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Franklin Grove, IL

Atlasta Park DGC

1.55(based on 2 reviews)
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wolfhaley
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Experience: 20.1 years 1009 played 580 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 11, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Atlasta Park DGC is an extremely beginner friendly course that's set up in a little park with minimal other activities that'll interfere with your round. The course starts and ends right by the the wrap around parking lot.

The design here is done very well for the limited amount of space available. The holes range in length from 150' to 250' according to the tee signs. All par 3's and really fun for tossing some putters and mids and ace running for more advanced players. Great course for younger and newer players to learn the game and not get frustrated in the process.

The tee signs are pretty basic but have all the necessary info on them. Hole #, par and distance. Every basket is visible from the tee so this is all you really need here. More than you even need actually.

The baskets are beautiful new Dynamic Discs Veteran's. These are all in great shape and catch nicely. The coolest part is that it's an even mix of three different colored types. Red, white and blue. Pretty cool idea that I'm surprised you don't see more often to be honest. One basket and pin position per hole. Very nice.

The course does a good job incorporating a few trees in places. Nothing remotely wooded but at least it's not just baskets in a wide open field. There's some very slight undulation in elevation too.

Natural tees but all were in great shape. You're not going to need a huge run up if you even need one at all.

Nice large course map at the start of the course. A little overkill for a course like this. It can be helpful for travelling players who don't use Udisc though. Snap a quick pic and you're all set.

Very clean and well maintained park that's probably never busy. Permanent and free to play.


Cons:

A couple holes play pretty close to the road and right next to a neighboring property. Holes 1 and 9 are pretty close to the road. Hole 2 plays alongside the property line. Probably not too big of deal usually but worth noting.

Potential to lose a disc in the fenced in retention pond on hole 8. It would take a terrible drive or gale force winds to find it but it's possible I suppose.

You could also land a disc on top of the roof of the building by hole 9 with an errant toss. Highly unlikely but possible.

A few of the distances seemed a bit off. Again, you can see every basket from the tee, so not a huge deal but a little misleading it seemed.


Other Thoughts:

Nothing overly exciting about this place but it's still a pretty fun one. Worth a stop if you ever find yourself nearby. Won't take more than 20 minutes for most to play.
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DeanMoriarty
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Experience: 7 years 644 played 34 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Decent, Short Beginner Course

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 1, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Course is short, sweet, and easy to follow so shouldn't take you more than 15-20 minutes to bag this one.

- Decent signage that provides more than enough info. The holes are so short that you can see the basket easily from the teepad.

- Baskets are nice Dynamic Veterans I believe that catch really nicely.

Cons:

- Chance to lose disc on hole 8 is very high if you happen to shank it to the right over the barbwire fence that surrounds a retaining pond. If your disc lands in, it's gone.

- Short course that is aimed at kids learning the sport. You can throw a putter on pretty much every hole. I think the longest is 250 so even intermediate players will get pretty bored pretty quick.

- No teepads but grass is totally fine for this short of a course.

- Layout is pretty basic. There's not a whole lot of obstacles to throw around. Again, kind of a snoozer but I suppose it's always nice to have a place to show beginners the basics.

Other Thoughts:

Atlasta Park DGC is a brand new course that is aimed at beginners and mostly kids learning the game. The park itself isn't very large and with the amount of space available, the designers did their best. The course is also near a disposal plant which didn't smell too bad.

Overall, this one isn't anything to go out of your way for. It would be a good one to bag along with Skare Woods on your way out to Sinnissippi.
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