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Red Ridge

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sillybizz
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Experience: 22.1 years 400 played 385 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Vegas

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 21, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Red Ridge is a nice looking course with very green grass in a public park that is used by many users for different activities. The course has many of the amenities that are nice to have like detailed tee signs, concrete tee pads, good looking baskets, and very easy to navigate. The course is a collection of longer more open throws for you types who like 360 drives and have faster, stronger quick twitch muscles than an ant hill has ants.

Cons:

Personally I don't enjoy my disc golf course to look like a ball golf course; the challenges of ball golf are different than the challenges of disc golf. Ball golf has open fairways and in my opinion disc golf should have many more trees than this course has. I appreciate that the fairways are defined and I think the rock beds should be played as out of bounds though the tee signs didn't indicate that's how it's done here, sad. We played it as OB and found that the course is much more challenging and interesting when you have to worry about where you're going to land instead of just chunking the disc down there as far as possible on a wide open 450+ foot hole.

Being that I don't live in the desert among lizard people I decided we should play this course early in the morning when it was still 90F and found the course flooded with water and got sprayed by the sprinkler system. There is no shade here so running through the sprinkler felt good but getting my feet wet was annoying. I get it you have water or this green grass will die out here but I can't imagine playing this course any other time than in the early morning hours or late after noon when that giant yellow ball of UV ray is at a low point in the sky.

Early morning around 7am and there were countless walkers, joggers, dog walkers using the paths and disc golf fairways at their leisure or peril if I was a bit meaner - DUCK OR BLEED!

There's just not enough variety here to satiate the hungry for improvement or to break up the monotony of throwing a RHBH hyzer or straight shot into an open fairway or over a small tree and into an open fairway. With the holes being long enough to feel repetitive right away and not show itself to you over time.

Other Thoughts:

I'll be honest I didn't have much fun here as it's not my type of course. That said it fits the need of having disc golf in the area and many people will enjoy this style of course. I think shorter holes would be better than the par 4's they have to break up the throwing as far as you can in the open thing so they can appeal to locals and beginners because honestly people who can throw 400+ feet aren't going to play this course more than once for course bagging purposes.
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MakeItMali
Experience: 9.9 years 209 played 11 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great stretch beginner course

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 17, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

You will not lose discs
Very easy to follow signage and course layout
Ability to play OB or full course to your preferences

Cons:

Can rh hyzer basically every shot if you have a strong arm
Not a ton/any obstacles

Other Thoughts:

Great short run
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Treeplant
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 8.8 years 109 played 62 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun 9-hole course, though with some safety issues

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 12, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice clean, open park with 9 holes of good length.

Big tee pads, though well worn and slippery in spots. We ended up using grass after one fall.

Easily walkable, very accessible, good for carts.

Able to bomb some long throws on a couple 500+ holes.

Lots of parking and public amenities.

For being a flat course without a ton of trees, the rocks between fairways and sprinkling of trees makes it feel like more than just a simple open field.

Played Sunday at 10am at not many people on course, maybe 4 groups.

Cons:

Major issues with course design on two holes in particular. Public walking trails run right up the side of 300+ holes.

Fairways very narrow and adjacent to each other, lots of opportunities to throw into each other.

Tee pads worn to the point of being sloppy.

Other Thoughts:

Completely flat, no elevation.

Would have give this a 3 because it's just a nice course with good baskets to bomb some long drives on inside the city, but the safety issues dinged it a half point.

Overall enjoyable 9-hole course.
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Shadrach3
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 5.5 years 318 played 306 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Rocky Beds

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 25, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

A mostly open 9er that nonetheless presents reasonable challenge, considerable distance, and distinctive hazard areas.

-Amenities: Concrete tees, numbered DISCatchers, signs with all info and good maps. Some caveats on the signs - they're fading, the pars are quite high, and some of the distances seem a little on the short side.

-Maintenance: Well-trimmed, green grass. Clean tees. Additionally, the course's signature feature - lined beds of pebbles with trees in them - were immaculately kept. It has the feel of a golf course. Well done, local crew.

