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Auburn Regional Park

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DCaliBEAST
Experience: 16.2 years 25 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Well Rounded and Clean Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 8, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Fun course to play over and over. Concrete tee pads and multiple placements at each hole. Access to bathrooms. Good signage supplied by The Auburn Chain Zombies. Both wooded technical and open big arm holes. Has a nice wooded area half way through the course to take a break. A few shots over water features.

Cons:

Can be crowded at times where you play through or others play through you. You may have to ask where to go if you have never played the course for a few tees are far apart and it could get confusing. They took the coolest shot of over the pond and around the mando of the oak tree out of the course. Many tournaments played here and you may not be able to get on the course at times. There is limited parking so you may have to park a little walk away.
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Joecuzzi
Experience: 9 played 5 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Signs for next hole are needed. 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 1, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

The first time I played this course I didn't like it at all because I didn't know the layout and got lost. Now that I know where to go and a little better at DG this course is alot more fun.

Cons:

Hole 13 and 14 are far away from each other and without signs for next hole make it challenge to find.
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Mr72datsun
Experience: 10 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

nice enough 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 11, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

nice signage on each hole. I guess this is new since some of the last reviews.
easy enough to navigate. By the way, get the udisc app and use the "full course map" to get yourself around. It shows a blue dot where you are and then a map of the course.
nice variation of shots required.
nice people walking around the park. mostly old folks. I talked disc golf to a bunch of them. They were very positive and interested.
lots of trees so decent on the shade.
good enough bathrooms and drinking fountains for a california park.
Black berry bushes were in season and some of the best I ever had. Downside is that they are nasty plants to fish a disc out of.
Course was set up long except for a few of the later holes.
really nice putting practice areas.

Cons:

Homeless hang out in the park. They seemed harmless enough, but I had to pick up trash that was likely left by them.

Drug deal went down by the first tee. Not disc golf involved, but not cool either. Some shady looking characters. I had to pick up their trash also.

I lost a disc on hole #1 up in a tree. i went back to try again after finishing 18 and the disc was gone and no one bothered to call me. Not cool.

Ran into one guy walking his pit bull off leash and he started giving me a hard time after I made a 100 foot approach shot that landed 50 feet from him. That kind of stuff really bothers me.

Other Thoughts:

I always wonder what I'd think about a course if it was my home course. I would be happy enough if this was my home course since it was definitely a challenge with many different shot requirements and enough length to keep things interesting. A few of the holes required a bit more luck vs what I'd like. I wouldn't make a long trip to get here, but if someone was in town to play shady oaks and/or condon park and you have time to play another course and want to play another course, then this one is good enough. I had fun and will be back.
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Tomac2112
Experience: 23.8 years 2 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Tired course could use some love 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 9, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice variety, kind of a mix between several of the other local courses. It has medium wooded, pretty heavily wooded, and some wide open grassy. The park itself (part maintained by park staff), lawns, benches, tables, etc- is very well kept. There's good use of elevation and the creek and pond add a nice element to the course.

Cons:

About 1/2 the maps on the tee signs are either completely gone or they are damaged to the point where they are of no help whatsoever. To add to the problem, about 1/2 of the number plates on the baskets are completely broken off! Don't get me wrong, the HOLE layout itself is actually pretty cool, I think they all played pretty fair, but were still interesting. The problem is the COURSE layout (getting from hole to hole). You have to get help from a local to figure out where the heck you're supposed to even go! If all the signage was repaired, it would be just fine- but in its current condition you find yourself walking back and forth trying to figure out where you're supposed to go next- when you really would rather be playing disc golf. The flow from one hole to the next is really counter intuitive, the next hole is NOT the closest hole multiple times throughout the course, and between the tee signs not always having even the NUMBERS and the baskets also missing the numbers, it can be a bit difficult! I think the biggest point to make is that compared to all of the other local courses, this one is the most run down.

