Little Falls, MN

Windy Pines

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aajpity
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13 years 64 played 21 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Confusing and Bland 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 2, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

- There are a lot of 300' to 400' shots that can be fun to throw.
- Hole 7 is a fun little trick shot but it only requires a hyzer. However, the basket from hole 6 is directly in front of the tee for hole 7.
- Ample parking.
- The grass was cut and there was only one small section with tall grass and it was not that tall.

Cons:

- This might be the most confusing course I've ever encountered. DGCR lists this course as 9 holes, and I found 11 different holes. These were 1-4, 6-9 and 16-18.
- The baskets we're not numbered for multiple holes.
- There was not a tee at hole 2.
- The tee at hole 4 was in the parking lot. A car was actually there at one point and left revealing it.
- Hole 6 was difficult to find and I initially missed it.
- Outside of Hole 6 and 7, every single basket is a straight shot.
- There were many holes in the ground. I did see a chipmunk running through so that may be the cause.

Other Thoughts:

I was just looking to stretch on my way for a road trip. It was fun to throw some bombs. The confusion I encountered took away from my playing time and made the experience less enjoyable. The course is basic overall, but would strongly benefit from a big map on a board or smaller maps available to take with.
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Uptightjoker
Experience: 7.7 years 76 played 7 reviews
0.00 star(s)

If you haven't been, don't go 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 8, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice baskets

Cons:

-Tees are almost non-existent, mostly rotted into the ground
-No map or signage whatsoever
-Posts by tees *Used* to have numbers painted so you knew which hole they were, the only one I could read when I was there looked like a 16, but there's only 9 holes?
-Grass is not mowed and completely overgrown around baskets and tees.
-only 1 hole I was able to find (I think it was the right tee to basket) that had any technical skill required, the rest was open fields.

Other Thoughts:

If you have played this you may be able to play it again, but if you have never been here navigating the course is impossible and frustrating and the unmaintained field can very easily eat your disc, I spent almost an hour here, only playing 6 holes
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Pxranger
Experience: 11.1 years 52 played 5 reviews
0.00 star(s)

Don't Waste your time 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 10, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Metal Baskets
Trees
Grass
(OK, I'm really having a hard time coming up with Pros)

Cons:

Horrible course layout. I didn't see any signage or a rhyme or reason to how the baskets were oriented.

Other Thoughts:

Don't waste your time here. Drive another mile north and play Belle Prairie.
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Johnson
Experience: 37 played 13 reviews
0.00 star(s)

Not worth it. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 23, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Metal baskets, long holes.

Cons:

Almost every hole starts out five feet behind a pine tree making it impossible to get a feel for where you're aiming. The holes that don't start behind a pine are straight across a huge field, one hole even brings the church into play as a hazard.

Other Thoughts:

God doesn't want us throwing discs at churches. Avoid course at all costs.
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cmichel56076
Experience: 4 played 2 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Started out good, but. . . 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 22, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The first couple holes were short but fun with some trees and buildings to avoid.

Cons:

Hard to find the next tee, but atleast they were numbered. The tees for the back nine being mixed in with the front 9 made it confusing. Some of the later holes were very long and basically just crisscrossed back and forth across a big open field.

Other Thoughts:

It's great that the church took the initiative to set up a course and make it open to anyone. There aren't any other options in that vicinity so very glad it was available.
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mike_riewer
Experience: 17.1 years 44 played 19 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Windy Pines 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

There was never any pressure of being rushed. It is an open course with its perimeters surounded by pine trees.n Openness allows for almost any form of shot. The start of the course is easy found - maked by the large church sign which says, "start here."

Cons:

Grass at the time was very long, making it harder to find discs. The cousre doubles itself; it is just a nine hole course with the back nine using the same pins, just different tees. There was no directions after the first hole, so finding the next was sometimes difficult, especially on the second nine. Two holes were made when the pine trees were small. Since then they have matured and make for nearly impossible shots. Some of the tee off boxes were also hard to find. Holes one and seven also run parallel to highway, which is a potentialy dangurous hazard.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, the course uses its surroundings well. It makes use of the trees in a unigue way. The church and a baseball backstop also can come into play. This course would be much impoved if it moved some of the pins (1 and 5) and the grass was better kept.
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DanaHaberman
Experience: 17.7 years 13 played 5 reviews
2.00 star(s)

hmmmm......this is an odd one 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

Distance shots. Very unique pin placement. Spread out design gives plenty of freedom to plan and execute shots on the strange holes.

Cons:

Loss of direction. Targets seem to be from early era of disc golf. Long grass makes disc a pain to locate and there is no sense of out of bounds. Hazards are dangerous. Listed as 9 hole but is actually 18. Back 9 is pointless however because it recycles previous targets.

Other Thoughts:

When you pull the first thing you see is a large church marquee with the phrase "Disc Golf hole 1 start here". The tee is marked by the sign for the church!! This is such a unique course because in the line of play are 1. Church roof. 2. parking lot....all of it. 3. baseball backstop. 4. U.S highway...and best of all. 5. An abandoned amusement park. Just one look at the pictures can describe some of its quirkiness (hole #4/#10)
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