Petaluma, CA

Lucchesi Park

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Skirby000
Experience: 11.9 years 7 played 5 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Lunch time round 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well manicured
Decent baskets
Bathrooms on site
OBs marked on the course map made it slightly more challenging.

Cons:

No marked tees
Need to google course map
Hole nine's basket is gone so there's only 8.
Water is so dirty there is no retrieving discs

Other Thoughts:

Thought I'd play a nice round at lunch. Should have thought better. There was a farmers market in the OB parking right along hole one and two so I was chicken on both holes afraid of hyzer bombing the tents. I rolled my ankle on the uneven hardened mud spot that was supposed to be tee 4. Then on 8 I tried to throw a forehand flick shot to fade right toward the basket but instead I yanked it and it turned over on me and sailed out into the nasty lagoon. I understand I'll loose some disks but my favorite fairway driver.... Here???!!!
I probably won't return for another round but they have some baskets in the shade near picnic tables that are good for practicing putts and ups.
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Aim For The Chains
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.9 years 134 played 25 reviews
0.50 star(s)

What A Waste!? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 26, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Solid baskets
-Multiuse Park with amenities
-Pick any shot you want?
-Practice putts, up shots, drives kind of..
-Shopping center across street and Farmers Market held here

Cons:

-No Tees, at all.
-Signage does not exist and there actually isn't a real DG course here.
-Lots of geese and poop literally everywhere
-Homeless hangout
-Straight safari style play with lots of other people wandering the park and paths.

Other Thoughts:

My cousin lives down the street from this park. It could be a great local addition to the disc golf scene but instead is a bunch of baskets placed throughout the park with NO way to navigate or play a designed course. Its a good park which could have a nice 9 hole course but instead appears to be controlled by other activities and DG is def. just thrown in the mix-- literally. I wouldn't suggest coming here to play seriously but its a fine place to work on some shots. Some real tees and a few signs would go a LONGGGG way here.

Don't worry about he harmless squatters at the park as they basically use the center pavilions as their hangout and wont even talk to you. I played here until dark throwing basket to basket and other shots without any issues other than feeling like I was lost the whole time. The worst part about this course is the fact that it actually COULD be a fun one to play in a local park and we have similar style courses in MN where land or features are just not very desirable but this park could provide a good disc golf experience yet is one of the worst I have played to date which makes me hate it even more. It almost doesn't even deserve to be listed on this site. One course you can say is truly the $#!t.
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humchris85
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.9 years 143 played 78 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Lou's Cheesy Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 13, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Some trees around on course
- A little bit of water around on course
- Free to play
- Mowed grass farways
- Baskets
- Close to the Lagunitas Brewery
- Friendly locals
- Good for a safari round, make up your own tees as you go

Cons:

- No tee signs
- No markings for the tees
- Short boring holes
- Hard to follow, even with a map
- Tons of pedestrians around the course including lots of kids, making many holes unplayable
- Goose poo everywhere

Other Thoughts:

When I played Lucchisi Park in Petaluma it was a sunny friday afternoon, so the park was filled with other park users making alot of the disc golf holes unplayable or dangerous to throw. There were kids everywhere running back and forth across the fairways with no care as to what's going on around them. There was nothing marking the tee areas, and even with a map trying to figure them out is neer imposible. The locals that I was playing with said that the best way to play the course is as a safari course just picking out your tee and pin each hole. You can also make it a much longer course and bring the water into play a little more. The goose dropings around the pond make it a less than enjoyable experiance though. This actualy should be listed as a practice area not a course, as there are no real indications of where to start or finish, where tee pads are, or where they go. The one big plus side that I found to this course is that there was a person from PIAS with a table set up selling brand new star and champion discs, including Ape's and Vulcan's, for 10$ including tax! It made my stoping there not a complete waist of time. If you get lucky and show up on the right day they might have someone out there again.
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DutchViking
Experience: 18.1 years 54 played 17 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Don't even bother 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 26, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Disc golf down the street from LAGUNITAS Brewery, very nice big park with green grass, little rolling hills, and a nice pond with fountain. Potential for some interesting shots.

Cons:

Absolutely no indication of tee pads (every spray paint would work), zero signage, goose poop EVERYWHERE you walk.

Other Thoughts:

This would probably be a decent course if there was some signage. I don't understand how they can install a course with no indications whatsoever as to where to tee from or even start. Bottom Line, SKIP IT! (unless you are playing with a local or just want to practice some putting)
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swatso
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 755 played 414 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Loosey Goosey 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nine baskets, red.

Cons:

Lack of tees or signs. Plays in a multi-purpose park, where disc golf was probably thrown-in as an afterthought, meaning that non-playing patrons and their walking paths are quite near to several of the baskets. Geese, ducks, and other birds have completely "fowled" the walkway around the pond, and the nearby grass.

Other Thoughts:

The rec center was closed when I arrived after 5PM on a Friday, so I couldn't determine if a map was available. I did find nine baskets - two of them unnumbered near the rec center, and 2-4, 5-8 were numbered, with #5 being a very long distance from #4 - had to pass back by #3 then #2 to find it. So, I did what most any disc golfer might do, and made up my own course, teeing from the basket I just finished to the next basket - this is the pitch-n-putt course I came up with:
- #1, ~125', tee from sidewalk with rec center to left, pond behind you, bench to left, Have to throw under tree branch or left-turn to reach unlabelled basket
- #2, ~100', tee from basket you just finished, wide open, unlabelled basket
- #3, ~150', tee from basket you just finished, through/over parking circle, basket "#8" guarded by trees
- #4, ~225', tee from basket you just finished, wide open, towards baseball fileld, basket labeled "#7"
- #5, ~200', tee from basket you just finished, to right of walking path and under trees, labeled as "#6"
- #6, ~200', tee from basket you just finished, to left of water and under trees, labeled as"#5"
- #7, ~225', tee from basket you just finished, over slight rise, towards baseball field, between weeping willow and oak tree, labeled as "#2"
- #8, ~125', tee from basket you just finished, to right of walking path and under trees, labeled as "#3"
- #9, ~250', tee from basket you just finished, to left of tennis courts and building beyond them, labeled as "#4"
Walk to the front of the building where you just finished and play this "course" backward for 18 total.

Maybe the rec center has a map which represents a more challenging course, but I can only imagine that (presumed) #1 to #2, and #4 to #5, would have any length. The course is very flat, with few obstacles, and will potentially have a lot of non-player traffic, so save this for a bad-weather day when you're in the mood for flat safari golf.
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