- some of the best elevation change in the midwest
- numerous challenging wooded/technical holes
- several open shots to change things up
- large variety of length on holes
- minimal undergrowth made locating discs easy
- practice basket
- benches at nearly every hole
- whopping 24 holes, almost all of which were really cool
- decent baskets in good repair
- some protective barricades built in, such as for Tee 3 to protect from overthrows on Hole 8
- some mandos/drop zones add to challenge and help protect walking path
- concrete tees

- signage is easily the worst part of this course, with very basic wood posts lacking detail
- navigation is doable with course map but can be challenging, especially on newer holes
- length may be a con to some players
- multiple baskets are poorly labeled and can add to confusion
- potential for heavy lake wind

Shore Acres Park is a beautiful disc golf course located within (or at least partially within) Saugatuck Dunes State Park. Having now played 3 disc golf courses in Michigan in a few different parts of the state, I've found all of them to be spectacular to this point. I love these sandy dune courses near Lake Michigan, which give some of the best elevation change in the Midwest. Hardly a single hole here was flat, and at about 1.5 miles distance over 24 holes, you'll get a decent workout in.

This course was all but deserted on a Friday morning in January when I played, but indications are it can get quite busy. The ice and snow didn't stop me, and as long as you have a sturdy pair of boots it shouldn't hinder you too much either. There was absolutely no wind while I was there, which surprised me a bit. I expect it could be a factor on other days with the lake so close.

Many of the holes on this course are wooded and technical, but fair. I played one of the best rounds of my life here, and hitting the lines is absolutely doable with intermediate skill. There are some longer, open holes to open up on, and the course flowed well for the most part.

The biggest con, as many people have mentioned, is navigation/signage. It's the issues around this alone that kept me from rating the course a 4.5 - it really is that good. The signs are wood posts with generic lines drawn for the yellow and black routes to the basket. Often, more than one hole's baskets are in view, and this can get confusing. The Chainstar baskets are ok, but only some are labeled with the hole number, and worse, a few have the WRONG hole number on them (such as one of the baskets for 12 labeleld as 11). I can't help but think Innova DISCatchers with the bright yellow bands (or black, for the secondary baskets) and numbers on the rim would go SO far towards improving this. The course maps on DGCR are good, but dated, so only the original 18 holes are included. Holes A-F you are on your own, which was a challenge. I never did find the right basket for hole D. Still, this course was a ton of fun. With improved basket labeling, tee signs, and next tee arrows, this could easily be a 4.5 course. About the only other thing it's missing is a water hazard.

I highly recommend coming to play this course if you are in the area. You won't be disappointed if you love disc golf and love playing in a beautiful natural setting. The concrete tees are not huge, but are in great shape, and with benches on almost every hole, you can take a break after trekking up the hill. There are walking/biking paths, and while deserted during my round, you'll definitely want to watch out for pedestrians. Most holes don't interfere, and the mandos help push for throws away from walking paths. The flow of this course is also very good (once you figure it out) and while some holes are nearby/go back and forth, they generally avoid each other quite well.

I really enjoyed some of the uphill and downhill shots, which start out early, with Hole 3 throwing strongly uphill and then Hole 4 throwing downhill again. This up and down action is everywhere due to the dunes, sometimes forested, sometimes not.

After your round, you can continue to check out the state park by utilizing the area trails if desired.

Shore Acres Park is located on the grounds of the historic Felt Mansion, which is now a wedding/event venue. The first tee is behind a small chapel building, across the parking lot from the mansion itself.

The course plays over rolling hills. The elevation changes here are enough to have an impact on almost every hole. The pin placement features some baskets on slopes to provide nice risk/reward putts. The groundcover ranges from mowed grass to tall grass to woodland and even sand on a couple holes - the course is less than a mile from Lake Michigan. There are really cool cactus-like plants on the ground in a few spots.

There is great variety here not only with the elevation but also with the shape and length of holes. From 200' throws through tight woods to 500' wide open downhill bombs, and meandering left turns to sharp dogleg rights, this course will test every shot in your bag. I believe it would provide significant and interesting challenge even to very experienced DG'ers.

There are cement tee pads in good condition on every hole. Some of the pads even have patio-style bricks lining the front of them which is a nice aesthetic touch. Plenty of benches and trash cans too.

