Have any of you played this course? I've heard good things about it from random people on other courses. Is it worth playing?
Where is it?
Hey Jason -
Yeash, I played it back in October or November. Busy course with some weird holes, but overall really nice. Holes were shorter than expected, but challenging. Good use of water hazards and elevation changes. Good mix of holes. Course is easy to find.
I played here on Sunday with Jason & 2 other friends. I think this is a fun course. Most of the holes are fairly long with a 700+ hole. Many open areas for long drives but it also has protected pins throughout the course. There is a creek that eats a few discs & cat tails that provide a big challenge. It is muddly like Round Lake in the rough. The only thing I did not like about the course is that is is not marked very well. If Jason hadn't played there before it would have taken us all day to figure out where we were going.
Quotemirth (01-23-2002 02:29 p.m.):
Where is it?
It's about 2-3 miles straight west of Schaumburg.
I finally got a chance to play this course yesterday. It was packed with the great weather. I really liked this course. It is an 18 hole course with a great mix of holes. Hole 12 is 700 feet. There are lefty and righty holes in this course. There are also several holes with doglegs, where you have to lay up before your second shot across the creek into the basket. There are also a lot of cattails that I'm sure will make play interesting in the summer when they grow some more. A couple baskets were on the side of a hill, which caused poor putts to simply roll down the side. As you can imagine, there is little elevation, but the trees and creeks make for some interesting shots. The only problem with this course is the lack of direction/signs/maps. I don't know if I would have been able to follow the layout if I wasn't playing with someone who had played it before.
In case anyone is interested, this course has leagues on Tuesday nights at 6:00. I haven't played in the leagues yet, but I saw about 20 people out there for leagues last night. They also have an ace pool and a par 3 pool. The par 3 pool is for anyone that can get a 3 on the gargantuan 720 foot number 12.
Damon, Jon, & I measured the holes today. We used a tape & wheel to measure. I think these are accurate measurements. Jon took some pictures of the course today. Hopefully we'll have them ready to get on the website in the next couple of weeks.
#1 264 ft.
#2 207 ft.
#3 290 ft.
#4 423 ft.
#5 250 ft.
#6 402 ft.
#7 241 ft.
#8 404 ft.
#9 326 ft.
Front-> 2,807 ft.
#10 390 ft.
#11 254 ft.
#12 245 ft.
#13 220 ft.
#14 244 ft.
#15 744 ft.
#16 353 ft.
#17 264 ft.
#18 459 ft.
Back-> 3,173 ft.
Total-> 5,980 ft.
Average Hole Length-> 332 ft.
Under 300 ft.-> 10
300-400 ft.-> 3
400+ ft.-> 5
cool i like this course
The online hole descriptions and photos are online:
http://discontinuum.org/course_directory/illinois/shadyoaks/ (http://discontinuum.org/course_directory/illinois/shadyoaks/)
Sweetness!!
Nice!!!
i played in leagues last week there. there was only 8 guys.. ace pool is at 300 and another one at like 210
Nice, maybe Jon needs to show up & hit an ace again this year :lol: .
QuoteNice, maybe Jon needs to show up & hit an ace again this year :lol: .
Jon & I were both there a couple of weeks ago; I'm not going out there again until it dries up, but as it happens I probably can't get out there until the week of the 1st IO anyhow... sure hope it's dry by then!! :P
Steve and I drove down to Streamwood today to check out the course.
Wow, it's completely flooded. We were able to play holes 1,2,3 and 5. Everything else was under a foot or more of water. The basket on hole 7 had water all the way up into the chains...
We ended up heading up to Buffalo Grove to see if anyone had showed up to play.
Thanks for reposting that, Kyle. Theres more rain headed our way tonight, I hope it doesn't make the situation worse.
We've had about 24 hours of rain Thursday-Friday. After the wetlands fill up the rest of the course fills up. It will probably completely drain in the next week to 10 days. I'll stop by there after work this week and see how its progressing. Pray for a dry spell for the next couple of weeks.
The 10-day forecast doesn't show any rain after tomorrow. The course should be fine. The wetlands that are wet for 10 months of the year will be wet, but the fairways should be dry.
