Leonard L. Woods Park

I rated this course 3/5 because it is a well kept course that is fun to play, though not very challenging to experienced players. The concrete tees and course markings make it easy to navigate, even on your first time through.

This is a great place to take beginners because it is not very technical, especially on calm days. The front nine is very short with only a few trees to get in the way, while the back nine is considerably longer, but mostly wide open. This layout is great as it lets new players with bad technique slowly warm up so they don't tear a muscle trying to set a world distance record. Also, without real water hazards, there is no chance of losing a disc (unless you somehow manage to throw into someone's backyard that has a dog).

Wind is really the only issue on this course due to the lack of trees. A bad throw and you can end up in the next neighborhood over. Also, you have to watch out for unaware people on the walking/jogging path which comes into play on most holes. The course is usually busy, but not crowded, and occasionally you will get stuck behind a group of newbies that don't know the courtesy rules to let faster groups play through.

To increase the difficulty of the course you can play the walkways, and drainage ditch as out-of-bounds. An experienced player should be able to shoot at or under par, especially if they take advantage of the birdie opportunities on holes 1-4. Par for the course is 55, with No. 17 marked as a Par 4. My personal best for the course is 50 (23 out, 27 in), on a fall day with little wind.

This is my home course, right up the street, and its fairly busy any day of the week, but not overcrowded. If you want to test long distance driving and Hyzers, this is your course. You can test the strength of your arm on most shots. I would consider it a step above "beginner", barely. You'll see me on hole 18 with my kids near the playground several evenings a week practicing my putts.