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Oak Brook, IL

Central Park

3.335(based on 21 reviews)
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krooster
Experience: 6 played 4 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Favorite course in the Chicago area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 20, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nearly every hole is extremely technical through the woods. A good mix of short and somewhat longer holes, with use of the alternate tees.

Cons:

The last couple holes are mostly open.

Other Thoughts:

Just a really great course. I wish there were more technical courses like this in the area.
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nivek1385
Experience: 34.2 years 38 played 9 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Toughest Course in Some Time 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 26, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Six of the holes have two tees, and hole nine has three. Not only this, but the shorter tees are on an elevated platform with astroturf for the teepad itself. The long tees are an elevated platform with landscaping pavers marking the teepad itself. Each hole has a tee sign sponsored by a local business with a nice map of each tee location, each possible basket location (a few holes have alternate positions). There are trash bins, benches, and even picnic tables throughout the course. The course is set among a large park complex with soccer fields (astroturf), baseball diamonds, playgrounds, swimming pool(s) complete with water slides, a recreation building with a friendly staff, etc. The recreation building has discs available for rental, but I didn't check on what was available. The course is well-manicured and the fairways from 3-7 consist of wood chips.

Cons:

The tee signs are only located near the long tees. The holes with multiple basket locations do not mark in which location the pin is currently located. There is a poorly marked permanent gullystream on hole 2. The pond that you have to throw across on hole 9 (for the A pin location) is a no entry pond, meaning that if you don't make it, good luck getting the disc back (thankfully, my disc in the pond was at the edge). The biggest issue with the course is the long walk from hole two's basket to hole three's tee, but it is well-marked along the pathway to keep going until the very end.

Other Thoughts:

The day I went, the course was a bit muddy, but it hasn't rained the last couple of days. I saw a number of small animals throughout the course. From hole 3 to hole 7, the fairways are very tight and if you miss on either side, you go into dense "forest" where it's only 4-10 feet deep, but filled with tall, thin trees set anywhere from ~3 inches to ~15 inches apart, making it very difficult to retrieve your disc let alone play out of the trees. I've not played a course this tight in the last couple of years, and it may be the tightest fairways I've seen. Definitely a fun and challenging course (2/3 rounds I threw ~200 points below my rating, with the middle round right around my rating). This is the best course I've played in Chicagoland by far (only played Knoch Knolls, Maryknoll, O'Brien, IIT, and this one). I would not recommend this course for beginners, though. Between the tight fairways and the over-the-pond throw, beginners will have quite a bit of difficulty with it.
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