Lightly-trafficked lengthy course adjacent to campus


+ The challenge here takes the form of wind and tall grass rough. Many of the holes are decent length, so there's a premium on controlling the angle and height of your throws


+ Clever use for largely-vacant college property: would be OK for regular play if you're on campus or live really close


+ Reasonable design, given how little nature provided: Hole #2 uses the very few available trees to create an obstacle, the #12 and #14 baskets are elevated by using a mound and a bluff, and #18 is a nice long finisher

- Although the design makes the most of available elevation, this is essentially a huge field with very few trees or natural obstacles


- It's a personal preference but I really didn't like the first hole: a blind sharp dogleg off a high bluff. Not a terrible hole, but a blind shot into a huge elevation change for your very first throw


- No tees and minimal signage (just hole # and length); there are a few spots where you can see multiple baskets and the only way to know which to throw to is by estimating which one seems to be at the right distance

~ I happened to play at a time when everything was mowed, but my guess is that the grasses can get pretty wild. Be prepared for something that feels a lot rougher around the edges than the pictures from 2017 indicate


~ A high ropes course! I wish I went to college with one of these!


COURSE AMENITIES:
Good baskets, but no tees and minimal signage. Cart-friendly after the first hole. Park in the college dorm lots nearest the beach volleyball courts and walk ¼ mile on the paved service road until you're out in the open. Look for the small red tee sign ahead and to the right


RECOMMENDED COMBINATIONS:
I played Messiah midway through a long bagging day, and most of the closest courses are short and pretty forgettable. My advice (unless you're bagging like I was) is to combine this with Pinchot or Coyote Hills

Wide open course with some elevation changes. Made good use of college overflow land.
Just a few minutes off the highway and only saw one other group in late fall so it took less than an hour to walk in and back to the car and get back on the road.

Not too challenging but decent variety of holes and it is an intro course for the students.
Not many obstacles except the tall grass. Make sure you use the hay bales for reference points to find your discs.

Visitor parking not well marked but it's a small and pretty campus. Takes about 5-10 minutes to walk from visitor lot up access road behind volleyball court. First tee is on the back right corner of the construction lot, teeing down from the rim.
Can play each hole as a par 3, there will be some long par threes, lots of 2's possible. Shot 51 & 51 first two times.
You can park in the employee lot near the access road at the end of the day.

18 hole course smartly designed with space provided. Fairways are mowed by college. Good use of elevation. Some uphill holes provide a challenge for even longest throwers. Gives player option to throw forehand or backhand on lots of holes. Good course to get your work in.

Windy each time I've played but that's no fault of course. Rough is long grass and makes it challenging to find discs at times. Just pay attention to where you throw. Be patient with this course because it could be something special and the more courses being created the better.