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Hastings, MN

Afton Alps

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Steve West
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.5 months 622 played 30 reviews
2.50 star(s)

If only... 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 3, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

All the amenities. A clubhouse, bar, indoor plumbing, signs, good tee surfaces, etc. You can even rent a cart. 18 really cool throws from the tee. Scenic vistas and wildlife. Much manicured grass. Cheap at $5.

Cons:

This course is a panoply of all the rookie design mistakes: multiple crossing fairways, too many blind hole locations, hidden or unintuitive connections to next tees, blind landing zones adjacent to tall grass, fairways in ball golf blind landing zones, long walks between holes, no revisiting the club house during the round, repeatedly walking downhill to throw uphill, every tee throw is dialed in for 350 feet of power, not much consideration for how the hole plays - except for how cool the tee throw is.

Other Thoughts:

If you want a three or four hour moderately strenuous hike punctuated by cool disc golf drives, or want to drive a golf cart on roller coaster terrain and play some disc golf, you could enjoy this course. If anyone else is around (disc golfers or ball golfers) keep your eyes open and ears perked.
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drumm3rn4ut
Experience: 12 years 65 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Better than the last layout 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

1. Many fairways well mowed because on a golf course
2. Prodigy baskets catch fairly well
3. Turf tee pads have some grip
4. Variety of hole types and distances
5. Good amount of elevation change
6. Challenging par 3s
7. No holes too short
8. True par 4s
9. Fair fairways on most holes
10. Water hazards
11. Good bathrooms in the clubhouse
12. Drinking water in the clubhouse
13. Bar and other food available
14. More worth your time than the last layout
15. Golf cart rental available
16. Cart-friendly
17. Organized tee time so no waiting around on the first hole

Cons:

1. Uneven tee pads
2. Some dirt on certain pads
3. Baskets do not catch certain putts
4. No extremely technical holes
5. Hole 12 is nearly impossible to birdie
6. Abundance of weeds to get lost in on some holes
7. Chair lifts get in the way sometimes
8. Golfers on the course
9. Pay to play

Other Thoughts:

In contrast to the last layout, this one is much better. Personally, this course is close to my home so I will be playing a lot. The elevation change here is something not seen much in most courses in Minnesota. Definitely worth your time to come out and see how you like it.
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drleach
Experience: 20 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A work out 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Awesome throwing down the huge hills as a lot of tee pads are elevated. Some beautiful plant life.

Cons:

No benches to sit on, no trash containers. Some baskets are to close to the golf course we had two balls come in to our playing area.

Other Thoughts:

You really need to be in shape to take on this course. The front 9 holes will take it's toll on the best of players. If playing during the summer months make sure to bring plenty of water as you will need it.
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Aim For The Chains
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16 years 134 played 25 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Up and Down! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 12, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course offers a lot of elevation change and is located on a great piece of property. There is a nice clubhouse with bar and food as well as bathrooms with a patio area out back. You can hit up the clubhouse on hole 9 which is great and enjoy a quick drink/chill spot.

Decent signage giving direction but can be improved and currently no tee signs.

Tight lines to hit with very rough spots if you miss the fairway.

Cons:

Tees are raised class 5 gravel with some kind of turf on top but already showing major signs of erosion.

Tons of straight downhill and uphill shots. very little line shaping needing.

Course lacks benches for such a steep of a hike. Play gets somewhat repetitive.

$10/player is purposed price but we were able to get in on the BOGO for summer and its really just a $5 course.

The grass is longer in the fairways and makes it hard to find discs. Some of the areas are very steep and almost hazardous to traverse. You can end up in some big ass holes where trees fell down and really need to tread lightly in some spots.

Navigation isn't the easiest but for the most part you can figure it out and I think it will also improve with what is there.

For what was stated to be a "hard" course it really isn't all that. Just a hard walk on some MN "mountains" lol.

Course plays along some parts of the golf course also located here which might get a little tricky if busy. We were nearly hit by a ball in the woods on hole 2 and could see some crossover when busy on minor areas but wasn't a big issue today.

Other Thoughts:

Bring the good shoes and water. Ill add on and adjust this review as needed once the course really settles in but wanted to throw this up for those interested.

It is a great place to play some elevated holes which really only need a putter on the downhill stuff but the cross hill holes and uphill are steep if you miss the line.

Good challenge in hiking for sure but I think the overall disc golf isn't that great. It was a fun time and nice place but the walking alone was killer and many of the holes became "blah".

Look forward to seeing what could be improved upon here though and will come back end of the season for sure.
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