This little course is a puzzler. On one hand it was obviously designed by someone in the park's department who didn't have a clue about disc golf and who didn't consider consulting any local players. No-one familiar with disc golf would list the distances in yards, use pavers to make minuscule tee pads of 3' x 4' or assign pars such as having # 1 at 88 yards be a par 4. On the other hand, I thought holes 2-3-9 were all quirky but really enjoyable and interesting holes.

The course starts out next to the community swimming pool and plays east two holes before # 3 heads back to the pool. Then the remainder of the course plays mostly behind the pool. The tee pads are made with pavers but are very tiny ( 3' x 4'). The simple signs list just the hole #, length in yards and the par. The baskets are Discatchers complete with #.

# 2 is just a nice little disc golf hole at 100 yards long with the basket tucked up on the right just past the hillside. Just a cool hole. # 3 is unique but challenging at the same time. It's 152 yards with the basket is set back between two deer fences). I had to read the previous review to determine what these fences were for. Makes perfect sense after seeing the deer herd later on hole 6. And # 9 just doesn't quite fit with the mostly recreational level here. It lists the distance at 242 yards ( 3 x 242=726') but the fairway gets way tight and needing a tunnel throw the last 75' or so.

Crummy little tee pads are basically just something to step on as you throw.

The other six holes that aren't great are pretty pedestrian like.

Distances in yards.

Listed pars are for elementary kids.

Mostly a simple rec course.

Interesting course. Worth taking a chance on just for holes 2-3-9. They're fun and entertaining and provide a challenge of sorts.

Also, there were eight (8) deer lounging on the baseball side of the fence on # 6. They were kinda interested in me but remained cool and composed as I played that hole.

Not a bad little course for Goldendale to call it's own.

Layout was well done given the confined space
Brand new nice baskets
Good flow, easy to figure out where to go next

*They have 2 rows of paved stone as the tee box, and it is slick. Not good to throw off. Also they didn't have the area maintained well behind the tee box so you have to walk through knee high grass to get to the box. Also uneven terrain.
*Tee signs have holes listed in yards, and the pars given for the holes are off, should be all par 3's except 9 should be a par 4.

I have mixed feelings on this course. I'll give you the hole by hole preview:
1. Very short hole, what you need to know is 15 feet past the hole is water, not sure if it is casual or not. Also you will see deer fence on your left. If you hyzer into the contained area there is a door but you won't be able to access it unless you walk all the way around it into hole 3's fairway.
2. Big RH anhyzer or forehand. You can't see the hole but it would take a 350 ft + drive to make it there. Solid hole.
3. The most interesting hole on the course. Your fairway has deer fence on both sides that go more and more narrow like a cone towards the basket (again there are doors if you throw in the fenced area). Your second shot you have to throw over deer fence to the small basket area or have a low forehand (for RH) under the deer fence height to get to the basket. This was my favorite hole.
4. Looks simple enough but we had a big headwind and it took our OS distance drivers to reach the basket. I've never had a hole that claims to be under 300 feet that plays so long (wind was 20-40 mph)
5. Big hyzer around the swimming pool. It's a blind shot to the basket but a good hole begging for a Sexton Firebird
6.Throwing towards the middle of the field. Again this hole seemed to play much longer than the tee sign claimed the distance was. Hole is straight forward, throw any shot you want at it.
7. This is exactly the same hole as six only a little shorter. If you threw a RH hyzer on 6, it's the same disc and shot on 7.
8. This is the most scenic hole. Basket is nestled in a few small pine trees. Again both forehand and backhand lines are open with a distance driver
9. Over 700 feet, the sign claims 5 par but it's really a long 4 par. Two good drives will set you up for a short pitch to the basket. This is another good hole.

Overall it's a decent course worth playing. The grass needed cut when I was there and it plays very different with the huge winds we had that day.