Other Thoughts:

I would've given it a score of 4 if it weren't for all these issues, but I feel that it can't be ignored. The reason for these reviews is to give people who have never played it before a somewhat accurate idea of what to expect, I just read the current conditions before I wend and I was caught off guard.
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robodude
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

So much potential..... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 18, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Holes range from challenging (#2 is a forest with nowhere to shoot but up) to benign (several of the holes around the tennis courts are just wide open driving contests). If someone would just keep up the signage so you know which position you're throwing to that day, it would REALLY improve the experience!

Cons:

I expect groups of 8 or more to be plodding along at Shady/Orangevale. I don't expect them at Auburn but that's what I got on Sunday. One group of 8 and another of 12....yes, 12. I've never seen a group that large in my years and years of playing.
Now...I will say that both groups were cognizant of players behind them and both let us play through quickly but c'mon....what is the problem with splitting your group up into the NORMAL size (4) and keeping play moving along? I was advised by one of the group of 12 that this was their normal Sunday morning round that they've been playing for decades and that "...this isn't Orangevale". I think the old guy was trying to say that they play...... very....... slowly....and that one shouldn't be in a hurry playing their course. Still...12 people means 11 people standing around while 1 person gets ready... wipes off their disc.... gets their stance... gets loose... focuses... and then eventually throws... followed by 11 other people doing the same thing.

Other Thoughts:

If the hole locator discs on the signs aren't going to be accurate, the least they can do is ensure each basket has a sign that says what hole it is. The baskets around the picnic tables include #3, #8, #10 and #18 and not all have the hole # on them.
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getchofil
Experience: 52 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 27, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course makes good use of elevation, trees, water on 6 or so holes playing throughout a park but avoids most areas where other park patrons would be (tennis, soccer, playground, etc). There's also a good blend of short and long throws required, some technical and a few long open baskets.

Cons:

The signage has taken a bit of a beating, making it a little difficult to find basket placements on every hole.

Other Thoughts:

Despite signage issue, this course was a very fun challenge. I'd definitely play this course again if I was in the area.
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Redline4j
Experience: 156 played 42 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Decent Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 26, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets are moved regularly to keep things fresh. The basket crew was moving baskets at the time I started to play.

Despite the heavy amount of rain the area had received for the weeks prior to my playing, the ground was still walkable and not too muddy.

Cons:

Course layout is not that well marked and it was helpful that I was playing with someone that had played the course before.
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kevaunne
Experience: 15.8 years 40 played 19 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great course shoe-horned into a popular park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 28, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Good mix of open and tight holes and healthy distance variety. Mix of straight and right/left doglegs.
- Excellent signage (when intact) and teepads. A few holes have long tees. All holes have alternate basket positions.
Some standouts:
2: It's a downhill look from the tee where your options are to throw a tall hyzer over some trees or down through a tightly wooded area. Basket is nestled near the creekbed, protected by some bushes.
5: It's a longer hole (400ft+) where you throw slightly downhill across an open meadow which quickly transitions into a mature forest.
14: from the long tee, it's an intimidating shot with a lake to the left and a voluminous oak straight in front requiring a big right turning hook over the lake then downhill into the trees. I wussed out and threw it from the short tee.

Cons:

- awkward layout at times. Weird, extended walks between some holes. Many teepads throw across populated sections of the park
- A lot of the signage has been vandalized to the point that they're un-readable. Baskets are not always labeled leading to difficult navigation for first-time players (myself included). It's disappointing because the intact signs were very good and informative.
- Holes towards the geographic center of the course felt a bit too similar (8-13 &18). You throw across a large open field where some patches trees come into play around the basket
- Grabby oak trees - I almost walked away from a disc trapped high up in the branches on 2

Other Thoughts:

Very solid course with some obvious flaws. Worth playing if you're in the area. I played Condon before here and it was refreshing to have some room to air out some longer drives but still be challenged and engaged. I would definitely replay this course if I'm in the area
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sumo21
Experience: 10.2 years 35 played 26 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Hiking, enjoying the scenery 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

