18 holes with baskets in fair condition. Two tees on almost every hole. Signage is still in good condition. Course offers a mix of open and tighter holes and lots of shade for those hot Florida days. Tees are concrete and in good shape. Fairways were free of debris. Long tees offer challenge, while the short tees can produce lots of birdies if you hit your lines. Easy to navigate. A couple of holes border water, but you should be able to retrieve the disc with a Kwik Stick or Retriever. Port a Johns on site.

A couple of the holes border a busy road, so use extra caution when playing them. Three baskets play close to the parking lot and can come into play if you overthrow the intended shot. Consider anything over the canal as lost. Course can flood after heavy rains. Some tees do play pretty close to other holes.

Coachman stands the test of time. It's a good, well shaded, classic par 54 course. You can pair it with nearby Cliff Stephens for a fantastic day of disc golf in Clearwater.

North East Coachman Park sits in a tight urban spot maybe a mile northwest of Cliff Stephens . One of the older courses in Florida ( 1993 ) , it still has its pluses to it . The 2 tee pads per hole are cement and plenty long for a course with no hole over 370' . The baskets are Mach 5 and do a good job at catching . The signage is good and reminds you of Cliff Stephens , with the hole # , distance , and pictures of fairway and pin location . There are multiple pins at the holes . Amenities here are pretty good . There is a practice basket near the parking lot . A Port O Let near hole 14 ( which is close to hole 1 and 11 ) , decent Next Tee signs , bag poles , and benches at the tees . There are some really nice wood stained ones ( one of them is at #4 ) , some able to seat larger groups , at some of the tees . I am assuming that big groups come here in the evenings or on the weekends and relax during their rounds . There is also a large , tennis court style netting behind the tee pad for #17 to deflect any errant drives from 16 . A nice kiosk greets you at the parking lot . The course is easy on the legs , parking lot flat . The whole course is pretty much shaded . There are plenty of trees with their canopies to make sure that your drives are more technical and flat . The park is kept up very well , and on this course , you may be able to skip your shot off the hard ground and get an extra 20-30' off your drive , or shot shape the skip around a tree . The navigation is good , with its Next Tee signs and the compact nature of the park . I only looked at my map once . This is a typical park style course , but with a good amount of trees . The baskets are almost always either placed behind trees , trees are in or lining the fairway, or canopied trees are forcing low driving shots . Don't get me wrong . There are paths to the basket , just some are tighter than others . For water , there is a channel of it on your immediate right for holes 7 , 8 , 9 and maybe 12 that might cause your errant drive into a disc loss . Disc Risk : low . This is a clean park . The only way your will lose a disc with be in the channel or stick it way up in a tree . because of its total length ( 5321' from the longs , 4622' from shorts ) and short walks to the next tees , this course is a fast play . I was done in around 50 minutes .This is a deceptive gauge , because I was the only one on this course on a Friday morning at 10 . If it starts to fill up , think maybe an hour or so for a solo , and 2 for a foursome . Cliff Stephens is the place you go for a challenge . Coachman is the place you go to relax . I don't know if the course gets a lot of runoffs from Cliff ( Cliff plays slower and more deliberate ) , but I imagine Coachman fills up in the evenings and weekends . Much more suited for the 2 disc local and the newbie , even a family , it probably doesn't get the credit it deserves . No memorable holes , but still good play , and it is a fun relaxing course . A nice aspect of this course is that it comes back around to the parking lot so you can play 10 , 13 or 18 holes and be back to your car . Highlights : #1 , a good starter hole kicks in at 370' from the longs . #8 makes you throw a little over the channel in order to bend it into a blind basket hiding behind some shrubs on the left . #4 sets itself off to the right in a grove of trees . #14 makes you fade right with a ditch on your left . #18 is a narrow finishing hole back to the parking lot . Signature Hole : maybe #16 . The tee is actually a little higher that the course itself , passing right to left from the open to a tighter fairway .

