Great course to introduce friends to DG
Good diversity of holes (doglegs, uphill, wooded, open)
Usually someone else on the course to play with if you are alone
Throws aren't too challenging

Throws aren't too challenging
Short holes
After it rains the tees are filled with water
During school hours parking can be hard to find

You can get through the entire course with a mid and a putter, but still it's alot of fun.

Terrain management : 4 Very well maintained and some of the hole had a circle around the pin to signify putting range.
Fun factor : 4
Beginner friendly : 5
Lost disc recovery : 5 I don't think it is possible to lose a disc on this course.

Pin and tee box quality : 2 Many of the tee areas is just dirt

Ease of finding course : 3
Layout : 3
Variety : 3
Hole info : 3
Ease of finding next hole : 3

Course is an easy find anywhere in central jersey. This is a great spot to take someone just getting into the sport. Small course, but dense trees on holes require good placement. Grass was short and it seems relatively impossible to lose a disc, which is always a plus.

Course guide lists some holes as 3s and 4s, but predominantly is should be 2's and 3s.

I'll definitely check the course out again when I'm back in the area. Sometimes it is hard to figure out where the T's are, but a little logical exploring will help.

This course is part of the history of disc golf. In the early days when you used Frisbees to play. By today's standards most would call it a pitch-n-put course. But there is a little secret that a local has to show you. The long tee positions for every hole, but maybe 2 or 3. In some cases you are adding 50-100 feet and on others it changes the drive from the tee. The long tee position changes the line for the fairway to basket. Almost all holes are able to be easily played with mids and putters even from the long tees. We got lucky and met a local helping to set-up for the Jersey Jam. He played some of the round with us and gave us some insight how to find the long tees;
Look for green flags normally back behind the tee signs. Some are mowed over and not easy to locate.
Also look for yellow wooded pegs in the ground for the long tee.
Red dots or a spray painted line on the asphalt walkways.
On 17 use the tee for 16 and on 18 which is located around the back of the building from 17's basket. Before you get to the tee sign look to your right about 75' back from the tee sign there is like a step up near a entry way. That's the long tee it's marked but you have to look for it. After you have played the long tees once or twice through. You'll be good to go. Also compared to many courses the rough here isn't sticker bushes and 3 foot high grass fields.

We played early on a Saturday morning during summer break. Throwing from or over walkways can be a waiting game. Even in the off school periods there will be joggers and other people just walking. Look and wait.
I had expected at least the grass to be mowed in the campus area. I guess the college is saving money in tough economic times.
These are Mach I baskets with a second set of chains added in the inner ring. The basket itself is more shallow, some are wobbly and some just seem low. In a way this kind of adds to the challenge. Because you can expect blow troughs, skip and bounce outs.

Over all, if you are in the area give it a run. Would I make a special trip just to hit this course? After playing a few rounds I would have to say......no. There really isn't any other choices in this area for a better course and the locals are friendly. This is a community course and a great place to learn the game. Truth be told this is a fun course and beginner friendly.

Nice course nestled in a college campus. The original course, as designated by the signs, is a pitch and putt course, with holes averaging just over 200'. Play with the locals, and they can show you the alternate tees - which brings the average hole length closer to 300'. Both layouts are mostly flat (a few holes have some elevation) and moderately wooded (plenty of trees, but open lines to the pin). The course isn't particularly challenging (apart from the finicky, thin-chained mach 1 baskets), but it makes for a nice, casual round of disc golf.

The course offers enough variety not to be boring, but doesn't require a golfer to use all of the tools in their bag. Pedestrian traffic can be a bit of a nuisance on a few of the holes when classes let out.

For a seasoned disc golfer, the short course (from the tee signs) doesn't provide much of a challenge (fine for going ace-hunting). Your best bet is to find a local to show you the long tees, which offer a reasonable layout for an enjoyable round of golf. The Jersey Jam is a very well run event, which is played on a layout containing 9 of the "long" tees plus an additional 9 using the temporary or otherwise modified holes. The Jam layout is significantly more challenging than the standard layouts (in part due to OB). It has a strong local community, which has good turnout for weekly doubles (Tuesday nights) and hosts a good number of events, including it's premier event, the Jersey Jam.

