Birch Park

This is a fun, intermediate course with a nice variety of challenges. It's very new, so there's lots of cleanup yet to be done, but every time I go, I see incremental improvements. The benches and ... show more ›

This is a fun, intermediate course with a nice variety of challenges. It's very new, so there's lots of cleanup yet to be done, but every time I go, I see incremental improvements. The benches and bridges are nicely built. A few of the tee pads are not level, which can be awkward. I also think these 8ft raised pads are a bit of a problem. Raised pads limit a person's approach, and it also provides a bit of a hazard. Of the two times I was there, I slid off three of the pads. One of those times, I caught a little sand on the wood edge, slid off the front right end of the pad, which caused me to fall and tear a muscle in my knee (4 months to heal). My approach may need to be shortened to accommodate these raised pads. If it's not already planned, I'd strongly suggest leveling the ground around the tee pads to be even with the surface of the pads. Even with these issues, the course shows a lot of promise. I look forward to the finished course.

Definitely bring first timers and noobs here. A great course for beginners to intermediate, advanced players may be a bit bored. The course is still being constructed but looks to be an A- to A when ... show more ›

Definitely bring first timers and noobs here. A great course for beginners to intermediate, advanced players may be a bit bored.
The course is still being constructed but looks to be an A- to A when complete.
Wish it had a larger practice/warm up lawn. Liked that it has a bathroom onsite and the underbrush was sparse enough to make finding discs easy.

Very nice "feel good course". Currently, there are no concrete tee-pads and there are piles of brush in locations, however, the Amherst recreation department has been doing a great job cleaning up the ... show more ›

Very nice "feel good course". Currently, there are no concrete tee-pads and there are piles of brush in locations, however, the Amherst recreation department has been doing a great job cleaning up the course and making improvements.

This course is great for families with small kids as well as new players. Expect low scores if you are an avid player.

Rating based on having the final product. Course is brand new, a lot of work still needs to be done w/ the tee pads, clearing up a bunch of brush, etc. but like the course. Well laid out to me. Go ... show more ›

Rating based on having the final product. Course is brand new, a lot of work still needs to be done w/ the tee pads, clearing up a bunch of brush, etc. but like the course. Well laid out to me. Good mixture of holes to the left, right, and straight w/ varying distances. Fairways mostly wide open. With the par being 55, I'm sure the SSE will be around 45.