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- Decent infrastructure with concrete tee pads and baskets in good shape
- Great mix of open/long wooded/medium distance holes
- Lots of risk/reward throwing over or near the creek that runs through out
- Really nicely laid out basket locations
- Well maintained fairways, throwing rollers very possible
- Lots of straight shots needed to score well along with hyzer and anhyzer throws as well

There is construction going on that is putting boards through the fairways of several holes including hole 1. Almost got a disc stuck underneath this crap so it may be wise to avoid it. Hole 18 as well has a wall blocking your drive that acts as a bunker of sorts.

Lots and lots of trash and some graffiti as well. I think some of the trash floats on in with the creek when it's running hard but boy does that distract from an otherwise nice looking course. Some of the trash is just locals being asshats. Found some lets call it interesting graffiti underneath the road that goes over the course. Some of the tee signs look to be vandalized as well. I get the feeling it's not a very nice neighborhood.

There was standing water near the highway holes and mud on some of the other holes. Playing in late December perhaps this is the worst it gets?

I felt like some of the more open holes were too open and somewhat boring distance wise but that may be my skill level. Perhaps if I was a 980 or higher rated golfer and had 400 feet of distance off the tee I could be in line for birdie on some of these holes but many felt like a 3 was almost inevitable.

This is another Dallas area gem of a course. Really well done, lots of area to work with and designed well. I hope to be able to come back to the area some day and play some of the courses I missed and perhaps some of the courses I now love.

-- Variety. Long and short, with four holes shorter than 300 feet and four longer than 450. Uphill and downhill. Water, both a water carry and several holes with water bordering the fairway. Open bomber holes, and holes that require accuracy or a specific shot (RHFH, LHBH). No. 4 is the shortest hole (180 feet), but requires you to hit a tight line. And water danger lurks 20-30 feet past the hole, so going for the ace brings real danger. Five is 269 feet with nearly 200 feet to clear the creek, and a big tree to navigate near the basket. Six is 528 feet downhill off the tee before flattening out that requires a serious RHBH anny about 250 feet from the tee to turn toward the basket. Eleven and twelve feel similar: long and open on the left with trees/bushes right that border the creek. The difference is the length. Eleven is 341 feet; twelve is 528. Then you get to 14: 682 feet, almost completely open and flat; There are a couple of trees about 200 feet from the tee; after that, you've got a 100-foot wide fairway for 400 feet before a few trees guarding the basket. There can be water left of the fairway.
-- Tee pads are concrete and plenty long.
-- Tee signs are good, with map, distance and par.
-- Practice basket near hole 1.
-- Excellent course map near hole 1.
-- Excellent restrooms (near 17 tee).

-- Long walks. From 9 to 10, you cross under a major road. From 15 to 16, you've got an even longer walk back under that road. And then you've got a long walk from 18 to 1.
-- The creek and accompanying water can make the course messy. Casual water left of 7 can make it muddy and hard to traverse. That applies to 8 and 9 to a lesser extent. Holes 10 and 15 tend to collect water. And the area around the 14 basket is frequently muddy.
-- No seating at tee pads.
-- Few trash cans.
-- Multi-use park that brings lots of non disc golfers. Mostly they don't interfere with the course, but the park can feel crowded.

-- This is one of my go-to courses. It is accessible to a wide swath of skill levels. Beginners will be intimidated by the water carry and some of the length, but experienced recreational players and up should enjoy it.
-- A disc store (Griplocked) is across the street from the park entrance.

Reasonable shade with the trees not impacting most throws.
Plenty of challenge and variety. Regardless of whether you throw RH or LH, BH or FH, some holes will be a joy to play. Others will make you work. Good course for a group session.
Plenty of parking.
Nearby water park would make a great after course stop.
Tee pads were great.
Each hole offered different challenges.
A nice course that doesn't favor one throwing style.
Signage was usually fine but there were exceptions.

There is a river just behind some of the baskets. Be careful not to overthrow on those baskets.
Some other places (such as the fence on #1) where you could lose a disc. Not likely to lose a disc but you need to be mindful.
There was one hole (5? or 6?) that we never did find. More signage would be useful for newbies. Once we got back on track, the rest were fine.
Multi-use park so be aware of others when you throw. Biggest impact for us were the bicycles and it was not that crowed. Just be alert.
The walks from some holes to the next ones can be lengthy for some holes.

Bring extra water! You can get dehydrated. Sunscreen on sunny days might be useful although the course does provide reasonable shade.
Easy parking.

This course if full of variety. Short holes, long holes, technical holes, wide open holes. This course has it all! Great map on hole one allows the player to easily navigate if never played. The city keeps the park tended to for the most part. Fun in the park no matter the season.

