Illinois Institute of Technology

IIT DGC was a course that I stumbled up upon in my travels to Chicago. When I travel for reasons other than disc golf (in this case, for a concert) I always do my best to try and get in at least a 9 h ... show more ›

IIT DGC was a course that I stumbled up upon in my travels to Chicago. When I travel for reasons other than disc golf (in this case, for a concert) I always do my best to try and get in at least a 9 hole round of disc golf. Especially when it is in a state I have never visited. More times than not, I am definitely choosing a shorter 9 hole course when on these non-disc related travels, and that is exactly how I found this course. ITT DGC also known as Illinois Institute of Technology Disc Golf Course, (or Illinois Tech) is a short 9 hole course placed on the college campus. While I did enjoy my round here, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this course, nor would I take the time to play it again if I found myself in Chicago again. It’s not a bad course, but you can tell that the course designer just had to work with certain areas that were made available to them. From what I understand, this course has gone through a re-design over the years and being from TN, I obviously can’t comment on if this current design is in improvement or not. The holes themselves were designed well with a good mix of available elevation and obstacles, but the course overall seemed to be lacking. As of when I played it, there are no official “tee pads”, which I don’t honestly mind, but I wouldn’t feel right not mentioning that in my review. One of my biggest issues on the course was the walk before or after you finish your round. Hole 1’s Tee and Hole 9’s Basket seem to be on opposite ends of the campus so you are going to have a bit of a walk at some point. I understand we are out playing disc golf and lots of walking is part of it, but I prefer to see courses loop in some way and start/finish near the same area. This was definitely not the case with this course. In hindsight, it would have been fun to play object golf on my way back to the car, but I didn’t think of that because I was busy wondering where the hell the car was. Haha! Seriously though, we had an interesting time weaving in and out of buildings trying to find where we parked. First time player issues I guess. With this being said, I played bad overall, but I did enjoy my round. There are some REALLY short ace runs, (which are always fun) and a couple holes that are longer than you would expect for a campus course. Especially the 9th hole. I was NOT ready for the challenges that this hole presented to me after playing such a short course. In closing, I would say that if you live in the area and just want to play a super quick 9, this would be a decent place to play. For myself living over 8 hours away from this course, this is likely the one and only time I will play it. I did absolutely love visiting Chicago, but I will definitely choose a different course the next time I am there. If you want to see this course on video, please consider checking out this video that my wife filmed for me while I played the course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUT4xYCHrhk

Good course to play if you're coming back from Indiana into the city. Only con is the occasional student having to walk by or when students are changing classes and are sitting on the benches right in ... show more ›

Good course to play if you're coming back from Indiana into the city. Only con is the occasional student having to walk by or when students are changing classes and are sitting on the benches right in the middle of the fairways. Still not a bad 9 hole course considering it's the only one in the Chicago city limits.

Fun little course to play. Pretty short holes for the most part, except hole 9 which is about 370 and through many obstacles. Some of the holes do overlap which could be problematic if the course were ... show more ›

Fun little course to play. Pretty short holes for the most part, except hole 9 which is about 370 and through many obstacles. Some of the holes do overlap which could be problematic if the course were busy. Only one other group out playing when I went. Dirt teepads, and there is signage on every hole though the par is listed as 2 for some holes (including hole 9) when on here they're listed as 4's so the score posts wonky. Overall a good campus course.

Was in town for a wedding from Cleveland. Great course to play a quick round at, once you find parking. I assume it's very busy and nearly impossible to play when classes are in session. Hole 9's bask ... show more ›

Was in town for a wedding from Cleveland. Great course to play a quick round at, once you find parking. I assume it's very busy and nearly impossible to play when classes are in session. Hole 9's basket was in a construction zone when I played my round, but a very easy course and even easier to find your way around the course thanks to well marked signs. An good, average 9 hole course overall.

Pros: Good course to show the sport off to new players and it is accessible via both the green and red lines. Right in the middle of the IIT campus, I wish this had existed when I attended IIT. The te ... show more ›

Pros: Good course to show the sport off to new players and it is accessible via both the green and red lines. Right in the middle of the IIT campus, I wish this had existed when I attended IIT. The tee signs are well designed. In addition, there is a full course map displayed near the first tee. There is also a box for scorecards to use, complete with a map of the course (see images for the scorecards).
Cons: There are no tee pads so to speak, just bare dirt. Many of the "tees" haven't even cleared surface-level tree roots to smooth out the tees. Without the map on the scorecard, I would have played hole 8 by accident instead, though that may have just been me (5's tee is the closest tee to 4's basket). Hole 6's tee is currently inaccessible. Being familiar with the IIT campus, I would have liked to have some holes on the other side of State St. and maybe even a hole or two over by the Stuart Building and soccer field (across 31st). Holes 5 and 9 cross each other which can lead to issues if the course gets busy. Being on a college campus, I would imagine that it is nearly unplayable during the regular school year because of pedestrians.
Other Thoughts: The course uses the land it is on quite well, but I think that it could have been designed a little better. It really needs better tee boxes, especially after the rain from the last two days.