The Linza Graham Park offers the only disc golf for miles around, but the randomly placed baskets sprinkled through a small wooded patch will leave most visitors to the Scottsburg park hungry for something different.

The course designer did a decent job of cramming in nine holes into the area allotted, and with the holes averaging about 200 feet in length, it's a pleasant stop for novice disc golfers, and ace runs galore for more experienced players.

Hole #1 starts right near the parking lot and Hole #9 ends near the same area, so that component is about convenient as you can get if you're seeking a quick round. The walks between holes are very short. Once you know the course layout, completing a 15-minute round with a couple discs is definitely doable.

For a slight challenge, most of the holes do involve a bit of shot-shaping to avoid hitting trees, though Hole #5 is completely open.

This is park-style disc golf with few ingredients. The teepads are natural and there's no elevation.

Even with short holes, the navigation isn't intuitive, especially since the baskets aren't numbered and Hole #2 crosses through two other fairways. First-timers should use the map or be prepared to throw toward the wrong basket.

The signs are decent, though the listed pars are amusingly set for a beginner's playing ability. All of these holes are par 3s for anyone who can throw 150 feet. Sorry, you didn't just make an albatross on Hole #3, which is ridiculously listed as a par-5, 270-feet hole. For that par to be appropriate, it better have quadruple mandos, black holes, thistles and fire-breathing dragons.

The Linza Graham Park DGC is short, simple and straight. And there's nothing wrong with that, as the course is a fine visit for new players. For more experienced disc golfers, this is a quick bag-a-course break and nothing else.

(1.038 Rating) A light to moderately wooded beginner friendly layout.
- ACEABILITY - If you want your first ace, this is the place to play. All of the holes are aceable to pros thru intermediate players. Only hole (3) is moderately challenging. All holes are under 300 feet and for the most part either unguarded or lightly guarded.
- FORGIVENESS - The odds of losing a disc due to an errant shot is near impossible. you'd have to forget to pick up to lose one here.
- NAVIGATION - One of the easiest courses to navigate that I've ever played. The course map near tee (1) has a lot to do with that. Plus there are no blind baskets, the tree coverage is light to moderate and the tee signs are visible from every prior basket. I'll also mention that the course is good for those that like to bring out the disc golf bag stroller.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - I believe this would be a great beginners and Juniors course. As stated, limited overgrowth and no chance to lose a disc. In addition the tree coverage is light to moderate and the holes are on the shorter side.
- FAMILTY FRIENDLY - A nice playground right next to the park, so younger kids will have multiple things to do here in addition to this beginner friendly layout.
- QUICK PLAY - A single should easily complete a full 9 in under 30 minutes. Groups of 4 would probably finish in well under an hour as well.
- MAINTENANCE - The grounds appear to be constantly mowed, trimmed and manicured. I don't recall seeing any trash on my visit. Only hole (3) plays along some moderate overgrowth.

Several issues with Linza Graham Park
- SPACING - Well below average, Several of the fairways feel partially shared and a couple holes even cross, such as (2's) fairway crossing (7) and (8). Discs will probably constantly end up in other fairways. In addition, if the course were full of players, you would be wise to keep your head up and aware of other groups teeing off.
- BASKET AND TEE SEPARATION - Baskets are way too close to the prior basket in many instances. Some are within 30 feet of the prior basket.
- PAR STRUCTURE - Whoever set the par structure up here didn't know what they were doing. A 270 foot Par 5? a 200 foot par 4? Even recreational players could shoot at an albatross (double eagle) here. All stated, par structure makes no impact on my ratings.
- UNIQUENESS - Even the best course designer would struggle on this plot of land. Every hole at Linza Graham is straight and on the short side. The fairways are almost all lightly to moderately wooded with loose to undefined fairways. (5) are (8) are both obstacle free short putter runs. No elevation or water features to consider or to even look at.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE - I'm pretty sure that most players will play this one all par 3s. Even so, most seasoned players will still find themselves well under par. Rec players will likely even crack 27. There are a few holes with several trees in play, but with no overgrowth except (3). Touching up a bad shot to make par should be fairly easy.
- POISON IVY - I spotted poison ivy along (3s) left side.
- CHARACTER - Other than nice baskets and signage, all the other comfort items and extras are missing. No alternate baskets locations, practice basket or multiple tees. The tees are natural, but so far not pitting yet. The tees also have no defined throwing line. A for seating, there was one bench on hole (1), which is a good place to put one if you just have the one.

Linza Grahm is going to have a real limited appeal due to its size. It does bring the sport to a new area and can also serve as a warm up course for those day-tripping along the I65 corridor as its only a 5 minute detour off of the highway. However, that's kind-of where the utility of this course ends. Considering that concrete tees haven't been poured yet, there's always a chance of a re-design. Perhaps the wooded area directly south could be incorporated into the layout.

This short pitch and putt course has lots of large mature trees with no underbrush to worry about. There are certainly enough trees to make you think about the shot, but not so many beginners will find it difficult. Some of the holes offer multiple routes to the basket through the trees which is nice.

There are large, descriptive tee signs on each hole. Navigation very easy since you can see the next tee sign from the previous hole.

A couple of the fairways cross each other. The next tee is very close to the previous basket and since the holes are so short, it's very easy to overthrow them and land on or past the next tee area. The course feels rather tight in the space.

There is no shot diversity. None of the holes force a turnover shot, although there are multiple routes through the trees on a few holes.

The tee pads are grass with no markings on the ground, just throw next to the sign.

The holes are very short, even for a beginner course, with more than half the holes under 200 feet.

This is a great place for new players to learn the game, figure out how the discs fly and navigate some trees. For anyone with a little experience will find this course to be a birdie fest.