Old Farm contains a pleasant variety of holes, from very short to "long" (based on beginner standards), from wide open to densely wooded, from flat to hilly, and from straight to curved. There's a little bit of water to negotiate. I think the variety is by far the best feature of the course and makes a complete round entertaining.

Not terribly difficult, and probably not hugely interesting to accomplished disc golfers. A number of the holes lie near each other in opposite directions, so there are plenty of opportunities to land a throw in the way of golfers on other holes. After a decent rain some of the holes can be quite muddy. A couple of tee pads are old and too small for a decent run up.

This is our "home" course and we've played it many times. As none of us are huge throwers and it's nearby, Old Farm is ideal for a casual outing. My middle school son with a decent forehand has birdied many of the holes at one time or another. It's fun to have some holes that I could realistically ace (but we'll see if it ever happens).

the change of course was amazing you get every thing here

it get very low and when there has been alot of rain between 45 its unpassable and very muddy across alot of the course

my wife and I are new to the sport and this was the first course we play together we had an awesome time here it was verry beautiful but soggy new shoe needed now

+ COURSE FLOW: Begins and ends at the parking lot.

+ MAPS: Every hole has a nice map indicating the pin.

+ VARIETY: Play through the woods, several long open shots in the middle, water near the end.

- TEES: Natural tees. As always, these are a pain... roots, mud, etc.

- TINKLE: No restrooms. Plenty of woods though.

- CREEK: The creek that runs through the woods is shallow at best, often bone dry.

- FRONT 9: All short shots. Take this time to practice midrange. These are easy ones to get a few early birdies.

- DIRTY: Trash all over, graffiti on maps. C'mon people... Don't be a dbag and bring a trash bag...

* LOCAL TIPS:
~ Hole 12 can be extended by following the path deeper into the woods and throwing from the concrete drainage tunnel (warning: newbies play the normal pad)

~Hole 18 becomes a bomber by throwing from the roof of the building to the left of the 17 pin.

~Later in the day = more discers at play

~Old Farm is far from perfect, but it provides a solid round of throwing plastic.

First hole is a nice straight shot
There are picnic tables, tennis courts and basketballs courts.
Course is designed well so that at the end of the game, you'll be back to where you began.
During the summer its nice to disc here with friends just hanging out.

Theres a hole with a close pond of water nearby.
Also disc can get lost in a creek on the second hole, so watch your disc carefully.

People have gone fishing in this pond and found disc before, theres only one place for major water, but still disc get lost.
The creek on the second hole gets dry during the fall, so you dont have to worry about getting your disc in water.

Many many short holes going through trees. A bit of a variety but water is not really in play and not much elevation. Good signs.

You could basically play the entire course with a mid range and putter. Tee pads are poor.

Good beginner course or a place to play for a change of pace. Not a destination course.

- Nice elevation.

- Some technical holes, some longer holes.

- Playing around the Oak trees can be fun and frustrating all at once.

- Leaves everywhere! Easy to lose sight of a disc that way.

- Somewhat confusing for a first time player even with signs on a few holes pointing to the next hole, but it'd be easy after playing just once.

Could've been more well kept up with all the oak leaves. I don't think the park cleans them up other than maybe around the basketball courts and the playground.

Honestly if the leaves weren't an issue and the creek around the park was more in play I'd of given this course a 3.5 or a 4.

I play here with my son quite a bit, since he has a good time developing his game here. Not too hard of a course and not too easy. A good mix of tree shots and open field shots to work on a variety of throwing styles.

Can be crowded and some language not appropriate for a young kid.

Nice course to play, can play fairly quickly for 18 holes if the park isn't crowded.

To be completely honest for the first time playing this course I was impressed. The holes were not to hard which makes it a perfect beginners course for your friends that are just getting into the game. I would really recommend this course for all those people just starting out. It really gives a good feel to the different types of play, woods, field, water, and hazards such as people and pets that a new player needs to be aware off.

A couple of the holes, 12 and 13 I believe have roots can if your not careful can really cause some damage to your ankle. Some of the holes are missing the Mando but to be honest the drive distance isn't all that bad on those holes.

In late fall the course is really pretty with the different leaves changing color, so i would take that into consideration when choosing your disc color. I have not played in spring but can see where there may be a swamp/mud issue. Also this park seems to be busy everything I have played at it and meeting new people that enjoy the game is always a plus. Advice and tips can be shared as new as forming new friends.

Some Tee pads are in. A lot of short holes combined with a few holes you can try to throw for distance. If you can navigate the trees successfully you can birdie most holes. Mandatory shots help to work on your accuracy throws.

Tee pads really need concrete or some type of surface. instead of dirt and roots. could use a better way to cross over the little marsh creek between 4 and 5. when dry its ok but when wet it is really muddy. if park is crowded watch out for discs coming your way. front nine holes are way too close to each other.

great course to try and work on your accuracy. If you can throw some shots straight you can navigate a lot of the trees. With some nice shots you can score really well. first few holes you are trying to shoot placement shots to set up either your putt or your next approach shot. (9.10, and 11) you can open up and let the bombs go before you have more technical approach shots. nice course for the area they had to work with.

