WHAT TO EXPECT: Large, well maintained, public park course in Murray, KY. The entire park complex is well taken care of, but the course itself is meticulously maintained by locals who love the sport and the course. Originally an 18 Hole HB Clark design, the club has expanded the course to a total of 27 holes with 36 baskets offering a multitude of layout options. This heavily wooded course offers a bit of everything line shaping wise so expect to utilize a lot of different plastic.

AMENITIES: Central Park offers ample parking, multiple pavilions, bathrooms, a pool facility, sports fields, hiking and biking trails, and some closed but kind of scenic viewing (a couple creeks, some elevation, and several nice bridges). Most of the amenities are out of sight/out of mind though while playing deep in the heavily wooded sections of the course until you emerge on some of the holes that push the boundaries.

TEES/SIGNAGE/BASKETS: Ample sized textured concrete tees throughout. Course map sign is a little on the older sign but still contains most relevant information. Tee signs show both locations and distances for both basket locations (which were both in place when I played) allowing me to choose which layout I wanted to play. Course has both Red and Yellow baskets (Innova discatchers) in great shape and caught well. Course could use some better directional signage for navigation but it's only a minor knock.

DESIGN: Heavily wooded with many low ceiling late turning holes with mild to moderate elevation changes. The short pin locations off a bit more variety in shot shapes while being easier to see from the tee and access more easily without getting punished. The reds heavily favor the RHFH shot shape with many having a slight left curving start before a hard right finish. As a LHBH player I found a lot of the angles off the tee forcing me to throw choppy anhyzer angles with very overstable discs quite often. Not a knock on the design, just a very noticeable theme throughout. I do enjoy that you can choose your own difficulty and experience. You can break the 27 holes up into various 9 or 18 hole layouts and alternate between yellow or red as you wish.

EXTRAS: While I wouldn't exactly say this course excels at natural beauty for being a city park, the thick heavily wooded nature of the course does evoke a pretty calm and enjoyable feel that most public park courses don't normally. As noted above, the customizable nature of this course to suit your own experience is a great addition and makes this course able to be enjoyed by all types of skill levels. Most of the underbrush areas were cleaned up and well kept. It is winter time so that helps, but had very little trouble finding discs or dealing with thorn bushes.

BUSY PARK: There are a few holes of note that travel very closely to high traffic areas when you pop out of the woods for a moment. Hole 3 had some cars parked near the pavilion. There was a hole that ran directly next to the batting cages which were in use by some kids practicing hitting. There is a gated in pool area that comes into play on hole 10 I believe. The dog park makes Hole 17 kind of skinny and awkward if there are a lot of people there. Multiple hiking and biking trails cut throughout the course and some flow with fairways and around blind corners. There were several joggers when I played that were completely
oblivious to the disc golf part of their jogging trail.

REDUNDANCY: Despite all the added holes and extra pin locations, this course can feel extremely redundant. As I've mentioned before, the design very much favors the RHFH and if you don't have that shot in your arsenal, and if you don't particularly enjoy heavily wooded golf, this course can possibly not be a fun experience for you. It's not so much a knock against the course as it is a warning to particular types of players who might want to know what they are in for before planning a trip here.

NAVIGATION/PLAY: This is subjective but even using U-Disc this course was extremely difficult to navigate on the first play through. There were so many layout options to choose from, so many baskets, so many holes, and we were kind of holding up the GPS to navigate around. This course plays through much better the second time around. The first time will feel awkward to some as you don't really know where to land the discs, what the best approach angle is, or what the troubles are that you can't see from the tee. The course is MUCH better in subsequent playthroughs once you have a bit of familiarity.

SOGGY: Course is well beaten in and most of the trails become very slick and mushy after significant rain or snowfall. Footing can be very tricky, especially on the slanted fairways. I can see this course being a monster after a big rain, but I can also see the summer sun and heat baking the trails in the summer and making for all kinds of skippy ground play.

A really well executed course with great additions and well maintained by the local club. A super challenging yet fun playthrough. This course really does not allow you to just step up to the tee and let it fly. It forces you to carefully select a line, pick the right disc, and execute. Every birdie is right there, but it demands excellence and doesn't apologize for punishing your mistakes. Just ever so slightly below being a destination course for me. I would however drive a few hours to play a tournament here or pair it with others in the area on a road trip through the area for sure.

This course is well maintained and is a challenge for all levels of players. Most of the baskets are easily visible from the tee. Although the course is heavily wooded there is still plenty of clear space to let your disc fly.

Very nice course, bring all the shots you know, some of the holes really makes a player think about their shot. Lots of left to right holes, also several holes with birdie opportunities. Plenty of parking with a well used practice basket. Tees are long and trippy and signs at the pad show the next tee.