The Chainstar baskets are in fine condition. There are also a couple of practice baskets.

There are 24 holes here, so if you are looking for more than 18 holes this is a great option. The primary 18 holes also each have alternate baskets, and the alternate baskets are usually located to provide significantly different experiences playing the hole. The "yellow" baskets are generally a bit closer to the tee than the "black" baskets, but there are a couple of exceptions to this rule.

In my view this course really only has one con, but it's a big one for me so I'm going to spell it out in a lot of detail...signage and navigation.

As mentioned above, each of the main 18 holes has a "yellow" basket and a "black" basket. The tee signs currently are just wood posts with information routered in:
a) The hole number.
b) The yellow basket distance and rough flight path.
c) The black basket distance and rough flight path, where it diverges from the yellow flight path.

With that in mind, the gripes I have are:

- The baskets are not color-coded with yellow or black in any way that was apparent to me. The hole numbers on them are very small - you basically have to be standing right next to the basket to read them. I'm pretty sure that some holes even had the wrong number labeled on the basket.

- Next Tee signage is minimal, with only small indicators on the bottom of many baskets pointing in the general direction of the next tee. There are several places where there is a bit of a walk from basket to tee and/or the course crosses itself between holes, so I feel better directional signage is still needed.

- There is at least one practice basket at the front of the course which is nice, but two other baskets that look like practice baskets are actually the "black" basket for hole 18 and the basket for hole f. I'm pretty sure there are also a couple of other random baskets around the course that aren't for any of the holes. This just adds to the general confusion about which basket to throw to.

- The course has a kiosk, but there was no map posted on it when I played. Both of the maps posted on this site do a decent job of capturing where the YELLOW tees and baskets #1-18 are. Of the red lines on the second version map, not all of them are accurate for the "black" baskets. I scoured the Internet (PDGA, UDisc, Facebook, etc.) and could not find a map other than what is posted here. So...not shown on any map I can find are many of the black baskets, and also any of the holes a-f.

- The additional six holes a-f are placed around the course as follows:
- Hole a is between holes 1 and 2 (replaces an old hole "a" that was between holes 6 and 7).
- Holes b-d are between holes 15 and 16.
- Holes e-f are after hole 18 (or before hole 1).
These holes are nice, mostly shorter throws that I probably would have enjoyed more if I hadn't spent so much time trying to find them. There is absolutely no signage pointing to these holes and they are positioned off to the side of the rest of the course (it's pretty clear they were added more recently) so they are easy to miss if you are wanting to play them.

- There are many tee pads where you can see baskets that aren't for the current hole. In a couple of places, you can't actually see the correct/current baskets (because they are behind trees/hills/whatever) but you can still see incorrect/not current baskets. This in itself isn't an issue, but I think with multiple baskets in view AND multiple baskets per hole a good tee sign should point out all baskets that are in view (i.e. with a color mini-map). Looking at the photos here, it looks like the course used to have nicer tee signs like this. I'm not sure why they were downgraded.

Cell phone service is spotty here. Just an FYI.

I know it looks like I ripped on this course because of the Cons...this is honestly a fantastic course and I have a lot of fun here despite the navigation issues. I understand that if you come play this course a lot, you learn where the baskets are and navigation is easy. But for this to really be a destination level course IMO, it has to be easy to navigate for a first timer or infrequent visitor.

With better signage and color-coordinated new baskets to match the signage, I would probably give this course a 4.5. I'm not sure if it could be a 5.0, as while there are a few memorable holes I'm not sure that any quite reach "wow" level.

TL/DR? Come play this course!!! BUT:
- Download the version 2 map that is currently on here, and note where I said the extra holes are if you want to play 24 (if you use DGCR to track your round, the hole order should also help).
- Be prepared to spend a little extra time finding holes, and don't be surprised if you throw at the wrong basket once or twice.

UPDATE AUGUST 2021: I just played the course again and there have been a couple of updates. Previously only some of the original 18 holes had "black" baskets, which added to the general mess described in Cons above. This has now been addressed, both with the actual baskets being added and the "basic" tee signage updated. Some of the hole distances for the "black" baskets listed on here need to be updated now. While I still feel that the signage and navigation are holding this course back, it is a definite improvement to be consistently playing to "yellow" or "black" baskets and as a result I am increasing my score from 3.5 to 4.0. I have also grudgingly added this course to my Favorites. But I'm still wishing for color coordinated baskets and dramatic signage improvements!

