Mesa, AZ

Emerald Park

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pianocomposer
Experience: 26.9 years 21 played 21 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Beginner Course is crowded and boring 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 19, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good for socializing and bringing friends... nice beginner course. A few minor challenges.

Cons:

Super easy and predictable. OOB shots are lost forever in backyards and water. The space is cramped and teepads are shared. It's easy to accidentally throw at/hit someone. The OOB rules are ridiculous and many long-time players still don't realize those rules even exist.

Other Thoughts:

Not very interesting for serious DG players. Great for social outings, though.
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todd9500
Experience: 41.2 years 335 played 8 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Play 9 baskets both ways for unique 18 hole layout 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 18, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

First Impressions: This is a bowl-shaped, floodplain park with a man-made lake in the middle of it. Putting a disc golf course here was a good use of this public park.

Course design/difficulty/obstacles/out-of-bounds: This is a short course that's not too difficult because there are very few trees and the holes are not overly long. The water comes into play on a few holes. There's a fence on the south side that you can go over or under. There's a wall next to homeowners on the north side where an errant throw could land you in someone's yard. These discs are collected from the homeowners and are returned to disc golfers via the Mesa DG Club.

Amenities/shelters/picnic tables: No bathroom. No running water. A pavilion sits at both ends of the park with plenty of picnic tables.

Course condition: Grass course - kept short. Good course to work on your rollers.

Navigability/ signage/maps: DGCR map works ok but always good to find a local to show you around. You will need some patience and good communication when two groups are playing to the same hole.

Local DG involvement: Great leadership with Rob Hart and others. League play several times a week. See the Mesa DG Club's website, https://www.mesadiscgolfclub.org /

Tee pads/benches: Cement tee-pads. No benches.

Cons:

The City of Mesa should provide a portable toilet at this park with all the people that use it - disc golf, basketball, soccer, etc.

Other Thoughts:

Remember the Disc Golfer's Code:

1) Play Smart - Never throw into a blind area or when players, spectators, pedestrians, or other facility users are within range. Use a spotter.

2) Respect the Course - Observe all posted rules. No littering, graffiti, or abuse of equipment or flora.

3) Represent the Sport - Be positive and responsible. Teach others.
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JNichols
Experience: 13.2 years 54 played 13 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Beautiful Park-Decent Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 6, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice 18 hole course on GRASS. Some holes with a bit of elevation, a couple water holes, and a good use of available space. Swirly wind keeps intermediate players like me on their toes a bit with shot selection. Nice Concrete tee pads and MOST holes have Alternate Baskets. Not a very long course, but a couple holes out to 400ft and others over 300ft. At least a few trees and obstacles come into play. All in all, a good use of the Available space in the park.

Cons:

As mentioned before, you play the course Backwards for the back 9 holes off of Different tee pads, but using the same baskets as the front 9. The One Blind Basket where you could encounter someone you may not see before you throw would be Holes 7 and 11. They play to the same basket from opposite directions with a Hill between limiting line of Sight. Please throw Carefully!

Other Thoughts:

A decent course for recreational/intermediate players, I would say. Folks looking for more of a Challenge may want to hit one of the other Local Courses. For what it is, it is a Nice course to play.

**** With some of the Alternate Baskets missing on some of the holes, the DGCR Scoring App will be OFF a bit if you are using it to try and get your DGCR Rating. As in, hole 18 shows 320ft from the Red position, but the ONLY basket in the ground on that hole right now is at 210ft. Other holes DO have the Alternate baskets IN PLACE.

****Update 9/30/2018. New alternate basket locations have been added and/or moved. Hole distances will be incorrect on some holes if using the DGCR App. All holes appear to have 3 basket locations.
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Lackychams
Experience: 11.3 years 3 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great beginner course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 25, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Short 18 hole course over 9 baskets
-Has some difficulties to it with out alot of trees
-bright baskets
- Great signage for the holes.

Cons:

- Very Dry
- course does overlap but not that bad when i went
- small parking lot so if its busy parking is in the neighborhood around the park.
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Other Thoughts:

great starter course to get your distance down, when i went in the afternoon time it wasnt busy a few DGers but was no problem with throwing.

wish they would have more the 1 tee box for the holes the 9th and the 12 i believe have 2 different tee boxes. which is good for advance and beginners.
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CaliZac89
Experience: 12.1 years 14 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun-damentals 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 6, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Variety of shots.
Some elevation changes.
Nice baskets.
Trees and small water hazard make play interesting.

Cons:

Not the best neighborhood.
Muddy during monsoon season (especially when city of mesa forgets to turn off sprinklers)
No parking lot, just side streets.

Other Thoughts:

Easy to play.
Course designed great to fit the park.
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crystal haze
Experience: 29.9 years 58 played 9 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 30, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

I played a glow round here on a Friday night. The group was a good size - about a dozen players.

For night time disc it is open enough to be doable, and still be fun in the dark. A variety of shots and tree placement to keep it interesting.

Cons:

The decent locals during the glow round seemed to be able to almost deuce half the holes. I imagine during the day this would not be a particularly interesting course to play since it is so open and not particularly long.

Other Thoughts:

It seemed like everyone playing the glow round was a regular there and so I felt a little disoriented between playing my first glow round ever and at that course for the first time too. Nonetheless it was fun.
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DiscNoid
Experience: 18.2 years 22 played 19 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Emerald Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 20, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice little park with a 9 hole course. Play backwards to play a full 18. Nice tee pads and new baskets with improvements to make the course a little more challenging. Great for beginners to intermediate golfers. Grass throughout the park and a pond obstacle in the middle.

Cons:

Another family park so be aware of park peds. Stay out of the retention pond as it's pretty dirty from the water fowl that use it. Can be rather hot when the sun is beating and can be rather windy at times.

Other Thoughts:

Great little course if your in the area and worth the stop.
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Jax11
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 103 played 35 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Neat Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 22, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Easy to navigate
- Interesting use of available elevation.
- Good shots needing smart lines to get to the basket.
- No one was there
- Other park users are not in the way
- Some elevated and well protected baskets

Cons:

- Dirt tee pads
- Though easy to navigate signs were torn down or missing.
- Hole #1 plays towards the road.
- Hole #9 plays towards around the parking lot.
- No bathroom

Other Thoughts:

Neat little course that plays around a retention basin. for those concerned about the water it is not a factor on any hole except #6 in which you need to overshoot a 365 foot hole. Because it is a retention basin it drags debris in when it floods so there were cigarette butts and other sorts of garbage especially around the mouth of the basin. I assume after a good rain much of the course can be soggy. My group didn't play the back 9, but the front 9 really seemed to favor RHFH or LHBH as there was nothing to navigate when throwing with those styles, RHBH will have some trees to navigate but nothing too difficult. Often the biggest obstacle for newer players will be getting a disc to sit on some of the inclined basket placements. Overall, do not plan a trip for this course, but I enjoyed this course and will gladly play it again. Its worth checking out if you are in the area.
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