Quick links to threads of Illinois Courses.
Note--> Some of the courses have been inactive for a while. Check the PDGA for the most recent updates. If you know of any changes contact the PDGA.
I have played 61 IL courses as of 11/05/05. Contact me if you have any questions about any courses.
Auroura-> Jericho Lake
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1601 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1601)
Bartlett-> Sunrise Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1989 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1989)
Bloomington-> Miller Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=10 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=10)
Bloomington-> State Farm Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2055 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2055)
Buffalo Grove-> Willow Stream Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=11&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=11&st=0)
Canton-> Big Creek Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1330 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1330)
Channahon-> Community Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1190 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1190)
Chicago-> Edgebrook Golf Course
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1719&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1719&st=0)
Collinsville-> Woodland Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2043 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2043)
Crystal Lake-> Lippold Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=23 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=23)
Deerfield->Keller Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1172 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1172)
Dekalb-> Prairie Park DGC
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2001 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2001)
Downers Grove-> O'Brien Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=12 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=12)
East Peoria-> Illinois Central College(ICC) DGC
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1717 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1717)
Edswardville-> SIU-E Disc Golf Course
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=17 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=17)
Effingham-> Effingham Disc Golf Course
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1683 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1683)
El Paso-> South Pointe Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=13 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=13)
Elk Grove Village-> Clark Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=24 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=24)
Eureka-> Lake Eureka DGC
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1332 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1332)
Frankfort-> Indian Boundary South Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2057 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2057)
Freeport-> Krape Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1487 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1487)
Glencoe-> Watts Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=25 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=25)
Gurnee-> Warren Township Center
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1378&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1378&st=0)
Highland Park-> Danny Cunniff Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=26 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=26)
Highland Park-> Fink Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=27 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=27)
Homewood-> Patriots Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2058 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2058)
Joliet-> West Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=35 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=35)
Libertyville-> Adler Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=4&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=4&st=0)
Lockport-> Trinity Links
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=36 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=36)
Lombard-> Commons
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=8 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=8)
Lombard-> Madison Meadows
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=9&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=9&st=0)
Marquette Heights-> Marquette Heights Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1331 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1331)
Mokena-> The Oaks
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=923&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=923&st=0)
Morton-> Northwoods Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=20 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=20)
Mundelein-> Leo Leathers Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=44&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=44&st=0)
Naperville-> Knock Knolls Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=18 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=18)
New Lenonx-> Haine's Wayside Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1602 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1602)
Normal-> Maxwell Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=934 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=934)
Olympia Fields-> Sergeant Means Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1074 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1074)
Oswego-> Eagle Ridge Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2000 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2000)
Palatine-> Margreth Riemer Reservoir
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1046&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1046&st=0)
Pekin-> McNaughton Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=21 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=21)
Peoria-> Bradley Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=57 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=57)
Peoria-> Willow Knolls
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2056 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2056)
Plainfield-> Avery Preserve
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1606 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1606)
Rockford-> Anna Page Park (East & West)
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1450&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1450&st=0)
Rockton-> Woodlands Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1488 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1488)
Romeoville-> Lewis University
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1605 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1605)
Roselle-> Goose Lake Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1811 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1811)
Round Lake-> Fairfield Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2&st=0)
St. Charles-> Campton Hills Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1358 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1358)
Shorewood-> Shorewood Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1603 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1603)
Springfield-> Douglas & Lincoln Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=58 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=58)
Sterling-> Sinnissippi Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1783 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1783)
Streamwood-> Shady Oaks Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=6&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=6&st=0)
Tinley Park-> White Mountain Golf Course
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1894 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1894)
Washington-> Washington Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=22 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=22)
Waukegan-> Bevier Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1&st=0 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=1&st=0)
Westchester-> Mayfair Park
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2059 (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2059)
That sux! None of these links work now. :-\
then fix them u lazy ballbag! :evil3:
Quote from: CEValkyrie on March 10, 2006, 07:37:06 AM
That sux! None of these links work now. :-\
;D Suck Micack! :thebirdman:
That took me a long time to do that.