I walked the Streamwood Shady Oaks course (IOS #1, the Streamwood Starter) today and measured the Pro final 4 safari holes. The course is LUSH, like most courses around here. There are no signs of the earlier flooding. I found a little surprise there from the parks people. All the tees and baskets have been newly chipped!! Elmo has been after them to get some chips down and he called them last week and reminded them that the tournament is just a week away.
The final Pro 4 safari holes will play as follows:
Tee 1 to basket 2: 469 feet
Tee 2 to basket 3: 343 feet
Hole 4 as is: 423 feet
Tee 6 to basket 15: 431 feet
There were a lot of players practicing for the event while I was there and the 7-day forecast looks pretty good for next weekend. See ya there!!!
whos all playin this weekend
Quotewhos all playin this weekend
From what I saw at the course this weekend there will be a lot of people playing this weekend. I think there's a contingent of Wisconsin players coming down for the IOS #1, Streamwood Starter. There really aren't any other tournaments going on anywhere near here and with the weather expected to be sunny and upper 70's, I'd say we should have a really good turn out.
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whos all playin this weekend
i think there is going to be an excellent turnout for all of these illinois open series events. i have heard a number of out-of-town players at other events (elver, parkside, peoria) say that they were coming. i would show up early at streamwood just to be sure i got in the field (which is why i sent in my pre-reg today). it should be fun and i know it will be well run :)
Quotewhos all playin this weekend
I'm in. I'll bring extra frisbees if anyone needs one. :D
I'll be there both days :D .
I've tried my best to pub this event. I don't think anyone in this area comes close to our advertising for an event.
Yeah, you're the tournament pimp Brett
i want to pay i have not pre pay yet do u think i mite not get in? my friends wants to play we get in?
Not speaking for the TD, but if you haven't preregistered and desire to play then you should get to the course well before registration opens.
Jon & Brett - Fairfield's field was full what, 45 minutes after registration was opened last year? And there wasn't nearly the amount of publicity as this years' series has had...
QuoteNot speaking for the TD, but if you haven't preregistered and desire to play then you should get to the course well before registration opens.
Jon & Brett - Fairfield's field was full what, 45 minutes after registration was opened last year? And there wasn't nearly the amount of publicity as this years' series has had...
I would say get there early. Pretty much anyone who gets there early enough to help move picnic tables is assured of a spot. :D
But seriously, we only have a handful of pre-regs and we are doing this split day where the IO last year was only 1 day, so I'd think you will get a spot if you are there early. I wouldn't show up at 9:15 and expect to get in as we may still fill.
Quotei want to pay i have not pre pay yet do u think i mite not get in? my friends wants to play we get in?
Bruce, Brett and I will be at the course Friday afternoon/evening for clean-up and marking tees. Anyone who shows up to help with either may pre-register at that time.
what should i play rec or inter? i dont know?
Eddie,
I think you should play intermediate. You aree well above rec level. Also, bring all your friends. You will get in. I've been suggesting to show up around 8:30AM to register.
god im so pissed right now.. i went out to steamwood to play... played 10 holes and ya the course is in bad con. they put wood chips down on tee pads wow like 2 feet of them... there is water all over the place... i was on hole 10 and my knee gave out i fell now im think i fucked up knee up again which is the same knee i had sugery on for my acl like a year ago sucks so much i dont know what i am goin to do so no tourament and no disc golf for a long time and if i have sugery i will prolly lose my job god sucks
Sorry about your knee, that sucks. With the down pour that we had on Monday the tee pads would have been mud pits if they hadn't put the wood chips down. I think the wood chips are a vast improvement over mud pits.
The course is a bit squishy in places after the storm that dumped some rain on Monday. I'm hopeful that we will have a couple of rain-free days before this weekend and everything can dry out. The path from 10 to 11 is still quite passable. My only real concern is getting to the basket area of #8. That normally small creek is a bit of a mess right now, but I just talked to Elmo and he has some huge pieces of plywood that he's going to lay down across there to make it passable.
