North Little Rock, AR

Burns Park - Blue

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vicarofvhs
Experience: 9.1 years 27 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Renovated and Rejuvenated 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 19, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

New concrete teepads and MACH-X baskets installed in the last 2 years. Teepads are wide at the front allowing a variety of angles.

New signage, multiple pin positions on most holes. Baskets are moved periodically. Course map and printed maps available near Tee #1. Lost disc return box is maintained by local clubs.

Parks department has recently cleared out a lot of ground cover on many holes, opening the fairways to more lines.

Benches near most teepads, restrooms and facilities available throughout the park. Cart-friendly overall, with a couple of exceptions (see cons).

Good mix of open and technical shots. The longer of the two courses at Burns.

Another shorter, more technical course (Burns Red) on the same property.

Cons:

Holes 5-8 run alongside a freeway, which can be very noisy.

Highly trafficked multi-use park, so watch out for non-golfers in or near the fairways.

A couple of the creeks that run through the course could use better walkways. If you use a cart, this could be an issue.

Other Thoughts:

One of the oldest courses in Little Rock (and perhaps the state) has recently got a much needed update, thanks to the NLR parks department and local disc golf lovers. If you haven't played here in the last couple of years, you'll be amazed at the difference. New pads, new baskets, cleared-out fairways, and excellent signage. The Parks and Rec department has really thrown its support behind their disc golf infrastructure, and it shows.

This is a course that requires every shot in your bag--long shots, forehands, big hyzers and technical approaches. Good mix of woods and open, with fair fairways and some demanding lines. Well worth a stop if you're passing through, or if you just haven't played it in a while.
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Randoh12
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

COURSE UPDATES! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 16, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The Blue course tee pads were replaced in the spring of 2017. They are longer and wider at the tips. The installation of NEW Mach-X baskets and new tee pads makes this course play really well. 11 holes have flexible placements, playing Blue at all Long positions adds 1000 feet to the total footage! NEW tee signs were added in May of 2017, with the new, correct footage of each hole.
The Parks and Rec department have put a lot of work into making this "Steady" Ed Headrick designed course a gem in Central Arkansas.It is worth a shot at your best game. The varying terrain and mix of trees and open layout will challenge your shot placement and disc selection.

Cons:

The creek that separates the fairways of 4,5 from 16, 17, 18 needs some attention and a couple of elevated walkways.That would make the trip across the creek safer and encourage faster play.Some tee signs are missing.

Other Thoughts:

Many hours of hard work have gone into the re-design and new equipment. All the volunteers are local disc golfers and their hard work has made this course a bright spot.
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sidearmdon
Experience: 23.8 years 386 played 15 reviews
4.00 star(s)

fun times 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 6, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

I had fun throwing this course. It was hilly and tree infested which is what I like. Hit your lines and you'll have a good score. Tee pads were okay, sign's was good. Easy to follow. Good use of the available land.

Cons:

There may have been two signs missing but it was easy to navigate. Relatively short holes.

Other Thoughts:

Easy to find, I drove right to it. Plenty of parking. Picnic areas, playground, other activities go on here. There is a practice basket. "Next tee" signs on the baskets and on the tee signs. Bring spray during bug season.
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jsemales
Experience: 19.8 years 91 played 39 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Solid courses with fair challenge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 12, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course is an excellent mix of terrain, elevation, technical, and open shots. It provides a little something for everyone, and can be fun to play at any skill level. The course is fairly easy to follow, but you can get mixed up and throw a hole on the wrong course if you don't know where you're going.

Cons:

Some of the tees are pretty beat up and it can get confusing, even if you've played the course a few times, to really figure out where you're going. Once you get past that, the courses both play very steady.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course to play back to back. Sometimes you can get multiple rounds in on both courses in a day. Bring bug spray and stay out of the brush, chiggers are everywhere.
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LL_NiO
Experience: 14.2 years 21 played 12 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Burns Blue 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 6, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

It gets you much better as a player because it has a variety of shots. Has some short technical shots at the beginning, gets a little longer towards the middle, and stays long and technical for most of the remainder after 9. New baskets are definitely a plus as well. The park is typically in pretty good shape and parking is really never a problem. Benches/picnic tables at almost every hole is really nice and the signs at each hole are done pretty well too.

