West Park<---Joliet

[CEValkyrie]

I thought this was a good course. It had a ton of different shots. 24 holes, dirt tees. Some of the holes had long tees. I'll start with the negatives. We did not play the long tees. We played a round then kept score for the second round. I shot -11. They said this was supposed to be a challenging course. Parkside is much tougher from the shorts than this course. Maybe if I had time to play the longs I might have a different opinion. There were only 3 holes over 300ft. It was difficult to find the way around the course. It was also very very muddy. Other than that, this was a worthwhile course to play. You have to have a complete game. Many tight fairways, lefty holes, protected pins, etc... On a positive note. The elevation is great. If you like to hike, this is the place to play. You are up & down all day. Hole #2 is a sweet ravine shot. #16 is also but it is not open & a pain in the ass. We looked for discs both times but I found 5 on that hole. Not bad for a days work. Another reason I like this course is because of hole #7. 275ft, straight shot, pin surrounded by trees except front. I threw a laser right @ the basket. It bounced directly off the #plate. Thought I had my 2nd Ace & almost creamed myself.  I would go back & play again if I was headed that way.

[myndcraft]

Again I agree with Brett. Here's my quick rundown.



Hole #2. I could throw this all day and I love. I want to play an entire course with shots like this.



Hole#16. I could never play this hole again and be happy, On sencond thought it would make me happy to never throw it again. I hated it. Maybe when things aren't so muddy and they get rid of a few brances here and there I'll give it another shot.



So other than 16 mud! Mud everywhere, but thats not really their fault is it :-) Hiking though is a pain in the ass, and my legs felt like they were going to go out. I liked all the elveation changes, but I would prefer when going down a steep slope to have some stairs maybe?? I twisted my ankle about 8 times throughout the 2 rounds we played.



All in all though I really liked lots of different shots and good fun holes. Locals are creepy, but I would play this course again, even making the drive out specifically to do so.

[Jon Brakel]

Heineken419 (04-30-2003 02:12 p.m.):

...but id watch out for the stream, which flows throughout the whole course, which tends to get a bit annoyed...

I HATE it when the stream gets annoyed!

[discin311]

well i love this park its really nice and well worth the 2 hours round trip. I love how it is planned out its great. hole 2 is the best hole. If u hit up west park u should go to another course that is close by there r a few

[airspuds]

little muddy  on sunday


5 cars 5 guys at course  at 830 am

got to play 36 holes before bowling

all or none

dueces or bogies

[airspuds]

played here yesterday

ought to be a bottle ban at this course
lots of bottle tops in ground


didnt play that well  but it was nice to get out and play

[tree]

lots of bottle tops in ground

Maddisen loves walking that course because of the bottle tops but I agree with you.[/font]    

[jim]

I played West Park yesterday. Very crowded.  Top assembly and chains missing on hole 16(?).  The on/off slight drizzle made the course really muddy and slick. Most teepads were not usable. Lots of rude disc golfers.
I really like West Park, but am seeing the need for refurbishment. The silt is eroding worse every year; the stone steps in the ravines are falling; and some basket collars are showing because the soil seems 3" lower than just a couple of years ago.  I hope this course doesn't fall into further disrepair. I wonder if the Joliet Park District has plans/funds to do some work.

[D]

Lots of rude disc golfers.

Want me to take care of 'em?

 

[jim]

Naw, I can handle them.  That's why I'm called the bionic-bowflex buff-god.
West Park is such a cool course, and the oldest in IL, that I just wanted to see if anyone knew of any maintenance/rehab projects planned.....

[airspuds]

u have to play this course at about 8 am
to really enjoy  
i wont play here any time after that

perfect  work hookey course

[tbchdisker]

does anybody know the par at west park? I cant seem to find it anywhere online.

[CEValkyrie]

All holes are par 3. 24 holes = Par 72. Hope this helps.

[damonshort]

Naw, I can handle them.  That's why I'm called the bionic-bowflex buff-god.
West Park is such a cool course, and the oldest in IL, that I just wanted to see if anyone knew of any maintenance/rehab projects planned.....

seems to me the only solution would be to just pull the course for a good while; maybe with the new course in Mokena that might be more feasible, but I'm in no position to know.

It's a drag, because vandalism is also an issue there; I remember playing the course about a year ago this time, and some idiots had completely flipped a cement bridge near #4, which couldn't have happened during a normal storm/flood, so go figure...

[CEValkyrie]

I wonder how West Park & the other courses in the Joliet area are doing. Big winds & tornadoes  might have done some damage.

[Jon Brakel]

It's a drag, because vandalism is also an issue there; I remember playing the course about a year ago this time, and some idiots had completely flipped a cement bridge near #4, which couldn't have happened during a normal storm/flood, so go figure...

Gary has told me in the past that the bridge damage is from floods. They wind up having to fix bridges every year there because of that. I guess that little stream becomes a torrent on occasion.

[tbchdisker11]

I wonder how West Park & the other courses in the Joliet area are doing. Big winds & tornadoes might have done some damage


Yeah i live right next to mokena, in tinley park.  There was a funnel sited in mokena, might be some trees down but i havnt made my way over there yet.  My home, Utica, got pretty much wiped out but my family is okay though.

[CEValkyrie]

I wonder how West Park & the other courses in the Joliet area are doing. Big winds & tornadoes might have done some damage


Yeah i live right next to mokena, in tinley park.  There was a funnel sited in mokena, might be some trees down but i havnt made my way over there yet.  My home, Utica, got pretty much wiped out but my family is okay though.

Glad to hear your family is ok. Let us know how the courses are doing. Hope all those Oaks in Mokena are still standing.  

[jim]

Utica looked pretty blasted on the news. Sorry to hear about it. Strong winds today too; hopefully no repeats.

[tbchdisker11]

Thanks for all the concerns guys.  Youll be glad to know that the Mokena course still in great condition.  I played 54 holes on Saterday afternoon and the course was looking good.  They were in the process of putting in nice looking benches behind almost every tee pad.  It looks like Mokena's course is going to be one of the best in Illinois.