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Lincoln Park - North

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pianocomposer
Experience: 26.8 years 21 played 21 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Best Intermediate Course in Central Illinois 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 3, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Long, varied (woods and grass), imaginative layout. It's really tough to get a 2, even on the seemingly easy holes. When there's wind, you better know what you're doing. And the long position for that hole that goes around the corner (near the road) and up the hill is brilliant. The tee-off position in the trees is just spectacular.

Cons:

I got nothing. it's a brilliant and difficult intermediate course. Shooting below 51 is tough for me.

Other Thoughts:

This was my home course and the 1st course I ever played. I have nothing but high regard for course designers Jim and Kent for how this course was designed. I became an excellent player because of how difficult but fair this course is. I love it.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid Recreational Level That Is Slightly Overrated. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 17, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Actually, I wasn't sure which course I had played until I read reviews for both. As I was driving around sprawling Lincoln Park looking at all the baskets, I only had time to play one course so I played the first # 1 hole I found and it happened to belong to the North course. The park is large and seems to go on forever. It's a very lovely established park with acres of green grass and plenty of mature trees to provide obstacles. It's mostly flat terrain for the North Course although a few holes do encompass some slight elevation change.
The North Course has two sets of concrete tee pads, the shorter Reds and the longer Blues/Whites. Thepads are trapezoid shaped with the shorter end aiming toward the basket. The signs are very simple, just a wooden pole with the hole #. I always would like to see the distance. The on-line had no distances either. DGA baskets with the red # on top.

The course is fairly long but with no underbrush and scattered trees, the challenge factor probably won't be there for most players, intermediate level or above. It plays mostly open.

My favorite holes were the ones which featured any elevation change. I liked # 10 which I'm guessing might play about 375'. It's basket was set in a small valley type indentation fairly well hidden behind some trees. But # 16 is my top choice here. It's 314' to a basket down in this shallow valley. It's fairly tight with a couple of trees affecting your tee shot. But mostly, it's a very pretty hole.

Cons:

There is a long walkout after # 18, probably 1/4 mile. And the bigger problem for the first time player here, you're really not sure exactly where you left your car. I had a general idea and walked by the swimming pool and eventually located my car and # 1. I probably wouldn't admit it if I had never found my way back and had to call for assitance from park officials.
General flatness and open concept of the course.
I would have liked more information on the tee signs. I also like to know what the par is on a hole.

Other Thoughts:

Lincoln North would make ole Abe proud. It's a fun, albeit, recreational level course. It's difficult to find trouble here. Combined with the South Course and the multiple tees, golfers won't soon get bored. I liked Douglas Park more with all of it's elevation and I would have loved a chance to play the South Course. Maybe, I'll get back to Springfield someday. My other advice is don't miss the Lincoln Museum in downtown Springfield. It's superb and definitely shouldn't be missed.
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Shade Seeker
Experience: 19.7 years 111 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A Solid Second Fiddle 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 8, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Lincoln Park North tends to play second fiddle to the South course, but it's a solid layout in its own right. It's in a pretty setting featuring an elevated view of the lagoon and fountain. The design makes excellent use of the terrain in areas of the park that were previously under utilized . The loop layout leaves a bit of a walk back to the parking lot after the last hole. There are two concrete tee pads on each hole, with numbers visible on both tee signs and baskets. The signs are basic, wooden posts and the baskets have directional arrows at ground level to point out the next tee. The course maintenance is great, but, alas, there are no benches. No water or woods come into play, but use of elevation is excellent toward the beginning and end of the course.

The first two holes are two of the best. #1 is located east of the practice baskets. The two tees and two basket locations make this hole play like four, quite different, holes. In either basket position, there is a tree filled ditch to contend with and giant oak trees serving as sentinels on the fairways. #2 tee affords the lagoon view I mentioned earlier. The narrow fairway slopes away right and you have to take care or you'll end up OB in the road at the bottom of the steep hill. In the long position, the basket is situated on the edge of the hill, making for some risky putting.

Holes 3-7 work northward along the eastern boundary of the park. This section of the course seemed a little boring to me the first few times, but then I began to appreciate the subtle appeal of these shorter holes. The holes tend to be well guarded on their right sides, so I find myself using sidearm approach shots here much more often than I do on most courses. #8 turns back to the south, with the road on the right side menacing your drive.