Uploaded pix of Madison Meadows to the gallery. http://discontinuum.org/gallery/MadisonMeadows
4:00 am: Mr. Chad Eng got off of work at 3, so I met him at Rt. 6 at 4:00...and we headed down to Peoria.
5:30 am: Pulled into Washington Park, enjoyed round #1 in our wet shoes. Very cool little course. Sort of a better, more elevated, Folletts, but with about the same amount of challenge.
Winner....Chad, cuz he brought Water-Proof Socks, not cuz of the score.
7:30 am: Pulled into ICC's Park, enjoyed round #2 (still in my wet shoes). I'd played there before, so we thought we'd at least give it another chance. Still not impressive at all...just sort of annoying. Some cool holes, but most of is made up of EXTREME hyzer or EXTREME anhyzer routes, and not all that cool.
Winner....PFC, cuz I didn't even notice where some 14 year old kids had tried to burn the forest down...it must clean up well.
9:30 am: Pulled into Lake Eureka, enjoyed round # 3. Two JACKASSES, that were up as early as us at ICC told us we should check out Eureka's course "if we thought ICC was tough". We asked if it was worth playing, and they said: "well, you haven't played it before, so you might as well...but its sort of stupid." This course is AMAZING!!! Chad and I both were awestruck with it. It is a tight course, so you've got be on (Chad, unfortunately was NOT on)...but every hole has got something that leaves you thinkin'..."that was cool". This was probably my favorite course all day! (Side note...I think this is the course that hurt the most, too, cuz we threw WAY too many extra shots, thinkin' we just HAD to throw that hole again.)
Winner....I'll take the honors here, only because Chad most definately would not!
11:30 am: Pulled into Northwoods (Morton), enjoyed round #4. When I say "enjoyed", I meant our company...cuz the course beat us down, and we didn't have enough energy to care. We took our 3's, 4's, and 10's and held our head as high as our fatigued neck muscles would allow.
Winner...Morton, not even close!
1:30 pm: Pulled into McNaughton (Pekin), enjoyed round #5. After some Chinese food enjoyed in a kitchen smelling of fresh dog poo, and a bottle of Ibuprofen apiece, we met up with some of Chad's Hardcore friends for a round of doubles. Well, if you've never played McNaughton...first of all, YOU SHOULD, but secondly...you realize that this didn't exactly HELP our arms. Played it all from the longs, and it ended up being Chad and I against each other as Chad's Hardcore friends pointed out that Eng can be the best in at least ONE clique of friends.
Winner...random chuckers, cuz they're going to find some pretty nice discs that Chad and I lost out there.
5:00 pm: Pulled into Marquette Heights (Pekin), enjoyed rounds #6 1/2. Marquette is a stupid little 9 holer in a field of itch-weed, trees, and bees (all of which we became VERY familiar with). So, how ELSE would you play the first round, but left-handed??? We tried to play another round with minis, but the itch-weed decided against it.
Winner....tie: Chad and I...for throwin' like the two biggest girls in the world. (No offense, ladies) We'd let out large grunts after each massive hurl with our left arms...only to see the discs land 80 feet away. (we now have sympathy for Brett's game.) ;D
7:30 pm: Pulled into Kewanis Park (Galesburg), enjoyed round #7. Great course, if you have not played it. It was not, however, the coolest course to play on shredded arms, beat down legs, and chaffing. Oh well, we did it...and then emptied our bags on hole 18 (391 ft) just to defy the disc golf gods their pleasure of seeing us whimper.
Winner...the disc golf gods. We whimpered, MAN did we whimper.
9:30 pm: Rolled back into Colona, went our seperate ways...ended our saga.
HELL of a day, though. And as long as the story seemed...imagine DOING it. It was a blast. 4 am - 9:30 pm....hell yeah!
