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Alberton, MT

Alberton Town Park DGC

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The Valkyrie Kid
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Experience: 46 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Alberton, Montana. A Town Stuck In A Time Warp! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 2, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is more stuck in The Twilight Zone. The design is out of this world. And probably not in the good way.

Everything here is Alberton feels like it's still in the 1940's. Most all of the houses, the grocery store, the charming little library and all the playground equipment, too. I guess the course starts somewhere around the ultramodern skateboard park. You then throw to the # 1 basket which is also the # 9 basket. If you're lucky you may stumble across the little paver which is buried in the lovely, long, lush, green grass here. Now throw to the # 2 basket which is also the # 8 basket. 3 and 7 share the same basket and 4 and also share another basket. # 5 basket at the far side of the 1940's ball field serves only as the # 5 basket.

There is no map but each of the DGA Mach 5 baskets has a number plate. However, four of these have numbers on both side of the plate. It's actually not as confusing as I just explained it. The most confusing aspect of this course is trying to locate the tiny little pavers in this lush grass.

The course has several holes where a roller will serve you well. The trees are a lot easier to roll under than throw through.

Cons:

Some funky design.

Lack of signage.

No tee pads.

Chance of discs landing in someone's backyard or maybe on I-90.

Charming little library, though.

Other Thoughts:

This is another of those, "If I lived here, I'd play it" courses. There are five other courses within 23 miles. I don't know if they're any better. So I'm not sure if I lived here, I'd play it. That statement might be total Bull Snot.
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Dadio
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Experience: 39.7 years 174 played 75 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Odd but ok 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 27, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is in the city park in the middle of Alberton, MT. It is a nice but narrow mixed use park with a couple play areas and a baseball field. The park wraps around a small building that houses City Hall, Library, American Legion, and Senior center.
The course starts on the east end of the park and wends it way through and back. This is a fairly small park to fit 9 holes in so the designers had to get inventive. The course goes to pin 5 one way then comes back to the same baskets for the final 5 holes. Single pavers with the tee number are in place for the first 4 tees.

Cons:

My main complaint is that hole 4, 7, and 8 throw over or very close to sets of swings and other play equipment and 5/6 throw across the baseball field. The park was empty today but if there are very many people there the course would be unplayable.
Also, the pavers are missing for the last 5 holes so there is some guesswork about where to throw from.
! and 9 play fairly close to the road, I had my throw on 9 get away from me and ended up across the road, fortunately there was no traffic.

Other Thoughts:

While not a great course it made pretty good use of the space available and it has some challenging holes that you have to throw around trees or other obstacles.
Worth a quick stop if traveling through.
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brentjacobs
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Experience: 22.7 years 659 played 59 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Park Course Fail 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 30, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

- 5 well mounted Mach Vs, all in good repair. Hole number plates mounted on top of each.
- Park is well kept for the most part.
- The Course has a decent number of trees in play adding some challenge.
- Something to do in Alberton, MT.
- Easily accessed from I-90.
- Free to play.

Cons:

- Only 5 baskets for 9 holes. 6 through 9 just play right back over 5 through 2 ending back at hole 1's basket.
- No tee boxes. Tee areas are marked by a single small paver stone set level with the ground. Some have a hole number on them.
- No signage, posted map, etc. Only thing to help are the number plates on the baskets which can still be confusing since 4 of them have a different hole number on each side of the plate.
- Very few well designed holes. It's almost hard to describe how poorly the course was laid out. It plays through multiple mixed use areas and seemingly disregards any thought of user conflict or safety. Swing sets, BBQs, heavy equipment tires, a baseball field, a sheltered pavilion, and Tennis courts are all in play. Even if none of that is in use, some of the holes don't even have a clear line through the trees which aren't that plentiful. I'm not going to go through and tear apart each hole but this is probably the worst aspect.
- Course is bordered by quite a bit of private property making lost discs a real possibility for holes 4, 5, 6, and 7.

Other Thoughts:

I sure love bagging me some weird, quirky, and even kinda crappy courses. This however, is one of my least favorite courses I've played to date. Hole 1 is a nice golf hole. Hole 2 is decent. After that, between the lack of infrastructure, silly amount of mixed use area, and poor hole layout, the course lost its novelty for me very quickly. Couple of ace run-ish holes add a touch of value. Overall, and unfortunately, this is a bad place to cram a disc golf course into. I'd recommend this course only to the most avid of course baggers and people that may be just that desperate to throw at baskets. Easy access from the interstate but Alberton is a sad, run-down little town so shoot for time when the park isn't busy, get in, bag, and get out.
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