The course gets off to a great start with an easily reachable downhill hole that righties will love and this lefty struggled with both times (a bogie and a long birdie putt). The 2nd is a steeply elevated hole that actually has a handrail to climb!

The course continued in that fashion, with a great mix of distances, right, left, straight, and angles and slopes that required you to think about your shots through the 10th hole.

The only other truly great hole is the signature 17th, a beast of a distance hole with a double dogleg through the woods and over a small arroyo.

Three holes on the slope are virtually the same (2, 9, and 18) on the hill through the woods, though these are quite challenging holes.

After the 10th hole you emerge onto a small city park that is utterly flat and of mixed use. Holes 11-15 are virtually the same hole in the 190-220 foot range and they offer almost no challenge.

It's very difficult to rate this course. There clearly seems to be a lot of land near the 1st hole that could be used to make a better course and eliminate most of the flat holes (by keeping them toward the back edge near the more wooded area and away from the playground). It's really no fun to play those upper holes and if there is some area to add 3 holes on the hilly and wooded area, it would be better to only have 2 difficult and challenging ones in the flat part of the course.

1) Lots of elevation on the first half of this course with mostly very dramatic elevation changes. Does well to keep the short distances interesting.

2) Tee pads are nice. Grippy and amply sized for the distances on the course. Plus, there are two of them on every hole. Also pretty nice tee signs, contain all the usual info as well as some uniquely styled maps. Some of them are wrong though, due to small changes in design over the years.

3) Tight and technical. The shortness can allow you to get away with only a forehand or backhand, but having them both will definitely be useful. Hole 17 is the highlight of the course, a short par 4 with a tight dogleg that plays along side a shallow creek that is usually played OB. Hole 1 is also a great way to start the round; very open and quite short but way downhill. Gets the round started off with a bang. Most of the rest of the holes range from average to meh, but nothing is what I'd call bad, but hole 4 is definitely awkward.

4) Practice area is always a plus. But the basket isn't great and it's in a small space so only good for putting warm-up. No approach or driving practice before tee 1.

1) The course is generally very short. You can get away with just a putter, maybe a mid, on all but a couple of the holes from the short tees.

2) While the long tees to add a little more distance to the course, it's not much. And in some places they tee locations are just straight up bad. Hole 3 specifically there is almost no way to go down the tunnel from the long tee and the only real option is a blind spike hyzer over the trees. Holes 2 and 4 also share pads. 2s short is 4s long and vice versa. Almost no one plays the longs so this doesn't really cause issues, but worth mentioning.

3) The general condition of the course/land isn't great. Tees and baskets are fine, but there is usually a bit of litter around and there are many many places that get very muddy after rain/in the spring; much more so than other courses. Erosion is also very very bad. The bridge that used to go over the creek on 8 collapsed recently. The long pin placement down the hill on 7 has been retired for years due to the erosion along the creek and the condition of the creek bank on hole 17 isn't great either. It almost makes it more of a nuisance than a hazard.

4) Lots of repetition on the back 9. All of the holes (except 17 and 18) are very short, flat, and very cramped together. But, there isn't really anything else they could have done unless they went for a lower number of holes for the layout. Either way, though, when it's busy this leads to more backups than necessary and you'll find yourself at risk of being hit from errant shots on adjacent holes.

Overall, a very overwhelmingly average disc golf experience. The front holes are tight and technical where getting in the rough will punish you hard, but nothing unfair. Everything from 9 to 15 are birdie-or-die holes and are generally uninspiring. 16 is short but quite technical, an early kick can get you in a bad place but par is almost always saveable. 17 and 18 are good challenges to end the round. I feel the actual rating should be closer to a 2.75, but because of the short repetitive holes in the middle of the course and the long tees adding almost nothing to the layout on most holes I'm bumping it down to a 2.5 instead of up to a 3.0. If you are in the area and have some time, I'd recommend a stop. But if you are from out of town or only have time for one course in the area I'd recommend hitting up O'Hauser Park on the other side of town in Menasha rather than here or the other courses around Appleton.

Update: Review re-written and rating lowered from 3.5 to 2.5.

Open year-round. One of the few in the area. Two tees on many holes. Good, accurate signs. League in the Summer. Lots of wildlife around. You can find deer tracks any time of year.

The nearby paper mill can make the air rather ill-smelling on cloudy days. Sometimes harbors a low-class, littering, loud crowd when compared with other courses in the Fox Valley.

Fun course. The pro tees really change your play on a few holes, as well.