New Braunfels, TX

Prince Solms Park

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blake833
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.9 years 160 played 140 reviews
1.50 star(s)

The Fallen Prince 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 28, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has, arbitrarily, a decent to good design. Each hole, with maybe an exception or two, is somewhat interesting and straightforward.

The tee pads are good size concrete. Not large, but large enough, you never feel cramped. The signs on each tee are accurate and detailed (BUT THIS APP IS NOT. I FORGOT TO WRITE DOWN THE TRUE DISTANCES BUT SOME ARE WILDLY OFF)

Hole 6 was my favorite, just a gentle putter anny downhill, maybe 200ft. But I enjoyed Hole 1 as well, and a few others. Hole 7 was my least favorite, but other than how bad holes 7 and 8 are (really not terrible, just not fun) the rest are fine.

It's a good course in isolation. Fun design, good lines, challenging but open, risky but fair. But sadly, it does not exist separate from the park and other amenities around it.

Cons:

A few typical drawbacks and one pretty big one.

The typical: The baskets are in rough shape. Some of them are just a little old (hard to believe it's the nice discatchers previous reviewers were raving about, but maybe they've just weathered quickly). Hole 9's basket looks like a giant tried to chew it, then spit it out when they realized it wasn't edible.

The big one: Course danger. There's some construction on hole 2 that you have to throw through. Hole 3 throws straight downhill at some tennis courts. Holes 4, 5, 8, and 9 throw through populated areas of people going to play tennis, or, more likely, people going tubing. I played in the summer on a Friday, but having grown up around here I don't think any days when the weather is nice, you're going to be able to avoid people. Today was awful (even the maintenance guys were hanging around the baskets by the road), but I think it's going to be a problem more often than not.

Other Thoughts:

Without the hazards of the park this would be a 2.5. I almost rated this course a 2, but really the hazards plus playing around the cars and crowds made me really question some of the choices.

I really enjoyed my round, but there are more holes with danger hazards (2, 3, 5, 8, 9) than without. Plus the real meh design of 7, and hole 8 was probably fine when installed but the tree branches have grown larger and lower taking all lines. The strength of the remaining holes just can't outweigh both of those.
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Chilemeyer
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Concrete teepads and 2nd set of chains 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 14, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Our Tri County Club recently worked with the city of New Braunfels and paid to have concrete teepads poured in all 9 holes. All signs are up to date, and we have added an extra set of chains. Much better now. Trees and bushes are scheduled to be added early next summer.

Cons:

Paid parking and lots of tubers in the summer.

Other Thoughts:

Not sure how to get the course description to reflect concrete teepads at this time
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ivanhenson
Gold level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 12.8 years 662 played 218 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great small course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

For a 9 hole, this is great. Laid out well. Nice tee pads and baskets. Deer running around. Few scenic holes against the river. Some variety.

Cons:

Have to go through the fence to get to 6-8

Other Thoughts:

No one playing great 9 holes if driving through well worth it.
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hotstang
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.9 years 452 played 59 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Volley Golf 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 10, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course map going to hole ones tee.
Take a picture you'll probably need it.
Good Tee signage.
Has a good flow if you know the course.
Good mixture of line on most holes.
Nice practice course.
Beginner friendly and still a little challenge for advanced player.
Older single chain DISCatchers are still in good shaped.
Well cared for Natural Tees.

Cons:

Hole one tee is hidden in the trees.
Walk from hole 5 to 6 and from 8 to 9 is a little confusing.
Several really open holes 2, 3, 5, and 9.
The other 5 helps it from being boring.

Other Thoughts:

Fun little course with nice scenic park overlooking the river.
Definitely not a destination course but an add if you are in the area.
Could be a fun day in the park with the family.
Course works around a large Tennis court.
Bring your Tennis racquet if you play
If trees were added would give much improvement.
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scruggs06
Experience: 8.5 years 1 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great For Beginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 27, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Great for beginners, short course and easy to keep discs in play.
- It's my hometown course.
- Good signage, easy to navigate.
- Not busy if you play after Labor Day and before Memorial Day.

Cons:

- No tee box on hole 1
- Tee boxes could use some maintenance. They are wood framed with natural mulched-like material, but not much of that material remains in the tee box. With the recent rain, some of those boxes are on the muddy side.
- Experience players probably won't find it much of a challenge.

