Sellersville, PA

Sellersville DGC

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itsRudy
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 7.7 years 73 played 62 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Almost a Waterpark 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 4, 2022 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

On the former site of Lake Lenape, once a dammed portion of the East Branch of the Perkiomen River, is Sellersville DGC. Driving into a 1-lane road, there is a practice hole on the left and the course starts on the right.

Most of the course, between Walnut Street down to the river is on flat terrain, while the #8-16 loop over across from Church Street to the train tracks have occasions of elevation. There is a mix of open and trees throughout. Many holes have two tees and multiple pin locations with a dial under the sign telling which is in place that day.

Despite the typical community course distances, I enjoyed the fact it took some measure of trajectory precision to get to the basket off the tee more times than not, about eleven. What is striking is how many baskets are perched on the main river or its tributary, often making for risky putts. I counted nine on its current configuration, although water plays a role to some degree on thirteen holes.

All that combined yields a course that's fairly more challenging than a semi-open course ought to be and my round score was a lot more embarrassing here than the other par-3s I play in my area.

Closing the course is #18 with a wind river making a full 'S', which turns the tee, fairway and the basket into three seperate islands. While only 220ish feet, the water and the tree gaps make this gamble on whether to go for it or to lay-up, with no guarantees that the layup has a clear view to the basket.

The park is also a nice walk with a war memorial in one nook. In the summer, Menlo Aqua Center is right up the street along with Perkasie Covered Bridge nearby, and Sellersville Theater for live music going the other way.

+If you throw community course distances, Sellersville DGC is definitely worth a visit if you're in the area or maybe a hour's trip otherwise.
+Risk/reward throws that are not typical of community parks.
+Tees and Tee Signs are rather well made and well placed.

Cons:

The dedicated Disc Golf Parking Lot was never easy to locate, it looks like just another driveway amongst this row of houses, an unmarked avenue right after E Temple Avenue merges into E Walnut Street. It's a single lane shared by both directions. A small sign simply says "Scout Cabin". I still miss it if I haven't been here a long time.

If perchance you can't find it, the Lake Lenape Parking lot situated right on Walnut Street is just fine and can start you off at #5. Everything loops so this is no big deal.

Navigation is pretty bad, no next tee on baskets. I'd have been straight-up lost without Udisc or a map. The jump from #7 to #8 is across a street, a field, and another street -- about 700 feet. Unmarked and undirected.

Very busy! I've never gone here without other players. On a cold muddy Friday 1pm, still was following a player group and trailed by one. Weekends are probably full.

It goes without saying, if water makes you uncomfortable, this is simply not the course for you. Unless it's raging from recent rains, disc loss is unlikely, as long as you're willing to jump into mostly shallow to under knee-high creek. But it still kept me from playing here for a long time until I gained more confidence.

-Have a map and possibly waterproof shoes.
-Busy.

Other Thoughts:

Out of XXXXX:

Terrain: XXXx - Very Good. Water introduces risk and a little bit of elevation and variety throughout.
Execution: XXXX - Excellent. This park is exploited to full advantage, signs and tees are well-done. Plenty of laid path to avoid muck. Bad navigation for the uninitiated though.
Upkeep: XXXX - Excellent. Mowed, all dials correct, no fallen debris, etc.
Difficulty: XXXx - Good. It severely knocked my off my par-3 community course game. Intermediate?
Fun Factor: XXXX - Excellent.
Crowded: OOOo - Yah, it's heavily played.
Overall: XXXX - One of the best area community courses for intermediates.
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Eraff
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Wonderful Course...approachable variety 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 8, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

What a nice mix of memorable Holes, winding around and through a beautiful park. Holes 8-16 add a bit of a "Hiking Element" that boarders on semi challenging to traverse....it's fun, but it may not be approachable to everyone. Play the course once or twice and you'll have a lot of " Oh yeah..that Hole_______ was great!"

Cons:

Holes 8-16: the navigation along and in the creek is sometimes best approached with some caution. It is a fun HIKE, but you need to know that it has some challenge in the hike itself.

I wish they'd move some of the baskets OFF Creek's edge...I get it...There's a creek!!! Hole One could be played more aggressively and more fun if the basket were 20-30 feet IN from the edge---especially as it's the first hole and the deepest murkiest part of the creek.

Other Thoughts:

It's a great course!!!!!
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Godard
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.6 years 65 played 45 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Beautiful little retreat 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Water winds through the course making for interesting fairways. The length is good for novices to intermediates like me. Many picturesque holes.

Cons:

Can get a little swampy. Areas off the fairway are super thick.

