Fort Snelling, MN

Fort Snelling - Old Layout

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Experience: 14 years 42 played 2 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Can disc golf and ball golf get along? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 15, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course runs along across and through a 9-hole ball golf course next to the airport along the Mississippi River. It is a pay course, so you expect certain amenities, and this has them. There are garbage cans and porta potties along the course, but are part of the ball golf tee areas. Course has signs marking par and distance for 3 different tees: short, long, and championship. By championship, I mean it. This course has some serious length. All told this course is about 8,500 feet. Not only is it long, but some serious potential to be windy because of the pretty flat terrain it sits on. The course itself offers a wide variety of shots, turning left, right, and several straight. You will mostly be throwing longer shots here. Not many holes shorter than 300ft, but 5 Mando's require some careful shaping to stay in play. Because it is a part of a ball golf course, the grass is well mowed. Baskets are nice and new, as this course has only been open about 2 days as of this review.
Also a neat offer, you can rent a power cart for the round for $8 in the clubhouse. If you play more than one round, think about it.

Cons:

Oh boy where do I start. First, when I say it plays on a ball golf course, i mean ON the course. You will share many fairways. Several tee area's are directly in front of the ball golf tees. You have to watch ahead of you to not hit ball golfers, and behind you to not get hit. We teed off along with a foursome of golfers. They were often in the way of our throws from hole 1 to about 5. They got a little in front of us, and the ball group behind played slow, so we found a nice pocket. But I imagine this will not always be the case.
Tee "areas" are all grass. On one hole you get to throw from the cartpath. Tees are flat and maintained, but all grass.
It is long. Seriously long. If you do not throw over 300', you will have a tough time staying around par here.
The map from the clubhouse is necessary. Several times we had to stop and refer to the map to figure out both where the next tee starts and where you are throwing to. Some holes are tough to find the pin because they are 700+ feet.
Oh did I mention you have to share the course with ball golfers?
The course plays VERY flat. Almost no elevation change at all. Some very minor mounds but no real adjustment for up or downhill.
Many holes MUST be played low. Because you are cutting back and forth across a golf course, there are several distinct lines of trees which must be avoided. Often feels like you are "fighting" against the design of a golf course, rather than a uniquely designed "disc" course

Other Thoughts:

All in all, this course it not bad. It made for an enjoyable day of disc golf. You can see where money went into this course in order to justify charging for it. Very nicely made scorecards, map provided (and was essential). Nice signs, manicured grass. On it's own merit, a course worth trying. It offers a unique challenge compared to other courses in the area, and a good mix of left and right shots. That said, there are too many cons to bring me back soon. Grass tee pads, ball golfers on the course, lack of elevation or technical shots, not a real risk/reward course, and the abundance of other excellent courses in the area turn this into a VERY occasional visit on the course circuit for my group
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