- Wonderful park setting for a course. Good shelters and parking.
- Course plays out and back, basically, wrapping around the shelters and parking lot. Good flow and layout. Well maintained course with managed (but decently thick) undergrowth skirting some fairways.
- Great signage and decent baskets. Good, large concrete tee pads. All done very well.
- Good length variation on this course, which is difficult in just 9 holes. Lengths varying from a couple under 200' to a couple at 360' and one long par 4 at 500+. Hardly ever see that on a nine.
- Similarly, variations in hole type and style. Mostly wooded, but a couple pretty open holes. Short ace runs, deuce-or-die, and a couple where you may want to pick a specific lay-up area to card that 3. Nice.
- To that point, signs have competitive and casual pars listed - and they're both right on. So often community parks just throw a par number at a hole and it really doesn't mean anything, but that's not the case here. Well done.
- #2 is a very cool looking ace run that took me by surprise.
- #4 is a no-joke, tight, wooded par 3 that takes some skill and thought.
- #7 is the par 4, and is almost two holes in one. Open drive for the first 300' followed by a nice 200' wooded tunnel shot if your drive lands in the entry. Good, classic hole design.
- #9 is a great downhill finishing hole that plays a bit shorter than the listed distance.

- Really, about the biggest thing holding this course back from being the absolute model of 9-hole courses is multiple pins or pads. Maybe some more landscaping/trimming. That's about it though.
- Really no signature hole on the course, and certainly nothing epic - which is actually normal for 9 holers. A couple memorable ones though.

- In general, I like how approachable this course is for all skill levels. Beginners won't be discouraged, and experienced players will enjoy the hole design and shot shaping challenges, even if they end up scoring very well.
- Among the best 9 hole courses I've ever played (Central Park in Oak Brook, IL really being the only other comparable 9 I've played). Thus it gets the highest rating I've ever given one - 3.5. Multiple pins or pads would probably push it to my max 4.0.

This course definitely took my by surprise and clearly earns the title of "Best 9 hole course in Illinois".

The design is flawless. The course absolutely perfectly utilizes the given land, the flow is excellent, and the holes are simultaneously fun, memorable, and challenging.

The course equipment is fantastic as well. The tees are carpet and work well. The tee signs are excellent and the new 2013 baskets look great and catch great.

It's fantastic that the city of Rochelle installed a course in this park. It really does provide a fantastic setting for a course.

I only rate 9 hole courses out of 4, and this gets a 3.5 out of 4.

The only reason it's not a perfect four in my eyes is that, at the end of the day, this course is still set in Illinois which has pretty boring terrain.

I guess another slight con would be that I could see leaves being annoying in terms of finding a disc. That's it though.

I played here with my family and it's totally worth going off of the I-39 as a break. It's about 10 or so minutes of the highway. I'd probably even say go out of your way to play this course.

At first, when pulling into the parking lot, it doesn't seem like much. But I assure you, it's a ton of fun, no holes repeat themselves, and you'll find yourself having a great time.

A big two-thumbs up to the designer of this course. I had a blast and will be coming back!

+ Set in a very nice wooded park with mature trees and gently rolling terrain.
+ Good variety of distances.
+ Nice job clearing out fairways, and some holes have a choice of fairways.
+ Although it was dry at the time I played, there is a drainage ditch / small creek that could offer a water hazard on a couple of holes, but you probably wouldn't lost your disc in it.
+ Carpet is an OK temporary tee ... better than just dirt
+ Excellent tee signs
+ Some cool settings for "greens" (especially #7).

- Off the beaten path (some may like that)
- Single tees and pin placements
- Some uneven and bumpy tees

None of these are big cons, especially if the tees are upgraded as mentioned in a designer response to another review. There seemed to be room to add tees and pin placements, so hopefully that is something they will consider.

Although I only happened to have three 150g beginner discs in my car, I'm glad I veered off I-39 to check out the course. I'm a big fan of technical courses, as opposed to more open bombers. It's obvious they have put work into this course. No wide open holes, but there are some legitimate ace runs, as well as a couple of opportunities to rip it, although you still need control. I look forward to going back with at least some of my regular discs.

Its fun! It's new and its close to Rockford! I enjoyed the course, its challenging, yet not too challenging, nice mix of holes and not all set up for RH, BH throwers

It's new and still needs work, signage needs work,

I was there on a Sunday afternoon and steady traffic coming and going, its going to get more popular as time goes on.

This course is brand new and they were able to clear a lot of trees to make nice fairways that run thru the woods. There a wide variety of shots which include different lengths and different elevation. It is scored fairly and it should not be crowded because it is new. Nice new chains and it was pretty easy to find discs in the rough.

Since it is new there are only mats instead of concrete tee-pads. There are a few signs missing but it is easy to navigate. This course is not close to anything. There is room for more than 9 holes.

I definitely enjoyed my round here and ended up playing thru it two times. Nothing beats brand new chains and the it was easy to find your disc in the rough considering it is a new course. This is a fun course but has a remote location. I will up my rating when they get concrete tee-pads.

good risk reward shots.
most shots had a safe play for 3 and a risky shot to 2.
flowed smoothly easy to find your way around even without signage

9 hole hopefully gets expanded
carpet and earth pads

thought the course did a good job of making you shape the line is you were going for the birdie.
quick fun course