Good 'ol Lombard Common still has a disc golf course after seemingly every tree disease known to man decimated what was once a pretty wooded suburban park into a mostly open field. As a result, what once was a short technical park-style course is now a mostly open "throw at it" course set in a multi-use park. The shots are short to medium in length and mostly stay away from other activities, so the course sits well in the park and sets up well for novice/recreational players. This is the major plus the course has over nearby Madison Meadow, which conflicts with other park uses every time you turn around.

There is some slight up/down on holes 5-10 so the shots are not totally flat. The course flows well; you can play it without a map. The holes are marked by easy to find posts with basic tee signs. Most of the tees have concrete pads, although a few holes were relocated after the tree loss and those holes have dirt tees. There are local tee areas that make the holes longer if that is something you would want to do, but they are not marked for easy identification for the out-of-town golfer.

Holes 7/8 still have some trees, so there are a couple of holes where you can't just fling it thataway. That makes these two holes the highlight of the course. Otherwise there isn't a lot of placement needed to shoot well. It's a fairly straightforward rec course.

The biggest problem the design has is that the basket for hole 4 and holes 5/9/10 are all on top of each other with no tree cover to protect anyone. It's a shooting gallery. You throw toward or near walking paths so there is an additional safety concern there. A couple of tees are pretty close to the last pin placement. You need to be aware of your surroundings and other park users while you play here.

Otherwise, the issue is that the shots are not all that exciting. There isn't a lot you can do given the lack of trees; the design is probably as good as it can get. The land just does not have the potential for solid disc golf anymore. All the trees that allowed that back in the day are gone. All it can be is a fun, open rec course.

Lombard Common is a 9er with an extra hole to make 10. Madison Meadow is an 18-hole course with an extra hole to make it 19. The people designing Lombard's disc golf courses must have been big fans of This Is Spinal Tap.

Rating this course is somewhat hard to do if you played it a long time ago. I think a natural thing to do is hammer this course because it's not as good as it once was, which isn't entirely fair since nobody decided to clear cut the park to open up the disc golf shots. It's sad that this park and Madison Meadow lost so many trees, but the disc golf courses live on. It's just hard to separate what they are from what they were.

I really don't hate the course as it currently is. If I lived here I'd probably play it a lot given the conflicts with other park users you run into at Madison Meadow. It's a decent rec course and worth a play if you are already in the area. It's nothing special and not worth a trip if you are not already in the area. Madison Meadow still has better golf shots, so if better shots are what makes you tick you should skip Lombard Common for another round at Madison Meadow.

- newer tee signs with small maps
- new, larger concrete tees
- some interesting shots created by trees in the vicinity of baskets
- well-manicured park cared for by the park district
- nice new Mach 7 baskets
- amenities such as restrooms, practice basket, benches in park, and garbage cans
- some decent mature tree obstacles on holes 7-9

- mostly flat
- a lot of shots are very open without many obstacles
- some walking path hazards to avoid
- a little on the short side

UPDATE 10/23:

This is still a pretty basic course, but the local club has advocated for a ton of improvements. There are new, far superior baskets, new tee signs with maps, new concrete tees, and a practice basket. The course is up to 11 holes now and has been reconfigured a bit. It's still very open and not particularly challenging but for a fun, casual round it's more respectable than previously.

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This is a fun course which is quick to play through. I'm not sure why they went with 10 holes (as opposed to 9), but I'll never complain about fitting an extra hole in. Some of the shots are rather open and ordinary, but trees and slight elevation changes make for some interesting shots too. As flat as Illinois is, there is at least a bit of variation here. The signs could be improved with hole layouts, but they are there at least. Overall, this isn't going to be a destination course, but if you are local it's worth coming back to and playing now and then. It would be nice if the 1 or 2 holes missing concrete tees had them added, but that is a minor detail. Overall, I recommend checking it out if you are in the area, although there are better courses nearby, such as Madison Meadow which is also in Lombard.

This is a very nice "after work" course, good for a quick round if you want to avoid traffic on 355 or something. There are some fun holes here, with a decent variety in distance. The park is multipurpose and there are a lot of things to do here if you want to make a day of it. It's also a great place to bring a beginner. The course flows decently, I was able to navigate it without a map my first time there.

I tend to give courses like this the "benefit of the doubt" and bump their rating up to 2.5, but I just couldn't do it for this one.