-Flow: Logical transitions minimizing between-hole walks.

-"Friendly": Easy to play, and hard to lose discs. Well, unless you go dead straight 320' into the dumpsters instead of turning right on (4), but *I* wouldn't know that.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Mostly straight shots, but made difficult by the signature rock beds. Most holes are coming in over 300', which requires a decent rip on a driver for most players. The shapes are gentle bends or straight shots, but things are complicated by the continual presence of OB rock beds that will take any errant throw. It's hard to play it safe here often, and the penalty strokes will come for almost anyone. The back four have some good multi-shot opportunities to stretch it out. Thanks to the rock beds, you'll have to curve gently and control the skip on these holes, but a bomber could easily go over top and spike hyzer everything to eliminate that aspect of challenge. As a player that throws about 300' average and prefers fairway drivers, this was a really nice point of difficulty for a lighthearted but slightly challenging round.

Cons:

Several small-to-medium things throughout.

-Elevation: Dead flat. So very flat. This place makes my homemade pancakes look like the Himalayas.

-Artificial OB: I know there are varied opinions on this. I actually didn't mind the OB per se (the short trees help with the appeal), but the course definitely loses points for having a poor risk/reward factor. You should almost always go for the bigger shot, because it's really hard to lay up confidently with skippy grass.

-Baskets in Danger: There were some baskets throughout that were in harms' way of future teepads. Nothing egregious, but it would pay to know if there are any beginners on the course as you're navigating greens.

-DX Destruction: A lot of reviewers have commented on the pebble gardens chewing up discs. I had zero issues, but I'm sure baseline plastic takes a beating here.

-True Shaping: With the trees so short, and the fairways being defined by organically curved pebble beds, there isn't the kind of shot shaping that a technical player would enjoy.

Other Thoughts:

As a bagger, I play so many lousy nine-hole courses that it's easy to dismiss the idea as a whole. Red Ridge dispels that feeling, affirming that nine-hole courses can fill a very nice slot in a city's lineup. If you take the artificial OB seriously, it's an intermediate-level challenge that will keep you on your toes throughout while not being too demanding. It's got great infrastructure, and it fills something of a void in the sparse Las Vegas scene. That said, it's dead flat, mostly very open, and features no obstacle that a power thrower couldn't go over. On the whole, it gets a Typical rating - nothing too special, but very enjoyable.

~Similar Courses: This one is pretty unique for the golf vibes and signature rock beds. It's vaguely similar to other tracks mainly in its predominantly straight and flat play with a modest number of avoidable objects. Consider Frog Rock (Austell, GA), North Midway Park (Broomfield, CO), and Henry Horton SP (Chapel Hill, TN) to be as similar as they get.
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bneffer
Experience: 24.8 years 56 played 16 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Quick round on decent course drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 17, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Fun layout encouraged use of multiple throws
-Pretty scenery

Cons:

-Faded signage
-Flat setting

Other Thoughts:

This did not take too long to play and was in a nice setting. Not a very difficult park, for those who are looking to be challenged, i'd look elsewhere, but this is a nice light play otherwise.
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Jashwa
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.8 years 173 played 86 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2.3

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 2, 2022 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Red Ridge is my practice course of choice when I'm in town. Here's why I choose to come here over some of the other courses in the area:


*Beautiful views of the mountains. As a non-local I love looking around and seeing scenery surrounding this course.
*The rounds here are quick - you can finish a round here in under 45 minutes
*Equipment is in decent shape (see note about signage below)
*Decent shot assortment - I found myself throwing drivers, mids, forehands, and backhands throughout the nine holes

Cons:

This course is nothing to write home about, and is not worth going too far out of your way to play. Here are some of the things holding it back:

*Non-disc golf traffic can be abundant. This is especially true during the school year when the neighboring elementary school lets out for the day. The walkways around the course come pretty darn close to the targets, so I found myself needing to be extra careful of pedestrian traffic on 4 of the 9 holes.

