- Lots and lots of distance to showcase the arm
- The back 9 is full of long, tight holes (giggity)
- Par 4 is the norm not the exception
- Plenty of ways to punish bad throws out here
- Trees and lots of trees!
- The front 9 is very pleasing to the eyes and camera
- I personally appreciated all of the benches - it's a big course!
- Lots of different accurate shots required out here

- Without Udisc it would be very frustrating to navigate here
- The front 9 while solid has a few questionably long, boring holes
- Lots of blind basket locations make you walk up fairways searching
- Almost a completely flat course
- NOT for n00bs!
- Hole 5 is a dangerous hole! It's a dogleg right and when finishing this hole you walk back through the fairway to the next tee pad. It's blind for you or anyone throwing so no way of telling if you're getting hit or if you're teeing off if you're going to hit someone else!

I can see how it got its name. The back 9 is a beatdown but also quite fun. I wish there were more holes like the back and less like the front to be honest, too many open bomber holes for my taste but for me 1 is too many of those haha. Yeah this is a big course made for big arms with accuracy as well. Not a baggers dream because it will take a while to play but if you're looking for quality and to be challenged look no further!

This course is evenly divided between an open, overly long course with lots of pavement and water OB and a somewhat too long, tight-line course through heavy woods. The front nine is the utter opposite of the back nine. I've never played a course so distinctly divided between two different types of terrain.

BACK NINE: The back nine is the strength of this course. While clearly too long and tight for beginners, if the entire course consisted of such holes, I would have a difficult time finding fault other than an apparent lack of short tees on many holes. For advanced players, the fairways are tight and long, but fair. Discs will fly that way, you just have to hit very precise lines with distance. If the back nine were a stand alone course, it would be the best 9-hole course that I have ever played. Despite the lack of more short tees, I would rate this part of the course a 5.

Only holes 5 (an acute dogleg right with plenty of OB water) and 6 (an excellent hole with elevation off the tee, a sub-500' basket distance that some might be tempted to try to reach from there and a water carry if you want a par) are the standout holes.

While the front nine isn't bad overall, only holes 5 and 6 are worthy of being on the same course as the back 9, so I'm putting the front nine in the negative category.

FRONT NINE: This part of the course has distance as its primary obstacle in the sense that distance was used to make otherwise open holes more difficult. There are 2 memorable holes with water in play and a couple of decent holes through a lightly wooded area, but the rest are mostly forgettable tweeners too long to birdie and too open not to par for most mortal payers. One hole encourages a blind throw along a walking path. Other holes use walking paths as OB unnecessarily. One short, blind par 3 has had its throwing gap become obstructed by vegetation and encourages throws dangerous for unseen people on a walking path. As an example, of a tweener, hole 4 is a 615' par 4 with the first 400' in an open field. There are a few large trees afterwards, but nothing to provide much in the way of an obstruction for your approach shot. The hole might was well be out in a field. Overall, I give this part of the course a 3.5.

The division between tight and open fairways seems to be a bit polarizing in the reviews. I definitely fall into the group that appreciates the design of the tightly wooded back nine more than the wide open front nine. With some tweaks to the distances, I could up my rating somewhat. I'm going to weight the front nine a little heavy and land on 4 overall.

The back nine makes this course a must play for me. I'd probably just play it twice for 18 holes if I play it again.

I've been wanting to play this course for a long time, and it did not disappoint. I really want to write about my round, but this isn't a review of my round, this is a review of the course. And this course blew me away. And sometimes destroyed me.

The front nine is big. Long holes, more open, and some truly epic lines. I am usually not a huge fan of power holes, but I actually really liked these. Number 5 or 6 is the epic dog-leg right hole, and it was a joy to be in the circle after two (still missed that putt tho).

The back nine is much more technical. Sadly, most of the discussion of the back nine is coming in the next section.

The tees were ample sized concrete, the baskets white Dynamic Disc Veterans. No complaints there. Some tee signs still had the tournament stuff on them, but they were basically the same info and pictures, just a different pro-level par I think.

The views of the river were spectacular. The opposite bank was a cliff face topped with some trees. I wish there were more views on the back nine, but it was pretty tight.

The lines in the woods were wide enough to be fair, and a variety of directions.

After the front nine, I was thinking about maybe even a 4.5 rating. But the back 9 solidified the 4, and the main reason is because there were many holes where the gap was just crazy tight, the angles not exactly following a natural disc flight. Maybe opening up a little bit in some places, taking some guardian trees out, could help it a bit.

There's not a lot of elevation. I'm from New Orleans area, so really the little elevation there is feels like a relief (badum-tsh)

I truly enjoyed being able to play these holes after watching the pros play them. To me, that's a pro, and the big reason this was the only course I played on my way through Waco.

The two different nines feels like two very different courses. It's hard to rate them both together, because both experiences are so different. Their strengths and weaknesses are different, the skills you need are different, and mixed together would be the better way to play it, but it would still be the same rating- Excellent.

