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Pros: This course has everything. Some holes go over a decent size river, some throw down a big decline, some through across huge fields, some throw up tight hills, some are technical, and some are roller friendly.

Cons: This is a private course and is often closed

Other Thoughts: Each year I try to make it to the KenCrest Cares Classic held each spring.

0 of 5 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Camp Sankanac was one of the most beautiful and interesting courses I have ever played. The scenery, hole layouts, and overall appeal of the course are unbelievable. A combination scorecard/map is available at the first tee and is very useful for navigation. The course starts off with a beautiful shot over a creek and just never slows down after that. Water (nothing too deep to lose a disc on most holes), elevation up and down, open fields, woods, and interesting basket placements. This course has it all. I have only played the course once, but I can honestly remember each and every hole, even now, one week after I played. Each hole has its own unique appeal, and not one of them is vanilla. The available map and next tee signs made navigation a snap. Outhouses were available, and rubber tee pads are large and in great shape.

Cons: As a private course, the hours you can play are severely limited. No Saturdays, and closed pretty much all summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day) and for part of hunting season. On a positive note, the informational email address listed on their website was quick to respond when I inquired about operational hours. Definitely reach out to them the day before you go (at a minimum) and you should be all set. The minor hassle is definitely worth it. One minor thing I noticed is the catch area of the baskets (the chains) seemed shorter top to bottom than all others I have played on. This made for a smaller area to aim for, and I definitely dinked some off the top ring as a result. Still, not bad at all for homemade baskets (and if this was my home course, it would make me an extremely good putter at other courses). Also, the tee signs were very descriptive, but some were hard to read since they have been out in the elements for awhile. They could use some sprucing up. These are the few minor things that kept this course from being a 5 to me.

Other Thoughts: $3 to play, but a great investment. I hear the money is being used to purchase new baskets and maintain the course. So, where the money is going is evident. There are a few longer walks, but these aren't an issue at all to me because they allow the most interesting parts of the land to be used on the course. No walk is that long, and if you are out for a day of disc golf, additional walking should be the least of your complaints. I played with a buddy who also had never been here before and it took the two of us ~ 2 hours to get through 18. Some days the course is only open for 4 hours, so it's the perfect chance to get in 2 rounds, if you have the time and endurance for the walk.

My home area is the Lehigh Valley, and I drove about an hour to get to Sankanac. I would have to place this course up there with Nockamixon (and maybe Jordan) as the best I have seen. So many of the holes here are unique and interesting in so many different ways, it's fantastic. I don't want to give a hole by hole account because others have done that very well already. Don't let the hassle of the hours here dissuade you from coming. Figure out a way to get here when they allow you to play, you won't regret it.

11 of 11 people found this review helpful.

Pros: The Sanktuary is like the perfect "suburb" course, hanging in the dead middle of the scale--heavy woods on one end of the spectrum and open rolling hills on the other side, this pup having an even amount of both. I love the hybrid nature of it. There are big hills all over and plenty of water obstacles from French Creek and its tributaries snaking through the land. Tighter shots on wooded holes can beat you up, and most holes with open shots have the basket tucked away to add difficulty. Also, it seems this course could get windy in the fields, adding some difficulty, but it was calm today. Large tee pads with wooden painted signs showing you par/distance/OB/water were great. THERE WERE SCORCARDS! Courses in the area rarely seem to have these, so A+ there! I can't comment on navigation because I played with someone who'd been here before, but it seems pretty self intuitive getting hole to hole. Find 2 and 14 might get tricky. The bible camp aspect of the "campus" dotted and bordered certain holes with cool buildings, cabins, churches and other pretty scenery. The course was very easy to find. There are only par 3's and 4's and it is tough to shoot par here. Be happy with anything under 70 for this par 60 or under 65 if you're a seasoned player. There was an AMAZING bridge that bounces and has wire guides across the water on hole 6 I think. That was awesome and unique. This course is up there with Nocky and Tyler, it is that good! GET TO THIS COURSE!

Cons: There's a lot of poison ivy, a lot...wear pants and be careful off the fairways. The hours for the course are a con. I understand since it is a bible camp that the course is closed during the summer and on Saturdays through the year. Sunday 11-5 and weekdays before 3pm are the open times in fall, winter and spring. Some shots mix in a bit of luck when there's trees everywhere but most shots are fair. That's all I can criticize this course for and it didn't hurt my experience at all, just trying to be objective.