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022: More incremental improvements have been made here in the past year. Some of the concrete pads appear to have been refreshed, and Indicators were added at the bottom of some - if not most - baskets to point towards the next tee. This is a step towards making the course more navigable for first-timers, though I still don't think it is nearly enough for this semi-confusing layout with multiple baskets and alternate holes (recent UDisc "reviews" seem to agree with me). Finally, the previous "extra" hole "A" that was playable between holes 6 and 7 has been scrapped, and replaced with a new hole "A" that you play between holes 1 and 2. The new hole "A" doesn't have a tee pad or tee sign yet (use UDisc), and isn't a great hole (150' blind over the top of a hill) - but the other hole "A" was nothing special either so this isn't really an upgrade or downgrade. Overall, no change to my rating.

Very cool course. Has an excellent mix of wide open throwing and woods. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed playing this course and I believe it will become a must play anytime we visit the west coast from now on.

Could use slightly better signage to direct you to the next tee, only on a couple holes.

Great mix of trees, open shots and elevation changes. Very fun, even for a beginner.

Intermediate to Advanced level course. Shorter baskets could cater to beginners. Could is challenging for all skill levels. Course is set in a multi-use park where bikers and walkers are present.

Baskets - Most holes had 2 Chainstar baskets per hole. 3, 6, 7,9, and 17 did not have a second basket. There is a long (pro) short (intermediate). Baskets caught great and provide extra variety. There was also a practice basket as well as an extra hole alongside of hole 17.

Tees - One large concrete tee per hole. Even though many had sand on them, they were grippy. Hole 2 had an alternate rubber tee.

Signs - Nice billboard at start of course listing rules and had a map. I printed one out before coming. Each hole had a wooden post that listed the distances of each basket, as well as a directional map for the basket locations. Accurate for the most part.

Variety - Everything from short and tightly wooded holes to long downhill bomb throws. Every hole had some sort of obstacle (elevation, trees, fences, etc). There were only 5 holes that were truly flat (5, 7, 11, 12 and 15). Every other hole on the course had an elevation change that added to the challenge. Great mix of hole types: Technical holes blended well with long bombers. Accuracy and approach shots are key here. Course went back and forth from being open to wooded to open and ended with an uphill wooded shot. Every hole at this course was different which really stands out.

Elevation - I will give this a separate category. I am from Indianapolis where elevation changes at courses are not very common. This was an added bonus.

Wind factor - Being so close to Lake Michigan, wind can make or break your day. Be prepared.

Navigation - With the exception of a few holes, course flowed pretty well. Without a map this may have been a challenge.

Extremely scenic course. Leaves were changing color when I played and it was very peaceful. Brought my fiance and she spend the whole time taking pictures.

Well maintained - There was a bench, if not 2, at every hole listing the group or person who sponsors the course. Most holes had buckets for trash/cigarette butts. The entire park was clean and well maintained.

Started and ended on a positive note. The iron course sign sets the tone and hole 18 completes it.

Not too far from the highway/town. There are food/beverages options not too far away if needed (especially during the summer when a few of the holes lack shade).

If in a time crunch, it is possible to play a 9 hole loop. 1, 2, 8, 13-18.

Not many cons for this course. Pretty much had everything except water hazards!

Course was very crowded when I played (2 PM on a Sunday). There were several groups of 4 or more players. Had to wait at several holes. Fortunately the folk were friendly and let me play through!

Navigation was tricky at a few spots. Some of the longer baskets are closer to different holes. From 2-3: I first saw the tee for 8. From 8-9: I first saw the tee for 13. Having a map helped. Improved signs as well as signs pointing you towards the next tee would greatly improve the course.

A few of the baskets are close to the next tee. I was standing on the tee for hole 3 and someone overshot hole 7 and went right over my head. Long basket for hole 14 is close to the tee for 15. A small safety issue but a con none the less.

