fantastic course design
excellent scenery
new concrete tees (installed '08)
double loop design
baskets in good condition
easy to navigate
great variety of shots, lines, distances, elevation
public restrooms
also has football & soccer fields, sand volleyball courts and a skate park
plenty of parking

no trash cans
signs missing on the back 9 (still fairly easy to navigate though, just make sure you cross the stream after 12)
speaking of the stream, there has been a bridge but punk kids destroy it every time it gets repaired and put back up. you can still get across on a path of well placed rocks just before where the remains of the bridge are though.
can get sleazy at the beginning of the spring thaw, tends to be muddy for awhile til it eventually dries out
starts to get a little overgrown towards the fall before everything dies

that's pretty much it other than the lack of extras like alternate tees and pins.

Just a fantastic wooded course. If you're looking to play a round under a beautiful canopy of trees with a creek winding it's way through then this is the place.

First of all, the fun factor at this course is right at the top, presuming that you like playing in the woods with tight fairways. Lots of memorable holes and tons of variety. There is literally not one hole that does something that another already did. Since the fairways are essentially carved out of the woods, care was obviously taken to make each fairway a different path. Fairways frequently shift in direction through the woods, elevation is used to great effect on the back 9 and there is an even mix of lefty and righty holes.

The lanes are extremely tight here but fair. There are very doable lines on every hole, you've just got to be able to hit them. A few have multiple routes and there are even a few with some risky "shortcuts".

The course definitely would benefit from new signs and some trash cans. New bridges would be sweet too.

Play by play:
1. Plays to the right then back slightly left with basket straight ahead
2. Short, tight left to right shot
3. Very, very (VERY!!!) tight corridor, opens up to a clearing with the basket on the right
4. Left or right paths with trees in the middle, basket right in the middle
5. Long left to right corridor eventually opens up to a clearing where the basket is hidden around a left dogleg
6. crazy little beast that goes straight forward then sharp left back to a sharp right then continues down a wide corridor. room to find some interesting routes here. the elbow makes a great landing zone for a hyzer too, then it's straight the rest of the way to the basket
7. tight right to left opens to something of a clearing, a nice hyzer will birdie
8. long shifting fairway, not too tight but slight changes in direction two or three times
9. short blind hyzer shot looks like you're just throwing into the trees but you're really throwing out of the woods. basket right at the edge of the woods.
**exit woods, turn right, second path back into the woods on the right to next tee**
10. straight shot finishes slightly to the left
11. long right to left, then goes straight for a bit. a small ravine drops down then back up to the basket (so the basket is slightly elevate and on a slope). a few small trees in the ravine guard the hole.
12. ace run, straight shot downhill with a creek on the right that wraps behind the basket too
**follow the path away from the basket, cross stream to get to 13**
13. steep uphill grade about 50' in front of the tee with something of a split fairway. then moves into into a well guarded green to the right.
14. long, gentle left to right to a well guarded basket with a drop off just behind it.
15. nice downhill hyzer shot to a partially protected clearing
16. tight split fairway that's tough either way. fairway goes to the right and the baskets backs up to the creek.
**follow the path to the right away from the basket to the tee for 17**
17. tee off directly over the creek to a fairway that curves to the right. (several ways across the creek but there are a couple good stepping platforms near the tee). basket is up on the right on a big slope.
**climb the slope past the basket to the road, go right then make a left at the pull up bars to get to 18**
18. long right to left, slight clearing to the basket


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Variety of wooded shots with different elevation changes and direction changes. Some more open shots and some more cluttered, some bending and some straight. The back 9 has a LOT more variety with some steep hills both up and down and a really nice shot over a creek. You're never really in danger of losing a disc, even in the water.

This place also has a lot of other stuff going on, so you can find something to do even if you don't want to play disc golf anymore...or if you need to bring a SO that doesn't like disc golf as much as you do.

Also all cement Tees.

There is a broken to heck bridge crossing the creek at hole 13, but there is a footer for a new bridge so hopefully that will be fixed soon.

Also somebody needs to make some new signs for some of the back nine.

