I played this course in mid-February for the East Texas Collegiate Open. First off, the people in charge of the domino saloon (and the courses) are very friendly and love the sport. While playing, I enjoyed being heckled by cattle mooing in the distance. The course itself was
definitely champion caliber. (Especially from long tees)

Pros:
-Every single hole was challenging in a unique way.
-Great mixture of long and short holes, wooded and open, water hazards
-Nice concrete tee pads
-Well-marked, good tee signs
-Nice bridges over all the creeks

-Since it was winter, the course was muddy with standing water in several
places, especially in the big field on hole 3.

Honestly, there's really nothing else that was bad about this course. Trey Deuce has definitely earned its place on my top 10 course list, maybe even top 5. I personally thought this course was better than the courses
at Selah. Cheaper too.

Layout was very easy to follow.
Course was very well maintained.
John Houck's designs really make you use every shot you have in your arsenal, and then try new ones.

If I HAD to list a con, it would only be that you need a bit of guidance to get from the saloon to hole 1. Luckily, we were greeted and walked to the tee pad.

This is by far my favorite course I have played. Every hole was well designed and there is such a fun variety of challenges. The hospitality you receive upon arrival is second to none! We can't wait to come back.

Great course. Nice mix of long and short technical and difficult holes. Mostly tight and wooded course with multiple shot selection possibilities and risk reward opportunities. The owners of the course are extremely nice and inviting. Nice course and slightly better course in my opinion than the Selah courses.

If you don't like a challenge or possibility of losing discs this course isn't from you. Also location is out in the sticks and not very close to a major city but makes for a nice quick getaway with hotels in smaller cities nearby or camping on the property.

First and foremost, the hospitality you will find here is unlike any other. Me and my playing partner came and hit both here and Selah Ranch and when we played Texas Twist, the owner of the land walked with us and told us everything there is to know about the courses and how they got here; it really was special and made me more biased towards the positive of the two courses.

Trey Deuce offers what any championship-caliber Houck course offers, huge bomber holes, and shorter technical holes. I found Trey Deuce to be very aesthetically pleasing especially in the open field that a few holes cross over, like hole 5, 12 and 13. There is also something about perfectly lined pine trees that just makes me think that the course is great, and this can be seen on hole 8.

Hole 5 and Hole 8 are two of my favorite holes I have ever played, the course also offers several other solid holes. I have never been a huge fan of holes that are long, but this course makes me retract that thought. All of the holes that are more than a par 3 have designated areas to land your first shot, which is why I really appreciate the tee signs, which show the lines you should take to get to each basket.

I enjoyed the short stretch playing in the trees towards the end of the course, which are holes 14-17. They add a bit of variety and breaks up the longer holes. Hole 18 is a monster hole that is a fantastic ending hole. You'll have to be really good or lucky to get a good score on this great hole.

My own personal pro, since I did not use carts at Selah , the holes were close enough to the previous basket, and after two rounds, I still felt like I could have done more when Selah beat me down bad.

I felt that there were a few too many average holes, as other reviewers have said. However, I felt that the holes that were great, made up for those average holes, and that is why I feel this course gets a 5.0.

It seems that this course is becoming better maintained and one day, along with Texas Twist, will become the third and fourth highest rated courses in Texas.

My rank for the four courses in the area are:

1. Selah Ranch - Lakeside
2.Texas Trey Ranch - Trey Deuce
3. Texas Trey Ranch - Texas Twist
4. Selah Ranch - Creekside

I feel that Trey Deuce is more of a 4.75, but I did not want to give it the same as Twist, because I felt they were significantly different.

Most players will only play this course when a tournament is played here. I invite you to go out and play this course without the pressures of a tournament; it is a great experience, and the hospitality you will receive is unmatched.

Very challenging championship level course. A must play if your out at Selah Ranch. Great mix of par 3's, 4's and 5's. A course design that really makes you think about your shoot selection on every hole. Lots of risk reward opportunity also. The owners are some of the best people I've met playing. Check it out!

Watch out for the rough, it's thick.

