This is the toughest course of the 3 here in Marshall. There are wide open, long holes, wooded holes, holes with water, and holes where you can't see the pin. Downhill throws and uphill throws. Great variation in pin locations and elevation. This is a long course that will wear you down and make you earn almost every par. However there are a couple that should be easy 3's. Like hole 10 and16. (16 should be a par 2) This course can be unforgiving if you miss your target or hit the trees. I like the challenge of this course and look forward to mastering this difficult course. 9/15/14-* Signage is up. Every tee has a new sign, a tee and pin location as well as hole layout. Also next tee signs put up. Thanks to the local club for this. They have made this course one of the best in Missouri.

The only 2 cons I have for this course are the same as the other ones for the Marshall courses. Some signage and grooming. Once again I do have to commend the club for doing all they can to maintain these courses. But with as much ground as they have to cover, it's just hard to keep up. Most of the grooming issues are located where the parks mowing crew can't reach in the wooded areas. Although it does make it more of a challenge, it also makes it hard to find your disc. The signage has improved dramaticly, but a lot of the baskets don't have numbers or have the wrong numbers. Or maybe the little trail to the next tee is overgrown at times. Overall a non issue, just something to work on in the future.

Hole 7 has been the hardest hole for me. Fairway is narrow and covered with big and small trees. A long downhill run, followed by a long uphill slight left turn. Then a hard right turn and another 100 feet at least to the pin. Very tough hole. I've had several tries and have yet to get any better than a 4. Hole 14 is where the lake comes into play. If it has rained a lot recently then the bottoms of that fairway maybe soggy. Definitely a tournament caliber course and I'm sure the grooming will get better with time.

Fntastic use of elevation and natural setting

course needs time and play to mature, No ace runs to speak of, may have some difficulty navigating

This course truly tests your entire game. every type of shot is required, There are risk reward considerations on many drives as well as a good number of putts

Extremely Challenging! This course demands all of your shots; long, short, hammer, flick, and you could even roll it if you like. It requires pin-point accurary on some holes and allows you to flail away on others. It has a fair mix of up-hills and down-hills, rights and lefts, water, trees and open fields. All-in-all a great course for your average to pro player. This is a course where you truely measure risk/reward on half of the holes

I need to begin with the statement that the course is still new and will improve significantly with age - but there are some obvious flaws that even the locals would admit (and are planning on correcting as time goes on).
1) Signage - last time I played not all of the signs were in place. Great signage is the number one most important feature of a course.
2) The flow of the course is not intuitive - even with a map, it is still a little hard to find some of the holes - find a local and hire them as a guide. The short course is 5900 ft. and will take you to parts of the park seldom seen by the local denizens other than the deer and raccoons. Arrows indicating the direction of where the next hole is located is a must.
3) Not all of the baskets can be seen from the pad. Not that this is a bad thing - but without the aid of good signage you will be hunting for a while trying to locate the basket. Again hook up with a local the first time around.
4) The baskets. The baskets are new, but they were powder-coated purple. In Missouri this indicates "NO Hunting" - but makes it near impossible to see them from a great distance. They blend into the woods, I am a fan of Safety Orange or lemon yellow - flags or powder-coating. Something to make them stand out from the trees. There are a half dozen baskets in the open that are unmistakeable - the other twelve require keen eyesight and foreknowledge of where they are located.
5) This is not a pitch and putt beginner course. If it is the first time you have ever played Disc Golf - try Sedalia. Beginners and even some intermediate players may balk at the length, the required accuracy, the penalty for failing to make a good shot, and the lack of intuitive flow (without a guide or a map). The penalties are steep - literally in some cases! There is the Missouri bramble, lots of trees, steep banks away from some baskets, and a stream or two that will cause considerable anxiety.

It is a great course and will improve tremendously. The local club has spent countless hours working on the course and probably will continue - they are to be commended for all their efforts. They forged this course out of the rawest of resources and did most of the work themselves. The Parks Dept. helped on occasion - but the club did the Lion's share of the work.
Having said that - in closing I would like to say take extra water and an energy bar, download the map, and wear waterproof hiking boots! You are in for one fun afternoon in the park!