North Muskegon, MI

Mullally Park

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Jukeshoe
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.6 years 316 played 268 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Decent Niner with Oak & Pine

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Mullally is a slightly dilapidated multiuse park with sports fields, playgrounds, et al. The course starts right near the little parking lot next to the road. An ace pole near hole #1 allows people to log their aces, but this isn't your typical ace-run sort of park-style niner. Several holes stretch it out, with hole #9 over 700', for example.
- Routing and nav is straightforward, but leaves a bit of walk back to the parking lot. I just jammed out some safari golf to #1's basket just cuz.
- Concrete tees, rudimentary but adequate signage consists of 4x4 posts with the hole number. Sharpied in are distances and a rough hole sketch, most often not really needed. Trash cans on a few holes.
- Beautiful mature oaks and pines are scattered about the park, adding the spills and thrills. Enough to feel slightly "wooded" yet no rough or risk of losing your disc in undergrowth.
- Mostly avoids conflicts in what looks to be a moderately- to heavily-used park.
- Hole #6's basket on a small berm is the only elevation in this completely flat park. And they used it!

Cons:

- Flat.
- Signage could be improved/repaired, with one or two posts missing the hole number.

Other Thoughts:

- Mullally is a perfectly fine park-style 9er, with a nice nature vibe in its own little corner of the park. The good mix of distance and wooded vs. open help keep this course from being boring; however, there's not much here to recommend bumping this course up in rating, either.
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DFrah
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Premium Member
Experience: 5.9 years 229 played 226 reviews
2.50 star(s)

That's a lot of "L"s! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 27, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Mullally Park is a large, flat multi-use park on the outskirts of the Muskegon area. This park has something that most disc golf courses in this area of the world lack...wide open spaces. The course takes advantage of this space with a 700' hole plus a 600' hole. These holes are open enough to allow you to really "grip it and rip it". Other holes are a little shorter and have a few more trees to contend with, but the lines to hit are never really tight here.

Each tee area has a nice concrete pad, plus a wooden post with the hole number and distance engraved on it.

The course plays well away from other park amenities, and the fairways are well separated from each other.

The navigation here is pretty straightforward, although there was no map posted on the kiosk when I played (nor one uploaded here). The course basically forms a large "L" shape. The first three holes play straight east away from the parking lot, #4 and 5 play towards the south, then the remaining holes kind of turn things around with #8 and 9 heading back north. Again, this is pretty obvious when playing the course but a map is always a nice addition.

Cons:

The amount of obstacles here is minimal, leading to little challenge other than the distance. The two very long holes are just straight shots with only a couple large trees near/on the fairway that could come into play. Most of the other holes are also straight shots - you can get by with just a RHBH/your default throw.

There is no elevation change here to speak of.

The course is so open that wind could be a major factor. When I played it was variable, picking up just as I teed off on one of the long holes and carrying my (admittedly not very good in the first place) throw all the way into an adjacent fairway.

Different sections of the park are separated by chain link fence, probably 3' high or so. On several holes you could potentially throw an errant shot over the fence. You won't lose a disc over these fences but it's just a nuisance to have to climb over the fence to retrieve it.

There is a fairly long walk back to the parking lot after #9 - probably 700' or 800'.

Other Thoughts:

I played this course in late September and the ferns on the side of many of the fairways had turned bright orange and red. This was very pretty and added to my experience on the course.

My favorite hole was #6. At 286', it's one of the shorter holes here. It plays across the field to a basket tucked behind a thicket on a small hill, slightly to the right as seen from the tee. The best way to play this hole is probably to drive past it and then toss back at the basket. Where's the fun in that though when you can hack through the thicket like I did???

I had a little bit of trouble finding the first tee. The directions posted here are correct but I did not take them as literally as I should have. When it says to "park in the dirt lot immediately inside the entryway" it really means immediate. If you are coming from Muskegon/the south, turn right into the park and immediately turn right again, almost like a U-turn. The kiosk is to your north along the road.

Overall, this is a nice park with a good amount of space for locals to practice airing it out. It's not worth a long drive but is worth checking out if you are in the area and longer, open holes appeal to you.
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Discgolfer123
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Worth a play 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 3, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

Landscape makes drives fun and different

Two long, open holes to destroy drives

Pretty easy to navigate

Baskets and teepads are in pretty good shape

Cons:

Not much diversity in hole length

Very open course so wind is a huge factor

Plays very close to fences which can get annoying if you go over

A lot of entrances to the park so finding hole 1 was a little difficult. It's right by the road

Other Thoughts:

Not an extremely special course by any means, but if you want to crank out a couple huge drives and work on 300' line-drive shots is really nice. I wouldn't suggest playing on a really windy day.
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royvin
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 7.9 years 190 played 66 reviews
3.00 star(s)

I liked this course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 29, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

-not too many trees to get me frustrated.
-not so open that it was too easy
-variety of distances
-not crowded even on a Saturday afternoon in the summer.
-parking close by first hole

Cons:

-hard to pinpoint the cons.. this course was a little dull I guess. Nothing special about it.
-signs could be a little better, but course flowed pretty well.