This was a very solid course. There is not much I would change. Normally I prefer if courses have 2 tees per hole to cater to different skill levels. Having 2 baskets per hole took care of that. If the course had improved signage and alternate tees (concrete, rubber, or natural), course could easily be a 4.5 out of 5.

With the course being as busy as it was, a second course in the Saugatuck area would make this course less crowded. There are several courses within a 30 minute drive.

I was in town for a vacation and this course really hit the spot. I would definitely recommend it to anyone in the area or anyone visiting Saugatuck (a nice town if you have never been). I don't often get up into Michigan but would love to come back to play this course (as well as some of the other courses in the area).

Great variety of long and short holes, with excellent use of trees and open fields, located near Lake Michigan and the Felt Mansion. The local league looks out for both the course and the mansion, keeping the area well groomed with newer signs, benches, and now alternate hole locations to boot.

Being near Lake Michigan usually means you'll be dealing with significant gusts of wind from time to time, but don't let the practice basket's environment scare you off. It gets a little less windy as you go.

Also, Tuesday nights are league nights, and the league is HUGE!!! They start around 4:00 PM and will go far into the evening, and though the league is pretty nice in general, they will consume the course with over 80 members. So if you're looking to squeeze in a quick round on a Tuesday night, I'd suggest heading to Macatawa Greenspace in Holland, MI.

This place only gets better with time, and with the dedication of the Shore Acres League. I currently live an hour away from the course, but my wife and I drive up to it for league night every week because of the love and care the league members show for the course. If it wasn't for them, we'd probably head over to Kalamazoo.

Well-designed course that's both challenging and very fun to play.
• Discplay: Wonderful variety and balance across pretty much every facet of the game.
+ Nice mix of short/med/long holes.
+ Well balanced between left, right, straight, and more complex fairway shapes.
+ Changes pace from open to wooded a few times - nicely avoids feeling repetitive.
+ Elevation's a factor on about 10 or so holes with an assortment of uphill, downhill, rolling and flat holes, plus sloped greens coming into play on a couple of holes that otherwise play kinda flat.
+ Many holes allow for multiple routes, but still has a few that have only one or two ways to get there.
+ One set of tees with alternate pin locations. Both sets of pins are ID'd on the tee posts with black and yellow routes and distances. Hole 10 has both baskets in the ground...does a great job of guarding the short Ace Run.
+ Does a good job of accommodating a range of skill levels.
+ Punishes bad shots fairly - doesn't clobber you for missing by a bit (but you could get some nasty tree kicks).
+ Has many holes that favor well placed tee shots over distance. You're better off making sure you hit a landing zone to set up a nice approach to some of the well-guarded baskets as opposed to trying to get some extra D off the tee. Another 20'-30' added to your upshot shouldn't be a problem if you've set up a good look, but if your tee shot leaves a less than desirable look at the pin, being closer won't help. This is a course where you could play two rounds and really end up with significantly different scores, depending the placement of your tee shots. There are also some holes where big D can be rewarded, possibly netting deuces where noodle arms can only hope for a 3.

• Equipment: Baskets in decent condition. Tee signs were simple, yet effective, with hole #, as well as color coded routes and distances to both pin locations. Concrete tees were occasionally sandy, but in good condition. Everything seemed quite well-maintained, didn't see much trash anywhere.

• Routing/Nav: Quite good for the most part - two of us made our way around in short order having never played here before. There are a couple of spots you could proceed to the wrong tee, or follow what seems like a path to the next tee, (only to find it's really a bike trail), but the good news is the map is accurate and the tee markers let you know if you arrived at the right (or wrong) tee.

• Aesthetics: The scrubby nature of the coastal flora combine with woods and open fields to provide a setting unique from anything I've played to this point. I found the change of scenery from field to woods to coastal scrub interesting and thus added to its eye appeal - very pleasant, but not stunningly beautiful.

• Memorable holes: I'll remember more holes here than I will from most courses, but these really stood out for me: #'s 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10,17, 18, and 14's just hard to throw only one disc on. Feel free to make your own list. I really liked both pin placements on #10. Wish I could have seen more of the alt pin placements on the other holes... they were in the yellow position for my round.

• Extras: Benches at every tee.

