Private course at home

[HCD Studios]

I am have designed a course in the back property behind my house. So far I have a front 9 and a handful of other holes. I am slowly making it an 18 hole course. Does anyone else have a course at home or a practice hole or two in the yard? I will have pics soon. Post yours if you have them.

[bwiese]

I have a basket in the back yard that I can throw a bunch of different shots at. I wouldnt call it a course, but it is nice to practice on. My friend has a farm and he has a couple private courses he can set up. It is only 7 min from home, so it has become my go to place to dg.

I cant wait to see what you have done. What type of holes you looking at? Wooded, open? lets see some pics.

[DavidSauls]

If you're talking about an actual course---not 9 or 18 different throws crisscrossing the same yard---there are plenty. Check out many of the private courses on this site. If you've got a disc golfer with available land, eventually you'll have a course.

[paulrothley@msn.com]

Phantom Falls is my project.

[mashnut]

There are lots of cool courses on people's private land listed on the site, and even more out there that aren't. Flip City, one of the top rated courses, is one guys project on his chunk of land in Michigan.

[Countchunkula]

I've got about 30 holes laid out for my side yard and the adjacent woods. Someday it will be playable as a loop, right now I only have one basket. It should be pretty cool when done. I have a nice tight tunnel hole in the woods and come summer there will be an elevated tee throwing out of the woods into the field.

[Countchunkula]

Here's a crappy pic of the tunnel hole early in its evolution:
http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y375/CountchunkulaDG/Mobile%20Uploads/0505101821-00.jpg

Oh, and I have two holes playing along railroad tracks on the other side of the woods. No pics of those, pretty fun though.

[Shuie]

Shu pond was my Baby!!!! had 9 holes set up on 6 acres.. it tossed acorss a pond and had a creek in play, some elevation and a few tight wooded holes.. i miss it sometimes.. had to retire it after i moved to CALIFORNIA

[jtbingster]

I have some holes made up in front of my house. No baskets, but quite a few ~200' holes aimed at trees or street signs.

[DavidSauls]

There are lots of cool courses on people's private land listed on the site, and even more out there that aren't. Flip City, one of the top rated courses, is one guys project on his chunk of land in Michigan.

There may be others in the Top 10 that fit this criteria. (I'm pretty sure, but not certain that the owners live on the same property)

[biscoe]

as the OP knows hawk hollow is actually on my nephew's property rather than mine. my house is about 2 miles away. prior to moving the baskets down there i had set up a variety of courses at my own place ranging from "tiki-like" practice course in my yard to a monster long course in some of the pastures.

[billnchristy]

Flyboy is on a lot of peoples land but starts and finishes on the designer's property.

[whitechocolate]

I put a 9 hole putter pole course behind my work that I play. My boss wasn't very happy. He said I can leave it if I removed the poles when I am not playing. So I basically set it up on my first break, play two rounds on lunch, play a round and take it down as I go on second break. I am sure I'd have to remove it if other started playing it. If he stops being a tool, I will teach him to play this spring. Maybe then I could leave it in. All it takes is a long duece to hook someone.

It decent for a putter course, mixed wooded and open, water comes into play on two (three if you hyzer out) of them. Holes 90-180'. Some crossing fairways though (not that it matters, doesn't get alot of foot traffic). He told me I needed to removed the one in the front of the building. Which was fine. They weren't as good, plus terrible throw could have hit people's personal vechicles. It's tough enough I am still chasing that 18 or less. Going make some adjustments in the spring. Going to try and stretch it to 150-250 holes. We'll see. If trucks weren't in the way sometimes, it'd be easy. But gotta plan as if they are, because generallty they are.

[Hippy007]

There may be others in the Top 10 that fit this criteria. (I'm pretty sure, but not certain that the owners live on the same property)

All the Horning's Hideout courses are in Bob's back yard, he also has some great Festivals there too.

Hippy007

[prerube]

I am have designed a course in the back property behind my house. So far I have a front 9 and a handful of other holes. I am slowly making it an 18 hole course. Does anyone else have a course at home or a practice hole or two in the yard? I will have pics soon. Post yours if you have them.

I have a 6 holer, but I uses 2 baskets twice from a different angle. There are 2 sets of tee pads, so I play 12, then play my prefered 6 to make it 18.

Here is my course Prerube's Playground (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23240)

[dodgeball]

Oh, and I have two holes playing along railroad tracks on the other side of the woods. No pics of those, pretty fun though.

Love the idea of playing along the railroad tracks! I'd keep them in play. That would be add some pressure to be making an upshot with a train bearing down on you hahaaa.

[dodgeball]

Here's a thread started by another member who made his own home course with a nice layout. At the end of thread, I added some of my own pics, but those are from my local park. Living in the city, I don't have quite enough room for my own 'private' course. Maybe one day :)


http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1491&highlight=make

[prerube]

Dixie Lee. It is on my wish list.

