Pros:
- rubber tees are in good shape
- decent signage
- high quality baskets
- well maintained/mowed
- some decent elevation change on parts of the course
- a few holes have enough trees to pose a technical challenge
- course info sign at beginning
Cons:
- a little too open to truly be challenging on most holes
- plays quite close to train tracks on Hole 6 (and behind 8)
- some navigation/flow issues
- course details list 2 tees, but the only difference is par, and there are not 2 sets of tees
- plays near baseball field to left of Hole 9
- some potential for interfering with walking path
Other Thoughts:
This is a nice course. I wouldn't go out of my way to play it, but if you are in the area it's a solid 9 hole. Nothing about it blew me away, but I enjoyed my time at Doogan Park. The course is in a multipurpose park, but has a large portion mostly devoted to disc golf. The main risk is interfering with the walking path.
Hole 6 has train tracks directly to the left so you'll want to make sure not to fade too far that direction. Similarly, Hole 9 plays alongside the baseball field and discs that head left could end up in the middle of the field. Hole 8 dead ends into the train tracks, so it's only an issue if you overthrow the basket.
While the course is pretty open, the elevation change helps make it interesting. I thought the rubber tees were going to be slippery with the morning dew, but they were surprisingly usable and much better than the turf tees when wet. The park is generally in very good shape.
After Hole 3, you have to backtrack essentially back to the tee to throw Hole 4 in parallel. Not that big a deal, but the flow could be better here.
All in all, it's worth checking out, but it's a pretty typical Chicago 9 hole course.