Castle Rock, CO

Matney Park

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preacherluke
Experience: 11.1 years 53 played 8 reviews
1.50 star(s)

disappointing for Colorado 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 23, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good baskets, no one around. We had the course to ourselves. Wide open shots. There were some small outcroppings of rock that added a little bit to some of the holes. There were some nice views of the mountains.

Cons:

There is some nearby construction that has overlapped onto hole 3. All the holes are very similar. Just wide open shots that are slightly downhill or uphill. I thought there were going to be trees, and elevation because of the proximity to the mountains. I was so disappointed. This might be the worst course I have ever played. The majority of the course is a wide open field that is slightly sloped. There are no trees and a few waist-high bushes. Distance and wind were the only obstacles.

Other Thoughts:

I played on a day when there were lightning storms nearby so that added some drama to an otherwise utterly boring course. I would like to see some man-made obstacles added or boundaries to make it more interesting. Maybe some fences, or raised baskets, or an island hole. There is definitely room for some improvements.
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sjroesinger
Experience: 7.8 years 37 played 37 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Strange course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 15, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Not crowded at all
Good tees and baskets
A few fun shots in the rocks

Cons:

No trees or water at all
Not much elevation
Power lines running through middle

Other Thoughts:

1-3 are on one side of the street. They have inserted an oil rig in the middle of 3 (It actually makes it a fun obstacle on a course with almost no other obstacles)
Sign said "Future site of high school"
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jiveassturkey
Experience: 9.6 years 2 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

This is my home course so it is very convenient.
Course is NEVER busy
Discatcher baskets

Cons:

8 out of 10 times will likely be windy
pretty simple and easy course.

Other Thoughts:

All in all its an ok course if you live close or are in the area.
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paulmc
Experience: 6 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 29, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The only course in Castle Rock. Somewhere to play a quick round as it is almost never crowded. Some mix of distance but nothing all that drastic. Very hard to lose a disc. Can offer enough challenge to those who have played before but is also a great course for someone being introduced to disc golf.

Cons:

No trees! Almost no obstacles to give a variety of shots, if you can throw the right distance and straight this course will be very easy for you. Some of the lengths posted seemed inaccurate to me.

Other Thoughts:

Other than spending a ridiculous amount of money on landscaping and many other upgrades, not much can be done. I feel like this course is about as good as it will ever be, which is somewhat disappointing. Overall a good course that is available for people that live in or near Castle Rock.
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AdamBarnard
Experience: 18.8 years 12 played 7 reviews
1.00 star(s)

A snoozer of a course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 28, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

- 1 or 2 shots take advantage of the rock outcroppings, however, would have been nice to see more use of the natural features.

Cons:

- Courses don't get much more boring than this, all shots are the same.
- Not much topography to take advantage of. Pretty flat.
- Windy.
- No trees.

Other Thoughts:

- This course is very uninspired. There's a tee, then a straight, wide open shot to a hole. Soon you'll notice that every hole is like this. I have a friend that plays this course often as it's right next door and he mentioned wind is often a factor here. Also mentions that it is never busy, so he enjoys the lack of players here that can make for a good practice course.
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chips n salsa
Experience: 13 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Underrated course 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Fun, 18 hole course with some interesting terrain (some boulders, tall grass, shallow marshes). Course is mostly flat with some minor elevation changes, baskets easy to spot, a few birdie opportunities, discs never too hard to find in the grass, well maintained, fairways recently cut, tee boxes well marked.

Cons:

Hole four is across the street which can be confusing, sometimes nasty cross-winds, enormous power lines may be an eye sore for some (I think they're fine).

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun course. As of this writing, Jellystone is closed until January, 2015. This one is nearby and costs you nothing.
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djros
Experience: 13.9 years 37 played 14 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Decent high-desert course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 27, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent variety in distance. There are mowed fairways in the prairie grass. The cap rock here makes for some interesting shots, with some baskets tucked right behind some of the rocks. Next to a nice park.

Cons:

There are almost no trees on this course. Hole 2 is the only one with trees, but they are used effectively. The tee signs are not very informative - basically just hole number and length, but it is so wide open that you probably don't really need much more. Some of the tees are uneven, and caused some footing issues for drives. Just one tee/basket position per hole.

