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Rexburg, ID

BYU - Idaho

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sillybizz
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Experience: 22.3 years 426 played 412 reviews
1.50 star(s)

No Magic Underwear Needed!

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

The space given for the disc golf course neighbors other activities on campus including a football field, tennis courts and rope course! Disc golf gets the open brushland and mowed green grass between the dorms and campus. You start in the parking lot and throw a few wide open downhill throws then make your way around the property with a cool dogleg with OB rose bushes on your right, play another wide open hole then make your way back up the hill to the parking lot where you cross over and play the last two. There's not a great disc golf course to be had here no matter how you designed it but feel like the best of the bad property is used fairly well. I really like that they made the 2 holes near the rose garden (VERY large rose garden) have the garden itself be OB as it shapes your shot at least slightly and punishes you - this course is severely lacking in the punishment area.

Cons:

Very little obstacles and punishment for bad shots. No need to shape your shots or throw anything out of your comfort zone. Long holes are just that - long and felt quite boring with the exception of the elevation present.

When you walk up on a few tee pads you see a basket in front of you and think that's the one you're throwing to but it's not that one it's the one 300 feet behind it or whatever so a little confusing on that front.

Holes 8 and 9 just feel thrown in to make it be 9 holes for the purpose of being 9 holes. Both are very long par 4 holes with no obstacles or redeeming qualities to them. I think this could have been a fine 7 hole course IMO. They don't interfere with anything else so I guess more holes is better but if I were to go back I would skip these.

Other Thoughts:

Not a great course unless you like wide open courses with lots of length. I will say though that we played this on a Saturday afternoon in the middle of summer and there was no one around. I could see having a weird safari course here that just has 1 or 2 holes that like 2000 feet or something. Throw from 8's pad to the dogleg rose garden hole with a mando left of the sports complex or something. This isn't the worst course I've seen, seen many like it but it's the worst of 3 courses in town and would only recommend it for course baggers or people learning a new technique in an open field or something. I would recommend heading over to Nature Park which is better course than it looks by the reviews here.
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brentjacobs
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Experience: 22.7 years 659 played 59 reviews
1.50 star(s)

The 9er up on the hill 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 17, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

-9 white Dynamic Veterans that were well mounted and in great shape.
-Natural tees are either grass or dirt and marked by a green metal fence post with lighter green paint on top. These make it pretty easy to follow but there are few random green posts out there. UDisc mapping recommended.
-Good maintenance. The scrub fields of holes 1 and 2 as well as 7-9 were mowed. The rest of the course plays through nicely manicured grass and landscaping that abuts the sports fields.
-Solid mix of hole lengths and associated manageable pars for a beginner college track. Distances ranging from 225'-535' with all holes at 350' and over being noted as Par 4's. Holes 3 & 6, which play through the nice landscaping as modest Par 4's, are probably the best.
-The available elevation was used. Nothing that'll wow well travelled players but 1 & 2 go downhill and 6 & 7 play back up. 3-5 are sort of side-hilly but it's pretty mild.
-Free to play. Nice of the University to install this and make it available to the public Mondays through Saturdays.

Cons:

-The land isn't really great golf terrain. The landscaped areas are really nice but also constricted by the sports fields and neighboring apartments/dorms. The scrub field holes, 1 & 2 and 7-9 really offer nothing outside of distance and the previously mentioned slope. No trees or other obstacles mean zero shot shaping is required on most of the course.
-Plenty of safety issues. A walking path, the sports fields, and parking lot are all likely to see their fair share of errant throws. Hole 4s tee is within 15' of 3's basket and from back down 3's fairway its blind.
-Minimal infrastructure. No tee pads, tee signs, course kiosk/map, or directional aids. From 3's tee you see 5's basket(3's is a blind dogleg) so without a tee sign I'm sure this gets played incorrectly. 8 & 9 are all by themselves on the opposite side of the parking lot from the rest of the course, would be good to get a directional sign for those.

Other Thoughts:

Oh quirky little college courses. Have I seen worse? You bet. And would I have been happy to have this at my college way back when? Of course. But lack of trees and interesting topography mixed with being crowded by other aspects of the campus really limit the quality here. No signage or tee pads doesn't help the cause either. The course likely does the trick in Rexburg though as the main town 9er, Nature Park, is often crowed with both disc golfers and park goers. Fair warning, wind can howl up on this exposed hill where the campus is located. It was crushing 30+ mph our entire round. Even so, it only took the the 2 of us around 35 minutes which included a few minutes of waiting to play through and then back past a group of 9 chuckers.

For travelers who'd prefer a quieter stretch of the legs, I'd recommend Beaver Dick, just a little West of town. For course baggers, Rexburg is a solid little zone with its 3 9ers that require only a few minutes drive between each. BYU being only a couple minutes off the highway will be a quick spin for those wanting another pelt but it stacks up at the bottom of the 3 courses in town. Only reason I can see playing here again is if another friend wants to check it off the list.
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