Pros:
Inviting space nicely accommodates course.
+ layout flows well out and back in partially secluded parkland
+ abundant greenery creates pleasant atmosphere for disc golf
+ mostly open fairways favor beginner to intermediate players
+ well maintained with good signs, including warnings of potential hazards in the area
+ park features attractive disc golf sculpture
Cons:
Humdrum layout is mostly meh.
- lacks enough excitement and significant obstacles for more advanced players
- tee signs all describe odd OB designations such as "25 ft. left of route" which would seem to lead to arbitrary enforcement
- slight possibility of losing discs to bad throws over the brick wall on early holes
- rough outside of fairways quickly turns into thick underbrush
- wall of trees obstacle on final hole may encourage dangerous throws toward roadway
Other Thoughts:
INFO
This 9-hole course plays across undulating meadows surrounded by tall trees on boomerang-shaped parkland dedicated to disc golf. It is bordered on one side by a utility switching station's long, white, brick wall and on the other side by a tree-covered creek and then nearer to the start/end of the course by E. Brown St. A small parking lot (8 spaces, 2 designated as handicapped) and a large public art display are the only other amenities.
EVAL
Visceral reactions to the playful sculpture at the start of this course adds a bit of enthusiasm to rounds at this modest 9-holer tucked back into tree-lined and grassy meadows that gently slope down to a hidden creek. Quiet ambience accompanies players on a layout that repeatedly demands little more than simple throws across open fields except for a few bends and doglegs that require shot-shaping and the final hole which takes inspiration from the course's featured artwork to require drives "liftoff" high into the air over the wall of trees guarding the fairway. Otherwise, play mainly consists of routine 1-2-3 (drive, approach and putt) throws on each hole. My favorite hole is #4 where the fairway tightens as it enters the woods for a focused challenge to reach the green in just one throw.
NOTE
Disc golf inspired art prominently welcomes visitors and draws attention to this disc golf park. The large, kinetic sculpture Liftoff by John Davis features a disc in flight soaring through the air and "uses the vocabulary of circle and spiral in forming a colorful and gestural celebration of the essence of the disc golf park". The inclusion of a weather vane atop the sculpture acts as a nice touch to show players how the wind is blowing as they start their rounds.
LAYOUT
The first four holes follow along the white-walled perimeter of adjacent Oncor utility property to the right. Hole #1 leads away from the parking lot with a straight drive across an open fairway, the first of many similar shots on this course, to a basket near a wall of trees. Baskets are hidden from view off the tee for the next two holes as hole #2 doglegs to the right around the wall and past trees while hole #3 hides its basket behind trees jutting into the fairway. Hole #4 crosses a bridge halfway down the fairway and enters into woodlands, headed towards a shaded green.
At turnaround hole #5 a curved fairway hides the green from view. The back half of the course plays in the opposite direction to the first four holes with more trees as obstacles on the grassy fairways. A creek set off to the right in the woods borders hole #6 but stays mostly out of play. Short hole #7 leads down towards an opening in the tree line where on the other side hole #8 plays uphill beside the street. Then, imposing hole #9 places a wall of trees in the middle of the fairway to overcome en route to the final basket sitting in the open near the start of the course.