Other Thoughts:

I'd love to have this course near me! Worth a stop, and bring a camera.
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Ryal
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Experience: 6.8 years 216 played 182 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Some Thrill At Sellersville 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 16, 2020 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

+ The course plays throughout a quiet township park.
+ A wide open field surrounds the practice pin with a permanent circle around it. It is a 'practice fairway!'
+ The multiple flat paver tee pads per hole feel sturdy and level underfoot.
+ Water comes into play a lot, which adds an extra layer of challenge and drama to the course.
+ There are hook stands, benches and trash cans dispersed randomly throughout the course, but it is good to see some considerations for player comfort and convenience.
+ Tee signs are bright, colorful, informative and present on every hole with letter dials below each sign to tell which of three positions the basket is in.
+ Many baskets have stones with painted arrows implanted in the ground nearby pointing towards the next hole.

Cons:

- Where was hole 19? If the practice fairway is meant to serve as hole 19, then that's a dick move and this course ought to truly be considered as having just eighteen holes.
- The stone and/or wood walkways right on top of the fields every now and again tell me just how mucky and mired this place can get. Use footwear you don't mind getting dirty here.
- There aren't any meaty challenges here: no elevation to deal with and few occasions of avoiding trees.
- No lost disc box. (I could be wrong about this. I didn't look everywhere.)
- The strange layout makes players cross the same two roads twice.

Other Thoughts:

This review is based on my experience from the long tees.
My favorite hole to look at was 12 because of its scenic stream in the back of a sparsely wooded area. My favorite hole to play was 18 because you have to throw over the same stream twice (if you dare) to reach the basket. My least favorite hole was hole 3 because of how plain, direct, wide open and featureless it is.

Let it be known that Sellersville is a solid course that doesn't do much wrong. The tee pads are consistent. The signs, while only present at the long tees, are visual and succinct. The setting is nice; you can catch your breath here. The water features are both relaxing and intimidating.

However, the course itself doesn't throw you many curve balls. Most holes are plainly presented with little in the way of elevation or complex fairway negotiation. From my perspective, the toughest and, thereby, most enjoyable holes are: 7 for its dense pine tree-dodging, 11 for its crazy tight tunnel and 18 for its double steam cross and death putt. Otherwise, not much else challenges the player, and isn't that why we play to begin with?

Having said all of that, I do think that this course can appeal to all experience levels. At the end of the day, disc golf is still disc golf. Open and wooded holes are here in about equal measure, and we players must still contend with what the planners have set in front of us. Those trees still have to be avoided regardless of how good or bad of a player we are. But, speaking of planning, I am very much not a fan of crossing two roads to get from 7 to 8 and then those same two roads from 15 to the rest of the course. Sure, they are suburban local roads, but it's still a risk to the player.

In closing, I strongly recommend the course at Sellersville. All of these holes, if not altogether complex, are very cleanly maintained and consistently presented from start to finish. Quite a few courses out there could learn a thing or two from Sellersville. It will not dazzle, but not every course should. Still, if you find yourself at Sellersville, you are in for a good time. Just bring your galoshes if you play after the rain.
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HyooMac
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.7 years 415 played 380 reviews
4.00 star(s)

An Excellent Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ 19 hole course with varied holes: some wooded, some water, a bit of elevation in a few spots

+ The course is kept in immaculate shape: good signage, good baskets with multiple positions, with position indicators at the tee (wooden "dials" like those at Tinicum)

+ The practice area even includes a permanent marking of circle 1: a ring of painted ground-level bricks

+ Lots of raised baskets to add challenge to your birdie runs; a few of the waterside greens have low backstops to encourage running your putts

+ A lot of the OB is plainly marked with permanent painted lines and ropes. When I played in late August, the course felt like it was in "tournament condition"

+ Holes #1 and #2 are an out-and-back, with woods framing your shots. But then #3 is wide open across a field (bombs away!) and #4 is partially open, before returning to woods for 5-7. I really enjoy this kind of variety in a course, where it's not all woods or all open

+ Hole #12 wins a beauty prize: it's a straight par 3 with a small stream all along the left side, and woods along the right. The view to the green is framed by an old stonework tunnel under the train track up and behind the basket. Watch out for wind coming out of the tunnel affecting your throw as it nears the basket

+ Hole #13 uses the little bit of natural elevation and puts the basket under some protecting trees up a hill, and #14 uses that same hill to create an elevated tee for a giant drive

+ Returning across one of the streets, hole #15 is another elevated tee; but watch out for OB left which comes into play because of the predominant right-to-left slope of the fairway

+ Hole #18 with its double water carry deserves special mention: such a challenging closing hole (whether or not you're playing #19). At under 200' away, the green is so reachable - but the two water carries play with your head, and the pin placement back left against the riverbank sure doesn't help


