Monroe Community Park is a great par 3, mostly wooded, park course. Playing in the more wooded portion of the park, the course is away from the other park activities, which include a nice playground and a few ball fields.

Every hole, all twenty-four of them, has a concrete tee, a minimalist tee sign (that does the trick on a short course like this), and a silver Chainstar that catches as well as you would expect from an older Chainstar.

The course was in great shape. The fairways were all mowed or cleared, and the rough, while punishing with trees, had clear ground, and I never had trouble finding a disc, even though I was playing solo.

The course is technical, but has a well-defined line on every hole. I never walked onto the tee and wondered what the line was, and I didn't hit an above average number of trees, which is a plus. While distance isn't needed to navigate this course, a solid putter/midrange game is a must. I was throwing a lot of my straight putter shots off the tee.

There were a few cool pin positions that were positioned near a creek, or a drop in elevation, that forced me to be a little more cautious on my putts. All around, the use of elevation on this course was very well done, with uphill, downhill, and flat holes alike.

This course isn't championship caliber, but it's not supposed to be. It's supposed to play as a more fun place for a less experienced player to learn how to shape lines, and a less challenging place for more experienced players to shoot well.

The Chainstar baskets aren't my favorite, as they don't catch the greatest, and are not super visible through the woods. but it wasn't awful. The concrete tees aren't super large, but that wasn't a huge problem either.

A lot of holes felt pretty similar, and only had one option. a left turning or straight shot with a mid or a putter. This is great for newer players, because it's easier for the average righty to navigate, but for me, a lefty, I was throwing more turnovers and forehands than I wanted to be.

The last few holes were pretty lackluster, wide-open hyzer holes that played pretty close together. Then there's a medium length walk back to the parking lot. I don't think this was all that avoidable due to where the course was heading, and they did the best with what they had.

This course was a lot of fun, and not too far from Cincinnati, so it's a great course in a great area for disc golf. It's not the most challenging, or most aesthetically pleasing, but it's a lot of fun to play, and I plan to be back!

Fairly difficult for a short course and will test every shot in your bag under 250 feet.
24 holes
well marked in most places
easy navigation

Some holes missing signs
mostly dirt/mud on fairways
needs colored tops on baskets
Mostly short holes

This is a great course for someone who likes tight wooded courses and only likes to throw mid range discs. I would have liked to be able to throw some drivers, but I guess that's just what I'm used to.

Good use of elevation, tight and technical course vs. big arm course, great tee pads, good flow, map not required to play.

The rough is rough, all honey suckle, good shots can take a bad skip resulting in a poor lie...drives me nuts.

Solid course

This is a shorter course that is mostly wooded with a few more open holes. The baskets and teepads are in nice shape. There were signs on every hole and the course was very easy to fallow. There is a decent amount of elevation change that adds to the course and makes it a little more challenging.

Several of the holes have sapplings or trees in the fairway and it involves more luck then skill getting through. There were 2 baskets completely missing when I played it. There was only one hole on the course that really stood out to me. That was the short hole with the small creek/ditch that runs beside the basket. Everything else seemed a little too much alike and a touch boring. The last 3 holes seem very thrown together and if you are not careful you could throw at the wrong basket because the baskets do not have numbers. The soccer fields can also come into play on the last few holes.

Overall this is not a bad little course. A few of the fairways seemed a little unfair but not terrible. The main thing is that there just wasn't a lot of exciting throws to be made on the course. Everything was in good shape other then the 2 missing baskets. The looked to have been stolen. This is good little course to play if you are on the north side. There are much better courses in the area though.

24 holes of fun with a lot of tight wooded holes. Accuracy is a must and keep track of your drives otherwise you can spend time hunting for discs. A fun track but it isn't crowed so you can get through in 90 minutes or faster.

Some of the pars make no sense. Hole #6 is a tough up hill par 3 at 320', I am OK with that. However #8 is an open 250' hole that they have as a par 4.

Not enough trash cans back in the woods. Each time I have played I empty 3 grocery bags of trash along the way.

For beginners in the area looking for a disc to buy and play, the Ameristop Gas Station around the corner on SR63 and Main Street sells them (I am told).

This is also a good course to bring your dog as you will be away from the main park for most of the round.

Well maintained with great signs and tee pads. Plenty of "Next Tee" signs to guide you to the next tee making a map pretty much unnecessary. Also, some nice elevation changes as well as a few holes out in the open adds variety.

I'll list the drinking fountain by hole #21 as a pro as well since I decided to use it during my round on this 90 degree day.

As the other reviews mentioned, hole #21 plays parallel to a soccer field so that would obviously be an issue if a game was going on.

Also, most holes are relatively straight and not too long. I think I can count the number of times I pulled out my driver on one hand.

Despite the hole length, Monroe is a challenging course. There are plenty of areas where an errant shot will get you into a heap of trouble and a few holes require almost laser-like precision to stay out of trouble. I feel safe saying that anyone that plays this course often will walk away with significantly improved shot accuracy. As another reviewer mentioned, most fairways are seemingly carved out of the woods which provides incentive to keep your shots under control and may actually encourage a slightly more conservative level of play in some cases.

As far as the holes themselves, I can't say that there were any real stand outs. While I had fun playing the course, there wasn't any one hole that was really memorable.

Overall, this is a well put together course and I enjoyed my round here. If I lived in the area I could see playing it often as I feel it is one of the better options in the Monroe/Middletown area. Now whether or not it's worth a detour is a toss-up. There are 24 solid holes here but nothing that will really knock your socks off. If you're in the area or passing through it's certainly worth a stop but I wouldn't recommend taking a trip to Monroe specifically to play this course.