Yet another fine P2P offering near Augusta. Rather than being completely wooded Porcupine Ridge offers some completely open holes as well as plenty of wooded holes.

The course offers two tees on most holes, so you have the "Rec" course as well as the "Pro" course, and by mixing the two they also have a scorecard for a hybrid intermediate course. All play to the same baskets, but essentially three choices of total distance.

From the back tees, the distances vary from 179' to 637', with the average hole length falling around 360'.

The first five holes are pretty much wide open, with drives over nicely mowed grass. Hole 4 is a 229' ace run, but the other holes are among the longest on the track, with Holes 1-3 each exceeding 400' and Hole 5 at 610'. The ground is flat and the grass was short when I played, so these holes are perfect for rollers.

Hole 6 is a good hole heading down into a wooded, narrowing fairway and then Hole 7 begins the heavily wooded holes. From this point on you are playing wooded holes with a variety of fairway shapes and width. Nothing was crazy tight but there are plenty of trees and thick enough rough that you may find yourself simply pitching back into the fairway after a hard tree kick.

There is plenty of modest up and down to consider on the holes, and I think that the description of "Moderately Hilly" is correct. Hole 18 is steeply uphill with the basket perched right at the crest of the hill. It just screams "ROLLAWAY" if you don't land your approach flat.

Tee pads are nice trapezoidal concrete pads with good texture. Not particularly long but all I needed for a 3-step approach. Beautiful custom wooden tee signs showed a nice hole diagram along with both tee locations, distances, etc. Innova baskets with flags showed up well in the shadows and caught great. Lots of next hole signs and clear trails made navigation a snap. No map necessary.

A previous review mentioned a terrible fly problem. I noticed several commercial Horsefly traps out in the woods, and they had collected hundreds of the nasty little biters. I dealt with a couple of Horseflies during my round but it was no worse than any other wooded course I've played in Maine.

There was a very nice pro shop with a modest selection of discs. Note that if you purchase a disc on a weekend your course fee is waived!

Having all of the wide-open holes clumped together at the start of the course isn't optimal. I started play on Hole 4 which broke them up some.

The shorter tee positions are simply set out in front of the longer tees, and in many cases the long tees drive directly over the short tees. So there aren't a variety of lines to try between the various tee positions.

While the woods holes were all well-designed, I don't remember any one in particular that stands out as a "wow" signature-type hole.

This is (yet another) well designed, well maintained P2P course in Maine.

There are a couple of "bonus holes", 11A and 11B, that have been added since this course was placed on DGCR. They add a couple of short, technical wooded holes to an already very nice course.

Augusta, ME was the literal turning point half way through my trip. Leaving home in North Augusta, SC, this seemed like a logical destination to finish the Northbound leg of the loop. Porcupine Ridge made a good first impression of what disc golf in Maine can be. Maintained very well, and very little water on the course, outside of the brook. The components are all finest quality. Nice pro shop with snacks and plastic. Long and short concrete tee pads with wonderful carved wooden signs. Pristine DISCatcher baskets. Layout was well designed and easy to follow. The course itself starts a little slow, but improves at hole 6, ramping up to consistent high quality from there out. Holes 1, 3, 4, and 5 are mostly open fields of grass, varying in distance, and mostly flat. Nothing wrong with that, but not enough to get me excited. 2 had a little extra flavor, with trees in play closer to the fairway and green, and some drop in elevation in the mix as well. 6 is another hole to really blend all of the elements together and produce a really fun disc golf hole. Open grass in front of the tee, but turning downhill and slicing through some trees to the basket. 7 and 8 are both really nice par 4 holes, with woods becoming more of a factor. By the end of the front nine, the woods have fully engulfed the course. 10 is shorter, and a good shot to get a birdie. 11 is a par 5 over 635' that dips and pinches through a narrow wooded fairway in the middle before opening up some approaching the basket. 12 is a little more open right hook that is considerably downhill. There are a couple of tree trunks carved to look like a squirrel and a mushroom on the fairway. 13 is back into fully forested terrain again, and climbs back up a ways. 14 sends you downhill, further through the clustered trees again, over 400' on the par 4. 15 and 16 are par 3 holes with more airspace, but still wooded. 15 backed by thick rough, and 16 rising up a gradual slope. Par 4 17 is slightly downhill, moderate woods toward the brook that divides the course. 18 is a great finisher. The brook is directly in front of the blue tee, and a fairly steep hill waits on the other side. Rough to the left, and several large trees in the fairway, make it a legit par 4, even at only 315'.

