Carlisle, PA

Coyote Hills DGC

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HyooMac
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.8 years 419 played 387 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Almost Perfect

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 18, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ Two poured tees and some multiple baskets / positions that make for replayability


+ Short tees are marked with red blocks and they aren't paved, but they're positioned to make this tough course playable for beginners / short throwers


+ OB and water: a small stream with steep banks that runs through the center of the course, affecting several holes. Elevation changes on most holes


+ Dogleg directions and angles change up frequently. You will need to shape your throws right-to-left and left-to-right throughout the round


So many great holes, a few of the most notable:

From the white tee, Hole #2 is a short but vicious right dogleg that plays straight downhill to a basket at the edge of the creekbank

Hole #4 is a short par 4 that requires an uphill teeshot around a left dogleg. The two baskets are separated by a small ravine. The short basket is at the bottom and requires touch landing; the long basket is up on the far side of the ravine, making the hole play very differently

Big hole #13 with three tees and three baskets - all the way out to a 938' par 5

Hole #15 uphill and to the right even though it's only 210' from the whites and 253' from the blues, the course requires power late in the round, after tiring you out from walking up and down these hills

Hole #17 is a shortish par 4 across a big ravine, but it has lines of retaining walls to stop a disc that doesn't make it across, and a grove of spindly trees at the top to mess with those that do



Cons:

- As other reviewers have mentioned, the rough and foliage are very thick. Throwing lines are really tightened up during leaf season (the most dramatic is how small the window becomes on the short dogleg left over the stream on #7). I have played the course during several seasons, and I don't think there's anything unfair in July, but play is a lot less stressful in November


- The one real flaw in the layout is hole #14: a straight, downhill par 3 that plays along a walking trail, where hikers approaching from beyond the basket will be invisible from the tee - and can face head-on teeshots aiming for ace runs. It's a fun hole (and fine to play when you don't have to worry about hikers), but it's dangerous - and I'm surprised that it even exists at all


Other Thoughts:

~ In addition to the detailed signage, the back corner of each poured tee is painted with a small blue or white triangle, confirming which tee you're playing from. One really nice touch is that several of the tee signs have numbers on their backs - anticipating that you'll be approaching them from that direction and reassuring you that you're headed the right way. Lots of good course infrastructure including benches and sturdy footbridges across that damned stream (it's a fine stream, but it's the cause of my 2 OB penalties).


~ The starting holes aren't ideal: a fairly dull opener, followed by some short doglegs that make you think this course is going to be all about sharp corners up and down hills. Then you get to #6, which is a wide open, downhill 453' par 3 from the whites, and a 655' par 4 from the back tees


~ I was a little surprised by the low overall average DGCR rating. While there are a few flaws that keep Coyote Hills from being a perfect 5.0, the course has the ability to be both very tough and very replayable. I give my highest scores and praise to those few courses that I could see myself replaying and enjoying for days or weeks straight. Coyote Hills meets that test for me.



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Shallows
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 3.3 years 117 played 17 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Plenty of chances, but hard to master. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 14, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Incredibly thoughtful course design. Full of little amenities and architecture throughout, clearly the club puts the hours and passion in.

The holes themselves from the medium tees are difficult enough to provide a challenge to anyone, but short enough and the pars are appropriate that you can get some birdies IF you're hitting your lines and staying in the fairway. If not, watch out.

There are also short and long options for each hole, sometimes via multiple tees, sometimes via multiple baskets.

Beautiful wooded scenery and picturesque greens, throughout, with Holes 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, and 18 particularly beautiful (almost too many to list!).

There's a few streams running throughout, some of which are OB, some casual. None of which will cause you to lose your disc.

Putting practice basket and driving practice field next to hole 1.

Cons:

Hole 1 undersells the rest of the course, a long open turnover shot alongside a baseball field that is OB but often full of young sluggers and parents.

