Springfield, MO

McBride Park

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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

McBride Park DGC In Need Of Some Help! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 12, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

McBride Park sits down in the valley below the elementary school of the same name. This park area would seemingly be ideal for a disc golf course with its gently rolling hills and mature cedar trees. Other than a walking path throughout, this park area seems to be disc golf exclusive. The problem is the walking path seems to be better maintained than the disc golf course. One previous reviewer said that he found the first tee but didn't find the # 1 basket until later but for me it was just the opposite, I found the basket but never located the first tee box. The navigational issues I encountered throughout my round adversely affected my round. The signs are handwritten and oftentimes confusing. Some had 2-3-4 basket positions listed but no way of telling which one you were actually throwing at. Every previous reviewer commented on the small concrete pads but reviewer, "Dubbel"s description was best. He stated, "The tee pads are so short that they are more of an obstacle than a benefit."

Almost every reviewer talked about unrealistic basket placements or baskets hidden behind overgrown trees. I think # 7 is a perfect example of this. The sign says the hole is 242' or 292' and it's a gently sloping downhill throw through a natural fairway, but then there is no basket in sight? Instead, it's buried directly behind a large bush of some sorts. Instead of a cool Ace run, you're left with a boring hole with little chance of a birdie.

Cons:

Missing or confusing signage.

Navigation is just not instinctive.

Small concrete pads, some of which are mostly a hazard.

Poorly placed baskets with overgrown cedar trees protecting.

Older baskets.

Missing the important FUN factor.

Other Thoughts:

This is just a shame. This little valley area could and should be a wonderful setting for a delightful little disc golf course. Instead, reviewer after reviewer are saying the same things. The course is difficult to navigate. The tee pads are too small. The trees are too overgrown. The baskets are placed in unnatural and unrealistic positions.

This is a course demanding a reconfiguration. It's begging for a reconfiguration. If there is a disc club locally, please step up and help McBride DGC. It's in a bad way.
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MBoehner
Experience: 9.2 years 17 played 14 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Could use some TLC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 3, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Overgrown cedars add a nice challenge for shot making.
Shelter and restroom are clean and easy to access.

Cons:

Some volunteer TLC would go a long way.
Overgrown cedars will eat a disc and difficult to climb.
Concrete tee pads, where present too are far too small.
Tee signs are hand drawn, and hard to read.

Other Thoughts:

Parking is at school nearby.
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mrbro855
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.5 years 363 played 105 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Needs some TLC 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 20, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very scenic course with lots of hills and plenty of evergreen trees.
Distances are long enough to make it challenging but not so long that its impossible.
Tee markers at each hole, some had signs.
Couple of concrete pads (size comment in the cons); and a couple used the path.
Memorable hole: #4 had to finish through a "tunnel" through some pines to the basket.
All the other holes had plenty of protection.... some with too much as the trees have gotten to a very mature stage.

Cons:

Navigation!! No online map, or one at the site. Found tee #1 couldn't find the basket!! (there was no signage on the marker) At first I thought it was the very visible one, but that's #10 (distance was close to the scorecard distance.) Walked around til I found tee #2, then found the #1 basket. It's toward the street behind the pines.
What concrete pads were there were about 2' x 4", if that. Too small for my taste.
About 4 markers were missing the signage, and the signage that was there is very dated.

Other Thoughts:

All the above said, it was actually a fun course to play. Just needs a refresh... new signs, add some tee boxes, move a basket or two to a realistic location and this would be a really good niner (actually 10 baskets!!)
So in summary, condition of amenities rate a 1.5 in my book, while the fun factor was at least a 3 so I'll balance it out at 2.5!!
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vonWangus
Experience: 6 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Challenging 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 17, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very challenging course
Low traffic
Maintained well
Holes for hyzers, anhyzers, short, and long..
No backyards to throw it into

Cons:

Somes baskets are missing sometimes
No trash cans throughout
Cedars are disk eaters, only throw 1 and sherpa it..
Teeboxes are way too small

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course to challenge your skilled/technical shots.
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theRHW
Experience: 10.9 years 9 played 9 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Not too bad 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 4, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

+close by
+some different obstacles and trees to throw around

Cons:

-difficult to find if you have not played it before
-poor signage and navigation
-you have to park in the McBride elementary parking lot which can be unsettling when the staff members are staring at you in the lot
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danad
Experience: 9.1 years 18 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Decent Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 11, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

It's got character. Nice bending shots on multiple holes, minimal tree shots after first two holes, and one heavy duty drive. Great short course to play.

