Sioux Passage Park

What a monster of a course, championship level at its finest. I felt so overmatched for this course. Big arms step right up and let em' fly. Level and long concrete tees. DGA Mach's in very good/new condition. Bathrooms and ample parking. Well manicured fairways. Good variety of shots a good use of the hills that adorn this beautiful well kept park. I played during the day, middle of the week, only soul out here. Stop by Briscoe Woods at the front of this park, much shorter and more technical. ...
continue reading ›

What a monster of a course, championship level at its finest. I felt so overmatched for this course. Big arms step right up and let em' fly. Level and long concrete tees. DGA Mach's in very good/new condition. Bathrooms and ample parking. Well manicured fairways. Good variety of shots a good use of the hills that adorn this beautiful well kept park. I played during the day, middle of the week, only soul out here. Stop by Briscoe Woods at the front of this park, much shorter and more technical.

A ton of walking back up the hill for the next shot, esp. on the front nine. You better be in good shape or prepare to meet thy maker. Hole #9 you have to walk down a steep hill just to throw back up the steep hill. Tee signs just gave the position of the pin and distances. You have to drive to the back nine. The out of bounds tall grass that adorns the back nine was mowed down as of this review so I never got to see it or utilize it's fairway shaping hazards. Nice kiosk that greets you for Hole #1. They use a bolt on the tee sign, to identify which pin position is being used.

Hole 1 is a great starting hole. It sets the tone for the first few holes. Wind can play havoc on this course so watch out for the road. Hole 7 is the best hole on the course as far as I am concerned. Very tough tight first shot or you might try a crazy hyzer way out to the right. The chances of hitting wood here are 60% or better. The back nine starts out with a long uphill dogleg left that will really test the big arms. If you throw 275 to 300 feet like me, you will have long second shots most of the time. The tee on #12 is the final resting place on the back nine. I guess during the hot summer that tee gets backed up with golfers cooling off there. #13 downhill is very fun as you get to throw down a big hill, maybe get your first 400 foot drive.

While in St. Louis stop by here and then go down the road a bit and check out White Birch(My favorite) , the oldest course in Mo. Also go see my friends at Gateway Disc Golf(Mr. McCormack), take a tour to see how discs are made, and check out the Pro Shop. St. Louis is a disc golf mecca, so many courses , so little time.
‹ less text

This course is pretty good as a stand-alone, but the fact that it is located in Sioux Passage Park right next to the original 18 really bumps up the interest for me. The park staff at Sioux Passage seems to do a good job of maintaining the "Big" course and Briscoe. The designer really leveraged the elevation changes to add difficulty to the fairways and make some longer placements more scenic and difficult. There are some fast greens around a couple of the harder placements, so there is a lot of ...
continue reading ›

This course is pretty good as a stand-alone, but the fact that it is located in Sioux Passage Park right next to the original 18 really bumps up the interest for me. The park staff at Sioux Passage seems to do a good job of maintaining the "Big" course and Briscoe. The designer really leveraged the elevation changes to add difficulty to the fairways and make some longer placements more scenic and difficult. There are some fast greens around a couple of the harder placements, so there is a lot of risk/reward, especially with the (currently) narrow fairways. Plan on hitting several trees during the round. You should definitely scout the fairways before throwing your drive because the thick brush hides some big drop offs and a creek along a good number of holes.
Smart golf will result in scoring well out here. In addition to some very unique holes, such as the hole 17 island green, this course already has a lot of character just by doing some little things like re-purposing down trees as benches, creatively using rocks to combat erosion around tee pads. Lastly, the course is named for the person that donated the land, so I like that they paid homage that way.

Nice that restrooms are within the park, multiple pin placements that can really up the difficulty, concrete tee pads, nice baskets, elevation changes, tight and technical, flows pretty well, easy to navigate, very creative use of open spaces, Without proper signage, someone playing this course for the first time on their own could get lost. Luckily, there is already a kiosk near hole 1 with a course map. Other than that, there is limited parking for this course, there are a lot more spaces at the original course.Some of the of the fairways are poke and hope, but I think of this as more of a positive. Had the designer cut all the trees/brush back the course/fairways would continue to erode even more quickly. By leaving the fairways a little raw, the natural erosion that comes from heavy traffic will open up the fairways just enough to be a little more fair, while maintaining a good challenge.

This course offers a great challenge, especially when played on the same day as the original course. Now that there are 36 holes in 1 place, I'd say this is the #1 top visit if you're coming to St. Louis for a weekend. Briscoe contrasts the original course beautifully. Since there isn't much shade on the original course, play Sioux Passage in the morning and the more shaded Briscoe in the afternoon. Bring water and snacks for the day, you will need it.
‹ less text

Good course. Mostly wooded with plenty of technical shots requiring shot shaping. Playing at the end of the season meant the OB areas were extremely overgrown, so finding your errant shot is nearly impossible. Elevation changes come into play a on a few holes but not so much you'll be strained walking up and down hills. Important to note that you've got to walk around the bend in the road between holes 2 and 3, and then walk back the way you came on that road between holes 6 and 7. There ar ...
continue reading ›

Good course. Mostly wooded with plenty of technical shots requiring shot shaping. Playing at the end of the season meant the OB areas were extremely overgrown, so finding your errant shot is nearly impossible. Elevation changes come into play a on a few holes but not so much you'll be strained walking up and down hills. Important to note that you've got to walk around the bend in the road between holes 2 and 3, and then walk back the way you came on that road between holes 6 and 7. There are pin markers at each pad, but there are currently no signs to indicate pin locations so playing the course for the first time means a lot of scouting ahead. Holes 17 and 18 were almost unplayable due to the excessive weed growth surrounding the fairways and greens. Recommend playing as a group of two or more so you can have spotters.
‹ less text