Norwalk, IA

Windflower Park DGC

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knobby325
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Experience: 8.8 years 325 played 248 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Not a fan of the 18 tees to 9 baskets

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 25, 2023 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Concrete Tees
-Baskets OK
-A couple of risk/rewards shot around the stream

Cons:

-You'll need a map to find the right tee pad
-Not a fan of the 18 tees to 9 baskets
-A few trees, the stream to work around, not much else
-No signage other than a map at the start, info stamped on tees
-Can get busy on weekends
-Playground, BBall Courts, Walking path all in play

Other Thoughts:

Windflower Park hosts a reasonable DGC in the east part of Norwalk, IA. This is an 18 tees to 9 basket set-up. Not a fan. What makes it more tricky here is that the tees have the info stamped in them, so locating the next tee can be tricky, especially without the map. You can walk all the way to find that this is #12 instead of #4. This can also be a busy park, with a shelter, basketball courts, a playground and the local pool all within the park. The play is pretty vanilla. A few trees, a small stream to work over, some long some short, keep it in the park along the edges. The steam gives the most risk/reward, especially on #9/#18. I'm not saying a fun round can't be had here, but especially when busy, heading for the "back 9" might have you running into others. If this was in my neighborhood, I would play often. It is not one to travel for as there are many other options in the area. With that said, I probably won't play this one again.
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CraigTreptow
Experience: 6.9 years 10 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good for beginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 21, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Making 18 holes out of 9 baskets is actually pretty fun. The tee pads are marked very well, so all you have to do is look down and you know where to go next and where to throw. New trees have been planted.

Cons:

The creek is a magnet for my discs. Once the plants get tall in the Summer, any disc landing in there is lost. More trees would make this more interesting and fun.

Other Thoughts:

For me, this is a good course to practice on and work on your technique. It is generally not busy and open enough to not worry about working on your game
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dutchrunningriot
Experience: 35 played 8 reviews
1.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 3, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is located at a nice clean cut park. There is a minor creek going through the center which does not influence play to a great degree. The course is pretty open and most holes are in the 250-350 feet. So it isn't necessarily an ace race course, but most of the holes are fairly birdie-able.

Cons:

There are only nine baskets for the 18 holes. The second nine's tee pad add a little different variation from the from front nine, but nothing special. The course also works its way a shelter, skate park, pool, and basketball courts. When I played, there was not much going on. However, if people were at the park, this park would be very heavily congested and it would get amplified by the fact people are driving toward the same basket. Also, there are no tee signs, but rather the information is on the tee pads. The tee pads have an arrow which point to the next tee pad, but some of them have a sizeable walk. So I would suggest taking a picture at the entrance to the park which shows where all the tee pads and baskets are.

Other Thoughts:

This would be an solid city park nine hole course. However, I feel it was unnecessary to make it into an 18 holes. If you are in the area, it is not a bad course to try out. But I wouldn't make a special trip to play it.
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SpikeHyzer
Experience: 21.2 years 110 played 33 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Decent city park course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is a decent use of the land there. It has good tee pads and baskets. It was fun to play.

Cons:

I feel that the course design is very dangerous. There is a shelter by the first two holes that you have to be careful of. The skate I think is gone, but not sure. It was in play as well. There is a small creek that runs through the park which has a very steap edge to it that could make it potentially dangerous as many basket are placed with a few feet of it.

Other Thoughts:

The course itself, could be a great 9 hole course if they would redesign parts of it.
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mattmelcher
Experience: 24 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Windflower 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 8, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Easy to play. A great course for beginners, but still presents enough challenge for more advanced players. You don't need a big arm and a lot of stamina to play. Well placed trees and the creek can cause problems. Extra tees on holes 2-7 can be played so you get 18 holes in.

Cons:

Short course that shares the park with playground and pool. The first 2 holes require some caution. An errant shot may land in someone's backyard on the first hole.

Other Thoughts:

A great place to take the young ones and newbies. Can be played quickly on a summers evening.
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