Pros:
Sitting alone in a city block on the north side of Las Vegas sits North Las Vegas Disc Golf Park. It's a purpose-built par 3 ball golf course that has two disc golf baskets parked on each ball golf hole. One basket is short, one is long. If you play all 9 holes twice, you'll get your 18 holes in.
When I arrived at dusk, I was surprised to see I was the only golfer on site (either ball golf or disc golf). Apparently the course is pretty new and local players are still checking it out. Being that it was quiet, I got rock star parking right outside the pro shop. I went inside, paid my $6 greens fee and made my way outside. There are two practice baskets to work with directly outside the pro-shop. This was nice because you could putt from one to the other, then turn around and do it again. Once warmed up, it was a short walk up to hole 1.
Most par 3 ball golf/disc golf combo courses I play are pretty short. Not this one. I played to the gold baskets so each hole was just a bit out of reach for me, but it was still fun because I got to really rip my drives.The holes are quite forgiving since you're playing one to one on the ball golf course. Everything was pretty open and wide.
Teepads were artificial turf mats, but I didn't have any issues with slipping or anything like that. Baskets are all fairly new and easy to spot. Using the map, it was quite easy to make my way through the course. Some of the baskets were hidden around corners or behind trees, so that kept the course interesting and made each hole different.
Hole 9/18 offers the backdrop of the Las Vegas strip behind the basket. It was quite a beautiful site.
Here are some highlights of the facility:
1- Pro shop on site
2- Beverages available in the pro shop
3- Two practice baskets
4- Great map at the beginning of the course, also available in a handout
5- Clean facility, grass cut and maintained
6- Fully lighted to play at night (and without the heat!)
7- New baskets
8- Quiet, no walkers or joggers
9- Friendly staff
10- Easy parking
11- Fun variety of holes
Cons:
The obvious con is just 9 true holes. There are two baskets per teepad, but they are usually just short/far, or left/right. Not too much difference in the layout.
Also the $6 greens fee may seem steep for some. I didn't mind it though, as it was obvious this place needs income to stay in top shape.
Some of the ball golf bunkers weren't clearly defined. So if you were to play them as OB like you should, you could get easily confused because the sand appeared to spill over the edges quite a bit.
I couldn't find the gold basket on 5... but it was probably user error. I ended up playing to the basket on 8 instead.
Other Thoughts:
All in all, this is a SOLID course. I was quite impressed and would easily play this again when I come back to Vegas. It would be quite a treat to play this with a group. You could play 9 holes at dusk, come inside the shop for a snack, then go back out and play the remaining 9 under the lights. Park in the lot on Brooks Ave, then walk in to the pro shop. Have fun!