Spring Park is a smallish, flattish park located in Middleville, MI. It's located right on the M-37 highway, tucked behind a Speedway gas station.

As of this writing, there are five DGA baskets here that are a little old but still in decent working order. There is also some open green space to throw at them, and a trash can and porta potty at the parking lot.

The map uploaded here in 2008 is still correct, for the five playable holes of what was originally a 9-hole course.

Yep, that's it!

Baskets for the holes shown as 4, 5, and 8 on the aforementioned map are missing. The area shown as hole 8 is so overgrown that I question whether there was ever actually a disc golf hole there, or if it is even part of the park. Hole 6's basket is technically still there, but it has been pulled out of the ground and the top frame and chains are missing. When I played this course earlier this week, I updated the Course Conditions here for this first time since 2015 or 2016 (can't remember which). That update mentioned several baskets missing, so I think they have never been replaced since that time. I'm pretty sure I actually passed more Speedway gas stations on the way here from Grand Rapids, than there were baskets here!

Even when all nine holes were present, the course would have been very dangerous based on the map. Hole 4 played through a playground structure and a pavilion. There is a shed in what was hole 5's fairway, and a slide and swing set behind it. Hole 7 (one of the holes that is still playable) is the only one here that has a serious natural obstacle to work around (it's a huge left turn with trees blocking you from cutting it off). But this requires throwing blindly toward the parking lot. Hole 9 plays along the park entrance drive.

All holes are pitch and putt distance on flat terrain, with no obstacles other than the man-made ones and a couple of trees.

All other disc golf amenities are missing. The teepads were not even marked by dirt patches, making me think that very few people have attempted to play this course in a long time.

There is constant road noise from the busy M-37 highway.

Is this what a 0.0 rated course looks like?
If a 5.0 rating means that nothing is wrong, does a 0.0 rating mean that nothing is right?
Is there a point at which a course should be re-categorized as a practice area?
If I wouldn't give it a 0.0 rating as a practice area, is a 0.0 rating still appropriate for it as a course?
These are some of the questions that I found myself thinking as I played two "rounds" here. I came to the conclusions that 1) I have to give a rating based on the current categorization as a course and 2) just like the 5.0 ratings, there is a bit of rounding in play here. Meaning that if I could give this a 0.25 rating, I probably would. This course is worse than any of the three that I have previously rated at 0.5.

I doubt that this park ever gets too busy and there are no blind throws except #7, so I guess DG'ers who find themselves travelling along the highway between Grand Rapids and Hastings could stop here to stretch their legs and toss a few discs. Holes 1-3, 7, and 9 can be played as shown on the map for a five hole round, and the park sign could be used as a double mando to make hole 9 more interesting. But even for people driving right by, I'm not sure it would be worth the time.

That's what the park's sign says at the front of the park. I'm not sure if the course has ever been established. It might have been an OK little rec course or maybe they built it like this. Spring Park is a small city park which appears to not get a lot of attention from anyone around here. It's position set back about two blocks must make it an easy target for those pesky basket thieves. There is a nice sized picnic shelter, a old sad looking ballfield and some ancient looking swings and an old slide.

As far as could ascertain, there are 4 baskets in the back part and one more out front. There are no tee pads. There are no signs. There are no players. There are no coaches. There are no pedestrians. There is no passing go. There is no collecting $200.

I played # 1 from to the basket sitting under a tree in the middle. It is numberless and shall remain nameless. Next I threw to the basket behind the shelter. It has a # 2 on it. We'll call him Two. For # 3, I threw out of the shelter in the direction of the ballfield. That basket has a 5 on it. We'll call him Harold. I think I might have gotten the 4th hole correct. I threw from over by the fence back to Two. For my hole 5, I threw to the nameless basket under the trees. # 6, I threw back to Harold. For 7, I played to the basket close to the parking lot and the rough. This basket has a 7 on it. For obvious reasons, we'll call him Mickey Mantle. Then # 8 and # 9 both play to the basket out by the big white Middleville Spring Park sign. We'll hold off naming this basket.

There are a few.

Only five baskets. Only three have names.

No tee pads.

No tee signs.

No practice baskets.

No navigational aids.

No bag holders.

No benches.

No garbage cans.

No fun.

I'm not sure if this was ever a fully accredited disc golf course. Reviewers from way back mention the missing baskets. Maybe they were heisted on the day the course opened. I don't think I care and it doesn't look like anyone around here cares? This course is only for hard up locals and serious course baggers, such as myself.

It's easy to find. Right night to a Speedway right off M-37. Easy to push a stroller through

Still missing baskets (4,5,6,8). Alot of obstacles! Luckily, it wasn't a busy day so we didn't have any issues with patrons in the park but, had there even been people eating in the pavillion, we wouldn't be able to play.

Also, there is no number marking the tee (terrible crappy tees by the way. didn't even use them). But, there is a number on every basket. Had a hard time navigating. Luckily, there where a couple of guys there that where able to help us along. They also showed how they played with the missing baskets by reusing the baskets that where there.

The only reason I will return is because, I live in the area and it's just down the road from the laundromat I use. This way I could kill some time.