- The first 9 or so holes are in the trees, so you have to be able to complete trick shots and tomahawk throws.
- Almost all the holes can be completed with a mid distance disc and finished off with a good putt.
- Nice markers help identify where the holes are and they label the Mandatory obstacles.

- Apartments near hole 2, children usually playing around there, just ask nicely though and they tend to leave.
- Smoking is allowed or not enforced and people will be smoking while playing. Just a warning!
- Around hole 15 is a BIG water hazard. Watch out for children though too, playground equipment is pretty close to the course.
- Mandatory obstacles that have to be completed before putting the hole.

-Hole 18, gotta drive it from atop the bomb shelter! That is the TRUE golfer tee.
- A picnic table near hole 1 and a bench near hole 15 . Pavilion near hole 18

Great course, not too crowded and usually if you are trying to play a good game, people are happy to pass by. Come before 5 if you want to get a game in before it gets more crowded. Well kept and not too far from town, situated in a nice park so you can bring family along while you get a quick game in.

-This is a great course for working on your mid-range and putting, there aren't many holes that you can't get within 20 ft with your first drive.
-A lot of the holes are wooded which forces you to get your accuracy down or constantly hit trees.
-Before 5 o'clock on any given day the park won't be full. This is a nice switch if you are used to playing Earl Brewer park which is always packed.

-My biggest concern at old farm is the lack of cement pads. Because of how many of the holes are in the woods the dirt path can often have roots through it which makes it very hard to get your stride down properly.
-Because of the odd location of the park there are at times large groups of high-schoolers playing, this is frustrating, however in my experience if you ask them if you can play through they will let you. It's not them being rude it's just plain ignorance of etiquette when they are on the course.
-Bring a drink with you there isn't a reliable way to get water or anything once you're at the course.

There is some kind of summer camp/daycare that is next to hole 17 and so you have to watch out to not hit a little kid. The people in charge are very good about keeping the kid corralled most of the time and so it's not an issue just something to be conscious of.

Great variety of holes from tunnel shots, to heavily wooded, to wide open, to Left and Right Mandos, to Water holes, to moderate elevation changes. very well maintained with bridges and pathways. Easy to follow course from left parking lot to right parking lot.

Clay pads. City of Kentwood needs to put in some cement pads. Very busy park, always have wait time for teeing off, and some large groups don't have the etiquette to let the two of us pass by. The retention pond is pretty gross if you lose a disc.

This is our favorite park so far. We are beginners and the variety of holes here is great. it's a nice short course in certain places and a long course in others. Gives us lots of practice and thats what we need!

This course sits in small park tucked into a slightly upscale neighborhood. It's an unlikely spot to find a course this fun!

The #1 tee is right at the parking lot, and the course layout loops around the small park, bringing you right back to your car. No real problem finding your way around here, just look for the head-high signs with the hole # and pin direction etched in in full color! In general, the layout does a fairly good job of avoiding most other users in the park.

The course design makes excellent use of every available terrain feature, elevation change, and vegetation variety in this park! Holes #1, #9-#11, and #15-18 are wide open, basically straight drives, with #15 and #17 flirting with the pond on the property. Holes #2-#3, #5, #7 and #12-#13 are fairly heavily wooded with #5 and #12 being the only right curving holes on the course. Hole #3, with it's mandatory hard left and #2 through the woods and over the creek were particularly interesting. #4, #6, #8, and #14 skirt around the outside of the wooded areas with baskets tucked into the woods or next to the river for added interest. The mandos on #3 and #6 help to keep the challenge factor high.

The majority of holes are under 300', keeping beginners throwing happily, while the longer holes and diverse layout will keep better players from being totally bored.

The dirt tee boxes, while not my favorite, are mostly level and offer solid footing when dry.

There's little chance of losing a disc here, unless you plunk it into the stream or the pond.

In a park this small, tee boxes close to other baskets and tight, parallel fairways are inevitable. There are several places where back-ups happen and the risk of getting hit with a disc on a busy day is high. Walking directly behind the #17 pin to get to the #16 tee is particularly disturbing, as is the placement of the #15 tee almost directly on the walking path.

The long, straight, parallel holes #9-#11 are both dangerous and monotonous.

Clay soil and low lying areas means the course stays pretty soggy after a rain or during the wet seasons. In addition, I'd guess that the tee boxes get slimey and slippery during a rain.

The tee signs lack any mention of footage or mandos and are currently covered with unsightly ace markings and other graffiti.

I was beyond surprised at how fun this course was! The hole layout kept me challenged and interested and the shorter lengths kept this noodle-arm from being totally frustrated. I will definitely be back!