[HCD Studios]

Hawk Hollow is on private land.

I have a bit of land out back that nobody uses. I have a 9 hole course that plays to 3 baskets and a homemade target. Everything from 105' downhill ace run to a 325 wooded hyzer. The part that is in now has natural tees and very tight wooded fairways. Two of the baskets have ob logs surrounding them.

The still evolving "back nine" starts with a 300' downhill shot with ob right and behind the pin area. That pin is in a field so I just move my practice basket from one area to another. Hole 11 is almost 400 feet and starts in a field then has a wooded approach.

The design is evolving as time goes on. Yesterday I found a great alternate tee for 3 and some alternate pin ideas. I have been using long stakes with pink ribbon tied to the top to test out pin placements. I will take some pictures today so I can share. Anyone in the Annapolis area who wants to play pm me and I will bring out the baskets.

[hooboy]

"The Monty" at Deer Ridge Park, near Monticello, GA, is not on private land, but its a course designed, installed and maintained by basically one person. I love playing there as it's never crowded, and is a great example of what one or two people can do with a little imagination, paint, and some old, refurbed and repainted baskets. All the signage here is homemade, but its some of the best I've seen. I alwasy feel like I'm in someone's pet project when I play here.

[jdggna]

Phantom Falls is my project.

I REALLY want to play that course. If I ever get around to getting out to CO again, I'm hitting you up to see if I can.


I have aspirations of eventually placing a course (a real one, not just some temp baskets placed around) on my land someday. I'm a senior in college right now, and I've started looking at houses/property around the area I'll be working. I've pretty much refused to look at properties with less that 15 acres. I'd love to get my hands on a 40+ acre property.

[DavidSauls]

Within a day trip of me I can think of someone who lives on a disc golf course (but the owners don't play)....a couple of farms with courses (don't know if the owners play, but you'd think they'd at least try), a private course closed due to government bureaucracy---plus a cluster of private courses in the NC mountains, of which I'm sure at least some are on property owned by the disc golfers. Oh, yeah, and those Stoney Hill guys.

[Peterb]

I'm building a home course in California. Got 4 baskets set up, looking to add a couple more. No pics yet but the course is really cool. There's major elevation changes, huge hucks, downhill shots, and a nice balance of wooded versus open holes.

[HCD Studios]

Anyone have pictures of holes they have designed? I'm going to go take some soon.

[prerube]

I already posted mine, check the link

[weeman]

The first experience I got playing a private course was the Soaring South in Gulfport, MS. It was on some guy's farm with all his livestock all over the course. Decent course, water hazards on every hole, but livestock $*!@ everywhere. Last I heard it was closed though.

Holler In The Hills in Brownsville, KY is another private course that was in the top 10 a few months ago. Check out the pictures there for some ideas on what can be done with limited land available. Its got some really creative ways to incorporate elevation changes, woods, and boulders if you want to venture down that path.

[DavidSauls]

Anyone have pictures of holes they have designed? I'm going to go take some soon.

www.saulsinsurance.com/stoneyhill

(overkill)

[hooked312]

Over thanksgiving I started making a basket and since then I have created three holes going to the same basket. With X-mas coming up I hope to have some more money to make a few more baskets.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1205&pictureid=9778 164 ft.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1205&pictureid=9780 110 ft.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1205&pictureid=9782 175 ft.

[Sadjo]

If you're talking about an actual course---not 9 or 18 different throws crisscrossing the same yard---there are plenty. Check out many of the private courses on this site. If you've got a disc golfer with available land, eventually you'll have a course.

Ain't that the truth. When I lived about 20 miles south of where I live now, i have about 7 acres. I would take my 3 portable baskets and position them in areas and take orange outside paint and make 6 tees per basket. After two or three times mowing the grass, it would be time for a new design.

I hate that I don't have enough land anymore. My inlaws have 80 acres in Jonesville, SC. I've got an object course there...just can't talk my father in-law into buying baskets...yet...

[DavidSauls]

Jonesville, huh? Keep talking to him!

[jhgonzo]

Over thanksgiving I started making a basket and since then I have created three holes going to the same basket. With X-mas coming up I hope to have some more money to make a few more baskets.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1205&pictureid=9778 164 ft.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1205&pictureid=9780 110 ft.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1205&pictureid=9782 175 ft.

Looks familiar...isn't this the "course" that was added, reviewed thrice (getting ratings from one end of the spectrum to the other!), and promptly removed after the 3rd "review" stated the course was a joke? :p

I've got enough of a yard that I'll be able to throw something together once the wife gets me the portable for my birthday in January. It'll be the kind of course you aren't allowed to play sober, unless you're one of my children.

