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Sunset Park

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wellsbranch250
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.2 years 652 played 631 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Lucky Gophers

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 12, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

(2.905 Rating) A flat lightly wooded park style course with 6 extra holes.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - It's rare to play a course with one set of tees that appeals to so many skill level sets. In my opinion, the length is set up best for MA2s, but even MA1s will enjoy the several plus 400 footers. Meanwhile, I think MA3s and MA4s will enjoy the ease of play and enjoy the constant battle to try and save par.
- AMENITIES AND EXTRAS - 6 by 12 concrete tees, DISCatcher baskets, proper signage, bag hangers on every hole and even a few seating areas. I think all but one hole had multiple basket placements. There's a practice basket and course map near tee (1). There are multiple spots with restrooms, drinking fountains and shelters. The amenities package here was far superior to the other 4 courses I hit in town, (Arroyo, Anthem, Red Ridge and Peccole.)
- NAVIGATION AND SIGNAGE - I had zero issues getting around. The on-site posted course map was accurate. Tee signs have all the needed info on them including the next tee direction or location. Most tees were also close by of the preceding basket and the tee signs stick out like a sore thumb.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Despite the length of the course, this place is super beginner friendly. It's lightly wooded and mostly free of hazards. The odds of losing a disc or having to search for one, is near zero. Beginners will post plus 100 scores, but they won't get frustrated.
- NEAR-BY PROSHOP - Lucky Disc Golf proshop is literally across the street from hole (11). I got my Vegas Lucky stamped wall hanger!

Cons:

A lack of killer holes.
- HOLE VARIETY - For a 24 hole course, the play type variety is very weak. First off, the course is basically glass flat throughout. Maybe two or three holes have greater than 5 feet of grade change in them. There are a few raised placements, but that did nothing for me. No water in play. The hole distance spread is comical. All but one play was between 270 feet and 420 feet for my round. Perhaps the alt placements can alter this a bit. One play, hole (19) was over 500, and I did like that hole. On most courses this would be listed as a par 4, so I gave sunset credit for that despite the par 3 listing.
- GOPHER HOLES - Post round, I felt impelled to look up what was tearing the grounds up here. It's pocket gophers. The holes were everywhere, so players need to constantly watch their step. I read an article that the city once tried filling the holes with gas vapors and blowing them up according to one article I read. PETA did not like that apparently.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I scored this aspect below average. The grounds were well kept up, minus the gopher holes. As noted, the course is flat and there are no water elements. Most holes are either open or lightly wooded. The buzz of a big airplane occurs every 60 seconds. The landscape is very vanilla overall.
- TIME PLAY - I logged 68 minutes. Several groups were playing mid-day on a week-day afternoon. My guess is that it'll be a slog during prime times.

Other Thoughts:

The most played course in Vegas to my knowledge. It's free and will appeal to a wide swath of players, except for perhaps to heavy woods lovers. Which in that case, I don't recommend coming to Vegas to find the next course love. Anyways, a solid 3.0 level course to me, aka, a good course. It's got its drawbacks, but it's also solid in many facets. For those flying into Vegas with a couple extra hours of spare time, I say go for it. Not destination worthy like the city itself. The gameplay reminded me of a few Florida courses I've played, minus the water element. These include Majette near Panama City, Suncoast Golf Center north of Sarasota and 65th Infantry in Orlando.
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Treeplant
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Experience: 8.8 years 109 played 62 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Longish, Open Par 3s in the Nevada Sun

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 7, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Overall, a solid course with some decent length, though not a ton of variety. No elevation changes or water hazards. Some OB due to other park facilities like courts and roadways.

Your typical hole is 300 feet with a couple of trees, otherwise wide open.

- Flat outside gopher holes, very accessible.
- Good concrete tee pads
- Other than near roads, you likely won't lose discs.
- Lots of parking
- Signage at least shows hole numbers, but is outdated
- UDisc Course map is regularly updated it seems and accurate
- Great disc golf shop literally across the street
- Good length for a course in the city
- The members of the public we ran into, aside from a couple of homeless, were aware it was a disc golf course and got out of the way / understood how it worked.