#1 Safety . Some of these fairways play right up against each other . 16 , 17 , &18 as a group are good examples . Also 2 & 3 , and 11 & 13 . I am hoping that there is some good courtesy practiced and no one gets hit in the back with a drive , but this also going to be a place where the inexperienced are learning the game . #2 Variety . I felt that the course was forcing the same shot as the hole before it, and sometimes . The trees are the only thing that make another hole slightly different . #3 Even though it was bone dry when I was here , with the areas void of grass combined with the flatness of the course , I would think that this course would be a mess after a good rain . The parking lot could use some work . It is small and there are trees in and around it . This is perfect for you getting dinged while backing up . it also has some divots in it . Bring bug spray , this course will be bad for insects in the summer . Additionally , this may or may not be fair , but coming from a scenic park just a mile away , I didn't get near that same look from Coachman . If you don't like tree filled and flat , you won't like it here .

Rating a course can be hard after playing a highly rated one a couple of hours prior to it . This course doesn't disguise itself as a continuation of that course . It has it's own identity . With the benches and the feel here , you won't feel rushed . Not overly challenging here ( I even played this under par ) , but a good place to socialize with the friendly locals , work on your game , and maybe check out the large disc golf store near the park . If I lived locally , this would be my choice for my home course . With many courses within a 30 minute drive from here , this is a good intermediate course for newer inexperienced players to play and socialize with better players .Thank You , Tampa bay Disc Sports Club and Tampa Bay Parks and Rec for allowing me to play your course . You do great work . My Recommendation : Newbies , families and locals , Welcome . Great for the traveler , since it is right down the street from another course . Also adequate for the tournament tested local to work on their technical and approach game . For any of the explained reasons , Play it !!!

NE Coachman Disc Golf Course is a flat but nicely, shaded little recreational course across the street from a wonderful disc golf store, just blocks from the Philadelphia Phillies spring training home and a short one mile walk via path from the legendary Cliff Stephens DGC.

There is ample parking, a kiosk and a practice basket at the staging area. The course has plenty of benches including a few holes with double benches plus. I will go out on a limb here and say the locals often play in large groups of six or more. Baskets and bag holders are quite common, too. The baskets are some well used Mach II's. The old metal signs are fine with a simple map and giving you the needed information about one, two or in the case of # 16, three pads and three different basket positions. Most holes play in 200-300' range with just a couple over 350'.

A ditch which didn't have much water in it ran along the side of holes 7, 8, 9, 12 and then # 16 played either over it or alongside depending on which pad you threw from. Beside myself, I saw two other players fishing their discs out of it.

The course has a nice variety of palms, Laurels and Live Oaks. Beside providing shade they're also the main obstacles you're trying to avoid here.

It's obvious that this course has it's admirers with the all the different groups as well as guys just hanging around socializing, etc. It's like a small town barber shop. You can get all the disc golf news and gossip here at Coachman.

Sani cans by # 14. There is a large screen by the # 17 tee pad protecting players from drives from # 16. # 11 and # 14 both loop back to start.

Florida flat.

A steady diet of rec length holes await you here. Also a certain redunacy with some holes starting to blend together in my feeble mind.

The ditch, which was running low here in January, can become a raging torrent of water after the summer storms.

I would think this might get a little crazy during peak times. Might want to keep your head up as some holes are in pretty close vicinity.

I liked this course. It's recreational length and challenge fit well with my tired ass game. The shade would be a welcome relief from the Florida sun. It's well signed making it easy to navigate. It's popularity might be drawback especially if large playing groups are commonplace. That ditch and the prevailing wind might not always be my friend but the course is an extremely easy play overall.

(2.767 Rating) (REVISED - replayed September 2017) Filled with Spanish moss covered live oaks. Coachman is a good course in general but not amongst the area's best courses.
- NAVIGATION - I had no trouble on my first time thru without a map. You can typically see the next tee from each prior basket and yet the tees are still separated enough to protect from errant discs. I'll also mention that this course is excellent for the disc golf bag cart.
- CHARACTER - Perhaps the best thing about coachman is the way the course pampers its players. Not quite to the extent of that at nearby courses Cliff Stevens or Taylor Park but still well above average compared to other courses. Among the course pampering items you'll see; Great hole signage, Shaded Tees, Benches on every hole and some with errant disc protection. A few multiple tees and a few alternate basket locations. Also, brooms at a few holes, bag holders at a bunch of holes, picnic tables at multiple locations including hole (1), a practice basket, and lastly, a porta-potty.
- TEE PADS - They are all concrete and are of various lengths and widths. only a couple are in the 8 foot useless length range. But in all, better than average and they are relatively all in good repair.
- ACEABILITY - Almost all the holes are aceable, You will have great opportunities on holes (3,4, 6, 11, 13 and 17). Every hole is under 400 feet.
- MAINTENANCE - Course seems to be well kept and clean. There is really no overgrowth or rough areas. Errant shots are not punished further by a dense palmetto bush foliage like many Florida courses. So there should be little to no searching and the odds of losing a disc is really low as long as the channel water is low.