Other Thoughts:

I just started playing disc golf about a week ago. Bought a starter set of discs and am lucky that I have a course like this in the town that I live in. I have only played 2 rounds of disc golf, both at this course, so I really can't compare it to other courses. I do know that I will be ready to try different courses pretty soon. As far as my comment about the tee boxes needing maintenance, I am willing to donate my time to help re-mulch those tee boxes.
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The Valkyrie Kid
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45.8 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
2.50 star(s)

A Prince Of A Disc Golf Course! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 4, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

I understand that Prince Solms Park DGC has undergone some helpful and needed improvements lately with tee pads and signage. Having never played here, I can only comment on what is here now. The course plays around the park in a counter clockwise direction for the first 5 holes, then 6-7-8 play along the river and 9 plays about back to near your starting point.
There's a course map at the beginning. The tee pads are extra big with natural material. They are bordered by good sized logs on all sides. The tee signs give you all the information you need including a map, par, distance and a helpful, health tip such as how many calories you're burning by playing or remember to wear your sunscreen. Many players I know could use a helpful tip on how many brain cells they're fogging over by smoking that wacky tobacky.
I think most of the holes were in the 200-300 ft. range.
My two favorites were the two over by the river, #'s 6 and 7. They both involved an element of risk, being the river. On 7, too much hyzer and your disc could end up way down a 30 ft. embankment into the creek. It didn't look like a fun climb down there.

Cons:

Pay to park from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Park and parking lot both get very crowded during busy times.
Windy today.
Natural tee pads are semi-rough and uneven.
A personal pet peeve of mine-the # 7 tee pad is not level. It tilts up with the slope of the land.

Other Thoughts:

Sounds like the improvements have been helpful here. The course is solid. It's fun and with enough challenge for us rec players. Intermediate players and above would not be challenged. It would be a nice place to bring that beginner to. I'd play it if I lived around here.
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spinx
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Good news 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 19, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Hi disc golfers, I have great news, this site has just been renovated! I am a Boy Scout and for my eagle scout project I restored the baskets powder coating them and replacing their chains as well as clearly numbering them. Also I was able ,through the help of the community, to build tee boxes!
I need to give a big thank you to this site because your reviews helped me determine what this site needs.

Cons:

unfortunately I'm not quite done, as part of my project I designed signage for the course which included maps directions and a throw guide for each hole.(everything you guys asked for) the signs are being made right now and will be in within the net few weeks. I will have them in place by this summer(2014).

Other Thoughts:

This was a large project and as such it had, and still has, a large budget this community has banded together to make this project happen but I still need a little help. if you feel that you can support this project and would like to contribute to this renovation you can donate here,
http://www.donationto.com/NBD...eScoutProject
all proceeds go towards the disc golf course.
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zwalters
Experience: 10.6 years 25 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Found Disc 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 6, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

good location, cool river. Hardly anybody is ever there playing. Summer time is different story, good luck finding parking

Cons:

no tees

Other Thoughts:

I found a white innova valkyrie in the river. No phone number just initials. If it's yours tell me your initials!
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Rezora46
Experience: 23 played 9 reviews
2.00 star(s)

So much fun 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 10, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great view. Real fun. A river you can float after, I had a great time.

Cons:

No tee pads. Hard to follow, I needed a guide to find all nine tee pads.

Other Thoughts:

I heard from a local the an Eagle Scout is going to turn it into an 18 hole course and add tee gads for his community project.
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tkmcdougal
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.1 years 196 played 96 reviews
1.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 12, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice DISCatchers. The holes by the river were nice(5-7) because they used elevation and had risk shots because of the creek. There are lights from the tennis court and basketball court that are helpful if you are playing later in the day.

Cons:

Wow, this course had a lot cons and honestly very few pros. This course was in a sketchy area. This is the first time I honestly felt a little threatened by the people at a park. There are no signs so navigation is a nightmare. They only holes that were good were 5-7( the ones by the river). Everything else was wide open. I made my own tee up on 8 due to lack of signage. ( Hole 3 you cross the street and throw toward the group of trees) Hole 4 shoots by tennis court. 5 is threw the gate, down the hill by the water. 6 you shoot back up hill and 7 is along the fence and long, with the basket by the creek. 8 is on the other side of the tennis court. 9 is back by the parking lot. I hope that helped for navigation reasons. Try to play this course during the daylight to be safer.
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c_a_miller
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 299 played 207 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 22, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-There are nice Discatcher baskets that are a bit rusted but the structural integrity still holds true.
-A few of the holes have interesting lines that are an option to take off the tee. Hole #8 comes into mind the most as there are several trees in the middle of the fairway and you can take a straight shot down to the middle and have the fade carry you to the basket, or throw a forehand flex shot. It is easily the best hole on the course.
-A good place to bring beginners for their first time out; no hole is too long.
-Hole 6 and 7 play next to the Comal River. In the summer you can jump in to cool off (plus the water is 70 degrees all year round) and the water is clear enough that if you throw a disc in you will be able to see it.The river also adds a little bit of an excitement/risk factor.