Rutgers Disc Golf is not your typical course. It's a unique piece of disc golf history that any serious DGer should attempt to play one time. It was built in 1978 and shows it's age in it's wear and it's extremely short fairways. This would be seen as a negative usually, but this is exactly why it's so much fun. Every hole is a birdie waiting to happen and this is the rare course that has you making ace runs all day long. If you can't enjoy yourself here...your dead. Now don't go get all snobby and assume this course is below your skill level. The fun here is in weaving your putter amongst tall trees and difficult lines that may seem awkward to anyone who started playing in the age of the high speed driver. This is a throwback course and finesse and skill are rewarded here. You earn your birdies here. Hole #3 was my favorite...a dual fairway, heavily wooded by old thick pine trunks with several difficult routes to the basket but which one to choose? Holes 9-12 were a fun stretch as well. #9 being the infamous 57 foot skip ace hole. I emptied my entire bag (all 12 putters LOL) on this one and was miffed that I never caught metal once. I actually hyzered down the hillside and took a 3 on it! 10-12 are delightful holes that offer the only elevation on the course. This course is about refining your approach game and having fun. It's perfect for students as it whets the beginner appetite and is somewhere different skill levels can play together and everyone can enjoy the course. The expert will enjoy the nuances and the line shaping and the beginner will not be overwhelmed with length or punitive schule. (zero undergrowth despite entire course being wooded) The course is lighted at night and your allowed to play it 24 hrs a day! There are longer tees set up that stretch the course out to over 7000 ft including more open holes and utilizing the large pond nearby. (I am not sure where these tees are..contact a local or show up on tue doubles 6:00) There is much fun factor on this course and if you played it multiple times it is conceivable you could get an ace, birdie, par, or bogey on the same hole.

Tees are just dirt spots on the ground (though you don't need a run up). Signs are often misleading in distance(#1 for instance is marked as 219 ft but I google mapped it at 120 ft) and par (often displaying a par 4 or par 5...it's all 3s here) but you can scout every hole from the tee pad and the funny pars just show you how far the sport has come. You should not need a driver here (a mid-range is pushing it here) Plenty of foot traffic during peak hours I'm sure, but this is somewhere you play off hours, off season or winter. Hole 18 is a bit tough to find as it is on the far side of a building away from the rest of the course. Would have enjoyed just a few holes near/over the pond or fields nearby.

I kept hoping to run into Cubby here but it didn't happen. I would love to have a course like this near me. I'd play it every day if I could. I never realized how historic Rutgers University was. A very pretty campus and the site of the first football game ever played in 1869. This disc golf course kind of falls into the same category.

18 hole course is one of the first on the east coast and features a straightforward layout without the bells and whistles present at other courses. Relatively easy to score well yet still attractive for all levels of play with its "unofficial" alternate tee areas. Has some neat holes- 10 and 18 come to mind- and pavement OB areas on several holes keep you honest. RU-Douglass features a good balance of moderately wooded, manageable holes and although there is really only one tee off area per hole, it can be modified to lengthen the course- as is done for the annual Jersey Jam.

No added features like a welcome kiosk or lost disc box. Dirt tee off areas hold puddles after heavy rain, and erosion is a serious issue. Could use directional markers in some spots- it took me 15 minutes to figure out where hole 9 begins the first time I played. Holes 16 and 17 run parallel to one another, and there are always vehicles parked directly in front of the access way in front of the hole 18 tee pad. A couple of the unofficial "alternate tees" are flat-out ridiculous and don't offer a quality shot off the tee. Baskets are notorious for spit outs. Beware of students walking to class.

One of the oldest courses in the country, Rutgers-Douglass is a fun play, and over the years a loose playing environment has been cultivated. R-D is not physically grueling, making it a great place for multiple rounds and for the casual player. This was the site of my first ever tournament and competitive playing experience, so I will always have a soft spot for it, but judged on it own merits, R-D is not on a par with some of the other 18 hole courses within the NJ/PA region. That said, the "Jam" layout adds immeasurably to the course, and the over-the-water hole and 650 foot drive down the hill are outstanding holes which can measure up to many holes at other courses. Rutgers is in major need of some sprucing up, and it is unfortunate that the genuine and once promising efforts made by several people to upgrade and maintain the course were not seen through; the course deserves better. Despite that, Rutgers-Douglass is still a fun place to play.

