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Lizard Peak DGC

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Disc Giant
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Don't Miss This Unique Treasure! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 19, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great views, variety of hole lengths, challenges players with a variety of shots. Unique topography with fantastic elevation changes and cool features from rock outcroppings to peninsulas and more. Keep your eyes peeled for wild life- large variety of lizards with unique coloring, owls, jack rabbits and red tail hawks. 27 well planned championship holes (total par 92) with each 9 hole loop circling back to the parking lot. In addition, there is an extremely fun pitch and putt that is great for warm up, practice, beginners or introducing new people to the sport. Shaded gazebos by the parking lot with drinking fountain are great for breaks, hanging out and meals with bathrooms. Great innovations are present from the arrows you'll find in the bottom of the basket pointing you to the next tee pad to the swivelling flags atop the baskets on longer holes (which also help a player read the wind). One of the only championship courses in the region - a "Must Play"!

Cons:

I love it and find the challenge that others find daunting is good for my game. While there are many great folks chipping in to do their part and keep the course clean, some people don't respect this great park that has been given to them and litter can be seen at times during a round. While issues have been few and far between, a car was broken into in the evening in the upper lot. Local tip: park in the gravel lot across from pitch and putt during evening hours- lot is more visible and we have never had an issue. Come experience one of the best courses around!
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bobmcnelly
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13 years 326 played 190 reviews
4.50 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 5, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

I came out to play this course expecting it to take me most of my morning and for it to be an adventure. And I must say that I was very happy with this course.
- Good tee pads that I was skeptical of at first but grew to like throughout the round
- Good new basket all with numbers
- Great tee signs that give you all the info you need
- A huge variety of distances and pars. Ranging from 200 feet to over 800. And plenty of par 4s and par 5s. Multiple longer holes have the option to throw to a short basket and turning some of the longer holes into 2 short holes.
- Tons of elevation change throughout the entire course with hole 27 being a massive 700 foot top of the world throw
- with 27 holes this course will seriously force you to throw every type of throw you can think of
- And the navigation! I was so impressed by how easy it was to navigate across this massive course, every basket has a "next tee" arrow and almost every trail is lined with green stakes. I felt like this was my home course with how obvious is was
- the course is laid out as 3; 9 holes courses, having holes 9,18 and 27 all coming back to the parking lot. Making playing just 1-9 or just 19-27 or 10-18 very easy.
- bathrooms and trash cans at the parking lot
- some great basket placements making for a some real interesting putts and approaches

Cons:

- as most of the other reviewers say, this is a vast course with some huge throws over quite a bit a sage, making it easy to lose a disc. I played alone, and I played every hole and walked straight to my disc on all but one drive and that one I found after looking for 5 minutes. Maybe I got lucky? Maybe I was having a good day? It certainly surprised me how easy it was to find my discs
- some of the longer holes do become daunting but playing all 27 holes is sort of a challenge in its own
- Some holes had binder clips marking which position the basket is currently in but some were missing

Other Thoughts:

I'm from Colorado and most of the courses I play are rugged mountain courses. So maybe that's why I liked this course more than some of the other reviewers. Be prepared for a rugged course with tons of up and down and tons of exposure. Bring water and hiking boots. This one of the best free public courses I've ever played.
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preacherluke
Experience: 11.2 years 53 played 8 reviews
4.50 star(s)

best course in reno 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 3, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course has a wide variety of holes. They have done a good job of using the trees they have to make it more interesting. Although Junipers guard many of the baskets, you can find open lines to the basket. Besides the par 3 holes, there are 9 par 4s and a par 5. The overall course par is 92 for all 27 holes. There is an additional 9 hole pitch n putt you can warm up on. Also a great place to take beginners. Then you can throw for the horizon on the first tee. There are three 9 hole loops that start and finish at the gazebo and practice basket. The water is working, except for the winter months. The tee signs are actually overhead photos that have been colored in with basket and tee positions, so are therefore extremely accurate. The next tee signs are attached to the baskets under the cage and make navigation fairly simple. They have also added 10 meter strings to almost all the baskets so you can easily measure whether you landed in the circle or not. Metal markers show which basket position on each tee sign. They have added a Rock Circle to hole #18 which makes it fun to play like an island hole.

Cons:

You will have some blind shots. But with 1 or 2 exceptions you can see all the baskets from the tee pad. The Junipers and Sage brush make it hard to find your discs especially on the longer throws or blind shots. If the tee pads get sand or dust on them they get super slippery. I've actually fallen a few times. It's an extremely long walk to do the whole course, and there is a lot of up and down hiking in soft soil. If you get off of the trails the foxtails get in your socks and shoes. Wearing Gaiters is highly recommended. If you land in a juniper it acts like an out of bounds penalty because you almost always have to throw out. The new rule that lets you throw from behind the tree with a penalty makes this better. If you already have incurred a 2 meter penalty you don't have to take an additional stroke. There are few holes labeled as par 3s that I think should be 4s. Holes #2, 4, 14, and 20 in the long positions are impossible to get 2s on for 99.5% of Golfers. The wind comes up almost every afternoon, which is good or bad depending on your preferences.

Other Thoughts:

I play this course all the time, but I rarely do all 27 holes in one day. Just special occasions and tournaments. I have found early morning rounds have the best conditions in the summer, but even in the winter the mornings are pretty good. I have been able to see some pretty amazing sunrises. The views are so big, you can see 50 miles or further in multiple directions. I also enjoy the wildlife. There are jackrabbits, and cottontails everywhere. Coyotes are always around, but not always seen. Several kinds of Lizards and snake are on the course. It's not uncommon to see them on the poles of the tee signs which makes for pretty cool photo opportunities. I've seen hawks, crows, ravens, quail, doves, owls, magpies, sparrows, robins, and some others. Bag holders on the tees would be nice, but the benches on all the holes make them unnecessary. It is still the best course in Reno, but the mountain courses nearby give it a run for the money.
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