Cons:

-The only negative is how spread out the layout is, and how confusing it is the first time you play it. The first two holes are behind you and across the parking lot from the bulletin board. Then there's a long walk after hole 7 to play 8-15, and then return to the main area to finish out. It felt odd to cross two town streets and a long field to get to hole 8, and it's a long walk to the 16th tee on your way back - but after you play the course once, it's not a big deal

-There are short tees, but they don't appear to get much use: they're pretty weedy and lack signage. If you're playing with a short thrower, they might feel like they're traveling in Coach class

- There are several low areas on this course, so I imagine there are very muddy sections following wet weather

- It's too bad there isn't room for a few par 4's and par 5's, which would potentially elevate this course to be Phenomenal/Best of Best

Other Thoughts:

~ The course is a long walk, especially because it's so spread out. But it's mostly flat, and it's a perfect course if you have a cart

~ My first visit to Sellersville came at the end of a long day of play: Jordan, Little Lehigh, Bootlegger's Cave. My buddy and I came off Sellersville asking ourselves: "How is this course not a '4.5' or a '5'?" - and the only things I think missing are the tactical challenges presented by par 4's and par 5's. Maybe it lacks some of the drama of excessive woods or extreme elevations, but Sellersville is a really good design and everything's been tweaked to maximize the challenge, with pin placements, OB, raised baskets, etc. without resorting to gimmicks. The course is well worth a visit, and it invites multiple plays
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.8 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Takes Ranger Training To Navigate This Course! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 1, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

The disc golf course in Sellersville is spread out and plays across two city streets and one park road. Now that I'm familiar with the layout, I think I could safely follow the map and play the course in it's intended layout. Probably my first mistake was parking in the wrong parking lot. This lead me to play the course in this order: 16-1-2-3-4-5-6-17-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15 while only missing # 18. I knew where 18 was but couldn't convince my exhausted body to walk all the way back there again. So after playing over 1200 courses and finding out I still can't follow a course map, what does that me? A remedial course bagger? A special education course bagger? A dumb shit?

The course features nice big tee pads. There are both long and short pads. The course signs show A-B-C basket positions but you have no way of knowing which position the basket is currently in. The baskets are Discatchers and at least nine of them are set right near the creek. Note to course designer person....2-3 baskets right on the creek is fun and interesting....9-10 gets old.

A pole at the start mentions steady Eddie Headrick. He must have had something to with this building of this course. I'll blame ole Stead Eddie for my navigational mishap.

The course has many interesting holes. # 7 is 230' with a 10' wide gap to throw through. I really liked # 12 where you throw down the small creek before hysering left to the basket. Very cool! # 13 was fun throwing back to the train tracks and the basket up a small ridge. And then 14 was my choice for signature hole. First the tee pad is a neat raised area with a nice bench. You're throwing from slightly elevated tee pad through a pretty gap in the trees to the basket 440' down to the left. Just a lovely overall hole. And the Catholic Church up on the Hill was playing this soothing melodic tune on their church bells. Almost made me forget my pathetic drive on the previous hole.

I appreciate the nice wooden/patio block walkway across the wetlands getting to the # 15 tee box. The course also has a nice protective netting protecting players at the # 10 tee box. There are also lots of protective sleeves protecting trees on many holes. I think I thumped every one of these sleeves with my drivers.

Cons:

The course design is in the way out machine. I'm not sure what the designer could have done differently but I would venture to guess that someone could have come up with design that didn't cross every street in Sellersville.

Needs a system of indicating which position the basket is in today.

I thought having all those baskets right on the creek's edge was a bit over the top. It took away the element of danger/excitement and replaced it with "Oh well." Yawn!

Other Thoughts:

I'm not exactly exactly what rating to bestow upon old Sellersville Disc Golf Course? The one thing I do know is this is not a 3.81 rated course. I think I might be sensing some HBB in the ratings here.

This is an enjoyable course, albeit, mostly pedestrian in nature and makeup. There is a certain lack of personality. Placing every basket on water's edge doesn't quite add that character. What this course is missing is what Bootlegger's Cave has in Aces. Something to make it memorable. That something that players will still be talking about in the days and months to come. I kinda think the only thing players will be remembering about Sellersville DGC is how they screwed up the navigation and played the course 16-1-2-3-4-5-6-17-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15 and somehow skipped # 18.
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Nfauce
Experience: 6.4 years 8 played 7 reviews
3.50 star(s)

An excellent experience 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 26, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A very well designed course and fairly well maintained that will give you a fun and competetive experience (in a group). Holes range from very long to fairly short so newer players wont do terrible. Many different throws needed to play this course so that makes for a fun and sometimes difficult gameplay. Water is incorporated on several holes so that adds a difficulty factor alone. The back nine holes give a nice scenic view to boot!

