Algona, IA

Williams Park

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1.85(based on 5 reviews)
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mndiscg
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Experience: 15.9 years 483 played 478 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Algona is not a disc golfing city 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Nice baskets
-Signs
-No garbage
-Nicely mowed always
-Parking and bathrooms inside
-Never crowded
-Ace opportunities

Cons:

-I couldn't even play hole 2 because there was a bus and a truck parked in the grass on the fairway. I was going to throw anyway but the drivers were in the vehicles and would have probably been mad if I hit them.
-Hole one is on a thin strip of grass next to a busy road
-The holes have the numbered circles on top of them but they are facing the wrong direction on almost every hole. You can also see many baskets from each sign and that makes it confusing.
-The land is flat and there aren't enough trees to make it challenging.
-Many signs are wrong in distance or just mis-leading with the picture
-This is a YMCA and there will be kids doing other things on the disc golf course
-There are no tees, just signs
-Some of the baskets are beginning to fall apart and I doubt that they would ever receive any maintenance.

Other Thoughts:

When looking at this site, I had been fairly excited to play in Algona. The state park had been rated a 3 and this one a 2.25. Both courses were a mess to navigate and both had little fun factor. This park simply isn't big enough to house a 9 hole disc golf course but they crammed it in there any way. I wouldn't stop here to play or in Algona at all unless they redesign the state park course. That place could be great with the scenery and land that is available.
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