Next on the agenda....and coming (probably) sometime soon:
Saturday starting early:
-Folletts Park (Folletts, IA)
-Fulton Park (Fulton, IL)
-Kelly Park (Morrison, IL)
-Sinnissippi Park (Sterling, IL)
-Krape Park (Freeport, IL)
-Seward Forest Preserve (object golf, cuz the park is just THAT beautiful)
Sunday Morning:
-8:00 skins at Anna Page (one of the courses)
-10:00 league at Anna Page (one of the courses)
-Krape Park (Freeport, IL)
-Mt. Carroll's new course
Don't want to start a new thread so I'm posting here:
I'll be in Geneva, IL next weekend. Would like to play some courses nearby. I'm wondering what recommendations players might have and if anyone knows if the courses are still in the ground?
Thanks.
Quote from: SERG on December 06, 2006, 01:13:47 PM
Don't want to start a new thread so I'm posting here:
I'll be in Geneva, IL next weekend. Would like to play some courses nearby. I'm wondering what recommendations players might have and if anyone knows if the courses are still in the ground?
Thanks.
That will put you close to the St. Charles course 9-holer (which I'm told is closed but people still play? Mike K. has posted on that). If you head south you hit Aurora and could play at Jericho or maybe even head further south to oswego or east of Aurora to naperville and play knoch knolls.
Courses closest to Geneva (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_state.php?admin=&SearchZip=&SearchCity=geneva&SearchState=Illinois&SearchCountry=UNITED+STATES&Search=Search)
Bartlett will be open, but I don't recommend it unless you feel like playing a bunch of really long open holes.
I'd say the best course near there is definetly Oswego now that it's an 18. Old open holes mix nicely with the new, wooded holes.
You might as well play Aurora too if your out that way, but watch your step on the long tee pads. They seal-coated them and can be a bit slippery.
St. Charles is a Roc course, but the elevation changes they have make it interesting.
Yeah come out to aurora and oswego...there's leagues on saturdays this week oswego, next week jericho. if your interested in that i can let you know specifics, or if you need someone to show you around.
Still, golfers in chicago dont mention one of the best in illinois, centralia. PLEASE put this course on your list.
Quote from: dancole111 on December 11, 2006, 08:11:27 PM
Still, golfers in chicago dont mention one of the best in illinois, centralia. PLEASE put this course on your list.
I don't think many IL disc golfers have played this course. It's a good 5 hour haul from Chicago.
you need to plan a day to come down to play it is well worht the trip.
I agree with dancole, it is an amazing course (well, two courses) beautiful layout on the 18, 9 is nice but the 18 is amazing.
Not really.
Using the existing Lake County holes I have constructed a pretty good 18 hole course I think. They are in the order that I think would flow best if this course actually existed. I dont' like too many hyzers or annies in a row and I like the back 9 to be tougher than the front. I'm very bored at work today.
Course Length ~6210 feet
#1 Leo Leathers Hole 9
#2 Adler Hole 3
#3 Adler Hole 5
#4 Adler Hole 6
#5 Grayslake Hole 6
#6 Round Lake Hole 10
#7 Round Lake Hole 14
#8 Bevier Hole 2
#9 Round Lake Hole 6
#10 Warren Hole 5
#11 Round Lake Hole 18
#12 Grayslake Hole 8
#13 Grayslake Hole 7
#14 Warren Hole 7
#15 Warren Hole 3
#16 Bevier Hole 7
#17 Grayslake Hole 3
#18 Adler Hole 2
i wish i had that much free time at work!
we'll know Dan's really bored when he calculates the traveling distance and elapsed time to actually play that course..... ::)
try playing those 18 holes and fill in a scorecard when u play the right ones and see wat score u get,
ill do the same thing for dupage county
Has anybody played the course in lake villa (longwood centre park)I saw it in the new flying disc magazine.
Quote from: K.C. on May 23, 2006, 06:56:00 AM
4:00 am: Mr. Chad Eng got off of work at 3, so I met him at Rt. 6 at 4:00...and we headed down to Peoria.
5:30 am: Pulled into Washington Park, enjoyed round #1 in our wet shoes. Very cool little course. Sort of a better, more elevated, Folletts, but with about the same amount of challenge.