Cons:

The course stretches over a good bit of land and to get from 7-8 may be tough for new players, so its a bit of a hike. Also if it rains, lookout! because you're in for some swampy/muddy play. Several holes retain the water so boots are needed in order to not have sopping wet feet. Be ready to lose discs if you are not on your game on some holes, as large bodies of water accompany the sides and are very hard to retrieve a disc that is too far out.

Other Thoughts:

This is my home course so i absolutely love it and have played it numerous times with my brothers. Always a quality time out and very fun to compete on this course!
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nexusben
Experience: 5 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course, heavily wooded, beware the murky water 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 29, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Gorgeous course that is well maintained
- Mainly wooded shots, a challenge for anyone
- Some open shots give the opportunity to test out power, but still good for players with less range

Cons:

- Some of the wooded shots are incredibly difficult, even for experienced players. Would be nice if it was cleared out just a little bit more on some holes.
- Murky water makes it hard to rescue sunken discs. Nearly lost 3 in just the first round (did lose one forever on 18)
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PRC90
Experience: 7.7 years 20 played 18 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun and Efficient. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 20, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Frequent maintenance (hats off to the folks at Sellersville who put in their personal time to keep this course looking amazing)
Multiple Pin Positions and Tee boxes
DisCatchers <3
Decent Shot Variety
High Attention to detail: (pads on early trees to soften kicks, nets to help reign in stray shots, trash buckets at almost every hole, Pavers to help you cross water and 2 portapotty locations)

Cons:

Parking, the initial Lot is very small (and a bit hard to find since it looks like someones driveway) but there are other places nearby to park and walk to the course start.
Longer walk for overall course, but relatively short distance holes (most are shorter than 400ft).

Other Thoughts:

Sellersville to me has been the course where I go to break in new plastic (mostly because its kinda on the way from D-Town discgolf for me), the course lends itself to a wide variety of shots and covers a good gamut of distances making it the perfect (for me) proving ground when testing out new molds. This course is borderline manicured park level of fit and finish and that is largely attributed to the amazing community that surrounds this course. Difficulty wise I would say this is a "for everyone" course, because you could enjoy yourself whether you throw 100ft or 500ft but I wouldn't go as far to call this a course a national tournament stop as a seasoned player will have a birdie fest out here and my score refelects that. This course will charm you with its attention to detail with things like kick padding on early trees, hanging nets to keep errant drives from doming non-discgolfers, the ample amout of signage (clear and accurate Tee signs, pavers that mark circles edge, etc), and trash disposal options are things that so many other places overlook that elevate this course to a status that some other can't achieve. Sellersville really does achieve the nearly impossible and on your first playthrough you might not even notice it (because there is a fair bit of walking involved). The course is actually quite small only using a tiny postage stamp in a rather large Lake Lenape Park, where they manage to pack in a bunch of good qaulity disc golf holes before crossing the street twice to flesh out the rest of the course. Given what constraints they have I believe they have reached the pinnacle of what can be done with the amount of space alloted and it shows that if you can't make it big, make it good and people will play. It could be raining on a cold Tuesday morning in October and you will see disc golfers out here which to me is a testament to the qaulity of this course.
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B_Murray
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

One of the area's best 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Well maintained, well thought out. Requires a variety of technical shots. Elevated tee pads are a welcome challenge. It's a nice park with a good crowd of players

Cons:

Some of the fields have bad drainage, but never unplayable.

There is a lot of water around the course, and some of it is pretty nasty and brackish. Definitely spots to lose your disc in the water.

It can be hard to navigate your first few times playing.

Other Thoughts:

Without a doubt Sellersville is one of the best courses in the area. More challenging than Boyertown, but it isn't a ball-buster like Nockamixon. I really enjoy playing here, and hope it's around for many more years.

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joshfullam
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Sellersvilles theatre of disc golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 13, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well thought out with tight driving holes for the most part. All par 3 course that is a quick play. Like the practice hole with the circle landing area. Water in play a lot which keeps it challenging in spots and fun. Great tee pads--long and well maintained.

Cons:

None or no good hole map at the tees. Course is separated by two roads to cross. Easy on some holes.

Other Thoughts:

Nice little short course. Will be back to play again.
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Glitch
Experience: 9.6 years 14 played 4 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Fun in the Snow 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 9, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has a lot of diversity in the types of shots and terain

The water is an added dificulty which makes it very fun

Cons:

There are alot of shots you could loose a disc on, best to use a floater on most of the holes with water around them.

