New to Town!!!

[SpiritMolecule]

Hello,

I am new to Chicago having just moved from Dallas, TX.  I have been looking for some courses to play and all of them seem to be out in the burbs.  Are there any good courses that are near to the Downtown area?  If not, what is the closest most challenging course to the West part of Downtown.  I tried PDGA.com but I don't even know the names of the suburbs to find courses and often times the directions there suck arse (in my experience anyway).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Duane

[CEValkyrie]

Welcome to IL!

I did a search from Oak Park which is directly on the west side of Chicago off I290. I wasn't sure where you lived.

Chicago is definitely not the prime area to live for disc golf. You will have to battle traffic to play. You have some good options to play though.

I think Lombard will be your best option for travel distance. Other courses that ara quality courses are Mokena IL, Hammond IN, Joliet area courses, & Cedar Lake IN.  

[airspuds]

i was curious as to what brett would say

i agree   lombard meadows is 18 baskets      nice park
u might as well play the short course the  commons  if you re headed that way

i think best shot is wed nights  ending soon
sat am 10 ish (fall)

west park joliet   oldest disc golf park in IL
now 24 holes plz see other posts   a must play

lemon lake county park in cedar lake  indiana  is championship calibur
valporaiso indiana   has a  great course

hammond, in   is cool  right off expressway

mokena  is also a great course   c discussions
glow T there in couple weeks

currently unemployed so if u wanna shoot a round let me know

mike walsh
10569

[Brian]

Streamwood is also not a bad drive from the city.  It has some long hole but old mach 2 baskets.  Leagues are on Tuesday nights out there.

[spike]

Hey Duane,

I also recently relocated to Chicago (from Colorado), and have probably played 20 courses within 90 minutes of my house (I live in Portage Park in northwest Chicago, not far from the Irving Park Road exit on I-90/I-94).  Drop me an e-mail or PM and I'll give you my phone number, we'll figure out what courses would work best for you.  My schedule is extremely flexible, and I'm always up for a road trip.  In fact, I'm playing in the Channahon Classic later this a.m. (in the Joliet area), and there are still a few other good events left in the season; opportunities to get introduced to some of the local players.

Welcome to Chicago, and what the hell is a spirit molecule anyway?

[damonshort]

i agree   lombard meadows is 18 baskets      nice park
u might as well play the short course the  commons  if you re headed that way

Lombard doubles will be one more Wed, 9/30, at 5; then starting at 10 am Saturdays on 10/2.

Madison Meadows is your best bet from the downtown area. It's got some alternate tees but last time I was out there they still weren't too well marked. The others mentioned are worth a trip, and you should definitely look into Parkside in Kenosha WI (about 80-90 min from downtown - very dependent on traffic).

I live on the N side (W Rogers Park/W Ridge) and it's frustrating to not have any courses in the 'neighborhood' like most of the other clowns around here...    

[CrookedSuperSoftWizard]

hey damon is lombard on sat mornings still going on?

[damonshort]

hey damon is lombard on sat mornings still going on?

they just started up again on Saturdays, so, yeah...