Winner....Chad, cuz he brought Water-Proof Socks, not cuz of the score.
7:30 am: Pulled into ICC's Park, enjoyed round #2 (still in my wet shoes). I'd played there before, so we thought we'd at least give it another chance. Still not impressive at all...just sort of annoying. Some cool holes, but most of is made up of EXTREME hyzer or EXTREME anhyzer routes, and not all that cool.
Winner....PFC, cuz I didn't even notice where some 14 year old kids had tried to burn the forest down...it must clean up well.
9:30 am: Pulled into Lake Eureka, enjoyed round # 3. Two JACKASSES, that were up as early as us at ICC told us we should check out Eureka's course "if we thought ICC was tough". We asked if it was worth playing, and they said: "well, you haven't played it before, so you might as well...but its sort of stupid." This course is AMAZING!!! Chad and I both were awestruck with it. It is a tight course, so you've got be on (Chad, unfortunately was NOT on)...but every hole has got something that leaves you thinkin'..."that was cool". This was probably my favorite course all day! (Side note...I think this is the course that hurt the most, too, cuz we threw WAY too many extra shots, thinkin' we just HAD to throw that hole again.)
Winner....I'll take the honors here, only because Chad most definately would not!
11:30 am: Pulled into Northwoods (Morton), enjoyed round #4. When I say "enjoyed", I meant our company...cuz the course beat us down, and we didn't have enough energy to care. We took our 3's, 4's, and 10's and held our head as high as our fatigued neck muscles would allow.
Winner...Morton, not even close!
1:30 pm: Pulled into McNaughton (Pekin), enjoyed round #5. After some Chinese food enjoyed in a kitchen smelling of fresh dog poo, and a bottle of Ibuprofen apiece, we met up with some of Chad's Hardcore friends for a round of doubles. Well, if you've never played McNaughton...first of all, YOU SHOULD, but secondly...you realize that this didn't exactly HELP our arms. Played it all from the longs, and it ended up being Chad and I against each other as Chad's Hardcore friends pointed out that Eng can be the best in at least ONE clique of friends.
Winner...random chuckers, cuz they're going to find some pretty nice discs that Chad and I lost out there.
5:00 pm: Pulled into Marquette Heights (Pekin), enjoyed rounds #6 1/2. Marquette is a stupid little 9 holer in a field of itch-weed, trees, and bees (all of which we became VERY familiar with). So, how ELSE would you play the first round, but left-handed??? We tried to play another round with minis, but the itch-weed decided against it.
Winner....tie: Chad and I...for throwin' like the two biggest girls in the world. (No offense, ladies) We'd let out large grunts after each massive hurl with our left arms...only to see the discs land 80 feet away. (we now have sympathy for Brett's game.) ;D
7:30 pm: Pulled into Kewanis Park (Galesburg), enjoyed round #7. Great course, if you have not played it. It was not, however, the coolest course to play on shredded arms, beat down legs, and chaffing. Oh well, we did it...and then emptied our bags on hole 18 (391 ft) just to defy the disc golf gods their pleasure of seeing us whimper.
Winner...the disc golf gods. We whimpered, MAN did we whimper.
9:30 pm: Rolled back into Colona, went our seperate ways...ended our saga.
HELL of a day, though. And as long as the story seemed...imagine DOING it. It was a blast. 4 am - 9:30 pm....hell yeah!
Next on the agenda....and coming (probably) sometime soon:
Saturday starting early:
-Folletts Park (Folletts, IA)
-Fulton Park (Fulton, IL)
-Kelly Park (Morrison, IL)
-Sinnissippi Park (Sterling, IL)
-Krape Park (Freeport, IL)
-Seward Forest Preserve (object golf, cuz the park is just THAT beautiful)
Sunday Morning:
-8:00 skins at Anna Page (one of the courses)
-10:00 league at Anna Page (one of the courses)
-Krape Park (Freeport, IL)
-Mt. Carroll's new course
ICC is not dumb, it is a challenge. Why shoot under par everywhere you play??? This is a demanding course that makes you think , not just duece every other hole. on the short course, I shot -14, -7 on the front, -7 on the back, no bogeys. Threw a Roc on every hole for my drive. Was with fellow Peoria golfer, ex PRO Tim Martin, as a witness.
