Coeymans, NY

Joralemon Park DGC

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HyooMac
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.7 years 415 played 382 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Everything You Could Want…and More

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 16, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

The reviews are 5 or more years old - time for a fresh take.




+ Paver tees, very good tee signs, old but still catchy DisCatchers


+ The biggest feature of Joralemon is the variety: there are park holes, there are lightly wooded holes, and there are deep woods, elevation-changing, rock formation-dodging holes. There's some water, there's some marked OB, there are short and long par 3's, and some pretty massive par 4's. It's got pretty much everything spread over its 38 holes


+ Equally important, the holes are very well-designed, and they make great use of the natural features (especially rock formations used to shape fairways, guard greens and raise baskets)


+ If you don't want to play all 38 holes straight through ("All of J"), Joralemon has organized a series of 18's using different sets of holes ("North", "South", "West" and "East"). These layouts range from "Technical" to "Highly Technical." Holes #14 - #29 play across the road from the main park. They're in deep woods with a lot of elevation change, and the more of these holes you include in your round, the more technically challenging it will be.


+ Memorable Hole: #7 is a 269' par 3 that uses rock outcroppings on either side to shape the fairway, slightly bending right, and narrowing as you near the basket


+ Memorable Hole: #13 is a big (567'), straight par 4 across an open field with OB woods on the right, then through a narrow gate of trees to a protected green with small trees in front and water on the left and behind


+ Memorable Hole: #20 is a 220' downhill par 3 through thick woods. Pretty straight, but narrow lines. And an OB swamp 15 feet behind the basket


+ Memorable Hole: #22 is a steep uphill 217' par 3 that turns the the right with a rock outcropping in the center of the throwing lane at the very top of the hill. Devious good hole.


+ Memorable Hole: #38 is a massive (795') par 4 with a swampy area for the first 200'+. It then goes slightly uphill and turns a bit to the left, to eventually reach a basket on the right that's perched atop a rock. Amazing finishing hole that asks for every bit of power you have left

Cons:

- If there are white (short) tees as indicated here and in uDisc, they're only white flags - and I didn't see many of them. Not a course for beginners



- Next tee navigation is almost entirely absent. There are a few old wooden arrows here and there, but the first time playing experience is really compromised by time spent wandering around in the woods, especially on the east side of the road. If you're playing alone and it's your first time at Joralemon, be prepared to backtrack a lot.


- Some of the holes on the "highly technical" portion just feel like baskets stuck in the woods. The "fairways" are narrow valleys through deep woods (I swear the fairways illustrated on the tee signs are just imaginary). Much of #14 - #29 is so severe that I bet a lot of players avoid them and play the South and West layouts

Other Thoughts:

~ If you're playing All of J or the North or East layouts, don't even think about using a cart. Holes 14 - 29 (rocky, thickly wooded, elevation change) will make you want to dump it in a ravine and carry your discs in your hands.



~ I wonder how chaotic traffic gets on busy days because of the multiple layouts sharing holes in different orders. As they connect you might suddenly find yourself behind a bunch of groups that you didn't even know were on the course


~ A rock-solid "4.0" - an excellent and well-designed course, but limited to only one basket and one actual tee per hole. And it's surprising how poor the wayfinding is. Not a problem for regular players, but a couple of dozen well-placed arrows would really help out the first timers. The DGCR average is 4.22 - and the crowd of 52 reviewers gets it right
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Mell
Experience: 14.8 years 9 played 9 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A good course for "almost" all Disc'ers 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 4, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Beautiful property with most holes placed in an unusually beautiful woods.

Well designed for intermediate & Advanced players.

Nice mix of open "park like" fairways (J-West 18) and technical wooded (all the rest).

J-West 18 is better for intermediate players & white tees are available for beginner players though in poor shape and not well marked.

J-East (the woods) is better for advanced players with tricky par 3's and 4's.

Just added more holes to make a challenging convoluted 36 hole loop.

Discatcher targets on all holes.

Well maintained by volunteers & Town of Coeymans.

Port-0-Potty restroom in warm Seasons.

Trash cans.

Benches at most tee areas, none on whites.

Cons:

Poison ivy

J-West white tees are in bad shape.
Designed well (distances and lines) but need tee areas developed better and easier to find (mapping & signage).