Some spots become very swampy in wet seasons

Other Thoughts:

The first time I tried this course was a two disc tournament, and it was very fun. I never got to play this course until today, and I think I'll be back soon to try it again when it isn't a cold wet day. Besides today's temperatures I had a lot of fun and wished I did better, there's always next time.
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Chet
Experience: 11.9 years 20 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Your putter sleeps with the fishes 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 1, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Big flat grippy paver tee boxes on every hole. Most have 2. I played a tournament here a couple of summers ago and found out some of the holes even have a third, "Tournament tee." There's a big map at the kiosk by the practice baskets tee. Most holes have a trash can or bucket. All the holes have multiple pin positions. Good mix of open and wooded holes. Makes you throw every shot you know how to throw and you'd better know how to throw more than one. It has some really long holes for a par 3 course, two are over 400 feet and another feels like it is because the basket is up 2 hills. Hole 18 is one of the coolest signature holes anywhere! This course is really well kempt, mowed, trimmed and no trash laying around.

Cons:

Getting from 7 to 8 is a trek, especially when there's deep snow. Sometimes the creek is mucky by 1, 2 and 18 and you can lose a disc.

Other Thoughts:

Lots of elevated baskets here. Lots of baskets on the edge of the creek beds, so lots of OB water easily found. One hole even uses OB water as it's fairway through the woods. If fishing your disc out of water and circling the numbers on your scorecard really bothers you, you're probably not going to like it here, if you think that's just part of the fun, this course is a lot of fun.
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dave greene
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Sellersville 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 11, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is my home course...very challenging ..lots of ob....water, water,an more water...I love this course,it just hates me...lol...very well maintained...trash cans everywhere...Must play if your in the area...easy to navigate... Tags 10 on Saturdays...one of the many great courses in the area

Cons:

No night play...

Other Thoughts:

Bring a receiver,ab make sure your name an # us on your disc
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Zunz
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.4 years 85 played 21 reviews
4.00 star(s)

I'm OB? You're OB! This whole course is OB! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 27, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

FUN!!!!!
Challenging
Large variety of shots/angles
Multiple signature/picture holes
Great locals

Cons:

It can be a little hard to navigate the first time or 2 (the map makes this no problem)
The walk between 7 and 8
There can be mud

Other Thoughts:

Sellersville holds about as much fun as you could possibly pack into a disc golf course whether you're playing by yourself, with some friends, or if you show up at their weekly tags (Saturday at 9:45) or dubs (Daylight Savings Time Mondays at 5:30) rounds. And this park has as much disc golf as could be fit into the available park property without having to worry too much about hitting other players or park patrons. What you do have to worry about here, is water. Water OB comes into play on almost every hole and my bad throws are so bad I've managed to find it on holes where it shouldn't have factored in.
There is a huge map on the board by hole 1. Make a note of where hole 8 is and how to get there. If there is little league baseball going on, there is a hot dog stand by hole 7's tee. In warmer months, there is often an honor box and cooler by tee #9, the money raised helps pay for gas for the lawnmowers (This part of the course especially is maintained by the local club and not the parks service.)


The red practice basket is 188'8" and was donated by the local fire company that was established in 1888. Having lost all of the trees in the field over the past couple of years, this is an open straight throw from either tee. There is now an alternate pin position on the right edge of the yellow brick OB circle that plays this hole like an island green. A miss off the tee has you throwing 3 from, "The Pedestal of Shame", a block of concrete (with the front edge painted yellow) to the left across the road.

Hole 1 is a tightly wooded fairway with trees creating a narrow point about half way to the basket after which the wider fairway is dotted with small trees, many lines but much to hit. Both pin positions here have the creek right behind them.

Hole 2 is a narrow wooded fairway that turns gently right through the trees before opening up to a field about â…” of the way to the basket. The basket positions are all guarded by several large, low hanging trees. There is a creek running along the entire right side of this hole. This is the first hole where there is netting in the trees, in this case off to the right of the tee, that eliminates possible lines but mostly saves some of the really bad throws from going in the water. Good luck finding and then hitting a line through the woods if you go off the fairway here.

Hole 3 is a wide open field shot to basket positions protected by trees. Longer throwers will have multiple lines to get to the basket, there's a huge hyzer approach, but for most of us it's a long straight throw setting up an approach from the field into the treed area.

Hole 4 is a longer wide open throw but the water OB comes back into play long or right of the basket along the latter half of the fairway. This is the first of the elevated basket holes with both pin positions up on concrete pillars. There's a sparse wall of trees separating the fairway from the green.

Hole 5 is back into the woods for a fairly tight fairway but an ace run in either the straight or left pin positions. The OB creek comes into play if you go long. There's one horizontal branch/tree that hangs out into the fairway that forces you to keep your throw fairly low.