Coachman has a repetitive feel to it.
- UNIQUENESS - The holes variety is a bit below average compared to your average 18 hole course. Most holes play thru a live oak tree and pine tree canopy with moderately tight lines and are positioned within 5 degrees of straight ahead. There is only one good dogleg hole, on (8), which is also the only blind basket. There are some good water elements in play which will force a line on holes (7,9 and 12). There are no overhead plays. None of the holes are true gimmes and none are that exceedingly hard, except (8) long. There are no par 4s or 5s. The longer holes will however challenge intermediate players and some advanced players, being at close to 400 feet. The course is lacking a signature hole as they really all blend together.
- SHOT SELECTION - I found the shot selection to be average to perhaps be slightly below average. Most shots need to stay low, straight and on a precise line. The shot shaping aspect for the lines is there in some respects. As a righty, I play probably a few more backhands than flicks. A lot of shots will be best served to be low skippers.
- SPACING - Well below average, Several of the fairways feel partially shared. Discs constantly end up in other fairways. Black aces have happened. In addition, considering that the course is typically full of players, you will always be wise to keep your head up and aware of other groups teeing off.
- CHAINS - Although the chains are indeed solid, they are rusting out a bit on a bunch of holes.
- TIME WAITING - This course gets heavy use and often has league or mob golfing going on. Typically the larger groups will let a faster group or single through (or try to get you to join in), but you'll still have to wait on that initial hole.
- ELEVATION - Really none to speak of. I know that this is typically for Florida, but this course is flat for even Florida standards. One of the flattest courses I've ever played. No more than 5 feet of elevation change throughout the entire course layout.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Average, definitely not the most scenic course in Pinellas County. The trees are mostly live oak and pine and just don't have the same pop found at other nearby courses, I'm not entirely sure why. The creek or channel has more of a ditch feel than a graceful winding creek. I'll also add that the course takes a lot of wear and tear and is mostly void of grass.
- PARKING - The parking lot could use a bunch of work. Its pitted in a bunch of spots and has trees within the footprint. I nearly backed my car into a tree on my first round here.
- DRAINAGE - During the rainy season (typically May-September), Coachman will flood. Be sure and check daily rainfall totals. Three inches of rain over a two day perior will flood this course.

I'd play Coachman a lot if I within 5 to10 miles. Good for beginners thru advanced. Not a destination course like nearby courses Cliff, Taylor, Cypress, Oldsmar and Picnic. However this course fits in well among next tier of area courses like Maximo, Youth, 22nd, Limona, and USF. If you live in the Tampa Bay region, you need to play this course at least once.
- DIFFICULTY - Average. Probably not too great of a challenge to advanced players but the everyone else should be thoroughly challenged. The fairways are moderately tight but fair. Intermediate players should finish even to a couple down on a typical day.

As far as the Greater Tampa area courses go, this one falls in the middle. It's not the most scenic or challenging, but it does offer its own charms and is quite fun to play.

Nice signage and tee pads, very easy to navigate, and plenty of trees to shot shape around. Disc loss is at a minimum here, unless you put one into the water-filled ditch that runs alongside a couple of holes.

The course is well maintained, and litter free.

The course feels a little cramped, with tight holes running back and forth through the light woods. Keep an eye out for stray discs coming in from nearby fairways.

There are a few holes that play near a heavily used sidewalk.

It can be muddy during the rainy season, with areas of standing water on some fairways.

