American Falls, ID

Massacre Rocks - Long

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Experience: 37.9 years 20 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

If you're in Idaho - GO! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 18, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful location that happens to have a challenging course for your enjoyment. We were time constrained and only got to play the front 9. With the ~10 mph wind, it was reasonably difficult. The rough is very unforgiving so accuracy off the tee pays back big time.

Cons:

Would like to have seen more players on the course

Other Thoughts:

I was able to play in my Teva sandals without much trouble but most people would probably prefer boots.
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markmcc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12 years 278 played 254 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Hillsides Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 13, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is built on a great area of rolling, rocky hillsides and juniper/sagebrush vegetation. Many holes have a view down in the Snake River, and several holes drive across small canyons.

Notable holes on the front nine were 5 which is an uphill dogleg left, and 9 which plays to a small peninsula which will leave you with big problems if you overshoot it.

The back nine is even better, with a big downhill drive on 11 followed by an uphill drive on 12. Hole 13 drives across a small canyon with Hole 14 also driving across a canyon to a basket on a raised ridge. Don't miss the ridge!

The final hole is a nice downhill which brings you right back to the parking lot.

There is a good variety of hole lengths from 172 feet to 422 feet. Most holes include an elevation change which impacts your driving distance quite a bit.

While the trees are not tall, they are thick with branches all the way to the ground. You won't get any breaks if you hit a tree as these will knock your disc down immediately and you'll often find yourself in among the lower branches trying to escape.

Large paved parking lot, restrooms and water available at the first/tenth tee area. Separate course maps for front nine and back nine with a great "It Ain't your Mamma's DiscGolf Course" Logo. Maps available here as well.

Flat, level rubber teepads are in great shape (these seem new since the 2011 reviews). Painted tee signs with Hole number, distance, par, and a decent hole map. Whoever painted these has a good eye.

Very near each basket is a large sign pointing to the next tee box, and on some holes an additional sign along the way. In addition to the signs there is a clear mowed path between holes.

Given how rough the terrain is here, I found this the easiest course of navigate of any that I've played. I didn't look at my map even once.

Cons:

Many of the drives are to blind baskets, so you'll either need to walk up the first time or have a spotter along. In some cases locating your drive can be a challenge as the juniper and sagebrush can get thick. Again, a spotter helps a lot.

This course is a long ways from anywhere, and is pretty isolated. Gas up before you head out and bring a snack. I didn't see any other golfers on a beautiful Saturday morning.

Other Thoughts:

I found this to be a really well designed course. While it doesn't have the lush green grass and tall trees of some park courses it offers a fantastic assortment of uphill, downhill, and crosshill shots in an interesting area.

This course reminded me of Diamond X in Billings, Montana with less challenging terrain but much better tee pads and navigation.

There is a Pitch&Putt 9-hole course installed at the Visitor Center which is a nice warm-up for this course.

Visitor Center has a small assortment of discs, mini's, and tee shirts. Also cold drinks and snacks.
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