- Newly redesigned 18 hole layout
-Brand New Innova baskets
- Located in an area with many things to do, and soon to be a second course
- three pin positions per hole
- good mix of distances
- great place to bring your drivers and practice
- 9 hole loops

-VERY FLAT
-only obstacles are trees
- Always windy
- Course update still in progress, need tee signs and pads for every hole
- no elevated baskets
- way to many "tweener" holes
- easy, hard to bogey

Creve Coeur probably has more history behind it than any other course in Saint Louis, so I am glad its legacy will continue to live on. The new layout is a significant improvement of the previous 2 9 hole course thing it had going on. It incorporates a lot of the old "front 9" and adds in some new fun holes, while also reclaiming some land to the left side of the parking lot. The brand new discatchers are gorgeous, and blend in with the scenary well.

Although the course is redesigned and it is exciting, that doesn't mean it doesn't have flaws. Lets be clear, the land still isn't that great. Its probably the flattest disc golf course you will ever play, with the only obstacles being trees, making it so you have to screw your drive up pretty bad or three putt to bogey. Considering the flat terrain, it would've made sense to add an elevated basket to spice things up, but I guess its an STL thing to not have them. Of course, I'll cut the course some slack because it's not totally redone. Tee signs are still in the process, and there are only 9 concrete tee pads, and a couple of turf pads. In addition, I here they are going to create some artificial out of bounds bunkers t The last thing I have to knock on the course is the amount of "tweener" holes. There are around 5 holes that range from 420- 490 foot holes that are considered par 4's. Now, you'd have to be a pro to get 2's on a lot of them, but they are also wayyy to easy 3's. I felt like I had a 375 drive that I could sprayed anywhere and still had a very short approach for birdie. I do understand that this course is upposed to be a rec course though, I just think either some pars need to be adjusted or some distances to be extended.

The last thing I'll note about the course is how many people I saw out there. There were SO MANY. Most of them were clearly rec and were travelling in bigger groups with only a couple of discs, but the world needs courses like this. I mean I can see the appeal: its an easy walk, you cant lose your disc and the course is relatively easy. So maybe the course is doing it exactly what it needs to. If you are a pro or advanced player, you might enjoy this course a couple times, but it will probably get boring quick. However, if you are newer to the sport, or want to show a friend around, this is the course to do it

I have always liked playing the older courses . Not because my drives now only go around 300' , but because of their history . I'm not sure how to treat Creve Croeur Lake , though . One of the oldest courses in the St Louis area , I was expecting decent tee signs , good tee pads and baskets and medium length . Instead , you have what look like back to back 9 hole courses . The original 9 plays flat and long and the tee signs are visible enough to keep you on the right track . There seemed to be a fair amount of people playing on the Sunday that I was there . Plenty of parking at both the original 9 and also the back 9 . Baskets in good shape and the park was taken care of okay . The first hole is a long drive with a tree line on the right . After #1 , the front line never lets up , 400' to 800' ( #4 ) . Some good placements for the baskets , especially the original 9 , make it interesting for you . Not a lot of being too technical . These are perfect courses for the early season when you need to get you arm in shape for long drives . #9 ends you up with about a 450 to 500' throw with 1 obstruction , a tree on your right . Not many trees on the whole course . From reading a previous comment before I played , I found out that the parks had to clear a bunch of trees for a failed rink and also because of a flood . Being an out of towner , I had to watch a player in the holes in front of me assault the course . The front 9 flows pretty easy . I am glad that they changed this 9 hole to a 18 hole course . The disc golfers along with the park personnel seemed very nice . The course , as long as it is , was not too strenuous because of the lack of elevation . If you can find your way around on this course , you will have a worry free round . You almost can't lost a disc on the course , unless you throw over the fence on your right on a few of the holes in the back .

There are some sad cons for this course . A tale of 2 9 holes . The front 9 is solid enough . The back 9 sits a little under .4 miles away from the start of the front or original 9 . You want to drive there just in case you need to refill your water or need to be pulled away from the course . There is NO elevation her , and although the lake is close enough to where you can turn your body sideways and throw your disc into it , there is no water on this course ,,,,, unless it rains hard . The original back 9 was probably decent . The new back 9 is Not . A local had to point out the flow and the changes to the new 9 to me , mainly because the course changes over and over . The tee pads ? natural . The signage ? some wood on the ground with a hole number on it . The baskets are the same as the original 9 . The back 9 are much shorter .You have to be careful on the back 9 , #8 tee is just in back of #9 tee , but you have to throw in different directions . There ARE 18 holes on this course . You just have to find them all . The park looks to have the potential to be crowded , especially with kids in the park . Be careful . You may have to shot shape or skip the hole completely . Bugs . Lots of them during the warmer months . I was accosted by them in bunches during my round . Bring spray ,,,, and lots of it . It can get windy because of being near an open lake . Just an FYI

Creve Coeur Lake Park is by no means a disaster . Evidently , it has long passed it's heyday . If you are a local and you want a nice flat course to air out long drives , or want to work on your short game and putting with wind being a handicap , then this might be a place for you . I was staying at the Drury about 10 minuts down the road , so I felt I had to play a course this close . I am not disappointed with this course , just not excited about any aspect of it .There are a lot of alternatives to just playing disc golf here . My recommendation : play it only if it's CONVENIENT or wanting to couple it with another perk of the park .

Not really a review but more of an update. They have installed baskets on a new section of this course making it 18 holes again. There are no tee pads yet (marked with red flags) or signage, but it looks like they are working on it.