beach, so you can catch a good view of Lake Erie. The first four holes are near the lake, which never comes into play, but you can experience so wind coming in from the lake. Holes 5-7 are short, semi-technical holes in the woods. After 7 your more or less looking at a lot more open holes. The courses ...
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I like the course a lot. In my opinion, it provides the most balance in the area in regards to wooded technical and moderately longer open hole layouts. The first two holes are along the Sims Park beach, so you can catch a good view of Lake Erie. The first four holes are near the lake, which never comes into play, but you can experience so wind coming in from the lake. Holes 5-7 are short, semi-technical holes in the woods. After 7 your more or less looking at a lot more open holes. The courses is in an interesting area as it is located at a park with apartment buildings on both sides of the courses. The building never come into play, however you will see at times people strolling around the course with no idea what your doing or what disc golf is. You'll find people laying down in the fairway or biking across from hole to hole; I find it humorous.

Considering the balance this course provides it is not frequented in my opinion. I've never seen it busy (even on the weekends with solid weather). Many times you have the entire course to yourself or there are a small group throwing behind or in front of you.

So, you have shorter technical holes and you have some holes where you can release the cannon and launch a nice bomb. The course has quite a bit of litter, especially around holes 8-11, but it is because of the apartment buildings nearby.

Sims also offers a couple additional holes. You play 1-17 and then you play hole A & B near a playground. Next you play 18 & hole 21/C/1A (I've heard it referenced by each) is behind hole 1 off the to right.

In my opinion with parking and the way the course is mapped out, I like start on hole 3 and play through 18 (including A & B after 17). This allows you to play 18 holes, and they are all in a row. 1 & 2 are fairly easy, simple holes that are off to the side and you can go and play them after or before, it just makes more sense in my opinion to play 3-18 with A & B. The hole 21 or whatever is basically throwing at a bunch of trees up and down a hill that many times is flooded and is a little absurd for this course but it is there off to the right of the dock behind hole 1.

Hope to see more people out at this great course.

Cheers-
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Great 21 hole course along Lake Erie. Every hole is birdiable but it's rare for me to get more than a handful each round. Shorter first 11 are technical shots with trees coming into play throughout. Longer holes open up a bit (but have their fair share of trees) and are just out of my reach. I'm maxing out at 300-350 for now but I look forward to the challenge every day. Makes those occasional birdies even more enjoyable. Hole 3 is up the hill toward the tree line. 5's tee can be tricky to fin ...
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Great 21 hole course along Lake Erie. Every hole is birdiable but it's rare for me to get more than a handful each round. Shorter first 11 are technical shots with trees coming into play throughout. Longer holes open up a bit (but have their fair share of trees) and are just out of my reach. I'm maxing out at 300-350 for now but I look forward to the challenge every day. Makes those occasional birdies even more enjoyable. Hole 3 is up the hill toward the tree line. 5's tee can be tricky to find at first. It's a few hundred feet south from 4's basket. Like Bobby said, just ask a local and they'll be glad to help. I recommend this course to everyone in the area or if you're out of town looking to combine it with a trip to Pundy, Medina or Parma. Osborne is right down the road and has a nice newer 9 hole layout as well to pair it up with. Good luck out there everyone
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Very Good course, very nice layout for the holes that i played (only got to play 13) very nice utilization of the land..all the holes on the front are kinda short but then then they get longer as you go on, some nice ace runs for backhand on the front and also alot of forehand shots too on the front. there is a nice giant wood pole next to each teepad and all the teepads are cement, except for hole 1, the practice basket is right next to hole one also. and hole 19's teepad is literally 30feet aw ...
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Very Good course, very nice layout for the holes that i played (only got to play 13) very nice utilization of the land..all the holes on the front are kinda short but then then they get longer as you go on, some nice ace runs for backhand on the front and also alot of forehand shots too on the front. there is a nice giant wood pole next to each teepad and all the teepads are cement, except for hole 1, the practice basket is right next to hole one also. and hole 19's teepad is literally 30feet away from the practice basket also, very good course i liked it and i cant wait to play here again in the cleveland rock, the only problem i had is that it isnt very well marked to tell where the next teepad is i had to find the basket sometimes off the teepads too for blind shots, taking a picture of the map is very helpful, also the park is very crowded or atleast when i went so park goers can get in the way sometimes.
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i was in town and hit the course up....neighborhood is iffy, we had a bad experience with the locals, signage is not good or no signage at all, just a post with distance,. so your first time thru is not good as i got mixed up a lot and some baskets you can't see off pad ,signage not what i am used to for sure as i thru to the wrong basket a couple times, but views of the lake when you see it are good, good baskets and concrete pads.i give it a c as a first time thru, if you know the course it co ...
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i was in town and hit the course up....neighborhood is iffy, we had a bad experience with the locals, signage is not good or no signage at all, just a post with distance,. so your first time thru is not good as i got mixed up a lot and some baskets you can't see off pad ,signage not what i am used to for sure as i thru to the wrong basket a couple times, but views of the lake when you see it are good, good baskets and concrete pads.i give it a c as a first time thru, if you know the course it could go to a c plus but the signage was a turn off for me mainly. i am guessing with the neighborhood keeping good signs there may be a problem as in other places,.that was my day there, read the other reviews also.
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