Bartholomew Park

I can now officially upgrade my score for this course to a solid A. The main reason is that it now has a full 18 baskets, all brand new. The course has been recently redesigned to incorporate those ad ... show more ›

I can now officially upgrade my score for this course to a solid A. The main reason is that it now has a full 18 baskets, all brand new. The course has been recently redesigned to incorporate those additional targets. The course has all new turf tee pads and now has three possible start points (classic 51st St., Shady Brook Lane and Bart Pool entrances). There's now pro and amateur layouts for each start point. See Udisc for more details.

I almost gave this course a lower grade but I had enough fun I kept it a C. The course is a bit overgrown and finding your way around from holes 1-3 is tricky. Hole one involves throwing over an ... show more ›

I almost gave this course a lower grade but I had enough fun I kept it a C.

The course is a bit overgrown and finding your way around from holes 1-3 is tricky. Hole one involves throwing over an overgrown ravine where you can't really see the basket from the pad. Hole 2 is super short and very very tight. Hole 3 is the one hole on the entire course with a pro and an am pad. Don't bother with the pro pad if you've not played there before because you'll have no idea where to throw to.

Just walk across the river/ravine wherever you can and find the grass, then move to the right to find the am pad. That hole 3 pro pad really kept me busy for a while just looking for the basket.

On hole four I joined up with a couple locals and I'm glad because you can't see where the basket is from most pads and there are a lot of tricks to various holes that you need to sort of know about before you throw.

This course often favors a strong forehand off the pad. There is a creek that runs through most of it and the creek area is loaded with trash - try your best to keep your disk away from the rough.

Around hole 9 or 10? there is a soccer field at the bend in the fairway. Kids sometimes run into the fairway to fetch a ball so throw with caution. I didn't know the field was there until we reached our drives.

The baskets are super old and beat up but they catch the discs just fine. The two guys I met were super cool and friendly and I really appreciate them showing me the course. If it is your first time playing there either find someone to play with or walk the course before you start throwing. You won't regret it.