Detroit Palmer Park

Amazing course tucked away in Detroit. Had never been to this park before and I had no idea there was that much open land near the city. Played a round as birds, deer, squirrels and other critters ran ... show more ›

Amazing course tucked away in Detroit. Had never been to this park before and I had no idea there was that much open land near the city. Played a round as birds, deer, squirrels and other critters ran about. I completely forgot where I was until the round was over. The course itself is well maintained and has a ton of fun and challenging lines. Some dirt tee pads on a couple holes and some fun ace run opportunities.

*Updated after more rounds* Bumping from a B to a B+. Initially I wasn't overly impressed by this course. After playing it a handful more times I have come to enjoy most aspects of the design. The ... show more ›

Updated after more rounds

Bumping from a B to a B+. Initially I wasn't overly impressed by this course. After playing it a handful more times I have come to enjoy most aspects of the design. The short holes aren't simple chip shots and the long holes give you a decent chance to unleash without much danger.

To get to an A there needs to be a couple holes with added long pads, a mando or two (hole 6 to eliminate the bail out hyzer and hole 8 to eliminate the left side wide open gap), and some island greens (6, 9, 11, 17). Adding those would make up for the wide open space and create good scoring separation. Obviously that is just my opinion so take it or leave it. Palmer is still a great place to get a round in!

I really like how the course is put together. Good mix of open and wooded with long holes and more attackable holes. Retains some water when it rains but the crew out in a lot of work to make drainage ... show more ›

I really like how the course is put together. Good mix of open and wooded with long holes and more attackable holes. Retains some water when it rains but the crew out in a lot of work to make drainage better and add pallets and wood chips to the problem areas. My favorite course in the area right now, I can’t wait for tee pads!

I was highly impressed by this course and couldn’t believe how nice it is. Definitely the best course in the area. Variety of shots and well balanced with lefts, rights, straights as well as a mix o ... show more ›

I was highly impressed by this course and couldn’t believe how nice it is. Definitely the best course in the area. Variety of shots and well balanced with lefts, rights, straights as well as a mix of shorter, medium and long holes. Finally I don’t have to drive 40 minutes to Stoney to play a great course. Kudos to Chad and Chris; great work on the design. Just a beautiful place to throw

This course has a lot of potential to be a really fun "field" course. The design really capitalizes of the limited trees within its fairways and keeps its distances fair. It still needs a lot of tou ... show more ›

This course has a lot of potential to be a really fun "field" course. The design really capitalizes of the limited trees within its fairways and keeps its distances fair. It still needs a lot of touching up in terms of tee-signs and tee-pads, but its got an excellent start to becoming an awesome course. Would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to challenge their placement shots. I am really excited for their league to begin and looking forward to their next volunteer opportunity.

Mostly open, flat and long “Motor City” park course. The land was formerly a municipal golf course. Very nice design that plays from shorts and longs. Good variety and use of the limited fairway ... show more ›

Mostly open, flat and long “Motor City” park course. The land was formerly a municipal golf course. Very nice design that plays from shorts and longs. Good variety and use of the limited fairway trees. Some holes line the surrounding woods but there are no hazards. The ChainStar Pro baskets are well placed. Signage is adequate. Navigation is pretty easy. The course is prone to ponding and can get wet, better drainage is in the works. Concrete pads. Designers recently carved out 3 new holes due to installation of a band shell on previous holes 6-8. The course is clean, with ample parking, trash cans and a restroom. Convenient option to play the junior disc golf course on the property.

As one of the course co-designers, I'm proud of this course and think once finished will be the premiere inner-ring-metro-area course, superior to the Royal Oak,Troy, and near east-side courses. We kn ... show more ›

As one of the course co-designers, I'm proud of this course and think once finished will be the premiere inner-ring-metro-area course, superior to the Royal Oak,Troy, and near east-side courses. We know that the course still needs finishing touches... concrete tees and formal signs coming in 2022. We are going to be working to reduce the challenge of wetness at the park, and the fairways will eventually have more trees planted and shaped fairways with increased rough to increase the challenge of play. Stay tuned for updates.