Cons:

- Not much variety
- Not the worst course for adjacent fairways and infrastructure you can hit, but definitely some things you don't want to hit can come into play if you're not careful and 300 foot holes promote guys trying to rip it and grip-locking into other fairways etc.
- Had a couple of homeless people sleeping on the course. Not sure if this was a one off or a regular thing.
- Signage was inaccurate in a couple of spots, didn't trust it.

Other Thoughts:

Generally a solid 24-hole course where you'll be throwing a decent number if full drives unless you can drive 330+

All Par 3s, though a couple of holes felt closer to Par 4 length.

Construction in Feb 2023 limited access to a couple of holes.

Played midweek early afternoon and course was not busy.
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bneffer
Experience: 24.8 years 56 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Front 14 of a decent course drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 16, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Holes are well marked and signed. Tees are consistent.

Cons:

-Holes feel same throughout.
-Front 14 was enough for me

Other Thoughts:

Length of holes was ok, and playing the course was fun. It wasn't my favorite location I've ever played, but it was worth a round, and you may like the layout more than I did.
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mndiscg
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 480 played 478 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Solid play near the strip 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 9, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

+The setting for this course is very nice. It is in a very large urban park with many activities. There are places to have a picnic, a nice playground, a big pond, ball fields and more.
+The park and disc golf course have been around for awhile and definitely show some wear and tear. At the same time, they both seem to be pretty well maintained. The grass was cut well and the trees are nice.
+Nice Innova baskets. 3 practice baskets as well.
+Big concrete pads.
+Nice signs that give you all that you need to know.
+2 pin positions on most holes.
+Shouldn't lose a disc on this course.
+Good variety of distances. Some shorter holes that are reachable in one toss but overall it's longer for a park style course.
+Brooms and bag holders on many of the tee pads.

Cons:

-Park overall gets a lot of use and that can affect your round. The course is well designed to keep the activities separate but homeless people or others using the grassy areas can get in the way.
-Very little elevation to speak of.
-Most holes are pretty open and not too interesting. I actually got a bit bored in the middle and wanted to opt out early. I played the whole way through but I don't think this course has a ton of replay value.
-Some of the pads have been worn so smooth that they are now slippery. Could they be resurfaced somehow to add grip?
-Probably not enough trees to provide shade on a hot Vegas day.
-The course plays pretty close to some parking lots, park roads, and sidewalks. My buddy skipped a disc into an open car door by accident. Be careful to not hurt anyone.

Other Thoughts:

+This course is the most convenient of the Vegas area courses to play as a traveler. We had a few hours to burn after a R2R2R adventure in the Grand Canyon and this was a good way to get the legs moving. It is easy to find and there is ample parking.
+As a midwesterner, the plants and trees were interesting here. We also saw some birds and small animals that we don't have in our region.
+Overall, this course was solid but unspectacular. The course didn't have too high of a fun factor. I'd probably play here again but not until I had seen some of the other area courses.
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dreadlock86
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.9 years 382 played 309 reviews
2.50 star(s)

classic course is vanilla 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 16, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-24 good discatchers and 3 practice baskets
-great signs on tall posts that are easy to see from a distance
-signs clearly mark pin position and also have bag hooks
-broom holder attached to each post, many brooms now missing
-concrete tees are large but slick
-large course area in a very large park
-a bunch of other park amenities: soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, tennis, bathrooms, a lake, tons of parking
-very easy to play as a traveling player, easy navigation once you find the start of the course (west side of park)

Cons:

-mostly wide open shots on most holes, there are a number of scattered trees but they usually don't force lines
-mostly the same distances, in the 300'-375' range, with a few slightly shorter or longer holes... even with multiple pin positions
-the listed distances looked very questionable, some longer and some shorter
-the pads are plenty long but really slick (and not just from the sandy soil); i preferred the grass
-the course feels repetitive; mostly open with one tree to beat in the fairway or to avoid near the green

Other Thoughts:

Sunset Park has been servicing disc golfers for a long time. In some ways, you can tell but it has held up pretty well. I think its best feature is how easy is to play for the traveling player looking for a disc fix in Vegas. Navigation is simple once you find hole 1. If you're taking a cab or uber, tell them to take the West entrance on Eastern Ave. The course starts next to the first parking lot on the left.

