Independence, MN

Pioneer Creek Park

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2.435(based on 7 reviews)
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Rentadot
Experience: 14.9 years 70 played 13 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Short course with some challenge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 1, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice concrete tees, brand new Disc Catcher baskets. Good course flow. Water comes into play on 4 holes, either the small pond or the namesake Pioneer Creek. Excellent use of existing trees, shrubs and creek as obstacles.

#1 is a blind hole - basket is to the right just past the #2 tee, slightly downhill.

#2is fairly straight-forward with a very slight incline

#3 is another blind hole, basket to the right of visible #9 basket

#4 brings the pond into play to the left

#5 follows around the pond and also adds the creek for a narrow approach alley

#6 is another blind tee with the basket guarded by a group of evergreens

#7 is on a narrow point between bends of the creek

#8 uses the pond on the left and a large oak to create a narrow approach lane

#9 is slightly uphill, but otherwise straight-away.

Cons:

A desciptive pictogram on the tee markers would remove some confusion on targets - my old eyes couldn't see the hand-written 9 on the basket visible from the second tee.

#7 - low-lying ground between the tee and basket was ankle deep muck this morning

Think hard before venturing into the creek to retrieve errant shots: it is MUCH deeper than you would think for such a winding little creek (~5-6 feet!)

Other Thoughts:

If you are in the area and want to throw a quick 9, this is one not to miss. Some holes require shot-shaping even though they are short.

My second visit made me wonder why I didn't metion the extremely narrow approaches on holes 4-7...
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mndiscg
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.9 years 483 played 478 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Lake area needed a course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Nice Innova Discatcher baskets
-Cement tees which are big enough for the distance needed here
-Signs with hole number and distance as well as numbers on the baskets make navigation not too bad.
-4 is the signature hole with a small landing pad on a peninsula over water. Trees and bushes on the left make a safe landing hard as well.
-This park doesn't look to get a lot of use so you probably won't have to worry about the flow issues listed in the cons section and you will probably have a peaceful round.
-Adequate parking and a bathroom closer to the entrance.
-Good for a quick round or two as long as you keep your discs out of the water.

Cons:

-The flow isn't the greatest;
You can see 9's basket when on 3's tee
Walking to 4's basket could get you killed by someone on 9
A long walk back to hole 8's tee from 7's basket
-Could lose a disc on a few holes. I lost one on 5 but the creek is unusually high right now. If anybody finds a Z wasp on hole 5 enjoy or pm me for return info and a reward.
-This course is partially a beginner course and partially a very hard course. It is an awkward mix that might turn away good and bad players alike. I wouldn't want many beginners to try hole 4 and I imagine there are already quite a few discs in that dirty pond.
-The rough is rough and the bugs are mean! Especially the horse flys.
-Is in a lower area so if wet the stream will be moving fast and it might be soggy in areas.

Other Thoughts:

As I have said, this course is pretty good. It is a mix of easy holes and some that are very challenging. If you are a good player you might come and have fun on a few holes and be bored on the others and if you are an average player you might come and be scared on some holes and have fun on the others. I would recommend this course because it is the only one in this immediate area and it is pretty unique. Be careful on hole 4!
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newaha
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Not sure who this course is designed for 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 11, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Well maintained, benches on every hole, concrete pads, I've been the only person there every time I've gone.

Cons:

No maps on signs, poor course design, no holes over 300ft, water very close to some pins.

Other Thoughts:

The course is designed in such a way that the best line to the #1 pin goes over the tee-pad for #2, and the walk from #3 pin to #4 pad goes down the fairway for #9 coming back the other way. Luckily I have never seen another human here, so its really not an issue.

Water: there's a pretty sizable pond on the left side of #4 that does't leave much room for error, since the pin is ~15 ft from water in 3 directions. The same pond is also on the left side of 8 coming back, so errant backhands have a high chance of being lost. And to get from hole #7 to #8 you have to walk back through the #7 fairway about 200 yards since there is only one bridge that spans the creek. There are a few holes were you could conceivably go in the creek but its only 4-5 feet wide and no more than a foot deep so not a big deal.

It seems like there's a lot of room in this park, so I'm not sure why they laid it out the way they did, but the park is new, so maybe they're looking into it. There are a few moderately difficult shots, but overall this is a short, flat, mostly wide open easy course, if you're in the area check it out, but I wouldn't go out of my way to play here. I'd give it a 2, but its always empty and the equipment is nice, so I'll go 2.5.
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