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Holden, ME

Rock Solid Disc Golf

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2.55(based on 3 reviews)
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markmcc
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Experience: 12.1 years 278 played 254 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Uncertain Future 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I have learned from the lady in the fireworks store that this course was a joint project of the father that owns the store and his son. His son passed away last year so the future of the course is uncertain.

This is a nice piece of rolling, forested land. There are now 18 holes which range from short putter shots (150' ish) to longer drives through the woods, though I don't think that any holes exceed 400'.

The course features a fine variety of lines from straight tunnel shots to gentle bends (both right and left) and a few hard doglegs (again both right and left). While there isn't a lot of elevation out here you'll find some 20' uphill and downhill shots.

This forest also features some interesting boulders and rock formations here as well as a couple of openings and a small creek.

Hole 1 is the only wide-open hole on the course, but plays over an interesting "Stonehenge" of rock columns. The other mostly open hole is Hole 3, which is a big dogleg left around a corner of forest to the basket.

Holes 12 & 14 are really short ace-runs through narrow gaps. Get through clean and you've got a birdie at worst.

An assortment of tee pads with most being raised wooden platforms of adequate size. These platforms are quite high (12" - 18") so running onto to them from the back or off of the front is not recommended. Other tee pads are natural ground with one odd stone-filled box.

Innova Discatchers show up great in the woods and catch well.

Signage is hit-and-miss. There are a few simple tee signs with distance, but many hole simply have a hole number. Lots of next-tee arrows are appreciated.

Cons:

Currently the course is not being maintained and is not even advertised as open, though they will allow you to play (with no charge). As such there are some obvious issues:

- Basket 1 is currently out of the ground, laying on its side.
- Basket 13 is missing. There is a folding chair in that position.
- No constructed tees at 9 or 17.
- Lots of downed trees from storms this past winter. The path from Hole 1 to tee 2 is heavily blocked, requiring some scrambling. Several holes have downed trees in play.
- Much of the signage is missing, through the navigation arrows on trees are mostly there, and I didn't have too much issue finding all 18 holes.
- The open areas are unmown, so watch where your disc lands. Thankfully there are only a couple of open spots with a lot of grass or ferns.

Other Thoughts:

From a disc golf standpoint this is a solid course with an interesting variety of hole shapes and lengths. I hope that the owner will be able to find a way to keep the course open and running, but understand that it is not his priority at this time.

The disc golf is still pretty decent out here, and with some repairs and maintenance this (now 18-hole) course would be an easy 3.5 or perhaps even a 4.
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