Great use of land and terrain. Good mix of shots. Extremely gracious hosts (Matt and his mom were unbelievably nice and accommodating). Unique experience in the DFW area. Excellent challenge, with demanding lines, risk/reward, etc.

To be absolutely clear, I am completely aware of the constraints and profound effort required to build and maintain a course like this. I've done a lot of course building and maintaining, and I completely understand what it takes. However, a fair review requires evaluating the course as it exists, without consideration of those other factors. I do not mean to take anything away from Matt, his family, or anyone else associated with this course. It's not a critique of them, it's a critique of the course. I cannot say enough good things about them, truly.

This course needs a ton of work to earn the rating it currently shows. It's insanely overgrown in many places. Thorns, tall grass, briars, etc. abound. Landing zones are full of shrubs, which if removed would greatly improve the playability of the course.

Bridges, stairs, etc. were sketchy. Nobody fell, but it was very unsafe feeling. There's a reason you have to sign a waiver, serious injury is possible in a few dozen places.

Some of the holes on the back side were spray and pray. Silly lines, unnecessarily tight gaps, etc. We like tight, we like hard, we don't like tight and hard to the point of ridiculousness (even though we birdied a number of those holes.

Signs, teepads, baskets need work. (See above comment about the demands of creating and maintaining a private course.) We appreciated the constraints Matt was working with, but also acknowledge that those areas need work.

The back few holes are an afterthought. We didn't even play them. As mentioned above, those holes, if desired, should be a starter holes, not finishing holes. It's throwing across a pasture, meh.

The creek is a great design element. However, some of the ways it is used lead to frustration. While you should never lose a disc in this creek, you may find yourself walking hundreds of yards to retrieve a disc if you aren't willing to de-shoe and walk. I appreciate that the point is to not throw in the creek, but it's also designed to make that almost impossible.

This property has unbelievable potential, and it could easily be a top 10 course anywhere. It's incredibly demanding, which I enjoy. The owner is a top notch dude. Really, I've played loads of private courses, and I don't know that I've ever met a guy as welcoming to newcomers as Matt.

I'd love to see the DFW disc golf community rally behind him to do what is required to make this place as amazing as it could be. Pole saws, weedwackers, brush clearing, rough thinning, tee pad pouring, bridge constructing, stair building, disc retrieving devices creation, safety lines, handrails, etc. and this would be perfection. Matt can't do it alone, and the impression is that he has been for too long.

While I acknowledge the potential, I don't think I'd come back unless more was done. I've played it. I experienced it. It was good, but it just needs so much and the demands end up making the course unenjoyable.

My feeling is really that this is a 2.5* course, with 4.8* potential, so I gave it a 3.5.