(3.751 Rating) A tale of two different nines. The front is for power and the back is technique. Please note that this course appears to have had a couple more tweaks in last year or so.
- CHALLENGING - Brazos Park East, AKA "The Beast" is going to challenge a player's full arsenal. Hugh bombing plays and tight technical holes. There is water in play on a few shots that offer amazing risk reward choices. A great example of this is on hole (6), which plays 500 feet as the crow flies but has a 450 foot water clear on the direct line. No doubt the biggest bombers can make this, however those that can only clear 425 will have to start making choices on whether to throw across to the right on a constantly shrinking fairway or play it safe to the left and add distance and also a more difficult water clear approach shot. Hole (5), when in the back position, is a gut checking dogleg par 4 with water left and beyond. Then there's the back nine, which is almost entirely heavily wooded. A hole like (15) is a relatively short par 5 at just over 500 feet, but the line is consistently less than 15 feet wide. A perfectly executed bullet play tailing to the right at the end could offer an approach play towards to basket and then an eagle putt. However, a miss early off the tee with a bad ricochet could result in a big number.
- RAW BEAUTY - Way up there in my personal rankings. Several views of the large Brazos river and cliffs in the backdrop. The approach of (5) and the tee off on (6) give the best views of the river. The entire back nine are all heavily wooded gems. Picking a favorite is like picking a favorite Ferrari. Most of the holes on the back nine are full length tunnel shots. Several have rolling elevation elements to them. The areas around the baskets were fully manicured on my visit and they had some mulch thrown in to make the framed basket area pop. Hole (13s) basket plays over 12 deep dry wash and has nice heavy timber stairs and terracing. Overall, I'd roughly give the back nine a 4.5/5 and the front a 3.75/5. A few shots on the front are rather average looking being lightly wooded park style shots with manmade feature in view.
- UNIQUENESS - Other than missing substantial elevation plays, this course has just about it all. Open shots and heavily wooded tunnels. Water clears and a parallel water plays. Pockets shots and 4 dogleg holes. Although unfortunately all of these doglegs are to the right. Hole (7), has vegetation growing up cutting off a direct line. If left as is, it provides a shot that must be played more overtop than level. Lots of bomb plays on the first few holes to stretch out the arm. The only thing that is not ideal is that the front 9 and back 9 are not mixed together to provide a better balance throughout.
- CHARACTER - The amenities and extras is one of the course's weaker areas, but it's still above average. Nice concrete tees being 5 feet by 12 feet. Effective hole signage showing a fairly accurate hole layout along with distance, par info and next tee direction. The baskets are top of the line Dynamic Veterans. There are several benches although it would be nice to have them on every hole considering the length of this course. An updated course map at the entry of the park. Lacking and missing items include; No community board, only 2 multi tees, no alternate basket locations with maybe (5) being an exception. Basket (4) was missing on my visit.
- NAVIGATION - Considering the signage noted under the Character Pro and all the well placed navigational cues between holes, this course is fairly easy to navigate first time through. The course is also mostly cart friendly with hole (13s) steps being the one hick-up.
- MAINTENANCE - The grounds were in awesome shape on my visit. There's a sign on the way to (10) stating that the local club keep up the back nine. They've done an amazing job.

Only a couple minor issues of note and some preferential things.
- SAFETY HAZARDS - Several holes on the front 9 bring park roads and walking paths into play.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Keep the kids away from this one. Far too many unforgiving areas on this course. I'd personally would only recommend this course to those at the 850 rating level (Recreational) and above.
- LOOSE DISC OPPS - Water plays a major role on holes (5), (6) and (7). Unless a player's disc floats, making a mistake here could mean lost plastic. There are also a few scrubby cattail areas where retrieval seems impossible. The back nine has lots of heavy overgrowth area, where searching could extend beyond 10 minutes.
- POISON IVY - I could tell that the club is taking it out in the common flight path areas on the back nine. However, any horrible ricochet could possibly end up in it.
- LACK OF ELEVATION - I wasn't expecting much considering the course is in the flood plain of the 400 foot wide Brazos river. A few holes have 15 to 20 feet of grade play in them. Hole (15) might get close to 30 down but it's a 500 foot long hole.
- TIME WAITING - I had to wait several times on the front. I had to completely change my tee location on (6). There was a fisherman 325 feet down fairway. The perfect distance for me to nail him and too far to yell "Hey, why the %#@& are fishing in the middle of a disc golf course"
- TIME PLAY - I finished in 90 minutes solo, first time through. I figure this will translate for a foursome in at 2 hours and 45 minutes to 3 hours.

This is a great course and it's a must play for anyone traveling between Austin and Dallas. I ran my numbers on this course several times and kept getting numbers right around the 3.75 mark. IMO the back is a strong 4 perhaps flirting with a 4.25. The front has some awesome elements to it, but it has some glaring issues as well. There is still room for improvement on this course too, as it doesn't have all the bells and whistle like the top established course along the I35 corridor. Putting a full second set of tees out here and adding some alternate baskets, among other things, are dynamics I look for in excellent and phenomenal courses.
- PAR STRUCTURE - The new tee signs have a par structure set up according top pros. The signs indicate several 500 and 600 foot par 3s on the front. In no way, did I rate the difficulty of the course based on these artificially lowered par figures. Holes (1), (3), (4), (6) and (8) were clearly par 4s before the signs were updated.

