Flagstaff, AZ

Ridge Line DGC

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PastorofMuppets
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Experience: 4.7 years 129 played 115 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Not Worth Your Time

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 10, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

WHAT TO EXPECT: 9 Hole Course playing through an apartment complex with tons of elevation and feels more like a course designed for residents to practice and stretch their legs, than a course to be taken seriously.

AMENITIES: There are none, outside of the apartment complex office where you are requested to stop in and get a guest pass (for parking) or you can skip this step and park on the street and walk over. The course is overgrown (for Arizona standards) and not very well maintained.

TEES/SIGNAGE/BASKETS: Tees are small wooden sandbox style rectangles filled with wood chips (2 sets of tees per basket claiming to be an 18 hole course with 9 baskets). Signage is missing in a lot of places, what does exist is aging. Baskets are Mach 3's in decent shape (The basket for Hole #5 was missing, there was a pole but the rest of the assembly was gone).

DESIGN (PROS): Course uses tons of elevation. Entire course is basically played on steep side slopes. The longest hole (#6) comes in at 300 feet with the two shortest holes (#8 and #9) both coming in at just 175 feet each. The elevation makes some of the hole difficult while the distances make this course extremely easy for all skills. Combined with the small and awkward tee pads and extreme slopes, this course probably plays a little harder than it should.

EXTRAS: NAU and I-40 is right nearby making this course easily accessible and the views are incredible. Probably the biggest saving grace for this course.

Cons:

OVERGROWTH: The course is poorly maintained and bushes, brambles, erosion and other factors make this a safety nightmare and finding your discs on the green problematic.

TEE PADS: Though a very short course with the longest hole being only 300 feet, the tee pads are small, not sturdy and awkward to throw from.

SAFETY: You are basically throwing around and through an apartment complex. There are countless spots where you are asked to throw at or near apartments, vehicles, or other people enjoying the outdoors. The wind also rips between buildings causing very unpredictable changes in flight to your discs mid flight. So even if you think you are throwing to a safe location away from people and property, the wind may complicate that.

MISSING BASKET: I notified the person in the office that the basket for Hole #5 was missing and he just shrugged his shoulders and said "yeah, we know." Apparently he wasn't that concerned.

Other Thoughts:

While some of the Holes had a quirkiness to them, none were difficult or memorable (outside of one completely missing it's basket). This course was more annoying than it was fun with the overgrowth, the rough terrain, the safety issues everywhere. We decided not to loop back around and play the "second nine" from the alternate tees as we had seen enough. We figured we'd give this course a shot as it was right next to the NAU course which was extremely solid, but this one failed to deliver. Unless you live in the apartment complex or are trying to bag them all, this course is a waste of time.
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Sunday Mike
Experience: 21.9 years 61 played 21 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Meh 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 3, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is nestled in a very scenic apartment complex just off the NAU Campus.
It has nice baskets. Each hole has two tees. If you lived in the complex it would be cool to have a course right there.

Cons:

This course is very difficult to navigate. I never even found hole #2. Some of the baskets are just too darn close to parking structures or the apartments themselves. The tees are just wooden boxes w/ wood chips in them..be careful!
Hole #5 was just a pole, no basket.
Only 9 holes--even though I couldn't find one. :)

Other Thoughts:

If I lived at this complex I would play it alot. Otherwise it just isn't worth it. The other 4 courses in Flagstaff are all so much better and are 18 holes. This course is not a destination. It would only be worth it if you were a course "collector" or you happened to live at the adjacent apartment complex.
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scrowl92
Experience: 14.2 years 13 played 8 reviews
1.50 star(s)

simple OK 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 15, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

-nice area
-good quick course for practice

Cons:

-awkward wood chip sandbox-like tee pads that are very small
-winds through the apartment complex, very easy to get a disc to land on someone's balcony
-being in an apartment complex, hitting a car window is high risk
-very difficult to navigate through
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Other Thoughts:

OK course overall, definitely should be redesigned
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jblough
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 85 played 82 reviews
1.50 star(s)

College Course Needs More Studying 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 29, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Close to NAU and right by I-40
- Technical holes with steep elevation changes. I suggest bringing good footwear due to the steepness and rocks
- Water hazard on hole #7, which is also the signature hole. Throws downhill across a pond to a basket. There are some tree hazards along the way.
- Dual tees, which are of ample size

Cons:

- Short holes. No long throws over 300 feet. Hole #7 may be the longest. Sure, there's some technical challenge with all the evergreens, but I didn't find myself particularly vexed by the tree hazards.
- Course pays very close to the apartments, especially on holes #3 and #6. A strong arm and/or an errant hyzer could easily send a disc through the windows. And, to be honest, it's kind of weird playing in a residential development.
- No signage yet on the course, and even if there were signs, the course flow wouldn't be very intuitive due to the fact the holes are scattered and have no real pattern from beginning to end.
- Very rocky terrain and no path yet established. Makes finding the next hole even more difficult

Other Thoughts:

I know that this course probably isn't 100% completed yet, but I've always subscribed to the idea that once it's on DGCR, it's fair game to review. With that being said, I tried to base my review mostly on the course layout and challenges rather than the tangible amenities that I'm sure will come later (signs, next tee markers, maps, etc.). All in all, this is a nice course for NAU students looking to play somewhere else besides the 18-hole course, although it does have limitations that need to be corrected:

1.) Tee markers or signs for each tee. I'm not even sure if I played off a few of the right tees, to be honest.
2.) Map of course (either on DGCR or at the first hole)
3.) Those invaluable "next tee" markets
4.) Making hole 9 go oer the water hazard.

I played this course instead of the 18 hole one because I was passing through Flagstaff on my road trip and didn't have time to play a full 18 holes (besides, the sun was setting quickly). I wish I would have been able to play both to compare/contrast these two courses. I'm gonna play it safe and assume that the other course is the better of the two NAU courses.
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lion
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Premium Member
Experience: 21.4 years 1524 played 22 reviews
1.00 star(s)

quick and easy 2+ years

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

Pros:

Its nice that there is a course to play in this complex. The Innova baskets are nice and newish. Its cool there is 2 tee pads per hole.

Cons:

The layout doesnt flow and overlaps in spots. There is no up keep on the grounds. The tee pads and boxs are falling apart. Some holes are to close to buildings and parking structures where it would be easy to lose a disc. Not enough trash cans or seating. Course was just put in with little thought. Hole one and hole 9 are a distance away. Hole 3 should be hole 1 and it would flow better.

Other Thoughts:

There is some good land that could hold a nice 9 hole course here. The course needs to be restructured and moved. The land needs maintenance. Just put a few weekends of up keep and redesign thought into this and this course could be way better. Don't bother coming to this course.
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