The signs are great. Descriptive pictures showing multiple pin positions with distances are posted on tall posts that are easy to see from a distance. Below the signs are stickers on the post with screws showing the current pin location. The posts also have a cross bar that functions as bag hooks. Finally, there are loops attached that serve as broom holders. Many of the brooms are missing now but it's a cool touch.

The tees are concrete and plenty large but really slick and sometimes uneven near the edges. I preferred using the grass next to the tee. The discatchers are in good condition and easy to spot from the tee.

There are 14 holes on one side of the park and then across the park road are the other 10 holes. The front side is more open, has similar distances, and feels very repetitive. There are a few trees to miss but they don't really force you to throw any particular shots. The exceptions there were my favorites on the front: 3, 12-14. The back 10 has a bit more trees and a little more variety in distance. I liked the cool tree on 23's green and the low ceilings on 16, 17, 22. There's an elevated basket on hole 24, on an extra tall pole.

The course is easy to navigate, easy to play, easy to find your discs, and easy to cut your round short if you're itching to get back to the craps table. Super convenient but the experience is pretty vanilla. Contrary to what the course page says, the park lights do not illuminate the course for night play. That said, I did see some locals setting up for some glow action.

This is not a destination at all but it's easy to grab a round here just to say you did. I wish I'd had more time to check out some other courses around town to see if Vegas has anything better to offer but Sunset Park is close to the strip and right next to the airport. Next time I'll be checking out the Wildhorse property.


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bcos4life
Experience: 11.9 years 77 played 23 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Surprisingly great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 8, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has a great track record of TLC. The tee signs are very clear, and I love the indicator of what position the basket is in. Well groomed and the tee pads are a great length. (Albeit a bit slippery)

Very much a park style course, but uses available trees and obstacles really well. I also like the mandos. The old saying is "mando's are for bad course design", but I think the ones here are amazing at adding difficulty.

Hole length has something for everybody.

Really nice and helpful locals.

Cons:

A multi use park, so you will have non players around... a cricket game was going on in the middle of a fairway.

Quite a few hobo's hanging around... they keep to themselves, but still something to be aware of.

Could use some indicators for next hole, as it isn't inherent what the next hole is. As it stands, UDisc is a need for this course.

Other Thoughts:

A Deaf Disc Golf tourney was going on, so I didn't get to play a second round, but I would love to play some of the alternate locations.
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docbrown
Experience: 9.8 years 34 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 28, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

A little bit of everything, tunnels, big shots, short shots. Great teepads and signs

Cons:

A lot of through traffic. Baseball games, people walking dogs and lots of bums laying on holes, especially towards the south west side of the course.

Other Thoughts:

A really enjoyable course
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Darth_Ra
Experience: 9.8 years 11 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 24, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great, mostly open course with 24 holes at varying degrees of difficulty.

Cons:

Like most park courses, could use a bit more in the way of obstacles. Homeless are everywhere, as is also typical of city park courses. Can be very crowded as well.
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sirk0rebreg
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course, could use some more variety though... 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Very wide open. Good holes for technical shots. Multiple basket positions for a majority of the holes which is nice, but be sure to check the location prior to teeing off, it may not be where it was on your last round.

Cons:

Some more variety would be nice. There is a lot of room at the park to add additional holes or other basket placements. Addition of some par 4's would not be difficult and would bring a little variety as well.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Underrated Course With Solid Play and Great Amenities! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 25, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Sunset Park has to be on of the best maintained courses anywhere. Each hole features a colored tee sign which shows the basket location. Then below the tee sign, the basket location, A-B and sometimes C-D are clearly shown along with it's distance. It's probably one of the clearest, most concise system I've seen. The tee signs are set up high on these metal highway type posts (maybe 8 feet), probably preventing some vandalism problems. There are two bag holders on each tee sign pole as well as a hook holding that hole's broom. Yes, each hole has it's own broom and each broom is clearly marked as Sunset Park DGC Hole 2, etc. The brooms are needed as the soil in the park is a sandy loam and when wet from the sprinkler tends to get muddy. The tee pads are large roomy concrete ones. Baskets are Innova Discatchers with the yellow band complete with small numbers on the band. There are plenty of garbage cans present and near hole 5 are two of these interesting round, concrete benches with individual seats.

The park also feature a nice variety of tame birds including geese, ducks, pigeons, and ????

