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Rockridge DGC

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WerneR
Experience: 12.6 years 61 played 8 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice short course for beginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 19, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice short course for beginners. Only on hole 2 posssible need to search for discs. Terrain is used in good way to make interesting course. Is fun to play.

Cons:

Only 6 holes. No really long holes. No teepads. As I never have played here before, it took me about 20 minutes to figure out the course.

Other Thoughts:

Once you know the course layout you can plan one round in less than 10 minutes (playing alone).
Tees are marked with small number at adjacent trees. Look for them.
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DiscWestYoungMan
Experience: 10.8 years 8 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Fun little throw 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 7, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Fun little course to throw with baskets. Locals were very kind and helpful. A good use of a small piece of land. Hole #5 is a very short toss from high elevation to low. Bring a couple disks and have some fun with this one, a very cool little hole.

Cons:

Very short course. Hole #6 is the longest and still quite short. Course layout can be a little difficult to figure out, espeically with no maps around. Its on a secondary schools property.

Other Thoughts:

If you are already in West Van, this is a fun course to check out. Not far from the ferries either, so you could get a quick round in before your sailing.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.8 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Six Baskets Above The School! 2+ years

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

Pros:

This little six hole course is set on a lovely little wooded area above the Rockridge Secondary School in West Vancouver. The hilly terrain is ideal for disc golf with towering cedars, large boulders and lush native plants including plenty of ferns. There are a few signs, a few tee pads, six baskets but mostly you're just going on the local's braille system. The locals know the course and play it. Wood chips have been brought in and have covered up some of the tee boxes.
It's an enjoyable quick little throw. The holes were well designed.
IMO, # 5 is the signature hole. It's just 65', and has you throwing from the highest point on the course almost straight downhill to the basket below, just a fun little touch, ACE run.

Cons:

Once you get over the fact that it's ONLY six holes, you're left with a pretty nice little course here. It serves a purpose being the only course in West Vancouver and it actually has real baskets. There was a large group of 6-7 playing the course and enjoying the hell out of it.
Navigation would be sketchy even with only six holes. One of the locals pointed out the directions to me.
Playing the same six holes over and over would soon grow tedious and the challenge isn't there for even an average disc golfer.

Other Thoughts:

It's a nice entry level course. A great place to bring that newbie. Safari would be fun and I believe there's room to squeeze in nine baskets. Either way, you just have to accept little Rockridge DGC for what it is, a fun little practice course if you lived close on a lovely piece of land.
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cefire
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Premium Member
Experience: 24.8 years 1123 played 136 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 16, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Eastview is similar in many respects to some of the other area courses - its short, nicely wooded and mostly suitable for newer players rather than experienced veterans. With the nearby school, this course is perfectly situated to offer children another fun outdoor opportunity. If you are more experienced and looking for something a little more challenging on the north side of Vancouver, skip over to Bowen Island for the wilderness course.

Cons:

Navigation: "Half" of the course is nearly unnavigable because I don't believe the tees exist any longer! There are several dirt areas which look like they 'may' be tees but it is nearly impossible to tell. Remember that after playing hole three, you must play back up the hill to reach four (which is in plain sight). After that, you'll walk past the pin on four to the top of a small hill and then throw down for a really short hole five. From there, make up a tee which shoots down a really fun and tight-ish corridor to hole six (probably my favorite hole on the course). For the front three holes, you'll find small boards in the ground or numbers which are nailed either to trees or boards to indicate the teeing areas.

Challenge: You might have already expected that a six hole course at a local school might not offer much of a challenge, and you'd be right. While there are a few really nice shots, overall, you won't need anything but a putter or two to park everything out here.