-Easy to find
-The baskets (that are still there) are in good condition

Just about everything!
-missing baskets (about 6 or so left)
-hard to navigate
-the map I found online wasn't very accurate/helpful
-easy for park patrons to be in your way
-tees are almost non-existent (a worn down dirt area and a piece of wood at the end if you're lucky)

I stopped here on a multi-course road trip. We didn't even finish. We couldn't even if we wanted because so many baskets were no present. Luckily I could pull up a map with my phone but even that wasn't helpful in navigating this unmarked course. It's really a shame, it seems like they could (or did) have a nice, short 9 hole course here but it's become near useless.

Not much to say here other than it is a course to play. Baskets were in good shape at least the ones i could see.

With the map at the first hole gone it is very hard to navigate where the basket you are shooting to is and the next tee. No numbers on the posts of the baskets indicating which basket it really is. I think i found the first four baskets. after that i found what appeared to be a tee pad but didn't see a basket to shoot for.

not sure if the park was missing baskets or if they were pulled for winter. but could only find 6 baskets. the tee boards could use some painted numbers on them or house numbers screwed into them. so you have a better indication as to what tee you are actually shooting from. The baskets could use a number decal on them to indicate which basket it is. at this point i would rather skip this course and go the extra few miles and play Hammond Hill in Hastings. didn't shoot bad for the holes i played just got frustrated trying to find what appeared to be non existent baskets.

Location-- easy to find in a small town park.

Baskets-- good condition, grabbed discs nicely.

Variety-- minimal but what was there was nice. short, long, doglegs, blind shots, decent.

TeeBoxes-- Sand with kick strips. Needless to say, didn't use them at all.

Navigation-- Would be non-existant without the maps posted here and at the first tee in the info box.

Rough-- plays around the perimeter of the park, and errant shots left could go deep into marshy thick shule.

I thought it was a quick easy play with the map. close to GR and probably somewhere we will go back to in the future.

This is a decent place for beginners. It's short and mostly open with some trees scattered throughout the park. There's a little bit of variety to the layouts. A baseball diamond comes into play somewhat on one hole, a sand volleyball court comes into play somewhat on another hole, and there's a wooded area that comes into play somewhat on a couple holes. The last hole is trickier as it has a somewhat narrow fairway, a field of tall weeds on the left, the parking lot on the right, and the sign for the park is kind of close to the basket.

There are very few baskets on this course, and there are no signs or cement tee pads. It's difficult figuring out where to tee off for most of the holes, because most of the tee pads are marked by tiny orange flags that can easily get moved or stolen. Sometimes I don't even see those flags, but will find rough spots in the grass where a lot of people have stood when teeing off. Two of the holes have a small white board in the ground, but they're not real noticeable. Some of the baskets are supposed to be used for multiple holes, each with a different tee pad location, but I would've never known that had someone not told me while I was wandering around trying to find the next hole to play. It's kind of awkward and inconvenient throwing your disc at the same basket as someone else who's playing on a different hole. The last hole is a little too close to the parking. Also, most of the holes are short, mostly open, and easy to play.

This barely feels like a disc golf course. It's tempting to give it a 0.0 rating, but the last hole is a halfway decent hole to play, and there's also a little bit of variety with the hole layouts (though not much).

Short little course, easy to find, good work for your short game.

Very short holes with dirt tee pads. I found it hard to navigate without a map. Park is a multi-use facility so be aware of people in the park.

Nice little warm up course if you are going to play Hammond Hill. You really only need a putter and maybe a midrange to play Spring Park. This would be a good place for beginners or someone learning to play disc golf, but not challenge for the experienced player.

-a good small park
-no water, not easy to lose a disc, i havent lost one yet and i tend to play risky.
-great new baskets
-usually not busy
-great for working on the short game

-mosquitoes are insane,bring bug spray a must
-only 9 holes
-can be confusing if youve never been here, maps are available at hole 1 sometimes or download a map from the links/file tab above.

We get lots of looks here cause were usually throwin deuces like crazy. Me and my middleville buddies usualy finish this course -1 to -6. Id be real pissed if I ended up over par here. A good beginner course but still fun for us who dont like throwing through tunneling trees, I like open fairways more. Its a mini course. Every hole is an ace or definite deuce possibility. Great hole layout for right handed throwers. Every hole here seems to have its little trick to it. The more I play this course the more i like it for some reason, its layed back here and ive improved my short game here for sure this year. Hole 9 is actually a pretty sweet hole, a tough hole to deuce. I like to go around 4-5 times usually while Im playing here.

New baskets. Clean little park, easy to find off of M-37 in Middleville. Maps available in a dispenser near the first hole, and you will need it because the 'next tee' isn't always easy to find otherwise. Kudos for fitting 9 holes into this tight little multi-use park, but I wouldn't want to play it on a busy day.

All the doglegs seem to favor the right hander. The distances are overwhelmingly in the 250 ft range, with two of them nearer to 300 ft and one short one at 150. Not particularly challenging, but would be a good course to work on your short game. The tees are sometimes a bit cramped, some of them backed up into a corner without enough room for a proper approach. Tees are grass, with a painted two by four flush with the ground to trip over on your wind up.

Nice to see a new course put in this remote corner of Western Michigan, but I wouldn't go out of my way to play it again.