Roosevelt Park reviews
9
0
fun but cramped and dangerous 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Feb 6, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
-hilly terrain with mature trees
-concrete tees and tee signs
-some fun elevated tee shots, a few hillside greens
-the scattered trees offer many line options off the tees
-baskets have all the appropriate hole numbers on them
-concrete tees and tee signs
-some fun elevated tee shots, a few hillside greens
-the scattered trees offer many line options off the tees
-baskets have all the appropriate hole numbers on them
Cons:
-confusing layout, must have a map or a local
-crossing fairways, tees throwing over other tees, tons of interference
-multiple baskets visible from most tees, the signs don't always help
-busy park with pedestrians, dog-walkers, etc
-limited parking
-crossing fairways, tees throwing over other tees, tons of interference
-multiple baskets visible from most tees, the signs don't always help
-busy park with pedestrians, dog-walkers, etc
-limited parking
Other Thoughts:
Roosevelt Park seems typical for an 80's course and looks like it's been well-loved by University of New Mexico students over the years. The park is shaped like a bowl and the holes criss-cross from side to side. There are a number of elevated tees on the rim of the bowl and there are also a few baskets on the sloping hillsides near the rim. There are large, mature tees scattered throughout the park and they are spaced widely enough that there are a variety of line options off most tees. There are also many holes with low ceilings. The tees, signs, and baskets are all in good condition.
The park seems like it could get extremely crowded. UNM is right next door and there were many pedestrians on the Thursday morning that I played. The total park area is fairly small so the pedestrians and crossing fairways make the course very cramped and potentially dangerous. It also makes it a pain to navigate. Make sure you bring the map.
This course is fairly fun and it has some enjoyable holes. If you happen to have the course to yourself then it's a pretty decent round. More likely you will have to wait for pedestrians and keep your eyes peeled for discs flying in from other holes. It's hard to rate the course because the holes aren't bad but the interference and potential safety hazards are serious.
If you're driving through Albuquerque and looking to stop and play a round, Roosevelt Park is not too far off the route but you may end up spending more time than you like trying to figure out where to throw and where to head next.
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The park seems like it could get extremely crowded. UNM is right next door and there were many pedestrians on the Thursday morning that I played. The total park area is fairly small so the pedestrians and crossing fairways make the course very cramped and potentially dangerous. It also makes it a pain to navigate. Make sure you bring the map.
This course is fairly fun and it has some enjoyable holes. If you happen to have the course to yourself then it's a pretty decent round. More likely you will have to wait for pedestrians and keep your eyes peeled for discs flying in from other holes. It's hard to rate the course because the holes aren't bad but the interference and potential safety hazards are serious.
If you're driving through Albuquerque and looking to stop and play a round, Roosevelt Park is not too far off the route but you may end up spending more time than you like trying to figure out where to throw and where to head next.
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7
0
juswinginit
Experience:
10.7 years
124 played
10 reviews
DANGEROUS 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 22, 2018
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Beautiful park. Great elevation change. Wonderful mature trees.
Cons:
Most dangerous park I have ever played. It has 18 holes on 10 baskets. Fairways cross, you throw over other tee pads. A lot of kids running around doing other stuff and people laying in the grass that appear to be completely oblivious to disc golf. Map is terrible.
Other Thoughts:
A 6 hole course could be good. 9 holes would be pushing it. 18 is dangerous.
6
0
alpha_dave
Experience:
120 played
6 reviews
Rosey 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 12, 2014
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Tee Boxes= One set of concrete tees, mostly in good condition.
Baskets= the baskets are in good shape and the pins are moved frequently. I don't think I've ever played in the same layout twice.
Signs & Stuff= signs are hit and miss, a few have useful information, but most are heavily vandalized. The tees are well enough marked to know that you are on the right pad, but sometimes its hard to tell exactly which basket you should be throwing to.
Really nice playground next to 1 & 10's tee pads.
Design= With such a small plot of land, the designers got as much disc golf in as they could. Locals also have at least one set of alternate tees that I believe are used for minis.
Dave's Point= The only course in ABQ, Rosey is an experience unto itself. The course has many "unique hazards" in the form of vagrants, bums, crashed out addicts, non-discing locals and folks playing with their dogs, most of which are aware enough of disc golf to find safe places to stand (I've had a gallery of bums gathered watching ace runs on hole seven before) It is a unique landscape in ABQ with lush grass, large mature trees and rolling hills.