• A few holes (8, 9, 10) were bunched a bit closely together - off target shots could affect other players. These are good holes, so I see why they did it... but I'm not sure they couldn't have arranged them more of a safety margin while still retaining their character.

• Chainstars catch great but can be tough to spot in shadowy woods.

• Hole 6 seemed a bit poke'n'prayish - more luck than skill.

• Watch out for sandspurs... not nearly as bad as some plants, but the little buggers can wipe the smile right off your face.

Shore Acres strikes a great balance between leaving you frustrated and having a smile on your face by doing both of them quite well. My son described Shore Acres as having "holes with a lot of character," ...I'll agree with that. Very solidly designed course that's so well balanced, there truly is something for everyone here. Many of the holes here seem straightforward enough, but there's more to them than meets the eye. Plenty of interesting lines and variety to keep you engaged the entire round - every hole feels distinct from the others.

• Wind can certainly come into play here.

• Map shows water in play on 14...I have a feeling the low lying bowl is typically swampy during the spring, but there wasn't a drop in sight when I played.

• Seemed pretty well secluded from other park goers during my visit, but it's not completely disc golf dedicated land - there are some areas where you might need to wait for a walker or jogger to clear out of range - it wasn't much of an issue, but I suppose it could be on a busier day with more traffic in the park.

Definitely an excellent course, mostly because of the wide variety and balance across all 18 holes. Not a course I'd describe as "epic" or "intimidating," Shore Acres tests your skill while being very inviting. It has a feel all its own, and I highly recommend it. Pairs well with Macatawa Greenspace (about a 20 min drive) for a great day's discing that's a refreshing change of pace and scenery from typical Michigan courses.

- Fantastic use of the existing landscape and topography.
- Awesome tee pads. Finished with just the right roughness for that perfect grip. A little sandy on some but that's just the nature of playing in a setting like this.
- No one hole looked like another. Great variety of open, tight and ridiculously narrow shots.
- Not brutally long but some long holes in the mix to keep the big arms happy.
- Nice use of risk/reward. Errant shots are punished here but not horrifically so. Many of the holes place value in accuracy over distance.
- Fun. Every hole was just plain fun.
- Great course to bring beginners. As I already stated not an excessively long course as to not frustrate the newbs too much but still interesting for the pros.
- Trash? What trash? Very nicely kept up park. Trash cans throughout.
- Benches EVERYWHERE. Sooo nice after ambling up and down some of those sandy dunes.

- When I played there this park was BUSY. A lot of non-dg'ers were walking the trails that criss-cross many of the fairways. Definitely some safety hazards present here so pay attention to the activities around you.
- Navigation needs to be improved. No next tee signs and a course map is sorely needed. At the first tee. The posts with the hole information are nice and all but it was still a little confusing where the basket is located. Along this item I noticed there were some areas marked off with white paint. Is that OB? No idea. So some more detailed maps at each tee box would be handy because the white lines could not be seen from the tee.
- #9 and #10 are just too close together IMHO. People teeing off on the #9 tee could easily make it to the #10 basket in the gold position with a slightly of course RHBH shot. I know, it's kind of a picky con but get over it.

What a great course. Certainly not your run of the mill professional caliber monster with 1k' long holes but definitely a riot to play. One thing to keep in mind here is the wind. Not a con mind you, but just something to be aware of this close to the lake. The wind coming off the lake can be brutal.

I think if the navigation was tidied up a bit this is certainly a 4.0 course in my book. I will definitely be back and play it again. If you are in the area check it out. Certainly worth the time and effort to play here especially with all the touristy towns nearby including, Saugatuk, Holland, South Haven and Saint Joseph. Just a great area to hang out and visit.

UPDATE: This course is a great example of what a good club can do for a course. They just recently had a cleanup day and with all the little landscaping fixes I just had to come here and adjust my review to 4.0. Way to go folks keeping this course great!

Great variety-Some shots are wide open, some are lightly wooded, and some heavily wooded. Some shots are long (a few over 400) and some mid range. Signage is good for most of the course.

Course is well kept, and generally pretty clean.

Have been there over 5 times and have never had an issue with people on the course. Always very friendly

There are not a lot of really good birdie opportunities, which may not be a con for everybody. There are probably 3-4 that you are expected to get a birdie on, the rest are tough birdies.

