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Council Bluffs, IA

Treasure Cove DGC

3.915(based on 33 reviews)
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3 7
Dizcer
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Lincoln Discer 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 16, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great course! Newly poured cement tee pads. Extra long and wide for all skill levels. Long and short pads on all holes with permanent gold length baskets on 6 holes. We'll maintained with groomed fairways. Very clean!

Cons:

Maybe one more bridge needed on hole 12.

Other Thoughts:

Signature hanging basket on hole 12. Love it!
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4 5
Sushi
Experience: 10.8 years 34 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Concrete T-Pads 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 16, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Course just received new concrete t-pads and not just 1 per hole but 2! Some holes have 2 baskets to add more challenge. Great upgrade from the rubber mats and the course is very well maintained. Course is challenging playing amongst the trees, elevation, and playing in the Midwest, some wind at times.

Other Thoughts:

This course ranks amongst the tops in the area and definitely one of the cleanest and safest courses. Hardly ever a backup on the course so if you looking to get a round in on a course that's not congested, this is it.
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MDfly
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Well designed, lots of challenge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 22, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Course from the long tees is awesome! Not many birdie opportunities, plenty of challenges. Most of the fairways are well kept, with some great shapes through wooded holes. Plenty of elevation changes. Usually not busy.

Cons:

Can get windy.
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Upshawt1979
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 20.9 years 550 played 429 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Big Arm U 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 2, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Treasure Cove DGC has nearly everything you could ask for on a disc golf course. There are massive drives on long fairways, woods, great elevation change, a bit of water in play, and versatility of multiple tee pads and pin locations. It is pretty long, even from the short tee pads. Skill and consistent shot making will be a must if you want to score well here.

The campus is pretty and well taken care of. Most of the holes are an grass, and there are mature trees on many of the holes. Even the more open holes have interesting terrain that can make things tough if you are off line and land in the wrong zone.

Hole 2 is the first wooded hole and gives a nice test early on. Wish I would have played 3 from the long tee, but didn't notice it until after finishing 12. I really liked throwing across the Moon Crater on hole 5. The Amen Corner stretch on holes 7-9 are all great holes. My top hole is probably the Hanging Basket hole on 12. Have to love the downhill bomber at 13. The Forrest area has some fun drives on holes 15-17, with an amusing short downhill putter run giving you a birdie opportunity on 17. Climbing up Adrenaline Hill on 18 takes a strong finish.

Cons:

I wouldn't change the rating, but it would be nice if the tees had better marking, and I prefer concrete to rubber mats. A few signs to navigate transitions could also be helpful. There are a few long walks between holes, and figuring out which tee is which can be tough.

Pay to play, but is one dollar more than you're willing to pay for a chance to find treasure? The layout crosses parking lots, roads, and loops around in kind of a figure eight. Printing a map may be useful.

Other Thoughts:

I tried to play the middle tee on every hole, but I may have been out of place on a couple of holes. There are signs, but not for every tee, and I may have overlooked one or two somewhere.

The DGCR app listed this at par 56, and I was at 65 by the time I sank the last putt at the top of Adrenaline Hill. My only birdie came with a nice putt to make 3 on the Moon Crater. I had chances for birdies on 4, 12, and 17 but the putter was not finding the chains. The wind was fairly stiff on the afternoon I was in town, and my driving also left something to be desired. I would very much like to take another crack at this one.

This course is pretty interesting, and offers very nice variety. I would definitely recommend giving it a try. There is a bit of room for improvement, but it is still great as is.
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KingDonko
Experience: 8.9 years 18 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Favorite Course drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 17, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Beautiful scenery
-Lots of variety in the holes
-Well maintained
-Pretty accurate signs at each hole
-Challenging holes

Cons:

-No concrete tees (UPDATE: They now have concrete tees)
-Parking
-Lots of walking. Unless you are into that sort of thing like me. then this is a pro.