Pay to play, so don't forget to bring some ends. Four of the first five holes featured the wide open, grassy area behind the Three Crows Clubhouse. Not a lot of strategy to it, try and keep centered and get the distance required. Dogs must be leashed (at least while in sight of the clubhouse), and bring a dookie bag.

Porcupine Ridge has a lot to offer, and the price of entry is fair. A clean and well equipped course with a well supplied shop for a break, if you want to play more than once. You will probably want to play more than once.

This course is tucked away on a beautiful piece of land outside the city of August. This course has a lot of pros.

1. Excellent, brand new cement tee pads for both the long and short positions.

2. Excellent shot variety, both open, wooded, left to right, and right to left, uphill, downhill....basically everything you need for a challenging course.

3. The baskets are brand new and in excellent condition and there are nice bridges and seats on every hole.

4. The clubhouse is awesome! food and drink for a price, awesome rocking chairs and a deck for relaxation. 5. Some of the open holes actually have the 10 meter circle cut lower to help you gauge the distance of your putt. Overall, this is a great course and definitely worth visiting. The owners of this land definitely take excellent care of this course.

Also, a lot of the baskets are set on minor elevation changes with a lot of pine needles around. Make sure you place your upshot nicely if you want to make par.

None.

This course is tucked away nicely and is a great place to play a beautiful round, then kick up your feet and chill out on the porch in a rocking chair.

Oh, and I actually saw a porcupine near the brush-line off of hole 4!!!

One of my all time favroite courses hard but not to head will challenge you that's for sure well kept you have the chance to try a lot of different shots I throw backhands and tomhawcks here friendly staff easy to navagate very very fun course a course you need to try if you love this sport

Could use more selections for discs

I played the blue tees

Beginning with hole 6, the layout is exceptional. Lots of variety, interesting and unique holes, elevation, and beautiful scenery. The course has a nice clubhouse as well as nice signs & pads at every hole. As you'd expect at a new course, the baskets are in great shape.

The field holes (1-5) need some work to make them more interesting. There are at least three (16% of the course!) where you throw straight at the basket.

Well worth the trip if you are within a couple hours of here, or if you can add it to a road trip with the other highly rated courses near 95. This is a great course, and I predict it will evolve into 4.5 stars as they figure out what to do with the open fields. $5 was very fair for such a gorgeous property.

This course is my absolute favorite in the area to play. When I play with my boyfriend he gets the challenge he seeks from the back tees and I can play right along with him on a course more my speed from the white tees. Its scenic and naturally beautiful, vastly different types of terrain with the first 5 field holes to the wooded holes also plenty of elevation changes, lots of old growth trees and a nice brook that winds its way through the course. Being new everything is top notch from the baskets to the uniquely shaped concrete tee pads. The owners are super friendly and the clubhouse is beautiful has all the amenities one could want.

tough question...I cant think of much with the exception of some prickly bushes if you throw off of the fairway but the fairways are wide enough were you really should not be in there anyhow.

brand new this year and the word has to get out. This course is fantastic and is a must play for all!!!

Both the Long boxes and the Short Boxes present challenging shots. Even with 2 sets of boxes, the shots are not just short vs. long, they are COMPLETELY different angles and shots. The owners are exceptionally nice people who honestly value input from others. FAMILY FRIENDLY course, and a cool course dog! BEAUTIFUL club house, and a great walk in the woods!

Could use some distance signs for the White Tees.

Tough to find anything negative to say about this course. The owners are truly interested in raising the bar for what should be expected from courses in Maine. This was a great experience to play, and I look forward to going back again!