Very well marked, good flow, good course for newbies wanting to work on throws. Beautiful course that follows the walking trails.

Beer cans littered a few holes, broken glass on the paths from bottles. For beginners, the fairways are tight.

Update as of 02.03.2020. Course has been updated for the first time in years! I will add the info at the relevant holes.

This review will be way too in depth but this was my course as a kid in the 90's. I wish I could play the old course now but we do still have a course here so time to review it!
Some may feel my rating is too high but hear me out. I base my rating on how difficult the course is vs the average course, how scenic it is, is there a line to each pin..etc

-Difficulty. On the surface this looks like a simple course but you show me someone who has fired a -9 in 1 round and I'll show you a liar. (update. I still contend no one has gone -9 on this course on first shots...ever)

Hole 1 - one of the tougher holes on the course right out the gate. The parks recently opened the tunnel by SEVERAL feet. This has made the hole a bit more getable but it is not an easy shot. The pictures on DG are not current. I will attempt to get new ones. RH - You need an overstable anney flick out to the left of the tunnel or an overstable driver released on an anney if you go up the tunnel. It plays uphill so the common miss is landing too short. The basket is now way out on the field not at the end of the tunnel as the picture shows on here. There are also a couple of trees out near the green for added fun. (2020 update: hole the same as 2018 review)

Hole 2 - Basically a straight shot off the tee. It plays downhill with a fair bit of trees in the way. It's borderline poke and hope. Throw a stable putter or mid (depending on your power) flat it just needs to ride off to the right ever so slightly then straighten up by the time it starts to fade a bit it should be at the basket. Miss your line and you'll hit and ricochet into potential scary levels of undergrowth at times. The Parks folks clear it out a few times a year. If you catch it when it hasn't been cleared..oh boy. It can be hard to judge depth here so don't throw a green or clear disc. better to miss right then to hyzer out early. (2020 update: This hole has been cleared a ton! very open and many will get the 2 here now)

Hole 3 - (2020 Update) Brand New Hole design.
WHAT IS THIS AND WHO'S IDEA WAS THIS?!? This is not disc golf unless you throw a spinning chainsaw. Folks, this is what bad design looks like. The parks must have wanted to move old hole 3..fine I get it. The old hole 3 was junk and you threw right at the walking path. New hole 3. A pad thrown down on the ground and a basket put downhill about 215ft away. No trees removed, no lines made, just throw and go find your disc. It's silly. It literally like me walking into the woods and putting down a pad then walking 200 feet in one direction and putting a basket and go "wa-la!" If you go long you could easily scoot under brush and maybe to the pond. The OB path is still in play.

Hole 4 - I play this park for Holes 4-6. Hole 4 is an "empty your bag" full of putters hole. Ace Runs city. This hole can be/is daunting for beginners or anyone who cannot throw straight 200 feet, especially if there has been recent rain. You cannot throw long or skip left because the drainage/creek that spills into the pond it right next to the basket. The picture is very accurate here. Flick or backhand work; you just need the disc to land flat.
Hole 5 - 2 lines to the basket. The open left slow turnover line or the small right gap. You want to hit the turnover left gap.The hole plays downhill and there is a creek/spillway about 45ft from the pin that can have water if it has rained or be really overgrown with brush. This is another hole like hole 2 to where it can be very difficult to find your disc if you don't land in the circle on your drive. There is a rise behind the basket so throw ace runs and the they'll be stopped by the hill. Landing short/hyzering left is bad especially if the underbrush hasn't cleared. When I played holes 2 and 5 were both cleared out.
Hole 6 - (2020 Update...much of the area around the basket has been cleared, much easier to get to the circle now) The picture here is wrong. I have not seen the basket in that location for 2 years. The basket is in a much more difficult location dead straight but about 40 feet further and surrounded by trees about in that brush that you seen in the picture. It has been cleared out, so you throw straight across the field about 270-280. You can come in on a slight hyzer RHBH.

Hole 7 - (2020 Update!) What's old is new again.the parks combined the Hole 9 pin and Hole 8 pad and make a nice ending hole 9.Much better flow! That means old hole 7 is now hole 8 and we have a new(old) Hole 7! I believe this hole is from a previous iteration of the course. It's tough to get into the circle as there are so many guardian trees but it's a good tough and not nonsense like the new hole 3. You need a slow disc in grippy plastic..(DX, Jawbreaker....Gateway SS or SSS. some that will stop where it lands....if you hyzer in with champ plastic or similiar and get through you will 100% skip 30-60ft left down the hill.