Other Thoughts: The course starts out with an immediately intriguing shot off the tee of hole 1 across a large creek, beyond which your ideal throw continues across a small road stopped by a wall of a hill  with the basket 15 feet up or so. Hole 2 is bordered on the left by first tee's said creek with brush and woods on the right, leaving a narrow fairway, encouraging a long slight anny for RHBH dodging some small trees dotting the fairway. Hole 3 tightly wooded--skill shot for your initial gap but mix in some luck for later in the flight path to get it to the basket. Hole 4 is a great birdie opportunity through tree gap right in front of tee pad downhill and out into a field with basket tucked away on the right out of view. I'm LHFH/RHBH (due to a lefty baseball swing earlier in life) so this was a big anny for me, but a nice RHFH playing the fade would work well to set up a birdie. Hole 5 is a wide open 500+ ft. par 3, but it's wide open, so you should be able to park your 2nd shot under the trees that the basket lives near (if you hit these, you'll most likely still save par). Hole 6 is a tough gap over a creek through a semi-narrow tree gap. If you make it through, your second shot is slightly uphill, but easy from there. Hole 7 is similar to 4, initial tree gap, open field downhill and long for a 3. Hole 8 is a narrow tree tunnel...tough one. Hole 9 is visual art--a highlight hole. It has lots of narrow tree obstacles but they are small little guys in a grassy knoll--a unique blended open/woods feel for this 500+ par 4.

For the back 9, hole 10 is a big birdie opportunity. A lonely big tree in the center of the hole and a creek on the left are the only work-arounds. Hole 11 is tough because you must make it beyond the "wall" as everything but the drop zone pad is OB before the wooden 6" tall boards that block discs from rolling back down into the creek. Hole 12 is a neat and tidy 263 ft tree tunnel with a 10 foot wide fairway. Middy or fairway driver all the way (maybe putter for some).  Hole 13 demands a big high anhyzer for RHBH, since there seems to be more empty space higher up through this obstacle rich tee shot. The basket is out of sight due to a right bootleg. Hole 14 is wide open from the tee, have fun! You can reach basket on 2nd shot tucked into a nook on the left after the shed. Hole 15 is another wide open 600 ft. par 4 with a big bush about 400' down the fairway. 2nd shot should reach the basket for a birdie opportunity here! TAKE THE TIME TO NOTICE THE PIN POSITION OF 16 ON YOUR WALK  FROM 15, because it can be deceiving from the tee. A big anhyzer meant to break right after 275' should direct you near the tucked in basket on the right 330' out. Hole 17 is initially open and slightly downhill, but the tree gap protects the basket from what otherwise could be an easier birdie for this course's standards. Hole 18 is a monster 675 ft. par 4, and to boot, all the TG to the right of the tee is OB, leaving you a narrow fairway to avoid the penalty stroke. Play an over stable disc that fades hard and throw it flat and slightly over the OB to get a nice fade back in play to set up shot 2. The basket is reachable on 2nd shot since you have some elevation to play with, however, it is out of sight tucked into a nook on the left. If you avoid OB from tee, par is fair and birdie possible. 

10 of 11 people found this review helpful.

Pros: This course is set on a religious camp/retreat with a tranquil, serene atmosphere to match. Quiet woods and hills, with a stream running through. Course is well maintained -- the baskets are in tip top shape and the bridge over the stream on hole 6 is sweet.

The hole design is great. There's a wide range of shots, with lots of decisions to be made. And the holes don't feel cookie cutter at all. Some favorites: Hole 1 plays across the stream, then into the woods on the side of a hill. Hole 4 is a steep downhill out of the woods followed by a hard right. Hole 9 starts on a hill and makes you choose between going over the trees and dropping a long way, or trying to sneak underneath. Hole 11 is short, but goes over a creek through some tight windows to a steep green. Hole 18 is a long drive along a gentle hillside, followed by a tight turn into the woods.

Cons: The biggest negative is access -- this great course is not open over the summer or on Saturdays. The rubber teepads can be slick from rain or snow. Several holes overlap, which could be a safety concern if the course was crowded (only at tournaments). The course flows pretty well, but could be confusing going from 2 to 3, 13 to 14, and 16 to 17. I would recommend a map your first time.

