Selah Ranch... 1st ever perfect 5.00 in top 10?

[giles]

some of the pics are mine, that is me on hole 6. I would not call those holes pitch and putt. They are birdie opertunities but you can't just pitch your shot out and have a putt. You need a plan and a good throw to card the 2.

I think you could walk the lakeside course on a nice day, especially if you drop off water at #7 before the round. Creekside is a bit too much to walk.

Something to consider. This property has the equipment and manpower to maintain and improve the course. A full time crew to maintain the property. It will only get better. The signature Island green hole has sprinklers installed all the way down the fairway, what disc golf course was a sprinkler system to maintain the grass?

The course is a 6 star course, I've played (what were) the highest rated courses in TX, LA, CO, NM, AZ & MO. I can tell you that Selah is everything they are and more.

 

[giles]

just had a funny thought,,, If I were to go out and buy new discs to replace what my wife and I lost durring my 3 rounds at Selah, It would cost more than the cart rentals.
....I could have played safe, safe isn't the game I went to play.

 

[Roc1Time]

They must have changed the cart fee because when we went it was 25 an we split it between 2

 

[Rip Van]

I think you could walk the lakeside course on a nice day, especially if you drop off water at #7 before the round. Creekside is a bit too much to walk.

Seriously? The two courses are 8893 and 9149. Lots of pro courses fall in the 9000 - 10,000 foot range. This is the first time I've heard one called "too much to walk". Disc golf ain't much exercise as it is, so let's not take out the walking. Most of us can walk three miles, even in Texas heat. On the other hand, if the ranch needs the cart rental fees to make this venture financially plausible, that's fine. I think you'd get more rentals if you pitched this as something to treat yourself to, as part of an awesome disc golf resort experience, rather than a way to prevent some undefined but unpleasant outcome (high score? heat stroke? buzzard attacks?) Maybe you could sell "I walked Selah Ranch and survived!" t-shirts.

This property has the equipment and manpower to maintain and improve the course. A full time crew to maintain the property. It will only get better. The signature Island green hole has sprinklers installed all the way down the fairway, what disc golf course was a sprinkler system to maintain the grass?

Well then turn on the sprinklers. I'm seeing a lot of dry patches in the photos. I understand the course is new and Texas has had a horrible dry spell. So maybe after normal rain returns, we can see it bloom to full glory.

And on that note, since there's full time crew, how about some weeding, trimming and seeding of at least the greens? I bring it up because you call it a six-star course. Well, even with everything else perfect, I'd like to see manicured greens for my six stars. Plus, it'll make it harder to stick those next-to-the-water approaches. If Selah Ranch is truly raising the bar, let's raise our expectations, and not settle for "standard" weedy disc golf greens.

I'd love it if the greens there could someday look like the fairways, or even the "rough", at a nice ball golf course.

 

[zepphead33]

Wow, if you had shown me the pics with no background info I would have thought this course was just average. Guess I don't have an eye for courses like you guys.

 

[Mando]

Wow, if you had shown me the pics with no background info I would have thought this course was just average. Guess I don't have an eye for courses like you guys.

My thoughts exactly and if you have to rent a golf cart to play the course, well, that's not a plus in my book either. If this is the future of disc golf, I'm calling it de-evolution.

 

[jtencer]

Those pics are from before the clearing was 100% finished and most of them are from before the grass was seeded fwiw.

I haven't played it yet, but I've been following the development pretty closely and I know that it's still a work in progress. The course doesn't officially open until the beginning of October.

 

[zepphead33]

Mando just made me think of a thread I started a long time ago. http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26434 Post 10 is pretty damn hilarious.

 

[jcf5083]

Both added to my Wish List :thmbup:

 

[Danger]

25.3 years of playing and you are being silly about an expensive course? Yeah, you are the type of disc golfer that is holding the sport back. It's fine, just don't play it, bud. Eventually, your kind will be replaced with those that appreciate courses that actually cost money to maintain.

That's not exactly correct...

