Roscoe, IL

Porter Park

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mashnut
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Experience: 22.2 years 831 played 777 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Ok 9 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 8, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through a nice multi-use park, though for the most part the course stays clear of other park uses. There is a mix of open grassy fields with some minor elevation changes and more densely wooded areas with a creek running through. The creek and a tiny pond come into play on one hole adding some risk to your shot. The little bit of elevation available is used well to include a downhill shot on one hole, and a shot that needs to stay on the top of a levy to keep from having a long uphill putt with a roll away possibility.

There is surprising variety here for a little 9 hole course in a multi-use park, from longer open shots, to grassy fairways through trees, to a tightly wooded hole that's aceable if you hit a tight little line.

There are nice rubber tee pads that were installed very well. They were all level and well packed underneath so they provided a nice tee surface. The tee signs were basic, but were adequate for navigating the course. The baskets were in good shape. The flow of the course is good enough that it's not hard to get from one hole to the next your first time through.

Cons:

There are some odd spots with long walks between holes, and a couple places where you have to walk back up the fairway you just played some to get to the next hole. These don't affect navigation, but they do take away from the flow of the course. The course doesn't provide a whole lot of challenge, even for a mediocre player like me, especially on the really open holes. Pretty much every hole is just drive and putt unless you screw up, and even then there's not a ton of risk of taking a bogey.

Other Thoughts:

This isn't a bad course, it's just pretty short and not all that challenging. That said, it's got some fun holes and good variety, so it's worth a stop if you're in the area. Newer players will be challenged, but within reason. More experienced players will enjoy a few of the holes, but won't find much difficulty or risk/reward decisions.
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duain
Experience: 26 years 75 played 14 reviews
2.00 star(s)

alright 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 4, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

the baskets and rubber tee pads are nice. decent mixture of shots.

Cons:

could have had better pin placements for some shots. the flow from pin to tee pad sucks on a couple holes.

Other Thoughts:

lots of potential just needs the proper course design to utilize the land better.
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