Arvada, CO

Red Rocks Campus

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AdamBarnard
Experience: 18.9 years 12 played 7 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Short campus course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 25, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

- takes advantage of dirt mounds and natural topography
- moderate variety of distance and shots required here.

Cons:

- poor course layout
- none of the tee signage actually points in the direction of the hole

Other Thoughts:

I didn't get much out of this course, but to each his own. I thought the course design was poor - many of the holes and tees overlap each other which is awkward (if it was a popular course) and though there is signage it was drafted in photoshop by a 5th grader so some interpretation is required. There is some nice topography that is utilized onsite which makes several holes enjoyable and the baskets are in good shape. Wayfinding is not great, but you can figure it out for the most part. Only 9 holes here too so slight downside there. Overall, I believe it's worth playing once or twice through, but unless it's a convenient location, you won't be back.
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Wise Fool
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Experience: 15.2 years 125 played 118 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Over the Hills... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 27, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Baskets are in good shape and each basket is numbered.
-Lots of elevation change. The course plays up and down a hillside, which means most of the holes either involve playing downhill or uphill. The elevation is one of this course few upsides.
-Couple of holes that are 330 ft plus but play longer because they are straight uphill..
-The tee-signs are in great shape and tell you pretty much everything you need to know about the hole.
-On windy days the wind will come into play and definitely makes the course slightly more challenging.
-Out of bounds concrete on a couple of the holes, makes them a little more challenging than they would be without it.

Cons:

-This course is very wide open. Only hole 6 (which has a green electric box in the fairway) and hole 9 (which has a nicely placed tree) feature any obstacles at all. All of the other holes are pretty much either wide open downhill or wide open up hill shots.
-Since, the course is wide open, it offers very little challenge and starts to feel repetitive after a while.
-The course doesn't force you to do any line shaping really or force you to use any of special shots or anything.
-The tee-pads are not very good. Most of them are spray painted on the sidewalks, but the spray paint has faded badly, so it is hard to tell where the tee-box begins and ends. The ones that aren't on the sidewalk are just rutted out dirt patches.
-This course has a really weird flow, and the first time you play at times it will be hard to know which basket you are throwing at. One several tee-pads, most notably 3, 7, 8, 9, and it can be confusing as to which basket you are throwing at because the are all in the same area and you can't see the number on the basket from the tee-pad.
-Lots of the holes cross over and play over each other. Hole 9 throws almost straight over the basket for 8. So if the course is crowded you will want to watch for incoming discs.
-The area the course plays through does get a little overgrown, so you might spend some time looking for a disc or two.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this is a pretty boring course with no really memorable holes and very little challenge. If you like playing wide-open holes then this is the course for you. The only thing that makes this course slightly worth playing is the nice amount of elevation changes that it has. If you are in the area and want a round give it a try, but definitely don't go out of your way to play this course.
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