Harvard, IL---Lions Park

[CEValkyrie]

9 Holes
Concrete Tees
Innova Discatchers
Tee signs have only wooden posts right now. No hole information.

The course is pretty easy to follow once you find hole #1.

This course is relatively short. It has a few really good holes and a few pretty lame holes. The land is pretty decent with some scattered trees and a big sled hill. I shot -3, -5*, & -4*.  *See hole #3*  This would be fun to play if you lived in Harvard. It had potential to be a pretty good 9 to 12 hole course.

Hole #1 is super short. Aced it  on the 2nd warm up shot going right up the middle (Roc). The smart play is a short putter anhyzer thru the bigger gap. Pretty lame hole.

Hole #2 is an interesting hole. It's a very low ceiling and pretty long up the sled hill. Driver.. The basket is on top the sled hill. The air shot is very difficult to hit a lucky gap to get to the basket. I think the roller is the way to go if you have one. I came up short every time with a jump putt up the hill. Pretty good hole.

Hole #3. What were they thinking    You walk a few hundred fee down the sled hill to the tee pad. It's a righty hyzer hole that is out of reach unless you throw 500ft. Driver.. It's a pretty easy 3 to get. There is a large cement area that could be played out of bounds like a pond. If the basket were moved another 100ft back and that is played out of bounds it would make a nice par 4. *For rounds 2 and 3 we played a temporary tee on top of the sled hill. It's easily 400+ feet from up top and reachable. What a fun shot from up there! 3'd it rd 2 and 2'd it rd 3.

Hole #4 is a long open par 4. Wide open. Too bad the basket wan't tucked near the water tower or moved back another 100ft making it a tougher 3 to get. Lame hole.

Hole #5 is a shorter slight uphill wide open shot. Putter or Roc.. The tee pad is not pointing at the basket. The basket is on the sled hill on a flat area so the elevation does not really affect the green. Had the basket been moved 25ft or so there would be some blow by factor on the drive or pucker factor type death putts down the hill. Lame hole.

Hole #6 plays from the top of the sled hill. There is a nice generous gap to hit thru the trees playing downhill. This was a putter shot put very fun to play. Great hole!  There is potential for a longer pin position on this hole as well.

Hole #7 plays over a patch of rough with several guardian trees. Roc or Putter. You can go left, middle, or right on this hole. Solid hole.

Hole #8 is a super lame hole. It's very short probably 200ft with an L shape thru a gap to the basket. It's a lefties worst nightmare. I used a firebird around the corner.

Hole #9 is a pretty good hole. There is a massive guardian tree which you can throw over or under. There is a slight upward slope. I threw a Roc undereath it.

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Article in the NW Herald
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/11/r_zla0mk6qb6bbioxxajdqa/index.xml#readcomments

[WkeBrd3]

Got out there and played this course on Thursday last week. The 'original' 9 IS pretty lame, with the exception of MAYBE 2 holes (3 from the top of the hill, and 6). There is a LOT of potential for some really cool holes out here though. We pretty much had the course to ourselves, and found a LOT of sweet alternates.