Riverside Park

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-  +2 votes  + Chris DahlkeMain course › April 5, 2020
B+
-  +1 votes  + Sancho ValdezMain course › July 21, 2017
A+
2017 Championships #rivercity
-  +1 votes  + Steve HedstromMain course › October 2, 2010
B-
Riverside is a fun course to play including water on many holes. Open with Mature trees, water, signature peninsula hole and goose poop. If you are close to Grand Rapids, this is one to check out.
-  +1 votes  + Nick BosovichMain course › October 9, 2017
B+
Riverside needs an update. Should remove the post course and redesign the layout to play a 24 hole course. Lots of goose poo at this course, can also flood after some rain.

Course has been updated, really long layout. Some old tee pads are in use.
-  +1 votes  + MEAT BABYMain course › October 15, 2010
B-
-  +1 votes  + Joel BieriMain course › August 26, 2011
B
-  +1 votes  + Joe Du BuisMain course › June 29, 2011
A-
-  +1 votes  + Nate BestMain course › July 23, 2011
B
Pretty nice course minus the goose turds, make sure you go to the 2nd entrance if coming from downtown GR, otherwise you'll be stuck on the pole course. Couple of scary water hazard shots but nothing too bad.
-  +1 votes  + ADAM WATKINSMain course › August 22, 2011
A-
Placed 1st in the AM2 bracket at Fairway To Heaven tournament at Riverside Park with a -13
-  +1 votes  + Alex WaltersMain course › September 14, 2011
A+
-  +1 votes  + Mike SpagnetoMain course › May 20, 2012
B-
Would have rated it a B but there was too much goose poop
-  +1 votes  + Sam MrdezaMain course › October 22, 2014
B+
-  +1 votes  + David BurkholderMain course › June 16, 2019
A-
-  +1 votes  + Victor WahlMain course › December 17, 2012
B-
-  +1 votes  + Russ BuitendykMain course › August 3, 2013
A-
Overall this course has everything the downside is it is mostly wet areas best to go in the summer. Love the layout here
-  +1 votes  + Ben GossetMain course › August 18, 2018
A
Great course from longs lots of tough approach shots, fairway drives, water and a Beautiful park, one of the best in GR.
-  +1 votes  + Adam ReussMain course › July 31, 2013
A-
-  +1 votes  + Phill DiloneMain course › September 26, 2017
A-
-  +1 votes  + alh 5870Main course › August 31, 2017
A
This redesign is awesome. Long holes that require accurate shots. Water and lots of OB can easily boost your score. Don't be fooled by the flat fairly open land. This course will test you.
Needs tee signs badly.
Lots of fun. And well worth the trip
-  +1 votes  + Jacob SpencerMain course › August 1, 2017
A
YAYYY! New Riverside is awesome and challenging. The length is great and many of the placement of the tees and pins are in spots which cause you to have to throw straight due to obstacles. Holes 1, 6, &18 are nice challenging bombs and hole 15 was a cool little technical shot which stood out in my mind. This redesign is awesome. The Discatchers are awesome. Can't wait to see Worlds on this layout. Grand Rapids area has some legitimately challenging high quality courses now. Well worth the play.
-  +1 votes  + Curtis GardnerMain course › August 14, 2017
A+
Played during the week of the Masters Worlds, absolutely beautifully groomed and the new holes and extensions to previous holes are really world class. Beautiful renovations to an already beautiful park.
-  +1 votes  + Steele BoonstraMain course › April 22, 2021
A+
-  +1 votes  + Nate KrummMain course › August 17, 2018
A
Worlds layout is hard af compared to the old layout. Really fun, just tough.
-  +1 votes  + Ian HamiltonMain course › August 14, 2017
A-
-  +1 votes  + Joel ChildsMain course › August 17, 2017
A-
-  +1 votes  + Eric "Downtown" BrownMain course › August 16, 2017
B
Played this course during lunch break at Pro Master Worlds had to hustle.The course plays through a flat, grassy park with scattered mature trees. Most of the holes have enough trees that you have to pick one of several lines and hit it to score well. Water comes into play on several holes, with a couple water carries (offering safe routes for shorter arms) and a few tricky pin placements that offer nice risk. The peninsula hole is a great risk/reward shot, plenty of room to lay up and leave a l ...
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-  +1 votes  + Steve HedstromSouth course › October 2, 2010
D
South course is OLD. No date of when this was made. Poles for holes (18) and there are a couple that you just need to be creative and make a target. It is fun though and a good warm up or warm down after the Main course. Many people that play riverside don't know about this one. Tee pad for 1 is close to tee for 17 form main course.
-  +0 votes  + stephen mastenMain course › April 8, 2012
B
Back nine- water comes into play often
-  +0 votes  + Mike DurcoMain course › July 19, 2023
A+
This is the best course in the immediate GR Metro area. A true pro style course where distance, accuracy and putting are needed to score well.
