- The course has some interesting holes (like 10 and 18 over the creek), and the distance is usually enough where you can't just fluff it and be in the circle
- Tee pads are quite good (concrete)
- Baskets are all good (Mach 3's)
- It's 18 holes; to some thing might be odd to list as a benefit, but in many places niners are the usual (including this area in my opinion because Stoney is a pay to play), so 18 varied enough holes really gives you a full-on round experience
- The lay out is cool in that it's sectioned off into stretches; you usually go over a bridge crossing the creek to go to the next set of holes, and that was pretty cool for me playing my first time there
- Course has bathrooms, water fountain, and easy parking, which is always a plus
- Course also has a practice basket in front of the pavilion I think

- If you're new to the course, sometimes finding the next hole isn't totally obvious; the idea of crossing a bridge to go to the next hole might not occur to some until they see others do it, so just make sure to see the map before going, or even bring it with you
- The hole shapes are not particularly varied; the fairways are I think all basically straight lines to the basket with tree and bush obstacles that make you hyzer, hyzer flip, or turnover past them; there aren't really that many tucked away baskets, dog-legs, or right angles, though you could consider the over the water shots as island holes if you want
- It gets quite busy; I went there on 4th of July and basically there were the same number of groups as holes, so I was constantly looking out for people to play through and if we needed to play though people ahead of us; for those who like to play slow and not worry about waiting or letting people though, that might be a bit of damper on your round.
- The distances on a lot of the holes make them not very beginner friendly. I don't think that's much of a problem because between Raintree and the two 9-ers in Royal Oak there are many beginner-friendly courses, but if you just decide to play one day because you saw it was close to you, you may be a little defeated since it has quite a few 300 ft.+ holes and opportunities to lose discs to the creek (although frankly you can usually get them if you have even a minor ability to climb down into the creek ditch; the creek is rarely more than 1 or 2 inches deep

I really liked playing this course. I think it serves a good purpose of giving intermediate players a real first challenge, advanced players course to take time to master, and pros and pro-adjacent players something to keep them sharp. I'd advise going on a week day before noon if at all possible because you'll avoid the crowds for sure, but it seems like on most days the crowds won't be large enough to take the concentration out of throwing good shots.

Tees and pins are easy to spot and maneuver. All cement tees, easy to start at holes 1, 3, or 10 without getting lost or confused.

Short holes, rain doesn't drain fast at all (course can be wet days after rain). Lots of dog walkers / hikers (very loose term)

This is a great standard course. Standard shot, nothing to complicated, a few OB's, river, etc. A great place to practice long runs. Can get packed during summer.

Very well kept. Holes can be technical which is nice without being too wooded. Variation from the first 5 holes to when you go over the bridge and get the next 4, compared to holes 13 thru 17 is a nice change-up. Almost makes it seem like you ar playing 3 different courses.
Because the holes aren't too long I can bring inexperienced friends, and have a blast.

Two big ones.
1. This park is huge even besides for the disc golf course. But for some reason, people love to walk and hang out right in the middle of holes. Even though there are acres and acres of beauty elsewhere in this park, and typically they are difficult to ask to move, even for us friendly bunch of disc golfers. So be patient, Troy citizens aren't as friendly as a disc golfer and you may not understand them.
2. Hole 18 is near the river, and at dusk it gets a bit darker and is across a river. There is a couple of poachers that wait for you to throw, and pretend to walk thru, but they snatch and go. Leaving you looking and not finding. Beware of the 18th hole at dusk.

Love this course. Its close for me, its technical and not too long, but the course keeps changing things up. I like it and if it were longer,had some elevation changes, and was just a bit more ascetically pleasing, I would have ranked it higher. But a very solid 3.5

Clean park, easy access to Interstate 75, mostly shaded, extra long concrete tees, good variety of tree challenges, nice park in an affluent suburb, creek runs through the course, mainly grass with trees, Ad-Hoc Festival on Summer Saturdays: see 'Cons' below. Free to play.. Some picnic tables at a few holes.

Some poison ivy at hole 18 along creek and ditch, very crowded on the weekend with some sort of Festive Dress up in Character event , was told this happens every Saturday in summer, dude with a giant white rabbit head, guy dressed up like ragged ann. Weekdays used by people doing Tai-chi with swords, very cool but you have to play around them, and thru them. Only one bathroom, far away, no water fountains that I saw. Lack of significant elevation changes, Could use more benches at tees.

The Festival was really cool I thought, played thru some women who were playing Pokemon-Go or something like that- had a chat about Geodude and Charzard (brush up on your Pokemon).

