Kerrville, TX

Schreiner University

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Present
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Review of Upgraded Course. drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 9, 2023 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

7 holes have multiple tee pads. It is a long course for only nine holes. Posts near each basket point directly to the next long tee pad. The direction posts are close enough to the baskets to see them from the basket but not close enough to be an obstacle when you throw at the basket.

Cons:

There are no bridges to cross the creek beds, and you have to cross about six times (I am not local and do not know how often the creek has water. The creek bed was dry when I was there in October). There are no posts at the tee pads, and the direction posts all point to the long tees (No posts point to the short tees. There are only four parking spaces near the first tee (there is a fifth space that is for handicapped persons).

Other Thoughts:

The college closed the gates on the route that Google suggested. Follow the directions here on DGCR.
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Luckyu886
Experience: 8 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

fun course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 16, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Looks like it\'s been updated recently. Rubber mats for tees. Baskets are numbered and in good shape. Some minor elevation changes and trees make it interesting, but it\'s mostly wide open shots. No water in the creek this time a year, but you do have to throw across it several times.

Cons:

Somewhat challenging to find the next tee. No markers next to tees. Take a picture of the map at the beginning to help.
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c_a_miller
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.5 years 299 played 209 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Some solid holes. If you can find them 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 17, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

I pulled up to the university and saw another disc golfer finishing on the fifth basket. I parked next to him and it was quite apparent on where Hole 6 was. I was impressed by Hole 6, and I thought that course would exceed my mostly low expectations from reading previous reviews.

Past hole 6, the course had some solid holes. Hole 5 was a lot of fun, hole 4 was kind of cool. I honestly thought there was just no chance to find any tees around but I was mistaken. I could find most tees and most baskets from using the map posted here on DGCR.

When I went and played, the grass was semi short. I have seen other courses with much higher grass. Finding discs was not an issue. There is a fair amount of elevation on the course and a few water hazards that are not completely overbearing.

Cons:

As mentioned in every review, the tees are laughably bad. A lot of the gravel that was on the tee box has been washed out revealing black tarp for the tees.

Even with a map, navigation is sure horrendous. I played from random spots that I thought looked like where the tee was on the map, but I could have been missing the tees all together.

Since this course is not played often, it felt neglected with longer than ideal grass, broken baskets and missing tees.

Other Thoughts:

I think this is a great piece of land, so it is a shame that the course is not used or taken care of like it should be. I had a little bit of fun here, but probably would not return unless there was some serious DIY done. DGCR says a 1.5 rate course is "Passable" and that is a perfect description of what Schreiner University has to offer.
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Amp'd X
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
0.50 star(s)

I'm lost, but I found tee #1 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

The only place to play (sort of).

Cons:

As the previous player stated, get to #1 tee and get confused immediately. I won't restate his comments as he's dead on. Course is un mowed and un maintained currently. Basket #1 apparently served as a dam and is piled up and filled with tree debris.

Other Thoughts:

The recent rains have left the course unmaintained and the creek flowing like a small river. If a disc lands in the creek it's gone forever. Found #1 basket after skipping the "first" hole due to risk and crossing the creek to find #2 tee and winging it to what turned out to be basket #1, returned to #2 tee and couldn't locate the basket so we threw to what turned out to be basket #4, confused, yeah us too. ? Found # 5 tee and basket but were unable to complete the hole because there was no place to cross the creek nearby. Had to give up at this point and return to the truck. This area has huge potential and is a great place for disc golf, but has failed to meet even the minimum standards for a playable course to us.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 46.4 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Thank God for The Local Who Gave Me Directions! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 1, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

My round at Schreiner College DGC started off a little rockily. I managed to locate the course without any problem. Drove into a parking lot and found the first tee pad (they are useless). It's pointed right a basket just across he ditch about 175' away, a nice little anhyzer! I think to myself, a cool little starting hole. I park my drive and when I walk to the tee box nearby it says # 3. I'm already lost??? I try to play # 3 and realize I'm hopelessly lost and confused? Luckily, therre was one other guy and his girl on the course and they gave me directions....mostly!

The # 1 pad doesn't exactly face the # 1 basket. It really faces the # 2 basket. Actually, # 1 is a sweet hole. It's probably 350' slight anhyzer shot around this big ole tree and then you have to cross the dry creek bed to the basket tucked up amongst some trees.
# 2 is kinda cool too. You're throwing over the dry bed again. A tree protects the basket somewhat. It's easy to hit this tree and get knocked down into the creek bed. Which, by the way, if you would ever play this course with water in this creek, would totally change the challenge and danger of the course!
The holes are long in general. I think they're longer than they need to be for a college course/ This course could be 1/2 as long and college students would enjoy it more. Case in point...The couple who gave me directions,,,the girl threw maybe 100 feet. She doesn't need 725 ft. holes. Who exactly was this course designed for?

Cons:

The teepads are downright awful. Like a previous reviewer noted, whoever built these pads didn't know what he was doing. They're too small, gravel and built above the ground. You can see that everyone just tees off next to them.
Basket # 1 is an obvious replacement. It's a thinner guage with single chains. So far it has been vandalized but I'm betting it won't hold up. # 2 is also a single chain model.
Navigation is a nightmare. I think I ended up missing # 7.

Other Thoughts:

The course has some fun and interesting holes. # 4 was a fun tee off. # 5 was also an interesting hole. The wind was blowing hard today which made a couple of long holes seem really long.
This is just another course where I think the designer(s might have missed their target audience. I think college students learningto play the game want to have success not be frustrated with 725 ft. holes.
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markmcc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.5 years 278 played 254 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Newly Refurbished for 2021 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 20, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The nine-hole course is built in an essentially unused area of the Schreiner University campus. It is long for a campus course, averaging 411' per hole from the blue tees with a couple over 500'. The white tees knock the distance back to a 271' average length.

