only course on the island so far - that makes it the best! good luck finding baskets anywhere else! Scenic!

local knowledge important; retrieval tool required

When you arrive at a course and essentially see no obstacles (trees, etc) it would be understandable to think it easy. Ha! The wind here is majorly impactful, even on a light breeze day. Tee boxes rudimentary but sufficient, most baskets in sight from on or near the tee. Beware the thorns and cacti - while walking, throwing, retrieving, etc. also beware the sun and midday heat on a typical day. Mandos include: proper footwear, water, sunscreen, hat, retrieval stick with hook (available at Sol Food restaurant along with loaner discs, and sometimes even playing partners!) Good variety of uphill, downhill, sidehill and because you essentially play the course backwards on the back 9, you get all wind directions...and beware that wind - it is killer! (we even skipped a hole or two because of a beginner in our 4some).

See description under 'other thoughts' - what may be a pro for one person can be a con for another...

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This course is set in the midst of the hills of Watamula at the Nort-West end of Curaçao, with only minimal changes made to the natural environment - the only things that have been added are wooden poles indicating the tee area, hole number, and direction to the target; and of course the home-made target baskets. The tee areas are raked, not all of them are very smooth or absolutely even.

Obstacles on the way to the targets are mainly thorny bushes (bring a broom stick with a hook to have it easier to get discs out of there if necessary), and one or the other big cactus. Another challenge playing the course are mostly fairly strong and sometimes gusty winds. And of course the omnipresent little rocks and branches that make bounces and rolls of discs pretty unpredictable.

Since the course goes up and down the hills, into and with the wind, every one of the 9 holes requires to be played in a different way. If you play all holes backwards again after finishing the first round you can get quite a good workout. Remember to bring good shoes because the terrain is pretty rugged and uneven. This often makes it challenging to get a good foothold for your next throw depending on where your disc lands.

In summary the course is naturally beautiful, and features enough challenges to keep it interesting to play for many rounds, at least for a beginner such as I am. I started regularly practicing disc golf on this course 2 weeks ago, and probably have spent a total of around 15 hours on it, with many more to come. It is the only course I've ever seen, so I cannot really compare it to others. But I really enjoy being out there!

Only DGC in thousands of miles that's why I gave it a 4
Beautiful rolling hills and views of the sea.
Nice home made baskets and tees signs.
Tees & sighs to play the 9 holes reversed. The head wind on 10 & 11 is killing.

The picker bushes are tough to get the disc out of.
The rocky terrain is very hard on your discs

With the beautiful setting, cool tradewinds and colorful baskets this place is a great way to introduce dg to the island.