Pros:
The Red Course is a long, open course designed to be the easiest of four courses at the Kayak Point Disc Golf Resort. Located on an old golf course, the fairways are wide and open, with trees coming into play on the drive on only a few holes. While this can make the course seem a bit repetitive on the drives, the beauty in this course comes from the pin placements and the elevation change. The course designers did an excellent job utilizing trees and elevation in the basket placement, making the greens unique and interesting. The elevation change provides challenge in shot selection and distance control.
-Tee pads are nice turf
-Tee signs are professional and informative
-Fairways are a fair width
-Grass in the rough is kept long, which is nice because it makes for more challenging footing and adds a degree of punishment for missing the fairway
-Good balance of fairway shapes to require left-to-right and right-to-left shots
-Pin placements are interesting utilizing trees and elevation to challenge putts
-Elevation change makes for challenging shot selection and distance control
-Location is beautiful, course is well-maintained
My favorite holes:
3: Signature hole. Beautiful drive over a small gully to a large landing zone. Upshot into a guarded green in the trees.
8: One of the few holes with trees off the tee. Multiple fair gaps to chose from on a big, left-to-right downhill shot.
10: Great risk/reward shot: throw as far as you can across the small valley but end up on a steep slope or lay up to the bottom and have a full throw uphill to get to the green.
13,15: Steep downhill shots challenge disc selection and speed control
Cons:
-The distance and lack of fairway obstacles can make the drives feel a bit repetitive, especially on the front nine. I threw max distance drivers off the tee on 13/18 holes (8/9 in the front 9). That being said, the mix between backhand and forehand/turnover shots gives variety to the long bombs.
-The long par 3s and relatively short par 4s make for a lot of putter upshots. There were only three holes where I used something faster than a putter on my second shot.
Other Thoughts:
This course is meant to be the easiest of an eventual four courses on the same property. While getting birdies is pretty achievable on most of holes, this course is fun! If this were the only course on the property, it might get a lower rating, but the proshop, par 2 putter course, gold course, future wooded white and blue courses, and future tap room will make this property a real destination in the coming years. Kudos to the designers, volunteers, and everyone who made this possible!
Final though: this course measures at over 8,000 ft, but with the distance between holes, I logged almost 4 miles of walking and 1,200 ft of elevation gain/loss. Carts are available, but it was a great walk on a beautiful summer day.