Cons:

I've played it enough that it doesn't bother me anymore, but there are a lot of old tee pads lying around (mostly on the first half). It makes learning the course pretty tough because it's already mixed in with Burns Red course and on top of that the old unused tee pads just get confusing. OB is always tough for sure, but going over the fence on hole 5 and 7 can be an absolute nightmare so if you aren't pretty accurate with distance than I'd suggest not throwing your favorite disc on those.

Other Thoughts:

Just an overall fun/skillful course and park. One of the great things is that you get Burns Red too so you can easily play two rounds in a day (more if you have the energy). Love this course.
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Joshwest
Experience: 11.1 years 106 played 28 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Very, very good. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 5, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- NEW BASKETS. Brand new Mach X's.

- Decent concrete tee pads, good signage.

- Lot of mixture in hole design. Woods, wide open, open with trees, open with an OB creek, tournament layout had two island holes (#3 and #8). Really high quality layout.

- Even though it goes near the interstate, there are holes cut in the fence at places to allow you to retrieve your disc.

- Beautiful part of the park. Grass was perfectly cut, even though there were people playing around the course, I never saw anyone mistakenly get too close to course.

Cons:

- A few of the teeboxes can have mud right off the front of them. Speaking from experience, it's not fun throw a great drive, then bust your butt from slipping on mud.

- Could use a little more signage around #8's basket. #9 is a ways across the road, and #16's tee box is very close to #8's basket and seems like it should be the next hole.

- There several holes that have tee boxes near the previous basket. In the tournament I played in, I noticed a lot of groups get backed up because a group was on the next tee box near the their hole. Also, we had someone walking with us, almost get hit in the head by a disc from the previous hole, sure it was that group's fault for not yelling "four", but it really wasn't a bad shot, and if landing near the next tee box is a good strategy for a hole, that needs to be addressed somehow.

- During the tournament we had flags and string marking OB, but I doubt those a permanent. Would be nice to see small wood posts lining OB, to avoid confusion during casual play.

Other Thoughts:

- I haven't made up my mind if I like Red or Blue more. It's clear they are perfect compliments to each other. I'd probably have to flip a coin on which to play if I could only play one, but I would hope I would have the time to play both. I would definitely recommend playing both, but if you have to choose.......good luck.
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Jparker230814
Experience: 18.1 years 80 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

The Blue Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 15, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Fun course with a mix of wood lines and a few open lines. This is a tight course with easy walking. The baskets are old and to me it makes it more nostalgic. I love the tall pines from 9 to 15. The Blue course is the perfect park course. This is not I highly difficult course but the trees will play a factor.

Cons:

The tee pads and holes need to be updated for identification.

Other Thoughts:

Update, signs, basket numbers and map.
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cheese dog
Experience: 10 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

i just dont know 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 5, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

the challenge. this course will eat you up if you are not precise. front nine side of course makes you shape shots to have a chance for par.

Cons:

no signs, no maps, no way to navigate. old baskets

Other Thoughts:

if you get a chance to play with someone that knows the course do it. i spent more time looking for correct tee pads and baskets. my review rating is higher than i would give a course without signs but respect for an older course is do.
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euclidbr549
Experience: 6 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Old baskets, great layout 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 8, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Wonderful (varying) layout with a mix of tight wooded lines, open shots, short and long shots, and noticeable elevation changes wherever the terrain allows. Challenging OB on some holes, plenty of risk-reward opportunities for birdies.

Cons:

Ancient baskets, interstate highway noise. Lack of anything except par-3's.

Other Thoughts:

I love this course! If it had brand new baskets and a quiet setting it would be my favorite in the state.

My favorite thing about the course is the variety. Hole 1 is a tight wooded shot with multiple pin positons. Hole 2 is a shorter shot with three lines to the pin. Hole 3 is an approach shot with two lines, but the basket is protected enough to reward accuracy with a birdie and punish bad throws with a not-quite-gimme par save. Hole 4 is an absolute bomb with a creek OB to the right, woods trouble on the left, and some beautiful trees in the fairway making you pick your landing area carefully. Hole 5 has two tee pads. The one up at the top of the hill makes you throw about 400 feet or more to have a look at birdie, with OB on both sides and an OB creek crossing your path around 330' to the front, or you can play it safe, lay it in the middle short and look at a 250' upshot. Hole 6 is a tight uphill shot with mature trees and an OB fence in play. This sort of variety continues throughout the course. Pin placement changes frequently on about a third of the holes to keep things fresh.