-Good mixture of long, medium and short holes

-Very technical and demanding course

-Good mixture of woodsy, slight woodsy, open, uphill and downhill shots

-All holes have a basket position indicators near the tee pad

-Bathrooms and a working water fountain

-Beverage vending machines

-Nice, woodsy practice putting area

-If you like mild hiking, then you'll love the first 7 holes and 14, 15, 16 and 17

-Trees provide a lot of shade, so you play a round comfortably, even on a scorcher of a day

Cons:

-Not a beginner level course

-Holes 6, 12, 14, 15 and 17 don't have signs

-If you do not like mild hiking, then the first 7 holes may not be to your liking

-Foot traffic on walking path can cause delays on holes 1, 4, 8-12 and 14

Other Thoughts:

A few holes require distance, but the remaining holes will challenge how well you manage the course and your mental approach to each hole. Beware of bird and droppings on the more open holes, 8-13.

Hole 2 usually is a spike hyzer shot.

Hole 4 is a textbook definition of a hallway shot.

Hole 5 has a mando to the left of the tree with caution tape.

Longer basket positions on 13 may require the use of a roller
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Don DiscHulk
Experience: 34.5 years 137 played 15 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Auburn is not what it use to be 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 21, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

easy to park.

Cons:

Course redesign is bad. I started on this course in the 80's, in 94' this was one of the World's courses. Since then this course has been hacked to pieces. Hole 14 seem like a half mile walk around the lake to throw a 200' hole. Everything that made this course one of the best, the swamp area, large throws, technical shots, have been altered, shortened or completely removed.

Other Thoughts:

The tennis courts that were added, get in the way of hole 1.
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ecv_onion
Experience: 31.9 years 8 played 2 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Good views, Sub Par planning 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 7, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Very clean course. Multiple pin spots. Challenging. Ammenities all over. Water, water, and more water. Large layout with longer holes than most other courses in the area. Good mix of technical holes.

Cons:

The layout. Hole one has a tennis court blocking half of the area in front of the tee. Many non discers populate the area and often walk or jog right in front of the even if you are in mid throw.

Other Thoughts:

Having played this course twice I can now say that i will more than likely not be back. The layout of this course seems hap hazard at best. Holes 8 to 10 are throwing directly at each other creating a huge bottleneck. Only to be followed by 11 whose fairway is shared by 12. While one is throwing to the north from the south the other is throwing west from the east. This causes great confusion if your discs look anything like someones that lands near yours. Other than the poor layout this course is great. There are some great holes that line the water with a nice size creek that flows, and a nice pond that is surrounded by ducks and geese. Just look out for the joggers, most could care less that you are getting ready to hurl some plastic and will just go right out in front of you.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Solid Regional Park 18! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 16, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Auburn Regional Park is a large sprawling park with all the usual attractions. The course parking is right next to the nicest Boce courts I've ever seen. I started the round playing by myself but following a couple of locals. The tee signs with their advertising were fairly hard for me to decipher. The course features nice big, grippy concrete pads but older baskets. The terrain is varied with a canopy of trees providing some much needed shade on this hot summer day. There are 4,5 and even 6 basket positions for each hole. The problem is, there is no way of telling which position the basket is on any particular day. This course could definitely use the A-B-C-D washer system that Penn Valley and other neighboring courses have in place. There are are benches and garbage cans at every tee area and the course was virtually litter free.
With the baskets all seemingly in the longest positions, this course was certainly a challenge today.

Cons:

The lack of a system informing players of the basket location is a big one to me. With up to six locations on some holes, it's nice to know the distance and general area of the basket, especially when playing solo. The general navigation aids could have been more helpful. Luckily, I hooked up with the locals around hole 5 and they guided me through the remainder of the course.

Other Thoughts:

In general, Auburn Regional is just a really solid, enjoyable course. It probably lacks the elevation and Wow factor to rate it any higher but I think the local club is doing an excellent job in maintaining this course and providing some great disc golf enjoyment for the players in this area. Most anyone would be happy to have this as their home course.
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DCali-BEAST
Experience: 18.9 years 7 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 1, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Auburn is a large course spread out over a park. There are many obstacles to throw over under and through. In a round you throw over a few creeks, through some wild growing trees, and before they moved the tee for hole 14 you could throw over the main pond itself. Hours of fun can be had here because the course is updated regularly and the Pin positions are changed on an almost daily basis. All in all it is a fun course and in my opinion one of the top 5 in Northern California.