Other Thoughts:

I love this course. The scenery is amazing. The tees have various positions to choose from. The parking is an issue though. You can't technically park next to hole #1 without a permit. You can usually get away with it, but it is best to park next to hole #10 where there is long term guest parking. Start your round there and end at #9 right behind where you parked.
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3 5
Nathan Stahl
Experience: 11.8 years 18 played 13 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 7, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

If you read all the previous reviews I have nothing new to add. It is laid out great, long holes with terrain and woods, many available tee positions, and three tee boxes at most holes. Some holes have a walk from the basket to the next tee box, but nothing hard and the signs point you in the right direction.

Cons:

The Par distances are long. I am by no means a seasoned player, but they seem to be really long Par 3's through out the course.

Other Thoughts:

The only thing I would like to see is trash picked up off the course. Every hole has a 55 gal trash can, but the trash makes it through out the course. It may be because it is on the college campus. I paid my dollar donation, but would think they could have the college grounds keepers do a trash walk.

Update: Played last week and the college had grounds keepers cleaning up broken tree limbs that have fallen. The trash is still littering the course. Don't get me wrong it is a GREAT course but people need to use the trash can or "Carry in, Carry out".
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mgcarney
Experience: 15 years 94 played 56 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Disc Golf Club? Sweet. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 5, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course truly stands out. Being originally from Nebraska, it was common to make fun of Iowa and more specifically "Council-tucky." However, despite those stereotypes, this course is phenomenal. The course artfully mixes long holes with short holes. They have both right hand and left hand holes. Additionally, this course features several shots you will see nowhere else. Including gold tee #3 over the pipes, and a hanging basket underneath a bridge. Beautiful course. It is in a nice park that is clean. The course also has a lot of elevation changes which is nice.

Cons:

One problem is the layout can be a bit confusing. #12 and number #13 are very far apart. Of course there is a sign under the bridge that will tell you to go back to the gazebo, but nevertheless still a hike. The course also has a basket that is precariously close to a basketball court. For right handers, you have to take extra caution. Another obstacles is the amount of cars in the parking lots. You can easily throw to these cars so watch out.

Other Thoughts:

While waiting for some friends to play, we ran into one of the athletic science professors, and he told us of the disc golf club at the college. This is really cool. Thinking of starting one at UNL.
Make a trip here. You won't regret it, even though it means going into Iowa.
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Donovan
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 37.1 years 302 played 188 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Council doesn’t Bluff...This course ROCKS! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 27, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The permanent 18 holes are finished and the course is amazing! I posted the 2010 pictures also. This is the home to one of the hanging baskets we hear about (under a walk bridge along a creek, on #12). It was no different that any other basket as far as putting, but it was rather cool to see a very small creek (3 feet wide) running under it. Loved that hole! The layout and design was really good using much of the land at this college. There was a very long dog leg around the corner of a corn field that no longer has a fence. It was really fun to hyzer (RHBH) around and I loved playing right out on the college's front lawn of #10. #3 from the longs literally throws over a wide creek into a nice sized opening. This course has water, great elevation, open and wooded holes, tunnel shots, simple basket locations, and GREAT scenery. There are tons of trashcans and a great message board. The tee pads are in good shape using the non-slip rubber. There doesn't seem to be too many people walking where you play, so it is a fairly safe area.

Cons:

The tee signs were not completed the day I was there, but half of them were done. They are laminated paper signs, so nothing fancy, put they hade great info including pin placements and next tee. No public bathrooms, but I mean who is not going to let you in a building to go? ;o) Navigation on this course is bit crazy, but more and more signs are being put up every day to give you directions. They usually have maps where you put your $1 donation, however, they were out when I was there.

Other Thoughts:

The Fun Factor on this course is Crazy Cool. I love playing here. I will play here each time I am in the area and have so far. If I were to consider a college as a younger guy again, this course would be a big factor for me! BTW, for those who care about this, it is worth every bit of a dollar.
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