- Most holes have large cement Tee-Pads, a few (12&13 I think had natural dirt pads)
- Well Maintained benches double as tee-signs at every hole.
- Two sets of teepads on most (if not all) holes
- Great variety of hole shapes and distances
- The course utilizes the landscape of the park well
- Port-a-potty on the course
- Historic baskets on 12 of the 14 holes

- I could see the lay-out being confusing if you didn't have UDisc to help guide you
- Thematically the 2 modern chain baskets seem out of place
- While the park wasn't busy when I was there, many of the holes do play near walking paths

Played here as my 5th course of the day while trying to get to 100 holes played in a day. I was really impressed with how well kept and manicured the course felt. The course had a lot of variety packed into such a small place. I had so much fun playing from the longs that we played a second round from the shorts afterwards.

My thoughts on the Baskets: I came here specifically to play on the Cone-Shaped Saucer Baskets. I thought that for my relatively flat and slight hyzer putt the baskets caught really well. Overall the opening between the band and the top of the basket seemed smaller than on modern baskets but the cone shaped knocked the discs down into the basket well. Also my putter could occasionally fit through gaps in the bottom of the baskets so make sure to watch your putt.

Some construction work was going on in the park making holes 1 and 14 difficult to play. It also made parking on the north side of the park not so easy to do. It seems like for the time being they are trying to leave the hole playable. Signs around the park indicated this was part of a 2023 construction plan.

I think replacing the two modern baskets with cone type baskets and getting permanent pads into the two holes with dirt pads would help solidify this courses unique feel. This course is a great example of a sub 18 hole course.

Good use of space overall. Mixture of open/technical and elevation allows for a decent variety over the 12 holes. Cone baskets are "interesting" to use a Minnesota Nice term. Everybody has to deal with them and you will never be so happy to make a putt from 15 feet. I think they mix things up from all the other courses in the area but lots of people hate them. Chill crowd though I've seen doubles groups with 8 people that really slow things down.

Not too much underbrush if your drive happens to land in the trees.

Dual teepads on most holes, I see lots of kids and newer players here and it is good to have short tees for them while still having the extra challenge from the longs. Teepads are all in great shape and have printed markings. Benches and tables throughout the course.

Most other park users are cool with disc golf in the park, I've gotten dirty looks at other multi-use Twin Cities courses.

Not many places where you are at risk of losing discs here unless you go way wide or way long into the backyards of the nearby houses.

Nearby softball fields are a great place to warm up or practice if games aren't being played.

The rest of Hansen park is pretty cool, lots of pretty walking trails.

Flow zig-zags in a way that wasn't intuitive without asking for help my first time out. Be alert as you walk from 6 to 7 as players teeing off on 9 may not be able to see you walking across their fairway until it is too late. 1 and 12 are in their own little area on the north side of the creek which was also confusing my first time here.

When you crash into the top of the cone and out it makes a clang that everyone on the course will hear. They will know your shame at missing yet another putt on the cones.

9 and 12 have chain baskets but they aren't great.

A lot of this course is really close to people's houses, really poor shots may go onto private land. One resident was setting off fireworks near #8, and I've seen cookouts spilling kind of close to #3. Be nice!

Bugs can be bad here in the south part of the park.

Parking can be a challenge as the softball/baseball fields often attract a big crowd in the evening.

Honestly your whole experience will depend on how you feel about the unique cones, if you don't mind (or even enjoy) the challenge of putting on cones this is a great small course. Others will have their whole experience ruined by them. Everyone who plays here will miss from distances they could have made on a chain basket.

I don't come to league here but I hear lots of good things about the community.

-Great community of local players that area always improving and maintaining the coarse.
-Can be played in the winter
-Clean course
-Teepads are in great condition
-Dual teepads - Longs and Shorts
-Nice variety of shots and distances
-Very safe course - not going to lose a disc.
-Mature and well maintained trees.
-Lots of places to put trash and use a bathroom.
-Elevation changes are fun
-Places to sit / set your bag.

-Cones take some getting used to.
-Teepads could be marked, and the baskets could be marked better
-Can be difficult to follow as there aren't a lot of markings and the ones that are there are a little beat up / missing paint.
-Lots of people seem to "wander" the course looking for places to just sit around and smoke and / or are lost.

This is a nice mix of shots, long bombers up a hill to short tunnels. The multiple teepads make it nice to play at any level. Over all the course is pretty clean. League nights can get this course very busy.
Everyone hates the cones and has had a shot they missed because of them. But I kind of like them in the way they are something different and they will certainly make you appreciate the chains when you have them.