*Signage is almost completely faded. If you look really hard you can see the hole numbers and distances

*The main obstacles at this course are trees planted in man-made continuous "plots" of rocks and stones (think a winding river throughout the course, but made of rocks instead of water). While these add a bit of challenge to the course, they are all over the place, so there's no real rhyme or reason to where they are placed. The rocks can be very damaging to your discs so be careful!

Other Thoughts:

Don't go too far out of your way to play this one, but if you're just looking for a quick round to stretch out your arm, this is a solid choice.
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TheQuietCroc
Experience: 6.1 years 19 played 16 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great for a quick round while visiting 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 12, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Course map by the restrooms is in good shape.
-Teepads on every hole.
-Baskets catch well.
-Despite the openness of the course design, the trees in the rough actually pose a challenge on every hole.
-This course definitely tests your distance, a lot of holes were above 400 ft.
-More intermediate friendly than beginner friendly, we had two beginners with us and even though the holes are very open we all still threw into the rough.
-You're not gonna lose your disc in the rough/OB areas.

Cons:

-Hole 1 isn't exactly near the edge of the course, you have to walk more inward before finding it.
-Despite the different hole designs for each hole, they all felt the same to play.
-The tee signs have maps but some are faded.
--It seems some players have tried to fix this with sharpies but it'd be better to have them replaced outright.
-Rocks in the rough/OB areas will eat your cheaper plastic.

Other Thoughts:

Pokemon Go: Stops and a gym in the parking lot and other park areas but not on the course itself.

-Be careful and look out for loose dogs and dog poop.
-Despite the trees on the course, there's actually not a lot of shade.
-Also, despite the 90 degree heat, we didn't really break a sweat (compared to the humidity of Texas).
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.8 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

I Feel Fortunate To Have Missed The Dog Poo! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 24, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Red Ridge is a nice sized park with all the usual trappings, BB courts, ball fields, play areas, etc. The DGC occupies an area that seemingly is only used by folks walking and dog people being walked by their dogs. It's a fairly small, flat area with lovely green grassy fairways which are separated by curved, landscaped desert areas filled with desert plants and smallish trees. The result is, to quote previous noted reviewer Hector Chain, "is like someone created the park around a disc golf course". This is exactly what I was thinking.

There is an almost equal division of straight, hyser and anhyser holes here. Some of us with puny arms actually have to follow the fairways rather than simply throwing the big annie over the top of the trees.

I think Red Ridge leaves the player with an interesting option. You can either play just the walking paths OB and play the landscaped desert areas as roughs OR if you can play anything off the grass (This would include the landscaped areas and the concrete walking paths) as OB. Obviously playing the course under this second option makes for a must more challenging round.

Cons:

I didn't encounter any dog poo. Had I found any, I would've first smelled it: secondly, tasted it, and thereby verifying what it was; I would have then been totally relieved that I didn't step in it.

The grass was wonderful to walk on during the early hours (not wet and marshy).

Stay on the grass so as not to grind up your disc on the rough desert landscaped areas.

The tee pads, in my experience, were quite adequate. Once again, I played in the evening. DRY!

Other Thoughts:

I agree with some that Red Ridge lacks a signature type hole. That all felt eerily similar. They were all basically the same length. But the course and park were both lovely, especially compared to a few desert terrain courses. I'd play this course if I lived close.
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pmay5
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 20.8 years 480 played 245 reviews
2.50 star(s)

An Oasis of Disc Golf 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 13, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Concrete tees, great tee signs, good baskets, great grass and almost impossible to lose a disc. This course is laid out like a miniature golf course in its own section of the park. Each fairway is separated by concrete borders lining rocks and small trees.

Great course for beginners or others that don't want to go hiking through the woods on their round. Pretty tough to get lost as you can see the whole course at any time.

Holes go left and right and varied distances. (This is also a con.)

Cons:

While this course seems to be geared toward beginners, it finishes with some long holes, the last 4 are 400' (or just under) to 575'. Most beginners are not going to enjoy that distance, especially with the wind that is common here.

Since there is no elevation or significant obstacles, none of the holes really stands out.

