2 very different set of tees that set up at a beginner and intermediate difficulty level

Quick to play (my average round is around an hour)

Fun unique wood holes that allow for ace runs and rewarding birdie opportunities

The university has placed a map of the course at the entrance to the course

2 Bridges have washed out (you can still cross the creek using rocks)
The university made sign holes that give zero useful information and can mislead new players.
The course is overgrown on 4 holes that slow down play and makes finding discs hard and the reason the course only has a 3.

This course is a good layout and is perfect for a college campus as it is a good course to learn on and the wood course makes it play a little different with each play. The course could easily be a good source of entertainment and college life for a university located in the middle of nowhere.

Nice wooded on campus location. Although all in the woods, left and right holes, good use of elevation available and an actual swift flowing creek.
Most fairways are clearly defined, but those that aren't are definite Cons. Two sets of tees on most holes that normally provided a different look.
#7 is a cool hole, blind drive over a hill, they even have an arrow on a tree pointing to the basket. #10 is a short uphill, right next to the creek. (A surprising swift flowing creek for this part of the state.) Then #11 stays along the creek, but with enough space to let it fly. #15 is also interesting, narrow, right to left hole, with a dirt mound in front of the basket, skip Ace anyone?

Dirt tees and not particularly smooth and level. Map at start of course but no signage on course. Rough can be thick in spots.
#5 and #14 have no clearly defined fairways. #5 is just a chuck it and pray hole. #14 had a couple of trees blocking the fairway, not a good design.

Nice on-campus, set apart location. Does share some space with the Cross Country course, but there appeared to be not too many conflicts. Being in the woods, most of the holes were short, so good for a quick round.
As I mentioned in the Pros, good variety of holes, left, right, up, down, they used the terrain available pretty well.

This course is more fun then it would seem to appear. Great balance of holes. Good use of the land its on. Great new baskets. Two teepads for every hole; black is more difficult then the orange teepads. Even though most holes are under 250 feet, they still have a decent challenging factor. Not too many easy birdies.

The teepads are earth based. On several of the holes they are uneven and it makes it very difficult to have a confident tee shot. Until you get to the last 5 holes or so this course is short. It could have better signage, currently painted rocks mark most of the course.

This course is better than the university stigma that may or may not be attached to it. I am a stickler when it comes to natural teepads but this courses fun flow kept me going. Even though overall its a short course you still have to excute to shoot under here if your an intermediate/advanced level player. Bogeys can still happen here even with it being so short. I would easily go to a 3.5 if they were able to upgrade to a better teepad. I have played three of these college courses now, and this one is probably my favorite.

<span class="italic">Design:</span>
*Two layouts; Orange and Black- 2 sets of tees on 14 holes
*Nice fairway shape variety- Black layout has 7 Lt/ 4 Rt/ 7 St. Pretty well balanced
*Elevation variety- most holes have some elevation change, even if most are slight to moderate. Black layout has 12 Up/ 3 Down/ 3 Flat
*Water on 4 holes, especially in play by the hole 8 green.

<span class="italic">Basics:</span>
*Baskets- excellent new Chainstars! I love these baskets.
*Ease of navigation- there are excellent marked paths and with the map it's very easy to find your way around.

<span class="italic">Amenities:</span>
*Scorecards- excellent, with colored hole maps. Available online.
*Map- very clear and colorful. Available online.

<span class="italic">Basics:</span>
-Tees: dirt and some are not level. Eventually I hope they'll get something permanent.
-Signs need improvement. Currently the tee markers are only white stones with a colored marker. They're adequate but could be improved.

<span class="italic">Design:</span>
-Blind tee shots: on each layout there are 6 holes with blind tee shots to baskets you can't see. The hole maps give you the direction and fairway shape, though.
-(A small quibble) one navigation point.-- on hole 6 the Black tee is very close to Black tee 8, so it was just a wee bit confusing which tee to use.

Black Course Level: White (most suited for Intermediate players rated 900.)
Orange Course Level: Red (most suited for Juniors and Intermediate players rated 850)

~Terrain variety: basically all woods holes with a few holes having a bit wider more open fairways. The fairways are mostly cleared and well defined, but they are usually tight, so accuracy is essential. It's a pretty piece of property.
~Length variety: by design this is a short course to get college students hooked on disc golf; therefore most of the holes are rather short. Black layout has 10 of 125-199/ 7 of 200-299/ 1 of 330
~The Orange layout is short, but great for beginners.

This is a really good course for a college campus and a great way to introduce new players to the sport. The two layouts provide good variety, even though more experienced players will probably find both layouts to be short. Still, I'd walk a mile to play this course!
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Very wooded, natural course with defined fairways, critters, a delightful creek, and 2 sets of tees. Next tee signs keep you on track and the course flows really well considering it's a college course. Bright orange trash bags dot the course here and there for waste makers.

Tees are designated by orange rocks for the novices, and black for the "experts." Orange layout is basically short, straight, and to the point. Black has more line shaping to do, a little longer, a little more elevation in play, and some early trouble and tight fairways to deal with.

The Black layout is great for developing your wooded finesse game and needle-threading with a putter/mid abilities. Really all you need is a putter, your favorite line-shaping mid (if you're not proficient with a putter) and maybe something to FH/OH if you're really looking to score well. While that usually denotes a ho-hum pitch-and-putt, this course is tight and technical enough to provide enough challenge to most disc golfers and keep them entertained, at least those with crappy approach games.

I was really surprised how pretty it is, while it's not rustic or verdant, it's full of wildlife, has quirky elevation, and plays cleverly enough around a creek to give you that "back to nature" feel.

Trash. Really disappointing how many bottles/cans I saw considering the trashbags available and the natural feel of the course. It would behoove the locals to organize a trash day.

Natural tees: Not the worst but not great either, typical natural tees. The tees are a little crowded by trees so if you're a big run-up guy you won't like them. At least you don't need much of a run-up really, which leads me to...

Poor distance variety: Very easy to get your arm dialed into that 150-200' range so distance wise it can get repetitive. Fortunately, the last 3-4 holes from the Blacks throw some sneaky distance at you so it finishes strong.

Watch out for snakes. I spotted a black snake sneaking away from my lie. Also saw a fat green caterpillar hanging around so watch your step.

Fave/Signature Hole: #7 has some rolling elevation and a little dam/finger of land to throw over. I kind of reminds me of really old earthworks of an old battlefield. Solid, fun hole. Very befitting of the "Fighting Camels."

Hole # 16 is sneaky long compared to the rest, you actually have to consider how you want to navigate the fairway to get your par as opposed to the first 15 holes or so where you just hit the gap and pick up the pieces for either a deuce or undramatic par.

I gave this a 3 b/c for a pitch-and-putt I was pretty entertained. If it was more of park-style course I'd hit it with a 2.5 but the two layouts, nice baskets, pretty woods, and line variety was enough to justify a 3 for me.