Use the UDisc app to navigate the course as there are not tee signs for many holes. The neighbor association didn’t allow for the completion of the course in 2017. So, there are rubber tees on 6 holes. But, if you use UDisc it’s very easy to navigate.
-  +0 votes  + Angel GilbertMain course › August 27, 2012
B
was only one course when played in 2002 had a mix of concrete and dirt tees and my least favorite basket the discatchers grr but still a good course would like to go back and get to play both of them.
-  +0 votes  + Shawn DeWeerdMain course › July 3, 2014
B
A little wet after the rain.
-  +0 votes  + Jason RocksMain course › November 7, 2011
B-
-  +0 votes  + Daryl DavisMain course › October 5, 2010
B
-  +0 votes  + Randy GallagherMain course › October 23, 2011
B
This was a fun course. Has a few challenging holes. Navigation was a little interesting. The people got in the way a couple time but that is expected at a park like that. Cool course.
-  +0 votes  + Stephen FloresMain course › October 5, 2011
A-
-  +0 votes  + Michael BallMain course › July 3, 2016
B+
Really nice course that winds around a nasty pond. quite a few easy holes but a enjoyable course none the less.
-  +0 votes  + Eric GrinwisMain course › June 30, 2013
B-
-  +0 votes  + Rob SmithMain course › April 30, 2012
B
-  +0 votes  + John Van SlambrouckMain course › June 25, 2011
B-
well, this course keeps me bitching, and keeps me comming back... fun to chase the Birdies, and the water holes starting at 13 really give a team thats down in the dumps a chance to risk it all and be rewarded.. watching the water discs are always a good laugh if it wasn't "your" shot, the further out, the better... lol, always good people at this course makes it a fun place to show up and see your fellow disc fanatics ;)...
-  +0 votes  + Sol BrownMain course › November 30, 2014
B
Lots of open space, mostly older DisCatchers, some newer ones, at least one Mach 5. Really liked the waterholes on the back 9, but I think the par is a bit inflated.
-  +0 votes  + Randy ShreveMain course › September 28, 2010
B
-  +0 votes  + John CowellMain course › June 6, 2012
C+
can't complain about the course other than what ever body else complains about. get over it or don't play there!
-  +0 votes  + TJ KilmartinMain course › October 30, 2011
B-
-  +0 votes  + Brad FullerMain course › May 11, 2011
B
Good mixture of long and short holes.
-  +0 votes  + Jacob BMain course › July 17, 2019
B-
-  +0 votes  + jeff dabMain course › June 9, 2011
B
-  +0 votes  + Taylor Goik -Dirty Mitten Disc Golf-Main course › October 7, 2011
B-
-  +0 votes  + Bryan RemmeltsMain course › July 15, 2011
B
holy crap talk about lots of water
-  +0 votes  + Jacob ZombergMain course › June 17, 2012
B-
Fun course as long as you don't mind going into a pond to get your disc on a few of the holes at the end. Tests your accuracy pretty good. Majority of holes are fairly open and being right up against the Grand River completes the ambiance.
-  +0 votes  + Kirk WagenveltMain course › August 18, 2011
B-
-  +0 votes  + Andy PacanovskyMain course › April 29, 2012
B-
The course is in pretty good shape right now. Goose dookie peninsula is even mostly dry. Nice weather brings out lots of picnickers so be prepared to either wait for them to notice you and wrangle their kids or move on to the next hole.
-  +0 votes  + Sal VMain course › March 20, 2012
B-
Awesome views of the river and pond. Sweet shots by the water and walk way. Nice park for all things. I use to fish the pond in the seventies. Fun and fond memories.
-  +0 votes  + Brad SmithMain course › April 21, 2012
B
Well maintained and lots of fun to play, No elevation but challenging long and tree obsticles, water comes into play in a few holes, not extremely difficult unless ya wing one the wrong way :) --
-  +0 votes  + Mathias MillerMain course › October 18, 2012
B-
-  +0 votes  + Ryan DirheimerMain course › May 1, 2012
B
-  +0 votes  + Cody TaplinMain course › September 16, 2013
B-
Goose Shit and STD filled water, other than than, a challenging great course. I love shooting over the water, just not swimming in it.
-  +0 votes  + Alex HullMain course › July 26, 2018
A-
It'd be an A with less goose poop.
-  +0 votes  + Nick KohnMain course › March 29, 2017
B-
-  +0 votes  + Josh WyattMain course › July 3, 2012
B-
-  +0 votes  + Nate SmithMain course › August 11, 2012
B-
Great course to air it out and putt. Layout follows the Grand River and plays on an island in the middle of the river. Water on 7 of the holes so muddin is part of the round if you take risks. Couple negatives are tons of bikers along 4 fairways, territorial geese standoffs and flat.