The course does have a second group of users, dog walkers. I saw a few when I was there and a few of their calling cards. I can't blame them, the grass is great (rare in the desert) and they can see the discs coming. I'm sure they feel its an oasis for their walks as well.

Other Thoughts:

All in all, not a bad course for the right players, beginners and families. I can't see more advanced players playing here more than once, unless they needed to work on their accuracy, in the wind. I would only play it occasionally if I lived here, but fun to try once.
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mashnut
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.1 years 831 played 767 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Ok park course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 24, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course plays through an area of a multi-use park. The fairways are nice short grass with rocky ob areas surrounding the holes and some small trees lining the fairways. This is a shot placement course, you have to be fairly accurate to stay on the grass and out of the trees and rocks. There are a couple shorter reachable holes, several in the 300-400' range and a couple long holes where it's tempting to air it out and risk the ob. The signage is good, and there's a nice course map by the bathroom.

Cons:

The course plays pretty wide open, there's a hyzer route on every hole with only small trees in play and no low ceilings or tight gaps to hit. The course is too long for beginners, but too open and monotonous to be a popular course for more experienced players. Several of the holes play near one another, it's a little too easy to end up throwing into another group. The tees look like nice concrete pads, but they have no texture at all so even a tiny amount of moisture makes them unusably slick.

Other Thoughts:

Beginners will enjoy the challenges of staying on the fairways, though the length could be a little frustrating. More experienced players won't find a ton of variety here, if you have a big hyzer shot it's easy to just go over the trees on every shot. Don't go out of your way to play this one, it's best as a place to practice throwing drives and sticking them in the landing zone you're aiming for. Don't expect any technical skills to come into play.
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Larrycivic
Experience: 17.2 years 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

1st time in Vegas. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 21, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is the first course I have played that looks like a ball golf course. Nice manicured grass with rocks and trees defining the fairways.

If you play the rocks islands as OB this is a great course.

I visited Vegas for vacation and a fellow golfer picked me up and told me we should try red ridge. I was hesitant because it was a nine hole course, but was impressed. We played the OB and it was a technical little course.
The wind was blowing so there was an added difficulty. Course requires ever shot. Flick, anny, hyzer, spike hyzer, tomahawk. All in nine holes.

Cons:

Being from DFW Texas I am use to elevation change.

This is a multi use park and there was dog poo on the course so be careful.
Watch for other people when you throw because the fairways are close to each other

Other Thoughts:

I am glad we played this course. Short enough for me to play and get back to the family. I wish they a had a nice looking course like this in my neck of the woods.
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TheGrim
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.5 years 75 played 44 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Red Ridge 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 27, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has great tee pads, signage and baskets. The dedicated course is unique and offers some long distance right and left hand turns. The challenge of this course is keeping it in-bounds. (Though the rocks aren't technically OB)

I loved the view of Vegas from the course. It's a nice neighborhood in a clean and easy to find location.

Cons:

The rocks are disc manglers. I made the tragic mistake of throwing a brand new disc and it completely munched the edge of it. If it weren't for the lava rocks of death the course probably would have scored a 3.5-4.

The course turns in on it's self again and again, so you have the potential of throwing at people coming the opposite direction.

The grass is super short and spongy so your disc skips and rolls around like no other course I've ever played.

I'm not sure if the local kennel uses the course to walk their dogs or not, but there is dog crap ALL OVER the course so watch your step.

Other Thoughts:

I really thought this course would be a lot of fun, but after playing it once nobody in my group has any interest in returning. Although you should of course avoid throwing OB the consequences of doing so on this course far outweigh the benefits of the course.

Add to that the constant need to watch your step constantly from the dog crap made it annoying to say the least.

I personally thought the grass was neat, and if it weren't surrounded by the rocks of death I'd have put that as a pro.
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jasonc
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20.9 years 258 played 35 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Wet Grass in the Desert 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 22, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course offers something I was not anticipating in the Las Vegas desert, wet grass. It was certainly a treat to see any kind of live grass in this area.

The teepads are very nice and flat. Just be sure to dry off your shoes if you plan to use them. Otherwise, you will be slipping and sliding like I did on the first hole.

