Youth Park is a small multi use local park that's disc golf course sits across the spacious parking lot in a tight landlocked piece of land .Port O Lets are near the parking lot , and trash cans are nearby and on the course . The course was freshly mowed when I was there , and the park was clean and any rough was cut way back . There is a mailbox near the far end of the parking lot near hole 1 that has some pretty cool scorecards with a map on it . Not that you really need the map . The course flows well . The baskets are your basic Chainstar that is prevalent to many of the disc golf courses in Florida . The signage ( missing #17 ) is actually pretty good , with Hole # , par , length and flight path . All of the holes have cement tee pads , but I guess with the water retention in the park , some have cracked , which is surprising for a course built in 2009 . There are multiple pins on many of these holes , but since the park is semi open , you can see the baskets . This course seems to be a popular hangout for the local disc golfers . I even played a few holes with some good ams . The course is flat and easy with hole distances ranging from 225' - 327' but most in the 240 to 290 area . The course has 2 water carries , #2 where you can throw alongside of the pond if you want and #7 , which is a little more of a tug to get across . Locals say that this course can hold water after a hard rain or 2 , which can make the course fairways toe to ankle deep in spots . To say that this course gets crowded at peak times is an understatement . I played on a Tuesday evening and there were players at half the baskets . This course is a fast play if not packed . I was able to play it in 50 minutes . A couple of the locals say that the random doubles draws on Mondays and Thursdays draw a good amount of players , so you may want to avoid those 2 evenings . #1's hole is the only one totally separated from the rest of the course. 260' left to right near the other sports . #18 is a good finishing hole , 327' with some woods to negotiate . Even though the course is tight , it seemed like no one was throwing on top of each other . There were some good basket placements like #9 into a basket surrounded by a grove of trees . Even though there was a patch of trees ( not enough to call a woods ) on a part of the course , several holes utilized it . It seemed like most of the holes either had trees near the tee pad , or in the fairway , or at the basket . #Signature Hole : If you are making me choose one , I guess the water carry #7 , 260' , where the basket is very close to the pond . I would classify this course as less challenging and more fun .

#1 Challenge . A couple of the more challenging holes use the tree section , and have no real lanes to drive into . I don't consider throwing and hoping that your disc doesn't clip a tree being a challenge . No doglegs , or hidden baskets . Good players will eat this course alive . #2 Safety . The walks to the holes are short and the course design did a good job of spacing in such a concentrated area , but this course is well suited for newbies and the 2 disc carrying groups . Combine that + wind and that can equal a drifting drive that can clip an unsuspecting player . #3 weather . I would avoid this course after a good rain or 2 . It was unseasonably dry in the Clearwater area when I played it , but a local told me that the back of the course becomes a mess and the pond can overflow . #4 Crowding . Be prepared to sit behind groups at peak playing times . The locals are pretty good at letting you cut through , but sometimes you cut right into other groups . Disc Risk : even though there is no deep rough to throw into , the pond poses a threat to swallow up your approach or driver ( some crosswinds ) on mainly 2 or 7 . I saw a local dejected after throwing his driver up into a tree on 17 and not being able to free it . The course is sooo flat . Just warning you . Bring bug spray . The course doesn't scream Beautiful Florida here at all , kind of mundane.

I know that the cons make it look like I disliked the course , but it couldn't be farther from the truth . If driving to the Clearwater beach area from a long drive and wanting to throw a course before checking in , this is the course for you . A good flat stretch course that you can climb out of your car , have the family go up and get a fountain drink round the corner , and get in a quick 45 minute round . The course won't knock your socks off with it's lack of variety , but it does have some water , some woodsy type area and some fun to it . My Recommendation : for newbies and casuals , this course will be their Valhalla . If living 10-15 minutes away , well worth it . If a vacationer , a good play . If a local or traveling pro , take some time out and play in the random draw on Mon and Thurs evening , or get in a quick round on the weekday mornings . Try this course . It may surprise .

