Citrus Heights, CA

Sunrise DGC

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Magiken
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Experience: 14.8 years 74 played 74 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A Fun Test of your Disc Golf Kung Fu 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 16, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

• Easy to find
• Nice baskets
• Two warm-up baskets with a decent sized area to practice
• Restrooms in a couple spots
• Pretty good signage with some issues in spots (more on that below)
• Great tee boxes
• Tests every shot in the bag

Cons:

• Confusing navigation in spots
• A little debris clearing is needed in a few areas

Other Thoughts:

Tips
• Use the map but do look around for tee box and basket movement
• You don't really need the cart. You can't even use it for 6 holes (#8-#13).
• It was devil's sriracha crotch hot out there when I went. Bring water.

Random Thoughts:
This is a course that, as you drive up, you're going to think you're lost because you're turning into a shopping center, but fear not, and keep going. Then you're going to think you're at the wrong spot because all you see is a driving range center, but fear not, and keep going. Once you arrive in the new clubhouse, you're good to go, on what, on the surface, looks like the crummiest ball golf course in the area, but ends up being one of the funnest disc golf challenges in the area. You can tell a lot of thought went into the design of this course. From the shape of the shots, to the varying lengths, to the basket placements, you will use every shot in the bag and then some. This is the ultimate risk/reward course. You can certainly go after the basket, or pursue aggressive lines on this course, but there will be a penalty if you miss. This penalty will be in the form of rough or OB or a sloping cliff or even a riverbed. Of course, if you play it safe, you wont be penalized but par will likely be just out of reach. So every hole presents this decision: do you go for it or not? And what's nice is it's done in a multitude of ways: long, short, left to right, right to left, tunnel shots, etc... It's all out there, and it's different from each hole to the next, which keeps it interesting. Even though I'd argue that some of the par 3s should be 4s (424 ft.?), I get it. I need to improve my drives. But even with my piddly 325' drives, I managed to leave +7 on my first attempt and left at least 2 shots out there on errant putts. So all in all, a really nice challenge that I thoroughly enjoyed.

As far as the course itself, the tee boxes are a fantastic mix of synthetic grass for most and concrete for the others. The concrete ones were a little slick in spots but that might have been my shoes. Not totally sure. The conditions are pretty good although there does need to be a little care and feeding in the rough and on the holes that leave the main course (#8-#13). Some of those back holes are clean and some are pretty rough with a touch of poison oak in one spot. The only real frustration with the course came with the navigation. For starters, the course manager suggested I start on #17 because you'll finish at your car. This makes a lot of sense and I wonder why it's not that way to begin with. It may be the designers want those 2 holes at the finish? In any event, the main issue is that on about 4-5 holes the tee and/or basket is not quite where it is on the map or the number on the tee box will be wrong (#9). In most cases, it's usually on the other side of the ball golf fairway. I suspect the maps were done and then there was a reconfiguration. This was a fairly minor annoyance although on #7 I absolutely threw the wrong direction (towards the green) before I noticed the basket on the right, followed by discovering the double-mando tunnel shot. Ouch! I made it through the trees though and left with par, which I was personally thrilled with. But stepping back, my main concern is this course has clearly fallen on hard times and while I find $6 to be very reasonable, I wonder if this course might be closed soon. That would be a bummer.

Bottom Line:
This is a very challenging course, which I would call tough but forgiving if you play it safe and smart. Yes, the course itself is not terribly scenic and could use some care and feeding here and there, but hopefully that doesn't hide the brain(s) that went into the design. If you give it a chance, I think you'll discover something special here, and with a little more love and attention, it could end up being a destination course. Thank you to the course designers and good luck.
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adrianlandon
Experience: 8.9 years 4 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice Addition to Sacramento 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 30, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course has come a long way since its inception. The clean-up of the playing areas and the minor additions in hole placements have made this a quality course. Many of the shots, as described by previous reviewers, play long, which makes it a good time for "big arms" or those looking to improve their distance. There are birdie holes for nearly all skill levels but most of the holes will be an unlikely bird for players who can't throw 350 feet or farther. The par 4s and the single par 5 are a lot of fun and require strategy, not just distance, as trees are placed well to guard approach shots. Many of the par threes have water that comes into play which offers an enjoyable risk/reward factor. If you are on the course during the week and away from prime-time hours, you will likely be able to get in a quick round without traffic. This is a significant plus in the area where the other eighteen holes courses are severely compacted with players.

Cons:

I would say most of the holes offer interesting play but a couple of holes tend to be bland after repeated play. There is room, especially when off the ball golf course, to put in some additional placements for the baskets, and this would add to the course for people who play it semi-regularly.

Other Thoughts:

I don't think the course is too long as some have stated and a good score out here feels well earned. I think the pay price is well worth it to avoid the masses and for the challenge. It is also nice to have the amenities on hand or near. I would give it a 3.5 in total which nudges it above Orangevale or Rockland for me.
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Flychains
Experience: 9.8 years 40 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Course Update 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 2, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Every hole is different and there are a number of different challenges. This includes a few mandos and the OB creek. Makes you sharpen your skills.
Great new tee pads. Concrete on the back 6 and astro turf on the golf course.
It's a nice walk across the golf fairways. And easy when you have to make those big fairway drives on the long holes. I play with a lot of guys that really love using the cart. You get to ride, load up your bags and ice chest, etc. I prefer the walk.
The tee signs are up on all the holes.
Never a crowd and everyone's friendly.
They have "Sticks" where you can get an adult beverage and something to eat with your friends when you're done.