Sunset DGC starts with three practice baskets. You always have the constant noise and sight of planes landing at nearby McCarron Airport. I thought it was kinda cool seeing one Southwest jet after another making their final descent into the nearby airport. The course is 24 holes and sprawls over much of the park. You cross over park roads a couple of times. But I felt the course was pretty simple to navigate. The park is totally flat but there is just enough mature trees to provide challenge as baskets are often found hidden behind a single tree or maybe a small clump of trees. Added challenge can be found in the various Mandos including # 15's, which is about 260' out on a 285' hole and forces you to throw between two large trees, just before reaching the basket.

Cons:

Tee sign on # 11 is missing. Big surprise because that tee is right next to the street and a bus stop.

Park is flat with no elevation and no water on course.

No signature hole stood out for me.

I saw no homeless guys on my round this morning.

Other Thoughts:

I was just so impressed with the care that is taken with Sunset. Good course, Excellent amenities and so much TLC shown. It made my experience here so much more pleasant. Of course, it didn't hurt things that I got to experience it on a wonderful Nevada spring morning.
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Drakeab
Experience: 89 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Best course in Vegas 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 19, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Distance. Some may say this is a con, but there aren't many courses where you can rip it on most holes, but still have to hit a line for birdie.

Navigation. After 4, go to your right for 5. After 7 keep walking straight for 8 by the restrooms. After 14, cross the road for the back side. The rest of the navigation is pretty easy. Use a map and you will have no worries.

Uses trees where possible. In case you didn't know, there aren't very many trees in the desert. Sunset puts the trees that they have to good use. The majority of the holes here are strongly influenced by trees.

Lots of people around provides a good vibe.

Cons:

Sunset Park is not the most desirable park in town, though it isn't the worst. There will be homeless people around, but I have played this over 20 times and never had a problem. Actually, I threw into a tree on #3 and of the regular homeless guys came over with a baseball and knocked my disc down for me.

Lack of elevation- Ok, this is Vegas. It is in the bottom of the valley, there isn't much to say here. Basket on 14 is now elevated.

Other Thoughts:

It may not be the most scenic park or course, but damn I love this place. I love the fact that it is a challenge every day, no matter where the pins are. 16, 19 and 22 are tough 3's when in their long positions no matter what. This makes up for the few holes on the course where you have a good look at a birdie. (6,8,9,12). Depending on pin positions, there will be other good looks at birdies as well. If you are in the area, give this a shot. I hope you enjoy it the same way that I have.
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pmay5
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 20.8 years 480 played 245 reviews
4.00 star(s)

DG History - the Vegas must play course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 18, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Really good concrete tee pads, aerial photo hole signs (showing the multiple basket locations), bag holders AND brooms on every hole. They even have a great way to show which basket location is being used - the tee signs are on highway-type poles with holes all the way up. Stickers are placed on these poles listing the basket location letter and distance, then a bolt is placed through the hole below the location being used (usually the longest one when I was there).

Although this is a large, multi-use park, the course is in an area of its own. You play around an open playing field, ball fields, basketball courts and tennis courts, all easily identified. But no walking paths, picnic shelters, playgrounds, etc, these are all in other parts of the park. You really feel like this area is for DG.

There are mandos on several holes, mainly to keep you away from the open play field, but one (#15) to force a line. They aren't overdone and serve a purpose.

The grass is in great shape. Yes, here in the middle of the desert where most homes have rock and sand in their yards, the grass here is in great shape. Really helps with not tearing up your discs, like other courses in the area do. They were even watering a couple of holes while I was there.

Great use of the land available. Good mix of right, left and straight holes. The trees on the course are sparse, but are used to force certain lines (#3, #12, #13 and just about every hole past #15). #5 and #14 have a cool cluster of 4 Palm trees as guardians. #3, #12 and #13 form tunnels that force you to throw certain lines. #9, #11 and #23 have individual trees in front of the baskets, left or right, take your pick. The tree on #23 is a cool Y-shaped trunk, really forces you to make this decision.

This mostly open landscape enables a lot of flexibility in the course. This can be no more obvious then viewing the Pro layout for the NT event played here, the Gentlemen's Club Challenge. Several holes are combined so they can make this course as long as they want to.

