St. Joseph, MN

Millstream Park

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Guurn
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 37.9 years 90 played 40 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fairway driver or Mid? 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 23, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Like many St Cloud courses this one is a mixed bag. The water obstacles and interesting design on a few holes make it a good intermediate to advanced intermediate course. It is my favorite course in the area.

It starts very easy in an mostly open field using the trees where they are to good effect for the first 5 holes, nothing particularly long or tough. After that you have to jog over across the parking lot to the start of the better part of the course.

Hole 6 is an easy throw, but the water hazard just to the right of the pin makes it much harder. This shorter but fun design is the main thing you see on the course. I don't get to air is out much here but I still have fun every time I play. This course uses the water to very good effect on several holes. It has multiple pin placements and good parking. The teeboxes were all poured and in reasonably good shape. There is a campground abutting the course on holes 1,2 and 18.

The course is well enough designed not to favor Rhbh or Lhbh throwers. If you are a rhbh thrower and you have that disc, you know the one. The fairway driver that turns over ever so slowly but it doesn't come out of the bag much, it will on this course.

Cons:

Some holes can get standing water if it has been rainy. Signage is there but is pretty worn and only minimally useful. It would be nice to have a course map in the parking lot. It does get pretty busy at times but what course doesn't these days.

Other Thoughts:

I actually go a bit out of my way to play this course a few times a year. It is one of those courses that if I am staying someplace within about 25 miles I will actually make an effort to play.

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d4nk
Experience: 15 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Prepare to get dirty 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 4, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good half and half course, half field, half trees/challenge. Cement tees. The water holes are fun, not too risky.

Cons:

Gets way too crowded starting to turn into another riverside/calvary...
Some of the baskets could use some "reseating" they are sitting at weird angles and one of them was vandalized last time I was there, it was just laying on its side (hole 10 or 11 where you throw from the dirst hill down to the stream)

Beware the water :)

Other Thoughts:

We need more 18 hole courses in central MN come on parks department get your shit together.
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Cradical
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.9 years 110 played 63 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 2, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

There are multiple pin placements for a lot of the holes at this course, which is good. There is a stream running through a lot of the holes and when it floods, the baskets are all moved in order to keep your feet dry.
When the baskets are set up so that you do'nt have to deal with the water, the course becomes very easy. The longer set up is much better.
There is a good mix of long and short shots as well as good risk/reward oppertunities. One drive throws over a medium size pond with a stream coming out of it. Another throw is on a pennisula where the creek doubles back on itself, and your drive will go over the creek 3 times before it gets to the hole.
The course doesn't really favor righties or lefties. There are a few ridiculous holes, like the really long hole set up for 12 and the long hole for 4. Both are pretty hard shots.

Cons:

For some reason, hole 11 is missing. There's a tee and a sign but there is no hole. If this hole was put it, it would make the course much better.
Navigation is pretty tough if it's your first time playing here, especially with the hole out of the ground. A few times you have to play to baskets you can't see. A guide would be a very good idea.

Other Thoughts:

In the spring, it gets beyond flooded. I would stay away if the snow is thawing.

Last time I drove by it, I saw that there are two baskets in on each hole now. I have yet to confirm this for the whole course, but I will update my review again if this is the case.
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seanzy454
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Millstream 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 23, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Well kept with lots of different shots to challenge most players while still having those open holes to give you a break once and a while. This course also has different pin placements depending on when you go so its not always the same thing for 12 months. It also has a lot of elevation changes some where you bomb down a huge hill and others where you are forced to go up hill.

Cons:

While some players may like water I am not one of those and for those of you who don't like swimming for discs this corse can be pretty rough. On holes 5, 6, & 7, there is a pond and don't be surprised if it roles in on 5, fades right and right into the pond, or seven where you may just get unlucky. It also has a stream running through most of the holes and if the current is running that day you better run to catch that disc, otherwise it gets kinda deep. Other than the water there are a few wooded holes and a swamp so your still not in the clear after the water.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this is a really good course not up to Excellent but close.
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