Fountain Hills, AZ

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Sunday Mike
Experience: 21.9 years 61 played 21 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Little Brother of Fountain Hills 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 14, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is a nice little desert course tucked around the First Baptist Church of Fountain Hills. There are maps and loaner discs at the first hole. There are a lot of fun little desert shots, some blind, some not. There are two mandos and even a "tunnel" shot. It requires you to use several different types of shots to play well.
The church has even installed lights so you can play night golf.

Cons:

There are only 6 baskets but 12 tees. You would think that each basket would have two tees, but that is not the case. Basket 6 gets played once and basket 4 gets played three times.
The terrain is VERY rough. I came close to falling on a couple of occasions.
The parking lot could cause a lot problems if there were people at the church.
It is asked that you not play during church functions, but based on several of the shots it would be impossible to play 4 or 5 holes if church were in session.
Because Fountain Hills DGC is just down the street, unless you are a course bagger there is no real reason to play this course.

Other Thoughts:

I played this course on a Saturday morning so there were no cars in the parking lot but mine. I really enjoyed this course. It's very short, but I have a noodle arm, so these small, tucked away courses appeal to me.
That being said the ground is very uneven and treacherous. Play with caution.
I was impressed by the thought the church put into this course. They area is VERY small, but they managed to create 12 holes. Well done.
However, with Big Brother down the street I can't imagine too many people going out of their way to play this course.
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jordancookaudio
Experience: 3 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun course but unforgiving 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 20, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

-moderately difficult course for how short it is
-somewhat entertaining to throw blind not knowing exactly where the chains are

Cons:

-very treacherous course with some uneven areas
-some holes can be unplayable due to throwing across the parking lot
-risk of wild animals (snakes/scorpions ect.)

Other Thoughts:

One thing that i really want to shed some light on is how uneven the terrain is. There are several ravines that let water through during monsoon season and the gravel/sand is very easy to slip. On my way to hole #3 i nearly slipped and fell straining my legs and on #6 i attemped to go down and get my disc and ended up spraining my ankle so please watch your footing. Would really like if they had a stair system for situations like that.
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The Valkyrie Kid
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Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Welcoming Church Course Combines Desert Scrub And Church Parking Lots! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 19, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

When you enter the parking lot at the First Baptist Church of Fountain Hills, you see the first tee of the disc golf course. There's also a course rules sign, a mailbox type box with maps (which actually was full of maps) and a box full of loaner discs. Heck, they could have left me $ for lunch!

Unfortunately, I was not so impressed with little 12 hole course here. The baskets were nice DGA Mach V's with a small orange band on top and the church's name and the hole number/or numbers as some are used for two holes. The tee pads are either little rubber mats, natural or painted spots on sidewalks. Signage is lacking too.

The course plays partly through a very rough area of desert scrub. The foliage here is thick, fairly tall and the terrain is treacherous. Then holes 5-8 play across the church's parking lots. I didn't much care for either of these for different reasons. The parking lots are extremely hard on your discs. Also, if there are any cars parked there, you have to skip those holes. I would skip them if necessary but I wonder if the average, teenager, would be so considerate? And I thought # 7 was a really fun, thread the needle throw between some trees.
I liked the last hole too. # 12 is just a simple 203' straight throw across the parking lot to a basket sitting in the berm. It's nothing tricky, just kinda simple and enjoyable.

Cons:

There were 2-3 blind throws out in the scrub brush I didn't care for.
I really didn't like # 4. It's a straight 261' shot with tight OB fence on the left and tight parking lot and building on the right side. And then there was a trailer chained to a tree along the way that kind of ruined the hole for me.

Some tees were a little difficult to find, especially on the way back.

Other Thoughts:

There are signs on the building warning people that they should be aware of flying discs. Somehow, I don't think this course will ever get enough use that safety should become too much of a concern. I think most players will just head down the street and play the more established course at Fountain Hills Park.

Near the BB courts, there are light switches where you can turn on lights for night play. That's kinda cool! Although, I don't know what I think about about stumbling around through that treacherous, desert scrubby terrain in the dark! Still, it's an awfully nice gesture on the part of the church folks here. Now, about my lunch money!
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