There are also not a lot that you would get a bogey on. The long shots are wide open, and the tougher wooded shots are not long enough or punishable enough to cause a bogey even with a bad first throw.

Being close to Lake Michigan and quite open, it can be very windy at times. It is usually not too noticeable most of the time, but putting can be affected a bit from it.

Overall, a great course. I keep coming back because of location to me (15 miles), but even beside that it's a great one to play. The variety is what I like most.

As advertised, a good mix of open and wooded well-designed holes with a good dose of elevation in play. The designers obviously had a good eye for Disc Golf holes.

Nice concrete tees and Discraft Chainstar baskets.

Artificial OB is plentiful and well-placed. Always a plus.

There is a practice basket and a soccer field if you desire to practice throwing drives.

Port-a-johns and nice trash receptacles are here and there as well.

The course flows well. I don't remember there being any badly extraneous long walks between holes.

The challenge level in general is about on par with the original 18 at Flip City, for example, which I find extremely fun to play. At the same time, there are four or five holes more challenging than that, particularly the run of tightly wooded holes from #3-#7 that are on par with the kind of stuff I remember from Cass Benton when it first opened.

I would like to highlight Hole #12 (if I remember the # correctly...). It's a moderately open hole near 300' with four or five very nicely placed tree obstacles in its midsection that define several windows to choose from the tee. A park two-track dirt road defines the boundary to the right, which comes into play if you're taking the biggest and easiest of the available windows from the tee. It's simple and yet outstanding. I'd like to think more of this kind of hole would be easy to find at most courses but I don't see them enough. It's also preceded by a fun and unique little tightly wooded hole that I liked a lot for the same reason...You have multiple choices at the tee from which to choose, and the easiest first option gives you the most perilous second shot (a downhill putt that could get away from you). A cool tree defines the middle of the hole with a branch sticking right where you want to throw if you're trying the anhyzer options. Nice work on this area of the course!

Although the course as a whole is lefty-righty balanced, there is one serious design flaw. Of the seven tightly-wooded holes, six are dogleg-right...and on the only one shaped dogleg-left (#18) I still found it useful to tip the angle of my driver with a little anhyzer to keep it out of trouble on the left. They're all good holes in their own right, but I would've liked to have seen two or three moderate to sharp dogleg-left holes for the sake of balance.

If you're a tournament-cashing pro, you will probably smoke this course like you do most. It must be nice.

The tee signs have been vandalized, but to be honest, I don't count that against a course unless the navigation is extremely bad. It isn't. I had to look around a little during my first round but figured it out fairly easily. There is only one spot where it's tricky, and it's when you walk to #3's tee passing by #8's tee to get to it. #3-#7 play in a small circle, then you're at #8 and you carry forth with the rest of the course.

I can't help but nitpick a little...

#10 was too easy, especially considering what appears to be some extra room with which to work. I was 5 for 5 with easy pickup deuces even despite the artificial O.B. behind the basket. A good sign that a hole might be too easy is if I step up and deuce it 5 consecutive times.

Hole #15 (the one that shoots toward a brown metal park maintenance shed) looks promising from the tee, a risk/reward window at left and a layup for par window at right...but upon further inspection, the r/r window isn't really tempting enough. It's very easy to throw a hyzer through the right layup window leaving you with a 100' upshot or so and get par every time, but the r/r window where it is situated from the tee won't yield very many deuces. However, if the tee was moved merely 30' forward and to the 11 o'clock position from where it is now, the layup option still exists with one new tree in the way to make it a little more challenging...and the r/r window is suddenly tempting and might actually yield a deuce if you try...but you also risk bogeying if you hit those trees.

I had so much of a blast playing Shore Acres Park today, I decided to play a fourth...then a fifth round, despite the protests of my middle-aged hips and knees! The challenge level, like I said above, is right there where I have lots of fun, where someone such as myself (no power...300' drives but decent control and an above average short game) can shoot even with a decent round. Sure, I love tough courses like Fallasburg too where I'm easily at 3.5 per hole, but for some reason this level makes the neurons in my brain sing happy songs. There is a place for courses like this and a place for courses like Fallasburg too, and I suspect the vast majority of the Disc Golfing population feels at home at a course like this.