Other Thoughts:

One of the oldest and best courses in the Capital Region of New York State at this time.

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vonnegut21
Experience: 5 played 4 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Best Course in Upstate NY 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 26, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

27 holes offer a variety of shot types and distances. A nice mix of tight, technical holes with more open, longer holes. Beautiful scenery in a well-maintained park. Wooded holes are tough, but fair. Only one hole without a clear line. Friendly regulars.

Cons:

A couple of overgrown areas where it can be difficult to find an errant shot. A few holes require throws near potential picnic areas.

Other Thoughts:

An absolutely fantastic course and still my favorite place to play. We locals are lucky to have JPark nearby.
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shai
Experience: 24.8 years 15 played 15 reviews
4.50 star(s)

One of the best courses in NY 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 31, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

27 holes, with an optional layout for using 18.

Good variety of open fields and tight woods. Some elevation holes. Some well designed par-4 holes -- with legit birdie chances like hole 5.

Cons:

Some holes do not have an obvious line -- like the 175 foot 40 foot drop hole, with only 6 feet of clearance for the drive.

Two holes have a 500 foot plus approach in an open field ending with a pin tightly tucked in the woods. It is kind of a crapshoot, to get into the pin area on the second throw.

Other Thoughts:

It is all in all a very well done course with great signage, and set in a beautiful park with playgrounds for your kids, tennis and nature trails for your non-DG friends. And the occasional friendly 2 foot turtle. I think Mine Kill is slightly better, but both courses rank up with the best in NY. (Hyper Creek good too).
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Wombat
Experience: 7.9 years 16 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 27, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great open shots to really let loose.
Tight hallways if you play through all 27.
Very friendly regulars.
Good flow and playability.
Good for beginners and more experienced players alike

Cons:

It's right hand favored. But that's not even really a con just makes shots tougher for us leftys.

Other Thoughts:

Love this course very well maintained
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Dave242
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.8 years 393 played 271 reviews
5.00 star(s)

A+ - Absolutely not "You're a Lemon"! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 5, 2016 Played the course:once

Other Thoughts:

Here is what I personally like and how this course stacks up in my list of 18 hole courses (over 260 played so far)....tied for 10th place:

1) Holes with good risk/reward. Fair, but harsh punishment for bad decisions or execution. == A
(Amazing in this category overall - very appropriate for Blue level players. All the open holes provide a challenge, even though punishment is minimal for mistakes. Several of the wooded holes are on the "plinko" side (gaps too narrow to navigate by skill - luck factors in a little too much for my liking), but only hole 24 is a true "poke and hope" fairway.)

2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me (I rate only from the long tees). I'm a Blue level player (950ish skill) who throws 300' accurately, 360' max. == A
(This course is almost perfect in this regard. The 2-3 must-have/gimme birdies are balanced out by hard Par 3s. In my book, my only very minor quibble is 11 (353' - hard 3) & 18 (389' - easy 4) holes in the woods are tweener holes almost always leaving a non-challenging upshot since they are too tight to go for, so conservative play will almost always get you within 100-150'.)

3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography. == A+
(Perfection! As stated in #1, the open holes force accurate landing even if specific flight paths are not forced. The wooded portions force you to make a wide variety of specific shot shapes. And, you are bound to be majorly tested in your creative recovery game.)

4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == A+
(The front is a beautiful manicured park, but very remote and isolated from other activities - other than the first and last 2 holes. The back/wooded section (13 holes) is as beautifully wooded as anywhere I have ever been! And, completely secluded from civilization and road noise. Stunning!)

5) Bonus points for multi-throw holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them. == 2 bonus points (out of a possible 5)
(The 5 Par 4s are appreciated, but 2 of them were very short (4 & 18), and the long open ones (9 & 26) did not necessarily reward great placement on the drive. I was very fortunately to run into Greg Kurtz (designer - very much enjoyed meeting you and the gang) and he asked me for thoughts/suggestions....after hearing me out on my effusive praise. I mentioned the only improvement I can think of is adding better Par 4s that have defined landing zones which reward ideal placement within, and make it a real challenge to achieve par if you are in a non-ideal part of the landing zone. There seems to be room in the park for this....but that is my impression only.)

