Dunegant Park is home to a decent 18-hole course that uses a lot of the open space and wood line around other amenities around the park. This course provides varying feels between the front and back 9s, and is a fun option for beginner to intermediate players.

Location-wise, Dunegant is very convenient. Located just off of I-270, you can be in the park just minutes after getting off the highway. There's construction as of the writing of this review around that part of 270, so be ready for slight delays or small detours. There are plenty of restaurants and gas stations nearby if you're hungry or need gas. If you're trying to play multiple courses, this course is minutes from Hudson Park, which makes for a fun and relatively easy going 2 course combo. Dunegant is also one of many courses in this part of St. Louis, with White Birch, the Sioux Passage courses, Carrolton, and Endicott all being nearby. Creve Coeur Lake's 36 holes are also not far.
Park Amenities at Dunegant provide options for families across its 52 acres of land. In addition to disc golf, this park includes handball courts, ball fields, a soccer field, tennis courts, and a multipurpose blacktop. There are also picnic areas and pavilions available, as well as a playground.

Course Equipment at Dunegant is all in good shape. The concrete tees at each hole are in great shape and provide good space for run ups. The titan baskets are also in great shape and catch well. The tee signs are in good condition with the exception of hole 2's seeming to be missing. As for the rest, they include a graphic of the hole layout, par and distance to pin, and direction to the next tee.
Course Design for Dunegant is fairly straightforward, incorporating a lot of the open space at this park as well as some of the neighboring wood lines. The front 9 play along the south side of the park, using the wood lines and brush as hazards. Hole 1 could be considered the hardest hole on the course, as it's a 340 foot, slightly downhill blind shot over a line of thick brush. The landing area and green are also a little small, so be weary with your drive! The rest of the front 9 uses a mix of wooded greens and open field drives, with 7 and 8 being the most guarded and wooded greens on the course. The back 9 plays very open around the north portion of the park, with high grass being the only obstacle among most of the fairways. Holes 14 and 15 bring woods into play if you misjudge your angle of release. Most of the tall grass doesn't actually play as OB, and I didn't find the grass to be hard to find a disc in. The fairways look like they are also mowed often. Hole 18 is an island hole, and while the grass around this hole was all short, you can make out the lawn pattern well enough to see the island.

Variety is limited here in regards to wooded and open holes, but there is a decent amount of variety in terms of shot shaping and distances. Most of the holes range from around 250 to 375 feet, with some longer holes peppered around the course. Holes 4 and 17 will be your best opportunities to crush a drive here, with 17 being a very gettable 780-foot par 5. While many of the holes on this course play straight on, some do provide opportunities to shape a shot. Holes 1 and 7 have left-ending drives and approaches, while hole 9 is the best hole for those who enjoy right ending drives. Hole 8 also has a right ending shot that includes a tight gap into a guarded green. Most of the other holes can be approached in varying ways, with different shots having slight advantages over others.

Course Difficulty at Dunegant is ideal for newer to intermediate players. The back 9 is all open, making it one of the better 9 holes around St. Louis for newer players or kids to try out if they're playing a round with you. The front 9 has some holes that will require good accuracy, making it a harder run of holes that intermediate players will likely have more fun on.

Course Equipment, while overall in good shape, has some small details that leave a little more to be desired. Hole 2's tee sign seems to be missing, and while you can see the basket from the tee and the tee is easily found from hole 1's pin, it would be nice to see a complete set of signs on the course. The blue tees are also an afterthought on this course, as I was only able to find a couple sets of blue bricks that signify these natural pad options. A lot of the blue tee placements seem to also only add a little distance to each shot, with most of the blue pad locations not seeming to add too much to the holes.

Variety and Course Design also have some lacking aspects at Dunegant, mostly due to the limited nature of the land available. Most of this park is wide open field, which is why the back 9 is largely mowed fairways with sparse trees. This is certainly not everyone's cup of tea, so if you don't like this style of course, Dunegant's back 9 will not be fun for you. It's really the most that the designer could do though. There are some more open holes on the front 9 as well that mainly only have distance as a difficulty factor. I found this course to provide a fun 18 holes of golf, but keep in mind that it is not the most exciting 18 holes of disc golf you will find in town.

Safety is a slight concern for a couple of pin locations next to Pohlman Road. Holes 12 and 14 ends near the road, with hole 12 being especially close. Hole4 also plays kind of close to the park's drive. Just be careful with your shots.