Other Thoughts:

Nice little 9 hole course. I would stop by again next time I'm in the area. Also the locals were very friendly and even helped to find one of our discs.
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B3NDER
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.9 years 120 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

At least it's not Ross park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 31, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

• This course is located within another park, with other activities going on. (walking paths playground for kids, baseball field etc) The plus here is that DG doesn't conflict with other stuff going on here, or vice versa.

-Free to play, always a plus.

- Great variety of shots for a 9 hole course, a few holes to open up your arm on with a mix of holes requiring accuracy and finesse.

• Actual concrete teepads here, mixed with teesigns showing distance, lines and box number.

• No last minute, "short holes" thrown in. 2 of the 9 holes are over 600' (Hole 5= 607' / Hole 8=700') which makes for an interestingly long 9 hole course. None of the holes are under 250' with the shortest hole at 253' (Hole 4)

• Metal baskets are in awesome shape. Lots of life left in them. (Pretty sure they are chainstar)

• The walks from basket to tee aren't grueling, so you can go from clearing your putter to ripping a drive in just a minute or so.

Cons:

• Course was flat, not much going on in terms of elevation changes (Only one raised basket in the whole park)

• In the spring/summer bring bug spray, pests could definitely be a problem here.

• No real risk vs. reward here.

• With room for additional holes to be added, it's a wonder they still have this place only with 9 baskets.

Other Thoughts:

For only 9 holes, this course does a pretty decent job of mixing it up for you. Most 9 holers I've played seem to be all about supre short and technical holes. Mullally utilizes some longer drives as well as mixing in accuracy and tunnel shots.

All-in-all I'm impressed with the work done here and I think if you have a chance to add this course into your day, then by all means do it.
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SAxDrc
Experience: 15.9 years 23 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Mullally 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 28, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

- nice teepads and baskets
- variety in distance. (250 to 700 feet)
- navigation is very easy.
- nice course for beginners but the long holes will challenge anybody.
- hole 6 has the basket on top of a hill, and is well guarded by trees. by far my favorite hole here.

Cons:

- other than the 1 elevated basket there is no elevation change at all.
- the first 3 holes are very repetitive. two of the first 3 holes are 308' and the other is 307' and the basket is in pretty much the same place on all 3.
- every hole is pretty much wide open. you can throw hyzer, anhyzer, or straight on every hole.
- I don't like courses where the only challenge is distance and that is how I felt about this course. When there is a tee pad and a basket 700 feet apart in a field with no trees, that is not very fun to me.

Other Thoughts:

decent 9 hole course in a nice park. If you are passing through the area there are much better choices, but living here I find that mullally is a nice change from the heavily wooded courses that I usually play (whitehall, henderson lake, flip city)
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apdrvya
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Premium Member
Experience: 14 years 350 played 299 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 31, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Aesthetic--plays around the perimeter of a large multi-use park. Does not really interfere with walking paths or other activities of the park

Teepads/signs--nice concrete teepads with simple post teesigns with the tee number and the distance.

Routing/Nav--very easy. no long walks between pins.

Variety/Length--Very long course for a 9-holer. with 2 holes >600' this course is a killer 9-hole. All holes are >250'

Baskets--nice and in great repair. I believe they're Mach 2's.

Cons:

Risk v Reward--none to speak of.

Elevation change--none to speak of.

Only 9-holes! This is a great 9-hole course but would be even more awesome as an 18.

Other Thoughts:

the elevated pin is a nice change from the wide open baskets here
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Alpinemaps
Experience: 23.9 years 8 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good course, long, not technical 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 4, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Enjoyable course. Well marked and maintained. All concrete tee pads. Good signage with distances to the tees. Course is laid out well, with some short and two very long holes.

I really enjoyed how hole 6 is laid out - it breaks up the monotomy of the course.

Lots of places to let loose and throw on this course. Great course for practicing your distance shots.

Cons:

Not a lot of technical to this course. While there are trees in a few places on this coures, there are plenty of open spaces to let loose and throw.

No par marked on the course. No elevation change on this course, makes it overall a little boring.

