It's hard to top having the course completely to yourself and getting the personal touch from Paulie, complete with the history of the course and the background story about many of the holes. Top-Quality baskets. Unique pin placements. Also, it was very easy to navigate from one hole to the next. The Pro Shop is a treasure trove of rare discs. There are water jugs throughout the course. I love the double reverse mandatory.

It's hard to complain about the course because it's just one guy doing everything. Only 4 or so of the tee pads are paved, but to bring pavers to these remote locations seems incredibly challenging. Also there were hole maps for only about half the holes. We were skeptical about the physical demands of the course, but we were wiped out afterwards. It is a great workout. Lastly, the threat of mountain lions was a little chilling, but Paulie thoroughly warned us about where they were and where we shouldn't go.

Incredible holes, incredible views, and a momentous experience. The attention to detail and level of care put into the course is hard to express. It is easily evident that Bucksnort is a passion project of Paulie's. So many of the holes would be another courses signature hole.

- Set on one of the most scenic pieces of land I have ever walked on.
- Great mix of short to medium holes with a couple longer holes.
- The course is heavily wooded and hilly but their is a fair line on each hole.
- Great baskets. This was my first time playing on these baskets and I thought they caught just fine.
- You get the course to yourself for a full day. Where else would you be able to do this. Its amazing to know that you are the only group on the course in a wild place. Its something I've never felt before.
- There were coolers out on the course with water. Multiple holes had water coolers on them.
- Potty on hole 1.
- great course map with a cheat sheet for shots.

- Teepads. I cant realistically rate this course too high because of the lack of teepads. There were a few holes that had pavers for teepads but even those were slick. The pavers were better then the natural pads though.
- There were a few times where we werent sure what basket to throw to. There are times when there are multiple baskets in site and we got confused on a few.

I loved this course. It was a lot of fun. But for me, I couldn't rate it too high because I have been to a few courses that offer a lot more amenities for a cheaper price, with better golf. Nothing will ever beat the views on this course. 5.0 course based on the views. But the course itself felt more like mini golf rather than disc golf. The course isnt bad, its just a completely different feeling style of golf. A lot of fun, but not a championship style course. Destination course for sure to me.

I loved my time here and will be back to play again soon.

By far the most unique course I've ever played-Ever. Crazy lines, beautiful views, non tradition putting lines and some death putt pin placements.

Incredible views and most excellent hosts-they even let us take cover in their shed while it down poured.

The owners were actually nice enough to reduce the price for us since we had 1 person bail on us.

Paulie Rothley & Lowell Dietz were most excellent hosts.

Having played many of the courses in the top 20 ie Selah Ranch (lakeside and creekside) Blue Ribbon Pines, Vision Quest, High Bridge gold-blueberry-granite. Rollin Ridge. Beaver Ranch. I just don't think it belongs in the top 10.
Similar to other people who have been critical to the course my biggest complaints would be:
-Cement tee pads. To be considered in the top 10 I believe you have to have cement tees.
-Distance of holes. To be a great course in my eyes you need a good mix of technical as well as at least 1 hole where you can totally open up. In addition on 28 holes you need at least 4-6 holes of 400+ feet with a line you need to hit mixed with open lines. Variety is key for me.
-Very technical, for those that love technical lines this is the course for you!
-Exclusivity-see explanation in other thoughts.

I also agree with some of the other reviews that I think making the course non-exclusive to one group per day would be really nice.
Being from out of town it was a great deal of work trying to coordinate a group of 4 people i didn't know to try and play the course.
I actually really enjoy the social atmosphere that surrounds the disc golf community and had we run into others I would have been fine joining up with them but also like the solitude that can come with playing disc golf alone or with one other person as well. Playing in nature and going for a solo hike can also be really fun, especially with views as great as Bucksnort!
Cost was not a factor for me. To be able to be on someone else property for the day I think it is totally reasonable to compensate them appropriately.

- beautiful views
- lots of places to rest
- risky greens
- fun road to the course

- $80 minimum for a round
- inconsistent teepads
- lack of line variety

The course is beautiful and has fantastic views, but the course lacks in challenge. It's kind of the standard CO design style, straight fairway and "risky" green. For the majority of the holes your drive only needs to be accurate in where it lands, not its line. There are a fair amount of "death" putts if you end up on the wrong side of the green tho.
I don't feel like the cost to play here is worth it. I'd much rather see this course be $5 and not be closed to one group at a time. To me Beaver Ranch is a far better course, and much more worth the value of your dollar.
Having played similar rated courses like Rollin Ridge, Flip City, and BRP I truly don't feel like Bucksnort belongs in the same conversation. All 3 of those courses wish they had the land to work with that Bucksnort does.

NOTE: I know there isn't many pros or cons but thats because my overall reaction to the course was a "Meh."