Other cool features...Perched atop the property and watching over the course is a cool 1920s mansion, now owned by the township, where tours are sometimes available if you're into that sort of thing.

There is also quite a bit of prickly pear on the course, which is always a treat to this Michigander. Michigan prickly pear kind of looks like a hybrid between Texas prickly pear and cow patties...

-variety, there are only a couple of very simple holes on the course, both geographically and skill wise. You need a variety of shots to score well.
-easy to navigate for the most part
-some holes are open bombers and some are poke and pray needle-threaders
-nice concrete tee boxes and the baskets are in great shape

-the signage has been abused by the weather and idiot park-goers.
-a few holes are very difficult with the trees

Not a course for beginners, unless they have a lot of resolve to play the game. Course is very long and some children might struggle walking the entire course. There are many very diffcult holes, some just being dumb luck to par.

The course has had some recent upgrades to start off the 2013 summer, including new posts at the tees that give accurate hole layouts and new pin positions. Also all tees are cemented now and in great shape.

The elevation changes are moderate and are in play on the majority of the holes. I really have fun on the wooded holes because it can make or break your round depending on the "tree love" you get.

There is a nice mix of hyzer/ anhyzer shots necessary and several blind shots (thankfully the new posts help guide you!) offer a higher degree of difficulty but nothing impossible for beginners.

The unanimous favorite hole is #14 which is thrown from the top of a sand dune/ bluff and the new hole position puts the basket ~500 feet out. Definitely a hole to empty your bag on. Also the water hazard is completely dry 99.9% of the time, I've never seen any water in it. The course is sand so any water soaks up quick.

I don't really have many cons for this course. I could be nit-picky and say there should be more garbage cans but there are still a couple.

Wear shoes and watch out for catci. Bring some water and spend a day playing a couple of rounds, it's definitely a great course to spend an afternoon at.

I loved the challenge that this course presented. I'm use to the courses around Chicago which are usually pretty flat or have a few trees in the way. This course was a wake up call to my game. The trees, elevation changes and distance really pushed me to view the best path to the hole instead of taking a quick glance and throwing. The maps at the tees were helpful but could've been better so I'd list them as a pro and a con. The conctrete tee pads were nice and seeing a brrom placed at a few tees was a nice addition too.

Some holes were hard to spot even when you got close to them. The maps were nice but they were very 2d, it would be nice if they could indicate changes in elevation. Also, some maps were damaged which made it dificult to figure out where to throw.

If I lived closer I'd play this course a few times a month just to improve my game. My brother and I really enjoyed playing this course this past weekend.

I would have started off my pros with how fun the course is, but as I got the the 17 tee I ran into a group of locals. They invited me to finish the course with them and I have to say what a great group of people. They were very helpful and friendly. The course itself was alot of fun. Challenging and yet forgiving. It's the type of course that won't get old after you have played it 50 times. This course will change as the seasons change so the "sweet spot" will change and the seasons do. A beginner could play this course and have a lot of fun and yet its still challenging for the more advanced players.

The tee's can be a bit confusing, and there are some holes where figuring out where the basket is a little tricky, but there are hole maps at every tee that show you where the next tee is. This isn't really a con, to be honest I don't really have any cons, but it was the one thing that threw me off. Once you play the course one time it will be no problem, its very easy to figure it out from there.

Over all great course. Great people and a challenging yet very enjoyable course. With it only being 30 min from my house I will be playing this course a lot this summer.

- Shore Acres, minutes away from Lake Michigan, is home to a challenging 18-hole disc golf course in the style fairly typical of Western Michigan. Overlooking the course's parking lot is a large historical mansion. Stiff lake winds make the open grassy areas a constant adventure to navigate, while the wooded holes boast tight fairways, tasty
elevation changes, and good wooded-to-open or open-to-wooded style holes.
- The course possesses a great balance throughout. Long and short distances are well represented, although nothing reaches 450'. The longer holes are a mix of wooded and open, or half-and-half. Out of the shorter holes, only one is a cheap ace run. The others present pin-ball tree walls or tricks of elevation to contend with. Greens take advantage of elevation to create rollaway or wind gust risks when possible.
- Several holes give you extremely tight lines to hit. #2 shoots up hill into a wall of trees and then downhill to the pin. Unless you can go over the trees, you're left with only one or two very narrow windows. #11 has a nice tight fairway that does present an ace line for those with the right touch.
- Great use of elevation throughout. Every hole has some trick of elevation to keep in mind.
- Concrete tee pads, many with brooms to help keep the omnipresent sand momentarily at bay.
- Practice basket.
- Port-a-john on site near parking lot.