Other Thoughts:

The course is basically flat, and very wide open. I suppose the wind could be a problem here, but the only significant challenge on most of the holes is the cap rock, which is used pretty effectively to keep this course from being boring. One hole has trees, and a few other have power poles as obstructions. There is almost no penalty to missing the fairway other than not getting to walk in the shorter grass. The cap rock, besides being interesting to look at, also presents a challenge in that it provides difficult footing. Footwork on the caprock is very difficult if you even want to try (I wouldn't, it looked like a faceplant waiting to happen on a runup). Other holes, the caprock is just high enough to block direct approaches to the basket if you are offline. Overall, this is not an outstanding course, but it certainly isn't bad, and entertaining enough for an occasional round here.
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mndiscg
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 480 played 478 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Desert With Baskets 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 8, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

+Nice enough baskets
+Marked tees
+Somewhat interesting rock formations on parts of the course
+Probably never busy
+Doesn't interfere with other parts of the park
+Nearly impossible to lose a disc here
+Mountain views

Cons:

-This place is a dry, dusty desert. There is nothing growing here.
-Very flat.
-There are like 3 obstacles between all 18 holes and all were easily avoided
-This might be the most repetitive course that I have ever played. The holes are all open and are all of a similar distance.
-Pretty far off the interstate. Not worth finding for the traveling player.
-Tees are gravel and are not the best to throw out of. They might hold water on the rare occasions that rain falls in this desert.
-Lots of wind, no shade, you're at the full mercy of the elements.

Other Thoughts:

-This place is just a huge waste of baskets. They should move them to anywhere else. Somewhere that has a few trees and some grass.
-Don't waste your time here. It just really isn't fun at all. If you are a traveling player and want to bag the course, bring your favorite mid out and run through the course. Head down to Jellystone for a much more fun round.
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Wise Fool
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.1 years 125 played 116 reviews
1.00 star(s)

The Same Shot...18 times 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 7, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Baskets in decent shape
-Pretty easy to navigate
-Slight elevation changes
-Offers a decent range of distance (distance is about from 230 feet to 550 feet).
-There are some rocks on the course that are the most interesting feature on the course
-If you like throwing in the wind, this is the course for you.
-Very uncrowded

Cons:

-The course is basically the same shot, 18 times. Each hole is pretty much a wide open straight shot, with a variation in hole length from the last hole.
-This course has absolutely no risk or reward and you can throw basically the same shot on every hole, it doesn't force you to vary up your shots.
-The course has almost no obstacles (There are a couple of rocks, a few bushes and a power pole) but none of the obstacles are really big or tall enough to add any challenge to the hole.
-During a wet summer, I imagine this course would get really overgrown and could lead to a lost disc or two.
-This course is really boring and repetitive
-The tee-pads are terrible (they are very uneven). Since they are dirt, after a big rain or snow, they would be very wet and muddy and hard to use.
-Since this course is wide open, the wind can be a monster.

Other Thoughts:

This course is a perfect example of land that shouldn't be used for a disc golf course. I don't think a single tree comes into play on this course, which I didn't even know was possible for disc golf course before I played this course. If this course was nine holes it might be a little better, 18 holes of the same shot over and over again just gets to be too much to bear. This course is a ways off of I-25 too. Unless, you live in Castle Rock, don't bother stopping at this course, it is a waste of time.
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Hoosier Al
Experience: 12 years 2 played 2 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Matney Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 30, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a free course and allows you to really practice your drives and mid range throws without worrying about losing your discs.

Cons:

Very Mundane, no variance in landscape. Discs get eaten up fast by the rocks. Windy.

Other Thoughts:

if you are Jonesing to get out and throw and are in the neighborhood, stop by here. Otherwise, go to jellystone in Larkspur, which is just a little bit further south.
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BrotherGrimm
Experience: 12 years 3 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Castle ROCK 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 19, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

No crowds so you can play a very quick round (1 hour). Cool park for the kids to play on too. Good course for new throwers.

Cons:

No shade.
Tee boxes need some help.

Other Thoughts:

This high praire course plays very well, if you go in the morning when its cool. The rock out- cropings are really kinda cool, but will destroy a disc. This course is close for me so I play it often, get out enjoy the sun, birds, and open range.
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gibster
Experience: 31.8 years 72 played 10 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Play it before it's gone 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 16, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Holes 12-18 involve rock outcrops, making them interesting
- No crowds
- Good signs
- Restroom, parking, playground, trails

Cons:

- Tees are in rough condition, dirt/filler only, each seems to have a depression towards the end where people plant their feet
- Many similar holes
- Not a single tree
- Windy/hot
- Buzzing power lines near 3-11
- Hole 10 basket is missing
- Rock really eats up discs (even Champion!)
- Many hole lengths feel inaccurate (especially front 9)

Other Thoughts:

The course was actually better than what I expected due to lack of photos - I was thinking grass/dirt, and seeing rock outcrops actually incorporated into the course was cool. That said, landing on the rocks can obviously be dangerous to your discs, as this particular rock type seems to have a taste for plastic, even Champion!

Seeing the outline of the new school consume the best part of this course (rock outcrops) is sad, as I did not care too much for the part that may remain (power line holes) - if this course even survives the construction of the new school.

The wind is a factor here, as this course is wide open. Some bush near 2, 9, 11, otherwise very barren. I particularly enjoyed holes 2, and 12-18.

Some hole distances did not feel accurate at all, seems like there may have been a difference of even 100ft or so - this is, of course, a subjective feel, but this is a first time for me that I felt the distances were not quite right, so I thought I would mention it.