Good variety of holes.
Not extremely challenging.
Only 2 or 3 holes where losing a disc is a possibility.

Not overly challenging.
Confusing layout after the first few holes.
Risk of hitting civilians on the first few holes - they are very near to a shelter/grilling area.

This course plays nicely.

There are a few holes that present a water hazard which usually has a fast moving current. If you manage to place a disk in the stream, don't hesitate in trying to retrieve it because it only take a few moments for the flow to move the disk off your throwing line or sink it to the murky bottom.

The course starts with a few relatively open holes to get you warmed up. You'll run into a mix of wooded and open-field style holes in the 2nd half of the course. You have to cross over a bridge twice at points in the course that aren't clearly marked. The tee shot over the stream (immediately after you cross the bridge the 2nd time) is my favorite!

You go out with a bang on the last hole. It's a design that feels closer to what you'd experience at a more refined course - an open area tee shot that requires you to either lay up, or go long over a bridged brush hazard that stretches horizontally across the entire fairway. If you overshoot the basket on your 2nd shot once you clear the brush hazard, you can easily fly into the stream that runs the length of the course. This high risk/high reward can make or break your round (easy to lose a disk here).

Although Kensington is my favorite course, this is the best in terms of convenience when living in Royal Oak.

Definitely a good course for beginners and players of all skill levels.

Lots of tree love/hate.

Glad the park staff finally took down the graffitied signs and replaced them with wood stakes.

Down the road from my house.

Great outdoor park and it's free!

This place can get really congested with crowds, especially on the weekends. Lots of casuals.

Civilians sometimes get in the way.

Careful of the Rouge River, I've lost a couple discs in that current.

Litterbugs are a problem. I wouldn't recommend walking around barefoot or bringing your dog because there is broken glass in some areas.

Bring bug spray, quite a few skeeters in the back 9.

Civilians tend to not realize they're walking on the course. Don't insult or shout at them, they have every right to be there just as much as you. Be courteous, kindly remind them that you are playing a game, and give them a heads up before you throw.

If you're going with a huge group, please be considerate and split into groups of 3 or 4 rather than a group of 10. Keep the pace steady for everybody else using the course. Since it's a free park it's going to attract a lot of casuals. Please use golf etiquette.

I usually play early to avoid the crowds and leagues.

Please don't litter and don't bring glass.

Aesthetic-- plays through a very large multi-use park. Areas for DG are mostly DG exclusive but there are a few walking paths that intermingle.

Teepads-- Nice and in good shape. Adequate length for hole length.

Baskets-- all present and accounted for. some were a bit wobby and wonky but served their purpose well.

Routing and Nav-- I have to disagree with some of the other reviews. I think this course flows nicely. One gripe is the closeness of teepad to previous basket on a few holes.

Variety/water-- there are a lot of different holes here and the woods/ water are used very effectively. #10 over the water is a fun little hole that should/could have been repeated once or twice more. The water comes into play on several holes and that creek is a bit deeper than it looks

Teesigns-- effective yet simple.. identical to raintrees.

Very straightforward/Challenge-- the challenge in this course is not really all that high. Most holes are mid to fairway driver length and are straightforward. a lot of flex shots are required here.

Glass-- there is a lot of glass on the course in multiple places.

I found the locals to be more than accommodating. I, as a single player, was never expected to play behind a large group. Always was let go through or play a hole with the locals.
I really liked this place. Had good vibes all over it.

Decent holes long and short not to busy fun times

They changed a few holes and there were no markers for distance or par

Overall not a bad course would play again and recommend for others to play. Not really any elevation but still fun

-Holes weren't too long, but they were long enough to need a good drive
-Nice concrete tees-lots of room for a run-up
-Easy to find most of the tees without a map
-Wasn't too busy during the late afternoon
-Not too many places to lose a disc, except in the creek
-Park kept very clean

-Hole 10's tee is hard to find if you've never been here before
-A couple of the tee signs were missing, and most had graffiti/black paint all over them
-2 or 3 of the baskets seemed abnormally higher than the others

Intermediate level course. I wouldn't recommend this course for a first-timer, but players with at least a few months of experience would do well here.
The baskets weren't too close to the next tee, so there wasn't really any chance of hitting someone with a bad throw.
Overall, this was a really nice course, and I would definitely recommend checking it out!

Very nice location for the course, nicely wooded but not a crazy amount of trees. Loved the layout of the course, they packed a nice 18 hole course into a not very large area.

Can be very busy at times, especially on nice weekend days and holidays. Also the course seems to hold a lot of water after it rains which causes a lot of flooding around baskets and a lot of mud while playing, seemed like i was wiping mud off my disc after every shot.