Holes 9 and 10 have tee pads right next to each other. If there's no one behind you, it saves some steps to tee off on both holes. After you finish up #9 it shouldn't be far to your drive on #10. The basket on #10 sits behind several large conifers, making for a really fun upshot. To play the long tee on #11, you need to walk toward the swimming pool building to your northeast. The short tee is beside the road behind the softball backstop to the west. The road is a risk again from the shorter tee. #13 is is a fun, downhill ace run.

Holes 14-18 loop around an elevated part of the park. It's a challenge to get a 3 on #14. The basket for #15 is well guarded, with trees in front and the road right behind. #15 is one of my favorites. I'd recommend using the long tee, where a narrow fairway slopes downhill and back up again. The basket position makes for dangerous approach shots, with a steep drop off behind the basket and the road below just waiting to give you a circle on your card. #16 is another dandy, a downhill funnel that calls for left to right action on your drive. Holes 17 and 18 swing back toward the south. After you finish, take the road south to reach the parking lot.

In my opinion, there are 4 wonder holes at Lincoln North - #1, #2, #15 and #16. The course is well balanced as far as shot shaping, and there is a fair amount of risk/reward with the roads and elevation.

Cons:

My only complaints are that some benches would be nice and the signs could be a whole lot better.

Other Thoughts:

Lincoln Park has two 18 hole courses. With multiple tee pads, there are at least 5 distinct configurations you can play. The lack of directional help might be frustrating for first time players, but the layout on North is fairly intuitive and shouldn't be too much of a problem. The course comes out to 3.75 in my rating system, which will translate into 3 and a half stars on DGCR.
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steven2361
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.9 years 286 played 53 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Flat and Open 2+ years

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

Pros:

There is a decent mix of distances and lines on this course with elevation on a couple holes. There are multiple tees on some holes with number markers by them. This course has a few cool holes. 2 has some very unique terrain and a awesome basket position. 15 is a great valley par 4 with a tricky green. 16 is a challenging long, low, downhill hole that requires a great drive to get a look at birdie.

Cons:

Overall, this course is flat, open, and boring. One of the par 4s is very poorly designed as the approach most people are left with is much to short and almost everyone gets a birdie 3 on the hole.

The grass tees are not great.
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smyith
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.5 years 211 played 68 reviews
3.50 star(s)

The Fun Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 3, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Red/White/Blue tee pads (some shared)
- Fun layout with good risk and reward challenge
- For those with a lot of shots in your bag you will have a lot of fun.
- Good use of available land
- Great use of the road and parking lots as OB
- Many risky greens
- Lots and Lots of line choices
- True par 4s
- Many other activities in the park, including a water park.
- Non dgers seem to know whats going on and are courteous. A welcome change compared to what im used to.

Cons:

- Inconsistent tee pads (I'm not holding this against the course. With budget cutbacks the cement pads are on hold)
- A few holes have un-level grass tee pads. #12 from the blue is half uphill, half level. #13 is uphill, others are not bad.
- #18 could use some serious trimming. There is not really a good line from the blue tee.
- No descriptive tee signs

Other Thoughts:

*Played from the blue tees only*
North is the more fun out of the two courses. It is mostly flat with some elevation change, which is used well. This is a great course for INT level players to work their game. I would say course par for INT level would be a 56-57. Hole #11 is a definite par 4 and holes #15, #16, and #18 are par 3.5s. ADV and PRO players will enjoy this course as well but not find it as challenging.
Those with a limited shot selection may find redundancy here. But those with lots of lines to choose from will enjoy the replay value and appreciate the wide selection of line choices. Lefties and Righties are pretty equal here. Straight turnovers and straight hyzers are essential shots to have.
One of my favorite design qualities to this course, both actually, is the amount of risk at the greens. Steep declines and the road come into play often. Confident putting and approaches are mandatory.
A nice ting about the cement pads not being installed yet is that the tees can still be changed and the layout tweaked until they are ready. You can see evidence of this and I appreciate that those in charge are striving for the best design possible.
If you're in the area I recommend playing both of these courses. It's a short trip off of I55.
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Redleg
Experience: 12.8 years 63 played 17 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Noob Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 29, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