The Trey Texas Ranch is the definition of Texas hospitality. The saloon is the perfect place to relax before or after your round or at the end of a long day of disc golf on one of the best disc golf properties I've ever been to. The Trey Deuce course starts off behind the saloon and plays slightly downhill and brings a small pond in play on the first 2 holes. This is the only real risk you have of losing a disc. Hole 5 is the first hole that really makes you say "Houck was here". You have to play a placement shot off the tee to ~350 where the hole then takes a sharp dogleg left down a tree guarded fairway and a nestled pin placement. This is where the course starts to get much more technical. Holes 6-11 all play through the planted Fir and Pine trees (I think I head this is a working pine tree farm), through the natural woods, and along the small tricky creek. Holes 7 and 10 have been my favorite so far. Both are legitimate par 4 & 5 holes respectively. Both give you risk/reward decisions off of the tee and on your second shot. Each time I come out here one of these holes seems to beat me and makes me want to seek revenge as soon as possible. Holes 12-15 let you air out your tee shots and any frustration from the last 6 holes. Then just when you're ready brag about how well you played and how many birdies you made - you arrive at hole 18 where you stand on the tee with three discs in your hand and try to play out all the scenarios that could happen with each throw down a narrow, tree lined, dry creek bed filled, 480' tunnel of doom - that plays uphill!!! This is the one hole where you can be glad that you're not first off the tee.

Many people's only experience with this course is from visiting it before or during Texas Teams or AM World Doubles, and I can say that the course has continued to improve in huge strides every time I've been out. This is in much thanks to the Newsome family that own and operate Trey Texas Ranch. After you get done it's pretty easy to drown any sorrow in a beer and a game of dominoes back at the saloon.

There are very few cons that I could come up with, but there are a few. Holes 3,4,& 5 play in the low flat section of the course and have a tendency to be muddy. They just don't have the same drainage as the rest of the course. Not a big deal, but it does come into effect after a rain. The next would be that navigating your first time out without a guide or a map could be a little confusing. However almost all of the course is laid out fairly straight forward. Many people have mentioned the stumps left over from tree cutting when the course was put in, however almost all of those on the Trey Deuce course have been ground down and shouldn't really be a problem.

As far as this course being a combination of the most fun, challenging, varied, and well designed course I would put it 3rd on my list behind Texas Twist and Selah Lakeside. There are many memorable holes on this course. None that are overly punishing for a mistake (maybe with the exception of 18), but all of them will make you throw the correct shot nearly every time. If you don't you're next shot will be that much more difficult. I would happily take a weekend any time and make the trip out to play Trey Texas. The Newsome family and the Trey Ranch are second to none when it comes to a family friendly, laid back, Texas hospitality atmosphere. If you come out with a group of friends don't be surprised if Trey shows up and tries to get everyone to lay down some wagers of some kind.

- Dual Tees
- Great Maps/Signage
- Score cards available in saloon

Here is yet another gem in East Texas designed by Houck. On hole one you'll begin with a long bomb followed by a timid upshot to a tee right near the water's edge. Once you move on to three you've got a beautiful downhill drive then debate on risking your second shot over the creek or laying up to the edge for a long putt over. Soon after that it's into the woods for some great technical holes and long drives through rows of beautiful transplanted pine trees. There are very few "easy" holes on this course and both tee boxes provide a great new challenge.

Bring your entire arsenal because you will need every shot.

Just being nit picky...

12-17 can get a little crowded during tournament play. I had to wait a couple times to throw due to the card behind us getting right up next to our fairway.

Occasionally the fairways are a little tall, but it's a brand new course that hasn't seen enough foot traffic to keep it down and considering it's privately owned they really do a good job keeping it shredded. Lots of rain and sunshine will naturally do this obviously.

$10 to play all day is more than worth it. Just give them a call and let them know you are coming to play and sign a waiver inside the saloon (the building you'll see as you pull up, you won't miss it... It's a saloon...)

The owners are awesome, have obviously put a lot of work into the course, and continue to do so grinding stumps out and such.