Baskets= the baskets are in good shape and the pins are moved frequently. I don't think I've ever played in the same layout twice.
Signs & Stuff= signs are hit and miss, a few have useful information, but most are heavily vandalized. The tees are well enough marked to know that you are on the right pad, but sometimes its hard to tell exactly which basket you should be throwing to.
Really nice playground next to 1 & 10's tee pads.
Design= With such a small plot of land, the designers got as much disc golf in as they could. Locals also have at least one set of alternate tees that I believe are used for minis.
Dave's Point= The only course in ABQ, Rosey is an experience unto itself. The course has many "unique hazards" in the form of vagrants, bums, crashed out addicts, non-discing locals and folks playing with their dogs, most of which are aware enough of disc golf to find safe places to stand (I've had a gallery of bums gathered watching ace runs on hole seven before) It is a unique landscape in ABQ with lush grass, large mature trees and rolling hills.
Cons:
Tee Boxes= some of the pads are sloped, minor issue though.
Baskets= Most are shared baskets, which can be confusing and downright dangerous at times. The pin numbers can be hard to see off of the tee, which makes navigation more difficult. I always have to remind myself basket 5 really is that close.
Design= Lots of crossing fairways with the shared baskets and changing locations, a local guide would be very helpful the first couple of times you play this course.
Signs&Stuff= Some of the signs are heavily vandalzed. No public bathroom at the course.
Very few benches on the actual course.
Dave's Point= You better have yo head on a swivel while playing Rosey. Be aware of where other groups are and watch out for non-golfers. Lot's of "unique hazards", last trip out we had a family setting up a tent next to the mando tree on 11...it forced a very safe shot.
Baskets= Most are shared baskets, which can be confusing and downright dangerous at times. The pin numbers can be hard to see off of the tee, which makes navigation more difficult. I always have to remind myself basket 5 really is that close.
Design= Lots of crossing fairways with the shared baskets and changing locations, a local guide would be very helpful the first couple of times you play this course.
Signs&Stuff= Some of the signs are heavily vandalzed. No public bathroom at the course.
Very few benches on the actual course.
Dave's Point= You better have yo head on a swivel while playing Rosey. Be aware of where other groups are and watch out for non-golfers. Lot's of "unique hazards", last trip out we had a family setting up a tent next to the mando tree on 11...it forced a very safe shot.
Other Thoughts:
Ratings Breakdown:
Tee Boxes= .50
Baskets=.25
Signs & Stuff= .25
Design= .50
Dave's Point= .50
total= 2.00
Tee Boxes= .50
Baskets=.25
Signs & Stuff= .25
Design= .50
Dave's Point= .50
total= 2.00
2
0
jamesp123
Experience:
11.7 years
30 played
4 reviews
Great course but... 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 1, 2013
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Grass course with movable baskets.Moderately wooded and hilly conditions.Cement tee pads that are in great condition. There are several alternate courses for this course.
Cons:
This is a large city park which only half of it is set up for disc golf yet people who come to the park ignore the other half and set up events in the middle of the disc golf course. Last weekend there was a wedding right on hole 17, so we made up an alternate real quick but they could have been on the other side of the park uninterrupted.Also there are homeless people living at the park and there is evidence of drug use there.
Other Thoughts:
I really like the course but what bumps it down for me is the outside interference that is constantly there.if its not a family gathering or wedding its people playing games in the middle of the course and it doesnt matter if you were playing before they got there
3
0
Ghetto Leprechaun
Experience:
21.9 years
6 played
4 reviews
Good Terrain, Bad Course 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 2, 2011
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Nice Terrain: Grassy, Hilly, many big, full trees.
Cons:
Confusing layout: It's a guessing game as to where the next tee is.
Bums, drug addicts, and more! Lots of bums, addicts, and transients have made this park their home or temporary motel. I was out with a buddy once and he asked where the pin was. I literally told him, "You see that bum peeing in the tree over there? It's 20 feet to the left."
Trash, trash and more trash. I guess with bums comes trash. Empty booze bottles and general garbage scattered throughout the park.
Crowded park: The park can be crowded on the weekends. The other park goers have every right to be there but it can be detrimental to playing always looking out for them, waiting for them, worrying about hitting them, etc.