-well placed doglegs
-good balance of holes going left and right.
-I like the mixture of woodsy holes to open fairway shot holes.
-good tee signs
-water in play on 2 holes

-pretty small park for 18 holes: not really a con for me but for some maybe
-dirt tee pads
-very little elevation
-gets very busy
-the center of the park is a playground usually overfilled with obnoxious unsupervised kids from the neighborhood.
-cops hang out in the parking lot sometimes which is a pro because of the stupid kids that hang out there but for me cops are irritating to my mello, thus the cop patrols fit in the con category.

I live very close to this park and it offers every challenge i need to enjoy myself there, I play there every couple days all summer long, its worth a short drive to play for sure, you wont be dissapointed unless you are expecting a tough, long, monster course which this definitely is not. You can play 18 holes here in 40 minutes if the park is empty and maybe 1 hour to an hour and a half if its busy. 1st ace ever on #16 ( 255 feet) 11/28/09 5:15 pm.

Short, technical holes with a couple mandos are fun. Three longer holes offer some variety.

Generally good pin placement given the small amount of space.

Kids will get your disc out of the shallow water hazard (pond) for a small fee.

Well maintained, mowed, etc.

Wooded and open shots. Manageably technical; good intermediate course.

Flat, easy walk.

Crowded with players and park go-ers.

Some hole overlap can cause a wait or a disc in the ankle.

Course can be a bit confusing. You need to back track at least once.

Lay-out seems a tad uninspired.

A course worth playing if you're in the area. I wouldn't go out of my way for it, but it's a nice change of pace. The crowd is way more manageable during the daytime.

Old Farm is a beautiful park in the summer nice shade and a comfortable walk. The baskets on the course are in good condition and the mandos are perfectly placed on some of the short holes, which add some slight difficulty to otherwise easy holes. I would describe this course as technical (lots and lots of trees), although short, which may be good or bad depending on how you like to play (its a plus for me). The course, to be played well requires many different types of shots but can be played easily enough by someone who only throws one style.

As mentioned above, if you don't like technical courses or you want to test your distance, then this isn't a good course for you. setup of the 2nd and 3rd hole isn't very good, you usually have to wait at the 2nd for people on the 3rd to drive. Although i like the trees they can be a nuisance, especially on 7, 13, and 14. holes 9,10 and 11 are side by side so you have to be very careful you don't hit someone with an errant drive or get hit yourself. Finally, in the late afternoons (5:30 or so) this course can be extremely busy, and it gets pretty congested on the front nine.

Although this course has a lot of negatives it has become one of my favorites. If you stick with it the course can help you learn control, and requires you to develop many shots. I firmly believe playing this course has improved my game at many other parks. Also, I should mention the water, beware RHBH players the water is gross so if you throw it in you probably wont want to go in after it.

Very unique use of limited space
Well thought out to provide maximum challange on short distances
Good use of Mando shots to create challenge
Intuitive flow--good signage
Opportunity to use various strategies and shots
Not much conflict with regular park users
Short enough for beginners to enjoy and not be frustrated

Natural tees--uneven footing at times
"Big Arm" players and non-technical players could get frustrated (basically a pitch and putt course)--oddly though, I think a beginner would enjoy it...just watch out for them throwing a hyzer into the "lake" on 15
There could be an arguement made that it could have been kept to 9 or 12 holes...but I think the answer to that is try perfecting different throws, ie. playing the whole course just forehand (now that would be a HUGE challenge on this course for a righty--but it takes the weaknesses of this course and uses them to create a more versatile arsenal for playing various courses

I played on a Sunday morning and it was empty...there was a foursome about 5 holes ahead of me and that was it...
I think this course was a light, refreshing way to spend some time playing DG...
If you haven't played it based on the other reviews...I would go out there and play it--I don't think you'll regret it...
Next time I'm in GR, I'll probably go play it because it's pretty close to the hotel I stay at and I think it's unique enough to invest and hour or so to play

Fun little shots. Technical, weaving in and out of wooded areas. A few open ones to vary the course a little bit. A quick play because, if it's not busy you can finish it about an hour.

It can be very busy. Fairways between holes 6,7,8,9 are very close together. You have to be careful when throwing and walking in that area so you make sure you're not being hit or throwing at somebody's head. Don't be a jerk, please yell fore. And dont' believe the mando sign on hole 5. Aim for the path on the otherside of the mando tree so you don't have to putt from behind trees.

Like playing this course and it's great for beginners just starting.

Good variety of holes. Doglegs, mandos, water holes, and some interesting pin placements. Best singles round is 12 under par between me and my friends and it is always fun to shoot a great score.

Look out for the pond on holes 15 and 17, dont hook left on 15 and dont overshoot on 17 because the pond is sick, really sick. Pads are natural and could use some work, especially when wet they are very hazardous.

I used to play this course everyday, sometimes a couple times a day. After acing 9 of the 18 I can say that I learned a lot about my game and disc golf in various weather conditions.

Short course with some technicalities. Heavily wooded but manageable. Great birdie opportunities. hole 9, 10, 11 are nice and open.

Gets a little claustrophobic. last few holes are painfully close to water. 3 Mandos. Hard to find.

Favors the right hander. Natural tee pads