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Muscatine, IA

Fuller Park

3.695(based on 16 reviews)
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grayZlefty
Experience: 11.9 years 66 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Challenging Wooded Course

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 19, 2022 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Fuller is one of Iowa's 15 to 20 better disc layouts, in a thriving, peaceful, forested area. I currently rate it a 3.3, as par is meaningful, flight gaps are continuously challenging, and it rewards accuracy, versus power. Our group plays year-round, about once a month, and routinely drive an hour to enjoy.

It is generally a well-mowed city park course. The 2009 photos depict an unusually overgrown condition. You will find your discs, as the trees help you mark the spot. Iowa courses have been renovating the past few years and Fuller is on its way with several new basket locations at #3 long left, #4 long hilltop, #5 long right (great-looking blocker tree arch 30' short of basket), #11 long dogleg right, #13 short (stump-mounted), #13 long/straight (same sleeve as #15 4th position superlong), and #17 straight superlong down a stunning final 100ft downhill gauntlet of scraggly guardians.
There are thousands of trees providing great summertime shade and cold-weather windbreaks. They also defeat lots of "perfect" shots. Under par is a fine score and often disappears over the toughest final five.
Wind is typically a factor on open holes 1, 2, 3, 16, 17, 18, and swirling complicates the wooded ones.
Although course elevation change isn't a significant factor, beware of greasy slopes after rains at #4 downhill then uphill and #7 downhill to the tee. Some putts might roll away at sloped basket positions on #6, #7, #9, and #16.
Creeks are in play at #4, #10, and #18. Water is often at a trickle, maybe a few inches deep, and discs are visible. There are some deep, brushy slopes and gullies, especially #4 right, #10 right, #13 right (DON"T GO RIGHT!!!), and #18 right. A farmed field runs along most of left #16, and disc-swallowing tall grasses frame a narrow manicured #17 fairway. During growing season, a spotter at #17 is VERY helpful.
Parking is adequate and paved. An updated soft-surface play area, sheltered picnic tables, and permanent restrooms are near the #1 tee area. Food/refuel within a few blocks.

The Muscatine Disc group is doing great things to improve the course!

Cons:

The baskets are aging, and a few have tilted top-bands or grills. They catch just fine. Many signs have incomplete, incorrect, or hand-written distances, but with the new basket locations, better signs are hopefully coming soon enough. There are a few benches, but some need new slats or backrests. More than the handful of garbage receptacles is needed.
I would not recommend Fuller for beginners and bombers.
Slight danger of falling hedgeapples in Oct/Nov.
New, accurate signs would raise my rating to a 3.65.

Other Thoughts:

For new visitors, #17 isn't ALWAYS in the straight superlong.
At least walk down to view the #17 straight superlong basket area, and soon after, admire the two huge trees near the #18 tee.
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