Cons:

-There are no tee signs. It is nearly impossible to know where to start and where to go next. There are dirt patches that are the tee pads but this course is not played enough to know exactly where they are. Luckily, I played with a group of guys that knew the way; if they had not been there, there is not chance I would have known where to go.
-There are a few open holes with very few obstacles which is never really any fun.
-I can see this place being PACKED and probably un playable starting around mid to late March all the way until the end of September due to being so close to the river and this being a very popular area to start a day in the river.

Other Thoughts:

This course is just your average "Meh" course. It is not so terrible that you need to question the existence of the course in the first place but it is not good enough to go out of your way any play. Like mentioned before, if you find some people that know the course and you go in the slow months of the year then this course can be a little bit of fun.
The course is also close enough off of I-35 that you can do a side trip and play it if you are traveling through town.
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matt_robertson
Experience: 15.2 years 3 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Don't Bother 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 7, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Discatcher baskets.

Cons:

NO TEES. Had to download a map from DGCourseReview and still had to make up our own tees.
In the middle of and around roads, a tennis court, and a parking lot - can get crowded.
Boring course - just a flat park with some baskets.
Sticker burrs everywhere (got a few through my sandals).
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Von Roll
Experience: 15.8 years 14 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

I Like This Little Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 22, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Great for a quick game of DG.
There at least two holes with elevation changes.
Two holes have decent lengths.
Great course for improving your game.
The beauty of New Braunfels shines through on this course.
Two holes have the potential for you to end up in the drink.
Hole 6/7 is a great place to take a dip in the Comal on a hot TEXAS day.

Cons:

Can be very crowded during "peak" season as this park also has a tube chute for river toobers, tennis courts, etc.
Seems as if the DGC gets the least amount of attention from park officials (no signs, good teeboxes, or course map)
Not the best layout.
Most holes are played in a fairly open field.
Most holes are short.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoy this course for improving my game (AKA practicing) Every time I've played here I have had some pretty strong winds adding to the difficulty of this tight course. In addition, this would be a great course to teach someone the game while you up your two shot game and enjoy the Beauty of the Comal river.
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Guru10
Experience: 16.1 years 39 played 12 reviews
3.50 star(s)

its complete again! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 23, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-almost never see anyone during the week

-baskets are numbered, but a little hard to make out

-10 minutes away from where i work

Cons:

-no map/signs/tee pads makes for a lousy game

-hole 6 is missing and has yet to be replaced.

UPDATE: basket 6 is back and looking good.

-short holes. only have to carry 2 discs. could be good or bad.

-doesn't look like the course is kept up as well as the other amenities in the park.

-no holes over the water. i feel they could expand the park to play over the water, for at least one hole.

-some old signs from a previous layout are still around, but lead nowhere. looks like it was a nice park at one time.

Other Thoughts:

i work in gruene, which is only about 5 minutes away from this park and whenever i work a double, i stop here for a quick round. hard to lose a disc, most holes cross the same open field.

i like this course for being there when i have the need to chuck some plastic before my next shift.
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goodolrebel
Experience: 14.7 years 30 played 12 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Could Be a nice Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 8, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Easy to find right next to The Schlitterbahn and the Comal River so you get to see lots of Bikini Clad Girls. The Course is ok. Lots of easy shots

Cons:

No real Signs to show you the layout of the course. Couldn't find #6 (Saw in an earlier review that it was lost to a flood)

Other Thoughts:

Could be a nice Course if the City would put just a little effort into it. When we go toobing again, I would probably play it just to get some throws in.
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Truthbringer76
Experience: 14.6 years 2 played 2 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Unless its improved I would Pass 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is really only good if you want to just pick a Hole and practice throwing from random spots. If you are looking to actually play a game. There is only 8 holes and its tough to figure out.

Cons:

This course is in bad shape. Hole #6 is missing from a flood. The other holes have been moved since it was originally put in. Its very hard to find all the holes. There is no set tee's that can be recognized. Some of the holes are in areas behind a fence where a place for tubes to entering river was put in.

Other Thoughts:

It may be worth checking out if they ever improve it. Doesnt seem like its a priority in that area.
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TexRex
Experience: 14.8 years 52 played 3 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Disappointing Potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 2, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice location on the Comal river in beautiful and historic New Braunfels.

