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Troy, MT

Timber Beast

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3.65(based on 10 reviews)
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Jah Plastifari
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 40.9 years 249 played 33 reviews
3.50 star(s)

The Beast Had Its Claws Trimmed 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 12, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good range of distances with nicely framed fairways on most holes

Multiple baskets on several holes

Two tees on several holes

Decent sized concrete tee pads

Good flow

Nice map at start area

Tee signs with distances

Cons:

Quite a few trees and brush that were in play have been recently removed, opening the fairways up considerably

A majority of the holes can be birdied with a mostly straight shot

Very little elevation in play

A couple of tees are too close to the preceding baskets, especially for tourneys

Other Thoughts:

The recent removal of several trees and lots of brush has made the course play 2 to 3 strokes easier. It still is a fun challenging course.

Absolutely worth playing if you are in the area.
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MountainMan
Experience: 44 years 104 played 17 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun, technical, and in great shape! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 30, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Concrete pads on every hole, with a few having multiple pads.

Newer Disc Catcher baskets on all holes, and several holes have multiple pin placements.

Easy to navigate with a natural flow to the course.

Benches and trash cans are plentiful.

Cons:

A few baskets are located too close to the next tee.

No real bomber holes.

Very little elevation change throughout the course.

Other Thoughts:

Timber Beast is a gem of course located in the town of Troy Montana. This is a beautiful part of the state, so in addition to throwing plastic, be sure to check out the nearby rivers, falls, lakes, cedar groves, etc.

The course starts out with several gettable holes, including ace runs on #1, #2, & #5. Starting on #6, the woods get deeper and par starts looking like a fine score on many of the holes, especially the tight stretch from #9-#13.

Most holes are between 180'-260' and the course rewards players who can throw straight. The rough has been trimmed back, so fairways are fair, but if you throw a shank or get a bad tree kick, it is punishing.

Overall, this is a fun and challenging course that is well worth checking out.
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markmcc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12 years 278 played 254 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great Small-Town Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 2, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Troy is a scenic small town in northwestern Montana, and it is amazing that they have installed a quality 18-hole disc golf course.

This is a classic wooded course, with tight (but fair) fairways. The course includes a good variety of distances ranging from 147' out to 410'. While some holes require dead straight drives, most call for some line shaping. An accurate drive will give you a good birdie opportunity, but a kick off of a tree will bring bogie into play.

Hole 14 is a good example as it plays alongside the railroad tracks and requires a big left-hand turn from tee to basket. Miss the angle and you've got trouble.

Concrete tee pads are in great shape, and are painted with the footprints of (what I assume are) the Timber Beast. Nice touch!

Each tee has a clear sign with distance, par, and a basic hole layout. Innova baskets are in perfect condition and are marked with the correct hole number.

Navigation is simple, as most teepads are visible from the previous basket. In the few places where they aren't, a "next tee" sign is provided.

Good parking lot which is shares with a small museum and a railroad caboose.

Cons:

No real elevation to work with. And with this tight a course, really no opportunity to air out a drive.

The course is compact, so you have to be aware of other players on the course and may need to wait a bit.

This probably varies with season, but the grass and brush were getting thick, and getting out of the fairway resulted in frustrating searches.

Other Thoughts:

The distances shown on the course map at the parking lot are way off. I've updated the hole distances here based on the current tee signs.

There is an alternate tee for Hole #17B which plays a different line and extends the hole from 174' to 230'.

I found a tee sign for an alternate Hole 5B that looks like it brings the creek very much into play, but that basket wasn't in the day I played.
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DoubleB
Experience: 13.2 years 63 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Little Town Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 8, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great Scenery, Above average design, Two times through town in 1 week only one on the course, Clean, Quiet, and Close to nature, Navigation and cleanliness awesome.

Cons:

First hole in 95+ heat = snake's on the trail and in the rocks of the creek bed. Loops back on itself a little. Front 9 vs. Back 9 not even comparable! From 140` to 390's. First through got chewed up by skeeters. Recommend sun block, OFF, and possible snake proof boots or knowledge and awareness.

Other Thoughts:

You don't realize how quick your -3 will become even or +3 after running the long ones in thick wood or along the tracks. Overall great course would Love to play over and over if I were a local!

Great little town around Troy with very pleasant and happy people.
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tyezerian
Experience: 13 years 5 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Timber Beast 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 14, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is nicely laid out. Each tee box has a nicely painted map of the hole posted on a tree which is pretty easy to follow. The course is well maintained and you can just follow the gravel to the next box. Beautiful setting. This is a shorter course with most holes being a Par 3, with one exception of a Par 4.

Cons:

There are a few holes that are close to the river, so a misplayed disc could very easily be lost when the river is high.

Other Thoughts:

If this course wasn't a couple hours away, I could see playing it quite often.
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andrewelliott406
Experience: 18 years 37 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 31, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Lots of aces runs in a very scenic enviroment. Well organized makes for a good quick playthrough.

Cons:

In the spring time during winter runoff Callahan Creek is very dangerous if you go in the water consider that disc a gonner.

Other Thoughts:

In the last month there has been some major changes to the timberbeast and i believe it is for the better. Hole 3's Teepad remains the same but the moved the basket to the right and about 150 back making this hole alot more challenging. Hole 13's teepad has moved off in the woods to the right and is now elevated 4or5 feet. 13 basket is in the same place but the teepad change has completely reinvented this hole and i believe it is the most challenging hole on the course now.
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zippy
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 22, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very short yet very tight and very challenging course. It's carved out of the Northwestern Montana Boreal Forest. It's bordered on the east by a large creek and yes to the North by train tracks. Not much up and down.

Cons:

Lots of mosquitoes in season. Some holes require waiting while people are teeing off on the next hole.

Other Thoughts:

they throw an awesome tourney in June which currently holds the record for the most entries in Montana with 110 people entered last June 08. They also have an amazing long throw competition where contestants attempt to throw discs the 520 feet across the scenic Kootenai River. Here's an article about it.
http://www.thewesternnews.com...ws/news01.txt
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