- The park is well maintained by the city.
- Baskets are okay but outdated.
- Mix of open and wooded golf.
- Design is good enough for the space available.

- Some baskets have been hit by park maintenance and are tilted slightly.
- Wooden tee pads are okay but hazardous to play when wet. Some of the wood has rotted but was promptly replaced by the city.
- Overall design leaves some to be desired.

Peterson park is a mix of 6 open holes and 6 wooded holes. Only 1 par 4 with every other hole playing under 350 feet.

If you want to play 18 holes there are multiple layouts on UDisc to either use alternate tee pads to existing baskets or play the top 6 holes again. Also a fun 9 hole safari layout for the bigger arms.

- well mown park in good shape
- some elevation change well incorporated into course
- disc golf area of park is fairway isolated and no notable safety hazards
- wood plank tees are unconventional but work well enough
- back half incorporates wooded shots, stream hazard, and some big elevation changes
- brand new picnic bench by hole 8

- tee signs are pretty rudimentary, had maps once but are no longer legible
- no navigation aides, but mostly straightforward
- DGA baskets are average
- minimal amenities - no bathrooms, practice basket, etc.
- hole 9 needs a bit of grooming to have a realistic line
- 12 holes may be overkill with a few of the front half seeming like filler

Peterson Park is an interesting mix of a relatively uninspiring front half and a wooded and technical back half. Overall, I enjoyed the course, but I don't think I'd go out of my way for it.

As an initial note, the "roads" into the park are gravel tracks that kind of just run through open grass off the main road. I drove by them the first time because I didn't realize they were meant to be driven by. They're right across from the cemetery and parking is a gravel/grass "lot" right in the middle of a field, so it seems odd at first. The first hole is to the back left of the parking lot as you come in, by the unused notice board.

Baskets and tee signs here are just average. Some concrete tees would be a big upgrade, but the existing ones are usable. The park seems well maintained, I just could do without a few of the wide open holes at the start of the course. 1 and 2 are pretty good, 3-5 are kind of pointless.

On hole 1, take care when throwing from elevation not to fade your disc left into the rough. You will probably never find it, like me. After hole 6, make sure you backtrack a bit to the left to go to hole 7, as this isn't marked.

The back half of this course is where things get interesting. There are some huge slopes that could use some stairs, but are manageable, between 8 and 9 and between 9 and 10. This is where you'll have to break your technical game out. Hole 9 is an incredibly difficult uphill shot, as you have to throw low to get under trees, yet somehow still climb uphill. I think some grooming is in order here to make this a realistic shot. I'm all for challenge, just not "impossible."

On hole 10, there's a slight water hazard throwing over the creek. It's slow moving and won't cost you a disc if you go in, which I inexplicably managed to do - something about water and managing to immediately nose down a shot.

One other navigation tip, after hole 10, walk past the baseball field outfield fence until you get to a bridge on your left back over the creek. There are 2 paths here, if you take the left one you'll backtrack across 9's fairway which isn't desirable. The path on the right circumvents this, and you recross the creek on another bridge to get to 11 eventually.

If you're in the area, Peterson Park is worth trying out. It's fun, but isn't incredible. The back half is definitely unique though and you wouldn't expect it when you pull into the park. If a few more of the holes were pulled into the woods and some concrete tees were put in, this could be a pretty cool course.

Fun DG on an interesting property. Front 6 play Park Style, and the Back 6 play in on around a beautiful Woodsey Ridge with a Creek

1 throws Downhill off a lil Ridge, and then you can take a Slide down! Fun way to start a Round

2 throws back up, to a Green surrounded by a few Trees. A good Deuce to get, with that Basket on the Ledge

4 throws thru a Gap in some nice Oldgrowth Pines, 3 rows deep

6 throws back thru the Pines, with Wetlands and a Pond off the right side of the Fairway. The Wetland area also creates a Peninsula Green and adds to the challenge here. Aesthetically pleasing, and it's an awesome risk/reward Bomber opportunity

7 tunnels back into the Woods on the Ridge, Basket is surrounded by Putt-hating lifeforms. Swampy Pond off to the Right of this Fairway

8 tunnels back into the Cedars, with the Basket next to the backside of a Ridge, and the Fairway sloping down Left the entire way also

(11 is the first Teepad after 8, but 9 is down that Ridge on the Right, across the Bridge)

9 is the first of two holes by the Creek. These holes are FUNKY! Fun Design! This Fairway is very Tricky, going up another lil Ridge to the Basket perched on top, sloping away Left (Deuced it once, after getting up with a Forehand Roller :/)

(Continue forward down that Ridge and Right, then Cross the Bridge to 10)

10 throws over the Creek to a Basket nestled part way up a 'Ridge End', under Cedars with all their Gnarly Roots. Awesome Green here

(Back to that Cedar Ridge behind 9s Tee, 11 is up there)

11 may be the hardest Deuce out there, besides 6. Welcome to the Jungle

12 finishes the course, by throwing out from the Woods to a Basket placed on the Ridgeside

Teeboxes are Leveled 4x8ish Wood Decks. Good enough

MachV Baskets

All the Tees have TeeSigns, those sweet DGA 'Sticker' ones
11s has been Vandalized, unfortunately

Olson Fabrication, locally sponsored some metal 'Cans' to hold 5Gal Gabage Pails at some Tees. Great Idea!!!