Mud, Poison Ivy, and other unsavory plants are present in some of the wooded areas in the park, so if you have a disc land in the woods, watch where you step. A couple of spots in the fields of the back nine also seem to stay wet and swampy long after the last rain, though this was minor and didn't effect my round.

Overall, Dunegant provides a fun and chill round of disc golf. There aren't many issues with how this course is maintained or designed; everyone involved with this course seems to be making the most of this park that won't ever be the setting for a championship 18. As for a rec course, this one certainly gets the job done, and I will be back to play this course more in the future.

Note that the map on DGCR is out-of-date, and some of the back 9 has changed. UDisc is up to date, and navigation on site is pretty easy to follow.

Check out Gateway Discs in Maryland Heights if you're in town and they are open - I think they are still having some staffing issues as of the posting of this review, but their online shop is up and has plenty of options.

If you're visiting St. Louis, I'd probably recommend a decent number of local courses before this one, but I think that speaks more to the quality of the courses around here. This course and Hudson likely get overlooked by some folks given their location between the more historic and popular Endicott and Sioux Passage courses. If you're a local to the area though, or you want a chill round on a fun rec-18, give Dunegant a try - it's a great contribution to the local disc golf scene that could end up being a favorite among newer to intermediate players.

Brand new concrete tee pads.
Large signage on 5 ft tall 4x 4 (see cons also)
Great use of what woods are there as well as the elevation. Good mix of hole lengths, couple of long ones and a bunch of moderate distance ones.

Couple of memorable holes:

1) Dog leg left across a valley full of vegetation.
2) Straight throw with woods on left, and a tree in the middle of the fairway, with what I assume was a big mando arrow left. (Signage did not reflect that.)

Many of the front nine used the treeline as protection, while back nine was more open. Lots of landscaping and plants going in on the back nine, creating some neat obstacles.

Signage reflected the pre-remodel distances.... am assuming that it will change once remodel is complete.

Got a little turned around on holes 14-17 as they don't match the map on line.

I find it challenging to review a course that is in remodel status. You look at the on-line map, expecting one set-up and you get out there and it is different.

Couple of notes:
Looks like they are moving from the multiple options to just a single tee and basket placement- the baskets are concreted in, without the ability to be moved. The tees are new- some where the short tees were and some where the long ones were as well.

UPDATE: Concrete pads have RED diagonals in back corners and there are BLUE stakes up behind or aside of the concrete tees, so it appears that the end result will be single basket location with two dual tees.

The back nine had a new basket or two and some mowed fairway configurations. Numerous trees were planted along several fairways- definitely an eye to the future.

All in all, first time out there.... today's round was fun.... Rating is based on where the course is today, which is "good". The finished product likely moves up at least half a point if not a full one....
UPDATE #2: After playing a second time, score is moved up to a 3.5!!

Driving range area on site.

Beautiful Titans in excellent shape on all holes.

Lots of rolling elevation, and variety in hole length and shots required.

back 9 has a totally different feel. It is far more open and manicured like a ball golf course and features manufactured OB and hazards.

The Gateway crew used the available land to its maximal potential.

This is a great place to introduce people to the sport, practice your skills, and seems well suited for tournament play.

Dirt Tees

No clear path to get over marsh on hole one, so your feet can start out getting wet on hole 1.

No indicator to what position the basket is in on the signs.

a simple arrow to guide to holes 4 and 10 would be very useful on this course. It is not a major issue, but a quick and easy way to improve navigation.

9 has a small safety issue. at 6:30am I was still throwing directly at a vehicle in the parking lot near the basket.

Hole 17 is an epic finish, then you have to play a dinky deuce or die hole afterwards.

There is not a lot of memorable holes on this course, it is simply a solid better than average course with few flaws and some extra amenities.

I found it better to stop after hole 9 and drive to the next parking lot. Hole 11 is right there at the next parking lot. with hole 10 as a small filler hole linking the 2 sides.

- very easy to navigate and find baskets
- excellent variety and challenge.
- well kept park.
- the woods along the front nine provide a solid barrier of nasty. I like the added challenge.

- no concrete tee pads yet
- the woods along the front nine provide a solid barrier of nasty. I don't like looking for discs in them.

