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Harvard, IL

Plum Tree National DGC

2.755(based on 4 reviews)
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BowlHole
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A 5 in time 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 8, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

The layout of the holes makes for a great disc golfing experience. I felt like i was playing on a pro tour course. Layed out along an old ball golf course, it reminded me of all the tournament footage id watched on youtube. The majority of the holes are long, crossing fairways, protected baskets, elevation changing. There's water mixed in with some of the holes. A small creek running through some holes, a pond youre either throwing around or across on hole 4. There is signage at each pin directing you to the next hole

Baskets are brand new discatchers, lightly used.

Cons:

Being this is a new course, tee pads have not been put in, and there is no real signage. Potential tee pads are marked in the grass with painted sticks. Also, it seems like the course holds a lot of water in some of the fairways. Mightve been due to the amount of rain we had the weekend before, but hopefully with the summer coming it wont be an issue. One basket was missing, probably due to some idiots stealing it.

Currently the country club property that this is on is locked during the week. To play this course, you have to park at the gates and walk for about 15 minutes down the entry road. On the gates, management wrote that its ok to enter when locked, so no worries about trespassing. The walk is long, and the clubhouse isnt open, so plenty of water is needed. Finding the 1st hole is kind of a challenge, it's located on the southeast side of the clubhouse on a raised tee pad area.

Other Thoughts:

In time, this course can really be something special. A lot of potential, just needs the funding and care to the course. There's a doubles tournament coming up soon and hopefully there will be more information from the owners as to what the future holds for this hidden gem.
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TeebirdDan
Experience: 21 years 90 played 24 reviews
3.50 star(s)

the plum tree expeiriment 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 23, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

plum tree is a advanced to Champion level design set on the back 9 of what was a premier golf course designed by Bill Lee that despite being a amazing ball golf course ,water ,elivation, dog legs and over 100 sand traps . failed as a long term Golf location. A Employer of mine decided to purchase the property and use it for a outdoor concert festival ground, with the clubhouse being used as a night/supper club with food n live music and other catered events , its future to be something like 'Hornings hideout ' in the Portland area ,Last summer i was asked to design its Disc golf course . i had a partner in this design [ Peter Ralph] to assist in perspective of a righthanded thrower that can throw 450 ft ,i am left handed and can throw 350 . The results of our initial layout is from both perspectives . If you can throw 300 ft on point , you can play this course and get a reasonable score .there are both wide open and wooded shots ,uphill and down hill . hole 4 has a pond ,you can either lay up or go for it . the land is very pretty and secluded . the idea is to get away for a few hours n play! bring a lot of hydrating liquid and a snack

Cons:

this course is brand new , some of the holes are still being tweeked . example ; hole 9 is 5oo ft open to a slightly guarded basket . its current fairway sits adjacent to a stand of pines running the full lenth of the fairway on a hill to the left . my long term intentions are to use these pines to make a new fairway once i clear out the buckthorn growing between said pines . also i wanted to point out that before pads go in ,i wanted to be sure the permanent layout . the grounds are multi use. i plan on using concrete once im 100% , at this point its just moving a anchor .

Other Thoughts:

AS i pointed out this is new ,put in in record time , only opened to the public so far at certain times , the clubhouse is still under renovation for future comercial use . this means there are no regular hours so getting on the property is not easy like a public park. if you really want to play it contact me personally at this point. we where not expecting this course to be on this site or the PDGA ,nor did i expect reviews .STill as a player if i was looking for a course in the area that is NOT A PITCH n PUT feel good course , the only course i would choose over this "work in progress is Silver Fox DGC in Silver lake park ......more to come . in the coming months this course will have a regular schedule for play
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