"Daily greens fee $20/person for unlimited play. Overnight guest greens fee $10/person for unlimited play. Season passes available. $30 cart fee if you want to rent an electric golf cart."

So if you want a cart for the day it's $50. ($20 for greens fees/$30 for the cart)

I don't have to see the course.

$20 greens fees automatically makes it a 4 rated course not matter how great it is.

 

[rusch_bag]

I love disc golf and I think pay to play is a great idea and all, but I don't see that course making it if you have to pay $50 to play there regardless of how good it is (I agree with others comments that those pictures don't leave me super impressed). I think that is nuts and I don't think you can get to much more into disc golf than I am. I know many golfers who won't get to pay to play courses that are as little as $3 a round. Serious golfers make up very little of the disc golf population and there is no way that you are going to get the rec players to pay that much to play that course so I just don't see how it is going to work out well. I hope they have a ton of funding and are ready to lose money.

 

[dreadlock86]

25.3 years of playing and you are being silly about an expensive course? Yeah, you are the type of disc golfer that is holding the sport back. It's fine, just don't play it, bud. Eventually, your kind will be replaced with those that appreciate courses that actually cost money to maintain.

i have to agree, that is pretty silly.

and it's not like it's 50 bucks a head. you're gonna split that 30 with your group. and since this place is in the middle of nowhere it's not like you're gonna head out there by yourself after work.

 

[rusch_bag]

That came out more negative than I wanted it to. I really hope it does work out and I hope more pay to play courses get put in, but is just don't see it ending well at those prices.

 

[Connor Jones]

i have to agree, that is pretty silly.

and it's not like it's 50 bucks a head. you're gonna split that 30 with your group. and since this place is in the middle of nowhere it's not like you're gonna head out there by yourself after work.

Yeah I see where you're coming from here,it's still pretty expensive,but if i ever make it ever to texas i'd obviously have to play it at least once.

I'm not going to complain though,back when i played some ball golf the prices are ridiculous,playing a high quality course cost wayyyy more.

 

[dreadlock86]

someone seemed to think it was a profitable enough idea that they hired john houck to build their courses. look at the number of destination golfers on this site. every serious player in texas will make there way to this place eventually.

i guess we'll see what happens.

 

[jsc430]

25.3 years of playing and you are being silly about an expensive course? Yeah, you are the type of disc golfer that is holding the sport back. It's fine, just don't play it, bud. Eventually, your kind will be replaced with those that appreciate courses that actually cost money to maintain.

I agree 100%. Think if course design budgets multiplied by 50 and more premier private land was available.

I think some are severely underestimating what a cart can do for the enjoyment/fun factor. I would(and plan) to pay for a cart whether its $25 or $50.

And while I'm at it, i'm gonna pay "way too much" for a room to encompass the whole experience and to support and establishment that has brought a true top notch course to our sport.

 

[Chiefstang]

I'm not against charging a few bucks to keep the course nice, and there are courses I would plunk down some heavier coins to play, but....


I would never play that course for that kind of money. Ever.

I see fail. Which is too bad, because it looks fun.

 

[jongoff09]

I pay more to play golf, and I walk those courses if I can. I would pay to play these courses and would walk them most likely. I haven't seen a DG hole that has more serious elevation than I have on a golf course (ski hill courses probably come close now that I think about it). I have played a golf hole where there were stairs for walkers all the way down to the green that was 145yds away and 130' down. You had to walk all the way back up the stairs to get to the next tee because it was behind that hole. Some people would call that bad design, I call it a fun and unique par 3. The rest of the course had a lot of elevation changes as well.

 

[joesouthfla]

Your right on that all day long, and/or the fact that it costs 20 for a cart. And it would be a looongg day without one. But I think that will keep the trash away and the courses in great shape

Way to TRASH your fellow golfer.

 

[biscoe]

hopefully they can make a go of it... paradigm will have to shift a bit for them to do so however.

i've always found carts to be an annoyance in the rounds i've played with one.