This course wouldn't be my 1st choice if I could only play one of the greater Tampa area courses, but I certainly would recommend it not as a must play, but as a should play. It is very popular with the locals and would make for a fine home course.

The signs are great as well as the flow and this course will make you bring your shotmaking skills set around a plethora of trees and creeks. It is well kept and offers something for everyone

Maybe it's just me but I enjoy disc golf with all of the elements of distance, finesse, and hazards. Having said this no holes really stick out to me as signature. I can't remember one hole that when I got back to my car I kept reflecting back on. It's a good course period, nothing more nothing less

you have to dig the fact that a killer disc golf store is right down the street

This course is very easy to get to and well signed. The signs have photos showing where the baskets are, which is a great touch and something I had not seen anywhere back in my native Kansas City. It really does help with navigating and finding your way. Good job!

Scenery here isn't the best of the Tampa Bay area, but it's definitely still nice and has its own merits.

The park itself seems to be in a decent part of Clearwater as well, I felt safe playing here which is always good.

The round was definitely fun. Not the greatest, but never frustrating and held my interest the whole way through.

Great beginner course to introduce new players. There's not a ton of lost disc opportunities or frustrations here and navigation is generally pretty easy.

The course design isn't enthralling, but it's definitely serviceable and there's a decent amount of different looks to keep it fairly interesting for the most part.

Concrete tee pads are always good and they're in decent shape for the most part. Baskets are also in good working order. Trash cans and other amenities are scattered throughout the course.

This course is packed into a fairly small area - definitely not the worst I've seen but several holes play close to either each other or the parking lot, so you do have to be cautious.

A lot of holes generally feel fairly similar, and nothing really stands out to me as "great". Some courses have several holes that I remember as amazing or can't wait to play again -- here, there really wasn't anything like that. Just a nice place to play a round but that's about it.

There is a bike and walking trail through this course as well, which seems to be pretty common for Florida courses I've noticed. No big deal but it does see some use so be careful.

I noticed a fair amount of trash on the course and it plays next to a couple fairly busy roads. While the roads are great for easy access, it does break up the feel of the round a bit in my opinion.

I played several courses in the Tampa Bay area during midweek, and this was the only one that was packed even at 11 on Wednesday. Everyone was very friendly but I can only imagine it's a total zoo on the weekends.

Sandy soil everywhere, which I can imagine gets pretty muddy in the rainy season. I was here in November so it wasn't a big issue but I could see where it could be.

Not a lot of long opportunities, due to the compactness of the course.

I really feel like this course is a great one to take someone to that's new to the game. It doesn't really have any major frustrations and should make for a fun round.

I think this is a solid 3.0 course. Has all the amenities it needs, some nice touches to bring it over "average", but if you only have time for one or two courses in the Tampa Bay area I would probably skip this one. Nonetheless, I was thrilled to finally get a chance to play it and see what it's all about.

Be prepared to meet lots of friendly fellow DGers out here! It does seem to get pretty busy. Happy discing!

Fun course. Pretty easy to find your way around without map, scenic, good shade which would be nice in the summer.

A lot of the pads and baskets are really close. On a busy weekend I imagine this course get's pretty crazy and backed up.

I played this course for the first time and enjoyed it. It's technical enough for it not to be a cake walk for an intermediate player but I don't think it would be so hard as to be discouraging for a new player.

As I mentioned there seems to be some overlap and various pins and pads seem in close proximity to each other. I'd recommend playing this course not during peak times if you prefer a steady pace and not having to play through or wait for groups.

Coachman doesn't have the high points of Medard or Stephens but it also doesn't have the low points of some of the other area courses. If you were to imagine your standard, lightly wooded, flat course that makes the best use of limited terrain, you have a picture of Northeast Coachman.

It's a very approachable course that isn't a beginner course but is beginner-friendly. The holes are mostly defined by trees but it's more of an open space than a trail course and there is no underbrush to speak of. A few fairways bring a canal into play but it doesn't add much interest or difficulty, especially if you have just played on the serious waterways next door.

Most of the holes sport solid, easy to follow fairways that do require different shapes because of the variety of trees. I don't know if there is a standout hole here, but there aren't any frustrating ones either. And other than the road hole, all of them are fun.