My first review on this course was on my 3rd ever round of Disc Golf. Now have a few more under my belt!
This is the longer and flatter of 2 courses in this park and uses the outer perimeter of the north part of the park. There is a good use of elevation and many mature trees that the course has been designed around. Several of the holes have multiple tee positions for Red, White and/or Blue Tees. Playing the Blue and/or White tees will make the hole longer in most case but also completely change your line to the hole keeping your game fresh. Not all have concrete tee pads but there is a plan to install at new pads in the park and every hole will have at least have the Red tees with a tee pads. This will end some of the mud and level issues noted in earlier reviews. Thanks go to SDGC and the Park District for pursuing that this year. Over all challenging enough to keep a seasoned player coming back but open enough for new players to be able to play and not have their spirit crushed. Great place to intro people to the game off the Red Tees, and good course so let the better players show their stuff with the White and Blue tees.

Cons:

The Road, (used by foot and wheeled traffic) can come into play on most holes. But not so much as to interfere with play as long as you have some control and pay attention. There are posts for each hole but no signs for hole information (ie distances, hole positions A or B) There may be a change for that coming but not definite yet. The course is laid out on one big loop, there is about 1/8th mile between Tee 1 and Hole 18 so plan accordingly for a short hike up front or at the end. Also if you only want to get a quick 9 in this might not be your course since # 9 & 10 are about ½ mile from #1 & 18

Other Thoughts:

This is a one of 2 great courses in a great park making it a good destination for someone passing through. It is also good for the local who plays there regularly since you have 2 course to choose from that have multiple tees and pin placement on a majority of holes.
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Getting there 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 26, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is laid out through a flatter and more open area of the park than the south course. Most of the holes are grassy with mature trees in play. A few holes bring a little brush into play, but overall this course has a park feel. There are a few elevation changes, and they're used well to add some fun and challenge to the course.

There's a nice mix of hole lengths, especially with dual tees on many holes, and 3 distinct tees on a few. Several of the alternate tees offer a different line to the hole, always a plus for the variety. The trees in play are used well to define some different lines throughout the course, there's more line shaping required than you'd expect for how open most of the course is. There are a few really nice holes out here, 15 and 16 really stand out as I think back on the round. The next tee markers at the base of each pin are fantastic, there are some walks between holes but if you pay attention these make it really easy to follow.

Cons:

There are some safety issues on this course, with lots of holes that bring roads into play. That also takes away from the feeling of seclusion, you can see roads from pretty much every hole on the course. The course feels really open, the design did a great job with the available terrain and foliage, but a large amount of the course is on pretty open fields.

The rest of the cons are hopefully temporary, I'd love to go back down to Springfield and see them taken care of so I can update my review and rating. Right now there aren't any tees, and the grass areas that are (sometimes) marked with flags are getting muddy and rutted out. The hole markers are just numbered posts, it will be nice to see real signs with hole distance and layout out there.

Other Thoughts:

I always love to see multiple courses in one park, it makes for better tournament possibilities, and more variety when you get out to play. This course is still a little rough, but it's obvious work is going into it. Beginners will find it a little long, even from the short tees, though it's not too punitive so it might not be too frustrating. More experienced players will find some challenges here that complement the shorter and more technical south course well. Big arms will have some chances to air it out, though some ob will keep you honest.
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Warrick1
Experience: 14 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fun For All 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 26, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice layout around the north end of park. Course includes many trees and has several options to the basket on most holes. My wife and I are relatively new at DG and we both could play this course and enjoy it. Multiple tees allow beginners as well as advanced players to enjoy course. We also liked the more open aspect of this course.

Cons:

The tees are still being marked and a couple of holes had been redone for an upcoming tournament. But once those are done, this will be an easy course to follow. No tee pads.

Other Thoughts:

Great for beginners from the red tees - more challenging for advanced players from the white and blue tees. Really like having the distance options. My wife and I really had a good time on this course.
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Stoney311
Experience: 13.9 years 15 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 18, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

2nd 18 hole course in the same park! This course plays a little longer and flatter than the south course but it will make you use more of shot arsenal, rollers, forehand, annys, and hyzers as the straight at the pin option is usually not the best one. Has nice Mach 3 baskets with hole number clearly visible. A couple Do or Die putts, 2 and 15 come to mind, where if you run at it too hard you risk going OB because of steep hills behind baskets. The tee areas are now marked with blue 6x6 post with hole number on them, but tees at this point are still natural.