Humid: This may be the only humid place in all of NM and boy is it humid. (And this is coming from a Midwesterner)
Bums, drug addicts, and more! Lots of bums, addicts, and transients have made this park their home or temporary motel. I was out with a buddy once and he asked where the pin was. I literally told him, "You see that bum peeing in the tree over there? It's 20 feet to the left."
Trash, trash and more trash. I guess with bums comes trash. Empty booze bottles and general garbage scattered throughout the park.
Crowded park: The park can be crowded on the weekends. The other park goers have every right to be there but it can be detrimental to playing always looking out for them, waiting for them, worrying about hitting them, etc.
Humid: This may be the only humid place in all of NM and boy is it humid. (And this is coming from a Midwesterner)
Other Thoughts:
If this was less crowded, cleaner, less confusing layout, and a few less bums/addicts this would be a great, great park. It reminds me of the parks from back home. But, I don't see that ending any time soon. It's too bad really. Great terrain, wasted...
2
3
What?? 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Mar 30, 2010
Played the course:once
Pros:
Nicely groomed course with play on a large hill. Baskets in good shape. Large mature trees come into play on many of the holes. Elevation is a big factor and enjoy the teepads on top of the hills. No underbrush to lose your discs in.
Cons:
What were they thinking when they designed this course? All the baskets are shared which is ok, but the fairways intersect each other on multiple holes. You tee off over other fairways and lines. Way too close to each other and is a definate hazard. This course should be a 9 hole course, period! Trying to pack in a 18 hole course in this amount is land is unsafe. The map is not very helpful and there are definate navigation issues. It seems as though the pins could have been placed in better spots. The teepads were cement and in good shape, but some had some pretty dramatic slopes to them, not level. Lots of trash on the course, including lots of dog poop.
Other Thoughts:
I would probably pass this course up the next time I am in the area. Way too much walking from tee to tee, especially when you can't even find the next tee. Trash on the course takes away from the experience. The confusing layout and design just doesn't flow together. If I just want to throw some discs at a basket, then I might stop here, but if I want to play a course where there is thought put into the design and a flow to it, then I would not come here.
5
1
RocCityDiscer
Experience:
21.9 years
21 played
21 reviews
Heads up !!! 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 31, 2009
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
*Great disc golf community, get out early on Sundays to play in their doubles league
*Really picturesque landscape, huge mature trees, lush green grass, nice manageable elevation change at one end of the park. Just have to ignore all the homeless people
*Championship level shots, good mix of long and short holes
*Really picturesque landscape, huge mature trees, lush green grass, nice manageable elevation change at one end of the park. Just have to ignore all the homeless people
*Championship level shots, good mix of long and short holes
Cons:
* DANGEROUS. I was almost hit a few times and I almost hit some people.
* I would rate this course at least a 4 considering only the challenge that the holes present. But the environment of the course brings the rating way down.
* Course is crammed in a very small park. 10 baskets for 18 holes and with some blind shots from the tee box you may be throwing at a group playing a different hole number but they are going to the same basket as you.
* Some holes play right across the face of a tee box and you have to wait for people to clear.
* Lots of people who are completely oblivious to disc golf. People just lying in the grass in the middle of the course and lots of bums hangout here.
* I would rate this course at least a 4 considering only the challenge that the holes present. But the environment of the course brings the rating way down.
* Course is crammed in a very small park. 10 baskets for 18 holes and with some blind shots from the tee box you may be throwing at a group playing a different hole number but they are going to the same basket as you.
* Some holes play right across the face of a tee box and you have to wait for people to clear.
* Lots of people who are completely oblivious to disc golf. People just lying in the grass in the middle of the course and lots of bums hangout here.
Other Thoughts:
* First time I made the mistake of playing at 6 pm park was so crowded it took my concentration from throwing to keeping my head on a swivel. So go early to have a shot at a peaceful round.
* Met some serious locals that night though and they told me to come back on a Sunday morning to play their league and the course hadn't been filled with all of the non-discers yet. Very cool locals who have mapped out at least 3 courses here.
* Met some serious locals that night though and they told me to come back on a Sunday morning to play their league and the course hadn't been filled with all of the non-discers yet. Very cool locals who have mapped out at least 3 courses here.