Sewage smell will almost always be present, I'm sure it's part of the reason the park was allowed to be built, but in the summer with almost no breeze it can be quite the stench. The tee signs are not accurate for par information, but it works for layout.

This course has a great variety in shots particularly in the long to short. There is a good mix with both left and right and some up and down for a flat course in TX. But for being in TX the location of the course keeps the winds down some. Allowing you to really get into those long shots and there is a lot of them here. The tee pads here are the best, nice, large, and trapezoids. Also the natural ob here was used really well to test even the best players in there distance control especially for the bigger arms out there.

I'm giving this course a 3.5 Star because of debris here. I have been to this course 6 times over the course of a year and every time I was here the course is just completely and utterly covered with garbage. That might not bother some but personally I don't like it when I throw a stray shot and I'm looking through garbage and leaves to find my disc. If it gets cleaned up I would say it's a 4. The tee signs there are terrible, they are not that reliable most of the distances are inaccurate and all the pars are way to high. Also with new tee signs this course would be a 4.5 for sure in my opinion.

This course offers a good mix of shots and many holes have nice lines that must be hit. Good mix of short, moderate, and longer holes as well.
The tees are adequate and the signage is passable. Nice course map on the kiosk.
This course plays next to a river, but only hole 5 has water that must be crossed during your round.
There are a few holes that have a low ceiling which adds to the challenge.
Holes 11-13 will make a RHBH thrower work on their anny shots but the RHFH line is also there.
A few aceable holes and there are multiple holes in which you can pick up some birdies. Holes like 2 and 3 are moderate in length and have a good amount of trees with sweet lines that need to be hit in order to score well.
Hole 4 is a short hole, however it is nice and technical.
Hole 6 is a longer hole that play from uphill to downhill with a nice gap off the tee to hit and a nice lower ceiling upon approach.
Hole 14 has a good bit of length and will let you air out a drive.
Hole 16 and 17 play slightly uphill.

The hardpack around the baskets and tees will become super slick after a solid rain. Perhaps the spreading of some mulch would help alleviate this issue.
There are a couple of holes, on the front 9 especially, that have a strong sewage smell. Hole 3 comes to mind here.
The pars seem a bit high on the signage.
Hole 17's signage was missing upon this review.
Long walks from hole 1's basket to 2's tee, 9's basket to 10's tee, and 15's basket to 16's tee. This slow the flow of the round down a bit but is necessary due to one half of the course being on the other side of the bridge.
Pretty long walk from hole 18's basket to the parking lot.
Could use benches and trash cans.

This is a fun park style course that offers a little bit of everything.
I enjoyed my rounds here both before and during the 2017 Nick Hyde Memorial Tournament.
This is a multiuse park that sees a lot of traffic. For the most part the walking trails don't come into play here but there might be some other park goers in the fairways at times so pay attention before you throw.
Overall its a fun playing course that will over a little something to players of all skill levels. If you like park style golf with a nice sprinkling of lines that need to be hit then this course will be right up your alley.

Beautiful Park
Beautiful Shots
Challenging
Reasonable Pars
Concrete Tees

Temporary Cons: Muddy and Wet
Permanent Cons: Long course, Can't play recreationally on Saturdays: too many players in tournament.
Some blind shots that are not easy course newcomers because the signs arent accurate on some. No idea where Hole 4 is, no indication from previous tee.

Signs need updating pictures. Need arrows directing to next tee.

- Well maintained
- Challenging enough for a skill levels
- Good parking and trash cans
- Great shot variety

- Little difficult to navigate

Enjoyed this course. While not a destination course, I would play it again if near the area.

Lots of variety: short. medium, length, and long holes. Some holes with open fields, some tree infested areas, and some holes with a tree or two strategically placed. Some holes hook left and some hook right. Most holes are flat, but a few throwing uphill and/or downhill. Concrete tees are in place and well done. Signs look to be new for each hole.

If you do not know the layout of the course then you may find yourself spending some time looking for the next hole, especially from hole 15 to tee 16. The creek was at a low level, yet we lost two to three discs in the water. I got wet going into the creek for mine which I later lost.

Take a picture on your phone for easy reference. The par count for these holes are a bit generous; some par 5s should be 4s, and some par 4s should be par 3s. Some areas are open with no tree cover so protection from the sun needs to be considered. Also, no access to drinking water so bring plenty. I met some people there through Facebook and they turned out to be very friendly and very helpful and encouraging.

