Pros:
Right away you can tell that the local disc golf club, the Taylor Park Disc Club, takes a tremendous amount if pride and ownership in the course here. Start with the TWO practice baskets, a great course map, then move on the first tee where you'll find a well constructed locking disc return box, a fence to protect players from # 18's errant tee offs and a clock built into this nicely done tower. How does a clock like this not get rocked by the local mean teen population? All this plus the standard concrete tee pads, a bag holder, a bench, garbage cans and some of prettiest, most informative signs anywhere! The baskets are Discraft Chainstars which seem to be a popular choice down here in Florida.
The pretty colored signs have a hole map, the distances for the multiple baskets placements and a peg system for showing you which of the two, three or four positions the basket might be in. There are also shoe brushes on three holes, brooms hanging by each hole and several next tee signs, where needed.
The park is flat with scattered palmetto, pines and palms. Several holes 9-11-12-14-15 play right along the lake giving you lakefront, views and a chance of launching your discs into the waters. Also, I've read on past reviews, the lake is prime alligator habitat so you probably don't want to go wading in searching for your disc.
I was told this course is a favorite of the over 55 crowd and that's what I observed. I witnessed a first here today. I saw two couples, approximately 70-75, playing a round. Only once before have I seen a lady this age playing disc golf and today I see two in one foursome. They appeared to be two of the only disc golfers in existence that I could outdrive.
The playing part of Taylor Park DGC is just a smidgen above average, IMO. # 1 forces you to throw an anhyser but the others holes are mostly straight or you might have to annie around a tree here and there. # 12 in the B position is a sweet hole. It plays 336' and you're throwing down a pretty natural looking fairway with the basket set just in front of the lake. But my favorite today was # 15. It was 451' from the Long tee with the raised basket setting just about 15' from the lake. Definitely a scary putt or approach. Do you have the nads to go for it?
Cons:
This is a recreational level course. There are some longer holes but they're mostly open.
There are plenty of retired age walkers passing by. I had to wait a couple of times, especially on the group of holes playing along the lake.
Gators in the lake.
The flatness of the park is a deterrent, IMO. I can't get really excited about a course with no hills.
Although a pretty park, it's not amazingly beautiful or terribly visually pleasing. It's pleasant. It's nice. I think nearby Tocobaga was more interesting and more of a visually treat.
It's somewhat confusing trying to locate the course in the park. We drove by the main entrance to the course side of the park but then couldn't find an entrance. I asked someone who directed me all the way back to the other side of the lake. Later, I discovered that locals parked on the street just a few steps from # 1 and just walked in.
Other Thoughts:
I'm not aware of a course in the country with this much club support. What the Taylor Park Disc Club has done and continues to do here is amazing and should be recognized and applauded. I tip my hat to this club. I have only played one course whose amenities compare to Taylor Parks and that is Bryant Park in the Minneapolis area and there is a slight difference between them. Like Taylor, Bryant Park has wonderful amenities but Bryant has an incredible amount of engineered tee pads and basket placements. Taylor Park's amenities are probably even more impressive. But Bryant has elevation.