Cons:

Natural tee pads at the moment. No sign at tee to show shot route or hole number, but will be soon. Long walk back to car after 18th hole, but hey exercise is good right?

Other Thoughts:

All in all a good course. South is the more established but if your already at he park and it has two 18 hole courses why not play them both?
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cooktastic
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.5 years 83 played 15 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good compliment to sister course... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a nice addition to the already great course in Lincoln Park. It is very different than the South Course...but not in a bad way. I prefer the South course...but it is nice to have a much different course in the same park. Not nearly as much elevation to work with in this half of the park...but they used the trees and other terrain to really make the course interesting. The course flows fairly well...pretty easy to follow along. Like I said in my review of Lincoln South...this park is immaculately groomed and cared for. Both courses are far enough away from other park activities that you don't have to worry about throwing into other park users. This course has some nice tight shots that you have to make. Very nice new DGA baskets.

Cons:

The course is new (still in development)...so most of my issues I'm sure will be addressed. No permanent tee boxes yet. Many of the trees could really use the canopy to be raised a bit. You have to throw under trees at times where the branches are so low you have to duck to go under them.

Other Thoughts:

This course, while not as intersting as the other course it shares the park with, is a fun course to play. It will just get better as the Springfield crew tweaks it and it takes it's final shape. Great compliment to the other two courses in Springfield.
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odysseus81
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 26.8 years 99 played 35 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice Complimentary Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is a very solid addition to the Springfield area. I like the use of the land that was available. While the topography isn't near as interesting as the South course, they really maximized what was available. There are many difficult shots on this course...most of which require you to keep the disc low. Low-laying branches abound throughout and certainly up the degree of difficulty quite a bit. With a little bit of time, there are some young trees planted amongst the large mature trees already there that will mature out there and make the course even tougher. The current tee and pin placements appear to be well thought out and will be solid if they choose to concrete them in the future. The course flows very will with very few exceptions. The park is immaculately maintained.

Cons:

I chose to look at this course as what it will be for the most part. Even though there is not much to speak of as far as tee signs/ tee pads, I know there are going to be soon and they did mark the temporary tee pads very well. There were only one or two that I had a hard time finding. The flat ground lends itself to really retaining water. The course was soaked with standing water when we played and one hole is going to have serious flooding issues (can't remember the number). It had a temporary lake (flood water) all the way up to the basket. Some of the trees could use a bit of trimming because the low branch issue is a bit extreme in places.

Other Thoughts:

In general I really enjoyed the course. While I scored the courses similarly, they are very different courses. I don't see myself scoring this course much higher than another half disc or so...which is ok. I still enjoyed it, but the South course has quite a bit more upside with a few bugs worked out there. The North course is a winner and fun to play. You can't beat 36 holes of quality disc golf.
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bpierce08
Experience: 17.2 years 129 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Lincoln park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 12, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-nice location in the park.
-nice numbered posts telling you which hole and tee pad it was.
-a lot of variety of shots to choose whether be a forehand hyzer or a backhand hyzer.
-beginner friendly.
-right next to south course.

Cons:

-no concrete teepads on all holes. (which is still in progress i believe).
-no maps of the holes.
-can be kinda confusing which the next hole is but can be figured out by following the arrows on the previous basket to the general area they are pointing to.

Other Thoughts:

The course is still in progress but has got a lot better these past few months. the springfield members have been doing a lot of work to these courses and you can tell because it has been paying off. I really like how it is turning out.
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TROTTER
Experience: 18.7 years 2 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Lincoln Park - Norht 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 3, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is equipped with NexTEEs...

This is the 2nd 18 hole course in the same park...

18 distinct holes never duplicating the same line.

15 and 16 along the top of the course is what we consider the signature holes on the north course.

Other Thoughts:

1, 2 and 3 were taken from the South Course layout - used to be 15, 16 and 18

When in your in the parking lot the New Blue Tee for # 1 is near the fire hydrant across the street - You are throwing a blind shot over the hill top through the mature trees.

