- Good variety of holes. (Distances, obstacles, elevation)
- Good use of sledding hill
- Parking always available
- Cement tee boxes
- Hole six is a 315' downhill shot. Very satisfying.

- Signs have been vandalized to the point that they are no longer helpful.
- Baskets have been vandalized. Hole 6's basket is badly damaged, and has been for quite some time. I doesn't look like it is being repaired anytime soon
- Some holes can be swampy
- Holes 2,3,4,5, and 6 can be very windy
- There are two playgrounds and a path on this course. You have to be mindful that children are around, and occasionally around blind corners. (hole 3 - see other thoughts)
- There is only one sign that tells visitors that Lions Park is a disc golf course, and that one sign is at the first tee box. Most visitors to the park have no clue what disc golf is, that they could wander into the field of play, or that they could potentially be hit by flying objects.
- Hole one is entirely too short. Very little challenge at all.
- Holes 3 and 4 have no obstacles. Fun for big arms, not much fun for anyone else.

I like this course, especially as nine hole courses go. For the most part, it is a very fun course. Because of the variety of holes, and very forgiving (open) layout, it is absolutely great for beginners.

Hole 3 is a long and blind dogleg left. There is bike / walking trail within easy reach of the teebox. You cannot see if walkers or cyclists are approaching from the left. I would advise using a spotter, or teeing off from the top of the hill near the basket for hole 2. (Which is where the tee box should be anyway.)

It can be a very busy park, so be patient and polite. Most people are pretty understanding, so if you politely explain what you are doing, they will likely give you room to do it.

If you live in McHenry, Boone, or Walworth Counties, it is worth the short drive. Play a couple of rounds, and have fun!

There are concrete tees on every hole. These were all level and gripped well. There were signs by each hole except one I believe. Some of the signs had the hole number and map of the hole with pars and distances listed. Others just had a sign showing the hole sponsor. There is a large hill here which is used very nicely on holes 2 and 5 going up and downhill respectively. The baskets are Discatchers which were in solid shape and caught fine. There is a good mix of distances here as well as left and right turning shots. Really good mix for a 9 hole. The park was well mowed and free of litter. It's free to play and up year round.

It would be nice if they had hole maps at every hole instead of just some. It's better than none though. There is a lot of graffiti on almost all the baskets, not the courses fault or a design flaw, just unappealing looking. Playground equipment and walking trail can come into play with errant shots. Just like most city park courses.

Nothing to go out of your way for but a good little course if you're in the area. Better than I expected.

1) Very attractive and completely informative signs. They are made out of some sort of stamped metal and look nice although a couple did look like the tempted the vandals to hit the softer metal. Anyways they do have all the information needed . . . Hole #, Par, Distance and a map. The added bonus of marking OB and some landmarks on the signs too. A rules sign including a course layout also available at the first tee.

2) Benches are available throughout the course although I think they may have been there before the course. . . probably more for the other park users and walkers but there is no sign that says disc golfers may not use . . . so what the heck use em if you want to.

3) Discatchers in good condition and easy to spot . . . I wish these didnt have the yellow chastity belt across the top that blocks bad putts and notifies everyone around you that you hit it, but at the same time, the yellow band is nice when trying to figure out where your shots are supposed to go.

4) The fairways out in the open . . . 3, 4, and 5 have been lined with young trees . . . I am not sure if this is an attempt to create actual fairways or just a way to use up some young trees, but if they were to grow up slightly that might be an added challenge. Some are evergreens and won't alter the holes at all, but some are deciduous trees too and could alter the issues you might encounter.

5) Nice rough concrete tees offer just the right combination of grip and follow through.

6) Valve boxes were used to protect the locks from vandals and dirt accumulation. I would like to see this done on all courses in the future. The locks are not "indestructable" and I would like to see them protected . . . if you have ever moved baskets you would understand how this sort of thing can be helpful for the course staff or people who move the baskets.

7) Nice variety of foliage density ranging from fairly open, to moderately wooded with mature trees, to a couple of tighter fairways.

8) Nice variety in hole distance ranging from a putter shot to a 3 shot hole.

9) Beginner friendly for the most part because it will be tough to lose discs but also because the shots are all pretty fair . . . nothing too ridiculous.

10) Bathrooms, soda machine and other amenities in the park too.

11) Elevation is an integral factor in the fun of this course as well as the challenge. Uphills and downhills are used well although it seems more uphill than it is downhill.

12) #6 is just a fun throw . . . you can pick any number of lines and try them . . . I tried 4 different lines after I threw my two "actual" tee shots. It was fun.

1) The bridge on #1 is unique but also dangerous. It is slippery when wet and you end up walking up a hill on a bridge . . . isn't that what bridges are for . . . to make your walk safe and level?

2) #3 tee has been mentioned y just about everyone and I think it is obvious why . . . I naturally turned to walk up the hill only to find no tee up there then I looked back down the hill past the previous basket and I saw the tee tucked over along an OB natural area surrounding the library. I was disappointed as I was really looking to throw off of the top of the hill, after just making two good throws to park the hole for a par.

3) #3 is also very dangerous . . . and unplayable if anyone is on the ice skating rink in winter. This is definitely the biggest detractor from the entire course. Someone could walk or ride a bike around the corner and take a driver to the brainpan . . . something I hope never happens, but as a disc golfer I would have no idea anyone was over there unless I had a spotter but I play alone so often it would be near impossible to see this happening.

4) Holes #4 and #5 are pretty boring with not much to them. They are both moderately up hills (not as steep as #2) and #4 is long but that is the only challenge here. Straight away with little trouble.

There is much more I can say about this course . . . it is a lot of fun, it has nice variety on multiple levels, it is still beginner friendly while challenging good players too, it has elevation, and nice shot shaping requirements. I had a lot of fun and although I do not have a lot of negatives on this course, it simply doesn't present enough to make it much better than average. If they added some trees and spruced up 3, 4, and 5 I might be inclined to rate this higher than a 2.5 disc rating, but as it is 1/3 rd of the course is fairly weak, and for that I can't go any higher than a 2.5.

With that said it was still fun and if I am passing through again I wouldn't hesitate to play it again.