Great tee pads
Great signage
Great Baskets
decent design for a small park

More advance players will find this course pretty short.

Just to be clear, this is Hornet Hills DGC in Wilson Memorial Playground. The Park was originally built in 1937. Because of this, several holes do throw near old stone picnic tables and benches.

But it's right on the Emporia State Campus. It's perfect for students.

Parking can be an issue during the day, however the parking lot does open up in the evening. During the day, you pretty much have to pay to park.

This is a nice little pitch and putt course, I believe I threw my upshot classic Roc's on almost every hole.

It starts off with a long hole, 204ft shot with a couple of tree's to navigate.

Hole 2 is slightly downhill with a large OB area behind the basket and could be played as an island hole.

Hole 3 starts to get interesting with a drop off to the right and behind the basket.

Hole 4 is really tricky, Best bet is to hit the wall in front of the basket, get over the wall and you may be far down the drop off behind the basket.

Hole 5 gets into the wooded area on the side of the hill. Tight shot.

Hole 6 is a tight turnover along the edge of the woods.

Hole 7 is another hole you do not want to throw past. Ace runs could be 100ft past the basket down the hill

Hole 8 and 9 are basic park setting holes that are not too difficust.

In all, I really enjoyed my round here. Lots of shade and very pretty park. I also happen to LOVE old parks and love it when courses are put in them.

Would I play here again? Yea I would. But it's by no means a destination course. It's a course I would play for the fun of it if I was in the area. In other words, it worth a stop in my opinion.

The course at Emporia State University (is it Wilson Park? Is it Hornet Hills? I don't know) makes a fine course out of a small area. Tricky lines and great use of mature trees brings the level of difficulty up even with the short distances.

As with most of the Emporia courses, concrete tees, tee signs, and DD Veterans are all present and correct. Hole 1 actually tees from the asphalt and it's unclear which side to go from, but it just opens up more options, I say.

Tricky tree placements are the preeminent challenge. Hole 1 has a clump of three to beat that are just wide enough to make you second guess your shot, 3 has a backhand and forehand line, 6 is a blind right-finisher, 8 also makes you pick left or right, and 9 has a wall of thin trunks that you either have to pierce or throw a pretty sharp hyzer around.

The fully wooded holes - 5 and 7 - are probably the best holes. Both are very thin off the tee and require a precise throw to have an effective putt. 7 has the cleaner green, while 5 has trees the complete way down the hole making even 20-footers a bit more hairy than normal.

The potential of a shot leaking onto the road exists on 3, 4, 5, and 7. Not the worst thing in the world but it's definitely possible. An overcooked shot could also fly into the basketball courts behind hole 2.

Hole 4 is supremely meh. A wall of trees on the right, some boulders in the way of the pin, but close enough that a 5-year-old could make the putt if they hit them. If they were a little farther back it would make sense, but now the play is to hit the rock then make the putt. Just don't go long or you'll be wading in chest-high grass.

This course is on a college campus so parking may be tough to find at times.

This is a solid 9-hole that's absolutely worth a stop. No real failures by the design team, only stuff caused by the land itself. Well made and well maintained, it's a "short game" course that really causes you to stop and think before making a move. If you're looking to cap off a day in Emporia with a short course, this is the spot for you.