simplepmart
Birdie Member
In defense of the OP, Chicago is HORRIBLE in comparison to almost any other major city I've been to when it comes to great disc golf courses. I lived in the Chicagoland area for 14 years and the ONLY good dg to be found is in the Joliet area (Highland) (Channy) and just a little north of that Oswego has a fun 18 hole course. Side note: Rockford (although a nice complex) is not Chicago, so I don't count those courses in the equation. I've played each of those (3 listed) courses at least 50 times and they outrank (by a LONG margin) any other courses in the entire Chicago metro area. Luckily I lived only 10 minutes from Oswego and 20 minutes from Joliet or I probably would have gave up disc golf. That's how bad the courses are around Chicago.
Now having lived in Kansas City the last year and a half, I am surrounded by some of the most amazing disc golf courses in the country. No matter what direction I drive from my house I can find incredible disc golf that blows Chicago courses out of the water, and it's not even close.
It's not wrong for the OP to state his opinion that Chicago disc golf (on the whole) is terribly lacking. It's true. He is not saying the 'clubs' are bad or the people/golfers are bad...just the courses. Kudos to him for stating his opinion, even if it ruffles the locals feathers. If these locals were smart they would stop being defensive and engage the OP in meaningful forward thinking conversations (even if it stings a little) and use his energy and desire to better their current courses and/or possibly bring in a new top notch 18 hole course(s) for the betterment of the greater disc golf community in that city.
Now having lived in Kansas City the last year and a half, I am surrounded by some of the most amazing disc golf courses in the country. No matter what direction I drive from my house I can find incredible disc golf that blows Chicago courses out of the water, and it's not even close.
It's not wrong for the OP to state his opinion that Chicago disc golf (on the whole) is terribly lacking. It's true. He is not saying the 'clubs' are bad or the people/golfers are bad...just the courses. Kudos to him for stating his opinion, even if it ruffles the locals feathers. If these locals were smart they would stop being defensive and engage the OP in meaningful forward thinking conversations (even if it stings a little) and use his energy and desire to better their current courses and/or possibly bring in a new top notch 18 hole course(s) for the betterment of the greater disc golf community in that city.