[hooked312]

yea I just put it up there for fun and listed it as a practice course, had no idea that was against some rules. People actually complained... losers

[chainmonkey]

I have 9 acres, 7 baskets, and 2 tone targets. I have a course designed that I can play forward and backward so I use each basket/target twice I also have a basket with 3 holes playing to it so I can play 20, 18, or a short circle of 12, but of course I can always turn around and play the other direction whenever I want. My holes range from 195' to 400' and are all in the woods with anywhere from 8-20 foot wide fairways most are about 12' wide. With them being played forward and backward I have the same number of right and left curving holes so it is good practice I have wanted to get somebody over that throws sidearm so they can tell me what I need to do off the tee for sidearm throwers. Of course I spend a lot more time working on my course than playing there is always something that needs doing.

[SmoothSailor]

If I can even get 20 acres to live on, I would only use 1 for myself and have the other 19 for a course. The baskets and materials are easy, it's finding the perfect spot to plop my flag down.

[Jimb]

Here's a thread started by another member who made his own home course with a nice layout. At the end of thread, I added some of my own pics, but those are from my local park. Living in the city, I don't have quite enough room for my own 'private' course. Maybe one day :)


http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1491&highlight=make

Dixie Lee. It is on my wish list.

Thanks guys! Yup, Dixie Lee is mine. I had no idea when I started playing dg that I'd get this into it. With the closest courses an hour away in any direction, I had no choice. And when I started on the course, I had no idea it would turn into a 9 basket layout. I originally had one ebay basket and two portable Skillshots. I hated having to move them all of the time, though. Thus, the Dixie Lee DGC.

I also posted several pictures of other local places where I set up my portables for practice in the other thread dodgeball posted. Some day, there will be another course in the Cumberland, MD area!

Here's the Dixie Lee course page... complete with a couple videos. I really need help! :p

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=3839

[militarybaskets]

I have built a basket out of bomb fins and ammo boxes and have it set up with about 7 different holes. working on my second different design so I can expand my playing.

[tick]

Wildapple Disc Golf in Osseo WI is mine. It was my yard, my woods and my sheep pasture before I became addicted to disc golf. Soon it will get an upgrade to 18 championship baskets! Yup, you heard it here first! :clap:

[tallpaul]

Nice to see you here tick. For everyone else, man is getting close to having a championship layout in his back yard.

[hooked312]

Now that it is finally nice out I made some updates to my backyard - 3 hole "course". Updated a tee pad today and put some tee signs and course sign, that I made over the winter, out. Here are some pics: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0gyc0YHWm9Y/TauwZorawEI/AAAAAAAAATo/nd4C_iJ-WDY/s512/0203012357.jpgcourse sign
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0gyc0YHWm9Y/TauukcC5vPI/AAAAAAAAAUM/leBd9er5z_Q/s512/0417011730.jpghole #1
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0gyc0YHWm9Y/TauwsyDK1mI/AAAAAAAAAT0/uXGpv1rTTo0/s640/0417011729.jpgbasket w/ sign in background
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0gyc0YHWm9Y/Tauuljf_o4I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/7eqS5wi7m6c/s512/0417011728.jpgnew cobble stone "like" tee pad. You can see the real graveyard in that pic

[Goatman]

13186

13187

13188

[Lewis]

I have a private course at home. It features 6-10 different natural tee pads shooting from different directions at a single Skillshot basket. The longest one is about 60' but there are multiple trees in play. You just have to watch out for the poison ivy and the dog poop.

All this is to say I wish I had a bigger back yard and admire what you've done there.

[chainmonkey]

My private course at home, Wrath of Grapes, has 9 targets covers 9 acres and is played forward and backward with holes ranging from 193 to 415 feet all in the woods. Check it out if you want.

[deBebbler]

All it takes is a long duece to hook someone.

Ain't it the truth? :thmbup:

My buddy has a great 18 hole course through an old orchard that can be set-up in either direction. Since they are flagpoles with cans, they can be repositioned at will, and have some guarding apparatuses around some pins, and a couple of unique mandos that make it a fun huck-and-chug Wednesday.

I had to take to playing the course with a completely different putter, as it was messing with my putting on basket courses, big time (hole out is "can or below".)

[New013]

I've got 18 in my yard. I had pics up but they got removed.

here's a pic of my favorite hole in my yard. it's 300 downhill. in front of the pin where all that brown stuff is... is OB. There's about a 8 foot gap between the pin and OB. its an insanely fun hole to throw on. you either have to throw it out right and let it drift back in past the oak or throw right at it and hope it carries the 300.

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb413/new013/Hole8-295.jpg

[smyith]

im working on one right now. because of limited land, i am designing it with the intent that only midranges and putters will be allowed. unfortunately, clearing out all the burrs that grew last year is slowing me down and its not a safe area to just burn them out. o well, it may take some time but at least it keeps me occupied when the weather sucks enough to were i dont feel like DGing.