Considering all the rain we've had in the last few weeks the course is still very playable, and with the addition of the wood chips the tees aren't muddy anymore. Elmo's help has been invaluable.
i went out there and played today and thought the course was not in horrible condition. the wood chip tee pads work fine except for 2 of them which are very muddy underneath the chips causing u to slide. there is some standing water around a couple holes, but nothing that really bothered me too much. u do have to walk thru water to get to hole 12 which isn't that much fun.
we are sounding like the pro golfers this last weekend
my disc game may not be the best but i tend to
try to play in all sorts of conditions
rain mud snow slop
im a mudder
sorry to hear about the knee
what about a brace
Quotei went out there and played today and thought the course was not in horrible condition. the wood chip tee pads work fine except for 2 of them which are very muddy underneath the chips causing u to slide. there is some standing water around a couple holes, but nothing that really bothered me too much. u do have to walk thru water to get to hole 12 which isn't that much fun.
"the Illinois Open... we put the STREAM in Streamwood!!"
T-shirt idea for next year? :P
Eddie: can understand your anguish. Don't blame God, blame gravity. Plus I think you had over 19 Grammatical errors on that last post. Can't blame God on that. This might be a record so be proud and stand up (slowly). If you where on "Vike Dose" while posting keep up the good work. My Suggestion, start a new string and post away. It makes for great reading.
QuoteEddie: can understand your anguish. Don't blame God, blame gravity. Plus I think you had over 19 Grammatical errors on that last post. Can't blame God on that. This might be a record so be proud and stand up (slowly). If you where on "Vike Dose" while posting keep up the good work. My Suggestion, start a new string and post away. It makes for great reading
thanks ill never post again
thanks ill never post again
Eddie, don't let mangler get you down. His posts tend to be exceedingly weird...
I plan on being there and I plan on playing Rec.
Might as well my rating is bad enough LOL (Not that I expect it to go up anytime soon though)
thinking about going home at lunch to get my discs so i can head out to streamwood after work (its much closer to work than home) but it might rain... how bad does this place get when its wet? anyone played in the last few days?
Quotethinking about going home at lunch to get my discs so i can head out to streamwood after work (its much closer to work than home) but it might rain... how bad does this place get when its wet? anyone played in the last few days?
It is quite dry now. It all depends on how much rain we get. The creek and swamp can hold quite a bit of water, but once they fill the course gets very wet.
Some tell Eddie to not be gay and come with me to leagues tonight at streamwood.. he wants to go fg but not to leagues? i dont understand.. so tell his gimp ass to go
QuoteSome tell Eddie to not be gay and come with me to leagues tonight at streamwood.. he wants to go fg but not to leagues? i dont understand.. so tell his gimp ass to go
i went and took second lol he got third chump
we would have won but we missed 2 10 foot putts .. quite horrible
Quotewe would have won but we missed 2 10 foot putts .. quite horrible
its cause your bad
I noticed earlier in the post people saying the Streamwood Course is hard to follow. If I remember correctly, if the Township building next to the course is open, they offer course maps for free in there. They are not to scale at all, but, do help you get around if you are new to the course.
how long has the basket on 18 been out?
Quotehow long has the basket on 18 been out?
It was there on Wednesday it was not there this morning. I was going to call the Streamwood Parks on Monday and find out if it was stolen and if they know it was missing.
I confirmed that basket 18 was stolen. Reward for anyone that has information that leads to the recovery of the basket and the arrest of those responsible for stealing it. PM me or e-mail me if you have information.
I was there yesterday and 14 was pulled out of the ground and just laying there. My guess is those DAMN soccer players! Grrr they make me so mad. :angry: :angry:
QuoteQuotehow long has the basket on 18 been out?
It was there on Wednesday it was not there this morning. I was going to call the Streamwood Parks on Monday and find out if it was stolen and if they know it was missing.
What did the Streamwood Parks say? I was thinking about calling them about the soccer players (leaving trash everywhere, not letting me throw* on 14 (and yesterday on 16 too), and pulling the basket out of the ground (I assume)). If you have contacted someone with the Streamwood park district and they were helpful please shoot me a pm or post it here.
*I said "heads up" raised my disc in the air and pointed to the basket but those who did look at me just ignored me and said something in Spanish and kept playing. I might have just thrown it but there were 10-15 guys to our 2 :unsure:
**end rant**
Very weird. I was there in the afternoon playing with some guys from Crystal Lake. 14 was there at about 2pm. However, I recall it seemed like the base was pretty loose. I wonder if the village guys pulled it before it just fell over.
yeah that basket is in real rough shape.