Especially in the summer, the rough is intense. It's easy to lose your disc with an errant throw on much of the back 9. I've lost a few on 18 in particular. Luckily local folks are great about putting found discs in the lost disc slot and you can pick them up on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The rough opens up a bit in the winter without the greenery, but there are still plenty of prickles and briars, so you may emerge with some cuts if you manage to recover your disc.

The course hole to hole is never boring with diverse shot shapes, a couple ace runs, some bombers, everything you could ask for. The only place where I might quibble with the design is holes 15 and 16, both of which are narrow uphill straight shots. Coming right after each other they feel a bit redundant. Play 16 to the long basket for a bit of variety.

Other Thoughts:

All around a stupendous course I would play every day if I could. Great spot for the local community with a passionate and hardworking club. Combine it with nearby Forest Hills course across town for a totally different (wide open bomber with elevation) 2 course day trip!

Hole 1 is a long lazy turnover RHBH down an open fairway into a protected green.
Hole 2 is a straight shot through a beautiful long tunnel and then a tricky shot over or around a ravine (which I always end up in).
Hole 3 is a careful turnover or forehand downhill but blind from the tee, it's right there to run but go long and you'll get wet for sure.
Hole 4 is a super short par 4 but you'll need to be precise in your landing zones to get the birdie, first throw's steeply uphill and your approach better not skid down the other side of the hill too far!
Hole 5 is a gettable forehand or turnover play, though the local route is a tomahawk right at the basket.
Hole 6 is a downhill bomber par 3, throw it and watch it fly! Just don't end up in the maintenance fence, though there are some disc retrievers there to help you out.
Hole 7 is an ace run shot across a winding creek.
Hole 8 is a beautiful fairway with a blind turnover onto an elevated basket.
Hole 9 is so tricky, get a forehand across the river and up the hill and maybe you can jump putt from 50 for the birdie?
Hole 10 is gorgeous, a long turnover through the trees, across the river and the hiking trail, and then fading back at the end to the gentle hilly green.
Hole 11 better keep your hyzer low to maximize glide and skip to get into C1.
Hole 12 another hyzer, just don't hyzer out to the left or you're in a mess.
Hole 13 has been improved with a beautiful grassy fairway and clearing outrage rough right off the tee. Hit 350 on your drive downhill and 200 on your approach and get your par in the green just in the woods.
Hole 14 is a long tunnel slowly downhill. Just. Throw. Straight. Rollaways on the hilly green will kill you.
Hole 15 is an uphill straight shot through a teeny tiny gap.
Hole 16 is another uphill straight shot just longer and the green opens up.
Hole 17 is the photo op hole for sure. Throw down a green fairway across a river and try to land on the other side, where the club has constructed some nice wooden erosion controls. Do you go power back hand for the distance but hope you beat the trees or flex forehand and try to wind around them? As long as you land safely and don't kick into the rough you should be able to pick a line to approach the beautiful green on this par 4.
Hole 18 is a bit of an optical illusion. The baskets not visible, dog legging off to your left, but the length and downward slope means you really just need to throw straight down the fairway and let your disc fade towards the green. A perfect shot can get you a very special birdie but the green is guarded by a fallen log that may stymie even your best drives, and that's assuming you missed the tree in the middle of the fairway that always sends me hunting.
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crossclimber
Experience: 15 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Coyote Hills 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 13, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Multiple Tee pads with signage at each pad with picture of hole and par. Multiple baskets on some holes. Very well maintained course. Concrete tee pads, Most level with the ground around them. Arrows under the basket pointed at next tee and lots of little signs for the long tee area if its not obvious. Discatcher baskets with hole # and A or B marked. Nice practice area for putting and also for longer shots right next to the parking lot. Fun elevation changes both up and down and lots of shaped holes both left and right doglegs.

Cons:

Its kinda in the middle of nowhere. Sometimes the long tee and the regular tees are in such different locations its possible to have 2 groups playing the same hole and not realize it until they get to the basket.

