1) 18 Glorious Disc Golf holes in what could be considered a cross between a desert landscape, a "Mad Max" film set, a Ronald Dahl painting, and masterclass in post industrial wasteland.

2) Two large concrete tee pads for both long and short tee locations (long pads are large and circular) (shorts are traditional rectangular shaped). Great tee signage with accurate distances and info. Older DGA mach baskets but still caught well.

3) Course design takes full advantage of a massive 20 plus feet deep probably 60 feet wide arroyo that is hidden on most holes and cuts through the center of the course.

4) Course does a wonderful job providing a challenge for all skill levels with the two sets of tee pads on each hole. Both provide a unique challenge despite being a relatively treeless barren landscape.

5) Despite several gimmicky non-traditional additives to the first few holes (an old Christmas tree, motsarella sticks guarding a green, old oil drums, animal skulls on stakes, artificial lined out islands, etc) the course design does a great job of making the most out of an empty landscape and doesn't feel like it tries too hard. You can tell a lot of love and work went into making this course fun to play.

6) The large sage bushes, cacti, few trees around the arroyo, and the steep arroyo itself do a good job of forcing you to have touch and accuracy on your tee shots.

7) Wonderful combination of natural desert, decaying industrial leftovers, and native spiritual imagery that come together to create an almost artistic feel.

8) Several course additions worth mentioning, there is a rope on hole #4 to aid in lowering yourself into the arroyo to retrieve errant discs rather that walking all the way around to hole #7/#8 slope crossover to get down there. A pair of metal staircases to help you on Hole #14. And unique DIY wire and conduit directional signs on the baskets pointing to the next tee location.

9) The views are wonderful for those that appreciate the desert. Rolling hills with bike trails everywhere, deep arroyos, and distant horizons.

1) This course is not for everyone. If you are looking for a polished lush course like you'd find on the east coast, this is NOT it. The desolation and emptiness is an acquired taste. Know what you are getting into before you plan a trip here.

2) There are no real amenities to speak of. There is no water, there was one port o potty that I would probably highly consider soiling myself before choosing to use in the July heat, and you are quite a distance from civilization.

3) Common desert creatures to be aware of, flies abundant, rattlesnakes (especially in the arroyo and the piles of wood throughout), and lizards that are harmless but will probably scare you every time you go to grab your disc from a sage bush and seeing it move (thinking it might be a rattlesnake).

4) The city dump/recycling center is across the street from this course, meaning if you happen to be downwind while playing it won't smell the greatest.

5) The arroyo can be VERY annoying the first time you play here because it is not marked well and multiple baskets are right on the edge of it. You will think you parked a basket only to walk up and discover you disc at the bottom of the abyss.

From a personal perspective, maybe July when it was over 100 degrees was not the smartest decision to play this course, but I won't hold it against the course itself. This is a VERY difficult course to rate fairly and accurately. If this course were on the eastern side of the US it would rate pretty low, but for a desert course and the sheer amount of work (that is obvious) that has been put into this course makes it stellar for what they have to work with. I can certainly see why people would rate this both high and low. Honored to have had a chance to experience this course on our way through, but probably would not go out of my way to play it again even if I was back in the area.

Mailbox with map on first see was GREAT! Tee pads were great. Uniqueness of the course was fantastic. The man made features challenged your lines to the basket and made it super fun. Great use of the arroyo. Arrows on tee pads pointing to baskets. PVC pipes on the baskets pointing to the next tee pad made this course easy to navigate.

Might be considered "quirky", some unusual decorative pieces that had a bit of a spooky feeling. We went in April, apparently April and May can be very windy. Be careful around the arroyo, it's a long way down!

Overall this course was lots of fun. Great layout and features. This is a desert course that the designers have done a great with. Definitely would recommend this course, but if the wind is up, there is nothing to stop it and it may not be as enjoyable. I would love to be able to play this course more often.

Brent Baca Memorial is a course set in a remote area that is desert landscape. Mostly flat and sandy, with brushy flora and few large trees. There is an arroyo dividing the course that is fairly deep and comes into play on a couple of holes. Some long drives, and creative manmade obstacles and OB add to the difficulty. 18 holes, with decent baskets and large, circular concrete tee pads. The layout is pretty logical and easy enough to follow. I printed a map just in case, and it is an accurate representation of the course. The baskets are often visible from the tee, and sometimes marked with white PVC pipe extensions to help visibility when tucked in behind brushy bushes. The terrain is largely open, but some spots have heavy rough lining the fairway, so keep a close eye on the drives. Holes 4, 5, 7, 9, 14 and 16 all have pins located along side or next to the edge of the arroyo, and can create tricky approaches and putts. On hole 4 I was fortunate to hang on to the side beneath the large tree, but still missed my putt and took a bogey. Hole 11 is one of the most unique holes I have ever played. 280' on level ground, but the tee shot and green are blocked by numerous industrial metal frames. The square in front of the tee denies a straight shot, and the landing zone is is covered with random uprights and cross bars. I tried a turnover that carried far to the right and into thick brush. After looking for ten minutes I located my disc and threw a poor recovery shot that left me still blocked out but the metal, leading to another two putt bogey. 14 is a long fairway that has OB marked by fenceposts on the right, before turning toward the arroyo with a basket underneath another large tree. The large tank staring you down on hole 17 fairway is another unusual obstacle. 18 has a hard left turn that can be tricky if you are off with your drive.

The sun would be brutal in hot weather, with very little shade. Luckily it was overcast with light wind when I played there, perfect conditions.

I enjoyed my round at Brent Baca Memorial. Very open but making the best of what is out there. Isolated in comparison to Roosevelt, I only saw two other players out there. Some noise from the recycling center, dirt bikes and ATV's, and folks shooting guns, but overall very pleasant. I was several shots over par, scoring a 63, and would probably like to play it again if I spend any time in Albuquerque.

