Moorman Park is an 80-acre park on the northwest side of Quincy. The disc golf course here is a shorter 18-hole that will provide a fun round with opportunities to throw different shots.

Location is pretty accessible, residing not too far from Broadway St., which is one of the main through roads for the town. This provides plenty of gas and food options not too far from the course. There are other courses peppered around neighboring towns like Hannibal and Palmyra, and Moorman's proximity to the course at Bob Mays Park makes it pretty easy to play multiple rounds in a day, especially given the length of both courses.

Park Amenities are plentiful at Moorman, making this a great park for the whole family. The disc golf course's start is located across from The Batting Cage, which has batting cages, mini golf, cornhole, and bathrooms, along with concessions. I saw a sign saying they also have rental discs, though I wasn't able to confirm that on my last visit. The park also has multiple shelters you can reserve, complete with nearby bathrooms, grills, and electrical access. There's also tennis, pickleball, and paddleboats not far from the parking lot for the disc golf course, with equipment being able to be rented for these activities as well. There's also some playground equipment around the park, including in the neighboring Wavering Park that's accessible from Moorman. There are three baseball fields, two of which the disc golf course snakes around. The baseball fields were locked during my last round, so if you throw a disc over the fence on hole 1 and are as graceful as I am, the 6-foot fence may give you trouble, not that I would know from experience (don't tell the parks department).

Course Equipment is quality enough to make most folks happy. The Mach 3 baskets catch well, though they do show their age. This course, along with Bob Mays down the road, is also now sporting newer tee signs that include distances, pars, and a layout of the hole including pin options. The course sports concrete tee pads as well. The sign at the parking lot to show the way to the 1st tee is very helpful since it's hidden around the baseball outfield, and there's also a rules sign for new players by the parking lot as well. One interesting feature this course has is practice markers from 10 to 50 feet for the basket of hole 13. It's not the most ideal place for putting practice markers, but if you want to use them, there's a parking lot next to the basket, and it's easy to see when players are at the tee so you can get out of the way.

Course Design makes the most out of unused space in the park, snaking around baseball fields, roadways, and wood clearings in the front 9, and using a larger field for the back 9. The course is mostly open and short, with the longest couple of holes topping off in the 380 to 400 range. This makes for a course that is welcoming to newer players, and easy to score low at for intermediate throwers. The course also has multiple pins on some holes, making for the opportunity to have different experiences after multiple rounds.

Variety is present here, despite the open back 9. Holes 2, 5, and 11 are left turning holes, while 9 and 18 have hard right endings to their fairways. Hole 8 is the best of both worlds, with right or left lines around a grouping of trees. The rest of the holes are pretty open, allowing you space to use your preferred shot type. The course makes the most of its land, and incorporates obstacles or challenges when possible. The sign doesn't notate it, but hole 1 has is an island complete with a 45-foot drop zone. This hole is a lot more fun when you realize this. Hole 2 also has a mando around a light pole which greatly helps the otherwise open hole. Some holes also have some minor elevation that helps add character and variety, including hole 4's smaller green that's slightly uphill, and hole 9's pin up a hillside.

Difficulty at Moorman is accessible to newer and intermediate players. Newer players will find Moorman to be a good option to learn the game on, with minimal opportunities to lose discs and more open holes to practice driving technique on. Intermediate players will be able to challenge for a high 40's score with minimal playing time on the course.

Tee Pads at Moorman are among the shortest I have used in my time playing disc golf. Some of the tees are also a little elevated from the ground, making them hard to navigate if you want a longer run up. These tee pads were added in the last 5-6 years, but bigger tee pads would go a long way on the course, especially for anyone that wants a typical run up.

Course Design Moorman makes close to the most out of the available land. That being said, the shorter holes keep the variety factor at this course from being very high. There's nothing wrong with a course that requires mainly mid ranges and putters for intermediate players; some of my favorite courses fall under this category. That being said, anyone that likes longer or more technical holes may grow bored here pretty fast.

Back 9 - It gets repetitive very fast. Hole 11 is a fun downhill RHBH hyzer, and hole 18 is a nice technical, right ending shot to end the round on. 12 to 17, however, are very repetitive. With the exception of 16 given the placement of the trees on that hole, you can really throw the same shot on each of these holes and have very similar results. There aren't really any obstacles forcing you to throw a certain way, so if you can throw 300 feet accurately in a field, you're going to mow through the back 9 with relative ease.

Proximity To Other Park Uses could be a concern in certain spots. In a lot of cases, you can see conflicts ahead of time, but this isn't always the case. The biggest issue area I noticed was hole 5, which has a sharp left turn on the fairway. You can't see if anyone is on the path or road around the corner, which could be an issue since the path is right around the landing zone of where most people will end up throwing to. Hole 3's hill could also lead to discs rolling on the street, and oncoming traffic on the street next to hole 4 may be hard to see. The rest of the spots around paths and roads on the course, like holes 7, 8, 11, and much of the back 9, are easy to spot, so they shouldn't be much of an issue.

Overall, Moorman provides a fun short course for the Quincy area. I think this course provides more variety than Bob Mays, but either one is a good option if you're in town. Quincy doesn't boast any long or super technical holes, but these courses are great to learn the game on. If you're passing along I-72, there's courses closer to the highway you could play instead of making the detour up to Quincy. If you're in town though, give this one a quick play, the course seems to get consistent but light traffic, so a round shouldn't take long at all. Come check out the course and see if you can hit your next ace. If you're into short courses, Moorman will leave you wanting moor.....(sorry).

For local information, check out the Quincy Disc Golf Club on Facebook.

18 holes set in a nice little park. They finally got concrete tees in, and while that should be a standard, it's still better than no tees at all. A few tricky shots in the woods, and baskets with OB close enough to make you think about it. Uses the allotted area about as best as possible though.

Teeboxes are small. Better than nothing but dirt to plant on and get a good rip, but it makes it a little precarious if you're not used to such short pads.

A couple of the holes around the ballfields are a little boring, just open hyzer shots. At least some change in elevation on a few of them offers a bit of challenge.

Off the fairway is a nightmare - none of the undergrowth is trimmed back, and if you get in it finding your disc can take a while. Kind of plays as an extra hazard, so not particularly a bad thing.

Decent little 18 that can punish your mistakes with OBs or heavy underbrush. Not a lot of selection in the area, but I'd rate it 3rd out of 3 when including Palmyra and Hannibal in the mix. Could use some work but it's not a poor course by any means.

nice park,got some decent holes

no tpads,if u dont know where your throwing you will end up throwing to a totally different hole than what you are supposed to better t signs would be great

this course could be great if it had cement tpads

It's located in Quincy. It has some challenging shots(5,7,8,9,10). Good variety with how the holes are setup.

No concrete pads. Archery fence along the first 3 holes. The back 9 isnt that special. No disc golf league

Quincy needs a disc golf league, it could be a traveling league that plays Quincy, Hannibal, Palmyra, Hamilton, etc....