Hole 6 is an annie or flick for righties. The creek here runs along the entire right side of the fairway and the long pin position is precariously close to it. There are a bunch of large trees guarding the basket in either position.

Hole 7 is a straight throw with a very small doorway to get through the wall of trees about 20' in front of the tee box. There are lots of trees here and several nets strung in them to eliminate some of the throwing lanes. The baskets are well guarded with large trees.

Here's the navigation bummer of the course. Although it's awesome that they got the land to build 9 more holes after the first 9 were so well received by the town, you have to walk across 2 streets and a field (off to the side of 16's fairway) to get to them. There is a sign next to one of the positions for basket 7 but it can be hard to find and I think the first time we played here my friends and I didn't find 8-16.

Hole 8 is a long semi-open fairway. There are a few huge trees in a straight line to the right and a pond and then creek off to the left. The trees make for a low ceiling. The straight pin has OB water right behind it and the left pin is elevated (another concrete pedestal) and has OB water left and long.

Hole 9 is the first time elevation comes into play with a slight uphill on a tightly wooded fairway to a pin set off either to the right or left.

Hole 10 has a sharp uphill right in front of the tee. The first third of this hole has a very tight wooded fairway before getting to a more open area in the middle. The pin to the right makes this hole play annie or flick. The basket is set into a hillside with a bunch of medium sized tree trunks right in front of it. The hill makes a great backstop so you don't have to worry too much about overpowering your upshot or putt (or drive if you have a longer arm than most). The straighter basket plays slightly downhill from the open middle area with a defined fairway and possible water OB if you go really long.

Hole 11 plays downhill to a basket off to the left or a basket more to the left. The early part of this fairway has lots of trees that make for a fairway no more than 6' wide. They are hit so often they have pads and boards nailed to them to protect them. If you get through the trees and down the hill to where the open greens are, all you have to worry about is the OB water RIGHT behind the basket in either position.

Hole 12 is one of those signature/picture holes. The entire fairway here plays over the OB creek the whole way to a basket which is set on either side of a stone tunnel that the creek flows through. The creek bends allowing a couple of trees to be growing dead center in the throwing lane. This is one of those holes where every throw, even a short putt, can go OB. It's not hard to go OB twice on this hole.

Hole 13 is really 2 different holes depending on where the the basket is. If it's to the left, it's the long tee (by the tree) that plays to a basket up a hill behind a plateau. I've seen a few players who can make the ace run here, but for most of us the goal is to get up onto the plateau to have a look at an uphill birdie.
The alternate pin or, "Basket in the Sky" is an elevated basket (built up ground and a concrete pedestal) on the edge of the plateau that throws from the tee on the right (when looking at the basket). The only sage tournament advice I have on this course is for this basket... No matter how close you are, lay up until you can drop it in. If you want to card a 3 or a 4 and not an 8 or worse, LAY UP!

Hole 14 plays from an elevated tee through a tree door (from the lower alt tee here you could barely call it a window) out to an open field. As with hole 5, there's one big branch out in front of the tee that really makes you keep your throw low. There is a line of large trees ¾ of the way to the greens. Going long or fading out left on this hole can put you in OB water. The shortest pin position is an elevated basket in a tree stump. An approach at any position from the left will have a low ceiling.

Hole 15 is a straight throw with 2 rows of early trees making for a very tight throwing lane. I've seen people with power go over or around them but seemingly not with any more or less success than people who try to go low and straight. There's a slope down and left away from the straight pin, the longer pin is down the hill with guardian trees and OB water just to the left of the basket.

Hole 16 is across the street and down the hill. It's an anhyzer or flick with water guarding the entire right side of the fairway and both pin positions are on the edge of small slopes down to the creek. There are some trees and a particular low hanging branch early that makes you either go low or throw out really wide left.

Hole 17 is a bit of a walk across another street and along side 7's fairway. There are 2 pin positions, one on either side of the creek. There's a fairly large straight throwing lane at them between two rows of large trees. There are also several throwing lanes at the short pin through the trees out to the left for flicks or annies. I've seen bad throws at 17 chain out of 6's basket.

18 is another signature hole. From the tee, the creek makes an S in front of you with the basket tucked into the second curve which means you have to cross the creek twice before you get to the basket and if you go long or fade left it's there waiting for you again. Anything wet off the tee and you're throwing from the drop zone on the island (walk across the little dam just left of the tee). From here you're still throwing across the water but regular OB rules apply. Did I mention there are trees everywhere? There are 2 reasonably wide doorways to get through on both edges of the central island and then one large tree looming on the small patch of land the basket is on just waiting to toss what you thought was a pretty good throw backwards into the creek. If you want to take most of the water out of play, there's an alternate tee off to the right of the main tee. You still have water left and long, but you're not throwing over the creek (twice).