Some of the trails can become slick during and after a rain. The last day we played footing on some holes was tricky because of all the acorns falling but this won't be a problem during the rest of the season. Hole 3 could be a problem because of ppl being at the pavilion also on 17 you have to play around the dog park.

Great course, with plenty of challenges but also several chances for birdies.

1. The park itself was a nice place. Lots of trees and the paths that cut through the course were very nice.

2. The designer did a very good job of using the property to make this course.

3. The front side is moderately wooded seemed to be the easier side to score for me.

4. The Back side was VERY wooded with very small windows to play into. I found this 9 to be a great challenge.

5. The tee pads were in nice shape and allowed for long run-ups.

6. The signs on each hole were pretty accurate descriptions of the holes.

7. I found that this course required a wide array of shots. Unfortunately I was missing a few of them.

8. Parking and the practice putting area were nice as well.

9. This course will make you think. I felt that several of the holes begged you to bite off too much while playing safe was the better option.

1. Finding the next tee was a problem on a couple of holes.

2. We had problems with a few kids on the course and some fans for the ballparks that are very close to some holes on the front 9.

This was my first time playing a course that I would consider to be HEAVILY wooded. While this course in no way suites my game, I must admit that I really enjoyed playing it. Only 1 hole was I able to get on the tee and just let it fly. Every other hole, I was trying to find the right line and evaluating the risks vs the rewards of different shots. Playing this course will greatly strengthen the technical aspects of my game. I look forward to a return visit in the near future.

Concrete pads are a plus and the use of the land is very good, tee signs are great as well, didn't get lost almost at all not over grown at all, very technical course as well makes you learn to place your drives. Parks office sells Innova discs, problem is finding it. Fun short, but a little tougher than most recreational courses, and it doesnt bother any of the playgrounds at all except the walk from hole 9 to hole 10.

Local player at hole 1 asked him if I could play a round with him and he told no and to just go on thought it was rude of him and didn't express the fun of playing the game either way he was the only local I had a problem with if it rains that place will be very very muddy. all the trails are worn down and even most of the fairways in the woods are just dirt. Hole 4 says it is a par 4 should be a 3, on this website it says its a 3 and thats how I played it. other than that it was a fun course.

Leave the big drivers at home! Unless you throw sidearm and use big drivers for that, used my roc for basically every hole, also when it hit the dirt with an elevated pin the it and skidded up the hill, gave me an extra 30 to 40 feet to my drive

There is nice variety of shots from wooded areas, to grassy and hilly areas. Def not a boring course. Nicely defined markers with arrows to show where next tee off is. Well maintainted course. Nice community of local disc golfers as well.

There are many ravines that make retrieving your disc difficult. Also, (I think its tee 17), there is a restricted electrical fenced off area that if your disc goes in, you are unable to get it out.

--I did see a lot of mosquitos and poison ivy, but I guess that is just the wilderness for ya.

Course is very well maintained, great signs, and good flow from one hole to the next. All but two holes are well placed to avoid interference from other park activities. Plenty of challenges with trees, and elevation changes. Lots of variety throughout.

Hole three is a blind tee shot, dog leg to the right. The tee pad is aligned in a manner, if you throw straigt off the pad, and go too far, there is a possibility of going in to a hidden pavilion, possibly full of people. Hole 17, dog legs to the left, with a fenced in dog area straight ahead off the tee. There's very little margin for error on this one. The fairway is only 15-20 feet wide at the bend. Throw too far and your disc could become a dog's toy.

I really like this course for a woodsy course. The area is maintained well enough to easily find discs that leave the fairways. Finding your way from one hole to the next is easy, just follow the beaten path. And, if you over throw hole 11, it's a steep drop just a few feet past the pin.

Makes you have to play to the best of your game. Very well defined tee boxes and plenty of shade.

Very heavily wooded with some invisible pin placements off the tee's. Trees trees and more trees...

I love the wooded layout of this course but unsure players will be spending some time looking in the brush for badly thrown discs.

Variety of shots. Lines are clearly defined, with well worn fairways. On a nice day you can almost always find players out. This is a course that can challenge a newer player, but still be a fun round for the more advanced.

Park can be quite crowded at times, often have course walkers/runners. Getting off the fairway can lead to "interesting" shots.

Overall a great course that has been welled played in it's short existence. The back 9 starts across the street from where #9 finishes and 11's tee is on the other side of the pool from 10. Local club generally meets around 1:00 or 1:30 PM Sunday afternoons. New Park Director is gung ho for some disc golf so expect some great things coming out of this course in the near future.

Concrete Tees.... Stairs when you need them... open shots and wooded shots

The open shots normally end up having to go into the woods or past some trees

Great way to spend the day