- Great park, mowed fairways, large, mature oak trees
- Decent variety of shot shapes required
- Concrete teepads and useful signage
- Good mix of distance and accuracy

- Little to no elevation change on most holes
- Somewhat monotonous on the back 9

This is a very solid, if not spectacular course. It is a very nice piece of property for a course and they made the most of it. I definitely would put this course in my rotation, especially if it were closer, but even still, worth a drive a few times a year perhaps.

This course has long defined, mowed fairways, surrounded by large trees. The distance and tight shots can be intimidating, but the lanes are open enough to make, creating a very fun round. Course was very well maintained (today), and easily navigated.

Dirt tees and small signs. Most of the posts were painted yellow for visibility, but a couple were not. Pins were not labeled numerically, so as a gazed down the fairway and saw 2 baskets I had to use reason as to which one I was throwing to. This course would get another .5 stars if it had concrete tees and better markings with distances. But the flow is obvious.

It's been several years since I played this course, and I don't know why! I thought the course is laid out well overall and had a nice flow. There are several holes with very similar distances, maybe a little more variation would be nice? And possibly move hole 10 to the right, closer to the bridge and make it shorter...this would avoid walking in the fairway back from 15 to 16. I really like this course and will be back more often.

Lots of blind throws that are very challenging. Very nice flow from one hole to the next (excluding 16 to 17). Very nice baskets and good location with lots of challenging shots. Nice open drive or accuracy needed on each hole. Fun

Lots of ways to loose a disc. Lots of vegetation including poison ivy. Some concrete pads would be nice too.

Had a great time and am definitely going to play it again. The amount of blind shots are very challenging. Once i play a few more times this should not be a problem though

-Decent variety between righty, lefty and straights.
-Some long, some real long and a couple shorts.
-Multiple dirt tee's
-Good shade on the front nine.

-Not a fan of dirt tee's but there are quite a few different marked ones now so it's a give and a take I suppose. The creek.
-If you go in with the exception of a few spots, your gone.
-No Signage. Can be hard to navigate first time. Map at rec. center is old and hard to follow but better than nothing.
-Tree's and a few hazards could frustrate beginners and first timers.
-People/Park Dept. don't take great care of the place. Parks cut a few branches, not enough trash cans, trash and litter throughout. The creek is disgusting.
-Back nine can get hot.

Overall, I really like this course. It is close and less crowded than B.B. Owen. However, it is kind of dirty and I don't like dirt tee's. I will agree that sometimes there can be some shady types hanging around but I also have noticed it is patrolled somewhat regularly by Garland police. It is a fun course with good variety and at least to me a charm that keeps me wanting to come back. It has been BEAUTIFUL this fall except I did lose a disc in the leaves.



#6 is probably the funnest hole on the course, at least for me.

-Challenging layout, even for big arms. Many of the holes on this course require not only good distance, but accuracy and smart disc placement in order to score well. Not very many easy birdies to be found here...you've really got to work for them. There are only 2 holes that are long (over 450') and wide-open...most have ample trees, elevation and/or water to contend with. There aren't any that I would consider a true par 4+, but there are several that play like very difficult par 3s.

-Unique layout. With the exception of a few shorter holes, most on this course are different from anything else in the DFW. Holes 2-7 are probably the best example of this, with hole 3 being what I would consider the "signature" hole.

-The course has undergone a great deal of improvement over the last year. All new baskets (which is a big plus if you ever played on the previous homemade baskets), several new pin / tee placements, and looks nice overall. The city of Garland must have noticed the surge of new players at the park, because they have been mowing regularly (another big improvement from a few years ago)

-2 sets of tees on many holes (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17)...the yellow tees are the "original" layout (dating back 6-7 years) and the blue tees are the most recent. The blue tees are generally shorter, though a few are longer.

-Biggest con, in my opinion, is the lack of quality or even remotely level tee areas on the majority of holes. The tees are all dirt with painted landscape posts marking them. Some of the newer tees (the blue ones) are fairly level, but 75% of the older ones (yellow) have moderate to deep ruts in them. Not only are they annoying, but many of them border on being dangerous (especially Hole 2 Yellow, since it's on the side of a fairly steep hill). When it rains, the tees are all covered in mud; when it hasn't rained for a few week, they're all covered with loose sand...either way, the footing isn't very solid.

-Lack of signage. Looking for the distance for this one? No such luck. The lack of signs also makes navigation pretty tough the first time through...but after that first time, it's easy to remember.

Audubon was once THE premier course in Dallas, but fell into a state of disrepair for several years...during which time it got a bad reputation among many locals. Recently, however, there has been a huge surge in new players at the course, many who are serious about improving the course and its reputation. The Wednesday night mini averages 30 people, which tells you just how good of a course Audubon is. Keep an eye out for new tees and signs in the near future...we, the locals, plan on putting "The Bon" back on the map!