Eureka, well worth the trip.
I live 5 minutes from McNaughton, and NEVER play LONG Tees but in trnys. I like my arm enough not to throw it of just for fun. lol ;D
You missed Canton, nice little course, with some demanding shots, with a couple true par 4's
Marqueete Heights has been there since 1980, and NEVER gets played. More vandalism there than anything, and NO UPKEEP. They need to move them baskets somewhere for more play, like out back at McNaughton. That back field out past circle drive use to be a 18 hole temp course for the Peoria Open. Could have 2 permanent 18 hole courses like Anna Page. Would be neat, the 2 toughest course in Illinois, having 2 18 hole courses.
After this weekend i've updated my list and have played every Chicagoland disc golf course. Kurt, your map rocks. Just take a look at that map around the Chicago area. Though I get irratated with some of the design they do expose many people to the game. The player base is getting larger every year. Dan & I were talking about this Saturday. Have any of you come close to playing all the Chicagoland courses? I'm up to 94 IL courses played.
http://www.amctrl.com/cgi-bin/DiscGolfPage.cgi
Courses no longer in IL. Anyone know of others.
Twin Lakes, Wildwood, IL
Miller Park, Bloomington, IL
White Mountain Rec Center, Tinley Park, IL
Fly 18, Calumet City, IL
others??
Temp Courses
IOS #5 A-Tier, Rockford, IL
Lakewood Forest Preserve, Wauconda, IL
Jubilee State Park, Brimfield, IL
others??
94? wow. That's amazing. I just checked and I'm only at 32 heh.
For those of you who want an easier way to check - you can sign up at dgcoursereview.com and mark what courses you have played. It's a pretty cool site.
My Profile (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=1715)
If you click on the map view tab it will mark all of the courses that you have marked as playing. I'm very centralized in Illinois! I need to get out more :P
I had never seen that feature on that site before (it will also be a feature on my site...someday), so you inspired me to create my own account Scott. Looks like I'm at 65 on there with one now defunct course in the UP that I played and 3 temp courses. Probably forgot one or two as well, so a nice round 70 is about where I am. Oh I forgot St. Louis area, so there's a few more as well haha.
Does anyone else remember the course in Wilmette...maybe Tom McManus would. Bruce and I used to ride our bikes down to Niles every few weeks during the summer and go to church with Dave, a friend of Bruce. After church Bruce and I would risk our lives by having Dave, the worst drive EVER, drive us to a disc golf course and we'd play a few rounds and he'd give us a ride home. A few times we played that Wilmette course. It was typical for 9 hole frisbee courses of the day but it was different than Adler and since neither Bruce nor I had driver's licenses it was the only time we could play different courses. That course got pulled about the same time that Adler was expanded to 18 holes. Wilmette was a very vandalized course and it actually just disappeared basket by basket...sometimes one chain length at a time! The last time we tried to play it we found 2 tee signs a 3 poles for baskets and a few parts still attached to those poles. It would have been comical if it had not been so sad. That PD just decided at some point that they were not going to replace the course and they just let it disappear. Anyway, since it disappeared around the same time that Adler went to 18 then I'm guessing the last time we played it was 1983 or so.
That's the only one I can think of that is completely gone that you don't have on your list. I'll keep thinking but that's all I can think of.
