Rosemount, MN

Brockway Park

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wolfhaley
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Experience: 20 years 1008 played 579 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 18, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is set up on a nice little piece of property that is disc golf exclusive. There are 9 baskets, Mach 3's I believe that are all in great shape and catch just fine. There are 2 tee pads per hole on every hole. I wish there were courses that utilized this approach. The course is moderately to mostly wooded with a good deal of elevation change throughout. There's a course map and port o potty by the parking lot. There aren't tee signs per se just wood posts color coded either red or blue. The reds are the odd numbered holes and the blues as the evens. One of each per hole. To play all 18 in order you alternate red to blue tee pad every other hole to play them all. Or you can play any way you choose. All red tees, all blues for 2 rounds and you'd play them all just not in the 1 through 18 hole number layout. Either way works. The course starts and ends right at the parking lot which is always nice to have. There's a good mix of left, right and straight shots required here though it tends to favor lefties or forehands. Not a con though because it adds more challenges for us righties that throw backhand. And most courses favor RHBH anyway it seems, so it's a nice change of pace. At least it was for me. The course is free to play and apparently open year round. Both are always good things.

Cons:

Quite a few tee pads are dirt and I can imagine them becoming pretty nasty in wetter conditions. Apparently the course can become busy though it was not at all on a beautiful May Friday afternoon. Just something to be aware of I guess. Other than that not much for cons.

Other Thoughts:

If you're nearby this is a pretty quick, fun little course. It doesn't take more than an hour to play the 18 if it's not busy. I'd recommend this course for a quick round for sure. This is just a fun, well designed course with a good variation of shots required.
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LeftyHukin
Experience: 9.9 years 14 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Short but technical 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 13, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

As a lefty I really enjoy playing this course design. It does have a couple too many lefty friendly lines currently (some by design some by overgrowth limiting the RHBH line), but overall does play fair to both sides. This is a course to really play around with different shots. Due to the pin placements in correlation to surrounding trees there are a variety of different lines you can take on many of the holes. Whether it be a hyzer, anhyzer, or right up the gut. There is also a good range of distance between the holes, ranging from as short as a near blind 135ft shot where you can only see the top of the basket and have to navigate 2 trees that hang over the fairway/green up to over 600ft where you have to have a 400-500 foot power hyzer for a RHBH to clear all the trees in the middle of the fairway. If you are looking for a difficult tournament level course then I would say not to bother, but if you are looking for a very mello round, or to work on different shots this is the place for you.

There are only 9 baskets, but there are 2 tees for each and they are numbered 1-18. Otherwise the hole markers do have a red or blue band on them, so you can play from the blues only or the reds. The red tees are generally much shorter and easier for beginners while the blues are more for intermediate players.

The flow of the course is very easy to follow as the next tees are very close to the prior baskets. And as for the different tees, blue are just longer versions of the hole, so if you want to play from the blue, but find the red, then just look behind you and for the most part it will be between 20-100 feet behind.

The course itself is maintained fairly well. Fairways are groomed nicely and I rarely find fallen branches unless I am going out right after a storm. But beware the rough. The fairways are very forgiving and pretty wide, even for beginners, but if you grip lock, or try to crank one and it doesn't fight back you will end up in heavy thickets and tall grass, which gives the course a slight challenge.

There is a map of the course at the parking lot, so take a picture if it is your first time, but you really shouldn't need it. There is a porta potty at the parking lot as well.

I have heard from others that the course can get pretty busy at times, but I played there 10+ times last year and 6-8 times this year and have never seen more than 4-5 other people. I mostly feel like I have the course to myself, so I tend to toss a few discs to try different lines or work different shots.

The baskets are very nice. Not missing any chains and not leaning to one side or the other like other course I play at.

Cons:

The majority of the tee pads are dirt, so after rain it can get very sloppy and as the season wears on the pads can get kind of lumpy or uneven.