*Very open, easy, and un-exciting holes.
*Completely flat terrain
*The course brings paths, baseball fields, soccer fields into play... a round here during even a moderately busy time would be horribly crowded and slow
*Some of the holes were missing their concrete tee-pads, but the teepads that were present were microscopic

Madison Meadow is two minutes away from Lombard Commons and is a much better course. The only reasons that I'd choose to go to Lombard Commons over Madison Meadow would be if I wanted to play a faster round or if I was with a beginner.

Here you have the typical 9-hole course (+1 bonus hole) that merits the "reasonable" rating of 2.0.

It's set in a maintained community park, has good signage and logical flow. The baskets are average, as is the layout. In general, I would just say this is a very average course in every meaning of the word.

It was surprisingly crowded the day I went out and played. There were about 15 people playing on 10 baskets, which was nice to see. It definitely has potential to be expanded and improved.

Bathrooms and water fountains are on site directly by the first basket.

There's nothing here to make this course memorable. There's no real signature hole (outside of maybe #8). This course only warranted one play through in my eyes because it was so plain.

I highly recommend playing the other course in the area over this one. This course is very easy and is a good course for beginners, but doesn't really offer a challenge for more experienced players.

-nice park
-decent cement pads
-good use of the park(the 10 holes are short but it would be much worse if they tried to cram in 18)
- good place to bring a friend who is new to the game
-good place to work on your mid range game
hole 8 is a lot of fun
-this course uses what few trees there are well

-most holes are very short hole 2 is the only one over 300 feet
- a lot of easy shots with maybe one or 2 trees on most holes but is still rather plain
-the pads are very short but because of how short the holes are its not THAT big of a deal
-some of the baskets could use a little TLC some of the baskets/ tops of the baskets are lose and made me miss a put or two
- i some paths come close to the baskets in places and i can see other park users being close to harms way

-this course is what it is and that is another park district course. they did the best with the land they had but i think that i could come here with just my hornet and shoot under par.
but if you are in the mood to just throw mids for a chance at some aces then this course is worth playing
-the park says it is open till 10pm so might be a good spot for some night golf this time of the year if its not to cold for you

- Good use of the very little elevation in play (#'s 6, 7, 8 and 10).
- A good beginners course. Mostly open, grassy shots with scattered trees to provide the occasional obstacle.
- Tee signs with distance. Mostly concrete tees with one or two natural tees.

- Short hole lengths make this a bit repetitive.
- Several open shots adds to the repetition.
- The tees were in pretty bad shape in places. #10 had water filling the (sizeable) rut in front, making it an awkward teeing surface.
- Funky homemade baskets with huge nubs sticking up from the basket. Not much of an issue, but not really ideal, either.

- Located in a busy city park, the course manages to stay (mostly) out of the way. I'd avoid this course completely under crowded conditions.
- Not terrible golf by any means, but other than maybe #8, not a whole lot of challenge or thought required. Bring a putter/mid and go to work. The openness of the course makes this a good practice course for those trying to up their game. Also good for casual players/families/strollers.
- I'd hit this everyday for practice/fieldwork if it were in my neighborhood. I'd even go slightly out of my way to play it again in a pinch. But nothing to get excited about.

~ Easy to navigate
~ Plays quickly if you just want a fast round
~ Beginner friendly
~ Generally clean and well kept

~ Only one hole over 300'
~ Most holes are pretty wide open
~ Teepads are short, and the ground in front and behind has eroded on many, making many run-ups hazardous

I generally play this course for three reasons:
1) I am in a bit of a hurry and don't have time to play 18 at Madison Meadows
2) I have a new disc I want to try out or something I need to work on
3) I am taking someone out to teach them the game

A nice short course, nothing special, but not much to complain about either.

***2023 UPDATE***

Wow, this was my second course ever reviewed and third played. My reviews and disc golf ability have certainly evolved over the past decade plus. Here is an update to my review after more than 10 years following some recent course improvements.

Lombard Commons recently saw some minor design updates along with the addition of new concrete tees and purple powder coated Mach 7 baskets thanks to the amazing efforts of the Parked for Parks group. This is a great improvement to the previous course equipment and the uniquely colored baskets pay homage to the official color of Lombard as the Lilac Village. New permanent tee signs are apparently coming, but for now there are a mix of the old signs that only show the hole number and distance, and small, laminated signs on stakes showing updated hole information, of which a number were missing. There were also quite a few new trees planted. They don't impact the course much at their current size, but if I update this review after another 10 years there might actually be some more shot shaping required at The Commons.