A golfer can navigate the entire course without ever needing a shot more exotic than an occasional forehand drive. I am RHBH and I can play the whole course without a single flick, and I have played with RHFH and LHBH players that navigate the entire course without pulling anything out of their bag of tricks. That isn't to say the course isn't challenging, or doesn't provide opportunities for multiple shot types, especially if you stray from the fairway.
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Memphis Newbie
Experience: 12.3 years 33 played 22 reviews
3.00 star(s)

nice sister course for the red 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 11, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

nice mix of open and wooded holes

the "open" holes are well designed and still force you to shape your shots

a few grassy greens that were guarded by trees were quite picturesque

good variety in hole lengths

decent tees (some of the wooded holes had the numbers broomed into them before the cement set up. unique and cool)

Cons:

all par 3--less interesting

missing, broken, or outdated signs (causes confusion, wasted time and spoils the esthetic of the course)

Other Thoughts:

this course is well designed and nice looking. it is flatter, longer and more open than the red course. I really like it when on site courses offer such a great variety.

these would be 4 disc courses for me with some nice looking, updated signage. I know signage doesn't matter when it's your home course, but it makes it hard for road tripping visitors to enjoy a course when they are wandering around confused.
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SuperBorg
Experience: 13 years 18 played 16 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Ended Strong 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 13, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

A couple of open holes to start and finish, and some fun holes through the trees in the middle. A good use of a small creek running through the final holes.

Cons:

A few of the holes were absolutely sandwiched between a fence and the road. These were a bit ridiculous. One of my least favorite holes, perhaps ever, is on this course. Both the tee and the basket were within feet of the fence. While one in our group banked the disc off the fence into the basket, my layup slid 10 feet past the basket, under the fence by 8 feet. I'm having flashbacks as I write this.

Other Thoughts:

Not as good as the Red Course, but a pretty good course.
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dlopez916
Experience: 12.7 years 40 played 16 reviews
3.00 star(s)

I liked it 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 3, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's laid out nice and it has a good mix of holes. It has multiple pin placements for most holes. There is a change in elevation occasional that is fun. The tee pads and signage are pretty good. Fun course to play.

Cons:

It can get muddy after rain, so heads up. The baskets have recently been updated, so those are much improved. Highway noise is very present and some holes are spaced far enough away it could be tricky to navigate.

Other Thoughts:

Blue is a great alternative to the Red course. To me, Blue plays more like a traditional tournament course where shot placement and accuracy are rewarded. The red course is similar, but with shorter holes and more birdie chances.
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MattMan
Experience: 14.7 years 17 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 10, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The front 8 and final 4 were pleasant to play. A few were over 400ft to air out some throws, Well places trees to make some of the lines more technical. The OB creek was also really well utilized on most of the holes.

Cons:

9-14 is pretty boring.
9- Throw straight between trees.
10- Throw hyzer between trees
11-FH hyzer between trees
12-Throw hyzer between trees
13-Throw hyzer between trees
14-FH hyzer between trees.

There all about the same length too. I just want more variation here, make them much longer with nicer lines to follow. There is a lot of potential in this area and it feels like it's been wasted.
I will say these have some challenge though. Even though the drives are pretty identical and easy, the baskets are well guarded by trees and you can easily get a terrible lie and be forced a 3. I don't particularly care for too many holes like that, just because I feel like the luck factor is too high, but I'm not counting off points for that.

The chains are quite old and don't grip the putters too well. This is isn't a HUGE con, but still one. I had a putt go straight through the middle from about 10ft out to lose a bird. Okay, I should have taken into account the poor chains, and I'll put that one on me. But far away when going for long birds or ace runs, unless it's hitting bottom of basket, it's probably going to spit out the disc every time. I'd just like a better chance there.

Last con I have is the teepads. Their good concrete teepads, just too narrow and short. I have long legs, and though fine for a FH my BH run up is longer, and it forces me to go beside the tee. I don't mind running on the dirt, but some of the lines are definitely made for the teepad line and that's unfortunate.

Other Thoughts:

Lots of kids running around the area, and cars are a bit distracting at times. I've never played when it super crowded with golfers, but I could see a few bad throws cause people to easily play through one another. I also don't think hardly any of the posted distance at the course are correct, but I think they're more accurate on this website.
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cream
Experience: 18.8 years 9 played 9 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 13, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is very challenging; mix of open and wooded holes; mix of fade and draw drives; long.