When you are playing #11 at the top of the course, if there are other activities going on in the large field you are throwing across - please use the red tee area behind the backstop up on the right along the access road.

more info at www.discgolfclub.org
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Ziggy
Experience: 287 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fantastic Potential 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 28, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Seemless integration of the park facilities. This course works it way around Hockey, Softball, Cross Country, and several other activities that can crowd other courses.

Good use of various holes. Left. Right. Up. Down. Long. Short. Natural obstacles are noted and often sweared at.

Like how every shot in the bag is needed in order to approach this course.

Dual routes, left routes, right routes - offer balance - Does not favor one hand versus the other.

Par 4 holes are introduced to both courses at Lincoln Park as a result of installing this new course. I'm not talking about sheer distance. I'm talking about legitimate two shot holes that require placement. Not grip it and rip it.

Several do or die putting greens.

Natural Out of Bounds with Park Roads coming into play. No water to jump into and search for lost discs.

You should not lose a disc out here. No brambles or major rough.

Fantastic relationship with the Park District who often will go out of their way to stop what they are doing and let you pass through hucking plastic.

Cons:

Blind shot on #13. Cant really see cars coming.

Natural tees

Some dude posting this....
"I only used one disc the whole time and just kind of carelessly threw it and it failed to impress me..."
and overlooking the incredible country club city park possibilities for a fantastic atmosphere of plastic hucking.

Other Thoughts:

http://www.pdga.com/event?TournID=9915

Be sure to check out the Motherlode PDGA tourney on May 14 weekend

you wont regret playing tourney golf there with one of the most friendliest organizations I came across.

Hole #1 is old #15 downhill.
Hole #2 is old #16 on the side of the hill
Hole #3 is old #18 with the concrete blocks/retaining wall
Hole #4 is across the street going northeast from #3
Hole #5 is directly east of #4 basket
Hole #6 is North of #5 basket towards the evergreens
Hole #7 is North of #6
Hole #8 is west of #7 (side by side)
Hole #9 is across road west of #8. Good Roller hole through the trees.
Hole #10 is about 100feet? west of #9 tee.
Hole #11 is about 300 feet south of #10 basket
Hole #12 is across the street north of #11 basket
Hole #13 is about 100 feet east of #12
Hole #14 is east of #13
Hole #15 (signature hole?) is side by side #14
Hole #16 is west of hole #15
Hole #17 is south of #16
Hole #18 is south of #17
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ElementZ
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 212 played 197 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 6, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

I'm glad they used this land for disc golf, it's definitely got a little bit of potential to be a nice supplement to the South side of this park. While the tees are still not in place and there were flags in their place, I had a pretty good time just walking through this half of the course

Cons:

It's not very interesting compared to it's counterpart.
I tried to play through this part of the course but I ended up starting at around hole #4 and playing them completely out of order because I couldn't follow the flow.
I wouldn't recommend it. :(

Other Thoughts:

While this park is still not done, it's not worth checking out, even if you're in the area and just played the South side. It was more of a walk through the park. I only used one disc the whole time and just kind of carelessly threw it because this course failed to really impress me. I love the Springfield community and the other half of this course, but this just wasn't cutting it for me at all. Hopefully when it's finished, I'll get to play it again and add a few points to the rating. :)

www.discgolfclub.com
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#19325
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.8 years 351 played 175 reviews
3.00 star(s)

New--Not Done 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 18, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

*Disclaimer. I played this course when it was not finished. It is still not finished. Check website for updates. I had a guide that help me find all the tee pads and gave me a ton of info on the course. I would have never found my way without him. After I paly it again i'll adjust the rating if need be.*

This section of the park is flatter than the other course. It has large mature trees scattered and is is fairly open. It is a very well kept park and the grass is cut. Minor elevation comes into play on a few holes.

There is a good variety of shots and distances.

There are several memorable holes.

The road out of bounds comes into play on several holes.

Cons:

Right now you will not be able to find the tees. They are marked by small utility flags. Natural Tee Pads. They will be concrete in the future.

There are no tee signs. There will be tee signs in the future.

Other Thoughts:

Come and spend the day in Springfield. Lincoln Park South is a great course and one of my favorites. Across town Douglas is a fun short course with elevation. These 3 courses offer a great mix of disc golf.