[New013]

don't even talk to me about burrs... all of that overgrowth right behind that tree is straight up briars covered in honey suckle. not to mention i literally have a colony of wild cats and poisonous snakes living up in it.

[tkieffer]

Have 10 fairways (none crossing) and baskets here, called the Ashford Pines. Rather time consuming at times, a lot of fun when people come over. Have had quite a few local scout groups try disc golf for the first time on it.

[blapblapblap]

i played a 2 round fundraiser tourney at this guy's private course:
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=4378&mode=ci

it was awesome

[kinger]

Got the Instep basket earlier this year and have since set up an 18 hole course utilizing this single basket. My back yard is moderately wooded and long and leads to the mid-fairway of an actual ball golf course. the edge of the fairway itself has trees, high brush just to the right of my property and some other trees scattered about. There is an asphalt path separating my yard from the golf course which can be treated as out of bounds as if it were "water". All of the tees for my course utilize prominent markers such as large trees, yardage markers, sprinkler heads, and other permanent items on the course. The first two holes play from each side of my house to an alternate pin position placed at the back of my yard just in front of the path. After that the basket is moved about 35' up towards my house and is centered in my yard. Essentially most drives are fairly wide open, but once you get anywhere from 100' out or so the trees become a huge factor. There are two main "tunnels on each side of my yard that most holes are intended to be thrown towards. The golf course fairway does have some elevation change which helps add to the difficulty.

I like it because you walk a lot more (from same basket to new tee) every hole providing some moderate cardio. and the open fairway is good practice for working on drives while the approaches and putting helps fine tune my aim and precision. It is what it is and I have fun throwing around on it, plus I think it will be a great option during the late Autumn and Winter seasons when the ball golfers are scarce and cabin fever starts setting in.

Holes range from 200' up to 480'


http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15748&stc=1&d=1312574443

[theway146]

Cool thread, newbie to the forum here who has high hopes of a small personal course if I get my .75 acre property in N. Georgia. It should be about 280 ft from curb to back so will be a little test. Wish I had more property but this will work for now.

http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt307/theway146/IMG_0335.png

[ATrainWecker]

My buddy rents a nice 5 acre piece of land here in Monterey and has a nice 13-hole course called The Hideout. Unfortunately his landlord is moving back into the house next month, so after September it's a lost cause.. :(

[donkypnchr]

Black Falls is my course. 56 acres

Cherry Hill, about half mile up the road is my sisters course. Huge course over 150 acres. Both courses have championship layouts and are well taken care of.

Disc Golf capital of Vermont. Come see us sometime!

[DiscChainBasket18]

Our local home course is Avery's Spring http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=3974. I'd love to live there. Wake up in the morning & toss a disc from the front porch/stage! Play some glow golf when I get home from work! Awesome!

[prerube]

Its not an 18 hole course if it is just one basket. It is a one hole course with multiple tees. Also after your second throw on any tee you have pretty much the same shot.
bluemont has 3 tees for 9 baskets, they do not call it a 27 hole course.

[hooked312]

reviving this thread

[hooked312]

This summer I purchased an Innova DisCatcher and a Skillshot so I have updated my homemade course to 3 holes with 2 different baskets. The course has a much better flow now with the two baskets, so the walks in between basket to tee pad is only a few steps.

Hole #1 - 174 ft.https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299234_10100222662928578_7723699_49283634_235314_n .jpg

New Hole #2 - 138 ft. "The Gauntlet" part tunnel shot on a slight anhyzer.https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/302629_10100267542344868_7723699_49731093_14753443 94_n.jpg
Halfway point on #2https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306489_10100267544819908_7723699_49731140_10509288 55_n.jpg

Hole #3 - 126 ft. This is an older picture, but uses the same DisCatcher as #1. Modest hyzer through tight woods.https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/63944_862726806478_7723699_46696678_346916_n.jpg
#3 tee padhttps://s-hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/215310_10100099440726858_7723699_47798551_6995508_ n.jpg

[Eco81]

Not sure if anyone mentioned Camp Sankanac in Spring City PA. Awesome fun course. Lots of water, nice elevation. Great hidden secert and I only live 7 miles from it.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=4186

[New013]

I've got 18 going to 6 baskets in my yard; and I've been showing off the holes one by one in my Backyard HOD threads.

Here's one... http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41591

[BogeyNoMore]

If you've got a disc golfer with available land, eventually you'll have a course.

^this. :popcorn:

[marklar]

225 ft. Ob fence runs along the right side of the fairway.

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z363/marklar10/2011-05-13_16-41-11_761-1.jpg

[marklar]

Sorry about the photo size. I waited too long to edit.

[hooked312]

Been working on my backyard course this fall. Up to 6 holes with 3 baskets. (1 alternate hole). Here is a video I put together of what I have so far.

yrR3ewbMZqc