Other Thoughts:

I'm from California, visiting town. I enjoyed the course, and would play again. Hold 5 and 8 were the longest holes I've ever played. I've played better courses in California...don't know if we'd have this one in my group's rotation, since it is somewhat easy. But, any frisbee golf coures is a good frisbee golf course. It was a great way to spend an afternoon.
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mcmyers640
Experience: 16.7 years 40 played 11 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Family Oriented With a Bit of a Challenge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 24, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Well Balanced 9 hole course that has bomber shots with semi-challenging finesses/technical shots,
-Well maintained as it is in the middle of a park with baseball diamonds on one side and soccer fields on the other.
-Playground for the kids
-Good mix of trees and open land
-More of a beginner/refining course (go to flip or branstrom if you're looking for something tougher. McGraft is a better choice for 18 holes that is closest)
-Tee signs marking the footage and hole number.

Cons:

-Some holes tough to navigate (Hole 7 especially). Some holes do not lead into eachother and require backtracking or a change of direction. You don't always walk right into the next hole.
-If you are playing competitively, there is much room for mistakes. If you make a bad throw, chances are you can recover. This is great for beginners and those refining technique. It won't give you a headached.
-I would assume it gets busy during the summer and spring with sporting activities, but this is just an assumption.

Other Thoughts:

All holes are easy to get to. Played this one in the snow, so navigation was a little tough. Hole 1-3 follow the fenceline. Hole 4 is in the corner, but takes you 250' to the right. Hole 5 is the 600 footer that follows the fence line. Continuing walking in the same direction to hole 6. Hole 6 has you shooting back about 280 or so, to a slightly elevated mound with a basket on top. The mound is well guarded and beware of overshooting as there is a drop off back to ground level. After finishing this one turn around to walk back toward the fence. Finish hole 7 and turn back to the main entrance to the 700' hole 8. Arrive at the tee pad and look toward the hole 6 mound. This is the right side of the fairway. The hole is tough to see and this is the one where we waited around like idiots trying to find the hole. Pretend like you are shooting back to hole 4 and you're on the right track. After finishing this, hole 9 is toward the right of the playground and has you shooting toward the fenceline. It's a good walk back to the vehicles or to play hole 1.

I rate this low because you have to compare it to other 18 hole courses on here. This is by far the best 9 hole course I've ever played. I thought the designers did a great job utilizing what the land offered. You can't exactly plant more mature trees to ensure more obstacles in a park. If you're looking for something quick play this course. If not, go to another one nearby.

The park may need to consider a course map or signs to tell you where the baskets are. Just a thought. In my opinion there are party courses, business courses, and the ones that are a mix. This course is more of a casual/party course. You won't get a headache playing this one or walk it with all your discs being less stable from all the trees. Fantastic course to take to the kids. Playground in the middle of the course!
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Mark R
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.8 years 115 played 89 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 31, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Large, McGraft-sized pine and oak trees make fun holes with many routes to throw through. Newer Chainstar baskets, and sign posts with accurate distances.

Has a couple of long 600+ foot holes (#5 and #8). Includes a few secluded spots, as well as bird species (Eastern Kingbirds were spotted, among others).

A terrific beginner course, as well as a good practice course for advanced players to throw big.

Dedicated disc golf area. Free admission.


Cons:

Only nine holes. Grass tees.

Somewhat wide-open in spots, with occasional high winds. Very flat course. One hole comes a little too close to a baseball field (#3).

No signs at the park indicating where golf course is (use North entrance).

No benches or bathrooms.

Other Thoughts:

A low rated course, but don't let that stop you from playing this course, particularly if you have less time or are nearby.

Get in some practice drives and wind putts for the next Flip round here.
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jwetter
Experience: 110 played 30 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Mullally Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 27, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

-very open course with holes of differnt lengths
-well marked with nice signs and baskets
-best possible course given what they had to work with, it is just a sand/grass field.
-good use of length to make the course challenging even though it is wide open

Cons:

-only 9 holes to play
-it was so open that the holes got very repedative, all you could do was throw to the next basket becasue there were so few obsticles.

Other Thoughts:

I would only play here again if I was in the area but it was not worth the drive to play the open course with only 1 or 2 interesting shots.
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rshrevo
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 45 played 34 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Mullally park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 1, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice course to work on your long drives. Tees marked well with Hole # and distance. a couple of challenging holes like trying to putt uphill on #6. fairly easy to navigate.
since the last time i played they have installed concrete pads that are decent length, only one i had a problem with was hole 2 where it lined up with trees directly in front of the pad.

Cons:

no pars listed on tee markers. also wish there was a map or drawing of hole layout so you have a idea as to which way to throw on some holes. didn't see the basket on #8 until after my second shot then had to realign my approach to the hole.

