New course rumored in McHenry?!?!

[djpuf]

I was at the Trend Cellar over the weekend buying a couple of discs, and the guy working there said he had heard there was going to be a new course built in McHenry off of Lillian St.  Has anyone else heard anything like this? 

[Stretch]

Yes, I too talked to the "kid" working there and he stated they were going to put in  a course. His mother (Trend Cellar is her family business) also said they were not only helping to get the course in but they want to start running tournys as well. This was in the beggining of Aug. Have not heard anything else on that course.

[djpuf]

has anyone heard anything new on this?

[Kevin]

I live in McHenry, the trend Cellar owner plans on getting it approved in mid June.  Start Building in July, and I heard a Mid to late August Opening of the course.  Also Graduating Seniors of McHenry West Campus plan on putting in a course as well.  That will probably be a nine hole course

[Classic_ROCer]

Is it planned to go in at Cold Springs Park?

[Kevin]

I played a couple rounds at the nine hole behind McHenry West Campus yesterday.  As I said earlier it is nine holes.  I played it the day after they put in all the baskets and tee off posts.  So it isn't completely finished as of yet.  Mainly the course is hilly and its open, maybe eventually a couple trees will be planted.  the longest hole was 610 ft which you start off throwing over a patch of tall grass. I was talking to a couple of friends who made the course it's going to be mainly all par 4's and 3's.  My favorite two holes were 4 and 5 the two right after the long hole three.  Hole four's basket is hidden behind a bush and is a straight play from the tee.  And Hole 5 at first I thought it was straight ahead behind a tree but discovered it was over and down the hill.  out of view from the tee.  another cool hole is 8.  you tee off and play with the curve of the softball outfield fence.  All in all I thought it was a decent little nine holer that will bring a little more excitement to students and locals.  Also the trend cellar planned course to go in over by Lillian has been approved so look for that to be up soon.  Word is that they want to do an 18 hole course with an additional nine.  And they plan on running tournaments right away.

[Kevin]

Oh a couple other things on the West Campus course.  The first hole starts off to the left of the tennis courts as you are pulling into the parking lot.  My only real complaint was that it was a long walk to each tee off spot, but oh well I don't think it will really matter

[StrikerME02]

I played a couple rounds at the nine hole behind McHenry West Campus yesterday.  As I said earlier it is nine holes.  I played it the day after they put in all the baskets and tee off posts.  So it isn't completely finished as of yet.  Mainly the course is hilly and its open, maybe eventually a couple trees will be planted.  the longest hole was 610 ft which you start off throwing over a patch of tall grass. I was talking to a couple of friends who made the course it's going to be mainly all par 4's and 3's.  My favorite two holes were 4 and 5 the two right after the long hole three.  Hole four's basket is hidden behind a bush and is a straight play from the tee.  And Hole 5 at first I thought it was straight ahead behind a tree but discovered it was over and down the hill.  out of view from the tee.  another cool hole is 8.  you tee off and play with the curve of the softball outfield fence.  All in all I thought it was a decent little nine holer that will bring a little more excitement to students and locals.  Also the trend cellar planned course to go in over by Lillian has been approved so look for that to be up soon.  Word is that they want to do an 18 hole course with an additional nine.  And they plan on running tournaments right away.

Thanks for the update, the Trend Cellar course is something to look forward to.

[Kaypee09]

I played a couple rounds at the nine hole behind McHenry West Campus yesterday.  As I said earlier it is nine holes.  I played it the day after they put in all the baskets and tee off posts.  So it isn't completely finished as of yet.  Mainly the course is hilly and its open, maybe eventually a couple trees will be planted.  the longest hole was 610 ft which you start off throwing over a patch of tall grass. I was talking to a couple of friends who made the course it's going to be mainly all par 4's and 3's.  My favorite two holes were 4 and 5 the two right after the long hole three.  Hole four's basket is hidden behind a bush and is a straight play from the tee.  And Hole 5 at first I thought it was straight ahead behind a tree but discovered it was over and down the hill.  out of view from the tee.  another cool hole is 8.  you tee off and play with the curve of the softball outfield fence.  All in all I thought it was a decent little nine holer that will bring a little more excitement to students and locals.  Also the trend cellar planned course to go in over by Lillian has been approved so look for that to be up soon.  Word is that they want to do an 18 hole course with an additional nine.  And they plan on running tournaments right away.

Thanks for the update, the Trend Cellar course is something to look forward to.

No problem, yeah the locals in McHenry are getting pretty excited for the new course as well

[keitherboo]

Today I played the 9 holer at McHenry West Campus.  Given the land they had, the course isn't bad at all.  That being said, the land they had offered extremely little.  All the holes are extremely open, you can count the amount of trees on the course on one hand.  There really isn't any tall grass or weeds to come into the way except to the left of thee basket on hole 3 and in front and to the right of the basket on hole 4.  Other things to note are that hole 5 is blind because there is a hill between the tee and pin, and hole 8 goes around the baseball field and if you land inside the field if you want your disc you'll have to climb the fence because all the gates were padlocked shut.