I loved playing this course and as soon as I was done I wanted to play it again. My father felt the same way. This is simply a really nice place to be, it's fun to walk around, it's fun to play, and I really want to adopt this course and take care of it.

I found a lot of litter on the course, but nowhere near as much as Ellison, and maybe less than Baker.

They just need to replace some of the signs and it'll be very new player friendly.

Quick and easy to find from RTE. 390. Lots of parking and friendly locals. Lots of shade in the summer time as this course has all 18 holes in the woods.

Teaches you how to be accurate with all types of shots. Also forces you to be creative at times. The undergrowth is pretty low unless you go way off the beaten path so finding discs isn't too bad. Unless creek is flooded and muddy you will get your disc back.

New concrete tees as of summer '08 make this course much more playable when wet.

Bugs. This course tends to hold water for a while and we all know how much it rains in Rochester so the mosquitoes can get quite nasty.

Vandals have torn this course up over the years. Signs are missing/graffiti and benches/bridges get ruined. Lots of trash on the course, wish the town would provide some garbage cans.

On a day when you're not hitting the gaps all the trees can be frustrating.

I love this course. Its what got me started on Disc Golf since I live down the road from the park.
You gotta give it a try and see what you think for yourself. Intimidating at first but play it often and you learn to embrace the trees.

Concrete tee pads, good mix of shots required. Helpful locals, plenty of parking. Not too much brush for the most part makes finding errant shots easy. Good mix of distances on a totally wooded course. Fun place for a round in the summer. Short walks between holes makes for a pretty quick round.

Pretty muddy in spots, some holes have no apparent lane for playing the first time.

I would probably place this course as 4th best in Roch. area, behind Parma, Baker Farm, and Ellison. Close to Parma so you can get try and play both in an evening.

its great open all year with the wonderful concrete. ellison should get concrete.

the young punk greece kids dinking beer in the bushes on the back nine

i like this course alot and if your thinking about playing it do it, its fun

Cement tee's will keep you out of the mud (although we didn't use them with our sacred "blue tee Sundays!") Many par-able holes. Fairly decent wooded lanes reward a precision shot.

Pretty heavily populated. Some holes don't seem to have much of a lane at all and rely 100 percent on luck.

All in all a pretty good course. This course usually gets hit up when we are in the northwest Rochester area for the day indulging in JOOSE!!!! Not the best in the area, but good all the same.

Lots of shade, good baskets, not overcrowded. The teepads are awesome!

Great course to learn finesse shots.

The course is right in the middle of the woods and not enough trees have been removed for it. Layout is confusing due to lack of maps/signs.

This is a very Challenging cousre and if you rush it you can get it done in about a hour and fifteen

LOTS OF TREES. A little lick needs to be on your side with this couse the amount of trees in there makes for very small fairways that even the most skillfull shooter can have his shot swatted down.(sometimes i think the trees move to hit your disc on purpose)

There is a bridige on the back nine that vandels almost always have broken

Love the woods. Thanks ppl who hauled in concrete tees. You can develope a real love/hate because of the dense trees. Layout was done very nicely, with some scenic holes near a creek. cool bridges.

drainage in some spots, trees. get a map, I found myself a little confused the first time. I could see the thick leaves on the ground hiding more than a few discs.

This is your typical shorter wooded course. The ground is well worn without much undergrowth which makes finding your discs easy, especially after they are deflected off a tree. This course definitely tests your accuracy. Is also tests how well you can recover from a tee shot that may not go where you had envisioned it.

#17 is the signature hole, which is a pretty nice one near the end of the round.

This course was great to play in the mid-summer as the dense trees provided excellent shade for most of the course. And then a thunderstorm came and it rained, but the trees kept us pretty dry!

All the holes are in the woods, it gets a little redundant. The fairways are sometimes really narrow, which does require some luck. (look at the pictures and you will see what some of the tee Some spots were trashy.

To me this is your average woods course, it is not a bad play if you appreciate a good woods course. I would rank it 3rd in the area behind Baker Farm and Ellson.

Super challenging wooded course. There are lanes in the woods but if you have an errant shot you will pay. The new concrete tees really help. #1, 9, 10, and 18 are all close to parking area so it's easy to just do 9 when that's all the time you have.