Other Thoughts:

overall i liked the course. want to come back to try and improve my score. since i now know where the baskets are i should be able to score better. tip for hole #8. there is a blue trash barrel in the middle of the fairway.. aim at that from tee and will put you in line with hole. i drove into the drive by the tennis courts. parked by the restrooms and playground equipment. from there i backtracked to the first hole by the road. After the 9th hole my car was just the other side of the fence. so i didn't have to walk far.
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DiscLady
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 16, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pretty open with long holes. Good to do a little perfecting of shots. Nice clean park with picnic shelter.

Cons:

No map showing holes. Got a little confused at times. Do not Tomahawk on 9th hole. Tall pines ate our discs. With much effort we did get them down. Long holes for us beginners.

Other Thoughts:

I liked most of the holes, my friends did not care for this park. I would try this again.
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fleeulrich
Experience: 15.8 years 53 played 29 reviews
3.00 star(s)

wide open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is very easy to navigate through. Each hole is marked well with a wooden post that has the hole #, distance indicated on them. The park was very clean, and many trash cans were throughout the park. This course has mostly wide open shots although holes 3, and 9 had a random group of trees in the fairway. Hole six had a real unique hole placement with the basket on top of a little hill with trees almost all the way around the hill.

Cons:

The fact that there are only nine holes was the biggest con. The park looked pretty big and it seemed like there would have been room to put more in. None of the signs had the par, also no information on this site. After you finish hole 9 you will have a somewhat lengthy walk back to the parking area.

Other Thoughts:

With all the the wide open shots, and then the 607, and 700 foot holes this course has plenty of opportunity to let the big bombs go. Even with only 9 holes this course was still real fun to play.
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BucketBonanza
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.9 years 47 played 30 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Dropping Bombs 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

A good walk on this nine holer's gentle terrain is a perfect way to get out and enjoy a spare moment and enrich the day. Although the game of disc golf is generally laid back and not necessarily strenuous, some of the more sprawling and complex courses can be a bit more than a person may wish to take on due to time constraints, blazing summer heat, or well deserved laziness. This one can be fit into even the most hectic of days and will provide a good walk and a satisfying round of play. The layout is fairly straightforward which definitely suits beginners. It also has enough character to entertain those with more experience. The holes allow for experimentation and technique improvement with any style of play. There is some challenge by way of distances that appear shorter at first glance than they truly are. Once the tee shot is sailed, the perspective often changes. The 600 and 700 foot holes have the potential to make players feel confident on the tee only to swallow their discs in vastness that humbles. A little ego adjustment perhaps. Although this course is nowhere near "heavily wooded" and even "moderately wooded" may be off base, the trees that are in play seem to have the uncanny knack of being right where they need to be to challenge the line, encourage forethought, and demand the use of control. This course takes some skill and a decent arm to score as well as one may anticipate scoring upon first impression.

Cons:

Drawbacks include topography and scenery that offers little variance. That being noted, the course is set up about as perfectly as this piece of land will allow which cannot be scoffed at. The only other potential nuissance or danger comes by way of unsuspecting pedestrians who may be oblivious to the fact that a game which utilizes potentially deadly flying discs is being partaken in all around them. During busy park days, when visitors are attending baseball games and frollicking to and fro, cars that could quite conceivably be seriously damaged by errant shots are likely to line the edge of hole 2. The possibility of hitting a car has potential to cause tension on the tee. Tension on the tee has potential to cause a bad shot which will hit a car. Vicious circle.

Other Thoughts:

This is a nice little park. The designers did well with the layout and succeded in creating a fun and deceptively challenging 9 holer. This park is between McGraft Park and Whitehall and makes a nice stop for a trifecta type day. It is definitely worth a stop if you are in the area and you have time to get out and enjoy it.
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Creepy Anhyzer
Experience: 16.1 years 30 played 10 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Mullally 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 15, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

long open 9 hole course fun for going out with a few friends and bombing some drives. A good place to practice long distance drives.

Cons:

9 holes in a large park surrounded by baseball, soccer fields and playgrounds.
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DiscBiscuit
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

close to home.... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 16, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good use of a small amount of land. There is no way 18 would fit, but the 9 is spread out. A couple long holes(608, 700ft). Shortest hole is ~250ft. More baskets in the Muskegon area to throw at.

Cons:

Not many trees. Not many technical shots.

Other Thoughts:

If you live in the area, and have a spare hour, check this course out. I'm a little confused by this course. Its only 9 holes, but the holes are longer, but not technical.
Bring your big guns! The long holes are wide open. This course should be easily par-able, but I've yet to do it.
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