Cons:

Smaller course with a lot of walking track running in the middle of your drives. People in this area will completely ignore you as well, so be careful.

Other Thoughts:

Not worth going out of your way for, but a great course if you in the area and want to get a quick game in.
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ag_hittman
Experience: 16.9 years 39 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

awkard challenge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 3, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Challenging was the only thing I could say to myself that I liked about this course

Cons:

Crossing fairways, awkward pin placements, was hard to navigate even with the signs, kinda sketchy overall... Perhaps if I'm in that area again for something boring I need to skip out on
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Schlazz
Experience: 14.8 years 4 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Has potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course is built on a nice piece of rolling ground. Holes are fairly short and good for beginners. Is usually well maintained as it shares space with an elementary school.

Cons:

The evergreen trees make this course no fun. There is literally no path to the basket on several holes. If the city would trim the trees it would be a much better course.

Other Thoughts:

Earlier in the summer when we played the course there was a group of players who were attempting to reconfigure the course. This might be promising.

Only worth a visit if you live nearby.
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Canfield1
Experience: 18.1 years 14 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Cool Course Close to Home. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 18, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The course has some fun technical spots with some tricky options on your approach. Good elevation changes. The course was mowed and looked to be well maintained!

Cons:

A few things that sucked were the extremely small tee pads on only a few holes (thanks) and hole 1 wasn't marked, with a lucky guess I found it, It's literally just a white pole.

Other Thoughts:

Overall I'm slightly biased on this course because its so close to my relatives place that I often visit. So when everyone is winding down I can go out and throw some discs before then sun goes down. It's a fun 10 hole course. The End.
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Dubbel
Experience: 20.9 years 53 played 5 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Passable at best. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 29, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

1.Good elevation change.
2.Has a variety of holes: hyzers, anhyzers, short, and long.
3.Only a few holes that you are in danger of putting it in someone's yard.

Cons:

1.On many of the holes the cedar trees around the baskets are so over grown that there is no fairway. You throw, and hope it breaks through.
2.The tee pads are so short that they are more of an obstacle than a benefit.
3.On the weekends the course is very crowded.
4.Many of the holes are so close to each other that if another group is playing a hole you have to wait for them to get done before you can throw.
5.The walking path is regularly used, and runs through the middle of the course.
6.The course is almost always missing at least one basket.

Other Thoughts:

It's tempting to rate this course lower to bring the average down to a rating that more accurately reflects the condition of this course, but I won't. It is my opinion that in its' current condition it is only passable. It should also be mentioned that in the summer the course is covered in insects, and after a rainstorm it turns into a swamp.
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CThomp85
Experience: 12.1 years 13 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent at best 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 26, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice baskets, varying challenges, plenty of trees for obstacles. The arrows on each basket points you in the right direction to the next tee box

Cons:

Pine trees swallow discs, tee box missing on one hole, difficult to figure out sometimes.
not a complete course.
some tee boxes hard to find/decide where to start at

Other Thoughts:

This course is a good little course if you just want to go wing a disc or two. Varying difficulty on each hole due to different lengths, obstacles and pin placement.
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Bender
Experience: 19.6 years 68 played 5 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Its a course. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 7, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

It is a disc golf course. There is elevation change, some long and some short holes. The walking path that runs thru the course never has much traffic on it so you never have to wait on people.

Cons:

New tee boxes are a joke. You end up teeing off next to them or behind them so it won't mess up your approach. A majority of the hole are out in the open with the basket tucked into some cedars. You can pinpoint your shots but it basically comes down to luck weather or not you will break thru the barrier of cedars. There are only ten holes if they are all there. Some idiots out there think it is fun to steal baskets from this course. There are three baskets down or missing at this time that I know of.

Other Thoughts:

Course could be redesigned to make it much more fun to play. There is an alternate course out there but I don't recall what the website was that had it posted. It's ok if you have no where else to play and just need to get out of the house and throw.
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random2006
Experience: 12.8 years 6 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Don't eat my discs! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 13, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Plenty of difficulty.
Large variety of shots.
Very shady.

Cons:

Construction going on near a couple of the holes. One of the tees is missing due to it.
Trees will eat discs.
Most tees are off of a walking trail. No one was walking when we were there but I imagine walkers and disc golfers don't get along too well.
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rogers101
Experience: 12.9 years 3 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Best in Springfield 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 3, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Most challenging course in Springfield, a lot more distance and trees to play around.

