Some of my favorite holes are in this wooded 18 holes. Front 9 is a blast to play. Technical shots through small cuts in trees make this course challenging yet rewarding. (like when you hit it perfect through the windows between trees). Back nine has good changes in elevation, a little longer and more open then the front nine.

Signs on top of baskets show direction of next t pads (every course needs this). Baskets are nice and in good condition.

Not windy. Fun putting situations (putting directly uphill, around or between trees). Ace opportunities. Two tee's on most holes. Mulch fairways. One alternate pin location that makes #15 a very difficult parr 3 (an up hill 400 footer w/ basket protected by trees).

Long tees are marked by small orange flag during tournaments. Also, three "open" temp holes are added to provide a total of 21 holes. If these holes were permanent this course would get another half star.

Never really busy with disc golfers. Park is used for other things and may get busy, but the disc golf course is not used often.

Hole #9 alone is worth a trip. Classic over the pond shot to pin raised slightly on a hill. The only true grip-it and rip-it shot on the course. Everyone should play the long tee on this hole!!!

Lacks any open bomb shots. Trees. No concrete t-pads. Some drainage issues. Some hole signs missing or vandalized. Trees. Easy to lose disc in pond or in brush. Park goers sometimes parked in fairway (on back nine only). Hole 18 ends no where near hole 1. Trees. Tee markings are buried yellow pieces of wood, sometimes hard to see or covered..... and the TREES make it difficult to judge where deflections go.

Outside of the mulch fairways, there is heavy over growth, thick brush and lots of trees. A bad drive can put you in a rough position to save parr as the rough is very "rough" here on nearly every hole. Hitting early wood will make for a looonggg day. My advice is to stay on the fairways as much as possible even if it requires to take a little off your throws.

Annoying dogs from houses along holes #7, #8. Watch out for bees!!

No practice basket.

Wayyy more fun to play in the winter, you can actually see the baskets!

Great for experienced players to sharpen accuracy. A challenge to most.

Be ready for a hike in the woods.

I have a better understanding of disc golf since I wrote my first review for Freedlander Park years ago. I deleted my entire review from 2009.

This 18 is a beginner course. Not much else can be made of this course. But I will name the few Pros it has to offer....

-Great baskets
-Elevation changes on most holes, with baskets on hills (4,7,9,11,16,17.)
-LeBron James
-Super nice park*
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I'll do my best to be concise on the cons.

-Teepads are the worst I've ever seen

-Signage is almost non-existent. Vandals have taken most.

-Course upkeep - there is none!

-.Traffic - this course above all others I've played at is placed in the most highly trafficked park I can imagine to put a course in. I/everyone ceases to play during peak spring/summer/fall months. I'll elaborate on a few of these nuisances,

1.) The annual Trout Derby!
-Yes it's fun to teach kids how to fish. But is it necessary to fill the pond with hungry trout and have a "derby" that shuts down the course for a weekend? You decide.

2.) Runners.
- I have no problem with youths running around for the betterment of their health! But, since the middle school is directly down the "road," freedlander park is the natural stomping ground for teens of all ages to run directly in the paths of most of the holes! (That's what their coaches tell them to do)

-Straight walkers-
-Although it sounds like nitpicking, try playing at freeds multiple times a week. The entire course is made from old walking paths. These such paths have been there much longer than the course. 5 minute waits are not uncommon on any hole. Patrons will stand in the middle of holes even if you make them aware of what's going on! Even if there isn't a trout derby, there may be many people fishing witch can ruin 4 holes.

-Vehicles-
-Not to mention hole 1 where people park directly on top of the teepad, I'll focus on the back nine. From 10-16 there are asphalt roads running through the park/disc golf course. Winter months this isn't a factor, the roads are blocked off and there is no traffic to speak of. Butttttttt.... when spring hits the flood gates open! Literally and figuratively, they actually open gates. And although there are no signs saying Parking/No Parking, people park everywhere. I'm talking 9-16 unplayable. I've hit 20 or so vehicles, I feel no remorse because they are parked illegally.

-Softball Shits-
-When I was a younger gentlemen there used to be 2 soccer fields and 1 baseball field in the middle of freeds. Now there are 3 "Softball" fields in the middle of the course. This is totally legit in my book...... But, what comes with teeny bop massive 3 softball field tourneys? Oh yeah, all the little girls smaller bros and sisters! What would any young girl or boy do when they are bored of watching dumb girl softball (before the game even starts)? For some reason they migrate into the woods surrounding the "softball fields" and play. When they play, they pick your disc up, when your disc is picked up you lose patience, when you lose patience you don't disc. (Go up to my Vehicles section to understand the full wrath of these "Softball" matches.)

To be honest I absolutely love the course! But If you're not used to dirt-crater teepads and tight fairways you won't have fun. I recently brought an Open player here and he stopped keeping score ending up with at least 13 over. And he is much better than I. Simply put, this course is a great beginner's course, good for practice all day long! Other than that, it sucks!