PS: I grade courses on a school grading system...60-100 with no F's and the average/center point being a B-....been doing that for a long time and started transferring my ratings list to the similar 11 level rating system here when this cool/amazing site came online.
I gave this course a grade of 96....which is the low end of an A+, but translates a 5.0 on the DGCR scale. This course benefited slightly by having 27 holes - filler holes are forgivable and more variety is possible.
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sidewinder22
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.7 years 297 played 197 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Jamming @ J-Park 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 27, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very nice single concrete paver teepads with good tee signs and baskets. 27 or 28 holes with 18 or 27 hole loops. Course provides excellent variation of terrain challenges and hole distances/pars while playing and well designed and fairly easy to navigate. No underbrush or trash and the grass is well maintained and has portapotties. Course is visually appealing.

The front nine is mostly flat and slightly more open than wooded often with the basket raised on rock outcroppings making for some interesting approaches and putts. The front nine also has a creek coming into play near the baskets of hole 5 and 9.

The back 18 features more old school heavy wooded style golf and some fun elevation changes with lots of rock outcroppings and some ridges to play on. Hole 18 might be my favorite.

Cons:

Nothing major... only one teepad and basket position. Have to cross a non-park road twice. I did notice some poison ivy vines between hole 3 and 25. I have no idea how I lost a disc somewhere around there. Some people picnic close to fairways. Rocky terrain could lead to busting ankles. No real parking lot or drinking water/restrooms.

Other Thoughts:

J-Park feels like a sweet jam session while playing, it's relaxing, not too easy, not too hard, and just the right blend of material. Overall I'd highly recommend this course to anyone looking for a good time!
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KVandy66
Experience: 8.9 years 5 played 4 reviews
5.00 star(s)

LOVE IT 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 7, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

27 hole course, there's an option to play 18, you'll see the sign after hole 11.
Fantastic mix of open courses and wooded.
Elevation is great, it's a solid hike mixed with disc golf, can't get better than that.
The place is gorgeous, rock fixtures everywhere, it just makes it so much more interesting than just open fields and trees.
There's signage at every basket showing you where the next tee is. I really had no issue finding the next hole in any circumstance.
I've been playing for like a year, so I'm not super experienced, and it was challenging, but didn't discourage me or my friend that I went with.
Every hole feels like a new experience, even though holes 20+ start to wrap around back to hole 1, I never felt bored, or that I was playing a hole that I've already played.

Cons:

It was my first time playing at this one, so I don't know the parking situation, really. It kind of just seemed like a driveway that lead right to the pavilion by the tee of hole 1. There was no real parking lot that we could easily see.
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Leegould
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Well worth the trip! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 27, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is an amazing course! I was visiting family in Troy and decided to make the drive down and was very glad I did. Tons of unique challenging holes. The wooded holes are especially fun and the use of the use of the glacier boulders made things interesting.
Tee pads were level and large. The locals I played with were also very friendly and fun to play with.

Cons:

Some fairways were ridiculously tight with the role of luck being too much of a factor.
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KnickerbockerLAG
Experience: 11.9 years 20 played 12 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Joralemon Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 2, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-27 holes (28 if you count 12b)
-practice basket and pavilion
-great design and thought put into each hole
-gorgeous scenery: boulders, trees, a stream, manicured lawns and more.
-holes that range from relatively straight forward to downright difficult
-The sugar maples in the fall!
-Good signage.
-nice paver teepads on every hole

Cons:

-lots of poison ivy
-4 wheelers and dirtbikes

Other Thoughts:

This is one of the best in the tri-state area
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Upshawt1979
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 20.8 years 548 played 429 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Taking the Lemon out of Joralemon 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

