Decent Baskets
Some interesting elevation changes
A few tree holes

No tee pads
Plays over pedestrian path multiple times
One basket requires big hyzer shot that brings in directly over a park bench
Near baseball fields that an errant shot could easily reach

It's worth playing if your nearby at a time when the park isn't going to be crowded. The elevation changes alone make it an interesting play but I wouldn't make a special trip.

Gardner Park is a nice little park near Cincinnati. It's a quick play if you're on your way to Idlewild, and the park is pretty scenic.

The park is small crowded, and the course plays around the perimeter, with the other park amenities in the center. The park also sits kind of in a bowl, so the holes are mostly sloped. Some are wooded, most are short, one or two are pretty long, but open enough to be fun.

Baskets are faded discatchers, but still pretty visible. One is hidden from the tee, but you can find it. Navigation is striaghtfoward once you find the first hole. Tees are just marked by a post, and the info on the posts is meh levels of helpful.

It is a fun quick play though. And I bet this course get's some good family play because of all the other amenities here. And it is very good for that.

It's pretty short. There are maybe two holes that let you pull out a good distance driver. But that also means a lot of ace runs, so if that's what you like, you'll get a great opportunity to give some baskets a bid.

The tee's are dirt, which means after a rain, mud. The tee posts can be a little hard to find sometimes, but use the map and there's no room to get lost.

The course plays right with a walking path. This is a pretty big danger and even though there were only two other people there when I was there, I had to stop several times for them and wait for them to take the slowest walk ever to be out of range. It also plays near a soccer field, and over it a little bit if your shot is even a little errant (so practically a constant hazard for me).

This course is a quick pick-up for a bagger, a fun lil neighborhood course for locals.

Gardner Park is actually a little charming, with it's nice green grass, great trees, a little elevation- but it's also dangerous to play with it's playground, parking lot, soccer field, and walking path. So like any good girlfriend, you have to ask yourself- is the cuteness worth the danger? I'd play it again if I was in the area, but just remember to be safe, and maybe bring protection.

Nice baskets, nice variety of shots with terrain.
It wasn't boring for an experienced golfer and will hopefully introduce the sport to the neighborhood.

Multi-use park and the danger to non-golfers.
The lack of Tee signs or pads.

Hole 6 and 9 are probably the worst for possible interaction with the walkers or people playing soccer next to 6. 6 should have been shorter so that 7 was longer then ~110'.

Map is a must till they get tee signs.

It was not very crowded on a Sunday evening but 9 is a long, blind shot going over the walking path. We spotted for each other to make sure it was safe.

Safety of the non-golfers is my concern at this park.

+Every hole has some sort of obstacle, whether it be trees (usually), hills (first few only), or distance (hole 6).
+Great baskets
+Logical course layout, with only one medium-distance walk between basket #2 and tee #3.
+Course drains well to a nearby creek, so mud isn't usually an issue except maybe around #9's basket
+Hole six is definitely over 300 feet, would like to see distances measured
+Hole 3 is up a hill and slightly to the right, unable to see the basket from the tee
+Plenty of parking and restrooms on site

-The first four holes are next to baseball diamonds; there was a game going on by hole 1 and 2, so we had to be cautious and really couldn't throw at one confidently, erring on the side of caution.
-The walking path and soccer fields make up hole 6's fairway, if there are soccer games going on, it may be unplayable
-Holes 6-9 are basically paralleling the walking path. Be VERY careful, I can see some joggers being hit at this course for sure.
-Every hole just plays for the most part straight ahead, no doglegs
-Holes 4, 7, and 8 are all very short, probably under 200 feet
-Poison Ivy everywhere, and ragweed abounds (for you allergy sufferers)
-Grass tees, with no maps (we had to climb the hill to see the pin on hole 3 to know where to throw)

The red marker discs are hard to locate in the grass, making finding the next tee difficult if you haven't played it before. It's a fun course, making great use of existing old growth trees. I'd see taking someone here who's new to wooded courses but pretty much has some basic disc control down, especially if there are sporting events going on or joggers present.

There was a large tree down right in front of tee #9, it was from the storms last night, and I imagine it will be cleaned up very soon, but I thought I'd mention it.