This course was a blast to play. It is creatively designed, with quite a few unique holes that I doubt you will see anywhere else. There were a couple of quirky novelty holes, and I had a lot of fun playing them.

Several baskets were perched high on rocks with really small landing zones, and gigantic rollaways happened several times -- a drive that might look to give a routine deuce putt opportunity turns into a 4 or worse. There is virtually no undergrowth, so even if you have a terrible rollaway (or badly shank a drive) it is pretty easy to find discs.

Hole 8 was a signature hole. It tees downhill from the top of a gigantic boulder that must be about an acre wide. I love this hole. It has options. I tried the low straight shot the first time through and failed badly, then second round I tried the big hyzer over the top and parked it. So fun!

The scenery is inspiring, and it would be fun to just hike around up here. Even more fun to throw plastic while you're hiking.

When you arrange a tee time here you get the whole course to yourself for the whole day. It's pretty amazing to be able to play such a great course without waiting.

My group took a nice relaxing rest in a little shelter after hole 6. It was equipped with lounge furniture that was in good condition even though its exposed to the elements. That stuff would be totally rotten in other parts of the country but I guess the low humidity helps.

There was great signage which involved lots of really obvious directional arrows. It was super easy to follow, which is great for a course which will probably see a lot more first-time players than your average city park.

There are only a couple of holes that can use a full pull with a driver. I threw a lot of midranges off the tee. I don't commonly use a putter from the tee but I did that here several times. I'm not sure this is really a con, just depends on what you're looking for. For me personally, I was satisfied with it because I played the same day at Conifer, where you get a chance to really air out some big drives.

Footing was a slight issue, it is not a big problem, but like any natural tees it just adds a little extra variable you have to pay attention to. Here the gravel is pretty good, but there are still some ball bearings underfoot occasionally.

About those novelty holes (in the crack, in front of backstop rocks, hanging basket, a basket inside weird shack). I liked them, and after giving it some more thought later, I wondered if the fun factor would be diminished once the novelty wore off. Maybe so, because we played a partial 2nd round and some of the novelty holes were not as much fun second time around. (unlike hole 8, which was even more incredible the second time!)

My group was discussing how this course design would need some changes if the course were to have more than one tee-time per day. There were a couple holes with obvious erosion issues from foot traffic, and there were quite a few places where you could easily end up throwing into groups on other holes. As long as it has the one-group-per-day policy I can't really call these things "cons".

Course designer Paulie was a great host. He's put together a really excellent course in Bucksnort. 4.0 = excellent. Money well-spent! And it makes me want to check out the other ones in the area. Next time!

This is a unique disc golf experience for a few reasons which set it apart from the average course. I'll highlight some here;

-Mountain Disc Golf Setting: The scenery is awesome; forested peaks without much hint of civilization save for some excellent look-out points (hole 16 in particular). Rolling terrain punctuated by boulders, caves, and plenty of trees make for interesting obstacles and elevation changes on every hole. Though walking the course is a moderate physical challenge, there is plenty of shade throughout the property which keeps players comfortable.

-Private Course Feel; Once a tee time is secured YOU will be the only group on the course. Pro shop on site for discs, dri-fits, food and drink, Q&A/orientation with the course designer. Very informative scorecard with "caddy notes", distances AND +/- elevation for each hole.

-Equipment: High quality baskets with orange cones, yellow arrows help with navigation, benches and garbage pails on several holes. A couple of memorable pin placements (hanging, stump-mounted, cave-basket, "shed-basket") keep the fun factor high.

-Course: This course is FUN. It is not the hardest or easiest course you will play, but it will make your top 10 for fun-factor without question. Many holes are short when compared to "normal" courses, but do not let this deter you from trying out Pauly's (course designer) self described "risk/reward" accuracy golf. Many holes are reachable with one throw but will punish errant drives and upshots. No "throw-away" or "filler" holes (usually found at lesser courses.) Memorable pin placements will force accurate upshots as well.

NOTE: Course is brand new and has potential for 5-disc status. When finished there will be 36 holes.

A truly fun disc golf experience. The course is challenging enough for experienced players, but not so unforgiving that beginners will lose discs and leave unhappy.

Not much to complain about here, but it is worth mentioning that this is a very new course that will take some time to be fully "broken in". I think with the addition of 16 more holes the course will become more challenging.

Given the planned improvements, in time this could be a 5 disc rated course.

At the time that I played the course had been open for 10 days and 2 holes were being finalized so were unplayable. #8 will be a signature hole when finished, throwing across a chasm to a "rock island" green.

Natural teepads work great for this course because you won't need to use a "run-up" for any drives, but the dirt hasn't packed in yet so footing is less than perfect in some cases.

Also, the logs used for marking teeboxes are not secured to the ground so have a tendency to roll when contacted by a thrower's feet.

If you make it to Bucksnort, try and make time to play Phantom Falls (on-site) and Beaver Ranch @Conifer (nearby).