Cons:

you can throw your disc over a fence on a few holes; baskets are hard to see sometimes and it's easy to throw at the wrong basket on a couple of holes; hard to navigate.
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rflahive
Experience: 24.8 years 63 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Much better than the Red Course... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 18, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

great distance shots mixed with obstacles, OB, and vegetation--I prefer longer (more difficult) courses, and this fits the bill. Ditch the Red Course, Man-Up and throw the Blue...

Cons:

way finding from 14 basket to 15 tee could be improved--as could 12 basket to 13 tee...otherwise...NONE!

Other Thoughts:

check on the OB rules with whomever you play with...the rules vary and are not well explained...
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Donovan
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 37 years 300 played 187 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Work it, Work it, Own That Flight Path 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 10, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is a combination open and wooded holes. It has a decent variety of long and short holes as well. There is a creek running through a part of it, but it also has a road and some OB to be dealt with. The wooded holes are either alley shots or the sparse, tall trunk style, which make you really know your flight paths to navigate the longer throws. The open holes are long enough to let you air a few drives out. They have concrete tee pads and the baskets are in fair condition. They do post a few arrows on some of the trees to help direct you to the next hole. Restrooms, water, and trashcans were available in a couple places on this course. Parking was easy and you can get maps at the park's welcome center. Plus, two courses on the same property is always a welcomed sight.

Cons:

Navigation is poor. You really need a map and even then the little short posts that may or may not have the hole number on it will be needed to be checked for sure. There is no footage or map type signage here. You may have to walk ahead on each hole just a little to check and make sure you know which basket to throw at, if you don't have a guide.

Other Thoughts:

The Fun Factor was pretty good here. The trees, well-designed fairways, and the use of the road and creek kept you under control. Some of these prevented you from just throwing for distance. Like the other course on this property, I wish it had easier navigation, but it was still fun just the same. I certainly would play this course again.
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LookIhitAtREE
Experience: 13.6 years 47 played 11 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Blue Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 26, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very fun course with some nice open drives along with some long tree-filled drives. Some fencing and water to keep you on your toes and lots of trees on the back 9-15 across the street.

Cons:

Very easy to chucnk your disc over the fence toward the interstate on a few of the holes. Interstate is quite loud at times. Very confusing if you are first-timer without a guide, you must print the map if you want to not get frustrated. Lots and lots of grounded leaves to dissapear into. Both of these courses can be crowded on nice days.

Other Thoughts:

A must play in the area. A great foil to the short, uber technical red course.
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Tougher than the red 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 21, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through the bottom area of the park. Most of the holes are wooded, with nice mature trees and dense enough woods to punish errant shots. A few holes play a little more open with ob roads and creek and some scattered trees. There is plenty of length on the Blue course, with several longer holes to stretch out your arm. The wooded holes offer a nice variety of hole shapes, I threw lots of different discs and lines here.

The baskets are older, but catch ok for the most part. There are good concrete tees on this course that were in pretty good shape. The online map is really helpful for navigation on both courses, print it out or pull it up on your smart phone and you'll save yourself a lot of time and wandering.

Cons:

This course is very flat, playing down in the bottom of the park. It's more challenging, but doesn't quite have the fun factor that you get on the red course just due to the less interesting terrain. It's also less secluded with more holes playing right by the road and by other park uses so there are some safety issues and less of that out in the woods feeling.

The signage is inconsistent and in poor shape, so without the map provided here or a guide you'll do a lot of extra walking to figure out the course. The two courses share some space at the beginning, so it's even more confusing where your next tee is the first time through.

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice pair of courses that's definitely worth a stop. They complement each other nicely, with a shorter technical hilly course paired with the longer, tougher flat blue course. The blue course is less beginner friendly with enough length to frustrate some beginners. More experienced players will find it more challenging, and testing more parts of their game, but it's not quite as much fun as the red course.
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Hjmitchell
Experience: 15.1 years 4 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Awesome Discin' 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 6, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a great course, easy to learn on but also challenging for the experienced. I play this course more than any other and learn something new every time I play it. Highly recommended.

Cons:

They recently moved the fence on Hole 5 out farther, so it's now easier to lose your disc to the thick brush.

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dirty8224
Experience: 14.7 years 13 played 9 reviews
4.00 star(s)

blue blues 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 13, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

My home course. Great course. Nice mix of long and short holes. Prolly only about 5 or 6 birdie opportunities if you don't throw it 350ft or further. Plenty of picnic tables and or benches at the tee boxes. Water available at the various bathrooms and pavilions located around the course.

Cons:

Long. Big arms needed.
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