Rutger's is a nice course on the university's Douglas Campus. The holes are short (non greater than 200') but they are also challenging because of the trees. Most holes play straight and/or with some hyzer with a few anny mixed in to change things up. I was able to find my way to all holes except 9 and 18, but fortuantely there were other dg's on the course to point us in the right direction. I played with my nephew who was playing for on the third time and we both had fun.

The baskets are OLD. We didn't experience any spit outs but I can see them happening. Also the natual tees are showing their wear and are becoming mud pits. Holes 9 and 18 are hard to find the first time you play (both are around the building after the previous basket).

As I said in the title, leave the drivers at home or in the bag. This is a putter/mid course. I played the day after Thanksgiving so we didn't have a problem with crowds.

Birdies galore for the precise driver. Pleasant atmosphere, especially on a warm early spring day. It's a quick little course that won't take more than an hour or so to play, so you can get a lot of holes in if you make a day of it. The original course can be negotiated with easy-to-throw old aviars and rocs. I've always had fun here.

Short, and sometimes busy with pedestrians. If you don't go low, scorewise, you'll feel frustrated. None of the holes stand out as particularly difficult, spectacular, or scenic.

Installed for the first NON- Rose Bowl WFC in the very early 80's, Rutgers/Douglass holds a special place in my heart because it's the first place I ever won a tournament. Also it's the site where I had two identical aces exactly a year apart- skip shots on hole #9 in the first round of 2 three-round PDGA tournaments, many years ago. So I admit a bias towards the lovely little place. It's been good to me. Play here if you like non-demanding birdie golf.

Rutgers is situated on a nicely manicured campus. The 18 holes flow well with most tees visible from the previous basket. The short course is signposted and popular with students and rec players. The longer 'B' layout is marked with orange bricks and is played mostly by local disc golfers. The 'C' layout is a championship level layout that is utilised for the annual Jersey Jam, which includes a couple of temporary baskets.

All layouts require different shots, with accuracy prized over big-arms. (Although some of the Pond/Field holes at the Jam are long) The rough is forgiving, so even if you hit an early tree you can still usually recover for a Par.

The course is showing its age, some baskets are a little unstable. Spit-throughs occasionally occur for power-putters. Some tee areas are eroded, and it can be hard to find the longer layouts if you're not playing with a local.

Rutgers is my local course and I've been playing there at least a couple of times a week for the last 18 months. From the longer tees it provides a real challenge and has helped my game develop.

Come out and join us for Tuesday Doubles at 6pm, it's the best way to see the course.

Rutgers is a full 18 hole course on a really nice college campus. Its one of the few full 18 hole courses in New Jersey. Rutgers is a short course, but it still has enough trees and challenges to make the course interesting. There are some really fun holes and lots of birdie opportunities to be had. The course is very well kept and there are clear fairways. There are some fun holes including hole 10 which plays along a creek.
There is a great group of local DGers who are out at Rutgers quite often. they know where the extended tees are and playing Rutgers with that makes it much more difficult and challenging. The Jersey Jam annual tournament layout is even better at over 7,000 ft.
Play with the locals if you can, its much better that way.

This course is old and doesn't show its age gracefully. Some of the natural tees are really worn out and the baskets are all rusted. You'll see lots of drop outs because of the bad condition of the baskets. The signs are pretty outdated (some are missing) and the posted par is laughable.
This course is on a college campus so it is obviously restricted to what one can do on a campus. Pedestrians are always a possible danger and there are several roads that pass very close to the holes so an overshot landing in the road is definitely possible. This is not a grip and rip course.

Rutgers has its plusses, but its not a course to travel for. Course baggers can bag Rutgers, Chimney Rock, Greenwood Meadows, and Harry Dunham all in an afternoon, although none of those course are great courses.
Also be careful when you play Rutgers, New Brunswick traffic can be terrible during peak hours.
It would be nice if there were a group of rutgers student DGers who would put some work in on the course. It wouldnt take much to get the course in good shape by fixing signs and baskets and just taking care of them.
Overall Rutgers is a course to play if you are in the area or able to play with some locals.

