-Concrete Pads
-Decent tee signage
-Map boards in several locations
-A few alternate pads and pin locations
-2 baskets hanging from trees
-Mostly disc golf area of park (see cons)
-While mostly open, a few shape shots necessary
-Can go for ice cream after (famous Blue Bunny Ice Cream)

-Walking path in play on several holes
-Some alternate pins not on signage (#1 was back in the trees)
-Play close to some backyards on a couple of holes
-Alternate tee for #7 appeared unplayable

West Floyd Park is located on the western side of the "Ice Cream Capital of the World", Le Mars, IA. A sprawling park overall, the course plays mostly in the Floyd River valley (the western half of the park). An above average park course with some long holes and a few tight windows. A few holes start open and finish in the trees. #1 has an alternate pin just inside the trees (could be a risk of going on the river), #2 had a short right turn into trees to a nice hanging basket, #10, 11, 14 and 17 play up and around a line of trees. #4 does have a man made arch to throw through, while #6 is your only true wooded hole. The rest of the course is open with a handful of trees. An enjoyable round to be had by most skill levels here. A small chance of lost discs with the river really not coming into play, unless you try the alternate tee on #7, but the grass in the rough was quite long in areas. Navigation is easy with the course map in at least 3 locations around the course. Ran into someone who helps with the course as we were finishing mentioning the possibility of added holes in an adjacent unused part of the park. That would add to the rating here, along with a few more benches. I would play this course again, if in the area, and then go for ice cream again...I'd have earned it.

-great use of land
-usually well kept up and clean
-alternate tees and pin placements
-have yet to see it busy
-some tech holes, some chances to let fly
-large tee pads
-good signs and baskets

-WINDY OFTEN
-can be a bit buggy, but not bad
-#17, damn i hate that hole...but in a good way.
-a few early holes too similar
-if not mown, the grass is LONG AND thick.

i wish i lived 20 minutes closer, i would play this course every day! i absolutely love the fairness of the course, the variety of open, trees, and elevation.
its not really long enough for the pros, but the intermediates will have a good time.
the back 9 is pretty cool, and now they have a wall up to protect you on the 14 teebox from the 13 tee shot.
ask me to play here, unless i am out of gas, i will never say no.

Currently my favorite course. Great use of the area and a very good variety of shots. Mostly open shots with 1-2 obstacles per shot. The area is blocked from the wind too.

A few more shots in wooded area would be nice (though not really possible for the area) and need to watch out for throwing discs in river.

Too bad that due to flooding they had to take out some shrubs along the bike path that really effects the look (and a few shots) of the course. Still a real fun course but hopefully they will be able to replant.

Has an easy to follow course legend next to the parking lot with a great scorecard that has the layout on one side and score on the opposite. The scorecard shows scoring for both rec and advanced pars which is a plus considering the signs only show rec.

Good use of the area given by the city to install this 18 hole course. Also, the city does an outstanding job of keeping the grass mowed and looking sharp.

There is also a practice basket close to hole one to use when waiting for people to join you for a round. There are always people out playing this course at almost any point during the day probably because there aren't many 18 hole courses close by.

Good use of variation of holes and this course is very beginner friendly

Wish there were more obstacles. Most of the holes have the same type of shot accept of few, and mostly all in the open. This course is mostly directed at beginner to intermediate though some holes still take a bit of skill.

Needs more trash cans and some benches. Some of the trash cans are in weird places like tied to trees that are close to the pins. I have also notices quite a bit of yard waste that seems to be dumped into the trees by people living with their backyards connected to the course. A pretty big hassle if a drive ends up atop a pile of grass or twigs.

Great course to play if in the area with nice players that frequent the course often. There is also a disc club that puts on tournaments and offer league which makes it nice.

-18 full holes
-Nice tee signs with adequate information for finding the next basket and or tee.
-A nice mix of length. Some bomber holes but some other shorter shots that require you to hit a certain line.
-Cement tees
-Good locals here which are helpful and they have leagues and tournaments often.
-This part of the park is disc golf only except for the bike path which isn't really in the way
-A few holes are in the woods and many others border the woods or have a tree or two strategically placed.
-A bit of elevation here that is used well.
-This is a well maintained and clean city park. It should never be overgrown or unplayable.
-Nice baskets
-Practice basket at the beginning

-You could lose a disc, I found one and almost lost one.
-A few times you can see a few baskets and you don't know which one you are shooting at.
-Some of the holes are too open and don't really require a line outside of avoiding a few small obstacles
-Can be very crowded as this is the only course in town and the only 18 hole course for a while.
-Could get quite windy and buggy here. It is open and near water.

I enjoyed this course but it did kind of get old towards the end. It was longer but still fairly open. Due to the length I would say this course plays to the intermediate level but a rec or beginner could handle it just fine. They might just have to throw some longer approaches. I would recommend playing here as it is the best course in the area.

2022 Update: This course is pretty similar to the course that I played 10 years ago. However, there have been small tweaks on many holes that make the course more interesting and enjoyable. The Kobe/Mamba mando hole is creative and fun. Other baskets are now hanging, elevated, or moved into the trees near the river. It's a great example of a course that gradually improved over time without a big remodel. Just constantly working on getting better. I bumped up my review to 3.5 from 3.