- Two sets of tee pads per hole
- Very very challenging even to the top levels
- Even thought the fairways are tight, the lines are fair!
- Beautiful park to be in.

- Not too much to pick on here. Even the holes in the open are pretty solid.
- If you get off the fairway, good luck!

I played this course three times back when it was Northwoods Gold (before the Black Layout was designed). I thought I was a solid disc golfer but man this humbled me. If you are not on your game it will be a very long round!

Excellent holes. Every single one was fantastic and fun to play. There was a great mix of open, sweeping holes coupled with tighter, technical shots in the woods. This was tough for me since I am a beginner and this was a tough course, but it is still a blast to play.

No real cons for this course except that it has a very steep learning curve for beginner players.

- Nice Teepads

- Fairly tight fairways on a majority of the holes

- Tunnel Shots Galore

- A very nice balance of tightly wooded and, open, and slightly wooded.

- An excellent use of the elevation where some of the pins are right before a drop off, on the side of hill, on the top of a hill and on #5 there is the steep cliffish hll halfway through the hole making it a challanging hole.

- A very nice mix of short medium and long holes with some nice must get holes and others you hope to get a 3 on.

- Not too much to complain about here.

- Some long teepads are grass

- Some direction from hole 3 to hole 4, hole 6 to 7, and hol 17 to 18 would be nice

- I was told that there was a redesign here a few years ago and because of this there a few random teepads that dont get used for anything and my first time I was clueless and played from them to random baskets because I had no clue.

- Signage to get into the park would be very helpful. I know I drove by it multiple times my first time here because I had no clue where the park was and gps didnt help at all. Its like a park within a park.

To me this is the #1 course in the Peoria IL area and is a must play in my mind and reeminds me a lot of the wooded courses in WI.

Lots of tress and very hilly in the front 9. Course very well laid out giving you lots of different shots to play. Baskets are in great shape. Nice restrooms available. Hole 5 is a lot of fun! Course just recently remodeled this summer. Love the new changes!

The back 9 is very "park like" it's not nearly as complicated as the front 9 and I prefer to play in the woods but that's just a personal preference. Still a good course. Beginners may not care too much for the front 9.

One of the best courses in the area. If you're going to come to Peoria, IL to throw our courses make sure this one is on your list!

The course plays through a mostly wooded park that has no real conflicts with other park uses. There is some nice elevation, nothing drastic but enough to make some really interesting holes and some cool tricky greens. A few less wooded holes are sprinkled in for variety, and the course finishes with a couple ripper holes that still make you place your shot to stay out of trouble but give you room to work some lines.

There are good concrete tees on the shorter set of tees, and basic signs that make the course pretty easy to follow. The long tees are natural, but not too difficult to find. The course felt pretty well maintained, the wooded holes are kept pretty clear and the grassy fairways were nicely mowed. The course has pretty good variety of lengths and hole shapes that keeps you guessing and makes you hit lots of different lines.

The course plays pretty short, with the notable exception of the last two holes. That makes it a bit of a deuce or die course, especially from the shorts (or from the longs for a better player). There are a couple stretches of holes that get a little repetitive. The middle of the course has some holes with long grass rough, not my favorite obstacle on a course at all. The long natural tees were a bit rutted out and not always the best tee surface, making the shorts a more attractive round despite the better challenge and variety from the longs.

This course is a nice challenge, and has great variety of wooded and more open holes that make you hit some tight lines. Beginners might find even the short tees pretty challenging and punitive, with enough rough to make errant shots frustrating. More experienced players will find a fun round from the shorts and a slightly more challenging round from the longs, with great use of the terrain available. This one is definitely one to hit when you're in the Peoria area, pair it with McNaughton for an awesome day of tough golfing.

- Course is set in a very diverse piece of land. It is roughly half forest, half prairie, with some wide open holes at the end. There is deep forest with lots of trees, grove forest with larger trees, a good mix throughout. Lot of different obstacles depending on the area of the park you are in.
- Holes in the deeper forest usually have pretty well defined fairways, in addition to larger trees to avoid. Combine that with significant elevation changes, and there are many different tricky shots to make. A few right, a few straight, a long tunnel, and a long left on hole #5. This is a great hole; low ceiling, over the dip in the fairway, to a big drop left down a hill and over a creek. Some slanted greens, as well.
- A few of the grove-like holes border the sloping forested area, so staying on the fairway is a must. Avoiding a bunch of wide trees is also key, of course, so there is some line shaping needed to navigate some parts.
- Holes in the prairie make good use of the various trees and shrubbery to force some lines as well. Larger obstacles definitely take out many routes, so some more line shaping is key to score low.
- The course finishes up with two bomber holes that demand distance. #17's tee is a shot out of/next to the forest, towards a very large hill. The basket is on the far side of the hill, close to the forest, and very blind. Choose your tee wisely. #18 has a huge elevated teebox over an upward sloping, right curving fairway with some trees on the right. Great bomber hole with a great view.
- Good baskets (except #1), good teepads, decent signs.

- This course has a ton of great holes, but it also has a ton of pretty bland ones. While the holes in the prairie do provide some challenge, they are all pretty short and very forgiving, with little to no rough. It might not seem so bad on its own, but they pale in comparison to the rest of the course.
- With a few exceptions, the course does play pretty short.