28 holes of disc golf at Joralemon Park DGC, I did the 27 hole experience. I guess I should have played 12B for a more complete review, but I have a feeling that hole was as good as any other. The others were good, too. Joralemon Park is vast, and offers the classic wide open grass covered city park style, as well as wooded more natural landscape as well. Both are done well, but I prefer the added challenge and beauty of playing in the woods. The first 9 are the more open variety, and they range just over 250', to over 550' in length. There are enough trees to hide pin locations, and the tees are commonly nestled in clusters of trees as well. The fairway variations kept me from getting that feeling of heavy repetition. I really liked hole 4, a 460' par 4 that hides the basket on a hill in the trees to the left side. The fairway on the Mossy Grotto of 3, and this rocky green on hole 4 gives a small hint of things to come. There is some water in play, like behind the 5th basket, and around the green on hole 9. Hole 10 is across the street, and it introduces you to the wooded middle holes, but 11 brings "Swamp Thing". Giant moss covered boulders, dense woods and moderate elevation changes dominate here through hole 20. I loved this section of Joralemon. Picking favorites isn't easy, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18 and 19 were all great IMHO. It did wreck my scorecard for a run, I was 4 shots over on holes 11-14. I did get a couple shots back with birdies two holes with good nicknames: 16 (Rock and Bowl) and 19 (Heartbreak Ridge). 21 is over 400', along a road leading out of the forrest and back across the street. Hole 22 returns to the park area featuring grass fields and less elevation change. 23 and 24 kind of have elements of park and woods where another pair of boulders rest under a group of thick trees. 23 is called "Pedestal" and the basket is near the giant rocks. 24 is named "Funnel" and the small end is the tee in the trees opening up to the basket in the open end. 25, "the Ceiling" has tree canopy forcing a low, line drive to carry you close to the target. 26 is a nice one that cuts the corner of the tennis courts, and into a pocket in the fringes of the trees. The namesake "Lighthouse" is on the green. 27 is known as "Holy Roller" but I just went with a conventional RHBH drive. I bogeyed, but a roller can't help bad putting. All of the parts on the course were good enough for me. Concrete pavers installed on the tees were level and even. The signs at each one had hole number, distance, map, nickname, and local sponsors. Additional squiggly white arrows pointed transitions from one hole to the next. Another sign gives the directions at the fork in the road, 18 hole loop (using hole 12B), or 27 holes (on to 13).

Cons:

Layout might be tough to follow in spots, but printing the map linked to the course page helps a lot. 27 was a nice hole, but it was also home to a bunch of ground bees near the basket. A park staffer was mowing and gave me a heads up. If you see a random tree branch sticking out of the grass, it may be telling you something.

Other Thoughts:

There are many good things about the Joralemon Park DGC. Almost any course with holes in addition to the standard 18, is at least a little better. When the extra is added into an area this beautiful, you can't lose. Rating of 4.25 would be my call, but I'll round up to 4.5, because I am bad at math, and 4 seems too low.
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seanyboyhoward
Experience: 10.7 years 40 played 12 reviews
4.00 star(s)

First NY course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 24, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Many of the holes were incorporated into the rocks and the rest of the terrain and made the course both fun and challenging. Baskets were in great shape, course was clean and park looked very well kept. Tee pads were also in great shape and it was not crowded at all for a Saturday morning.

Park was awesome, great greenage and swamps and streams and the bugs werent bad at all, wear bug spray.

Cons:

I did have a few cons for this course:

Signage: if a course has poor signage it is a killer for me. I don't want to worry about where to go next, make it easy for me. Worst were between 5 and 6 and 12b-22. 5,6 just put something in the direction of the mulch path, i just assumed to go over the awesome bridge...nope. 12b-22 says go across the road but when you get over there, there is no signs, stick one on the guard rail. Also the squiggly white things on the trees are cool but not helpful. Also hole 4, the tee pad is facing directly out into the wide open field making it seem like the pin is out over the rock wall, but it is way to the left up the rock obstacles and difficult to see. Put a flag on 4 basket to see.

Layout: you throw the same shot frequently. Wide open fair way into a guarded basket. There is SO much land at this park and across the street, make longer, different and unique holes. Also going from 3-4 you have to walk right next to 25? basket. You have a great chance of getting in the way. Like i said so much land that shouldn't be possible.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed my round here and would encourage people to go there and play. There is SO much land for there to be an awesome 18 holes instead of a repetitive 27 or even an awesome 27, the use of the land could be better.
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chris deitzel
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 30.6 years 286 played 54 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Phish golf weekend 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 5, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is one of those courses that you will be glad that you played. When you get to Hole 3, you will most likely smile at the beauty of the hole and really begin to enjoy your round. You'll soon be climbing over some rock outcroppings, wandering through some beautiful fields, pass a nice little creek, and most likely will be enjoying your time out here at Joralemon.

It's a great course with lots of variety, with emphasis on being able to throw the various 250-350 foot shots that top golfers should be able to throw. It's one of those courses where you can birdie a lot of the holes, but you will have to be able to execute good shots to do so.