Quote from: Jon Brakel on September 22, 2008, 09:44:24 AM
Does anyone else remember the course in Wilmette...maybe Tom McManus would. Bruce and I used to ride our bikes down to Niles every few weeks during the summer and go to church with Dave, a friend of Bruce. After church Bruce and I would risk our lives by having Dave, the worst drive EVER, drive us to a disc golf course and we'd play a few rounds and he'd give us a ride home. A few times we played that Wilmette course. It was typical for 9 hole frisbee courses of the day but it was different than Adler and since neither Bruce nor I had driver's licenses it was the only time we could play different courses. That course got pulled about the same time that Adler was expanded to 18 holes. Wilmette was a very vandalized course and it actually just disappeared basket by basket...sometimes one chain length at a time! The last time we tried to play it we found 2 tee signs a 3 poles for baskets and a few parts still attached to those poles. It would have been comical if it had not been so sad. That PD just decided at some point that they were not going to replace the course and they just let it disappear. Anyway, since it disappeared around the same time that Adler went to 18 then I'm guessing the last time we played it was 1983 or so.
That's the only one I can think of that is completely gone that you don't have on your list. I'll keep thinking but that's all I can think of.
It was 18 holes to start. I recall playing in WXRT's Frisbee Day Frisbee Golf tournament in the late 70's with my Whammo Moonlighter there. UFO was the band that played that day and Bobby Skafish and Terri Hemmert shook hands with everybody. I don't recall much of the event but it was back in the 70's and I probably remember more than most from that day. ;D The course was short by today's standards but had well sculpted and designed holes that put the entire park into play. To me the signature holes were quite short, about 125 feet each. One was straight down a big incline and the other was straight up.They came one after the other. When the course was built we were playing one disc with our Moonlighters. It was the only golf disc you could find.. Most players used regular Frisbees. It was a great course at the time but would be obsolete by now. In college we used to play on Sunday mornings with the loser buying pastries for the winner. I met the local players from the Windy City Frisbee club and they sold us their club discs- a 119g frisbee. I think I still have one somewhere. Those guys were awesome. Connolly held the world distance record for a long time. The course that most reminds me of Gillsen Park is Vollrath in Sheboygan. In hindsight I wish Windy City would have taken a more active role in keeping vandalism at bay. However, the NIMBY attititude of the neighbors would have won out anyway and I am certain that course would not have survived regardless. What a shame.
Wilmette also had a 9 holer at the Highland School that existed as a 7 holer until about 10 years ago. I had no idea where the tees were. We would go out and make up holes to the remaining baskets.
31 Illinois courses plus these 2 and Miller Park..
I'm at 87 Illinois courses. I haven't played either Highland Park course, Naperville, Downers Grove, or that newer little one in Crystal Lake or else I'd have all the Chicago ones as well.
It takes alot of time driving around playing horrible courses to get all of them. I think Brett and I have gone on atleast 4 tours of the suburbs picking up 6 courses at a time. Is it worth it? Probably not :D
only if we had 87 bad ass courses.....
:P
I track mine using Google Earth.
Only 34 in Illinois for me, not counting temps. I will NOT be joining the "every Chicagoland course club".
41 out of state to date.
I filled out the DGcourse review and I have 163 courses marked as played, I think Spike has like 500 which is the most I have heard of.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=59 (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=59)
wow thats crazy.....
Gregg Hosfeld has close to 1,000 and probably more than that now that worlds is over. Ben Calhoun probably has a ton too, but I'm not sure of the official count. He's on a nationwide tour on a mission to break the thousand mark though.
My count that i gave above was total courses, my IL total is much lower and unless there is a tourney somewhere at a course I haven't played, it probably won't get a lot higher for a few more years.
addition: Gregg's blog is up at http://www.onegranddiscgolftour.com/ as he works towards being the first to hit 1,000 courses.
I amended my personal "Hit these courses" list to only include 18 hole courses in our area, too many 9 holers
Quote from: Dan Michler on September 22, 2008, 11:51:48 AM
I filled out the DGcourse review and I have 163 courses marked as played, I think Spike has like 500 which is the most I have heard of.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=59 (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=59)
I just made a profile there. Is there an easy way to tick off courses played or do you just have to go to each course page and click the "played course" button for each?
