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Here's every hole at Cottonwood Bend Park, as designed by Ron Westlake and built by the Flying
Chains in 1998! The course is 5,370 feet long and plays to a par of 56, with
sixteen par 3s and two par 4s. Distances are from the tee pad to the basket, measured with Ron's
wheel. Holes 1 through 12 have concrete tee pads; 13 through 18 get theirs on our
work day, Saturday, October 2.
Course records: Singles, 49 (7 under), Ron Westlake, August 1998. Wednesday
doubles, 13 under, Ron Westlake and Angel, July 14, 1999.
Getting there: Cottonwood Bend Park, north side of Des Moines. Park in the lot by the shelter
house. Hole 1 is right behind it, and there's a map board by the drinking fountain.
Jump to hole: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 |
| HOLE 1 · 245 feet · par 3 |
A friendly start. Wide open and a little downhill to a basket in front of a big oak. A straight putter or mid-range shot gets you a birdie look. Warm up first: this is where everybody's first throw of the day goes sideways.
Hole sponsor: Westside Pizza |
| HOLE 2 · 310 feet · par 3 |
Dogleg left around a stand of oaks. Right-handers, throw a nice hyzer (curving left) around the corner. Too far right and you're in the soccer field.
Hole sponsor: Hawkeye Auto Glass |
| HOLE 3 · 198 feet · par 3 |
Short and uphill to a basket up on the bank. The ace hole! Jeanne Milne hit the ace pot here on June 16. Closest-to-the-pin contest at the Fall Classic.
Hole sponsor: Sunrise Bagels |
| HOLE 4 · 365 feet · par 3 |
Long and straight along the soccer fields. A big drive helps. Watch for kids and soccer balls on Saturday mornings, and wait if anybody's near the fairway.
Hole sponsor: Heartland Sports |
| HOLE 5 · 280 feet · par 3 |
A tunnel shot through a row of pines. Hit the gap and you're putting. Hit a pine and you're probably pitching out sideways.
Hole sponsor: Prairie Lanes |
| HOLE 6 · 222 feet · par 3 |
Over a little gully to a basket on the other side. Not a long throw, but come up short and you're in the gully, which is full of poison ivy in summer. You've been warned!
Hole sponsor: Raccoon River Outfitters |
| HOLE 7 · 335 feet · par 3 |
THE CREEK. The tee is on one side of the creek and the basket's on the other, and you need about 150 feet to carry it. If you go in, take your next throw from the drop zone on the far bank, plus one penalty throw. The creek has eaten more discs than any hole on the course. We fish them out at the spring work day. Last April we found 23, and four of them were mine.
Hole sponsor: Riverbend Bait & Tackle |
| HOLE 8 · 260 feet · par 3 |
The basket sits on a slope, so a putt that misses can roll a long way downhill. Putt firm but not crazy.
Hole sponsor: Northside Family Dental |
| HOLE 9 · 455 feet · par 4 |
The longest hole on the course and our first par 4, wide open but usually right into the wind. Long drive contest at the Fall Classic. (Yes, my family sponsored this one. My mom wanted the longest hole.)
Hole sponsor: the Doyle Family |
| HOLE 10 · 230 feet · par 3 |
Short but tight, with trees on both sides of a narrow fairway. Accuracy beats distance here.
Hole sponsor: Valley Lawn Care |
| HOLE 11 · 290 feet · par 3 |
A big old cottonwood guards the left side of the basket. Throw an anhyzer (curving right) or go straight at it and pray.
Hole sponsor: Spin City Records |
| HOLE 12 · 275 feet · par 3 |
THE TREE. About forty feet in front of the tee there's a huge silver maple right in the middle of the fairway. Everybody hits it. EVERYBODY. We call it the Goalie. It has a dent in it about head high from three years of discs. The sponsor offered to take it down for free. We said no. It's tradition now.
Hole sponsor: Big Tree Tree Service |
| HOLE 13 · 320 feet · par 3 |
Runs along the creek on the right. The creek is out of bounds on this hole (one penalty throw), so favor the left side.
Hole sponsor: Two Rivers Credit Union |
| HOLE 14 · 210 feet · par 3 |
A short hole to a basket on a little peninsula with the creek wrapped around three sides. Pretty. Dangerous. Closest-to-the-pin contest at the Fall Classic.
Hole sponsor: The Corner Pub |
| HOLE 15 · 340 feet · par 3 |
Downhill from an elevated tee, so it plays shorter than it looks. Don't overthrow it into the parking area beyond the basket.
Hole sponsor: Northside Hardware |
| HOLE 16 · 480 feet · par 4 |
Our other par 4. Up and over the big hill, blind second shot to a basket you can't see from the top. There's a spotter flag on the hill so you know where to aim.
Hole sponsor: Lucky Dog Pet Grooming |
| HOLE 17 · 255 feet · par 3 |
Near the parking lot. Please look before you throw. Cars and disc golfers do not mix.
Hole sponsor: Mid-Iowa Muffler |
| HOLE 18 · 300 feet · par 3 |
The finishing hole, straight back toward the shelter house, where everybody waits around after a round. You'll have a gallery. No pressure!
Hole sponsor: the Flying Chains members (raffle fund) |
A few course rules: Out of bounds on 13 is the creek. On 7, use the drop zone if you go in.
Mandatory: none, but please don't throw over the playground by hole 4. The park closes at 10 p.m. and
it's dark long before that in the fall, so finish up before you can't see your disc.
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Last updated September 23, 1999
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