I love this course. The only reason it didn't get more stars is because I really love concrete pads.
The front and back nine are like two different courses. The front being more of a park style course that plays with the few trees it has in very effective ways. The front also goes into the woods on 7 & 8, w/6 being back by the nastiest sticker bushes in the world and 1 having an exremely thick set of brush surrounding the "green." The back plays around one giant field, using different types of OB to mess with the player. Since there are usually crazy winds the OB definitely forces you to use different shots, or risk sailing off into oblivion and/or OB.

If you're in STL and looking for a good park style course, check out Endicott, Jefferson Barracks or Willmore. If you're looking for an more open style course, check out West City or Sioux. If you can't decide and feel like a little of both, Dunegant is a great decision.

This course was very slow, no one but us playing! Besides spending considerable time in the trees looking for discs, we still had a great time. Everything was mowed, and the park seemed to be well cared for. Did not struggle with finding the tees. The back 9 has some very unique holes, some people dislike it, but it is a nice change of pace.

Not too much to add here, other then the natural tees are starting to wear, and some of the brush will eat your disc.

Nice to see a course using some unique design elements, not a cookie cutter course!

Challenging, Easy to Navigate, good mix of shots, OB--
Holes 1-9: Feature a mixture of open shots and tightly wooded fairways with mature trees. With blue/ red tee pads and A/B pin locations, a variety of layouts may be played! Hole4 has road OB left and long. Holes 6,7,8 feature a fence that marks out of bounds. A great mixture of shots is required to really shoot well on this front 9 holes.

Holes 10-18: Are much larger and open, allowing you to air it out a bit more than the front. The massive winds and bountiful OB will be the challenge on the back 9. Holes 11,12 and 17 feature golf inspired lateral hazard bunkers. Holes 13 & 17 feature "white" ob markers that indicate a re-tee regardless of point of entry. Also, well manicured fairways will help establish OB points. You really must bring distance and accuracy to score well on the back 9 at Dunegant DGC

No concrete tee pads (yet), needs small walkway on Hole 1, slight mowing and trimming on hole 9

Park is kept very clean by local disc golfers and Florissant Parks & Rec. Restrooms/ drinking fountain are available on both the front and the back 9. Full electric at shelter near hole 1

UPDATED since back 9 redesign (ha that rhymes)

New course with a split front and back 9. I didn't really know what to expect the first time playing the course but I was very pleased.

+Front 9 is the shorter side of the park, with the holes being par 3's and around 300ft (except #4). The holes are mostly park style shots but the woods do come into play by lining some fairways and protecting some baskets. Front 9 offers a nice variety of shots and elevation changes.

+Back 9: Unfortunately a property dispute caused the majority of the back 9 to be redesigned. The holes that used to play around the woods have been taken out so now only 3 holes have trees/woods on them. It is still an enjoyable 9 holes to play but not as good as before. This is the longer side of the park and lets you get some good distance drives out of the system. To make up for the lack of trees, bunkers and OB have been added to create challenge. This makes you throw some distance shots that require a good amount of accuracy or else you would go OB.

+Hole #15 is the only remaining hole with bamboo surrounding the pin. I really like the bamboo and the effect it creates on the hole. Its maybe a 300-350 shot downhill but if you go long into the bamboo it makes for a difficult putt. Its better to try to place your shot outside of the bamboo to actually give yourself a birdie opportunity.

+Gateway Titans = nice baskets
+Nice new tee signs! Give a nice picture of the hole and other info.

-The changes in the back nine really took away some cool holes.

-Natural tee pads: It had rained the night before we played so it was very muddy and slippery so we just teed off 5ft away were it was grassy. If some sort of pads aren't installed soon the whole tee area will become a large patch of dirt.

-Speaking of mud, only the bunkers on 11 had sand (its not really sand but crushed rock) in it. This means that the other bunkers are really just a watery muddy hazard, and might require some disc fishing to retrieve a disc. (bunkers are only about a foot deep)

-Navigation: If you don't take a map and there isn't any in the box near #1 (which happened to us), they'll be a few moments when you'll be lost. Simply take the course map (under links/files) and you'll be fine. Just look for the wooden posts. To get to #3 to #4 you have to walk across the parking lot.

-Other stuff: No benches, trashcans, direction signs.

>Front 9: Variety of shot types on the shorter side that plays through trees + some woods.
>Back 9: More distance + open shots + OB/bunkers = more fun than it may sound.

>This course will get better over time, but it is still a fun and challenging course.

>The overall quality and challenge of this course in my opinion is lower than the other 18 hole courses in the STL, but still worth getting out and playing it.

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