Old hole 3 was abandoned in favor of two new holes in the same area upping the total holes from 10 to 11. This didn't really make the course any more congested than it already is, and actually reduced the chance of discs finding a playground, overall a slight benefit to the layout. The biggest issue with the course in its current state is layout confusion. The old hole 3 tee sign and pad are still in place and you have to pass them to get to the new tee which plays to a different basket. I actually played the old tee first since the original basket location is still in use for the new hole 4, wondering why the tee hadn't been updated, before finding the new tee pad. This issue, combined with the mix of old, temporary, and missing tee signs make for slightly confusing navigation, so hopefully new signs are put in place soon and the old, superfluous equipment removed.

This is still a short, easy course great for beginners and casual rounds, but it has received an awesome face lift and is in the best shape I've ever seen it. Anyone should feel lucky to have this course nearby, the perfect spot for a quick post-work/school round.

- Concrete tees on all holes but # 5
- Baskets get the job done (old homemade I believe)
- A nice quick 10 holes
- Trees that are there usually come into play guarding baskets
- A few (2 - 3) diff types of shots required on tees
- Easily navigable

- Very short (short holes are all 200 - 220 it seems)
-"Long" holes are around 300
- Can get crowded
- No creativity really

Better than some of the other 9 holers in the area. Near Madison Meadows which makes Commons a good warm-up round. Located in a nice park with lots of other things going on usually. Almost every hole is an ace opportunity which makes for some fun.

- All tees are cement with clearly marked signes with accurate distances.

- A good mix of open shots with enough trees to add flavor.

- This is the perfect place to introduce a friend to the game, before you wear out their arm at Madison Meadow.

- The park is kept clean and the grass never gets out of hand

- Short and open, it's not much of a challenge for experienced players. Basically a deuce or die course.

- Sometimes dog walkers or other pedestrians will come into play, but it's not that big of a safety risk.

This is a nice neighborhood course to get in a quick round, it doesn't really stand out good or bad. Personally when I'm in the area I play this course as a warm up before Madison Meadow and I still find it enjoyable.

Does any one else find it ironic that it's called Lombard COMMON Park? For an average 9 holer it serves its purpose well.

A decent 10 hole course in a neighborhood park that also features baseball diamonds, a pool, tennis courts and space for other activities.
-Beginner friendly
-A quick round.
-10 holes (kind of like an amp going up to eleven, bonus!)
-Good flow, it is always obvious where to go next.
-Signs show hole # and distance.
-Good distance variety (for 9 holers in the area).
-I really like hole 7, it has the most restricted flight path on the course, but features two routes and some elevation drop.
-Bathrooms and a vending machine in the bulding to the left of hole 1's fairway.

-Course is mostly open, with only a few holes requiring you to shape lines.
-Short, narrow tees
-Baskets are beat-up and showing their age.
-Often busy with both golfers/chuckers and dog walkers.
-Course can hold a lot of water, especially on 4 and 9 where a pond sometimes forms.
-Walking path can come into play for the inaccurate on a couple holes.
-The second hole is called hole A, after that it goes on to hole 2-9. This can be confusing your first time playing.
-Hole 9 (the final hole) finishes up near 1's basket. It flows better to walk to the second hole (hole A) after finishing your round if you want to do another loop.

Apparently this course was more interesting/challenging before a big storm took out a lot of trees and necesitated the current, open layout.
This course is just south of St. Charles Rd. East of the course on St. Charles are Mickey's hot dog stand and Lunar Brewing. Mickey's is good and reasonably priced, Lunar brews a lot of interesting styles and not too many of the common ones.

Edit: Dropped rating to a 2 due to a realignment of my reviews.

Good place to take beginners.
A few interesting holes (and yes, there is some elevation).
Good park facilities.

Not that many interesting holes; definitely a low-challenge course lacking enough obstacles on many holes.
Kinda crowded on a summer weekend (which surprised me, given general local opinion on this course).

If this course wasn't so close to Madison Meadow, I bet people would be more interested in it. It's still a moderately fun little course, it's just unfortunately close to a clearly better alternative.