The thickets and branches from trees have been really hanging over the fairways this year, especially on hole 6. I noticed in the pictures the left side of 6's fairway looks like just some tall grass, which is much different as now 10-15 foot thickets and trees block and grow into the fairway, while the right side is still protected but very tall hanging trees. Makes it a very lefty friendly tee shot, but if you throw it low as a lefty or grip lock it even a little you will be in the woods or into hole 7/16's fairway.

Not being able to use the large hill behind the tee pads for 8/17. I still go up there from time to time, but the land is not part of the course.

Other Thoughts:

There is a hill behind the tee pads for holes 8/17 which would have been an amazing hole, but from what I have heard, they did not own that portion of the land, thus missing out on what could have been a very unique and memorable downhill shot that you would have to slight shape from left to right.

The other locals are very friendly; in fact if you are looking for a disc in the tall grass more often than not they will stop and help you look. I also don't get many throwing into people down the fairway. I t can happen from time to time since on a few holes the short tees are out of sight from the long tees, so if you are playing the short tees, make sure to take a quick peek to see if anyone is on the other pad (Hole 1/10 and 6/15 are the only ones I can think of).
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stinkins
Experience: 23.2 years 9 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Solid South Metro Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 2, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Lots of elevation changes
2 tees to 9 holes so you can play 18
Lots of variation on the holes (<200 ft to 600+ ft)
Concrete/brick tee pads on some tees

Cons:

Not all the tee pads are concreted
The dirt tee pads tend to be beaten up
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tonyroberts
Experience: 11.7 years 93 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice Neighborhood Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-- Nice 9-hole, neighborhood course in a small city park with good variety and a little bit of elevation change.
-- Challenging holes protected by mature trees and rough areas.
-- Two sets of tees (mostly dirt) on every hole. The two tees are offset enough on most holes to require a different (not just longer) approach to the hole.
-- Five brick teepads have been added in the last 2 years. Generally speaking, the remaining dirt pads are level and stable.
-- Easy to navigate. No trouble finding next tee.
-- Hole numbers are arranged so you play short-long, short-long if you want to go around twice for 18 holes. Or you can play shorts only (odd-numbered tees) or longs (even-numbered tees) only.
-- Fairways are well mowed.
-- Portable toilet on site Spring-Fall.
-- Picnic tables near parking lot.

Cons:

-- Not a lot of long holes. Only 5 holes exceed 300 feet.
-- Dirt teepads are sometimes muddy after a rain.
-- Teepads don't get shoveled, so winter golf here is a challenge.
-- Rough areas are either wooded or tall grass. Keep your eye on wayward discs.

Other Thoughts:

-- I live near this course, play here often, and don't tire of the layout. I usually find it busy -- but not overcrowded -- on evenings and weekends. Early mornings, I have the place all to myself.
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diggs11pond
Experience: 24.9 years 28 played 8 reviews
3.50 star(s)

bROCKway 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 3, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Even thought this is a dual tee nine hole course, the amount of different shots needed to score well is impressive. It has long holes to satisfy any distance drivers and average length technical holes for the shot shapers. The park is well kept and plays quickly.

Cons:

It would be nice to see better signage. Tee pads would be great too. I think Fly18 would be perfect for this course. http://www.fly18.com/whatis.html

Other Thoughts:

A really great course. Fun to play and I would love to have as my home course...
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reverand_redbeard
Experience: 14.8 years 5 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Brockway 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 16, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great course that provides everything from aceable 200 footers to long 700+ par 4s with mandos, this course isnt too well known yet so its usually quiet, a great place to pick up either a quick nine or to play a full 18

Cons:

the dual tee pads are confusing, I usually play the wood signs then the metal signs, so signage needs to be fixed, other then that they cleared out most of the brush which made the course much easier, they should have left some of the branches and bushes that protect baskets, for instance #5 used to be very technical but now its just a straight 180ftish putt because they cut down the giant bush that hid the basket

Other Thoughts:

Chuck Kennedy does it again! I'm finding more and more that I like his courses the best!
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