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Breezy Point, MN

Breezy Point

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wolfhaley
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Experience: 20.2 years 1105 played 679 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 14, 2024 Played the course:once

Pros:

Breezy Point DGC, the original, is the more beginner friendly of the two courses here. It's 18 holes of wooded and semi open golf on some beautiful, pretty hilly terrain. The area is disc golf exclusive and perfect for it. The fairways throughout the course are all grass and appear to be immaculately maintained. Amazing.

The baskets out here are Mach III's with the number plates on the top. These are all in great shape and mounted level. They catch pretty well too. One basket and pin position per hole. They all have foam sleeves around the pole to dampen the sound of the chains which is unusual but doesn't affect the catching ability any.

Rubber mats for tee pads. These are solid and work just fine here. Plenty grippy and pretty level. One tee pad per hole. They're all framed in with 4x4's too which helps to keep them more struturally sound. Plus they have the hole #, par and distance painted onto them so they sort of serve as the tee signs too.

Great design out here. There's an awesome mix of different shot shapes required off the tee. Plenty of the holes are open enough to start that it's whatever you feel most comfortable with but there's plenty that play better to either or FH or BH to get a look at a birdie. Lot's of hills out here but they're used in way that it doesn't wear you out. Lot's of up, down and cross hill throws. Just about everything you could want in a course, Breezy's got it.

The course is extremely easy for navigate. There's a number of arrows pointing you toward the next tee but these aren't even needed for the most part. It's pretty obvious where you'll need to head next after most holes. The arrows are nice though. The course also loops back to the parking lot after hole 9 which is always a bonus.

The parking lot is pretty small but you can park at the Breezy Point - Overlook lot and access this course as well. It appears that they intend to have that be the way to access this course too judging by the renumbering of the holes. If you use the Udisc map right now from the small lot it's accurate but you'll notice that the hole #'s on the baskets and tees don't match the hole you're currently on. That's because they recently numbered the holes starting from that other lot. A little weird now but it's clearly in transition.

Free to play and probably never too busy due to it's location. Lots of benches throughout the course which is much appreciated, especially after some of the uphill hikes.

Cons:

Tee signs with a hole map would be nice to have. Not a huge con but they certainly would've been helpful on a few holes.

There's a couple spots where the erosion makes getting up or down a hill a little sketchy. Nothing major but watch your footing. This would be more of a problem after any rain but is worth noting

A few of the rubber mats are starting to show some signs of wear. A couple had tears in the middle or fraying edges. It'd be nice to see some concrete pads here in the future.

Not a con, more of a warning. This course is a hike. Bring plenty of fluids and whatever else you'll need for the round if you park at the Overlook lot, which may be the only place to park in the near future.

There's quite a few areas where you could lose a disc out here in the rough off the fairways. It's not the worst I've seen but I've definitely seen better.

Other Thoughts:

Breezy Point is a fantastic course. One of my favorites in the entire state actually out of about 150 played. Beautiful, serene area with some very fun golf. This is the easier of the two courses but is by no means a walk in the park. Highly recommend this one.
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playrecords
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Experience: 18.1 years 772 played 27 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Worth the wait, Outstanding Course

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 27, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pretty much everything I love about a great disc golf course. In the woods. Tight lines. Elevation. Have to shape a shot. Breezy Point is exceptional in how you need to "speed control" those dang downhill putter shots... Hole 1 and 10 start from the parking lot which is always appreciated... So many wooded holes with a lush grass fairway is a sight to behold. Again elevation: living in Mpls it is such a nice change of pace...Navigation was easy,

Cons:

Tee signs are lacking and I hate rubber tee pads. But given the overall experience are just in the noise... For those looking for a park like course this is not it, it is a hike up and down pretty much every hole. Bring your boots or trail runners and you will not be disappointed... Maybe some longer holes would be desired? IDK those uphill shots tested my mettle.

Other Thoughts:

This course has been on my wish list for several years now. I am fortunate to have a friend with a cabin in the Brainerd lakes area, and we played it together. He is a rec level player and had a great time, he had a few great shots and thoroughly enjoyed the round... I would recommend this course to anyone willing and able to hike up and down for a couple hours in the beautiful Northwoods.
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Badgerman
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Experience: 20.9 years 551 played 62 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Breezy Point 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 16, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ Long, tight wooded fairways will have you throwing every shot in your arsenal
+ Elevation changes on every hole. Up, Down, and Valley, with a pretty good mix of all.
+ Good variety of hole lengths.
+ The rubber tees seem to grip as well as concrete, I don't know how they are when they get wet.
+ Navigation is pretty intuitive with short walks and some next tee signs. Just follow the arrows.

Cons:

- Tee signs need minimaps with this many blind shots.
- Some of the distances listed seem off. (Especially 13, listed at 153' feels like 250'+
- Watch your step on the steeper fairways. Erosion is real.

Other Thoughts:

All in all, this is an absolutely beautiful course.
It's a workout, I was reminded today about how out of shape I am.

With better signs and some erosion control this could easily be a 4.5
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Flathills
Experience: 14.4 years 25 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Now 18 holes 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 11, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A good mix of challenging with the trees making the shot selection and accuracy a must, but not too long of holes so that it is impossible to make par.

Back 9 has been opened up. Back 9 has more open fairways than the Front 9 making it a bit easier. They are still working on clearing trees and cleaning up the necessary work to make the Back 9, but nothing hinders the playing.

Cons:

Signs at each hole would be a plus. Stones with etched hole number, par, and distance makes it easy to know that information, but a map showing the general pin location so a first-time player doesn't have to search for the pin would be nice.

Other Thoughts:

If in the area, I recommend this course as a great round or two. Lots of elevation changes. Sometimes it is simply throwing over a valley to the pin on the same elevation, sometimes it is throwing up or down. Either way, be prepared to walk up or down a hill on every hole.

Short distances between holes are nice.

Trash cans by many tee pads. Some benches scattered around.
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Jmsbomer
Experience: 29.1 years 63 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A great beginer/intermediate course 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

Great course design. They have done an outstanding job of cutting back big and small trees. The distance of the holes are short but tight. The lines are hard but not impossible. Like my title says it's a great beginner/intermediate course. An open player might find it to easy. I have played multiple courses in this area while on vacation and this is the first course that I have found that i really enjoyed.
Great flow, good signs, pads are a good idea. They even have new benches on a few holes. The Mach 3's are sweet!

Cons:

I have heard that they are possibly putting in another 9 holes. A few longer open holes would be cool.
The pads state that some of the holes are par 4. I think they should all be 3.

Other Thoughts:

Worth the drive for most.
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TrustYourRubber
Experience: 11.2 years 18 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Possible 18 hole with hills 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 15, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Hills provide elevation changes, which is not seen in other area courses
-Non-conventional right-turning holes
-Rubberized tee-pads with footages marked
-Sign guide-points to mark your path
-Memorable holes, including a short par 3 with a large rock that you can write your name on
-Excellent baskets

Cons:

-So far, only nine-holes completed out of the potential 18
-Not clear where some baskets are from tee-box, so additional signing would be helpful. Foliage only exacerbates the problem.
-Directions needed to find the course. Breezy Point is a little bit off the beaten path for most people.

Other Thoughts:

Breezy Point offers something for every skill level. The course is heavily-wooded with many hills. The plan is to install another nine holes by the end of next summer.
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