Youth Park is a flat city park with scattered trees and a fair sized pond in the middle. Really, the pond only comes into play on two holes, # 2 and # 7. # 2 is 264' and the pond is on your left the entire way. # 7 plays 260' and the carry across the water is maybe 250' or you can play it safe by keeping right. This morning, there was a guy with a rake type instrument trolling for discs.

There is a mailbox at # 1 and surprise! It was full of maps/scorecards. The pads are nice, extra long concrete ones. Signs are small, faded metal ones. One was missing and one was beat up. The baskets are older Chainstars.

Other than the two water carries, the course was pretty much pedestrian. Hole distances ranged from 230' to 320'. # 6 is tight off the tee. # 14 requires a thread the needle drive between two trees approximately 12' apart. The # 16 basket is guarded by 10-12 smaller trees. # 17 is 275' with a ditch on your right and a fairly small gap to throw through. The final 10 holes all play into, through or out of scattered trees. The course does loop back to the parking lot.

Tee sign missing on # 17 and the sign on 15 is beat up and bent.

Baskets are older.

Two tee pads are badly cracked.

Every hole requires a straight throw off the tee. They started to look eerily similar. This is probably the only con that is really an issue. The others are mainly cosmetic.

Park is flat.

Youth Park DGC is a recreational level course with two pucker up and throw holes. Rec players will enjoy their game here but anyone better will probably be bored. Course designers did a admirable job with the terrain they were handed but in the end, this is still a flat hunk of land with a pond in the middle. It's pretty wide open and most players won't have to us more than about four discs.

(2.611 Rating) (REVISED - replayed October 2017) Youth Park served as my home course for 18 months. This course gets heavy usage and has regulars comprised of all skill levels.
- CHARACTER - Clearly the best thing about Youth park is the feeling that you know the space is dedicated to just disc golf. There's a bunch of picnic tables for seating, more than half of the tees are shaded, there's good hole signage, there's a community board with course map, there's trash cans, there's a few extra pin placements (1,2,7,14) and there's a practice basket. (unfortunately not used often due to its location)
- TEE PADS - They are all concrete and are generously long. at least 12 to 16 feet in length. Well above average in my opinion and more than you'll need. However, a few are cracking now and will likely start to affect throwing soon if left unrepaired.
- SCORECARD/MAP PROVIDED - As of my 179 courses played as of this revision, this is one of only three free courses that provides a free scorecard with map. They are located in the mailbox on (1) tee.
- MAINTENANCE - The grounds are mowed weekly. I've played over a hundred rounds here and only saw the grass higher than 6 inches once (Hurricane Irma). Despite the heavy use, trash has always been in check.
- FORGIVENESS - The odds of losing a disc due to an errant shot is low with a few exceptions. The water on holes 2 and 7 claim a lot of discs. The tree canopy is mostly pine and mixed Deciduous trees with very few disc robbing palms.
- DISC RETURN - I have lost 7 or 8 discs in the water as of the review revision, and all but 2 of them have been returned. Several, but not all, other regulars have the same good return rate. This is not a guarantee that you'll get a disc back, it just seems more likely than normal on this course.
- NAVIGATION - One of the easiest courses to navigate that I've ever played on the first round. The scorecard has a lot to do with that.
- LAYOUT FLOW - Although a tight layout, the flow of the course works pretty good. I don't think any holes require a walk over a hundred feet between basket and next tee. there are several opportunities to skip a group of holes (and yet easily come back and play skipped holes) if large groups are in the way.
- QUICK PLAY - A single, can easily complete a full 18 in under 45 minutes. groups of 4 usually play in under two hours, sometimes even an hour and a half.
- ACEABILITY - Numerous holes, is not all, are aceable, You will have great opportunities on holes (5, 9 and 13) every hole is under 330 feet. Personally, I have aced hole (9)
- EVENTS - There are two weekly events going on as of this review revision. There is random dubs on Monday and Thursday at 6:30 PM. $5 with optional $1.25 ace pot.