The good news is that while it is yet another wide open course that's only 9 holes, at least the holes have some distance.  I'd say the majority of the holes are between 300-400 feet, with the longest being hole 3 at over 600' and hole 9 at I'd guess 450'.  So at least it doesn't suffer from the "must birdie" 150-300 footers you always see at most 9 hole courses.  I enjoyed playing it, despite the heat.  Assuming all par 3's, I shot 3 birdies and a bogue (on the 600 footer), which isn't too terribly shabby so I'm happy with it.

The course is a mile or less from the Trend Cellar course (assuming it's going in at Cold Springs) so it's a great warm up course and a way for high school students to get introduced to the sport and then graduate to the Trend Cellar course.

Because the tee signs aren't in yet (just the posts) I'm attaching a course map I made, it definitely will be handy, because some of the tees aren't exactly close, or even remotely close, to the previous basket.

Can't wait for the Trend Cellar course!

-Keith

[Kaypee09]

yeah, no exact word on the pars for the course yet, but a Friend of mine said probably majority par 3's and 4's.  I'm thinking Holes 1,2,5,6, and 7 will be par 3's while 3, 4, 8, and 9 will be 4's although then I again everything could be par 3's with the exception of the long hole.  But I'm thinking 3 or 4 holes will be par 4's.  As of right now I have just been doing total shots.  But I agree that this is a good warmup course in general.  It has already been helping me with my distance accuracy (I'm not afraid to unload here like I am at Lippold and Antioch).  I Drove by where the trend cellar is planning on building the new course, I'm thinking it could take a while the woods are pretty dense so that may involve taking down some trees.  I was hearing a mid to late August Opening.  The Course is supposdly planned out by the owners son and the kid knows what he is doing so it should be a good course.

[keitherboo]

I just play all par 3s on every course I go to, it just makes the math easier...

[Kaypee09]

I just recently started doing that.  It actually has helped me get better I am starting to post better scores.

[CEValkyrie]

Where is the 18 hole course going to be located in McHenry? Can someone post an address?

[CEValkyrie]

I got a chance to play the course at the McHenry HS West Campus. It's a great place to practice and the holes are open. It has some surprising length with 4 holes over 350ft. Course is closed during school hours and during athletic events.

Very nice tee signs. Tees are grass. The baskets are Innova with Orange bands.



Brad took me out to the site that might possibly be the new 18 hole course in McHenry. The land is very good disc golf land. VERY thick rough! This could be the areas best 18 hole course if it's designed properly. If it were to happen someone experienced needs to do the job. Some major work and thought is needed. There are no open areas where you can just place a hole. Each hole will need a fairway mowed and cleared.The area reminds me of the front 9 at Big Creek in Des Moines.  http://www.dgcoursereview.com/gallery.php?id=68&mode=gal

[WkeBrd3]

Good to hear there are tee signs now.

And, hmmmmmm, maybe BRETT could have some input on the design of the new course...

[CEValkyrie]

Good to hear there are tee signs now.

And, hmmmmmm, maybe BRETT could have some input on the design of the new course...

Trust me, i'll do anything and everything to help this course get done right if i'm allowed.

To install this course right someone with experience needs to come in and take a look at the land. This is a HUGE task just to get a quality layout then acutally cutting/mowing fairways is another monumental task. I will be honest. I would have a hard time designing a course here. I have never been a part of installing a course where the entire property is covered with trees, brush, schule, etc..

Just take a look at the satellite map.
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4GGLD_enUS310US310&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=cold+springs+park+mchenry+il&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,4556956172035308093&ei=reJWSuzoOYHCNuD78Z0I&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1

[Kaypee09]

The Person designing the Course is the son of the owner of the Trend Cellar, I have been told he has been to numerous courses and has a great passion for the sport.  If I know anything about the family it's that when they set out to do things they do it with profesionalism and with goal for it being the best possible.  I truly believe the course will be in great hands.

[CEValkyrie]

The Person designing the Course is the son of the owner of the Trend Cellar, I have been told he has been to numerous courses and has a great passion for the sport.  If I know anything about the family it's that when they set out to do things they do it with profesionalism and with goal for it being the best possible.  I truly believe the course will be in great hands.

I just hope he's been to courses outside this area because they are not a good model of how courses should be. The most experienced course designers would have their hands full designing this course.

[Kaypee09]

The Person designing the Course is the son of the owner of the Trend Cellar, I have been told he has been to numerous courses and has a great passion for the sport.  If I know anything about the family it's that when they set out to do things they do it with profesionalism and with goal for it being the best possible.  I truly believe the course will be in great hands.

I just hope he's been to courses outside this area because they are not a good model of how courses should be. The most experienced course designers would have their hands full designing this course.

I'm not positive he is just the only one designing the course, I'm sure he has incoporated the help of other experiecned course designers.  And yes he has been to other courses outside this area, I have friends who are close friends with the family and know the kid well.  Also I believe there will also be volunteers from locals while putting the course up and there are quite a few dedicated to this sport and I'm sure they will make sure the course will be well done.