Lafayette, LA

Girard Park

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blake833
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.9 years 160 played 140 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Cute, but nothing to take home to Mom 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 10, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Girard DGC is a nice lil 9 holer in Girard Park, Lafayette. It's a very well used, and well loved community park with tons of activity going on, very close to University of Lafayette.

I thought it was a pretty cute course, and starts off really well. Hole one is a nice slightly downhill left-to-right shot. Pretty short, but so is pretty much every hole.

I disagree with some of the other reviewers about the repetitiveness. Maybe some trees have grown in, or some tees moved. A few were fairly short, with a little RHBH turn-overs, but there was some slight elevation change, some holes with right or left finishes, a little more hook at the end.

Tee pads were very worn mulch. They didn't look great, but I kind of liked them for the short step-throws. There were only a couple holes where I really had to rip one. Or at least decided to anyway.

Cons:

But as much as I liked this course, there were some obvious problems: the rest of the park. It plays VERY close to the other park amenities, including a very popular walking/jogging path, parking by the street, a playground, and a petanque court. I felt a little claustrophobic at times.

The tees were not marked, and the mulch has been very worn down. There's enough of a good flow to the course to find the next mulch bed, but some hole maps would certainly help.

Kind of a small issue, but if you use the scoring app on this phone, they have some pretty beginner-friendly pars uploaded. It's easy to edit your round to change it so you don't have a par 4 or 5 350'er that you "eagled."

Other Thoughts:

Even if you update the tee pads, baskets, add signs, this course would still only be a maybe 2-2.5. It's still a short 9 hole park course. There's not a lot to be extracted out of the property.

But I am very grateful that there's a beginner friendly place in Lafayette to get players introduced to the sport, because there are so many other good parks that you just need a big arm to play. Given the proximity of these holes to other park patrons, though, they might not be too friendly to beginners.

I liked playing this course. I really enjoyed it, despite not being able to throw a midrange after the second hole for some reason. I would love to play the course with some non-competitive friends and beginners.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Beautiful City Park And I Liked The Golf, Too! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 3, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

I seem to have had a more positive experience at Girard than the previous reviewers. Girard Park is this long, sprawling park. It seemed like I was driving by it forever looking for the course. It has all the usual attractions that many parks have, tennis courts, recreation center, children's play area, a fencing center and a most popular walking trail which circles the park. I think you might spot some attractions walking on this trail. The park is green and lovely and has a nice, gently rolling terrain which is excellent for a course.

The course starts right in front of the fencing center. There is a nice course sign and map here. There is a large tee pad here, unfortunately it's filled with wood chips which always end up bunched and uneven. I agree with others that they make for a terrible tee pad fill. The baskets are Discatchers, some with single chains and others are double chain.

The # 1 hole is a pretty little downhill toss ( maybe 210') to a basket set in this valley area between some trees. Other reviewers have all mentioned the crowds as being a problem at Girard. The only folks I had any problem with were here on # 1. There were two hammocks tied on these trees down by the basket. A young lady was contentedly reading a book in the first hammock. She was close enough that I didn't have to worry about her. The second hammock was closed up like a cocoon. I wasn't exactly sure what to think or do? Are these homeless cajuns? Both hammocks looked to be brand new. But this was such a pretty little hole, and I really wanted to play it so I fired away, attempting to keep my drive low. My drive landed just below the hammock. A nice shot. As I putted out, I see a guy and a girl sleeping in their cocoon. Weird!

# 2 is a pretty little, downhill hyser shot. I couldn't.t locate a pad for # 3 so I just took a guess and threw. # 4 is another easy hyser toss about 225'. # 5 is a little longer at 375' and plays to the basket in the corner. There is this great, interesting picnic table here. It looks like it came from a Harry Potter set. # 6 plays 260' along the parking lot. You could throw straight at the basket and risk fading left and hitting a car or take the safer inside passage. As usual, I played it safe. # 7 is an easy little 180' hyser Ace Run to an open basket.

# 8 was an open, boring 250' throw to a basket sitting all alone. Then # 9 is about 240' but you need to keep your drive low enough to avoid tree branches. I liked the golf here. It's definitely recreational level. Intermediate players needn't waste their time.

Cons:

The tee lads are crummy.

I never found the # 3 pad.

This park looks popular and probably draws crowds of people. We need to share or skip the occasional hole or two or three. Who am I kidding? I used two kids napping in a hammock as target practice.

Other Thoughts:

I played Girard just before lunch on a Tuesday morning. The walking path had a constant stream of walkers and joggers but other than the hammock dwellers, I played unobstructed golf, and enjoyed the hell outta this course. It's such a pretty park with it's slightly, hilly, rolling terrain. Probably a shame that it get's so much use that the disc golf is adversely affected.

Who in the hell brings their hammock from home and attaches it to trees in a public park? I don't get it. And not one but two hammocks. And it didn't appear that they were in this caper together? Is Baton Rouge the hammock capitol of Louisana? Did LSU losing to Troy State Saturday night somehow upset the universe down here and cause these people to think they were in their own yards?
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mmmpineapples
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Harumph. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 20, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice open fields for a beginning player to get accustomed too, Baskets are pretty okay. Right in the heart of the city and a step away from downtown, the park itself is pretty sweet.

Cons:

People, people, people. No course signs (sans 1 at the first target). Teepads are a nightmare. Dangerous course.

Other Thoughts:

This course isn't the best in the south, Located intertwining the park, GP's course is just a testament to how much potential the course has. However it's biggest flaw is everything else. First off, the course is again, snaking through the park. Which means people. Loads of them lounge about, and i honestly feel like kind've a jerk when every hole I either have to ask them to move, or try to attempt to stop their child from picking up my disc and throwing it around. I had a hard time trying to get one back from a dog as well.

Second thing that really irked me were the teepads, They are supposed to be woodchip but after constant abuse and wear, the ground was warped and you can easily snap your ankle here if youre not careful. It seems that after the hurricane it's just been ignored, and that, with the horrible design and repetitiveness gives the course a bad rep and look to it.

I agree with most disc golfers here that the course be uprooted and moved, or renovated. This course is much too dangerous and children can get hurt.
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Part-Time Ninja
Experience: 18.2 years 54 played 14 reviews
1.50 star(s)

True disc golf not found here 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 3, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Its a park to throw in. Baskets are nice.

Cons:

Very repetitive..........No real use of the little terrain that is there. People in the way.

Other Thoughts:

I agree with pull and re-do The park could be done way better and keep the same amount of land.
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littleshoe
Experience: 16.7 years 7 played 7 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Busy Busy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 14, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Located in the heart of Lafayette. Bathrooms readily available. Concrete Tees.

Cons:

Very very repetitive. Long straight holes. Few trees. Course clearly not planned well, terrain ignored. Simple, long, flat and clear. Very busy during the day that I was there which was a saturday. Saw other golfers who yelled for people to move away from the baskets or out of the way of discs.

Other Thoughts:

This course needs to be pulled and redone. A good course to work simple accuracy, will not test or try the slightly-above-average disc-golfer. Will leave you wanting more in a bad way. There are better courses in Lafayette if you only have time for one.
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