Big Walnut Sports Park is basically a sampler pack of disc golf holes.

The course opens with a ~12 foot wide 190 foot tunnel shot before letting you really stretch your arm out.
Walking paths play as OB along the distance holes to keep you honest. The wooded holes require some tight lines.

The layout is very well balanced in regards to both forehand and backhand shots. You can't just spike hyzer your way to victory here (unless you can throw like Simon or Eagle).

Plenty of parking and different options for starting holes. You could park by the maintenance shed near hole 5's basket or the softball fields near hole 12's tee if you prefer. There are some portalets and restrooms scattered around as well. Soccer fields near the maintenance shed are rarely in use and provide a good area to warm up.

While there is a variety of holes they're all kind of grouped together so it's sort of like playing two courses in one. 2-7 play back and forth along the perimeter of an open field. 13-19 play through the woods.

The pars on holes 3, 5, 6, and 12 are pretty forgiving. I've played a sanctioned event here and they were reduced by 1 each, so take that for what it's worth.

There's no practice basket, but you could probably get by using hole 17's.

It's not uncommon to catch a faint scent of manure from the nearby farms. Doesn't really bother me but if you didn't grow up in the country it may be an offensive odor to you. I've also heard a loud MOO more than once and if poorly timed I suppose that could ruin a putt or drive for you.

The more wooded holes are pretty overgrown and could use a little TLC

Big Walnut Sports Complex also boasts some softball fields, a basketball court, the afore-mentioned soccer fields and a decent enough playground if you're looking to fit some other activities in besides disc golf.

There is private property across the road near hole 4 that could come in to play if you shank a drive bad enough. Also the woods along holes 8, 9, 11 and 12's fairways could cause a poor drive to disappear. There is a small creek that comes into play on a few of the wooded holes but there's not much risk of losing a disc in it.

All in all, I think this is a fun course that will keep you on your toes and requires at least a couple different shot shapes. If you find yourself driving along I-70 or US-40 and have an extra hour to spare you could do a lot worse than sneaking a round in here.

Concrete pads, easy to find next whole, mix of woods and open. The woods is very attractive, cool and peaceful (until you start whacking trees). They did a great job with the concrete pads and loved the little walkways for those tee's close to the walking path.

Maps don't always reflect where you are throwing.
You can't always see the basket so a lot of guess work or running out to see where you should throw.

This course is a mix of extremes: either you are completely in the open with really long holes (which since we only throw 150-200 feet makes for a bit of drudgery) or you are on short holes in the woods with no obvious fairway to the basket. On many of the wooded holes you have to throw short to hit a spot where your next throw is 90 degrees to the side. Some might enjoy the challenge. I thought take out a few more trees and give us at least one path even it's tight.

If you're a bomber this is your course. For the most part it's wide open and long. Big throwers will be elated. If your driving isn't up to snuff you might find it intimidating. #3 & 4 are >500 par 4's. You either throw big or your short game is stellar.

Course could've been laid out a bit better. Hopefully that'll be taken care of with 9 more holes! Signage is a bit convoluted too. I'd like to see signs that point to the hole in play but as of now there's just a sign at the tee box which maybe pointing at the target..... or maybe not.

The wooded holes are sort of added on. #2 is absolutely none-aceable (at least with leaves on). #9 is okay (reminds me of some of the back 9 at Avon) but is extremely challenging. Most of what I've written seems somewhat critical and that's certainly not the case. I'm extremely pleased that we've got this course. Hopefully it'll go over and we can add to make it 18 in the future. I will say from what I've gathered the park director is open to suggestion and that is a good thing.