Troy, MI

Raintree Park

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EspressoPatronum
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Experience: 18.8 years 256 played 240 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Another Decent Park Niner

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 20, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

- moderately wooded with some decent obstacles
- massive concrete tees
- typical park amenities such as restrooms, ample parking, and garbage cans
- next tee indicators on baskets help some with navigation
- excellent variety of hole lengths
- a few more open holes mixed in for variety
- disc golf is fairly well separated from other park amenities despite walking paths nearby

Cons:

- fairly repetitive back and forth holes without a ton of uniqueness
- entirely flat
- tee signs and baskets are very basic but serviceable enough
- navigation can be a bit unclear
- some fairways play a little too close in beginning back and forth holes
- course sign is near hole 3 tee which is confusing
- most baskets don't have hole numbers
- hole 7 throws a bit near walking path and swingsets
- hole 9 ends very far from beginning of course

Other Thoughts:

Raintree Park is a decent enough park, but there really isn't anything unique about this course. The highlight for me was the copious population of black squirrels which we do not have in Illinois. The equipment here looks a bit worn out with respect to the baskets and tee signs, but there are no deal breakers. The tees are probably the largest concrete tees I've ever seen, and while this is better than small tees, I almost listed this as a con; aesthetically, these are oversized and kind of an eyesore for the park.

The first several holes play back and forth in the woods before traveling out to the end of the park. By hole 9 you are hooking back, but still end a surprising distance from hole 1. Why not put in a 10th or 11th hole to make this a better loop? Seems it would have been prudent to save half the budget on the concrete overload and buy a few more baskets!

There are a few minor safety hazards with playground equipment and walking paths but nothing too egregious. As is always the case in these multi-use parks, you have to maintain some level of vigilance. The actual disc golf here is pretty pedestrian; there are no water hazards, no elevation change, and a lot of holes that look alike. The variety of distances add some appeal, and the holes are moderately wooded enough that it's not a completely trivial course, but I wouldn't want to play 18 holes of this. You could certainly play most of it with a midrange and a putter, there's only a few holes where you need a distance driver and not a ton in the way of forced specialty shots.

I can definitely see many people rating this course a 2, but once I listed out all the cons I felt like it wasn't quite in that category with some other 9 hole courses I've played. Nothing wrong with a quick stop here if you're in the Detroit metro, but there are way better courses nearby - I recommend Bald Mountain in Orion Charter Township.
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Klingmeyer
Experience: 7.8 years 23 played 18 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Short and basic 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 22, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Free. Great for beginners. No underbrush. Quick to play.

Cons:

Signage, 9 Holes just go back and forth. Baskets are not marked well and not painted. Flat. Intertwines with entire park area, on a busy day it may be dangerous.

Other Thoughts:

Ho-hum
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beadleda
Experience: 3 played 1 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Raintree Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 9, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good pace of play, especially when leagues at Firefighter's across town make pace flow like a clot (every Monday). If it's Monday in Troy and you don't have 5 hours to play 18, I suggest coming here.

Cons:

This course is so disorganized... signage around the course needs an update as the sign on the baskets don't match the sign at the teebox.

Most of the course is comically short, but a couple holes would be difficult for even a pro to reach. Wish some of the <200 ft. holes could be lengthened...

Youth soccer leagues get in the way (could actually be a pro... just yell 'fore,' and if it still hits one of them you get a good laugh)
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DirtyMittenDG
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Experience: 20 years 112 played 55 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Not to far from work 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 15, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

--I've played this course both before and after it was redesigned, and its way better now than it used to be. Before, the course was crammed in a similar area, but now it utilizes more of the park and makes for a more enjoyable/longer round.

--The tee pads here are honestly the best i've ever thrown on! People can go ahead and say there bigger than needed, but I would prefer these to be at every course. You haven't seen different throwing line options until you play on tees this big! lol.

Cons:

--Besides the obvious 9 holes, this course is a little plain. I don't blame the course designer at all either. Its just that this land is so limited on what you can do, you wouldn't really be able to make a signature hole anywhere on this property.

--Land is just as important as design, and the lack of property/options here is the one thing holding this course down.

Other Thoughts:

--The layout here pretty much consists of medium to shorter distance holes, with random mature trees, and decent tee/pin placement.

-- Not to many hazards here at all, there not really any thick brush to be found.The only water hazards are the low lying fields after it rains. But theres really no way to lose a disc here.

--I personally like this course better than both Starr and Wagner in the area. Others probably wouldn't agree though.
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VeeAreSix
Experience: 24.1 years 32 played 5 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Quick fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 13, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

It's a good little course for practicing short putter drives or dialing in your midrange throws.

Cons:

Short 9 holes.

Other Thoughts:

I used to pay this years ago when I started and now I only play it when the Ace Race comes around.
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valking
Experience: 8 played 3 reviews
1.50 star(s)

wow 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 19, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

its close its easy its all there is to it

Cons:

graffiti like previously stated and the new path they put in comes into effect on most of the holes it took us fifteen minutes to play hole six which is missing a basket. and you have to be on the lookout for stray discs all the time due to the fact that its such a small course

Other Thoughts:

great to bring your kids to and for them to get a good feel for it and not be do discouraged
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