-  +0 votes  + Bryan MaharMain course › July 11, 2012
B
-  +0 votes  + Mike LobbezooMain course › July 15, 2012
B+
-  +0 votes  + Kevin JohnsonMain course › August 1, 2012
B
-  +0 votes  + Neil DuffeyMain course › July 29, 2012
B-
when i lived in the grap, i loved this course. it can really suck for a wicked hyzer shooter... you wont leave w as many discs as you showed up w. play a safe round, and you come out w a huge score... take a chance, and you could have a game worth bragging about. love it.
-  +0 votes  + Brian ReyvaMain course › July 16, 2012
B
-  +0 votes  + John GomezMain course › June 29, 2013
B+
Nice course ....alot of goose crap....
-  +0 votes  + Chad PossehnMain course › August 9, 2012
B+
Would give it an A- if it weren't for all the goose sh*t on the back nine.
-  +0 votes  + Adam McDanielMain course › August 17, 2013
B
-  +0 votes  + Alan MollMain course › June 1, 2013
B+
-  +0 votes  + Andy MollMain course › June 1, 2013
B
-  +0 votes  + Doug SmithMain course › August 13, 2014
B+
-  +0 votes  + Marvin BuitendykMain course › May 30, 2013
B
-  +0 votes  + Chad ReussMain course › June 12, 2013
B-
Pros: Cement tees, descent baskets, Good open beginner course with plenty of nice people at the course. Fun place to bring the family as they have several playgrounds and places to fish.
Cons: Gets flooded whenever it rains and makes several holes unplayable. Make sure to bring a can of Deep Woods OFF as the mosquitoes are TERRIBLE. This is as to be expected of course next to the water.
-  +0 votes  + Kyle EnoMain course › April 15, 2018
A
The new championship layout that was implemented for the 2017 PDGA Masters Worlds made this course very long and challenging. Top level course in west Michigan.
-  +0 votes  + Ashley KMain course › July 17, 2013
B
-  +0 votes  + Lee BattjesMain course › July 27, 2013
A-
Loved the alternate holes
-  +0 votes  + Chanda PrinceMain course › July 22, 2013
A
-  +0 votes  + tyler kiddMain course › July 18, 2013
B+
-  +0 votes  + Chris ArnettMain course › May 8, 2020
B+
-  +0 votes  + David J.Main course › August 10, 2013
B+
-  +0 votes  + Brian BerriosMain course › August 17, 2013
B
-  +0 votes  + Jake MachielaMain course › October 18, 2013
B
-  +0 votes  + Scott StaceyMain course › November 17, 2015
B+
-  +0 votes  + Matthew DyerMain course › May 12, 2014
B+
very flooded, but still fun to play
-  +0 votes  + Brandon BraistedMain course › September 29, 2014
B+
-  +0 votes  + Chris siasMain course › August 22, 2014
B-
so much bird poop.
-  +0 votes  + Matthew DeJongMain course › July 27, 2014
B-
-  +0 votes  + Dan KruzelMain course › July 9, 2014
B
-  +0 votes  + Eric EngbladeMain course › August 22, 2014
B-
Holes 15 and 16 need to be changed. They are too close to people fishing and kids playing on a play structure. Half the year the holes are under water anyway.
-  +0 votes  + Erin FeeleyMain course › June 27, 2016
B
Has alot of fun. First time through with a plus five. Didn't even have to go wading. My run through reminded me of my hate for the Canadian Goose.
-  +0 votes  + Aaron J DalmanMain course › May 25, 2015
A+
-  +0 votes  + Steven CamlingMain course › April 30, 2015
A-
-  +0 votes  + Carl WebbMain course › November 29, 2014
B
-  +0 votes  + Brandon RowlesMain course › April 7, 2015
B+
-  +0 votes  + Andrew PastoorMain course › August 3, 2017
A
The new layout and new baskets are great! There are several long holes that will test your arm and a few shorter technical holes. Great flow to the course and an awesome use of space!
-  +0 votes  + david woolworthMain course › September 15, 2015
A+
-  +0 votes  + Jeremy WrightMain course › April 23, 2016
B
Nice Family Friendly course, Mostly open but has nice water hazards
-  +0 votes  + Jack SzpeinskiMain course › September 18, 2017
B+
-  +0 votes  + Jared ClemensMain course › June 16, 2016
B
Fun park to go to after work and throw.
-  +0 votes  + Paxton PartridgeMain course › February 4, 2017
A
-  +0 votes  + Nicholas JonesMain course › January 14, 2019
B
Liked the course. Layout was confusing with half the tee pads being cement and other half being dirt. Made it hard to find holes. A little more work with direction and ter pads and maps and the course would be an A course.
-  +0 votes  + Maria KlahreMain course › October 25, 2019
B
somewhat redundant holes as you move along the river. It does make for multiple water hazards.