3 is Filler. If you can throw higher than the mowed Grass length, and feel Wind, you've defeated the challenge here

5 is the other open hole that leaves something to be desired... If the Basket could get moved 20ft over into the Pines, this would be a good Bird Challenge

Older Frolfers would like some Benches

Not more holes in the Woods or around the Creek

Typically, Algoma gets played in conjunction with Kewaunee/Sugar Creek on Daycruises. We've always had this course entirely to ourselves

The last couple trips, we've played 7-12 a second time, to get 18 holes in for the round. This is a great opportunity to create Alternative Tees to Funz-Up the Shots. This is a very Beautiful part of Peterson Park, and is begging for a Safari Round

Algoma is a great town on a Great Lake. Brewery, Winery, Bakery, Beach, Boardwalk, a SuperValue, and the Ice Age/Ahnapee Trail add to a great day of DG

- Course is set in a very diverse park, with hills, forest, and a small creek. It is pretty much clear of most other park activities.
- Some good elevation changes can be found here, with #1 going down the hill, and #2 coming right back up. It is steep enough where you can take a slide down to the fairway! Awesome! A few other holes have some gentle upslopes as well.
- Almost half of the holes are set in a small forest, which helps to force some line shaping. A few straight shots, some right, left and s-hooks, and a nearly impossible shot on #9 around a large tree. Accuracy is a must on these tighter holes; there is minimal shule but plenty of small trees off the fairways.
- A few holes in the field portion of the park use mature trees to make things interesting as well. #4 and #6 have some gaps to hit in order to reach the basket, and #6 has some extremely nasty rough for shots that wander too far right. Decent hole lengths on the wide open holes to add some challenge.
- Small creek is in play on #7, too, although it is pretty easily avoided.
- Good baskets, decent tee signs, not-so-good teepads. Navigation can be a bit tricky too (head right at #11's teepad to get to forested holes, I believe...).

- On the whole, the course is a pretty short one. A few wide-open holes around 250', and many forested holes under 200'. There is real shot-shaping to perform, but a bad shot is still probably going to end up close to the bucket. A few open holes become no-brainers due to the short length and open terrain.
- Lots of hilly, densely wooded terrain is used only for getting to the next hole. Climbing up and down a nasty slope to get to flat holes is a bit backwards.

- Some very interesting shots can be found at this course, which would be legitimate holes at lots of other parks. #6 is a bomber hole with a gap to hit, and nasty rough, and #9 is a line-bending puzzle (roller?). But, overall, the course is not very challenging and is very forgiving. Probably designed more for beginners than veterans, so things are pretty vanilla. Still, if you find yourself in the area, it is definitely worth checking out at least once.

-the course has some real decent holes.. as harro metioned
- a few open shots too which usually incorperate elevation to them......
- course is quite difficult on a rainy day.

-mixture of pea gravel tees previously metioned and wooden platforms which were wet and quite slick...
- course layout is confusing after hole 8 as well as 10.
- no bathrooms on site...

there is room for improvement the could make it a real nice 18 or even 15 holes for that matter..... with all that said and done it still is a nice 12 hole to come and hit up for a warm or cooldown to winter park...

#1 is a 300 foot downhill shot; nothing too fancy, but nice enough. However, what is interesting, are stairs with strange spacing between them to traverse the hil, OR, OPTION TWO: an @ 100 foot metal slide. Relive your childhood on a 100 foot slide with dipsy dos to make you get some air time if you're brave enoughI though this was a decent shot makers course. Rough off the fairways. Shortest holes have pretty extreme fall offs and tight lines to pin; elevation involved. Some aces possible; but, 4's also available when off fairly tight fairways. Good signs; didn't find it tough to navigate. Played twice because we enjoyed it. Lake Michigan in distance.

Loose gravel tees; poorly maintained. A few are not level; not a big concern for me (IMOH, tees slanted up or down are an underused way of making drives more difficult.) But, because they are rutted gravel (why is anyone using gravel any more?), some of these tees are fairly dangerous.
#3 required a drive over cars that may park at edge of lot; which we did by mistake.

Less strain than the excellent Kewaunee, Winter Park, course. Winter Park tests you physically and mentally. If you want to enjoy an easier and yet, nice course, play here.There is a nice lake shore drive between Winter Park and Peterson.
I've never seen such a big slide except in a water park. It's not a bad as it looks. Definitely give the slide a try.