Great course for all levels of players, free to play which is nice.

liked this course a lot, got to play it on my lunch break a few times. it is a long course, very open and not a whole lot of trees, just a few right in the line of the hole, not very busy eather, at times.

its not hard to find its off the hwy. it is hard to find ur way to the next holes not a whole lot of direction! signs suck people beat them all up- but i guess it gives it charater!

had fun there, deff. recommand it to first time players!

-Mix of shorty throws, long drives and over the river
-Lots of places to take a break (picnic tables)
-Two bridges to cross the river
-Dogs are welcome

-Crowded at times

-Ignore the signs where to start, park in the back corner that is hole #1 now

I found two discs in the river that both said "Chris" on them.

This was just good fun. Nice header board at the tees for 1 nd 10. Looks like an active group in the area. Good to see. Courseflows well and signs make it easily navagable for a first time player here. Good use of trees on nearly all holes. I was seriously treejected on amny occasions when my shots were not well placed. Nice use of playing along both sides of the canal. water is not a real issue 'cept on 18. if you dunk it in the water on 10... you have a very wimpy arm... or just got psyched out bu teeing over water. You need to decide on 18 are you to lay up just short of the water or go for it. If you park well you will finish right back at the car. I did not. Course was getting quite busy as I was finishing up... looked like a league, maybe was gathering to play.

hard to find any real issues here other than the fact that the tee signs are all a bit trashed from grafitti and ace signatures. Also some of the pars seem a bit high or low. Played Raintree just prior so this one feels much nicer... cuz it is. Very little elevation change here... not much real opportunity for any due to overll terrain. Might be a few more opps to play across the water for the fun of it.

I would love to have a nice 18 holer like this closer to my house.

It is always in great shape. There are a few minor hiccups but the guys who play here are loyal and watch over it well. The local scene is great. Great for beginners. There aren't a bunch of mosquitoes at every hole.

Occassional large high school group. It could have a couple more difficult holes.
It could use a larger variety of holes and elevation changes. The water could come into play a little bit more.

This is my home course and i couldn't be happier besides the fact that I am still aceless.

great park setting. excellent place to go with your friends all day and play some volleyball, discin, and there was a large group playing ultimate when we went. good tee signs really help the first time you go, even though its a simple course, with no elevation changes.
overall its a beautiful place that is very fun to play imo. cops seem to be not around at all, nor nescesary as everyone there seems to respect the park well. water adds to the difficulty but its very easy to retrieve discs in the 2-3 foot deep river.

maybe a bit on the easy side. wind is very strong typically on the front 9. trees protect the back 9 though.

Very easy course to follow. As a beginner/intermediate course (my level) this offers a well rounded 18 holes. Great, friendly league night on Mondays.

Some random graffitti and at least 3 of the tee box signs are missing. Basket #11 is missing so I usually just drive the trees and call it par. Large groups won't always let a single or double play through but this is usually the exception. The way the course Zig/Zags most shots are very straight or simply around a tree or 2.

This is my favourite local course, I can play a round in 45-60min on my way home and miss the rush hour traffic. Much better than sitting sucking fumes on M-59!!!

Good mix of holes. For the top players it's an ace run on most of the holes, but it is a good lay out for people who are still working on breaking the 300' barrier. There are a lot of trees but there are also some pretty well defined lanes through them so it isn't a plinko course. About he only chance of losing a disc is in the stream which is usually low enough that even that isn't a problem.

Lost a lot of trees in the last few years. Which has opened up the layout some. Still a nice course tho.

concrete tees, when you finish front 9 or back 9 (or all 18..duh) its near the parking lot.

very fun tournaments

i have never gotten bored at this course, and it has a practice basket.

basket 11 is missing
-gets crowded

for some reason i cannot keep my putts in the basket on this course, when its rainy my disc seems to slip out.

my favorite course in the area
has a nice mix of difficult and fun shots

Fun course, makes for a decent outing. Not short, but not exhaustively long. All holes are a good length. No very short holes. Perfect amount of trees.

Watch out for water hazard. Easy to lose your disc into stream. Slightly crowded course at prime times.

Hole signs could use a make over.

Course offers variety in game play and difficultly. Long enough to play 18 and feel satisfied, but not long enough to tire most players out after a round. Enjoyable all the way through.

Popular course, so can get very busy at times. Running stream and some low areas can make for a very wet game at certain times of the year.

A good mix of driving and approach shots keep this course fun for individual players and groups. With a fair amount of trees, the course plays cool, even on a hot and sunny day.