There are several unfixable conditions at Youth Park.
- TIME WAITING - This course gets heavy use and often has mob golfing going on during the summer with groups of 10 or more. Typically the large groups will let faster group through (or try to get you to join in), but you'll still have to wait on that initial hole.
- UNIQUENESS - The holes themselves in terms variety are well below average. All of the holes play between 225 and 327 feet. There is only one sweeping shot (#7) and that's if it's in the long position only. There are no pocket shots left or right, and there are no blind baskets. There are no 4's or 5's. I will say however, that there are a bunch tee shot tree windows and finishing tree windows to hit. There is one for sure overhead play on (16), otherwise it's a poke and hope shot.
- SPACING - Well below average, Several of the fairways feel partially shared. Discs constantly end up in other fairways. Black aces have happened. In addition, considering that the course is typically full of players, you will always be wise to keep your head up and aware of other groups teeing off.
- ELEVATION - Really none to speak of. I know that this is typically for Florida, but this course is flat for even Florida standards. no more than 5 feet of elevation change throughout the entire course.
- DIFFICULTY - Not much of a challenge to advanced players as they should have no problem breaking par and being several shots down . Intermediate and Rec players may be delighted however as it can be a feel good round. It's a great opportunity for those players to finish under par as well.
- BEAUTY - If you're the player that enjoys a nice scenic course, this isn't it. It's below average at best. Nearby courses Picnic, Tocobaga and Taylor are all much more scenic.

A good course for those living within 5-10 miles. A great beginner course due to low amount over hazards and overgrowth. Probably worth a look see if you've already hit a majority of the area courses or if you're like me and feel the need to play every course once. Not recommended to out of region players looking to play one or two area courses. In that scenario, consider these area courses instead; Cliff Stevens, Taylor, Picnic, Oldsmar, Cypress or Medard. All of those courses are rated in Florida's top 20 on this site, except Oldsmar, which is a new course and doesn't have 11 reviews yet to qualify for the rankings.

- Course is located in a small neighborhood off a main road and is surrounded by baseball, softball, and soccer fields; very large sports complex.
- Course has a very nice flow; each hole transitions perfectly into the next, you won't get lost at this course.
- Tee-pads are brand new, perfect length.
- Tee-signs are extremely accurate and very well detailed.
- Course offers a few good opportunities to throw an ace without "handing them out".
- Each hole has its own identity; some have trees, some are wide open, but most have a defined fairway and many paths and throwing types to get to the basket.
- Provides a moderate challenge for beginners while still providing a small challenge for advanced players.
- Alternate pin placements on 3 holes provide some variety to the course.
- Course design has squeezed all possible space from the area; most tee pads are at the edge of property.
- Custom scorecards available inside mailbox at hole #1's tee.

- The pond; due to the unusually heavy rainfall this year, the banks of the pond are 4-5 feet higher than normal.
- The fence on hole #2 comes into play frequently; usually a headwind on this hole and most throws are thrown over fence to fade back towards the water and basket. Retrieving a disc from over the fence is now considered trespassing and the employees at the complex are not very friendly.
- Course becomes very boring after playing it a few times.
- Not uncommon to have children playing in the fairway on hole #1.
- There is a person that lives in the sports complex, I have no idea why, but he is not very nice.

- Youth Park DGC is a nice, shorter course located in Pinellas Park Florida. As a whole, the course fulfills the need of the area; a shorter course for locals to play when they can't play the nicer, bigger ones. It provides a nice challenge and is a great course to play if you only have an hour to play.

- I would not make a day trip to play this course unless you are making a day out of the other awesome courses Pinellas County has to offer.

This course is packed tightly into the park, using pretty much all of the space. Unlike a lot of courses that do this, it doesn't feel too claustrophobic, though there weren't too many other while I was there.

I also like a lot of the holes. It's an open area but there are a lot of trees. Selfishly, I like the fact that it felt very RHFH friendly, as the first seventeen holes had nice left to right lines to avoid the trees and give you a chance to park the hole. Every hole here offers a realistic birdie chance if your drive is accurate.

The pond is the central feature and it does come into play on two holes. I'm guessing a different pin placement for 1 would bring the lake into play there as well.

It'd also be an interesting place for an ace race. There are no real acre run holes, but there are around 16 possible ace holes.