Hansen is in a neighborhood area where i grew up in, a middle class community where many of the league regulars are guys who grew up in the area. One positive to me about Hansen is you get to play in a chill atmosphere with many guys who play for the same reason you do, to enjoy a round or two. While you won't see many guys throwing 500 ft out there you will see guys who can nail putts from 40ft regularly while the bombers struggle to par on the cones. The cones are one thing I HATED when I started playing in 2004 but in the last year I started to play the league regularly and doing as much as I can when time permits. The holes while not too flashy have many challenges such as trees, wet fairways at times, a nice creek in the park. Beautiful scenery and a overall good place to play!

There is a walk path you have to watch out for friendly locals. Many locals have no issue with players here which is much better than most leagues and courses! Honestly I hated this course 7 years ago but learned that it is a special place to play.

Hansen is a historic course, many were not fond of the cones in the beginning but when they learned to efficiently cone putt learned that putting on a chainstar was nothing. I honestly feel my putting is 5x better than it was last year. There are hot days and not so hot days on cones but the overall atmosphere here is a good one. The imperfections are what make this place perfect to me, kind of like a woman you fall in love with; the little imperfections grow on you with time. Overall if your chill, make sure to throw trash away and try to "police" the park you can play here any day!

Variety of shots. Good use of the terrain. The cones and an extra degree of difficulty on an otherwise easy to moderate skill level park. Locals, locals, locals. The locals are amazing people that are extremely friendly, helpful and have done much to keep this park open and are always working to improve it.

The overall condition of the park is dilapidated. There is erosion in many areas. Baskets and cones are in need of repair. New tee-pads and proper signage would be money well spent.

However, I have noticed in a few reviews that concern the condition of the baskets, include the complaint that "discs fall out the bottom of the baskets". I trust most DGers know that if the disc falls out the BOTTOM of the basket, it still counts...

A group of dedicated individuals known as "Friends of Hansen" are doing yeoman's work in trying to revamp this park by way of charitable donations, donated time and labor (graffiti removal, basket repair, cleaning up after the teenagers and other degenerates that think it is acceptable to litter at the park, as well as other improvements)

I am so0oo0o tired of reading the reviews for this course that WHINE about the cones. Instead of viewing these targets as a negative, why would you not relish in the opportunity to fine-tune your putts on a smaller and more challenging target? You will find your overall putting accuracy will improve after a few rounds with the beloved cones. Stop whining and man-up and appreciate the cones and the added challenge they provide. They make you a better player. I hope the whole course is eventually cones. Plenty of courses have chains, it's nice to see a park with a slightly different flavor. As Craig mentioned in an earlier review, please don't litter and watch the LANGUAGE (remember, its only disc golf, not life and death!!)

Many elevation changes. Wide variety of distances. Good mix of open and wooded. No one hole slightly resembles another hole. Great for beginners due to the many wide open holes. Grass is mowed on a very regular basis. Cleaner than most courses as far as litter goes.

A little on the busy side. Many baskets are in poor shape. The course when through a major remodel a few years ago, and a few of the old numbers are still around, which can confuse first-timers to the course.

The ancient green "top" baskets are not that bad. Yes they are in bad shape, but use some common sense. If your disc lands inside and it falls through the bottom because the wires are 11 inches apart, it counts as in. And as far as putting through the "mailbox slot" opening, it only makes you a better putter. Without the difficult putts, this course would be ten times easier, so the old baskets are just keeping the course at the proper difficulty level.

This is one of the only public courses where it IS legal to drink beer.

There is a good assortment of holes that have elevation change, wooded holes, and distance on this course. As an added plus, it has two different kinds of baskets, some regular baskets and the rest are cone shaped baskets. This adds difficulty as shooting at the cones provides a new set of challenges ie you can't focus on a chain to hit.
The layout is constructed well enough that even if you are new to the course, it is pretty simple to find your way through it.
A wide variety of shots are used on different holes, there are no two holes that are alike. The one hole that is short enough for anybody to get an ace is a blind tee shot, so you'd have to get pretty lucky.

The course was in pretty bad shape when I played it. The saucer type holes were missing wires on the bottom of them so they didn't really catch the disc, and some of them were tilted sideways by vandals of some sort. For this reason, I had to rate it 3.5 instead of a 4. If they did a little work on it, it would be a great course.