Greenwood is a nice park near the zoo in Baton Rouge. The 18 hole course has been on this land in some form longer than most courses. And it's got a little character.

The course isn't the longest, all par 3s, but some are some great ace-runs, some stretch you out just a bit, but overall this is only a challenging course if you're having a particularly off day.

There are a few unique holes on this course- a J shaped mando, a little dog leg or two, a tight thread-it shot, some good gaps. The main parts of this course are light woods, trees in a field. The only rough is around the baskets if you go too far, or maybe a couple holes off the fairway.

Baskets are old but reliable, tees are pavers, which can be slick when wet, or muddy, or there's leaves on them, or you step on them. Not my super favorite but they work. The park get's a little muddy, very muddy after a rain. Tee signs aren't bad, they're rather informative and look nice.

Ad mentioned above, the tees are slick and the course get's muddy pretty easily.

It's kind of short, but not "gimme" short, but it does make some of the angles needlessly crazy, or the obstacles much larger.

At all par 3's, short par 3's, the hole design would have to be pretty consistently spectacular to get a high rating. This is a fun course, and I would have no problem if anyone rated it a 3, but it's just hard in today's age of great courses, some are falling behind, and I think this is one of them.

This is a fun course. With the great complement of lengthy courses in Baton Rouge, this is a nice, easier, fun course. You could take some newer beginners here and they would have a good time, which might not go for Flanacher, or Highland Road, or even Scotlandville. But for experienced players, those are definitely the more challenging, exciting courses in the area.

The strength of this course lies in the tight, midrange-favoring holes which predominate, particularly on the mostly wooded front nine. Accuracy is definitely prioritized at Greenwood, allowing for those of us without big arms to fully engage the course. There are some tight windows here set a variety of distances from the tee, some of which have really fine margins between success and all-out failure (such as 6 and 17). There isn't a poke-and-pray feeling, though; all of these windows are hittable.

Pins are placed thoughtfully, usually tightly against the woods; approaches offer much of the risk/reward decision making here - do you lay up, or go for birdie and risk ending up in the woods? 4 is another noteworthy pin, featuring some serious rollaway potential in addition to a wooded backdrop.

8 is a fun hyzer, combining an extreme angle with a low ceiling, although I felt like this hole could have been more memorable with a little tweaking.

Greenwood Park is easy to find and features quality amenities. Bathrooms are available, there are plenty of garbage cans, benches, and even a few small pavilions dotting the course in case a flash Louisiana shower shows up. Tees are brick and provide good footing, though I would have preferred them to be a few feet longer. The course was very well tended, and my sense from being there and talking to others who play it is that this is the norm. The plentiful shade is nice reprieve on a sunny day.

To be honest, none of these holes stood out to me. The tightness of the first six holes was enjoyable to start off, but grew repetitive. The longer holes seem built for distance alone: they don't seem notable or memorable to me, as they're all on straight or nearly straight lines. There's little line shaping on this course, the big hyzers on 8 and 18 and the anny on 15 being the notable exceptions. This lack of personality means that there's minimal mental game of selecting shots and weighing risk versus reward. This was a big drawback for me, making the course easier than it probably needs to be given the wooded environment. This decreases the course's replay value in my eyes. There's not much draw to play it again, as there's not much left untried or undiscovered. This sense is amplified by the single set of tees and the static pin positions.

For those who like to bomb a drive or two, there's not really an opportunity for that here. This isn't a drawback for me in a vacuum, but it stood out when coupled with the vanilla shot selection. Similarly, the lack of OB, water hazards, elevation (except 4's green), and mandos (except 8) puts a pressure on the shot selection to provide a level of interest that it wasn't up to supplying.

There are a few potential spots for a navigation snafu, but thankfully the course is compact enough that you won't end up severely off trail. In particular, the transition from 17 to 18: 17 plays near the wooded section of 11-16, but 18 is back near 1-6. Some navigation signage in cases like this would be welcome.

Having read and heard positive things about this course, I was disappointed. This wasn't from expecting one type of course and getting another: I knew it featured tight lines and shorter holes, and I was looking forward to playing a course like that in my neck of the woods. The lack of challenge, line shaping, and shot selection disappointed me, though. With all of the trees here, I feel as though Greenwood could offer a significantly more challenging and interesting experience. I assume that space limitations are part of the issue, as the course seems crammed on the land it sits on, particularly in 1-6/18 and 11-15.

Despite my misgivings, I would happily play this course again as part of a day trip to Flanacher, whose challenges and novel lines I enjoyed a lot more. There's just not a lot to draw me to this course in itself.

Short course where accurate throws can net you a great score.

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Course starts wooded, with lots of tree obstacles but which can be avoided. Breaks into more open area with longer holes. Short enough to complete relatively quickly. Definitely some spots where you can lose a disc. Bring bug dope, for sure.