Other Thoughts:

Its a super fun course that requires a lot of accuracy to navigate long tunnel shots that do a good job of alternating right and left dog legs. Lots of blind approaches to the baskets as well add some spice. The fairways are all pretty obvious and they all lead right to the basket and there is an accurate pic of the hole at each tee box however some shots are just throw it and hope it ends up in the right spot.. It has hosted some high level tournaments as well. Recently the US Amateur Championship was hosted there.
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Mohawk Mack
Experience: 14.1 years 20 played 9 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Need a Challenge?? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 2, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

18 holes of well groomed and perfectly manicured disc golf course! Signage on every hole with arrows hanging on every basket that shows you the next tee direction.You'll need every shot in your bag on this course! There's a few ace holes and a few that will have you kicking your bag! There's a few holes that you can grip and rip but you still want to land in the fairway, cause the rough out here is exactly that....ROUGH!!! I think they got some of the rough on this course out of the movie SAW! Concrete tee pads on all holes were put in perfectly as far as construction goes.And a real friendly bunch of people out there!

Cons:

There's only really 2 cons. 1) Signage for the long tees on #6, #7 & #14, and signage for the long basket on #13 and maybe a tall flag on the long basket. Outside of that, just update the photos on this website because the ones up here are old, but that's more of a suggestion than a cons.

Other Thoughts:

These guys did an awesome job on a course that's only 4 years old. Hole #1 has 2 baskets and is a open hole. #2 has 2 tee pads and is narrow and is a dog leg left. #3 is a very short dog leg right with the pin nestled in front of a OB creek and a little hill in front of the pin, tricky but ace-able! #4, nasty little hole, narrow uphill tee shot with the tree master and his army of trees in the fairway making your 2nd shot interesting and the pin in down a short steep hill, think twice before chasing that putt! #5 is a short dog leg right going uphill, birdie chance! #6 is wide open and slightly down hill except for the cell tower that is fenced in and then green is backed up to a OB propoerty line. #7 is short and begging to be aced with OB after the bridge and the long tee is still acea-able but there trees that will crush your ace dreams! #8 has 2 paths to take with the basket in a elevated box, personally my favorite hole, #9 is an uphill dog leg right with skinny tree branches littered through your tee shot, the rough is jail on this hole. #10 you'll need to thread the needle, slight dog leg right that bends right back left to the basket that is guarded by a half moon of bushes. #11 is a slight dog leg left with trees dotting the basket. #12 is adog leg left on the power lines that if throw right is nice but the rough is from the movie SAW! #13 is open and long, short basket to the right in the woods and the long basket is past the second set of power line poles on the left, stay in the fairway, more saw rough on the left! #14 is a cool hole that flows down a gravel road with the basket up on a med hill, a nice "s" turn throw will do you right, from the long tee on this hole is through the woods with the tree gods standing guard. #15 is a short uphill straight hole with some threadage. #16 is narrow and tight off the tee and the basket is guarded by bushes and trees but then open up to an open green. #17 is and semi straight with a valley that has a OB creek and then shoots straight up hill to the basket with trees sprinkled throughout the hole, #18 is a slight dog leg left with a slight bottle neck of tree at the turn and the basket is guarded by a downed tree.
Overall I really like this course and will drag my buddies up there to play it again! A job well done by those who built and maintain the course!
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amusedbum
Experience: 45.9 years 289 played 9 reviews
4.50 star(s)

More changes for the better 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 25, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great variety of hole designs. Long vs Short, Open vs Wooded, Left vs Right, Up vs Down.

Hole One has two baskets in place. The long position is a true par 4. It's tough to choose whitch to play for so, I suggest playing the course twice and playing both positions.

There are nice big concrete tee pads on the "white" tees. There are "red" tees on many holes. These are grass tees marked with red concrete blocks. There is a longer "blue" tee on hole two but, I'm not sure if anyone actually uses it. The concrete is so much better to throw from.

Cons:

Players are asked to play from the "red" tee on hole one if people are using the baseball field.

The Fenced in area on hole six can be a problem for out of towners. The discs will be retrieved periodically however getting them back to people from afar can be an issue.

Other Thoughts:

Two more bridges have been added to the course making it much easier to get across the small amounts of casual water on the course.
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