Pros:
- well maintained park which is relatively peaceful despite suburban area
- mix of wooded and open holes
- wooded holes are surprisingly technical and force skilled shots
- reasonable pars and a decent number of obstacles for this type of course
Cons:
- natural tees
- fairly limited tee signs, although they did include small maps
- some conflict with baseball fields, walking paths, etc.
- tee sign missing on hole 8
- very limited elevation change
- distance is a little on the short side
Other Thoughts:
Community Park... Commissioner's Park... Memorial Park... it's getting hard to keep them all straight. While this course is a fairly modest 9 hole that plays through a multipurpose park, I really enjoyed my round here. Elevation change is limited, but it makes great use of a small wooded area on a few of the holes.
The park was in great shape when I was there, with very healthy and cleanly mowed grass, nice Discatcher baskets, and small tee maps on the posts. Navigation is pretty easy due to the next tee arrows on each basket, although as other reviewers noted there is a bit of a walk between a few of the holes. The map on DGCR makes this a breeze.
This park only had natural tees, which is one area for potential upgrade. There are a few shots that play near paths and pavilions, and on a Friday morning there were several group exercise classes going on that I had to avoid. It wasn't a major issue, but something to be aware of.
Also, parking was not very straightforward. The lot that actually puts you near Hole 1 was being restriped when I was there, but regardless, there are about 3 different lots you could park in. If you park in the wrong one it's a bit of a walk to holes 1 and 9 and then you have to turn around and go back to hole 2.
Besides concerns about hitting buildings/people, I had a good time here and would come back if I was nearby. It's a relatively quick round, but had decent distances and pars. There aren't really any long holes, but nothing felt oppressively short. I recommend this 9 hole over a lot of others I've played in the Chicago area.