Quote from: Jon Brakel on September 22, 2008, 01:06:49 PM
Quote from: Dan Michler on September 22, 2008, 11:51:48 AM
I filled out the DGcourse review and I have 163 courses marked as played, I think Spike has like 500 which is the most I have heard of.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=59 (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=59)
I just made a profile there. Is there an easy way to tick off courses played or do you just have to go to each course page and click the "played course" button for each?
I haven't been able to find anything like that (I just right click->open new window so that I don't have to keep reloading my list), but I think they might be open to hearing a suggestion of adding that feature to the course browser - or even 3 checkboxes - one to add it to played, one to add it to favs, and one to add it to wishlist.
Shhh don't give suggestions to other websites, just give them all to me. >:D
Quote from: tacimala on September 22, 2008, 12:24:19 PM
Gregg Hosfeld has close to 1,000 and probably more than that now that worlds is over. Ben Calhoun probably has a ton too, but I'm not sure of the official count. He's on a nationwide tour on a mission to break the thousand mark though.
My count that i gave above was total courses, my IL total is much lower and unless there is a tourney somewhere at a course I haven't played, it probably won't get a lot higher for a few more years.
addition: Gregg's blog is up at http://www.onegranddiscgolftour.com/ as he works towards being the first to hit 1,000 courses.
Ben Calhoun still plays disc golf? I haven't seen his name on a tournament result in forever.
Quote from: Dan Michler on September 22, 2008, 03:52:38 PM
Quote from: tacimala on September 22, 2008, 12:24:19 PM
Gregg Hosfeld has close to 1,000 and probably more than that now that worlds is over. Ben Calhoun probably has a ton too, but I'm not sure of the official count. He's on a nationwide tour on a mission to break the thousand mark though.
My count that i gave above was total courses, my IL total is much lower and unless there is a tourney somewhere at a course I haven't played, it probably won't get a lot higher for a few more years.
addition: Gregg's blog is up at http://www.onegranddiscgolftour.com/ as he works towards being the first to hit 1,000 courses.
Ben Calhoun still plays disc golf? I haven't seen his name on a tournament result in forever.
All he's been doing is touring the U.S. and playing every course that he can. Check his page at disc golfers R us.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=1910
My updated course played page. I have more but some are temporary courses and some have been removed.
my updated dg review below
glad to have added the San Fran couse recently
leroy or oakwood
http://www.pdga.com/course_directory/course/leroy-disc-golf-course
http://www.pdga.com/course_directory/course/kickapoo-state-park
http://www.pdga.com/course_directory/course/riverfront-park-1
thinking leroy as it has baskets and not to far out of the way
headed to U of I and back
leroy it was
there is no KENT sign
take the first left at the motel 8 and
then the first right after the water tower
then it is about a mile on the right
silos then gate
I will return when it is dryer
very wet
+3 from the short
Quote from: airspuds on March 29, 2010, 05:35:53 AM
leroy it was
there is no KENT sign
I've updated the leroy information at dgcoursereview. That KENT sign has been gone for a long time.
I played the course about a week ago, and found so much overgrowth that holes 5-7 were unplayable. The grass part of the course is kept up nicely, it's too bad that wooded portions have been ignored.
Does anyone know if there are any courses with clean, dry tee pads?
Morton has all but 2 pads completely shoveled. Maybe 5 of those have little ice. Just had winter league there this morning. about 4-5 inches of snow to go along with it.
will take the 56 I shot anyday there in these conditions :)
Thanks DOUG BUT i have the same question as Tom- Any clean pads in the North suburbs? If not West or South suburbs?
Quote from: Chainmeister on December 18, 2010, 06:08:14 PM
Thanks DOUG BUT i have the same question as Tom- Any clean pads in the North suburbs? If not West or South suburbs?
Thanks for adding the caps Dave. I went out to Bevier yesterday and they were pretty dang icey. I am going to check out a couple of the other courses around here today and post what I find.
Oops. Posted from the phone and did not intend the caps. I will likely go to Fink where the pads are not good as I dont want to drive far and find the pads are no better.