Moorhead, MN

Riverfront Park

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TEDIUM
Experience: 10.9 years 54 played 16 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Never crowded
A nice step up in difficulty from Woodlawn
Scenic
GREAT uses of elevation, especially considering the area.
Diverse types of shots

Cons:

Practice basket at tee 1 was missing. (All other baskets were still there, so course is still playable)
Almost all signage is missing, on most holes you're looking for a bent metal pole in the grass.
Some tees seem to be permanently buried under all the river muck, a few just had a 2x4 stuck in the ground to mark the end of the tee.
Lots of flood muck and debris.
Mosquitoes were absolutely brutal.

Other Thoughts:

Ok, so first off, when I played this course it was only about a week or so after a flood, so the roadway to the park was still closed, but we parked at Usher's House and just walked in. I agree with pretty much everyone else on here, why in the world did they only make 13 holes? Anyway, the fairways were all mowed, although baskets for holes 8 and 10 are actually on the side of a hill where they can't mow, so even retrieving your disc can be a challenge. Oh, and be careful teeing off on 12, you're RIGHT by the river; I lost my DX Hydra due to griplock, and since the Hydra floats I got to see my disc get swept away by the strong river current. Overall, it is a fun course, and one I definitely plan to return to, just for those few unique quirks, but make no mistake, this course is in ROUGH shape. As any Moorhead local will tell you, even the roads around here are kinda busted, so I don't see the city fixing this park anytime soon. We need to get together a local tournament or something to get this course back up to it's former glory.
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Anon
Experience: 24.9 years 35 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

New course, good potential 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

- Great design with tons of potential
- Completely uncrowded park
- Challenging distance on almost every hole
- Surprising amount of elevation for a Fargo/Moorhead course

Cons:

- Only 13 holes
- River in play on 2-3 holes
- Layout is a bit challenging the first time around, once you have it down it makes sense.

Other Thoughts:

Riverfront/Davy is the newest addition to the FM disc golf scene and what an addition it is. Very challenging distance and pin placement on many holes favoring anhyzer shots if you are a right-handed backhand thrower. The distance on these holes feels HUGE compared to other FM courses. A tournament earlier this year resulted in an amazing clean-up job and the park looks better than ever. Hardly any brush to lose your disc in.

Hole 3 rewards a big anhyzer shot that could put a disc in the river if your disc ends up hyzer fading at the end. Hole 12 is a huge hyzer shot that goes right out over the river. The shot is easy enough, the the fact that you are throwing out over water definitely adds a psychological challenge.

I PRAY that whomever designed this gets the funds to add another 5 holes. Having another 18 across the river from Oak Grove (with a walking bridge connecting the parks) would be amazing. There is definitely space to add more holes. 13 just seems like an odd number to settle on.
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Mincus14
Experience: 15 years 26 played 26 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 25, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice variety and a little more challenging than Oak Grove. The course makes good use of the space its in. Also Oak Grove is conveniently just right across the bridge.

Cons:

13 holes?

Other Thoughts:

Easy to play a round here and then a round at Oak Grove.
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