Cons:

It is hard to find anything wrong with this course. The only thing I would change is bring back "The Pond Hole". "The Pond Hole" was a 300ft. par 3 that had a tee pad next to the water and a huge oak tree to throw around in front of you. You would have to have a mean right hook to even make it to the other shore side let alone the other 150ft to the hole. Hole 14, aka "The Pond Hole" was one of the reasons many people first came to this course and I think it would be in their benefit to try and bring that wonder back for us.

Other Thoughts:

From beginer to pro Auburn is a great place to grow.
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jakesme1222
Experience: 28.8 years 7 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Everything you want! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 13, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course has all that you need in a wonderful setting. There are multiple pin settings for most holes. You have bountiful tree coverage and an optional shot over the pond if your long shot is good.

Cons:

This is a really popular park and during the spring and summer they hold tournaments here, so they close the park off to the public. also my best advice is to get there early cause it can get crowded.

Other Thoughts:

This is my home course and it will always be one of my favorites.
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miniboult
Experience: 24.9 years 5 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Decent Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 11, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Plenty of parking, tee #1 is close to parking
-Varied technical shots as well as some shots that require long drives.
-Baskets are in good shape
-Tee pads in good shape

Cons:

-Can be a busy park
-A few holes require you drive into areas with picnic tables and possible people. A better layout on a few holes to keep away from human traffic would be nice.

Other Thoughts:

Overall a nice course. I like the the mix of different shots required. Some shots for finesses, some you can just boom out there. Not my choice for an everyday home course, but good to play several times a year.
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elton807
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.8 years 56 played 56 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Awesome Auburn 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 27, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Large and spreadout course in a developed regional park, with lots of variety of terrain and surroundings from hole-to-hole. The mature trees and bushy tunnel shots force you to be accurate. The grounds are as beautifully maintained as they say it is. The layout does a nice job of staying clear of joggers, kids, and picnic'rs.

Cons:

Amply irrigated park collects muddy puddles around the teeboxes and baskets, even in the heat of summer. Printout of map is recommended for 1st timers, as layout can be confusing at times.

Other Thoughts:

Strong sense of local disc golf community there ranging in all ages and demographics.
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Uniqueness: A- (such a nice course in such a nice regional park)
Difficulty: A- (long; elevation changes; some dense tree areas)
Fun factor: A- (major variety of drives, holes, and approach shots)
Aesthetics: A (clean; manicured park; woodsy but also with mowed grassy areas)
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Overall: A-
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hatchet
Experience: 19.8 years 115 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Amazing course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-great course with a lot of variety, many different types of holes, in the trees, on the dirt, over water, and on open grass.
-long holes and short holes, sidearm, anhyzer, backhand, and hyzer shots

Cons:

- a lot of blackberry bushes and a few holes, easy to lose discs, not fun to try to find them

Other Thoughts:

My favorite course
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anhyzer24
Experience: 24.8 years 114 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Bring every shot in the bag 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 16, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is excellent for a number of reasons:
-Beautiful, well maintained public park, with a maintenance crew that takes pride in keeping the course looking and playing well.
-Great variety of shots. Makes you throw every type of shot possible. Tight wooded fairways, elevation changes, tight downhill rollers, open grassy areas for long rollers, water hazard holes, a couple shot shaping mando's, spike hyzers, overhands.
-Awesome local club, the Chain Zombies. They run great weekly events, doubles on tuesdays, divisional singles on thursdays. Good payouts with ctp and ace pots. Great turnout every week, expect up to 60 people.
-Large teepads. Great for big runups on longer holes or for getting the right angle off the box.
-Garbage cans and benches on nearly every hole.
-Friendly locals, easy to find a helping hand to help navigate the course or find a lost disc.
-Multiple pin positions on every hole, some holes have as many as 6, ranging from relatively easy to insanely long for the pros. Rotated frequently for weekly play.
-Usually uncrowded. You'll run across the inevitable group of 6 playing a slow round from time to time, but for the most part the course is wide open.
-New tee signs have satellite photo maps showing terrain and pin positions.