When I played (2 rounds on Sunday morning), there was only 1 other person there playing the course.

Overall, this course is decent, but nothing spectacular. I would say play it to taste the rocks...
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Shogun
Experience: 17 years 14 played 12 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Eh, a soccer field would work... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 22, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Open shots for good drives.... yep thats it.

Cons:

Wind, tons of tall grass to have a disc vanish in. Nothing very techincal about the place, its like a desert wasteland. Tee pads are horrible. Shade? What shade? Not very well maintained.

Other Thoughts:

If your in this area, might as well head over to Jellystone.
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PHARP
Experience: 22.2 years 17 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Feels like desert 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 27, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is easily naviagated. Close to an outlet mall if you come with family that does not enjoy disc golf. Throwing over and around the large rocks was cool.

Cons:

Not much variety. The fairway looked like it was mowed, but only about 10ft wide. If you go outside of the fairway in any way, which is very easy to do with the high winds, you will picking stickers out of you shoestrings and socks for 2 days. No shade. Pretty much looks like the desert. The tee pads are pretty rough as well.

Other Thoughts:

This course was good to play while the wife and her mom went to the mall nearby. I love playing disc golf, so palying anywhere is never going to be a bad experience. I would prefer to play other nearby courses before coming here due to lack of variety.
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disc dunker
Experience: 12.7 years 52 played 6 reviews
2.00 star(s)

7-25-12 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 25, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

the lay out was easy to understand which is great because i would not want to spend any more time out there than i had to.

Cons:

No shade lots of wind, no challenging features tall grass with lots of sticker "socks full" spent a lot of time looking for discs in the roughage. I'd say 15 of the 18 shots felt the same "long and straight into the wind". P.S. try not to twist an ankle on the gravel tee pads.

Other Thoughts:

bring lots of water and dont come on a real hot day.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Another Course In The High Desert Scrub! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 18, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Matney Park starts on one side of the street behind the playground for the first three holes and then continues with the final 15 holes on the other side. The terrain is high desert, scrub with no trees in sight. There is is a very slight bit of elevation. The teepads are gravel and as with the case of gravel tee everywhere, they're uneven and pretty uncomfortable to throw off. The course has a course sign on both sides of the street and simple little tee signs There are Innova baskets and the fairways are mowed about 30 feet wide in places. The holes are pretty straight forward and start to feel fairly similar.
I liked # 18 as the signature hole. With it, the course designers were able to find a cool basket placement in an interesting rock formation 362' from the pad.
The views of the mountains in the distance were pretty.

Cons:

With no trees and not much elevation, the designers were severely limited in how creative they could get. Hence, you have a fairly bland course with many hot, dusty holes all feeling remarkably alike.
It's get windy out here on the prairie. It gets lonely out here on the prairie.
I never found the # 10 basket which, I think, should have been up near the street somewhere? Was it there. Probably just me suffering from sunstroke or snakebite or dehydration or something.

Other Thoughts:

This is the site of someone's future high school. So I have to assume that these long, dusty mundane disc golf holes which I'm today complaining about will one day in the future site of the principal's office or the girl's fastpitch field or maybe even the biology lab. So I guess, I should be glad that I had the chance to play the course before construction starts and progress rears it's ugly head.
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Moss
Experience: 11.8 years 24 played 5 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Matney 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Not crowded, 18 holes, some interesting scenery

Cons:

Uneven dirt tees, very few obstacles or challenge other than distance.

Other Thoughts:

Course is not terrible, but in general just pretty bland. I can't see making the trip there unless you want a course all to yourself or it is the closest course to you.
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shawnspraguer
Experience: 20.9 years 19 played 3 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Meh 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 10, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good baskets. Wide open for practicing long game. No water to lose the discs in.

Cons:

Crappy dirt tee boxes that need to be poured concrete. Not challenging and no technical shots. Prone to lots of wind being high up and exposed.
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little oz
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.7 years 102 played 31 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Into the great wide open 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great for a noob if you want to air it out and you are trying to learn how to use your driver. Tee boxes were actually pretty good size and in decent condition. Not crowded on a Sunday at noon. Nice to have a round where nobody is waiting on you. they made good use of the available land and power lines for obstacles. Layout makes sense even to a first timer.

Cons:

Could be hell in windy conditions. It's all about the wind here. All of the course is exposed to weather conditions.

Other Thoughts:

Bring lots of water on warm days, long pants and sunscreen
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autr3518
Experience: 15.2 years 5 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fair Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 19, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Easy to navigate, some hazards are out there, rocky and weedy terrain. The tee boxes are large and easy to find along with the pins.

Cons:

If it is windy do not play this course there are no trees so no shelter, if you have allergys do not play this course it is filled with weeds, possible snakes however none have been spotted yet, if you just want to get out and play it is a good local course but if there are other options take them!
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