Quoteyeah that basket is in real rough shape.
is #14 the one after the little downhill woods hole?
Yes, and right before the long haul hole.
Brett has two Chainstars. You can count on there being baskets for all 18 holes for the tournament next weekend.
someone might want to post flyers this weekend saying that during the T there will not be soccer allowed there for those two days
i know i suggested this last year but i do remember a T there where the disc players had to skip those two holes due to soccer and then had to contend with all the foot traffic
just a suggestion
also the tee pads need a little work
thats not a bad idea, although i don't think it'll be too much of a problem.
i definitely don't mind the fact that a different basket will be used instead of 18. not the best basket in the first place! :lol: with the condition of 14's basket i think it would be wise to put in another basket there and maybe even change the hole up a little to make it more fun since there is some extra room there.
Quotewith the condition of 14's basket i think it would be wise to put in another basket there and maybe even change the hole up a little to make it more fun since there is some extra room there.
isn't there a residential area just beyond that basket? That could be a concern if you lengthened the hole and the basket wound up close to the street - you could put the basket down to the right more, but then it's just one more wide open hole (which I probably can't get to anyway <_< ). But there may be other possibilities...
The problem with doing anything clever in that end of the course is that the school district and the park district, last we looked into it, do not agree on where the property line is. When Tom C. expanded the course to 18 his redesign had to be redesigned because the school district claimed part of it was on their property. I think the school district says that the playground fence is not a property line; it's just where they put the fence. When you look at maps, the mapmakers seem to think that most of the property down the hill over by 14 belongs to the park. But it is impossible to tell where the line is.
I can't make it up to league this Sun the 7th, but I'm planning on hitting Streamwood around 1ish tomorrow if anyone's interested...
QuoteI can't make it up to league this Sun the 7th, but I'm planning on hitting Streamwood around 1ish tomorrow if anyone's interested...
..well, it was more like 4ish....
14 is back in and looks solid. I saw Bruce's post on the PDGA board that the tees will be set up just off the woebegone woodchip piles that pass for tees there, so assuming it doesn't rain much this week (a fairly safe bet ;) ) I truly applaud that idea.
I'm definitely against vandalism but I for one wouldn't complain if somebody knocked over that stupidly placed 'tee sign' on 17.... <_<
actually the woodchips are beaten down enuf that the most of the tees are pretty good right now in my opinion.
wheres the cutoff for the T ?
at the end of the chips
at the sign
jon said they were going to have a defined Tee aka the Tee marked
dan m - just so u know there is a cute bartendar at the Chicago Bar or what ever it is like a block a way from the course in that little mall i know u enjoy a cold one every now and again so i would say let me buy u a beer on SAT at the bar during lunch
got the ok to play on sat
what was that ace fund again ? (hole # 2 is prime for the ace- imho)
was thinking about going out to streamwood early thanksgiving day. anyone know if its flooded at all and are the baskets still in?
as far as I know they still play a weekly glow league there on Tuesday's, so you should be good to go early thanksgiving day :)
Those baskets stay in year 'round. Once the weather turns cold, the iced-over flooding can make for some wicked "D"! ;D
anybody been out there this week? How wet will it still be on Monday?
Course changes:
The pin locations for holes 3 and 18 have been swapped. I think this is to the detriment of both holes. If this was done to keep players out of private yards along the old 18 fairway, then it's understandable. Otherwise, it's a mistake IMO.
The pin location for hole 6 has been moved up (before the path, now) and a little right. From the original tee this hole is a joke. From the alternate tee it's a little better, but still an easy deuce. If anything, I would have liked this basket back a little from where it was, bringing the cattails a little more into play and shrinking the landing zone for big arms.
The pin location for hole 13 was moved out of the woods to between the woods and the street (closer to the woods). This is an excellent move. A good golf hole from both the original and alternate tees, but a little tougher from the original. It makes the course flow better too by avoiding conflicts with the #12 fairway.
The distance markings on most of the alternate tee signs are ludicrously erroneous.
The course definitely plays easier now.
hole 3's tee is also going to be moved about 50 feet to the left (marked with sticks usually), closer to the creek. It makes it a little bit tougher, but from a lefty standpoint 3 and 18 suddenly are a lot easier.
I'm glad that they are trying to make course improvements. I hope it all works out when the tees get moved!