- Overall, a very solid course with great variety throughout. There are some top notch holes that could be legitimate par 4's, as well as good risk/reward holes with lots of trees and other hazards. Elevation changes play a major role on many holes, in many different ways. Unfortunately, a good amount of short, easy holes water down the course on the whole. Still worth a trip for any player in my book.
- Concrete pads follow a few different tees; some alternates are hard to find, if they are there at all. Pro tees a little lengthier, nothing too crazy.
- Navigation is pretty easy thanks to some paint on the baskets and the occasional brick; a few tricky spots around 7/8 and 16/17. Map in front.

1. I liked the scenic view of some of the shots.
2. Some variety in shots (also some monotony)
3. One of my favorite holes so far is here. I don't remember the number but it is a 20-25 ft. fairway, 300 something feet down to the basket right in the middle. Gorgeous tee. I think the long pad at this hole was closer to 400. I saw it and fell in love
4. Spread out well.
5. Pro or Con: easy to lose discs. Could be a pro because it forces accurate shots, could be a con because I am an Amateur who doesn't always have accurate shots.

1. There were a few times where I felt like I was throwing the exact same shot for the 3rd or 4th time. I can't recite the actual holes though. It just felt like they could have made some a little longer, more sharp angles, more obstacles, or something.
2. A little bit of trash around.

overall a pretty good course. I met up with a local by happen chance and he showed me around so I never looked at the map and can't speak to its accuracy. The rain the week before made for navigation in some areas a little more tricky due to mud. I'm between a 3.5 and a 4. I will give a four because I may be unfairly comparing it to McNaughton which was played directly before it and enjoyed immensely.

Great tees and baskets. Everything is kept in great shape, and there's even a nice practice hole.

Good variety of shots: There's doglegs in both directions, and good use of elevation and obstacles. You can tell that a lot of care went into designing these holes.

Nice hike through the first 9 holes. Even though there was some mud, the hike through the woods was really great.

Holes 17&18 are really interesting. They are very memorable, and probably the signature holes of this course.

The people are friendly. We saw a few people walking dogs in the area, but they never were in the way.

Holes 11-16 (the "vineyard") are disc eaters. Generally, they are very picturesque holes, with nice fairways, easily distinguishable roughs, and share tree lines. The problem is that the rough areas have longer-than-necessary grasses, and these tree areas have a lot of undergrowth.

I really think that this is the only downside of the course. Everything else is perfect!

This course is one of the most fun courses I've played. Just bring a few cheaper discs that you won't mind losing.

If you love courses in the woods like I do, then you have to make a trip to the Peoria area. This course and McNaughton are two of the best of this type, and they are so close together!

This is a cool park that has a quiet and secluded feeling. It has very nice terrain and is heavily wooded for half the holes. There is some decent elevation change on several holes.

This course has a wide variety with long and short tees. The long tees played about 5 shots tougher than the short tees at the Greater Peoria Open. SSA is 48.14 for the shorts and 53.06 for the longs. This is a difficult course. It will challenge every shot in your bag and expose any weakness in your game.
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There are some very difficult tight wooded holes on this course along with some thick rough in places. The middle opens up into "the orchard" where the holes are a little more open. You finish with a tough stretch of holes. Holes #17 & #18 are the 2 best finishing holes in Illinois.

Hole 5 is one of the tougher holes you will see. It's a tight gap to the landing zone if you play it safe. The 2nd shot is a difficult downhill shot over the ridge that drops about 20 to 25 feet to a sweet green.

Nice cement tees for the shorts.

Tee signs.

Innova Discatcher Baskets.

Dirt long tees. With the addition of cement long tees and a few minor tweaks i'd fate this course 4.5..

On the way to the park keep a sharp lookout for the entrance. It is very easy to miss.

Culver's is not far from the park. Love that place for lunch or dinner!

If you are in the area check out
McNaughton Park, Pekin, IL
Lake Eureka, Eureka, IL
Bradley Park, Peoria, IL
All 3 are great courses.

Check out my Illinois Top 10 list.
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Wow. I don't even know where to start.

At the beginning of the course, there's a huge map of all the holes. At this point I was already impressed.
This course has forest holes, uphill holes, downhill holes, huge 600 feet fairway holes, over "water" holes (a little creek), prairie holes, and so much more. Every shot is unique and a very big challenge. The people that I ran into here were very friendly and helpful in figuring out where to go. Hole 17 is breath-taking and I was kicking myself for not bringing a camera. I had a great time with my dad here. You really won't regret coming here.

Holes 11-15 were pretty monotonous. They're all dogleg shots in the prairie. Some of the concrete tees were very muddy...but other than that, I don't really have any complaints!

This park is so beautiful. As I was playing here ( I think hole 14?) , I saw an owl come down from a tree and catch a snake!! It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in nature. Then the very next hole I sank a 120 foot putt. You can imagine my happiness, right? Definitely check it out!

Tip top tees, signs, and baskets. Nice variety of holes. The wooded holes are forgiving and the wide open ones give you a chance to air it out. Especially hole 18! Great mix of lefty/righty shots. Well maintained course. There's also a "Around the World" basket before Hole 1. Detailed map of course posted at start of course also. Overall a great challenge!

I had no complains or negative thoughts while playing this course.

If you play the Peoria area, make sure you hit this course! This was my favorite we played on a day when we hit 6 in the area.