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Bowling Green, KY

Kereiakes Park

3.815(based on 57 reviews)
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PastorofMuppets
Gold level trusted reviewer
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Experience: 5 years 183 played 130 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Retro Course Design, Unique Style

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2024 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

WHAT TO EXPECT: Massive park complex with a secluded section for disc golf in the very back. Mildly wooded with massive Cedar trees forcing all sorts of angles. Roughly 9 holes offer both short and long tee pad locations, with a few offering moveable pin locations (one set of baskets)

AMENITIES: There were portable toilets near #1 tee pad, a water house spicket near the course sign, and a full sports field complex a couple hundred feet away that appeared to have more modern facilities. Course does play inside of a paved walking trail but rarely was an issue. Couple park benches along the trail throughout.

TEES/SIGNAGE/BASKETS: Large course map showing both long and short layouts next to parking lot. 5' x 10' concrete tees in old but still nice shape. I could see them possibly being slick in wet weather with how worn they are, but I didn't have any issues. Tee signs are typical HB Clark signs with excellent information, hole map, and full color layout. Baskets are aging grey Prodigy baskets that still catch like Prodigy's do. Several holes offer both long and short tee pad locations.

DESIGN: This course is very old and probably one of the oldest in the Bowling Green area at over 40 years old at this point. This course was designed and installed long before disc technology came to what it is today so there are some very short holes (from the short tees). It appears as though long tees were added later on to make the course more challenging and to lengthen it. From the longs, the massive growth of the cedars and the added distance and sharp fairway angles make the course considerably more difficult than the short layout. That said, Advanced players and Pros should still shred this course. As with most old designs, the holes play often parallel to each other, with errant shots sharing fairways and the risk of hitting other golfers when it is crowded is greater than zero. Multiple blind basket locations add to the chance of throwing in on someone. This course really is a showcase of old school course design with emphasis on shot shaping ability, distance control, and scrambling. Nothing at all like modern designs.

EXTRAS: This is a beautiful park for what it is, and for lacking any real water features or stunning horizon background to set it off. Rolling hills and massive old growth trees help you feel less like you are in a park and more like you are out in nature.

Cons:

WORN TEE PADS: As mentioned earlier the tees are showing wear and signs of age and could be very slick in wet conditions.

AGING SIGNAGE: Some of the tee signs, though well done, are probably the original signs from the early 80's and could use a modern upgrade. There is a next tee arrow on the hole map on the tee sign, but this doesn't always equate to the newer "long" tee pad location.

LOST DISC POTENTIAL: There are some seriously thick and massive cedars on the course waiting to eat your disc. Most fairways are mowed short with tall grass left high as boundaries to shape the holes on its borders. While it looks good, it makes for a lot of trudging through tall grass to locate plastic.

ROOM TO GROW: Unfortunately, the long tees are pretty much the end of "lengthening" the course. So it will remain a shorter, tweener style course that the big arms can exploit.

Other Thoughts:

This course evokes a nostalgia feel. While it still poses a decent challenge to the less advanced players, it doesn't quite have the teeth it used to. This throwback avoids big distance, more open course design that most newer parks go far and instead chooses to force you to showcase, touch, angle, and control. I love courses like this and would play often if I was local. Hard course to rate, as the aging infrastructure and lack of modern amenities hurts the overall score. Falls somewhere in between a 3.0 and a 3.5 for me with little potential to improve much beyond that.
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billtm
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Experience: 9.9 years 37 played 26 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid but not exceptional 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 11, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good tees, baskets, and signage.
Never spent much time finding the next hole even though it was my first time playing this course.
Good use of elevation change.
Well defined fairways.

Cons:

Low density of trees made it possible to get away with shots that did not come out as intended.

Other Thoughts:

Having long tees or pins to create a harder difficulty option was good, but only half the holes had them.
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gmoney1984
Experience: 11.3 years 308 played 26 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Tomahawk Time! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 14, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

1. mowed fairways that lead you to the baskets

2. Pretty good course flow

3. Good variety of winding holes with a lot of obstacles



Cons:

1. Rough was a little high but not really that bad

2. Discs could get stuck in the very large mature trees

Other Thoughts:

This course has a lot of really tight lines which for better or worse can be avoided by throwing over the top of them. I enjoyed it but this was stop #4 on our 111 hole day and on a normal day playing only 1 or 2 courses I don't think I would have wanted to throw overhanded that much. this course is sort of short so you can whip thru it in a short amount of time if you don't have to search for discs that long. It took 2 avg disc golfers 1:16 minutes to play but we were jogging a lot so I'd say on avg 1:30
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johnnyfoodstamp
Experience: 14.4 years 25 played 22 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A quick round in the forest 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Most holes offered either a Pro and Am tee or A and B position basket. Nice concrete tees. Lots of variety.

Cons:

The tee signs were not posted in the proper spots and left me wondering where the fairway was half of the time. The baskets are old in poor shape on some holes.

Other Thoughts:

This course was fun to play. I got to throw a variety of shots. The basket for Hole 10 was heavily guarded by some trees and that was fun. An ace on that hole would be quite the feat. Several epic holes. Update the baskets and signs and I think you would have a 4.5-maybe even 5 disc course here.
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denny ritner
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 26.2 years 170 played 115 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Very attractive, fun course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 11, 2000 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is very attractive. It has a unique look with big cedar trees, moderate hills, and excellent maintainence. There's decent variety in hole looks and shots required with a couple holes that stand out as very good.

With very little schule, ease of navigation, and good variety of distances, this course appeals to a very broad spectrum of players.

Cons:

Tee pads aren't the best. The challenge factor is a bit low, particularly considering the newest disc technology.

There's very little strategy involved with playing this course.

Other Thoughts:

Remember: Don't be a dirty disc golfer. If you pack it in, pack it out!
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