Sloterpark

I played this not last fall but the year before. It was my first disc golf course in a country outside the US. The course was tight and a little grown up in some spots but overall in great shape. N ... show more ›

I played this not last fall but the year before. It was my first disc golf course in a country outside the US. The course was tight and a little grown up in some spots but overall in great shape.

None of the holes were overly long. Course flow was good. Water will come into play (FYI hole nine has a disc in the water from USA). On a busy day you would need to pay special attention to others in the park. All in all a must play course if you are near it.

I loved playing this course and wished I had more time to play it again before heading home. I hope some day I make it back to play again. Beautiful course in a nice park in a great Country!

Great course. Just a short ride on the 13# tram from Amsterdam central. Glad I was able to play this course while I was in Europe. Course is great. I imagine its what Laurelhurst park(Portland OR) wou ... show more ›

Great course. Just a short ride on the 13# tram from Amsterdam central. Glad I was able to play this course while I was in Europe. Course is great. I imagine its what Laurelhurst park(Portland OR) would look like with a disc golf course, with maybe a little Trojan thrown in. Has great landscaping. Lots of wildlife(rabbits, swans, and herons oh my). There is a great hill with a top of the world shot. A couple of shots over water. As other reviewers have mentioned, there was some mud do to construction but I am from the rainy pacific NW so I ain't afraid of no mud. I played during the work week so there was very few people in the park. Didn't have my whole bag. Played the whole course with my travel champ wraith and r pro XD. Amsterdam is an Awesome city and I hope to have the chance to live there at some point in my life.

I moved to amsterdam one year ago and this is my home course. Very difficult course to get par, but you can still manage decent amount of birdies if you are throwing well. Of course amsterdam is ver ... show more ›

I moved to amsterdam one year ago and this is my home course. Very difficult course to get par, but you can still manage decent amount of birdies if you are throwing well. Of course amsterdam is very high population density, so there are lots of others using the park. Hole #2 has an unfair ob line, but still a decent hole. Overall, this course keeps you sharp and you have to throw a variety of shots.

Pros: Could easily be the best permanent course in the Netherlands and features a number of different shots and holes: wide open, tunnel, wooded, left and right hyzers, and some fun mandatories. Hole ... show more ›

Pros: Could easily be the best permanent course in the Netherlands and features a number of different shots and holes: wide open, tunnel, wooded, left and right hyzers, and some fun mandatories. Hole nine offers a tee from elevation (about 30' feet from the plain) - if only it offered a real tee... Also, average length of holes is about 100 meters (+300') so it is an advantage to have a nice controlled big arm. Hole nine is 220 meters. Holes 4, 9, and 17 stand out as picturesque and adequately technical without being impossibly difficult.

Cons: However, like all courses in this country, it suffers from second (if not third) class-itis. The course is in a nice park that is clearly there first for pedestrians, picnickers, field games, and then disc golf. All the hole signs warn you of pedestrians and I added about 4 strokes to my game in order to avoid conflict with picnickers. Also, even at only 1 year old, the course is showing signs of vandalism and wear. The posted OB can be very strict (con) or challenging (pro). Hole 11 has all but been destroyed - it appears that a large mound of fill dirt was placed on the fairway about 4-5 feet deep. (Yes, the entire fairway.) This means that the tee is in a hole and you have to navigate a mandatory tree enforced dogleg and a water hazard from the tee blind. You must have a spotter - if for only to let you know that there are no pedestrians in harms way. To boot, some of the chains on hole 11's basket have been broken. Hole 13 and 14 have no chains on their baskets at all. In fact, I recommend skipping hole 13 all together in the summer: the fairway is nothing but rabbit holes (perfect size for breaking ankles) and stinging nettles chest deep. Few holes punish you like this one when you have landed in the middle of the fairway!

General: I was a little disappointed in the course only because I had high expectations - there are a couple of very nice websites that detail this course and really build it up. This course is likely better in the winter and early spring before weeds grow tall and the whether is still too dismal for casual picnickers. I truly enjoyed the front 9, and could have skipped the last nine holes. All tees are either concrete pads or marked on the asphalt pathways except hole nine - hole nine is gravel and a false step will have you falling off the hill through thistles.

The course was a lot of fun. It was bit of a pain to get being that is was a 25 min tram ride out there from Dam Square. Course was laid out pretty good though and it was worth the trip. It contains s ... show more ›

The course was a lot of fun. It was bit of a pain to get being that is was a 25 min tram ride out there from Dam Square. Course was laid out pretty good though and it was worth the trip. It contains some very tough O.B. and had a wide range of shots. I only had a 4 disc bag so my options were pretty limited.