Final Thoughts: I once played a course called, "The University of Out of Bounds"... That place ain't got nuthin on The Ville! They used ropes and gimmicks everywhere like Sellersville's practice hole does (The "Fire Hole"), Sellersville just has water Everywhere! I don't care who you are, a clean round here is hard to do. I've laid up from 15' here only to have my disc hit the ground exactly where I wanted it to but grow legs, get up and run down to the creek 2' behind the basket. It's the kind of course where you can throw two rounds, be in the exact same throwing groove all day and still have a double digit difference in your scores. On 13 of the holes here you can chain out and then end up in the water! On several of those, you can do it from multiple pin positions. If you're the kind of person who is frustrated by OB water, this probably isn't the course for you.
I've played club rounds and made friends on courses all across the country and have to say the group of regulars at Sellersville are about as good as it gets. The volunteer maintenance is top notch, especially around the tournaments they run here. They will show you the course, teach you to play (or help you get lots better), show you around other courses and even show you where to get the best cheeseburger known to mankind.
There are a ton of other courses in the area, including several that have hosted Pro Worlds and other big tournaments, there are even a few closer than Sellersville (including Tyler), but this is the course I play the most because of how much flat out fun it is to play here.

Final Final Thought: If you have some sort of retriever for getting your discs out of water, BRING IT!!!
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sidewinder22
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 17.6 years 297 played 197 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Welcome to Sillysville 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 5, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

18 Discatcher baskets with dual tees either rubber or brick on the majority of holes providing good variety playing well from the novice to advanced level player. Tricky basket placements near water provide the biggest challenge and keep this course interesting. There are a few chances to air out a drive although the course is more on the short technical side placing a premium on accuracy. Well maintained course with erosion control around the water and rubber protection for trees that are prone to taking hits off the tee. Practice basket and portapotties by parking lot.

Cons:

Nothing major. Course lacks in tee signage and the navigation is a bit weird having to cross two non-park roads twice during a round and having a feeling like this can't be the right way. Bring a map if playing the first time. A couple holes backtrack to the next tee and a couple holes play a little too close together for comfort. Not a fault of the course, but the land is pretty flat so there's not much wow factor or more interesting variety elevation wise here. Not two loops back to main parking lot, although it does to the parking lot I parked in.

Just note that my GPS took me to the wrong parking lot by hole 7 and walking to hole 1 from here is a hike. The park is fairly active with other park users and disc golfers, but the other park users seemed to steer clear of the course. Also there was a motorcycle cop roaming around the paths looking for riff raff.

Other Thoughts:

Overall I enjoyed my round at Sillysville, I mean Sellersville and I'm rating this course as good. I played here after Nockamixon and it's safe to say these are two very different courses catering to different players. This is just like my opinion, I understand since the course is on the short and flat side but I thought the basket placements were a little repetitive on the ridiculous often being raised and right next to water hazards tending to feel like a one trick pony, as if missing your putt wasn't bad enough, you might be adding a penalty on top rubbing salt into your wound. This is fun stuff in recreational rounds, but not so much in a competitive round. Hole 7 was my least favorite being a short poke and hope of pine plinko to the basket. Hole 18 was probably my favorite with the snaking creek up the fairway and behind the basket. Great way to finish the course!
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seanyboyhoward
Experience: 10.7 years 40 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun water filled course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 29, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets were in good shape, tee pads were well constructed. The use of the water was excellent in most cases. Practice tee/basket was something you don't usually see gave me a nice warm up rather then just putting.

Course was clean and well groomed.

Hole 12!

Cons:

SIGNAGE! There is none. each hole is just a tee box and a hole number. No par or distance or guidance to the next holes or the area surrounding the hole. Arrows under the basket help but were not always available.

Signage- There is water all over the course.( which i love) but As i drove to some holes i had no idea there was water directly behind or surrounding the basket.


Other Thoughts:

It seems that there is a large disc golf community that play this course, someone paint on the pavers or under the hole number the distance of the hole. And perhaps provide additional next hole signs. If this course had signage it would be one of my favorite courses because of its short technical nature.
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Afropirg
Experience: 9.7 years 34 played 19 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Quality 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 10, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- you putting game has to be on or you pay.
- Good variety of shots
- Great for new players but still challenging for experienced players
- Water comes into play often
- Well maintained course.
- Great community of Disc Golfers

Cons:

- Not all the holes have a map of the hole at the tee.
- Could be hard to navigate for someone who's never played the course before.
- If you don't like to drive over water you might not like the course.