The landscape is phenomenal, the tee pads are great, direction signs are cool, and the holes are enjoyable.

Cons:

Being the middle of summer, the biggest issues I saw were a couple of trees that needed some pole-saw work done. Hole 7 I believe in particular?? But at the same time, it was fine as-is.

Hole 8, it would be nice to see the bush near the basket removed, as it is only 5 feet away and covered in poison ivy. Either move the pin 35 feet, or just clear out that cluster of crap and the hole becomes 100 times more enjoyable as it is a beautiful hole that requires a great shot to get your 2.

Mosquitoes in the wooded holes, but not unbearable. I could see them bothering some people.

Other Thoughts:

I was in town for the Phish shows and am very glad that I came here to play. I really enjoyed my time here. I ended up playing 54 holes for the weekend, and had a great time.

All of the locals were very friendly. The park was beautiful, and I had a great time. Great course that you guys should be proud of.

Coming from PIttsburgh, 90% of the time, playing a new course can be somewhat dissapointing, but Joralemon did not disappoint. One of those courses that you will remember playing 20 years from now.
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3ertram
Experience: 17 years 7 played 7 reviews
4.50 star(s)

our "home" course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 12, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

27 holes of everything, open long shots and plenty of tricky in the woods, hole 16 is my favourie

Cons:

nothing really, make sure you check for ticks, if you have played in summer the holes in the woods

Other Thoughts:

we live in Saratoga, but the drive is always worth
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chainsseeker
Experience: 15.8 years 92 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Gem of Northeast Disc Golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 15, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great variation of holes. Lots of technical shots. Water hazards, fields, rocky terrain, thin/thick woods.
Easily navigated, signs, nice long concrete pads.
Great use of elevation through the woods.

Cons:

Fairways arent very well defined for the most part.
Walking to hole 3 from the 2nd basket (around 25th basket) is kind of strange and confusing.

Hole 2 and Hole 26 have potential for the playground and tennis courts coming into play, particularly with new players/ on a windy day.

Other Thoughts:

Never crowded when I have been (usually weekends). Great park, great design, great disc golf!
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Buchajs1
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.7 years 168 played 44 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Joralemon park dgc 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 5, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

I played the twenty seven hole layout and really enjoyed my round at this course. The course itself is relatively short and most of the challenge here is because of tight fairways and the need for accurate drives on many of the holes.

Elevation- elevation was used very well on this course. Almost every hole had some elevation change whether it be slight or dramatic. The elevation was mixed well throughout this course. Longer holes had little elevation change with the exception of a few and the shorter holes were tight with larger elevation changes. This made the course very well balanced so that no ingle hole was an "easy birdie" for the average player.

Variety- most holes had tight gaps that forced straight shots, hyzers or anhyzers. Each hole was unique and had a line different from that of any other hole. Most if not all of the discs in my bag were used during the one round i played here. Distance variety came into play here with the shortest hole being ~200 and the longest hole ~500.

Rock outcroppings- these made for some spectacular basket placement as well as added to the natural beauty of the course. The holes were strategically placed to the point where outcroppings came into play on most of the holes on the blue loop accross the street.

Amenities- large pavillion which could play host to a large tournament. Pavillion appeared to be quite large. Concrete pavers, provided great footing on the teepads and are much better than the natural teepads that are mostly found in this area. Tee signs were accurate and displayed distance and hole location nicely as well as showed the direction of the next tee and the preffered routes to the basket. Navigation was relatively easy to follow and small arrows were nailed to trees where navigation could be a problem.

18 hole loop as well as twenty seven hole loop provides a shorter roundif neccessary, im sure it would be possible to find a combination of nine holes to better suite time constraints this could be done by playin 1-4 and then 23-27

Good mix of open and wooded holes- the open holes compliment the wooded holes nicley most of the open holes are long long and open while most of the wooded holes are short and tight with a few exceptions.

Cons:

Course became very tight on holes 10-21 these fairways seemed unfair to your average player

A seasoned pro would find this course quite easy and be able to shoot a score well under par.

1 teepad per hole- although this is not a big problem for out of towners the locals might like a little more variety

Repetitive- some of the woods holes lacked variety, 300ft of tight tunnel to an green strewn with boulders.

