Pleasantly surprised by the thought and effort put into this "conversion" course as it played better than any of the temporary courses Ive played on golf courses. This course has a lot of nice views, challenging holes, birdie opportunity holes, and fun holes. It has a Disc Golf Country club feel as you are reminded of the golf course on most of the holes, by either playing near or around the same water hazards and the very well manicured grass. Tee pads are either cart paths (only a few) or a very well done hard rubberized material. They are diamond plate molded which seemed to give great traction. Most holes were easy to determine the fairways and desired lines. Quite a bit of choice in shot style as most holes are open off the tee and either shot style would work. Baskets are easy to spot on most holes. Carts are a blessing at this course, as several holes are far apart and being a ball golf course the holes are spread out quite a bit. Especially after walking the other course earlier, the carts were really nice for the 2nd round of the day. Water features are very nicely used and add a very picturesque feel to the course while playing. While daunting in look, most were very easy to avoid, or throw over without much worry or effort, mind you it was very little wind when we played. We ordered food before heading out and they were more than happy to accommodate us with to-go containers and cups for our adult beverages. We met 2 really nice guys before heading out who sent us a really cool interactive map for the course found here.
https://www.google.com/maps/d...nEwqC1i489V3g

Some holes are insanely long (1st hole 740ft both tees) and look even longer due to the wide open spaces of the golf course. A few of the really long holes are hard to follow the desired path so the map is a necessity. Tees can be a pain to find as well, some follow the flow of the golf course, others don't, but there is no directional signs from basket to next tee in 95% of the time. Signage is, well, decent. They are stuck in the ground about 2ft high, very hard to spot in most cases as a bush, tree stump or even elevated golf tee can obscure your view of them. While the signage was pretty detailed and gave you a good visualization of the hole, unfortunately this is your best clue to where the next tee pad is, and its difficult to spot in many cases. We usually just referred to the map when we had to and drove in the general direction of the tee and finally found the sign. Some baskets to tees are crazy far. I would not want to walk this course more than once in a day, and maybe never. Add the total distance (7200+ ft from short tees, 8400+ from long tees) with the walk from basket to next tee, Id bet its close to 12000+. One basket to tee is probably 1500-1800ft alone. This would be killer if you were not prepared or trained to play and walk that much in one round. No course map provided by the pro shop when you pay, just some instructions on finding the first tee. Kind of disappointed in the fact that it seems they started to treat and design the DG course as a valued part of their golf complex, but then fell short in the details like tee signage, directional signage, course maps. Being a golf course, Id love to see some extra amenities that they tend to offer the ball golfers, such as disc washers or towels on some holes, since it is pay to play, not just for the carts. Pro shop does not sell any discs! This amazed me that they didn't have even a few base plastics for folks to purchase before their round for the water holes.

I would play here again for sure, as the pros out weighed the cons for me. I would get a cart for sure, and probably would prefer to play it only once in a day, and definitely as the 2nd round if playing a multi-round day as you want to be warmed up playing this course as the distance will test your arm from hole 1.

I've never had so much fun at a 9 hole course! No doubt that a big reason for the high fun factor is that you can rent an electric cart. Playing faster plus conserving your energy equals more rounds played. We played four times with a nice lunch at the on site sports bar after round 2. Having four cracks at the same holes really helps you learn the course and improve on your strategies and scores.

As for the course itself, it uses the terrain well. Two holes involve water and elevation is a factor in five of the nine holes. The layout is fair: there aren't any holes that rely on luck and no "throw away" holes that are just too darned easy. The distances are not overly long and there are good risk-reward opportunities.

I would highlight holes 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 as being especially interesting and challenging. The first hole forces you to hang an approach shot (or a drive for big arms) out over the water and hyzer in to the hillside basket area. It's a fun shot. The second hole features a downhill drive with two lanes to the basket and water to the left. Seven and eight are longer, hilltop holes that allows you to air out your drivers. Nine is a fun shot across a valley. If you like to watch a disc glide, you will likely want to empty your bag on this last hole.

Since it's part of a "ball" golf course facility, the course maintenance is fantastic. It is "pay to play" but we played all afternoon in a rental cart for a total of $10 per player.

Hole 3 is not my favorite. The basket is in a mowed "target area" surrounded by unmowed grass that is OB. I'm not a fan of such artificial OB areas and it seems kind of gimmicky to me.

The Peoria area just keeps getting better as a DG mecca! To have this course and Megiddo both added this year to a lineup that includes great courses like McNaughton, Northwood, Lake Eureka and Bradley tells me that Peoria is starting to rival Quad Cities as a Midwest destination. What's a great way to finish up your day after getting beat up by McNasty and Megiddo? A rental cart and a beer at Sunset Hills!