The tee signs are excellent. After finding the first tee, I did not need to use the map.

If you use the landscaped rock/tree areas as OB, this seemingly flat and easy course becomes rather difficult, especially on a windy day.

The mountain scenery is a real treat for someone like me who lives in the Midwest.

While there are other activities in this park, the disc golf course does not conflict with other park users besides an occasional dog walker.

Cons:

The holes here get repetitive very quickly.

There is no signature hole because of con #1.

The wet grass caused me to slip several times during my round. I had to dry off my shoes prior to stepping on each teepad. I understand it must be difficult to keep grass alive in the desert. Hopefully this is only a "con" for the early morning rounds.

The lack of any elevation here left me wanting more, most likely because you have a great view of the mountains on every hole.

Other Thoughts:

While this is a very nice course, it leaves much to be desired.

Pros and advanced level players will not find much of a challenge here.

Recreational/novice players may struggle to stay under par because of the length and OB.

I would come back here for another quick round if/when I make it back to Vegas.
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Hector Chain
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 222 played 189 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Perfect desert fairways 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 16, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The layout here is one of the more unique ones you'll find in the desert. The park is filled with curvy strips of landscaped areas filled with small trees, desert plants, and red rocks. The result is that all of the fairways really look like fairways, like someone created the park around a disc golf course (not sure if that was really the case). The holes here are on the long side, but you can't simply air out all your drives. If you're playing the landscaped islands as OB (the signs don't declare them as OB), you'll lose strokes to the OB. If not, you're still going to end up underneath some scraggly trees that will leave you with some bad upshots.

Navigation here was simple. There is a course map, but you won't need it after you find the first hole (the 2nd tee pad is closer to parking lot). All the holes have concrete tees and bright yellow Discatchers. The tee signs are the best in Vegas, giving a nice color bird's eye view of the hole.

There is a good mix of left- and right-curving fairways.

The fairways are grass. It's pretty lush because they over-water here.

Cons:

The holes are a little too long. Only one hole is under 300. I'd like to see one or two more under 300. If you're playing with OB, then a short hole can still be a good risk/reward shot if it's located near the OB, but it also gives a good deuce-or-die hole even if you're ignoring OB.

Due to over-watering, the grass was sopping wet when I played. Hole 5 had a big puddle a few feet from the basket. There really shouldn't be water hazards in the desert!

Although multiple tees wouldn't be practical here, multiple pin positions would be nice.

Because the trees aren't very tall, there is always a big hyzer route available. So while you still need to be able to play it accurately, this course won't really force you to throw any anhyzers.

Dog owners don't heed the signs instructing them to clean up after their dogs. I couldn't believe how much dog crap there was.

Other Thoughts:

This is definitely the most fun out of the Vegas/Henderson courses with 9 (or fewer) holes. I really enjoyed my two rounds here.

How interesting you find the course will depend on how you treat OB. I don't usually pay attention to OB, honestly, but I did for my second round here. When you do, you realize how well the holes are designed. There are safe landing areas, but if you're going for the birdie, you really have to be confident you're going to land in the grass. By the way, the pictures for this course make it look a lot longer (and the fairways a lot wider) than they really are.

With the nearby mountains and the nice landscaping, this might be the most scenic course in Vegas.
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TrippinBill
Experience: 17.1 years 36 played 8 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Interesting Design 2+ years drive by

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

Pros:

-Dedicated disc golf area
-Nice tees and baskets
-Excellent signage
-Great use of land
-Excellent flow from hole to hole
-Lots of OB
-Friendly locals

Cons:

-Somewhat redundant
-No trash cans out on the course
-The OB areas are full of sharp rocks
-A couple holes were too wide open
-Some minor crossplay issues
-Only one tee and pin position for each hole

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this course was a lot of fun. I will be playing it again next time I'm in the area. If you play with all the OB most holes have some decent challenge. Since it is only 9 holes and they flow so well, you can finish the course very quickly if you want to. Like every other course I played in Vegas, the locals were very friendly. I even ran into a fellow DGCR member and we played several holes together.
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cmartin
Experience: 12.7 years 8 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Pretty but not very good 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 26, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very pretty setting. Well laid out and easy to follow. It is clear the area is intended for disc golf.