While I don't dislike any of the holes here, I don't love any of them either. The big reason for that is that there is a dearth of a variety. They are mostly the same distance and while the trees often force to you curve your shot into the basket, they are primarily located directly in front of the tee.

And, as to fit the confines of the park, the fairways are packed very close together. On a bust day, you would have to be constantly wary of an errant disc and in some places, an on target one. It's mostly back and forth across the field, with each fairway a few yards to the right or left of the previous.

I'd play Youth Park again if I was in the area. It's not a world-view changing course, but it's fun and it's a quick eighteen.

- Not too hard to get to; located close to US 19 and Gandy Blvd. in Pinellas County.
- 7-Eleven just down the street from the park.
- You can start on hole 1, 8, or 15 and still finish at the parking lot (I start on 15 to get warmed up).
- Other park activities nearby.
- A good practice course; you can work all on shots here; most holes have FH and BH routes and a few have great thumber routes.
- Scorecard // map in the mailbox on 1.
- Ample parking in either the course lot or by the basketball courts // baseball fields (that entrance is a little further west of the DGC entrance on 66 Ave).
- Several trash cans and picnic benches on course.
- The course is actually very LHBH friendly.

- Not much for big arms; only two holes (2 and 18) longer than 300 feet.
- The layout is repetitive as others have said and probably would have been better off as a long 9 rather than a short 18.
- The big pond floods onto fairways for 2 and 7 during the summer, and any other fairways can be soggy; be ready if it's rained recently. Also, the course is mowed a lot, but due to the soggy ground, this causes mud buildup and the mowers often leave long, muddy tracks all over the course. Mud and dirt and sloppy wet conditions are the norms after ANY kind of rain, which means most of the summer the course is soft and soggy. Around the lake, the water starts where the mowing line stops and your feet will sink in. Even a disc only a foot past the mow line will be in the water.
- Bugs can be an issue during the summer.
- No permanent restrooms.
- Some of the concrete tees are starting to wear and break apart and some signs are missing.
- If there is soccer and baseball going on, the lot will be more than full and there will be nowhere to park; recently the city has expanded events on weekends and this has gotten much worse.
- There can be only three or four other groups on the course and it will still feel crowded due to the small size.
- Park is bordered by warehouses so winds can be deceptive on breezy days.
- The course is small and can get crowded if it's busy.
- Some baskets are close to each other and some greens actually overlap by a foot or two.
- The Walgreens on 70 Ave / US 19 no longer carries discs.
- This really should have been a long 9 with dual tee pads or baskets rather than a short 18; there's just no variety and if you're anything other than a beginner, there's just not much challenge out here. It's just straight shots.

For anyone who hasn't played here in the last year, there are some trees removed after falling during Irma, and some underbrush has been permanently removed, so the course is a little more open than before.

I throw thumbers off of 2 and 7 to avoid the lake, and at least one person always asks me "Why didn't I ever think to try that?"

Additional Thought - Because of the two ponds on the property and the fact that the property holds drainage from 62 Ave and has ditches running down two sides of the course, the fairways hold a TON of water after any substantial rain. The soft ground is making some tee pads crack and come apart and any area where there isn't grass will be slick mud. I played a recent round four days after any significant rain and every fairway was waterlogged. Even on a sunny day here, if it's summer, you'll probably want extra socks, lots of towels, and waterproof shoes.

Recently, the number of squids and other less desirable visitors has increased. Because of this, I'd like to see all the picnic tables removed until the pandemic is over.

The palm tree between #11, #12, and #13 needs to be removed. It's in the ideal line for all three holes.

Having been playing here for a long time, I can say this course is losing what little value it had. The tees are in very poor shape, #1, #2, and #7 are poorly designed (IMHO) and neither are beginner friendly at all - even the short pad for #2 doesn't help if you've got a noddle arm - and there's just not much play value. The recent softball and soccer crowds make playing on the weekends all but impossible and the only thing keeping me coming back here is the fact the course is only a few blocks from where I live.