Other Thoughts:

Played two rounds back to back. I live close to Sellersville but have never played, don't know why I overlooked this course.

Your putting has to be on. SDGC will punish you if you're not accurate with your putter. Many of the baskets are very close to OB water.

I know the SDGC has been working at adding permanent tee boxes which is great. Think about half the tee boxes have tee signs which can be an issue on the holes that don't.

The course is spread out. From the basket on 7 to the tee box on 8 you have to cross a street, open field and another street. There is a sign explaing where to go.

For a par 3 course its very well done. I would say this is a bit harder than Boyertown's course causee of the OB water.

The course does have some very long holes pushing 400'. So you can air it out a bit.

While playing I meet a couple of guys from the club. Very friendly. Looking forward to getting out there again and maybe getting in on there tag rounds.

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JohtoVillage
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 24 years 160 played 73 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 8, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is just flat out fun. End of story. This course is very short compared to the other courses in the area but don't let that take anything away from the course. On a scale of 1 to 10 this course rates as a 10 on the fun factor.

I love courses that have interesting greens and Sellersville had some of the most interesting and memorable greens that I have ever played. Don't take this next point the wrong way: this course doesn't have super fairways or memorable holes as you are standing from the tee. What this course has are memorable greens that make an average hole truly above average. The pins on this course are literally tucked right next to water hazards. If your shot is even off five feet on some holes you will be in the water. While this may be frustrating for some it is unique and memorable to me. This course takes what you "think" a disc golf green should be and turns it upside down.

For me to give high ratings to a course I love water hazards. Without water hazards this course would be a solid 3 but the water hazards truly add a full point of value to the course. Not only are the greens interesting but they are challenging and extremely memorable.

The attention to detail on this course is truly out of this world. Some of the teeboxes look like they would have cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Also, there are nets and fences strategically placed to protect players on different holes from getting hit on another hole.

This course truly makes you think hard about your shot in every possible way before committing to your line. This course is full of risk/reward shots. There were a few times when I had a 35 foot putt and had to decide whether or not to lay up or go for it. A few times I got burned and went in the water just past the pin and a few times I made the putt. This is not frustrating disc golf - this is disc golf at its best. If you have decide whether to lay up a shot that short that is a good hole and the designer has done a good job.

This course is also a quick play and is truly a refreshing course to play. Putting all of these things together makes this a 4.0 course.

Cons:

Every course has flaws and Sellersville has a couple. I consider navigation and flow of the course one of the most important things. The course is essentially split into two areas of the park so I would highly recommend a map. I was fortunate to play this course with course designer and Allentown area disc golf legend Optidisc (Jerome) so we had no issues. But the walk after hole 7 and the walk back after hole 16 were very long and could be very confusing. As I said, bring a map or just remember that after hole 7 you will need to walk across the road and then another 500 feet to get to the next hole. The walk is definitely worth it but be prepared!

As stated above, this course is very short. The variety on the distances is not great but the course was not intended as such. This is not a huge con for me but its worth pointing out that this is, for the most part, a par 3 course.

It would have been nice to include distances on the signs. I found myself asking for distances often as I don't think those were included on all of the signs. Most of the holes were shorter so this wasn't a huge deal but its at least worth nothing.

NOTE: This course is challenging to find. If you type the course into your GPS, it may not seem right but it does take you right to hole 1! You actually have to go down an alley to get to the course so if it feels wrong its probably right. I only put this in the cons because it may be helpful to have a sign right at the start of this alley road to direct disc golfers to the course.

Other Thoughts:

I played this course in the middle of an 8 day, 16 course road trip. We played Brent Hambrick, Iron Hill, Maple Hill, Nockamixon, Wickham, Warwick, Black Falls, Brewster's Ridge and a few more in between. I can honestly say that my buddy and I had the most fun on this course compared to any of the other courses. While this course certainly isn't a championship level course, it is a 10 on the fun factor scale. While Jordan, Tyler, and Nocky get all of the local love in Allentown, this course HAS to be played if you are going to be in the area because it truly is a ton of fun. I did not play well in my round there and went OB seven times but I still had a ton of fun.
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Bleeder973
Experience: 10.8 years 30 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Upon Further Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 1, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Vast array of challenges and diversified baskets. Tee boxes are looking great! 19th Basket adds a nice touch to the personality of the course. Obvious signs that the course is always improving. Love how the water 18 plays into the mix. The rewards of a solid drive are awesome on many holes where the fairways are tight.

Cons:

Keeping players who've never played the course before in mind, navigation can be a bit tough.

Other Thoughts:

Admittedly, my rush to review this course earlier was premature and completely unfair. The group who maintains the course and play here are a great group. I can definitely appreciate the course in its current form more now after playing a few other courses.
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