Black Butte Ranch is one of those large vacation complex with condos, golf course, tennis, archery, basketball courts and about 27 other things that I didn't see.

The course is nine holes with the first five playing around a large field, # 6 playing directly across the soccer goal and the final three holes playing through the pine forest. There are recently poured concrete pads which are great. The baskets are a very dark blood red color with single chains and a small number. They are kinda pretty. The tee signs are these small decorative poles with a house number screwed on.

Hole # 1 starts with a 386' wide open hole which plays across a lawn. # 2 is 400' across a mowed field. # 3 is 256' across the pasture. # 4 is 257' with a tree on the left and some very pretty mountain scenery. # 5 is 440' with the basket tucked right behind a large Pine tree. # 6 plays 354' directly across the soccer goal. I has to skip it as some parents were working with the next Pele. Now you cross the street and tee off by the tennis courts # 7 is 325' straight ahead. # 8 is a 245' anhyser shot through the Pine forest and #9 then plays 333' deep into the Pines to a hidden basket.

400-500' holes playing across wide open pasture/fields with no obstacles is not my idea of good disc golf.

The decorative pole was missing for both 8 & 9.

# 6 playing across the soccer field isn't the best design.

Single chain baskets are fine for this course.

Navigation is trick especially finding the last three holes.

I think my main question here is? Who was this course built to accommodate? The local disc golf population or the people who vacation here and spend a lot of money? I think the answer is pretty clear. The course was designed and built for vacationer's and their families. Keeping that in mind, I think the resort missed the mark, badly. I think the typical vacationer comes here with his family, has never played disc golf and borrows some discs from the resort hoping to give this sport of disc golf a try. 400-500' wide open holes over fields is not going to be ideal for the vacationing families. The day I played here, there were two such family groups as well as a local foursome, two of which were girlfriends throwing about 75'.

The next day I play the Worldmark Seventh Mountain Resort course in Bend and thought they have designed the perfect resort course. It plays on green grass with most holes between 150' and 250' and only one playing over 300'. With all the wonderful Pine forest here at BBR, they could have constructed a great little recreational course, perfect for their vacationing families and very acceptable for locals who want to come in and play.