Cons:

Very boring holes. Long and reasonably straight. No real obstacles other than at least 50% of the available disc landing area is OB and potentially windy conditions.
Seemed that almost all of the course was wet (presumably from a sprinkler system). Footing on tee pads was questionable as a result.

Other Thoughts:

This is by far the worst course I've played. It was very simple and not particularly challenging. Even though I'm not very experienced and can't drive very far, I didn't have any problem reaching the baskets in 2 (and successfully avoiding OB) and made 3 or 4 on every hole - and most of the 4's were caused by poor putting on my part. If this were my only DG experience, I wouldn't continue playing.
I really feel bad giving this review. It's clear that a lot of time, money and work went into developing the course but it just didn't translate to the kind of course I'd like to keep playing.
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JDee
Experience: 13.7 years 20 played 7 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Golf... errr Disc Golf course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 23, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Open and easy course for beginners. If you are very advanced you probably don't need your distance driver. On a scale of 1-13 your distance is max a 9.
-Would be great for family play.
-Great training course!
-It is marked perfect, the course is a legit course. Even have signs for pedestrians saying watch for flying discs!

Cons:

-Felt like I was on a golf course for disc golf. the fairways were all open and easy, nothing in your way. Its as if they carved it out for golf, and made it super small and made it a disc golf course.
-It's really really nice. It looks really good. But in my opinion, its taking the difficulty and excitement out of the game. Golf, you want open fareways, Disc golf you want a challenge. I want a challenge.

Other Thoughts:

It is still a fun course. I would recommend playing it to anyone. But if I was a local to Vegas, i don't think I would play here often. Being from Utah, I enjoy the challenges you get from trees, shrubs, and water hazards.
-Having said all of this. I was visiting and only played this course once. But the one time I did play it, it just seemed to easy. Awesome course to begin on!
Overall... fun to play!
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clipnfly
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.7 years 60 played 57 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Love the links! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 15, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Very nice, clean links style course. See other section below for you rating system and full comments. Update 6/11. This course is much better than I thought on my first visit. This course will make you a better disc golfer. You just have to play it 100% legit. No second drives. No addtl. upshots, count ALL putts and play 100% straight on the OB... any OB = 1 addt toss on your score. I will bet you a donut that if you play this course legit you can not shoot under a 35... and if you can... You are a darn good disc golfer and I want to play with you. This course forces disc selection to be better.. disc control to be spot on... length feels shorter than my first visit, but my arm is getting bigger... If you want to toss some plastic, catch some rays, hang with your buds and smoke some weed, go to Sunset park. Come here to really improve your game. Take a look around. nice tee pads, cement borders around all OB, great signs. This course was not cheap to install and was done by some folks who really care about disc golf. Thank you!!

Cons:

See other section below. Standing water in the a.m. from irrigation and way too much dog poop all over course... In my area you would be arrested if you did not pick up after your dog. Real shame. Trade off is that for a desert the grass is quite nice. Short and good for skipping discs. Tee pads are a bit too slick in the wet... tee from along side the pads for safety when pads are wet in early a.m. from sprinklers.

Other Thoughts:

This is my disc golf course rating system. Each element of the course is worth ½ disc for a total of 10, ½ disc units or 5 full discs of rating.
My 10 categories are:
1. Quality of tee pads.
2. Quality of signage, both individual hole signs as well as a sign board and course layout at the hole one beginning location.
3. Course amenities. Benches at tees, garbage cans on course, disc bag posts/hooks, next tee arrows, etc.
4. Overall park amenities. Things like bathrooms, drinking fountains, playground areas, anything that improves the overall location.
5. Overall use of available terrain features. How well did the designers use what they had to work with?
6. Changes in elevation. Some courses have this occurring naturally. Others have created it. Either way it is vital that a good course is beyond flat... even in Iowa or Nebraska.
7. Variety of hole length. Is it mixed up? Some long, some short. Keep things interesting.
8. Tee and basket options. Are there tee options and/or alternate basket locations? Can the course be played different on different visits?
9. Signature hole? Is there one hole in specific that leaves an impression? Creates a unique memory?
10. Fun Factor - Purely subjective on my part. Did I have fun?