-  +0 votes  + Jack ZimmermanMain course › June 3, 2021
F
This course is a real joke. Won't be here again.
-  +0 votes  + Kylar MikkelsonMain course › July 16, 2021
A-
-  +0 votes  + Sal VSouth course › March 20, 2012
B-
this ole course is the first one that I played on. Back in 1984. I lived near by in the mid seventies. I don't remember it there back then. I do have great memories of this park. LAV raft races.
-  +0 votes  + Scott StaceySouth course › November 17, 2015
B-
-  +0 votes  + Matthew E. PawlowskiSouth course › December 22, 2015
B
-  -1 votes  + Jason KirkaldyMain course › January 26, 2016
B-
My first time here. Played in the snow, most pads were covered but I was able to find all of them. Great course, I can't wait too see it in spring. Tee signs need to be repaired but pads are the sweet pyramid style good for rightys and leftys. Lake was frozen but doesn't really come into play unless your terrible. Beautifull course, I don't understand why no one was there??
-  -1 votes  + Joal KozmaMain course › July 8, 2011
C+
-  -1 votes  + dan carriganMain course › January 5, 2012
C-
One of the oldest courses in town and one of the most dreaded. fairly straight-forward course with open lines on every hole but half of the holes have water on the left and no hole has water on the right. Poor course design and too much pedestrian activity in fairways along with the fact that the course is under water half the year and covered in about 2 inches of goose poop the rest of the year (a favorite stop for birds migrating both ways) make this course barely worth playing and you'd be better off playing the first 10 holes, then making up safari holes on your way back to your car.
-  -1 votes  + Tim EvansMain course › October 7, 2010
B
-  -1 votes  + Justin GoldsmithMain course › October 23, 2011
B+
Nice upkept course. I really like the water hole placements.
-  -1 votes  + Matt KriegMain course › April 12, 2011
C+
kinda wet, but it was pretty good for this early in the season
-  -1 votes  + Jeff WhiteMain course › September 27, 2010
B+
-  -1 votes  + Matthew "The Bullet" LeiboldMain course › February 24, 2011
B
first time playing the course especially in the snow i enjoyed it had a goodtime and am planning on playing this course more often
-  -1 votes  + tim ouderkirkMain course › January 14, 2014
C+
-  -1 votes  + Anthony MentalewiczMain course › May 11, 2011
B-
just wet... not tight
-  -1 votes  + Landon SatterfieldMain course › August 18, 2013
C
Fun most days. Issues include goose poo, flooding, and over crowding.
-  -1 votes  + Jesse LieblerMain course › May 7, 2015
C-
-  -1 votes  + cody landersMain course › May 15, 2012
B+
really nice course, a lot of water in play. some nice short holes and many ace runs.
-  -1 votes  + Brandon GriffinMain course › August 21, 2015
C+
-  -1 votes  + Timothy MabinMain course › August 12, 2012
C+
Mostly wide open. 16 - 18 birdie holes for 400 ft + drivers. Fun around the water for people who don't get intimidated.
-  -1 votes  + David LancasterMain course › June 14, 2013
C+
-  -1 votes  + Alex StantonMain course › September 3, 2012
C+
This was by far my most played course, but only because it was the closest course to me. This course has a few good holes, but all in all I am pretty sick of playing here. Nearly every time I go, i see someone fishing for their discs in one of the many water holes, and the water here is disgusting. I have seen three of my friends have to go into the water to retrieve discs and every time they come out smelling terrible! I routinely skip the hole that is placed on the peninsula because there is s ...
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-  -1 votes  + Randy ShreveSouth course › September 28, 2010
C
-  -1 votes  + Alan MollSouth course › June 1, 2013
D+
-  -2 votes  + Jeremy FoorMain course › September 9, 2013
C-
This course does not offer much of anything I am looking for in a DGC. Granted it's old and not really designed as so much placed tee pads and baskets. very repetitious boring use of land not utilized. There's a swamp in middle that comes into play on about 6 holes. 3 of these are interesting with a high risk reward routes. Other than that get ready to throw 240-290 straight every other shot. Course is in a populated park along the grand river. Goose poop is terrible on the two penisula ho ...
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-  -2 votes  + Corey KieftMain course › October 17, 2010
B-
-  -2 votes  + Jason PonchaharMain course › May 25, 2016
C-
-  -2 votes  + Brandon HartMain course › June 20, 2015
C
When I played 3 of the holes were under water. So with that being said I'm knocking it a little bit. But an open flat course with some trees and a couple of water holes. Hole 1 and pretty far away from the parking lot and they need to have a practice tee.
-  -2 votes  + Shane SwaneyMain course › April 12, 2015
C-
Dangerous water hazard shots and lacking in many areas. Design, challenge, uniqueness.
-  -2 votes  + Tim EvansSouth course › October 7, 2010
D
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