Quote from: can't putt on September 28, 2007, 11:32:38 AM
The pin location for hole 6 has been moved up (before the path, now) and a little right. From the original tee this hole is a joke. From the alternate tee it's a little better, but still an easy deuce. If anything, I would have liked this basket back a little from where it was, bringing the cattails a little more into play and shrinking the landing zone for big arms.
The original tee is no longer used. There's a new tee north of #5's pin, next to the fence. The hole is easier than it used to be due to the decrease in distance, but it's not too easy.
These changes have been made about a month or two ago, and I must say I like the new holes. It's nice to change up the course from time to time and give you more variety.
Hole 3 became easier if you're a lefty, but if you're a right handed thrower it became more of a challenge because of the oak trees to the right. You either have to throw a disc straight and low or a nice big anny.
Hole 6 definitely became easier, but if you play anything beyond the path as OB it makes it a little more challenging for both tees.
I'm really liking the new 13 as well. The old pin location was a joke and I'm really glad they moved it.
As for hole 18, I think it is a great change playing the old 3 basket. You no longer have to worry about throwing in someone's back yard as you said, but you also don't have to worry about people walking down the path as much anymore either. I don't like blind corners that involve pathways. The new pin location puts the creek into play as well as some trees that get in your way. Much better!
Hole 3 and 18 really conflicted with each other. Nice change.
I got out to Streamwood on Saturday for the first time since the tournament in 2006.
The change to #3 and #18 was ok. There is some minor conflict with tee #4 when throwing from 18 tee to the new 18 basket.. I might have placed the tee to #18 along the creek farther back from current tee #4 making it a straight or anhyzer shot for a righty. The tee to #4 could have been the same distance but moved farther to the right somewhat close to #18's tee.
I absolutely cannot stand the change to #6 & #7.. The tree on #6 is not a factor. #7 is longer but the long grass and cattails are more out of play with the angle from the tee. The tall grass and cattails could have been utilized much better to 2 holes that have no trees.
The change to #13 was a very good change.
The key to make #6 better is that you play to the left of the path OB. When I ran the turkey bowl we made the area left of the path OB, and 2 out of the 3 guys in my group (including myself) went OB. I believe the path on the left side of 7 is also considered OB, so it makes it a little more challenging. I think the idea behind 7 was that it was a fairly easy deuce hole. When the wind is kickin hole 7 is TOUGH.
When I was walking the course with Phil - a local that plays at the leagues regularly, he was talking about how they were hoping to have concrete tees there in late 2007. But, there was a delay that came up with what contractor they were going to use, and then the bad weather hit. I would look for this course as well as Sunny Hill to have concrete tees in Spring '08.
I'll be following this news as closely as I can as well because I have every intention to host a tournament out here in '08.
What is the best way to get to this course if I was coming from Lombard (North Ave. & 53 right by 355)? I attempted to go there once based off directions from someone I met at the 9 hole in Elk Grove. He was way off but, we did end up finding the 9 hole in Streamwood! Thanks!! ;D
From there I would take 355 North to the Elgin-O'Hare. Take this West to Irving Park Rd. Follow Irving Park until you get to Bartlett Road. Go North 1/2 mile to park on right.
If you found the 9-holer you were pretty close, you were on Irving Park, but you just didn't head north on Bartlett Rd and go north a few blocks. It's easy to miss the course. I look for street signs of Oltendorf, then Pine, and you turn right into the parking area right after Pine (there's more parking behind the big building).
Shady Oaks (http://www.amctrl.com/cgi-bin/DiscGolfPage.cgi?id=96). Zoom in on basket, it's located at the first tee. I suggest "Hybrid" view.
Most Excellent Amigos, Thank you! ;) I just hope the course is as easy to navigate as it is to get there.
Got a little bored today and created a map for Shady Oaks. I attached the regular and alternate map. Most of the alternate tees are marked with white bricks.
Quote from: WkeBrd3 on May 08, 2009, 01:11:49 PM
Got a little bored today and created a map for Shady Oaks. I attached the regular and alternate map. Most of the alternate tees are marked with white bricks.
Wow that map is really helpful. Thinking of going and playing there this weekend. A lot of people said its confusing to navigate if it's your first time, but those maps will help a lot.
UPDATE!
