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Greenwood Park

3.275(based on 15 reviews)
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Jammer89
Experience: 13.9 years 13 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Short and technical 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 29, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Paver tee pads with signs
-Located in secluded area of park
-Focuses on short game and line shaping
-Gravel circles under baskets look nice and keep them from getting messy in bad weather.

Cons:

- Front holes get messy after rain
- No elevation change
- Newcomers may find it hard to know where to go next, especially when transitioning from #7 to #8 and from #17 to #18.

Other Thoughts:

Greenwood is a great course. Better maintained than Highland, but not quite as challenging. It hosts a couple tournaments a year. I love playing this course, then heading to Highland. The variation of the two make fore a great full day of disc golf.
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bilen434
Experience: 11.9 years 27 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun finesse course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A good change of pace from long, wide open courses. Course seemed to be kept up very well. Liked the ring of gravel around each basket.

Cons:

Front 9 does not dry very well and is heavily wooded, so mosquitoes are rampant. No elevation change. The location of the next tee pad is not always easy to find.

Other Thoughts:

I wish Highland Road Park could get some of the features of this course, such as the bridges, and the signs that say "this is a disc golf course, please watch for flying discs".
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Doofenshmirtz
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 122 played 72 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Very nice, if short, course. 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 13, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

A good mix of wooded and fairly open holes with a layout that requires both right and left turning shots. A RHBH player with a good RHFH game can do well at this course. One of the things that this course does well, and which took me several rounds to get a grip on, is that the layout challenges players with right turning and left turning shots at different distances and with varying levels of technicality. This course stands out in this respect from both Highland Road Park and Flanacher. Although Highland has better land to work with, Greenwood is a more fun course at the moment and is a good relief from the beatdown Flanacher tries to administer.

The park starts out with a couple of open shots leading you into the woods and a string of technical, low celing shots, ending with a dead straight, ace run over a small creek (Hole 6). Hole 7 begins a string of somewhat more open shots, with 7, 9, and 10 requiring right turning shots with varying degrees of turn and openness. Holes 11-16 are in a more open area with scattered trees that allow more varied approaches to each hole. The course ends with a couple of fun holes, 17 a slight right turn, somewhat downhill with OB left, woods right and water long and 18, a short hole than can be approached straight or with a sky hyzer.

Additionally, Greenwood has a dedicated roller hole, something that I haven't seen on any other course that I have played. The only way you are going to get into the putting circle on 8, barring some stroke of luck, is with a roller.

The course is fairly short with no holes that truly require more than a fairway driver although you may want to try to shoot the gauntlet or trees on hole 11 for a birdie chance.

New paver tee pads are large. Pads are marked well with good signs and navigation is fairly straightforward with few issues.

This is a fun and quick course to play with plenty of shade to keep it comfortable in the summer.

Cons:

There is very little elevation change. Some holes have blind OB that isn't marked on the signs.

Navigation isn't always straightforward and next tee signs would be helpful, but once you get started, the only problems will be after 7 (take a right and follow the road, tee 8 is on right), after 10 (cross creek on small bridge) and after 17, (cross roadway bridge and tee is on the way back to the tennis courts).

This course holds water in places but is still reasonably playable after rains, which is something that I cannot comfortably say about Flanacher. Only Holes 2 and 3 get a little sloppy when wet. Other areas do hold some water, but don't seem to stay muddy.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this is a fun course to play in the Baton Rouge area. It is less challenging than the nearby Flanacher, which isn't all that far away, but is definitely more fun. Play both if you get a chance.

I'd recommend this course to most players over the other options at least until the improvements at Highland Road Park are finished (this update done in fall 2015). I think Highland Road Park will be the best course in South Louisiana when it is finished if the original course isn't altered too much.
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bayouace
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 31.9 years 49 played 24 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Newly Remodeled 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 10, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

BREC has just redone (10/11) this old classic and it has a new look. A combination of wooded holes and reasonably open holes with many RHBH annies and some RHBH hyzers will test your technical game. Baskets on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 18 are heavily guarded by strategic trees to the point of praying and throwing. 4, 9, and 15 are good RHFH holes. 8 has a hairpin hyzer to deal with. Most of the other holes are straight or slight turns, but those trees here and there will grab that disc. The grass is cut for rollers. Lots of shade. The nearby clubhouse has a nice restroom. Another rest room(when open) is on the back half of the course. Tees are well-marked with stepping stone pads and a hole map. Parking is fine beside the tennis courts. The course will test your mids and putter approaches. Many of the baskets are on narrow land that slopes away quickly for putts that are not precise. Good course for new players and those who welcome shorter, technical courses. Water available at the clubhouse. Other activities are the nearby zoo and kayaking/canoeing.

Cons:

A rain brings standing water on or near 1,2,5 and 6. Only one air-it-out hole, #11. If you want the big arm course, this is not for you. Try Flanacher Road instead. If hyzer courses are your specialty, you will be forced to use other skills - which is really a pro, as well as a con for some. Benches are pretty scarce, so a stool is a good idea.

Other Thoughts:

Scorecard/maps are available in the clubhouse, but if it is closed navigation will be tricky going from 7 to 8 (around the corner) to 9. 18 is a decent walk from 17, but you will see it as you move from 6 to 7, so remember it if you have no map. It finishes back at the tennis courts.Overall this is a fun, great addition to the Baton Rouge DG scene. I really enjoy the course and it is a lot of fun. Lots of birdie opportunities if you can hit your lines. This is now my favorite BR course.
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