Check out my Illinois Top 10.
http://discontinuum.org/index...1486.msg68704#msg68704
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hognosesucker
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 24.9 years 443 played 85 reviews
3.00 star(s)

nice addition to the south course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 9, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

-North has a change of scenery from the south, nice rolling hills on several holes, and about the same amount of OB as South, one of my favorite things about the south course and this course.
-North has a lot of shot variety, many of the holes are basic, straight ahead shots, but are designed in such a way that the straight line is tough or nearly impossible, forcing the player to take a hyzer or anhyzer line. During the season, many of these will be roller holes because of the low ceiling. 18 is a great example of this where you can throw a super accurate shot up the gut, or take the safer rhbh hyzer routeout to the road and back toward the pin.
-A few placement-paramount par 3s and 4s. The ones that stick out in my mind are 6 which is a long r-->l bomb into some small trees with a tricky upshot between some pines to get the 3. Hole 15 was probably my favorite hole which started out with a tight tunnel shot along the road and finished long over a rolling hill, with a precarious green near a steep hill running to the road...excellent.
-Low ceilings all over this course, excellent use of city park woods.

Cons:

-Course is still in development, tees are still being placed, and thus no concrete, and only flags marking tees, but I expect that to be finalized and concrete poured in Spring.
-There are a couple problems with the layout, hole 13 throws right over the intended tee for 16. IMO they should keep the tee for 16 as that is an awesome shot, and move the tee for 13 so they don't overlap fairways.
-Course starts and finishes a ways from the parking lot, which is kind of a pain, but not a serious con.

Other Thoughts:

When all is said and done, this course will be just a hair below South course, but with 2, 3.5+ rated courses in one park, this will be a destination park for traveling dgers, I'm very excited to see this course develop, I'm sure once all the amenities are in place ie tee pads and signs, I'll bump it up to a 3.5. Nice job on the design springfield!
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Brokensaint
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.4 years 336 played 31 reviews
3.00 star(s)

New Lincoln park course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 4, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is still in the finishing stages. All of the baskets are in, but the tees are only numbered flags. Speaking with a couple of locals, it seems that the new course will play as such: the old holes 15, 16, and 18 will be 1,2, and 3 respectively. (The old course will add three holes and be renumbered to accommodate this change). This course has some nice elevation changes, several holes play along the outer-most edge of park, where errant throws may go over the street (possibly a con, but we'll see).
Hole 1: Next to parking lot of Park building. Throws r-l, ground slopes down into long gulley. From pin go left to next tee
Hole 2: throws up and over hill around back of park building. Steep drop-off behind pin. From pin, look left for next tee
Hole 3: Basically straight throw to end of green near parking lot. From pin, look right across street for next tee.
Hole 4,5, and 6: Tees not marked. Took educated guess for 4, and then 5 and 6 are pretty linear along the green.
Hole 7: To the right of 6's pin. Throws l-r to end of green
Hole 8: Throws back across green towards street
Hole 9: Across street from 8. Throws down a narrow chute of mature, low- hanging trees. The tee for 10 is to the left of the tee for 9
Hole 10: Throws open across rolling field. Pin is tucked in between 3-4 massive trees. Next tee behind pin atop slight rise
Hole 11: Throws longish across field with trees as obstacles and trees protecting pin at top of rise near street. Next tee across street.
Hole 12: Short hole. Throws downhill between numerous trees. Can throw straight, left or right, each with trees in the way. From pin, go left and up hill to edge of hill for next tee
Hole 13: Throws diagonally across open field.
Hole 14: Go past 13's pin to tee. Throws through some trees to the far side of green near street
Hole 15: Tee along edge of park. Throws l-r. Pin on edge of hill, drop-off to street below.
Hole 16: Couldn't find tee. Threw from near 13's tee downhill to tree-protected basket 16.
Hole 17: Couldn't find tee. Made educated guess just past 16's pin. Throws r-l through many trees. From pin, go right and uphill to next tee.
Hole 18: Throws short l-r. Old trees along right side, street to left

Cons:

I'm not going to fault anything, as they are not finished. I expect waste receptacles, tee signs, etc. are all in the plan.

Other Thoughts:

This is a very early review of an almost-finished course, but shot variety and use of land is quite nice. Once the tees are in, it'll be a great course. An excellent way to throw 36 holes!
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