- #3's tee has a pine tree very close to the right front of the pad. Exercise caution when teeing off, as slamming your hand into it is a real danger.
- The flow isn't intuitive in a couple places your first time through. Pay attention to the hole numbers on signs or you might end up playing the holes in an incorrect order. Especially a problem at #3 and #9.
- The main open field just past the parking lot is strewn with a ton of random junk: bent metal strips, random broken ceramic, etc.

- Several interesting plant species on site: Michigan red bamboo patches appear in a couple of places, and small odd succulent/ cactus plants dot the open grassy areas. Due to the close proximity to Lake Michigan, the course has a much sandier soil than most courses farther to the east.

Lots of shot variety here. This course has a good balance for shots, from long open drives, to finesse tee shots to make it down tight fairways. I think theres a lot of variety here for all levels of players. OB makes the holes play even better, especially in the wind. Sand, Water, Bamboo, Cactus, Pine Trees, and Melonheads. What more can you ask for?

Broken Brooms, and not enough trash cans. With all the sand some of the teepads can get pretty sandy. On most of the tees, there are remnants of brooms that people broke.

The tee pads are nice and long, but some additional baskets, or holes would be nice. If you have some time, take a break after hole 11 and go swimming in lake Mi.

-Signs.- Super Nice and pretty on par to whats up.
-Cement Tee Pads - Seems pretty new and pretty long compared to most others which is nice.
-A lot of Variations in shots.
-New Baskets. - Discatchers I think and brand new.
-Score Cards.

- A good amount of blind Shots.
- Very Buggy in the bag.
- A lot to the right

I played with the guy who designed it and a guy who plays there a lot so it was a lot easier for me to get around. A lot of bugs. It's on a Mountain Bike trail so watch out for bikers. Signs mark all O.B.'s It needed to be mowed a bit but they said they were getting someone to come out and mow.

Awesome course, some very fun holes. Layed back, not overcrowded. The cliff hole is fun.

Someone was nice enough to donate some rubber mats to use as tee-pads for the time being - Thank you kind sir

Alot of cactus growing out there, i didnt even know cactus existed in Michigan, awesome.

Theres one basket next to a bunch of ehhh sewer structures that seems a bit out of place...

Tee-pads need to be filled in.

Last time i was out there i ran into two separate people who were just "throwing around" they offered to let me play thru, both times as i walked to retrieve my disc for my second shot on two separate holes i got bombarded by disc as the guy couldnt wait for me to play the hole before he started chucking drives at my head.... Get out of here and take your 15 unleashed animals with you.

Watch out for this prick, he seemed like a course regular.

Overall its a new and fun course, i look forward to going back for a 3rd time.

I love this course. It flows along better than any course that I've played. Its seems that a lot of courses use mandos, or holes with exaggerated length to make up for rediculously short holes or a lack of space. Not this course.

Cement not poured yet.

Watch out for the huge drop-offs on the side of the sand pits!

Beautiful Location
Nice Rolling Terrain
New Cement tees
New Signage
New Layout
Greatly Improved since the last I played

Played it again over the weekend, They had changed the layout of the course added signs and cement pads. It is much improved and I encourage others who may have played it over the last year to come see the new holes.

-nice mix of holes
-good baskets
-18 holes
-unique park layout
-new cement pads
-nice tee signs and markers
-brooms on most holes
-great mix of shots,elevation, and distances!

-slightly confusing layout( download map before playing, i got mine from a friend and posted it on the links/file tab above), or play the course with someone whos familiar with it)

I originally rated this course as average, but going back a year later I was happy to see so many improvements. Several holes were changed and revamped, the tee pads were cemented and nice signs and markers were installed. This course has had so much work done to it and is looking better than ever! This course is now FAR from an average course and is one of west michigans best!