The excavating has begun on the tee pads this morning.
Also, 18 brand new chainstars are in and await installation!
Concrete is in and drying as I type this.
Looking forward to playing the course with cement. It's been a while.
What is being done with the old baskets? It would be cool to see 2 pins on each hole.
Quote from: CEValkyrie on May 03, 2010, 06:41:29 PM
Looking forward to playing the course with cement. It's been a while.
What is being done with the old baskets? It would be cool to see 2 pins on each hole.
Especially if they were right next to one and other. I might be able to make a putt.
Quote from: Tom McManus on May 03, 2010, 06:45:15 PM
Quote from: CEValkyrie on May 03, 2010, 06:41:29 PM
Looking forward to playing the course with cement. It's been a while.
What is being done with the old baskets? It would be cool to see 2 pins on each hole.
Especially if they were right next to one and other. I might be able to make a putt.
HA! I think you'd be better off if there was one stacked on top of the other.
Just an FYI, a lot of the cement teepads have already been defaced, with penis drawings, pot leafs ect ect, hopefully the punks don't destroy the new baskets whenever they install them
Quote from: ParkerJ152 on May 03, 2010, 07:20:50 PM
Just an FYI, a lot of the cement teepads have already been defaced, with penis drawings, pot leafs ect ect, hopefully the punks don't destroy the new baskets whenever they install them
Come on!
It's sad to say, but it's true.
That is really sad to hear. I hope to get to Streamwood league tonight for the first time and it will be sad to see. A thought came to me after reading about the defacement- I wonder if the Park District would allow graffiti artists to paint the pads. Some of those artists are very talented. The graffiti paint may discourage casual moron taggers and make it hard for their garbage to be seen. Graffiti style disc golf motifs on the pads would actually be kind of cool. I don't know if the paint would alter the pads to make them more slippery or sticky.
There were 4 that were vandalized. 2 were bad. They're being fixed...
As of right now, we have 9 additional sleeves, so, to start, 9 holes will have alternate pin locations.
wish I could just beat those types of vandals over the head... no respect at all in this world., ridiculous.
The vandals now and days are unreal. We were watching the tees dry at Eagle Ridge and a player went under the rope to step on the freshly poured cement to throw. We had to yell at him to get out from inside the rope before he got to the cement. Without a crew watching the tee boxes, it's almost a sure thing they will be vandalised. We had 3 incidents with our tee boxes but none that were major, and they were gaurded. If they weren't gaurded, who knows what would of happened.
Tees were fixed yesterday, and by the time someone got out there to guard it, someone had already written their name in it. Un-@ucking-believable. Thankfully, it was still wet enough to "erase" the name...
Quote from: WkeBrd3 on May 06, 2010, 08:29:46 AM
Tees were fixed yesterday, and by the time someone got out there to guard it, someone had already written their name in it. Un-@ucking-believable. Thankfully, it was still wet enough to "erase" the name...
Sorry about that Tony. I thought my name would be a nice finishing touch. I guess I was wrong.
New baskets are being installed today.
Sweet!! Streamwood will be looking good.
It was great to finally throw some shots with solid footing at Streamwood. The cement tee pads are looking great. The baskets are a nice addition as well. I enjoyes some of the minor changes in places. Shot -5 in the current layout. Can't wait to see the course updated with tee signs too.
The tee sign frames are being installed today. The actual tee signs should be installed by next weekend.
Also, a couple trees are being added to hole 17.
The course is looking great. Concrete tee pads and new baskets have really improved this course. Congrats to SDGU for all the hard work that they have put into the course. Marty and Pat were out there working on the course yesterday. Hopefully there will be a big turnout for the event this weekend.
Quote from: Tom McManus on September 07, 2010, 10:54:09 AM
The course is looking great. Concrete tee pads and new baskets have really improved this course. Congrats to SDGU for all the hard work that they have put into the course. Marty and Pat were out there working on the course yesterday. Hopefully there will be a big turnout for the event this weekend.
I agree. I saw Tom out there yesterday. The course looks as good as I have ever seen it. I saw them cutting branches on the approach to 4's basket and told them I thought they should leave it alone and make it harder to approach the basket. Marilyn Baker and her family were out on the course yesterday and greeted us. I am looking forward to playing on Saturday.