Limited signage or broken ones make it difficult for first timers to figure some holes. There can be lots of garbage at times.

I wish some idiots didn't trash courses but I try to help out here and always pick up some of the trash while playing.

Fun and challenging wooded course with a well thought out design on most holes. I found it easy to navigate. Forces you to play under control and be accurate. Playing cautious is to your advantage here as opposed to some courses where you can go all out on every throw and never pay for it. You need a variety of different throws to do well here. Many risk vs. reward shots. Good signs. Concrete tees. Beginner friendly since there is little chance of losing a disc or spending time searching for your disc. A few signature holes that I want to play again and again. Hole 15 is an awesome hole.

Not an even mix of wooded vs. open holes. Drainage can be an issue after a good rain. The front 9 can be a little frustrating with how tight some of the lines are.

One of the funnest courses i've ever played. Great course to compete against your friends because anything can happen. You can be leading by 4 shots on one hole and trailing the next hole. I like the back 9 alot better so if you are rushed for time you can start there right from the parking lot as 10 begins nearby. I think the designers did a great job. They used what elevation and water they had nicely. An elevated basket and one on the side of a hill really help to mix things up. Not the best course in Rochester but that doesn't do Basil justice since there are so many great ones around. A very good course overall and a great wooded course if thats your thing. If you've never played here... you should check it out, its worth the time.

Nice woodsy course, trees force accuracy. Fairly easy to follow course. Open understory makes it easy to locate wayward discs. New concrete tees.

Busy park, numerous paths through woods can make it difficult to follow course (especially 12--> 13 over creek). May also have to play around folks lounging in a fairway. Limited signage on back 9, no bridge to cross creek (2x). Abundant trash.

Forest is not very healthy due to heavy traffic which leads to erosion and little vegetative regeneration. Numerous fairway trees are really beat up. Take care to limit impact.

A wooded course that has some very tough windows. it is the only real wooded course in the area which Rochester needed. Must be accurate off the tee or your score will be punished.

Play area can seem a bit rough at times, as many complain that luck is a big factor at this course. Because of this, at first almost everyone hates this course, but it grows on you the more you play. The course is not long but plays tough score wise.

No bridges makes crossing streams frustrating at times.

Probably the second most used course in Rochester during the Summer.

Some challenging shots through woods and some elevation. Recently added cement pads. Nice Challenge

Discatchers are in good shape and park has remained in decent shape over time.

New bridges have been added

Great variety of shots with some real risk vs. reward opportunities

Several holes have no fairways, it is just chucking through dense trees and hoping for a line.
Bridge by 17 has been washed away, nowhere to cross. Other bridges are sketchy, but they get you across the water.
Cross Country kids running in the woods in the fall between 3-5:30 pm, back 9 has been beaten up by vandalism.

On Saturday mornings the course is crowded, go before 8am or after 11am

I originally gave this course a 4, but now that I have played 100 more courses I can see that this is still a high quality course, but it is not a 4.

A very nice course. The signs are very descriptive and the tees well marked (at least on the front nine). The woods are well broken in: the good shots get through and the bad ones hit trees or fall over hills, but no discs get lost. Great use of the ups and downs of the terrain on the back nine. The front nine and back nine are laid out as two distinct circuits, which makes it easy to just play one or the other, or to take a break in between.

The red tees and yellows (which I'm assuming are am and pro) are IDENTICAL for all of the front nine and most of the back, I felt like the 3 tee concept was a running joke. The back nine shows evidence of late night partying /drinking and destruction of tees and signs. Vandalism is an unfortunate issue with woods courses, and it is evident here.

Even though it is over an hour away, this is one I'll play again.

Challenging pars without being "unfair", there is almost always a path available to make it to the basket. Rough isn't too thick so losing discs isn't a major issue. Home-made benches at a lot of tees.

Some missing signs. The walk from #9 to #10 may confuse first-timers. Print a map if you haven't played here before.

Basil is one of the more popular wooded courses in the Rochester area and also one of the most challenging. Making par here is tough but it can definitely be done with some accurate shots and a little luck!

If you're into wooded courses or you're just looking for a challenge then by all means, stop by Basil for a round or two.