I've heard PInellas Park is considering removing the course for more parking / athletic fields, and honestly, I think I'd be okay with this, as long as they replace it with another course (I've heard Pinebrook Park off Belcher Road might be getting a course put in). This place just needs too much work to be a regular play for me.

Yes, I rated Azalea higher than Youth. Azalea is better maintained and doesn't have standing water half the summer and the tees there aren't falling apart. This course needs some TLC.

This is the newest course in Tampa Bay. You can get in a round solo in about 40 minutes as the tees are very close to the last pin. That makes navigation a breeze.

Parking is convenient and a practice basket is handy.

Water comes into play mainly on 2 holes and is really only a danger if you are wild or are one of those guys here on DGCR who say you can throw 350 but really can't clear 305 of water (Hole 7).

Trees are challenging and force you to use lots of hyzer.

I have never seen this course crowded but the people I have met are nice.

Lake is gator free last I knew and that makes for some peace of mind when retrieving a disc from the water.

Finally installed great drainage. I went last week a day after a big rain and the property was dry. This place used to have standing water for weeks. Fixed!

It would have been nice if they had made the flow a little more convenient to get from the parking to the practice basket and then to hole 1 rather than having to walk through hole 1 to get to the practice basket.

The property is quite small for 18 holes. That makes for a tight squeeze and could get dangerous if there are a lot of people on the course.

The course can start to feel repetitive as you shoot toward the street and then back toward the park and then back to the street, etc. That is due to the small size of this property.

Would be nice if there were more anny lines.

Plenty of roller potential. They did install drainage that would mess with some rollers now.

The lake gets really deep if you get more than 15-20 feet from the bank. If your disc is in that range it is an easy retrieval.

I would have marked this course higher if it wasn't so repetitive, had more shot variety, and had a bit more length. I can't write this without say this course has been a blessing to me because of its location but also because it has forced me to work on my hyzer and has brought down my scores on the other area courses. A great course where you can disc down and work on the basics.

Tee pads, signage

Short, most holes are a straight line.

Youth Park DGC is a short, straightforward course well suited for casual players and beginners right in the center of Pinellas County. Set on a sparsely wooded square plot of land with a pond, Youth Park features excellent signage and tee pads, straight ahead shots on all but the first hole, and just enough trees and salt bush to teach you a bit of control.

Hole #1 is the only hole on the course that is not a straight line; the pond on the left and the parking lot on the right require a good anhyzer shot, or you can take an angle away from the water off the tee. After that every hole is straight, and the whole course is strictly par 3 in terms of distance and challenge. Water comes into play on two other holes, including a long carry on hole #7 should you choose to play it that way. Learning to navigate over or around water obstacles is a required skill in this part of the world, so even considering these three water holes, Youth Park is still a good beginner's course. Otherwise, there are enough trees to require accuracy off the tee, particularly on the back nine, though even if your tee shot does ping off of wood, recovery is not too big a challenge. The trees are not thick and undergrowth, unlike some other area courses, is not an issue. The course is somewhat tight in terms of holes being close to each other, but there's enough of a buffer generally that this would be a problem on only the most crowded days.

The advantages of nice tee pads, easy navigation, central location, and being geared toward beginner and casual players will probably ensure that Youth Park gets plenty of play. There are other courses in the county that are both more scenic and more challenging, but even so Youth Park is definitely worth a visit, and is a good place to introduce others to the game.

I will give credit to C.R. here for being creative with the small amount of land he had to work with. The tee pads are a good size. The course is easy to navigate. The course is not crowded. Port-a-johns on site. Great beginner course!

The biggest two are:

More than 50% of the holes are flooded and I mean over your ankles. You can play 1 and 2 without getting your feet soaked, but 3-6 and then 8-13 you are constantly trudging through some nasty swamp water. Then 15 and 16 you are wading through more water, no way around it.

The course is extremely short. I mean short. I brought a full bag and used a roc and putter 90% of the time. Some shots get boring and redundant.

There are maybe 5 holes that I would say are fun/interesting, but not difficult. All holes are easily reachable if you can throw 250-300. Most holes have little to no technical challenge/wide open. In the dry season (winter) it could be a better play.