Coachman also boats the advantage of multiple places to jump around. I mean that not in the kangaroo sense but in the hole-to-hole sense. It's easy to start on 1, 4, 11 and 14 from the parking lot which is a big advantage on a smaller course that can get busy and is one the many players will want to play all the time. Add in nice tees and a multitude of benches and it's a great place to throw a round, if not an especially memorable one.

There aren't crossing fairways or anything but there seem to be a lot of pairs of holes where one goes down and the other takes you back. This does create some danger of shots crossing into other fairways but a more realistic concern is that the course becomes difficult to navigate at times. Since the terrain is open there is no obvious way to proceed from many baskets. Typically, one tee is close by but there are some tricky spots. (Nothing the map can't solve) There is also 16. If you remember this on the course, the basket is the one to the right. Then there is the hole in which the road is very much in play.

So there's a few issues, but mostly the course is limited by the flat terrain and the mostly open nature of the grounds, and it doesn't have the water hazards that Cliff Stephens uses to make up for this fact. Thus, there is not much in the way of greatness. No memorable holes. Not too much challenge. Little variation. The holes look pretty much the same and though there are some different lines, there is not much variety in distance. There are also too many fairways that are just straight approaches. A lot of "straight" here and that's where more advanced players will lose interest.

Essentially, Coachman is an everyday type of course that would be a great home course. At the same time, when you consider it's proximity to Cliff Stephens, it is part of sweet two-course trip that is worth a bit of travel to experience.

- Beautiful sign greets you to the course.
- Tee-signs are all new and are very informative with full color pictures.
- Good variety of distances and lines for each hole.
- Multiple pin placements on certain holes make the course different each time you play it.
- Right down the road from Cliff.
- No chance of getting lost, course flows really well from hole to hole and from beginning to end.
- Some good ace runs.

- Some of the Tee-pads are a little short and a little chopped up.
- Not to much grass; the majority of the course sits under tree cover, so the majority of the ground is just dirt.
- Bugs!, the mosquitoes can get pretty bad if the creek that runs behind hole 3 and 4 gets some water in it.
- Not a good variety of shots, this course is a RHBH hyzer bomb course.
- Course floods very easily when it rains.
- No real signature hole; though I have my favorite, hole #8, i feel there is no hole that stands out from all the others.
- No real signature finishing hole; hole 18 is a 318' shot through the trees back to the parking lot, nothing special.

- All things considered this is still one of my favorite courses.
- I would suggest a day trip only because Cliff is right around the corner and the Clearwater Disc Golf Store is right down the road.

I love the setting. I really enjoy playing through and around the trees. You get a decent variety of shots. Its a very nice pick me up after playing cliff stevens. There is a bench by every teepad. There is water in play but it is very shallow. You can retrieve your discs with ease. It was a pretty hot day so the shade from the trees was awesome.

The Signage wasn't the greatest. I really hate it when its hard to find my way around. This course is so compact that you can see two teepads after quite a few holes.

I really enjoyed this course and would definitely play again. If your in the area and play cliff stevens you should stop by Coachman and shot a quick fun round.

Nice use of small canal which comes into play on 7, 8, 12 an 16.
18 decent baskets with 2 long (often narrow) concrete tee pads on most holes.
Practice basket (even though it is crazy close to the parking lot)
Canopy provides lots of shade, as well as a most of the obsticles, under the canpoy there was suprisingly few nasty spike covered foiliage to eat your discs and slice your arms like many other area courses.
Good course for beginners due to low frustration levels and low chance of disc loss.

Design has moments of weak flow and serious safety concerns.
Hole 1 starts throwing at a busy highway with a busy road running down the right side, Why throw directly at an intersection on the first hole?
Hole 3's basket was was rediculiously close to the parking lot, hole 15 has you throwing directly over a busy trial.
The tee signs were worn down to nothing, they were absolutely no help, you could not even read which hole the sign was for on most tees. Some were ripped from th ground or missing.
Navigational signs are needed, at the very least a peice of colored tape on the basket pointing to the direction of the next basket.
Course was very crowded with discs flying everywhere, baskets all over.
Not a single sign to tell you there were 6 more holes across the street

Watch where you park so your car does not get whacked by a disc.
Porto-potty on hole 14.
I can't belive there are more holes across the street that I did not know about until reading Harr0140's review. Why spend that kind of money and not advertise it?
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*edit question answered: The other baskets are only open for tournament use.
Clearwater DGC just down the road.

