Sioux City, IA

Sertoma Park

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bigbeano
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18 years 34 played 28 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fairly challenging city course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 29, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Good use of elevation, although there is a missed opportunity for a true bomber of a hole.
-Decent length for a city course
-There are signs at each hole that at least somewhat describe the shape of the hole
-Bathrooms are on site
-Not really a straight up par 3 like many city courses are. Some may disagree, but you'd have to be awfully good to throw a 27 here.
-Nice DiscCatcher baskets in pretty good shape.

Cons:

-It was incredibly windy making putting extremely challenging, and from what I've read and experienced from my time in Sioux City is that would be common at this course.
-There was some garbage around the course as there are no trash receptacles anywhere.
-Aforementioned bathrooms were locked when I was there, I assume they open a little later into the spring.
-The basket for the 9th hole was nowhere to be found...

Other Thoughts:

This is pretty nice for a typical city course. There aren't any super short and/or easy holes. There is good use of elevation, although I do feel it could've been used a bit more, as there is one hole that is straight up the hill at least 150', but that's really about it. There is a big time missed opportunity for a straight down the hill, bombs away, fun type of hole. Everybody loves those and this would've been perfect for it. Oh well. I would've enjoyed the course even more than I did, but the wind was terrible and I don't think that's uncommon for this course. It's on the top of a hill without much in the way of buildings or trees to lessen the wind gusts. Other reviews also have stated wind to be a factor here, so I can't help but think that it's almost always the case here. Keep that in mind as it makes putting from any distance very challenging. Also, I don't know if I just couldn't find it or what, but the 9th basket was nowhere to be found. I ended up just using the 1st basket to finish out, as it was near where I would've expected the 9th one to be. All in all, this is a pretty decent city course and with a few tweaks could really be a destination.
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FredHJ12
Experience: 12.7 years 18 played 18 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Sertoma Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 14, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Pretty tough course, but not unbearable.
-Some nice dog leg holes.
-All of your discs will be needed here because of the elevation and distance variation.
-The baskets are in nice shape and the tees are for the most part.
-This is a park and there is playground equipment, restrooms, and a drinking fountain nearby.

Cons:

-The fairway on 2 intersects with Hole 3's tee. Can be a hassle due to the rather heavy traffic of the course.
-Not a beginner's course.
-MUST be careful on most holes because of the trees and brush around the course. Holes 4 and 7 are ones especially. If you misthrow you may be looking for a while.
-The tee signs were not helpful and a few were unreadable.
-There was a bit of litter here.
-Not a whole lot of shade here.
-No benches on the course.
-There were a few people that I thought were a bit disturbing here--that was only 1 of the times I went though.

Other Thoughts:

One of two choices: be conservative or go for it all! This is a pretty decent course overall and I recommend stopping here if you are in the area!
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mndiscg
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.9 years 483 played 478 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Xtreme Elevation 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 16, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Lots and lots of elevation make this course unique and set it apart from the typical city park.
-The rough isn't too rough and you should be able to find your disc.
-There is a pretty good variation in distance and the elevation really make you think carefully about each and every throw.
-Hole 3 is a monster. It is around 300 feet in distance but it gains at least 100. It is scary!
-This course isn't for beginners, some holes are longer and the uphill makes it seem even longer. Couple that with the rather thin fairways and you have a very challenging course. The rough isn't too bad that you shouldn't have a decent throw out of there.
-Nice baskets (see cons)
-Some decent views from the top of the hill.
-This is a city park so you may see other park users but it seems to be mostly a disc golf park.
-Lots of trees but they are mostly in the rough. With a good shot you won't have to deal with them much.
-Signs at least tell you what hole and what distance.
-A trash can and a place to sit if you decide to play two rounds, they should have one in the middle of the round too
-Decent cement pads

Cons:

-Missed a huge opportunity for an actual downhill, top of the world type shot.
-The layout is a little off. You can see hole 9 and 1 baskets from 1s tee with no indication of what is what. Hole 2's tee is too close to 1's basket. After you finish 2, you have to walk back past the tee to get to 3's tee. Hole 4,5,6,7,8 are all blind holes and the signs don't tell you enough about where the hole is. That part is fine for the locals but can be annoying for the first time player here.
-As cydisc said, the layout is interesting and limiting to how you can score. The only thing I could see happening is if you had a very accurate overhand shot that would go over the trees.
-Tee signs are there but could be a little better on the blind shots. Too little info on them.
-Baskets are a hodgepodge of old DGA single chain, new Innova, and old Innova.

Other Thoughts:

+Despite all the cons, the fun factor is there for me. I'll hit this place up weekly while I live in town.
+There is massive potential here with a complete re-design. They could fit 18 holes. They could put better signs in. New baskets. This land could house a beautiful, challenging course. Sioux City, if you want help with a re-design, let me know.
+You can buy discs at the Scheels across the street.
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ben1982
Experience: 13.1 years 15 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

My legs are killing me. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 9, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Challenging course that has a beautiful view from the top of the course.

Cons:

Hole three will kill you if your even slightly out of shape. It's distance of about 300 feet with an elevations change that rivals that.

Other Thoughts:

nice course that I look forward to hitting again.
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Schuur451
Experience: 19 years 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 21, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

There is a lot of elevation change, and plenty of length for driver-bombers.

The course involves both right and left hooks, uphill and downhill, good woods obstacles, and some (perhaps too many) blind shots. The variety has kept me entertained in the 30+ times I've played the course.

Cons:

There is a certain lack of finesse to this course. You cannot be successful if you don't drive for ~250' consistently. You have to throw hard on many holes, and rarely have to think over shot selection too much. I only throw one shot overhand, and the rest left-hand forehand with a little anhyzer.

Other Thoughts:

I think this course requires a great deal of accuracy and strength, but not much more than that. There are very few "curvy" shots that would require a good s-curve or anhyzer type shots.

That said, there is a good deal of variety in terms of direction of hook and elevation. I think the course could be expanded to 12 holes with better use of the bottom of the park and the elevation.
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tlandegent
Experience: 17.9 years 25 played 16 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Challenging/frustrating 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great shot variety, used elevation decently, most holes were full of obstacles, left hooks and right hooks.

Cons:

The elevation could have been used much better. Course map was very vague. The park is very large, but it seems like the course was smashed into a very small space.
Many many blind shots (#5, 6, 7, 8) - better elevation use could have brought this number lower.

Other Thoughts:

This is not a beginner course. Uphill shots with woods on both sides is not a great first date if your date has never played disc before.

The basket for #9 has been replaced.

Some reviewers mentioned that this starts at the top of the hill, but the tee for #1 is clearly at the lower parking lot down the hill.

Though the shots are hard, the designated par was silly. I shot -5 my very first time out there, and I'm just an average player. Play 3 par for all the holes and give yourself a balanced challenge.
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