Hole 8 - And here we are at old hole 7, now hole 8. Still ridiculous. It's just so hard to magic carpet your way through the trees and stop at the pin and not shoot long or hit a tree early. Clearly the Parks folks did this vs anyone who plays disc golf. It's comical and I will go on a ledge and say it is the worst hole in St. Louis. There are trees everywhere in the way. The best opportunity is an anny flick or lefty backhand. If you are only RHBH you have 10% chance and that may be generous. The straight shot won't get there and even if it did the gap is at best 8ft but the trees were cut to not allow a straight shot. The best play for RHBH is to hyzer flip something pretty under-stable that starts left and slowly rides back right. I may get the 2 here 1 in 10 throws
Hole 9 - (2020 Update) Now you throw from the old Hole 8 pad to Hole 9 basket. I always played it that way anyway. Only time you bring a driver out. Flat shot with a left skip. Most folks will clock a tree and go flying off in a random direction. There is dense brush right around the corner where the hole 8 basket was. If you hit early and kick down left at the where the fairway opens it could be hard to find.

Hole 10 - What's this you say Hole 10?!? That's right, just play the old Hole 9. The teepad is right down by the walking path. No longer labeled but you can clearly see the old design. Straight uphill shot to the basket. not much in the way.

I can play several rounds here in a row and find lots of enjoyment with the throws. I typically throw 2-3 rounds at a time and that still takes only an hour if I bring 5-6 discs with me.

Great for 1 disc rounds to work on control and release angle. Every hole is 2-able (forgetting the nonsense of new Hole 3 which needs help )

Well that was exhaustive. The course is clearly not perfect and the No.1 problem with the course and another reason why going -9 is quite difficult is the Baskets. Hole one has an actual new-ish Innova Disc Catcher. The other baskets are ancient single chain ring Innovas with very shallow baskets. These things don't catch much. good luck

-Overgrowth/too much clearout. If the course hasn't been cleaned up for a bit it can be very time consuming looking for shots on holes 2,5,6. However the clear out goes to far when they do clean up all the challenge is removed. There is a sweet spot, just have to hope you play it at the perfect time.

Teepads- They are all different, some concrete, dirt, some on paths. The worst is hole 6. It's quite rooty so be careful.

Hole 8 - Deserves a mention again. I'm not gonna lie, I think the parks did this as a joke.

I wish I still had pictures of the course from the 90's. There were some memorable and difficult shots and I don't think many DG players in StL ever got the chance to throw it. Hole 7 pictured here is one of the old holes and it was just an example. There were others that were good too, one that went around the pool, the next was an uphill tunnel into the woods. The park was once twice as large and heavily wooded but it's all been cleared out in the last decade. bummer. Still the nostalgia of being in this park playing disc golf cannot be bested if you grew up in Sunset Hills/Crestwood. Watson Trails park was the "Park"
I'd love to walk with someone who remembered the original course to show folks what a course it was. Very challenging.

-Really nice park with flourishing scenery and wildlife.
-Most holes have concrete tee pads.
-Plays very quick. Good for two or three runs.
-Good variety in approach shots
-Ample birdy opportunities for intermediate players.

-No chances to throw a big drive. Even when you play the longer holes, like 5, 6, 7... there are just too many trees in the way.
-Finding hole 7 was a challenge my first time out.
-I don't appreciate how the fairway on hole 3 runs thirty feet behind the hole 2 basket.
-Little variety in drives.
-Designated tee off markers for every hole would be nice.

I'm reading a lot of reviews that I simply can't agree with. Granted I've started playing this course in 2015, but I think many complaints are from previous issues that have been addressed.

This course has very decorated holes, hole 7 and 8 both have decorative plants lining the fairways. All the baskets are intact and there's little to no vandalism around the park. Very calm atmosphere when you play due to the course being somewhat secluded in spots.

There are no directions or marking arrows, and there are no maps of the course whatsoever. It is somewhat compacted in the area its in. Hole 4 seems to smell like stagnant water.

The course is a nice addition in south county and really shows that not everything is Suburban around the area. Not only is the course nice but the park as a whole is worth a walk around.

This course is easily accessible, gives you a challenge of both narrow fairways, and open drives. They have changed the layout of this course since I have last played it, and I am liking the new positions so far.
This is a great course to make up your own tee pads on

Course is kinda crammed in, and in a very public park which means you may have to wait for park goes to move. Lots of mud on the back few holes where they have attempted to lay straw down to protect it.
New layout took out the shot over water on 3rd hole which i enjoyed and hit my first ace on

I would like to see this course laid out a bit differently, but all in all its worth playing.

Very clean course, fun 9 holes, require a lot of shot variety off the tee, water on one of the holes the course is well manicured and in a great park setting. quick course that you can play 2 or three times in a day.

Mulch tee pads. only 9 holes, most holes are pretty short, you could play most with a mid range.

Nothing bad to say about this course, I just really like it, great little technical course that requires some finesse shots, wish it had more holes.