Anchorage, AK

Kincaid Park DGC

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Upshawt1979
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Experience: 20.9 years 550 played 429 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Bullwinkle's Revenge 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

Kincaid is a great course in a super scenic setting. The land is ideal for the game, and course layout utilizes it perfectly. There are frequent elevation changes and good clearings through the trees and shrubberies that make great fairways. All holes except for fifteen have two concrete tees, and good signs. The DISCatchers are functioning well. Hole sixteen is the only one that doesn't have an alternate pin location.

18 holes that play as a par 54 from the short tees, and par 60 from the long tees. Either way you try it, it isn't going to be easy. Don't get me wrong, the lines are fair and playable. Playing smart and strategic will keep you out of trouble. If you stray from the fairway the rough can be punishing. Distance can be formidable so every shot counts.

The first two holes are good, but it starts getting wild around number three. A big downhill bomber from either tee, with brushy rough to either side of a fairway that bends to the right. The view from the long tee is worth taking an extra beat to enjoy the landscape. Hole six is a tough one, especially from the long tee. Six is downhill off the long pad, and the fairway has a low ceiling under the branches of several mature trees once it flattens out a bit.

Hole 10 is another epic hole with an elevated long tee box. There is a left to right bend that has a small window to hit where the short pad is. Then a right to left as you continue down the hill toward a clearing where the basket is placed. I would recommend having a spotter if you play the long tee, I lost my Sidewinder that had become my go to driver lately. I also liked hole fifteen a lot. Another elevated tee that has a basket protected by a few large trees.

Cons:

Not the place to go for a beginner. Long holes with heavy rough. Losing discs is not hard to do. A broken tree limb took away a lot of the driving lane from the long tee on hole 7.

I arrived late in the day, and only got to play the front nine before it got dark. Gates lock at 10, so I wasn't taking any chances. Had to play the back nine the following day.

I lost my driver on hole 10 and spent a good bit of time searching. I also had two slow downs from moose moseying through.

Other Thoughts:

This is a championship caliber course, and the beauty of the park is terrific. I saw moose both days. A big bull was grazing in front of the short tee on six, too near where my drive landed. I walked up on him and backed away nervously once I noticed about 40 feet away. Two calves were dining with ma in front of the basket for hole 10, and I kept a close eye on her as I took my tee shot nearby on hole nine.

When I came back to look for my lost disc and finish the course the following day, I walked up on a big bull once again. Probably the same one from the night before, he was resting in the shade in front of the tee for hole fifteen. I went ahead and teed off, and he seemed to be cool with that, but he gave a snort as I lingered to snap a couple of pictures. I took the hint and walked around the back of the tee to a parallel path and bypassed his spot from a safe distance hidden behind a row of trees.

If you visit Anchorage, and want to play a serious disc golf course this is the place to go. One of the best I have played, with wildlife that I had never encountered before. A perfect introduction to disc golf in the last frontier.
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5.00 star(s)

An Amazing Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 6, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Par-3s, 4s, 5s, wooded fairways, open fairways, elevation changes, cement amateur and pro tees, dual basket placements, great signage, amazing views, plenty of benches, moose (mostly in the morning), evidence of black-bear, this course has it all!

Cons:

Super-thick rough.

Other Thoughts:

There are plenty of soccer fields to practice on. Restrooms and vending machines available. There's even a lady selling grilled sausage sandwiches near the practice basket.
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danhal87
Experience: 15.8 years 11 played 7 reviews
5.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 5, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very nice course with beautiful scenery. Pretty long course (only 1 below 300 feet). Many types of shots. It has a couple of valleys that you have to throw over, and hole 14 is a doozy. Good signage.

Cons:

Course can take a toll on your discs, or very easily steal them from you.

Other Thoughts:

Possibly the biggest moose I have ever seen was lounging on the part of the path that you have to go past many times throughout the round.
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