Other Thoughts:

This was a great stop on the way to vt and would love to be back here on future trips. The ourse is enjoyable and i would definately recommend it for all driving towards vermont or albany because it is not too far off the highway
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lcra0825
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.6 years 152 played 39 reviews
4.50 star(s)

The Boulder Course

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 27, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Decent mix of wooded and open holes ,Although if you are playing all 27 holes it seems you spend a long time in the woods
- There are tee pads and descriptive signs at every hole
- The holes are linked together in separate loops which allows for different ways to play 18 holes if you do not want to play all 28 holes
- Rocky terrain provides some fun climbing opportunities
- Baskets are nicely placed between boulders
- The park seems well used by picnicers but the course stays out of the way of all the non disc golf users
- This is a heavily wooded course that requires a lot of control. If you can control your disc you can do well even if you cant throw very far.

Cons:

- Some more advanced players may not find this course very challenging because there are not any real monster holes. It is more about control.
- There seemed to be a lot of repetitive holes through the woods (In many of the wooded holes the basket is in between two boulders) and none of the holes really stood out to me
- The terrain is awfully rocky and rough and It seems you could sprain an ankle of fall pretty easily if you aren't prepared

Other Thoughts:

The main theme of this course seems to be really big boulders which are nice for a few holes but after a while it gets repetitive. I found it pretty exhaustive playing 27 holes so if you live close by and can play this course frequently I would suggest playing different combinations of eighteen holes. The course might not seem so repetitive in that case as well. In all this is a very solid course but there is not enough here to make it one of my favorites.

-update June 2021 I played holes 1-18 today and had some different thoughts. I noticed a lot more mix of open and wooded holes. I did not notice repetition I mentioned previously. I thought every hole was unique and exciting. That is why I updated my rating to a 4. I did have a couple of problems with navigation even with the map. These were few and far between though. Overall their was a lot of signs especially for helping navigating all the different loops. Last time I played (2013) there were 27 holes. There are now 36 holes and at least 4 ways of playing them at the course kiosk. It is a little overwhelming for an out of town player which is why I just did 1-18 but if I was a local I would definitely become familiar with all the different ways of playing the course. I also would mention hole 18 stood out as an amazing hole even as compared to all the other great holes. Hole 18 may even be my favorite hole from any course not including flip city.
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BgGrls Dont Cry
Experience: 11.9 years 158 played 12 reviews
4.00 star(s)

All around great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 15, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good mix of open and wooded holes. Starts out with a handful of forgiving open field holes. Then into the woods. Birdies are possible if you hit the right lines in the woods, but you are not punished too badly if you hit trees. Great use of the natural rocky terrain in the woods. A number of baskets are protected by house sized boulders. Tee signs, pads, benches at every hole. Some well placed arrows marking the way to the next hole at a few of the confusing sections.

Other Thoughts:

If you're playing all 27 holes be sure to bring all the water/snacks you need, as the course does not loop back to the parking area until hole 25.
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SZRoll
Experience: 11.8 years 8 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Top notch. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 16, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Clean park
Not crowded
Clear new signs
Concrete tees
Baskets in great condition
Free
Practice Basket
Enough baskets to have 3 dif. loops

Cons:

Not close enough to my house!

Other Thoughts:

The lay out is awesome and most of the holes are challenging especially the holes on the NE side of Starr Rd. This really is a world class course, I recommend it to anyone who likes disc golf.
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4.50 star(s)

Excellent Course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 31, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Requires ever shot in your bag. Big bomber holes, tight line holes through the trees. Finesse shots are needed and shot placement is at a premium on most holes. Beautiful surrounding and awesome new tee pads. Baskets are solid and reliable. Great use of the elevation available on the holes on the "other side" of the road. If I lived in the area, this would be an absolute go to. Can't wait to go back in the summer and play all 27 holes.

Cons:

Would've loved to play the other 9 holes but the snow was just too deep. Some of the shots threw the trees may require more luck than skill. Hard to complain though and these might change with further play throughs.

Other Thoughts:

The locals really take care of this place. Being from AZ it was a first time for me playing in 10 inches of snow but after meeting up with some folks they really helped out quite a bit. Also a big thank you to whoever placed the GPS coordinates as it made this course easy to find for the out of towner.
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