Cons:

Not a lot of Cons with this course, there are some homeless hanging around, but didn't bother me at all. Some of the holes are basic throw it far and straight at it.

Kind of unusual to play a 24 hole course. Too many good holes here to cut it down to 18 and not enough land available for 27, or 36. Although, the desert area to the south of the course could probably host a few more holes!

Other Thoughts:

I'm glad I finally got to play my first NT event course! Obviously didn't play the Pro layout, but I can watch the videos and have some idea of the throws that are necessary.

This really is a great DG experience, restrooms available in the park, stores nearby and a large park to entertain others in your family. I didn't lower my rating because of the lack of elevation, this is the land they had to work with and can't count that against the course.
#5 is even a cool, anny around the ball field fence, then hyzer around the b-ball courts to that protected green. The nearby streets were not much of a problem at all, plenty of trees around the park to block them out.
I kind of liked watching the planes land at the nearby airport!! Pretty easy to get to from the Strip. You could even play this if you have a long layover at the airport!
This is probably the best DG experience within 100-150 miles of Vegas, a must play on any trip to Vegas. Plus, this course has been here for 38 years! Probably one of the first 25 courses ever laid out. I can't understand why this course is rated below 3.0 as I write this.
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thespeedokid
Experience: 9.4 years 110 played 34 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Solid course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 13, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

24 holes. Good hole lengths. Good hole signs. Nicely wooded with good openings. Nice tees. Well kept grass. Good baskets. Not many people play it.

Cons:

Lack of elevation changes. Some holes play close to a road.

Other Thoughts:

Really just a good course. It's a challenging course that is also good for begginers.
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v92biker
Experience: 10.9 years 42 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great Park course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 7, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice lay out. Mixture of shots required. Mixture of field shots and wooded shots. OB's and constant pin changes make it interesting. Pin locations marked at all tee pads with good distance along with brooms to keep the pads clean.

Cons:

No elevation change but where it is you can't expect it.

Other Thoughts:

Really surprised how nice the course played when moving out to Las Vegas. It's a park course but for the most part you are away from other activities so only ones you run into are other disc golfers. The front 14 is pretty open but enough trees to make you pick your spots and the back 10 are mostly in the woods which i was very happy to see. Very happy to have this course close to my house.
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luckless_pedestrian
Experience: 11 years 40 played 14 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A lot of room but busy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 5, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Signs are good and the hangers are great.

There's a lot of space for being in the middle of the city.

The homeless guys can actually be helpful as spotters.

Cons:

Busy. A couple holes we skipped because people were having picnics right in the fairway.

Having to shoot the gap between the basketball courts and baseball diamond was weird and felt unnecessary. There are a enough holes without that section.

For having no elevation changes the distance here will wipe you out.

You're right next to the airport so the plane noise is almost constant.

Other Thoughts:

You're in the desert, dummy. BRING WATER! Hit the 7-11 on the corner on your way in and load up.

I would say the lack of elevation is monotonous, but that's the terrain you've got so I can't really call that a negative. They could maybe get creative with raised baskets or something but what do you want, it's a city park.
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IsThisThingOn
Experience: 48 played 12 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Meh with a dose of meh 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 23, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-FANTASTIC signage. Really good design.
-Well maintained
-Hole 5 or 6 (dogleft to some palm trees) is super cool.

Cons:

-almost no shot variety
-stupidly long holes
-no elevation change
-signage does not match any map I could find online.

Other Thoughts:

If you really enjoy bombing your drives as far as you can in a straight line OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITHOUT A BREAK then this is the course for you. Good luck hitting bird unless you're driving pro distances (especially on the back side).

Seriously, by the time I got to the #20+ holes, I was over it. Great place to throw out your arm trying to par a hole.

I'm in Vegas a few times a year, not on my list to play again. Not unless I get a bionic arm.

Would have given it 1 star, but the signage was SO good I gave it one more fir giving me a place to hang my bag.
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Fntsygamr
Experience: 8.8 years 62 played 27 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Sunset Park - Vegas fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 18, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great 24 hole layout. Technical shots, both short and long. You can jump on the course at many locations, just depends where you park. Large park setting with numerous bathrooms for a long day of playing.