Other Thoughts: Because the course has stayed clean and DGers have been respectful, the camp approved adding three more holes in the fall. Please keep up the good work - pick up any trash and pursue your vices elsewhere.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Each hole is fun to play and designed well. It never feels like the same hole twice. This course is good for any skill level. It's built on a very nice property that's great for a disc golf because some holes go up, down, left, right, through woods, over water and out over open fields. Just navigating the course is fun.

Cons: Not open to the public all the time. Just showing up on a Sunday may result in getting back in your car and going home. So make sure to call first.

Other Thoughts: I wish they would give out public hours and just stick to them.

0 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Good combination of distance and technical shots with lots of aesthetically pleasing holes. Cool water holes, several nice tees up high shooting downhill with some obstacles.

I haven't found another course anywhere with the kind of variety and excitement you find on this course. There are good long technical courses in the area, but none of them have nearly as many exciting water shots, or steep downhill shots as this.

Cons: rubber tees. deer ticks.

Other Thoughts: Would rate it 5 if it had concrete tees.

0 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Great mix of shots ranging from technical to let it rip. Well maintained. Baskets are nice. The scenery is worth the trip in itself.

Cons: Course could use Cement Tee's as the fly pads were slippery on some of the shaded holes. Could use more steps on the downhill walk to hole #9 and the rebar that is there for the existing steps needs to be hammered into the ground more.

Other Thoughts: I will be coming back to play this course again. What a hidden gem this on was.

0 of 5 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Starting at hole 1 French Creek comes into play. Pastor Jeff did a great job utilizing all of the natural obstacles on this course. Many of the holes utilize water obstacles and they have done a very good job incorporating lots of elevation changes into the course as well. The homemade baskets are great, you don't really even notice the difference.

Cons: A few long walks between holes (which feel extra long with snow on the ground), but I think this was done to really get the best 18 holes possible on the property. Make sure you print out a map, or get one at tee 1 because the flow is a bit strange.

Other Thoughts: Course was great! I can't wait to play it again when the weather gets a little nicer. the $3.00 donation is well worth it. If you are in the Philly area definitely make the trip it is worth it!

5 of 9 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Course design ... great layout for both right or left handed throwing, the course does not favor one over the other in hole design. Its a long hike through the course but you will not go home disappointed. Imagine writing the best review i'll save you the time of reading about all its positive traits just go play.

Cons: Some of the par 3 holes should have a amateur par of 4 just for the distance required. Also I do not live closer.

Other Thoughts: I personally enjoy the homemade baskets seems to fit the whole camp theme making it a harder round of play as its more touch sensitive to catching discs. Pastor Jeff and crew really put some blood sweat and tears into this place and it shows. If your within a few hours drive of this place and you don't show up at least once to play you are missing a world class course.

2 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Pros: This course has almost all the elements you could ever desire in a course: a beautiful creek, interesting elevation changes, all types of different trees, opportunities for open bomber holes, and very well-designed Par 4s. Just about every hole is unique and qualifies as very memorable in my mind with holes 1-12 being simply an outstanding stretch of holes that raise the bar for Pennsylvania Disc Golf. There are lots of really cool disc golf shots to be thrown at Camp Sankanac. The church camp in the woods provides a neat setting, and the bouncy suspension bridge across the creek Hole 6 is almost as memorable as some of the holes. Most holes are well-designed in relation to par and make for a blue-level player's paradise that matches what I've come to expect in Western PA's elite courses.

Cons: Skill-specific par issues pop up on occasion, especially on the longer Par 3s. I can't see anyone but pros scoring birdies on the longer Par 3s, but amateur players bogies won't be that common either. The shotmaking awesomeness comes at the cost of long walks between holes in a couple instances. I played on a day after it had rained, and the rubber teepads ended up being pretty slick. Bushes of briars are abundant on the sides of fairways. A Par 5 would be nice.

Regarding the baskets, after observing several rounds, I'd guess that they might reject about 1-2% of "good" 30' putts that the more expensive baskets would catch. So, differences exist, but it's not a big deal.

Other Thoughts: Again, I'm really really impressed with how well the terrain was utilized and well-designed course that resulted. Great job! Please respect the camp's stricter-than-usual (but understandable) rules and regulations so that others may enjoy this gem.

7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

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