My first round outside of Virginia! This week I had the privilege of playing in the Hoosier State. I was excited—mainly because Indiana is flat, so I figured I’d finally get to play a flat course. But nooo… just my luck, I found a course with hills. As a consolation, I did get to play with my youngest again.

Enough reminiscing—let’s get to the rambling part.

1. Indiana Has Hills

I know I complained about the hills, but the course was fairly flat, and the hills weren’t anywhere near the monsters I’ve lugged my disc up and down in Virginia. I’m looking forward to my next Indiana adventure. Ryan promises the next course won’t have any hills.

We’ll see.

2. I Can Lose a Disc in Indiana Just as Easily as I Can in Virginia

I lost my second disc while playing this course.

I’ll dive into the course a little here because it was the reason I lost it. The course is massively overgrown. On hole nine, I threw into some thick undergrowth. Disc lost.

Well… only because I couldn’t find it. Later I got a text from someone saying they had found it and left it on the basket. Ryan went back and retrieved it for me.

3. There Aren’t as Many Disc Golf Courses

When researching courses to play, I noticed there weren’t nearly as many in the area as I expected. If I was willing to drive 45 minutes to an hour, there were plenty of options. The area where Ryan lives is a little more upscale, and I thought for sure there would be more courses nearby.

4. Any Day Throwing Discs with Your Son Is a Good Day

Don’t get me wrong—I enjoy throwing with Calvin—but playing with Ryan is just a little different. It’s time together that we otherwise wouldn’t get. Just hanging out and throwing discs makes for a peaceful afternoon.

I will admit, though, I get a little jealous watching him play. He makes it all look so effortless.

Course Overview

Overley-Worman Park, oh how deceiving you are.

When you arrive, it looks like a nice, peaceful, flat park. Then you immediately start walking downhill to reach the first tee pad.

Overley-Worman is a nine-basket course with two tee pads for every basket—a short and a long. That means you can play the course twice without throwing the same shots.

Terrain

Mostly wooded, semi-hilly, and semi-flat. The fairways from the tee pads to the baskets were generally flat. It was the areas between basketswhere the elevation changes came into play, but nothing compared to Camp Hydaway.

The walking paths are fairly clear of roots and rocks, making the course easy to navigate.

Amenities

Plenty.

Since it’s a municipal park, it offers all the amenities you’d expect: permanent restrooms, a water refill station, and even a playground for the little ones.

I was a bit disappointed that there weren’t any benches along the course.

Maintenance

The course was not particularly well maintained. There was a lot of overgrowth along the fairways, and many were only a few feet wide. Staying in the fairway is a must—unless you enjoy digging through dense vegetation.

This is exactly why I lost my disc. Hole nine doesn’t leave much room for error, and naturally, my disc found the deepest, thickest patch of brush available.

Signage

The signage throughout the course is adequate. However, hole four is confusing if you’re playing from the short tee pads. After reading the sign, we interpreted it as directing us one way. Once we finished the hole, we realized the other direction would have been much more direct—and would have kept us out of the marsh.

Location: 6040 Godello Circle, Zionsville, IN 46077
Coordinates: 39.934172, -86.267392

Conclusion

Overall, it was a great day for playing nine. I enjoyed spending time with Ryan, losing a disc, and debating which lane was the correct one on basket four. I’m already looking forward to our next disc golf outing and checking out some new courses in Indiana.