Cons:

Lots of people. While we were there, starting at hole #1, there was a cricket match being played. A few times we had to watch for stray cricket balls coming our way. Homeless people, but not the annoying kind. They were there to root you on and were quiet for the most part.

Other Thoughts:

We only completed 16 holes as the Ice Bowl tournament was being held that day. Wish we could have played more, but the backup was getting kinda ridiculous. The addition of "tournament only" holes made it a little odd for finding where the normal course played. When we go back again, I will make sure that we play this course full and complete.
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tdkrizenshine
Experience: 10.8 years 34 played 12 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Long day of torture in the wind 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 28, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Long (holes and course), incredible signage and bag hangers. No crowd whatsoever on a Monday morning (during a wind storm).

Cons:

Very wide open with bombs and turnovers the call for the day, not much shaping here! Homeless folks abound- not to be prejudice, just not a positive when compared to the gorgeous courses nearby. No elevation and not much variety.

Other Thoughts:

I played here on a "High Wind Advisory " day- 30mph+!! This makes giving an accurate "typical condition" review impossible but I will say that I hear the area is prone to blustery conditions . I played with a fellow stray out-of-towner and we had an absolute blast with only one other player on the course during our 3-1/2 hour, 24 hole torture test! If I were a local this place would get heavy rotation for it's distance improving length.
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jtrod
Experience: 21 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

New Signage 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 6, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

New signs - These new signs give aerial views of the fairways and basket options. The sign pole also have added bag hangers to keep your bag off the ground.

Nice cement pads

Cons:

Not a lot of obstacles
Not a lot of places to get drinking water on course
Not a lot of trash cans on course

Other Thoughts:

Decent course, close to strip for an out of town traveler. The course if pretty wide open with many of the holes awaiting turn-over shots.
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Iowa420DG
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.1 years 457 played 41 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Out of Order (&FLAT!) 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 11, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Overall Score; 2.1

Tee pads (4/5): Smooth, level concrete. Difficult to spot tees from baskets and difficult to understand which tee goes to which basket. One tee was completely missing. A local informed me that it was removed, so they play from a line of sticks in its place.

Baskets (2.5/5); Standard Mach 2's. Confusing when matching to tee pads. Some numbers missing from baskets. Some basket #'s were faced away from the tee pad, so I had to walk all the way up to them to find out if I was playing the right one.

Layout/Design (1/5); WAY TOO FLAT. Absolutely no elevation, although I assume it is a norm around here. A few holes made good use of trees... a very select few. Otherwise, I hated the hole that forced me to throw right along a VERY busy street. I also didn't enjoy the holes that throw alongside basketball/tennis courts and baseball fences. A fence is just a crappy disc obstacle in my opinion. The layout was very boring. Normal park-goers came into play too often. Children, homeless people, and couples leisurely spent their time on the course. The homeless guy was cool though. I guess he plays disc golf, and he's actually pretty good.
Don't even get me started on how CONFUSING the layout was. The layout made no sense to me when I tried matching numbers on tee signs to numbers on baskets. In all fairness, the locals informed me that the layout was under redesign, and that they understood the new layout. They added that anyone who had never played the course would be extremely confused with the numbers on tee signs and baskets. Some holes play a little too close to each other.

Scenery/Surroundings (2/5); Pretty bland piece of land. Nothing too spectacular to see here. The mountain view in the distance is nice, but you can see that from anywhere. The air seemed to be extremely dry... I needed a lot of water, and I wasn't doing much. Maybe it was just me, but I feel that I experienced the dry Nevada air fully.
The area seemed very safe with a lot of kids playing sports and adults playing tennis. There's nothing dangerous that I can think of. No high grass.

Likeliness to Return (1/5); If not for the locals, I would've hated this course. There isn't a huge selection in the Vegas area, but I will surely choose a different course next time I visit. If I lived in the area, I wouldn't recommend this course for anything other than a very VERY leisurely round of disc golf. It wasn't worth the $20 cab ride from my hotel on the strip at all.

Other Thoughts:

I didn't know Nevada was a legal marijuana state, but I found out on the disc golf course!
As I mentioned, the cab ride was $20 from Planet Hollywood (not including tip).
The locals were extremely nice. They allowed me to play with them to understand the course. They also gave me tips about the surrounding area (Las Vegas) and other "tourist" help! Thanks guys.
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