*Close to my sister
*Easy
*Putt sesh
*Maybe mid-range too

*Poorly marked
*Very short holes
*Adjacent to walking path
*Weaves back and forth
*Similar shots
*Short distances

I used to think the 30min drive was worth it but its really not. Last time i went down and some goon in a star trek t-shirt said ther was "a tournament going on persay" haha lame.. After that i figured theres rly no reason to go back unless i end up at that park next to the dining hall and have my discs.
Also some guy whowears a UPS sweathirt and ha a UPS disc golf bag said it was his favorite course, at first i thought he was a cool guy, but it turns out he just like being nic so he could pay ahead of you and steal your discs thn leav before you could find him. Great community of discers they have down there.

I love the convince of this course, if I were a student here I would play twice a day.
The holes here are laid out pretty well and there isn't much searching for the next tee. I also enjoyed the mix of hyzer and anhyzer shots. I flick and backhand so it was nice to switch it up.
It is very easy and possible to play this course with one disc. My favorite hole was the 50 foot hole, I tried a few times to get my first ace with no luck. I think the hole is #10...

Well, it's a bit hard to find the first time. Some "Disc Golf" signs around campus would be nice. I parked a bit away from where I was suppose to. I played this in the middle of the weekend when it was freezing so there were no problems with students walking around but that could be a pain in the butt during school. Some holes are close to the buildings but it isn't that bad.

Not a bad little course, I enjoyed my self and I'm sure with some return trips I could get a pretty kick ass score. I wonder what the course record is. If I lived in NJ I would come here every now and then, this course can really help with your short game.

A nice layout with some very technical shots. No long drives so beginners would benefit here. Reasonably well marked. Because it is on a college campus it is well maintained. I believe this is a course where people of all ages could enjoy themselves. With the good walkways because you are on a college campus and other facilities available it is alot of them

Because it is within the confines of a college be very careful when school is in session. There are students everywhere and they do not pay attention.

This is a great place for buddies to get together and play. The course is fun and the scenery is good.

nice little courses mostly par 3.great layout which requires accuracy not power. very easy hole-in-one length holes(easier said than done) a lot of trees but that adds to the challenge. a must for the begginer level disc golfer

an extremely small course. one hole is only 57 feet. it had ace written all over it unfortunatley it takes a little more than just luck for that. some holes are in between parking lots so watch out for cars. some signs are missing and others are misleading especially hole #1 which i would say is about 60ft. from the pin but the sign says its 219ft.

rutgers is very fun to play and a definate confidance booster especially with the short holes that are practicly begging for you to get a hole-in-one. my first time there i shot 10 under par. very easy and very fun.

Nice and short par 3 course. Great mix of holes and different shots. Well designed. All holes are fun to play. Fun for beginners and advanced players alike. Good fairways. Plenty of trees but there's sufficient room to work your disc.

Try not to play while school is in session during the weekdays Sept. through June. Play weekends or in summer because there are plenty of college students walking the pathways that cross the course. Although it's okay to play while school is in session. One of the shortest holes in disc golf resides here (I think it's hole 9) which may seem a bit silly because it's a putt over a bush from the tee (but fun nonetheless).

Rutgers is worth playing because it's fun. Most holes are short but a bit challenging because of the trees. Some of the advanced players have called this course Puttger's (Ha) because they use their putters from the tee on most holes. But you'll see that you'll need your drivers on most of the holes.

Clean, safe and well-manicured (though that applies to the campus as a whole, not the disc golf course in particular). Short and easy for beginners, but somewhat tricky for pros thanks to trees on every hole.

Signs are woefully outdated. Hole 1 says 219 ft but it can't be more than 150; Hole 17 must be shorter than 300. Sign for holes 2 and 13 are missing. Never found hole 18. Only found 2 "advanced" tees, on holes 10 and 11. No teepads, or tee markers even. Most holes are dangerously close to one another. Chains are rusted and very loose.

As it is, you can tell this course is from the Sedgley era. And you can tell that Sedgley has had constant improvements and maintenance, while Rutgers has fallen into neglect. The fact that it took until August of 2008 for it to get its first review here should tell you something.

IMPORTANT: I have just played the Jersey Jam, and this extended layout is the cream of the crop. Volunteers created excellent signage and a thorough course guide, there were spotters on the blind / OB holes, and it used the campus with great creativity. Sure, there are still no tee pads, but I would give this version FOUR DISCS and eagerly look forward to playing the Jersey Jam every year.