Great Tee Pads
Scenic
Easy to navigate for first timer

None really that I can think of. There are a ton of ants and I was scared of rattlers, but not sure if there even are any. Chance of losing disc in arroyo.

Was visiting ABQ and this course was recommended to me on the dgcr forum. Glad I made it out there, this is a very fun course and worth the effort to play it. Only course in Albuquerque that I have played so I can't compare to others but it seems like the general consensus that this is the course to play. Fairly challenging and uses a wide variety of shots but not too hard for a novice. I love the man-made obstacles on hole 2 and as mentioned above, it was easy to navigate. There were no maps in the mailbox at tee one but i brought up the map on my phone and once I realized the tee pads were spray painted with arrows pointing toward the next hole, I was golden. About the tee pads, I LOVE the round concrete pads. Played these at Fountain Hills in AZ, and in my opinion, they are the only way to go. It is obvious that folks have spent a lot of time and energy on course upkeep and improvements so kudos to you guys. Baskets are in decent shape and are all multi-chain solid baskets. Great course that I will play again the next time I am here.

Really cool use of man-made obstacles. Long distance throwers will have fun on this course, but there are also secondary tees for more novice players. Nice big round concrete tees provide a good launching point. Mostly flat, but obstacles, both natural and man-made, provide interesting challenges and opportunities for technical shots. Maps provided at first tee.

It's in the desert and is very remote. If the wind is blowing at all, this course can be a real challenge as there are little to no trees or hills to block the wind. As a matter of fact it kind of sits in a canyon between mesas, which can funnel the wind making it worse. No shade for hot days, so bring a lot of water. Very sandy with lots of prickly brush, were good shoes and pants, not a place to wear shorts.

Fun course that I plan to play a lot more. Challenging, and not crowded. Location is in the boonies, but it's worth a visit and it's not that hard to get to.

fun shopts for big arm throwers and manmade obstacles making it look very cool and tricky
with excellent teepads O

there are no signs so easy to get lost and can get very windy

when ur early to the airport u can play this course before hand

Off the Tee: Large circular concrete tee pads make it easy to rip it how you wish. Natural and Man-Made Obstacles, large arroyos (flash flood canyons) and up/down shots make for interesting shots, but you largely can just rip it, especially if you throw RBH.

Approach and Putting: The baskets are all in excellent condition, and almost every placement is meant to reward accurate approach play, with tough obstacles, both man-made and natural being used to prevent long putts from most angles.

Environment: The course is a great use of open land, and the designers made the most of it by use of man-made obstacles. Throwing into an arroyo is always frustrating, but it does make for good risk/reward on many holes, especially hole #4.

Hole #11 is a great example of the Mad-Max meets disc golf style of the course, with all the obstacles being large uni-strut rusted metal frames. Good design choice.

The layout of the course is pretty easy to follow after it's been played once as the tees always have an arrow that points right at the basket, as well as hand drawn maps with distances.

It can be dusty and hot, and easy to lose discs if the brush hasn't been trimmed down recently. While some of the holes have well done obstacles that require a different shaped shot off the tee, others just reinforce the standard RBH flight, such as #3.

If you play by yourself make sure to bring lots of water and a phone, as there are some dangers to the course, and its rare that others players are on it. *I strongly recommend wearing pants and sturdy shoes* I would also recommend playing this course early in the morning during the summer as there is no water and almost no shade on the course for rest stops.

This course is worth the play
I applaud the designers and maintainers of this course for keeping it in fairly good condition despite its remote location.

This course should be played at least once if you are in the area.

Great use of the land. I love the disc golf meets mad max reference. Great teepads, great views. Great for big arms, but short teepads allow for smaller arms to enjoy it as well! Great desert landscape. Sweet views of all the US Air Force's latest toys flying overhead to Kirtland AFB.

Bring water as there are no facilities.

This course is a good break for when Roosevelt gets crowded. You can really let it rip out here. You can see bits of this course in the latest Terminator movie as it was filmed on the street leading up to the course.

Nice big and artistic tee pads and a well laid out course that takes full advantage of the terrain are the big high lights of this course. I was also pleasently surprised about how much I enjoyed the man made objects that were used to assist in creating new challenges on various different holes. I like hole 14 I believe it is that has distance markers to at least 500 ft to show you how long your drive is. There is a mail box for maps at the first tee. There are things for kids to do in a play area the sits right there on the first tee and last green.

It felt weird to be driving past salvage yards and then the dump on the way to the course. There is some very nasty brush on a few holes that you will not have fun walking through in order to find a disk, and you will be very lucky to find any disk that does go in there. There is little protection on the course from wind so that becomes a major factor. The course is also right next to a dirt bike/4 wheel/whatever other motorized play vehicle you own and had a couple of them come into the course as I was playing.

I played thios course on a very windy day, do not do as I did. They were also out of maps which made finding holes very interesting. I almost did not play but am very glad that I did. I certainly felt like I had gotten a birdie every time I got a bogy. Mid way through my round though I was just taken by how much I was enjoying myself. It was almost like playing again for the first time.

Disclaimer: I only had time to play the front 9. On the day I played this course, the winds were nearly 20 mph from the south which made for some frustrating play. Holes were well marked and of an interesting variety. Wish I had more time to explore this course more thoroughly, and also recommend that you bring a partner for help in finding discs and just as a general safety back-up. Beautiful desert scenery despite being right next to a wastewater facility. Views of mountains to the north.

Wear sturdy shoes and socks, very rough and unforgiving terrain. Bring plenty of water. Wind can be an issue here. Spent a lot of time searching for discs in the low brush.

Will definitely be back sometime to play this one again. I'm sure I probably played it under the worst circumstances.