Cons:

Got to watch out for the cedar trees, they eat discs! Aldo the woods by Holes 8 and 9 are loaded with ticks. Needs to be mowed a little more often as well. Current construction is messing with holes 3,4, and 5.

Other Thoughts:

Only 10 holes but still a great course that is usually not too busy. Considering what is in Springfield, this should be the go to place.
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birdman101
Experience: 14.7 years 59 played 24 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 16, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

difficult but not too difficult plays on rolling hills for small elevation change. The trees are the biggest obstacles to deal with and make it challenging which to me is a plus considering most of the courses down here are wide open.

Cons:

the trees that make it challenging are cedar trees which eat discs and reduce your options for reaching the baskets. They cause several holes to be blind shots. this does help you learn new lines though but can make it a frustrating round
the fact it is 10 holes is kind of odd, but doesn't bother me too much

Other Thoughts:

as of 10/16/2010 3's basket is missing in action and based on how long 9's basket was missing from tom watkins it may be gone awhile but hopefully it will be replaced shortly.

located basically on school grounds so you have to watch what time of day you are there
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DaddyD
Experience: 13.8 years 9 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Really Good If You Can Avoid the Trees 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 7, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The terrain is hilly, so you can use that to our advantage on gaining distance. There is a good variety of hole-types, but most are in the 300-foot range, so I think a shorter hole or two would he helpful.

Since it is on the backside of an elementary school the grass is maintained pretty good.

Cons:

The CEDARS will eat your discs, so be prepared to get scratched up retrieving them. Holes 1 and 4 are surrounded by cedars with only one or two approaches, which limits your choices of strategy.

The dirt tee pads aren't the best, and have been wallowed out from use.

The odd number of holes (10) is a bit strange, so I'd like to see them add 8 more and make it a full course.
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Derred Scheperle
Experience: 13.9 years 97 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

I dont think there are many. the grass was cut sorta. Theres not many people there. i think it was fun all around..The sings that they have there are nice and easy to read..

Cons:

The trees will eat your disc. The first hole is ridiculous its covered in trees that will eat your disc! There are no driving pads. and the course is hard to fallow..

Other Thoughts:

The city needs to do some tree trimming.. then it would be a great place to play!
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FriedOkra
Experience: 14.4 years 171 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Disc Golf Oasis 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 19, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very well maintained course located in a nice park setting with decent tee markers and directional arrows on the baskets pointing to the next tee. Wide fairways littered with thick cedar trees and a nice variety of protected and wide open baskets.

Cons:

The tee pads are not ideal.

Other Thoughts:

A fantastic course. We had a great time and will play this one again and again.
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IsaacIRL
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.1 years 83 played 46 reviews
3.00 star(s)

McBride Park... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 13, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course has really nice, green fairways. Rolling hills throughout the park. Pins are very protected in the trees creating a few blind shots. Baskets are nice. Tee signs have all necessary info (distance, alt. tee location, pin placement, and a map of the hole.) Nice variety in hole distance.

Cons:

Tee pads are tiny, but still have the old dirt pad before and after them. Alternate tees can be harder to find if you don't look at the sign. (they're marked with two circular, blue and red stones or two lines on the cart path). Hole one is hard to find (it's right next to a bench on the cart path). Hole 10 doesn't have a sign, but there is a concrete pad and a post to mark it.

Other Thoughts:

There are lots of weird church parties that go on all the time. Cedar trees are very unforgiving if you throw into them (I think they cause hives). The woods near hole 8 and 9 is filled with ticks...bring bug spray.

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Donovan
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 37 years 300 played 187 reviews
3.50 star(s)

These Trees Bite More Than Bark 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This park is beautiful with very lush green grass and trees. This place seems very well maintained. The holes are almost all built with some kind of technical angle to them. The use of trees and protected pin locations is really well done. There is nice use of the slight elevation found in the terrain and the hole length variation is quite suitable. The 10-hole adventure is certainly worthwhile. The tee signs are decent and have a map on them. Navigation is not too bad here and you certainly won't have too much trouble your first time out, but maps never hurt. There are no bathrooms or trashcans on the course.

Cons:

As mentioned previously, the cedar trees are messy and brutal. I am not sure this is a negative, but it cannot be overlooked. #10 is missing its tee sign, but the post is still there. The tee pads are not in great shape and you have to use the map on tee sign to even find the long tee pad areas.

Other Thoughts:

The Fun Factor was good here. The holes were just challenging enough to make me forget that this course was only 10 holes until it was all of a sudden, over. If you are nearby, this is the place to visit. I would certainly come back to this course.
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