Red Ridge, Las Vegas

1. Yes. Good tee pads, but just a bit small for some of these longer holes.
2. Yes. Excellent signage, some of the best I have seen.
3. Yes. No trash cans on course, but plenty avail at park area. No trash on course, so I guess players use the cans where they are. Cans near basket for 9 and Tee for 1.
4. Yes. Overall nice clean park.
5. Yes. ZERO elevation here naturally or created. Links style layout is good, but flat. Links layout allows 9 longish holes in a tight footprint. All features were created specifically for the course.
6. No. No elevation what so ever.
7. No. Not much variety in hole length... all are mid to longish by my experience.
8. No. No tee or basket options on a very well defined links layout.
9. No. This course lacks a signature hole. All are basically point and shoot.
10. Yes. This was quite a bit of fun. The tight fairways make it a challenge. Good example of a well laid out links course. If rocky areas are played as OB you will have to be a good straight shot to make par. There are no real hyzer/anhyzer holes here as best shooting is likely a series of connected straight shots to play in the defined fairways.

Rating = 6 yes and 4 no for a total of 3 discs!
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elton807
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.7 years 56 played 56 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Red Desert Oasis 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 4, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Unique "ball golf" style layout. Already a great course, this track will only get better with time, especially as the trees grow out. Excellent kids playground near 9th hole.

Cons:

A little busy, but never rushed. Flat, but gets the very most out of available area.

Other Thoughts:

I took my wife for her first time on this course because I thought it would be less intimidating due to its likeness to a ball golf course and how flat it is. She enjoyed herself and even hit a few long putts! I look forward to playing this course a few times a year.
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Uniqueness: A (I really haven't seen anywhere else quite like this)
Difficulty: B- (flat; "links style" layout calls for some accuracy)
Fun factor: B+ (family disc golf is always fun)
Aesthetics: A (manicured; totally man-made in Vegas fashion)
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Overall: A-
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DSCJNKY
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 22.6 years 682 played 129 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Amazing Fairway Creations 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Awesome Concept. The idea of creating grass fairways surrounded by desert landscaping in an attempt to make fairways where they otherwise would not exist is awesome. Most of the grass fairways are less than 30' wide and in my opinion harder to hit than the ropes at the USDGC. If you play this course with the desert landscaping being OB, this 9-Holer is extremely legit.
- Tees, Signs, Baskets. Awesome concrete tees. Beautifully illustrated tee signs. Brand new DiscCatchers. All extremely well done.
- Beautiful Scenery. The course is on the western edge of town and the views of the surrounding mountains are epic. Extremely beautiful jagged cliffs, red rocks, and towering mountains - sweet.

Cons:

- Too Long? When considering that the course borders and elementary school, I think it's too long. Instead of having 9 300-500' shots, they could have had 18 150-300' shots and really gotten the kids excited to play.
- Desert Landscaping not OB? I was shocked to see that the desert landscaping was not considered OB on the tee-signs. Other things are labeled as being OB, but not the landscaping. The one thing that makes this course so unique isn't even required. Without those areas being OB, it's just a grip it and rip it course... but with those areas being OB, you really have to GOLF. I was disappointed.

Other Thoughts:

- Layout. Hole 1 is behind the fence at center field. Initially this may seem weird since you could start at Hole 2 much easier. However, when considering course design in general, I like when courses start easy and end with a bang. Hole 1 is easy and Hole 9 could be considered a bang... so I'm willing to overlook the awkward walk from the parking lot.
- Overall... This course was really fun. I would only play it with the desert landscaping as OB and then use the signed Pars, (even though they could be considered generous). The width of the fairways and length of the holes combined with the amount of OB justifies that.
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