This course has all the basic ingredients to be good; quality tee pads, modern baskets, a good big map at the start of the course, and most importantly a park landscape that's interesting and has the basic elements you need for course design. In fact, it's a great landscape for a course, and I really like the way the hill and retaining walls were integrated. That shot to the basket on the second tier is the signature hole that brought me to this course, 2 other holes make good use of the hill as well, one going up steeply along a precarious ledge, and another throwing a blind shot from the top down and around some trees, daring you to stay close to the tree line. There's a really nice big overview map of the course before the first tee, although not really any signage through the rest of the course.

The majority of the holes here are straight lines from tee pad to basket with nary a tree in the way. In most cases the only risk is the hole might be anywhere from 5 to 40 feet in front of a hazard, either an OB line or dense bushes behind the basket, but they're short enough that you will play most tee shots with a straight mid range and just lay up in front of the basket. They might be a bit risky, but they're just not interesting... there's very little shot shaping here, just finding the right range. The problem's exacerbated by the fact that the holes of this style are clumped together at the beginning and end of the course, with the interesting holes being from 9 to 14. Even that series of 5 holes, you're looking to be up and down in 2 on each. There aren't a lot of trees to work with to begin with, but even still the course design wastes a lot of what was available and a lot of what you pass getting to the next tee pad left me shaking my head.

You will definitely need a map to navigate this course, although you can take a picture with your phone of the one on a sign at the start. At a few points there are big jumps from the basket to the next tee, particularly 6 over to 7 was a long ways, and then 14 back to 15 again is a couple minutes walk.

In fairness, it's sort of typical of the first good course in any city to be well on the easy side of the spectrum, but relative to a course like Baker in Calgary, this course is trivial. Easy is one thing, the same wide open shot over and over again is just not a good course for anyone. You could argue it's good that the 1 course available is simple for beginners, but you can also argue that those beginners will bore rather quickly of the game if the course doesn't require shot shaping. I think this course could do with a few baskets having the pin placements moved further and behind something wherever there's an opportunity to do so.

Ultimately, this course is good enough that if you're passing through Saskatoon, I'd definitely bring a couple discs and get out and play it, you will still enjoy it. They might be scarce but there are some holes with character that will be fun. But, I really hope for the sake of the sport in Saskatoon they can get another course with more complexity so that they can enjoy the game over the long term.

-Good Layout
-Well maintained park
-Concrete tee pads
-Tricky shots that require good course management
-Lots of fun

-Only one sign at the start of the course
-Nothing long
-Some tee pads were pushed back against the bush and made it hard to get a decent toss.
-Tee pads could be a couple feet longer
-Not a lot a variety in holes other than a couple elevation changes

I feel like there was a lot of opportunity to do more with the course. i.e. add some par 4's, extend some of the tee pads, add signs. I had a lot of fun playing this course but did get a little bored because most of the holes seem pretty similar. At the time i was there the mosquitos were out in full force so bring lots of bug spray. Fun course and I think it would make a good tournament course with some of the basket placements which require course management.