Other Thoughts:

As other reviewers have mentioned, Rockridge is an excellent place for the newer or younger player just figuring the game out. There is plenty of room to make for a little bit of safari once the permanent layout becomes a bit boring and also plenty of interesting terrain and elevation which adds some interest to this short six hole course.
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JR Stengele
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 23.9 years 251 played 191 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Rockridge DGC 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 15, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Rockridge DGC is a six hole course located on the property of Rockridge Secondary School, in West Vancouver, B.C. This course is located on the east side of campus behind the football field. Parking can be found right by basket six / tee one, but will be difficult to use on a weekday due to limited space. The course itself is moderately hilly and heavily wooded, with elevation coming in to play on nearly every hole. Woodchips are spread out all along fairways on one and six, as well as around the pin of five, giving the course a very clean look. The other holes play up and around small boulders and beautiful evergreen trees where there is less of a need for the woodchips. Baskets seem new, very durable, and catch well. Signature hole would be #5 where players throw from the highest point on the course down toward the basket 65 feet away. If not #5, then hole #1, where players throw down a low tunnel dead straight toward the basket about 150 feet away.

*Course Navigation*
If you park in the east parking lot there will be a basket visible when you first arrive, basket six. Tee pad one is to the right (look for a small piece of wood with a number on it) of the basket where you will throw a beautiful tunnel shot toward basket one. To find tee pad two you will need to backtrack toward basket six about 30-40 feet and then up the hill about 10-15 feet to the right. Basket two is a blind throw toward the gymnasium. The tee to hole three is above basket two but about 10-15 feet back toward tee two. Tee four is somewhere below and just past basket three shooting up the hill. Hole five you will need to follow the trail to the highest point on the rocks. There will be a dirt patch on one of the boulders where the locals throw from. This hole is a short downhill throw, but a lot of fun! Tee six is currently a log that is about 15 feet from basket five toward the parking lot. Hole six is another tight fairway shot but without the low tunnel.

Note:
I am not a local so I tried to explain the layout the best that I could.

Cons:

The course although ideal for beginners and those looking to hone in on their skills, felt like a practice course. With six holes, three poorly marked tee signs, no designated tee boxes, and no numbers on the baskets, the course is almost impossible to navigate. Because of this, it is difficult to rate this any higher than a 1.5. The potential is there though, and safari golf is endless. Although Ridgerock doesn't have a lot of space to add any more holes, alternate tee pads could easily be made to add to the length and perhaps course difficulty. Many of the holes lack any kind of distance, but make up for it with fun fairways that allow for multiple approaches. Holes one and six are by far the longest holes and they are about 150 - 175 feet at best, while the others are around 100ft.

Other Thoughts:

Even though I shot four under my first time playing the six holes, I had a lot of fun. This place seemed to have a lot of work put in to it and the locals seem to do a nice job with the upkeep. The course was in immaculate shape, and as I mentioned before, the perfect place to practice midrange, putts, and trick shots. This course over time, assuming all the above mentioned is fixed, would help bump this course up in its rating. It is located in a nice area of town, connected to a football field where throwers can practice drives, and close to the freeway for quick access.
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aardvarkious
Experience: 23 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A great course in introduce someone to disk golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 30, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

A good mix of course layouts- 2 holes favour lefties, 2 favour righties, and the others are straight shots through a narrow corridor. Also makes good use of elevation. Beautiful park. The area is exclusively used for disc golf. Hard to loose a disc.

Cons:

All the holes are incredibly short. While I failed to get aces, I have hit the chains on my drive on every hole but one. Hard to figure out where the tees are-baskets aren't numbered, and several of the teas have been covered by mulch.

Other Thoughts:

Because it is short, hard to loose a disc, has good variety, and is just plain fun this would be the best course I have ever seen to introduce someone to disc golf. That being said, if you are more than a beginner it is a very easy course.
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theHip
Experience: 15 years 20 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Short but Sweet. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful course, lots of amazing trees, hilly, great scenery.
What this course lacks in size it makes up for in a fun course. The course plays up and down on a side of a pretty big hill, so most holes have elevation or drop offs. Short holes but overall pretty fun.

Cons:

The only thing that sucks is that it's only 6 holes.
And I could find the tees for 1, 2 and 3, but I could not find the tees for 4, 5 or 6.
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