Cons:

They're still cleaning-up the back 6. There's a lot of rough. There's still some hobo junk in spots but no one hanging around. It takes a real bad throw to put your disc near any of it.
Update: The back 6 has been cleaned up but the wood that was chewed up has been left on the ground, mulch I think, hobo junk is gone. Still some clean-up to do. They need to improve the path. Carts still can't go back there.
They need to do a better job of indicating OB before the first real tournament.
They need new signs that will direct you to the next hole in a few places. Especially hole 13 to 14 and 15 to 16.
Are holes 2 and 15 really too long? Maybe, but it makes it a different experience.

Other Thoughts:

It's worth the $6 to avoid the crowds at the other 18 hole courses in the area. I've only had to wait once when a group of 6 or 8 was playing ahead of us. Very rare. Every one else has let me play through. Even regular golfers.
I'd gladly give up the morning Latte to play here every day. I'm fairly new so It's going to take some time until I can beat all the challenges here.
The cleanup of the back 6 has made it easier to find your disc when you get off your intended line. There's still plenty of obstacles. Hole 11 is especially challenging.
I'm glad to see the steady improvement here. It's showing some love for the disc golfers. After all, it is a business and they like to see us coming in.

Update 4/16: The back 6 has changed a little. Due to expansion of parking for the strawberry shack, the fairway for hole 9 had been eliminated. Hole 9 is now what was hole 10 and a new 10 was added across the creek. The flow of the course is not as smooth here as it was but it still works. The new hole, while short is technical (as 9 was before). All the stolen baskets have been replaced and defended against pipe cutters. It looks like that should prevent a similar loss.
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Hazer
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.1 years 168 played 54 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Sacramento's First Pay-to-Play 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 13, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great mix of hole types and shots required. Some short, some quite long, and a nice mix of left, right, and straight shots with roller and spike hyzer opportunities as well. Many holes play along the ball golf course and are well manicured but pretty wide open, and some play in a wooded area that is dense, unforgiving, and much more technical. Dense, unforgiving rough in many areas of the course. Two par 4's and one par 5. There is a double-mandatory about 30' wide and 140' or so down the fairway on hole 7 that you have to shoot through which is a nice touch in my opinion. There is a creek that runs through the property and comes into play on several holes, especially on hole 10 where the basket is sitting about 10' from the edge of a steep 8' drop-off down to the creek, and on hole 17 where the drop-off is even deeper and the basket is about 30' behind the creek and a bridge (if you come up short you may be in trouble - hard/dangerous to retrieve if you go in the creek, and the course rules say don't attempt to retrieve but let them know and they will have someone retrieve it for you). Nice new DISCatcher baskets. Clubhouse on site with food and beverages (adult beverages allowed on the course). Carts available to rent. Several garbage cans throughout the course. Pay-to-play (yes, that is a pro in Sacramento in my book). Friendly staff. Managed tee-times (call ahead: 916-764-8282) which keeps things flowing smoothly, unlike at other courses in the area. Multiple pin placements now on several holes, and many more to come. Improvements are being made at a very fast pace.

Cons:

Grass / Natural tees. The back holes through the wooded area are virgin and need breaking in with foot traffic. There are a lot of blackberries that need to be removed. The first few holes along the ball golf holes are pretty wide open and a little boring, but with new pin positions could be much more interesting / challenging (not saying they're easy birdies, but not very technical). Only restroom is at the clubhouse by holes 1, 17, & 18, and although the course is not huge, if you were on hole 9 or 10 and needed a toilet it's a good hike back to the clubhouse (Not as bad if you rent a cart). After hole 16 you have to walk through the parking lot and around the ball golf driving range and clubhouse to get to hole 17. Hole 17's tee is right next to the clubhouse, and in my opinion the course would make much for sense if the current hole 17 became hole 1, and the current hole 16 became the final 18th hole as you would end right next to the parking lot. I believe they arranged it this way so they get more traffic around the clubhouse when people are finishing up to hopefully lure them in for some food and/or beverages, but it does disrupt the flow of the course a bit in my opinion.

Other Thoughts:

$6 per person for 1st round, $4 per person for 2nd and consecutive rounds. Ball golf greens are OB. Do not walk on the ball golf greens unless you are retrieving an OB disc. Play them as water or any other marked OB area. Cement tees and multiple cemented sleeves (basket locations) on each hole to come soon. Disc golf pro shop also coming soon. Drew Gibson and his Dad, Marty, put in a ton of work on this course. Hats off! Nikko Locastro also helped a lot, along with a bunch of local disc golfers. Thanks to all that helped make this course become a reality.

UPDATE:
Course is back open with permanent pin positions and all new DISCatcher baskets. Drew Gibson is now managing the disc golf course. Updates on course improvements to come.
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