This just a fantastic course, lots of variety, open, tunnles, water, and ob all come into play on this course. It's just a great course to play that will challenge your game in all areas.

It's not that beginner friendly. It would probably make most beginners not want to play disc golf anymore.

Nice tee boxes
Decent signage
Easy to navigate
Great design
Good facilities (bathrooms, etc.)
Very pretty on the eyes

The back nine is a little rough and wasnt mowed. When i played it wasnt a problem but since the rest of the course was manicured i figure the back nine migjt get a little overgrown.

If you are traveling through on I35, hit this course up. Lots of fun. Not sure why some of the other reviews didnt like the back nine. Its exactly what i want out of woods golf.

Love this course. It has the perfect mix of bombs, control drives, and super technical play. There was some water in play, plenty of OB, and elevation, which are 3 requirements for an excellent course for my own personal taste in course design.

Front 9 has some beautifully framed bomber holes, including street and water OB. Reminded me of a much better Old Settlers Park with huge trees in the fairways.

I would have to say the signature hole on the Front 9 is the one that plays along the pond, then forces a throw over a little bit of water after crushing a nice drive. I setup for a beautiful '3' and it was very rewarding.

There were excellent tees with plenty of run-up and very nice signs that detailed the pin positions and distances.

There was a nice bathroom facility at the end of Hole #1 which you loop back towards to finish the Front 9, and I always enjoy that type of routing so you can stop by your vehicle to refill waters or have a snack break, etc.

The Back 9 enters you into some technical warfare, and personally I have no problem with this type of challenge. People get bent out of shape when they can't stay under Par easily and that's just an attitude / perspective problem if you ask me. You have to have all techniques to navigate this type of technical layout - straight mids, controlled backhands, forehands, and a few tricks up your sleeve like overhands and rollers to get you out of trouble. I don't remember any bad holes but I'll have to play it again and re-check the "unfairness factor".

Again, the Back 9 loops back to the parking area, so you can choose to replay it without an epic walk if you need some instant revenge.

I had a blast, and it would be a fantastic doubles course, which is the most enjoyable and stress-free way to play golf in my opinion.

I really have nothing bad to say about the course, although I only played it once so far...I will be back!

I will just say that difficult, challenging, highly technical golf is my favorite style, though, whereas most players find it to be immensely frustrating. Some of my favorite technical courses are Little Egypt, Spring Valley, Lindsey Park, Lake Nacogdoches, Pier Park, Shawshank, McClain, if that gives you a better idea of my preferences.

If you only like throwing wide open shots that don't require L-R control, you will probably get very frustrated by the back 9, and even some of the front. Learn to throw a straight midrange shot and put the drivers away then try again.

I thought the other nearby course, Brazos West had just as much technical play but they were much shorter which suits "old man" style golf much better. Meaning you can have a bad tee throw and still recover for Par lots of times, whereas the Beast will punish you more accordingly on the score sheet.

In conjunction with Brazos West, this course makes Waco a good destination for a day of disc golf. The Waco club has a nice golf scene and there were a ton of players out there for the Mini we played. Good times.

If you want a tasty beverage between or after rounds, go hit up nearby Cricket's Bar and Grill. They had like 80 taps (lots of good Texas Craft beers), decent food, and darts, pool tables, and shuffleboard to make it fun for a whole day of gaming. I'm sure there are times it's busy and not as fun, but we enjoyed it.

My name is "Boogie Flights" on Facebook if you want to hit me up for a round in the Austin area sometime.

- Plenty of room to stretch out your arms and bomb. Most of holes 1-9 are 300-550 feet through fields and trees.
- There's plenty of terrain to work with, and the course is designed to use it well. Pins are strategically tucked into trees, hillsides, or across inlets, and the forest on holes 10-18 is fantastic terrain for disc golf.
- Many memorable holes, especially the over-water haul on 6, question mark-shaped dogleg on 10, and canyon shot on 14.
- Newly renovated with plenty of parking and bathrooms on 1-9
- Tee signs are now in place, which greatly help with navigation. Holes 1-9 are a simple "out and back" pattern, with only one slightly confusing walk between holes (4 -> 5).

- Too difficult for new players; you need about a 275' drive to fully enjoy this course, 200' to avoid getting frustrated with it.
- The first 9 holes are often under strong winds, which add a whole new level to an already challenging course.
- As of April 2013, HOLES 10-18 DO NOT EXIST BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION (again). This greatly cuts down on the terrain variety; the course is now mostly fields, hills, and a few trees.

The first 9 holes of Brazos Park East are still an enjoyable trek. They require solid drives and no mistakes to score well, and the risk-reward on hole 6 is tantalizing. At this point, the 23 holes of Cameron Park "West" are the main drag in Waco, but the 9 survivors of the "bEast" are also worth a look.

For more perspective, I encourage you to check out the older reviews at http://www.dgcoursereview.com...&mode=rev