Nice variety of vegetation and terrain. About half of the holes require working around or through a small number of trees, with the other half being quite open. As a result there is not much shot shaping required.

Holes 1, 4, 5 and 7 all throw across the creek, from higher ground. The creek is often dry, but creates some interesting elevation differences. When holding water it can become a serious hazard on a couple of the holes.

New Innova DisCatchers with yellow flags are a welcome update to the course, as are the rubber mat tee pads. Seven of the holes feature alternate "white" tees which are far more suitable for new or recreational players than the long tees.

Cons:

The new rubber teepads are a huge improvement over the former dreadful pea gravel pads, but some are uneven and all are potentially slippery in wet conditions.

No tee signs at the holes themselves, so take a picture of the course map near the parking area.

Course flow is improved by the next tee signs but still iffy for new players. A couple were obscured by vegetation when I was there, and others only get you pointed in a general direction. Again, the course map is your friend.

The course crosses the creek several times, and it is tricky to figure out how/where to cross. When the creek has water it becomes a significant factor.

Other Thoughts:

This course had been steadily deteriorating over the past ten years, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that it has been updated recently, perhaps as part of an extension to the Kerrville River Trail, and also as an Boy Scout Eagle Project.

There is now a nice restroom at the parking lot, a new course sign with a map, and an adjacent Beer Garden, open W-F 3-10, and Saturday noon till 11.
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TheBearcat
Experience: 12.3 years 8 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

The Puzzle Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 22, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The course has a good mix of easy holes and average holes. Good for beginners but not so easy that an experienced player wouldnt have a good time. Its the only course in Kerrville so it can be labeled as the best one in town ;)

Cons:

Tee boxes suck and are made of gravel. Much easier to just throw from the side of the boxes. The course is pretty difficult to figure out if you go play it for the first time without someone who knows it already. Also, there are no maps or signs that show what the hole looks like. The tee boxes are numbered but not all the baskets are. A few of the baskets are kinda hidden so LOOK LOOK LOOK!

Other Thoughts:

Don't go out and expect to just start from the 1st hole. Walk the course and figure it out. Im thinking about bringing a sharpie and just drawing the numbers on the baskets.
DOWNLOAD THE PICTURE OF THE COURSE BEFORE YOU PLAY! WILL HELP TONS!
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ATXdiscgolfer
Experience: 14.4 years 18 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Pretty fun course. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 31, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Challenging but not too hard.

Good basket placement overall.

Hardly anyone there so you can enjoy a very quiet round.

Decent amount of change in elevation and a couple small water hazards which keep things interesting.

Best hole: #5
Longest hole on the course which requires a strong drive and good aim to stay away from a few hazards.

Cons:

Very disorienting course if it's your first time playing.
Get a local to help you out because in many situations you think it's the basket in plain that you're supposed to be throwing towards when really, it's way far off and out of view.

Tee pads were obviously made by someone who doesn't know much about disc golf. They're very small, raised off the ground and aren't even aiming the right direction in several spots which just adds to the confusion. They also used some weird soft gravel which you slip in when teeing off.

Lots of sticker burrs so make sure you wear long pants.

Worst hole: #8
The low lying branches sticking off of the tree are very deceiving so throw low.

Other Thoughts:

Even though the tee pads suck, they at least now have them so you now know where to start from.

It's a fun, long 9 hole and totally worth a visit if you're in the area and have some time to kill.
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spellfish
Experience: 15 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Its a whole new course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 20, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The entire course has been redone, with gravel tee pads and marked goals 9 of them! Soon there will be stepping stone bridges all over the creek. Very fun and playable... par is 32.

Cons:

The gravel tee boxes are hard to throw from so we usually just play from the side of them.

Other Thoughts:

Keep watching this course for more improvements.
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plus4db
Experience: 18.4 years 9 played 9 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Not much there but baskets and potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 19, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a compact course on a beautiful campus in the center of Kerrville, Texas. It is near food, lodging, and other activities. It is an 8 basket course with quite a bit of potential. There are some excellent possible tee locations and interesting and challenging basket locations. The baskets are well maintained Mach I. There is a creek that could play on four or five holes, but there isn't any water in it. is that still O.B.? The best I can say for it is that there are actual baskets and hazards.

Cons:

There are no tees, tee markers, or basket numbers. I tried to locate a map, but no one knew what I was talking about. I asked three campus employees for help in locating the course and in each case it took a couple of minutes for them to understand what I was asking. Each said, "Oh! you mean the place where they throw the Frisbees!" I don't think the course gets much use. All eight "holes" are contained in a field of weeds and wild grasses that, although are quite short, are full of burs that will get in your shoes. Ouch! Without a course layout I made up my own course and thought that with a little attention it could be a great course.

Other Thoughts:

Schreiner University is a small, quiet Presbyterian school. There is a little white chapel near two of the baskets. The property could make for a very good course. It was fun to try to look at it from a design point of view. If you have ever wanted to design a course, this would be a great place to start. The course marker in the DGCR map is a little misleading. It is actually located at the corners of Broadway and Travis. Park near the white chapel and you won't need to drive through the maze of roads on campus. I saw some obvious and pretty cool possible tee locations. If you play, just create you own course. The University clearly has money. it is a shame that they don't spend a very small amount and add another basket, some tee pads, and markers. If you are in town or driving by on I-10 and you just want to take a break and throw a little, it is a good place to go. At this point that is about all it is good for.
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