Cons:

-Walking paths do cause some delays, but most folks are aware of the course and will wait for you to throw before walking across.
-Fairways for 12 and 13 cross each other, but as the 2 longest holes on the course, it doesn't cause many problems.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, one of the best courses in the area IMO. Great variety of shots and hole types, good for beginners and pros alike. Friendly locals in a family friendly setting, great place to spend the whole day and get a couple rounds in. Also close to Condon and Penn Valley if you're in the mood for a day loop. Definitely worth a play if you're in the area. My personal favorite holes are: 5 (long downhill through an early mando, either plays straight to a downhill ledge, or to the right, perfect for a roller), 12 (long double uphill hole, drive has to pass under a tall tree but over the first hill, makes for a tight window to get the distance you need. New pro pin position plays over 700 feet past the tennis courts), 14 (next to the pond, plays through a tight tree window into an elevated opening, good drives can skip into blackberries on the right and left), 16 (technical line off the tee pad, avoid a gnarled tree just in front of you to a wide fairway with a creek and blackberries on the right, deep pin position plays across the creek in a tight grove of trees), and 18 (straight, low tunnel shot towards the tennis courts, deep position plays to the side of the hill and is blind from the teepad).
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cjskier
Experience: 20.8 years 69 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Another foothills gem 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 3, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Great variety of shots from tight trees to open fairways. A couple down hill shots, a couple up hill shots, a tight downhill tunnel shot(4), a few wide open holes(11-13), water in play on holes 4,7,13 and 14. Tight tree tunnel holes on 15-17.
-Good mix of distances from short 200's to over 500' holes.
-Nice setting in a park.
-A couple holes play around a pond.
-New tee signs with distances added recently.
-New teepads have been poured on holes 4, 14, 15 and 17.
-Lots of clearing of bushes and blackberry on holes 14-17.
-Several holes you can start on if 1 is backed up.
-Lots of parking.
-Plays on mowed grass on several holes.

Cons:

Walking paths wind threw the course on holes 4,5, 8-14 and can interupt play and be hazardous to other park patrons.
Long walk from hole 13 to 14.
Course can be swampy in places in the winter and spring.
Blackberry patch on the right side of hole 17 is VERY unforgiving!
Lots of geese around the pond, so there can be a lot of poop in the area.
No drinkable water/water fountains in the whole park!

Other Thoughts:

Love this course for its mix of shots, hard to find this variety in most courses. Lots of work has been put into the course in the past year, new tee signs, new pads, new pin locations, clearing on holes 14-17. This course keeps getting better. A couple years ago I would have rated it a 3, now its a strong 4.

Just watch out not to hit other park go'ers when playing arround the walkways.

Play the Auburn am or pro tourney in April if you get the chance, great event. They add 4 alternate holes that make the course even better!
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GVDiscr
Experience: 19.8 years 109 played 21 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great Mix of Holes! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 6, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very nice course throwing through big city park
The first 7 Holes are fairly wooded and require some stealth accuracy while the middle set of Holes opens up a bit more in the center of the grassy park.
Great Mach 3 Baskets
Cement Tee Pads & Tee Signs with Distances
Multiple Pin Placements for each Hole
Great locals! Local Club (Chainzombies) are a great group of folks - Auburn is always running weeklies and there's always someone around to guide you though the course.

Cons:

Lots of people both playing and pedestrians walking
The walk between Hole 13 and Hole 14's Tee is pretty long, a Hole between the two would be cool !

Other Thoughts:

Hole 14, which used to shoot over the pond; now shoots off the Tee up by the tree directly in front of the old tee.
The Course plays very hard when it's in all long...will give all great Pro's a run for their money!
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