Good shade. Will be great in the Fla sunshine. For Kentucky hurler, was a nice change of pace with the flatness of the course. Good skip on landing due to leaves on ground. Friendly regulars.

A little crowded on layout. No mention on course that much better course connected by 16 tee box bridge (Cliff Stephens).

Playes twice in two days. First round with local player, good for layout and tricks. Second day with curious family members. A special day-ACED #5!! from back box!! 14 under (all as par 3's)!!!

Very fun course, that was short at time, yet technical. Mostly straight shots with obstacles, only a few doglegs. A creek comes into play on 4 holes and plays to the right. Only a few holes I would consider difficult, yet each hole supplied its own unique challenge
Nice flow, easy to navigate

Very nice, large, concrete teepads, with most holes having a short and long tee. Holes were in good shape. Trash cans at most holes to keep the park clean. Clean port-a-potty located at #14

Signage for the holes were pretty weak. Could use an upgrade. Flat, no elevation changes.

The park itself is really beautiful. Has all the Florida fauna and ecoscape. The creek is really cool with fish and birds. The park is fairly clean of trash

There is a lot of holes that you have to navigate around trees, so it was great to play a technical course. Also, the trees helped keep the shade on you and the temperature down.

The locals there seemed to be cool and laid back. Cliff Stevens DGC is adjacent, so you can get 21 more hole over there in one trip

Favortite Hole: #8- Plays with the canal and a large oak to your right of the tee. Doglegs pretty hard to the left about 200' out. Another large oak is right there, then the hole is about 150' through abunch of trees on the left side of the fairway and 2 oaks in the middle. I tried to roll it and bairly hit the big oak at the dogleg. I would love to get that roller down to the hole

Tight fairways challenge your accuracy and technical ability. It's a pretty course with lots of trees and shade. The creek adds difficulty on some holes.

It's a short course. You won't get much practice with your max distance drivers.

Most of the holes can be reached a fairway driver and then a putter, so I hardly get to use my mid-range discs.

Many of the holes play relatively similarly - straight or near straight shots down narrow fairways.

The park is small, so all the holes are packed very tightly together, which can occasionally make for congestion of the players.

It's very flat and can get muddy/flooded in the back 9 after a heavy rain.

The signage is useless and the only restrooms is one portable...

It's a good practice course for your accuracy. I've played a couple tournaments here - they're always fun but I miss having more holes where you can really drive all-out. That's just the nature of the small, tight park where the course is located.

Lots of shade, plenty of obstacles. Good layout from relatively flat wooded ground.

Shorter wooded course.

Great companion course to Cliff Stephens.

Concrete Teepads, Teesigns. Lots of trees for shade.
Not crowded.

No course map at the course

NE Coachman course is a relatively small but fun course, the average length per hole is less than 300 feet. This is counterbalanced by the fairways being tight and technical on every drive, with lots of trees and bushes coming into play on flat terrain. The shade was very welcome from the summer heat. Its still open enough that if you get into trouble off the teepad, you can recover fairly easily. The teepads are narrower than normal, about 3 feet wide, and having a whisk broom for the sand would be a good idea. There is a walking path on several holes that comes into play. Also a small creek on holes 7 through 12 that you need to stay out of. Midrange drivers are a must have on this course.
I didn't think there was any teepad drive that was unfair or restricted by "too-tight" alleys to shoot through. Some of the tee signs show their age, and are missing information, but you can still get around the course without a map. Getting from hole 12 to teepad 13 is tricky, I was told about this beforhand by some very helpful locals who walked me through the course before I started. There is no course map at the parking lot where you start, so just talk to someone in the park and they will be more than willing to help you. You can play this course in less than an hour, unless you are taking your time. I would take families to this course, or if I wanted to play a casual round and work on approach drives this is where I would go. Someone who wanted to work on their big-arm drives should not go to this course.