Cons:

First, I'll say there is construction going on in the park and we played with hurricane Alex dropping sporadic rain on us. That being said, the course lacks adequate signage and flows poorly. The course map available here was almost useless, it appears baskets have moved and tee markers disappeared. This course does have potential for some great holes and I hope it evolves once park construction is finished. I will definitely check on it the next time I'm in the area.

Other Thoughts:

As is, this is a good course for beginners and to work on your mid/short game, but is frustrating to find the correct layout. Just play it the best you can and have fun.
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mtn_biker17
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Builder 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Being the builder of the course we tried to make it user friendly. The course is still in the making. I have been only playing a year and when I built this course I made it hard for me. Now that I have gotten better It has gotten easier but still with some hard hole. #1,7, and 8.

Cons:

The tubers suck in the summer. but go late evening and its not bad. The rest of the year you have no problem the tubers. We are still trying to get sign up to find your way. Tee box are another thing we would like to get.

Other Thoughts:

We are trying to raise money to get tee boxs and signs. We are hoping in the future on getting more land for a 18 hole course. If you need more info are need some body to show you the course email me at [email protected]
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shawn_l
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.1 years 29 played 15 reviews
2.50 star(s)

About right for the river 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is as good a job as anyone could do given the space, vegetation, structures, roads, and terrain.

The course is very basic, without being vanilla. So if you're a 400 foot drive kind of guy, work on your midrange and putt here. If you're a newbie, this course will provide all you need.

At the OLD course sign, which is at the entrance to the park and close to the baskets for #, there was a NEW course map, though it had fallen over. Take a look at it to find your way.

Since it's a maintained park, there's no problems with undergrowth. The baskets are very brightly painted, so they're easy to see.

The tee shots on 1, 4, 7, and 8 are interesting. While the others may be boring, the basket placement is really well done on almost every hole.

#9 for instance is tucked into some crepe myrtles. #6 is backed up to a (thankfully shallow!) part of the river. #2 and #4 are backed up to the drive around the park, so if you play the road as OB then it will test you a bit.

If you're an advanced player, challenge yourself to shoot an 18 here. It's possible. If you're an amateur, this is a course where 27 is possible without boring you - you'll be challenged but not overwhelmed! For the novices, they can have fun, try and shoot under 36, and get a good feel for the game.

Parking is plentiful, and there are restrooms just across the bridge over the #6 tee. This IS on the river, of course, so there's plenty to do and see.

Cons:

No real useful signs up at the tees as of Memorial Day 09. About 6 of the holes have very short (but brightly painted) markers that are 6 inches tall. For the other three you have to look for the yellow stakes in the ground, which are at every hole.

#6 is a tough tee to find. It's across the street from 5, down the hill, behind the concrete winding bridge people take to cross the river.

People must walk through the park to get to the tubin', so you're going to be interrupted as you play. Holes 1, 2, 4, and 8 are all pedestrian crossing holes when it's busy.

I think this'd be a fun little course if you played it on a non-holiday. So don't let the foot traffic worries keep you away.

Other Thoughts:

Some new signs with the info the old signs had would be really great here.

LOOK at the photos on the site here, and make a little sketch of the "updated as of 08" course map on this site. It will save you a bunch of time when you go play.

The one sentence breakdown is this: the course is basic, but not boring. You can have fun playing this course!
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zj1002
Experience: 16.3 years 28 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Prince Solms 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 23, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

In a great location on the river and next to Schiltterbahn(giant amazing waterpark). Float the river, drink a little, and play some disc golf. I can't think of a better way to spend the day and this course allows you to accomplish all that.

Holes 6-8 are definitely "Houck Holes". Not sure which of these holes are his design but they sure feel like his usual stuff. Hole 8 is on hands down one of the hardest holes I have ever played and is a really nice challenge. Unloaded my bag twice on the hole and only got one disc in birdie range.

The tee pads, while dirt, are worn and in present little problems teeing off because they are well worn in.

Cons:

Aside from Hole 8 the other holes offer little challenge. You can play the whole course with a putter and midrange and come out under par.

Traffic from pedestrians going to the river delayed my group at times.

A few fairways still overlap at times. The hole locations are poorly marked and we had to follow a local group in order to get started. Hole 9 is not easy to find if you are not familiar with disc golf. I could see people giving up after hole 8 because 9 is back near hole 4 and is poorly marked.

Other Thoughts:

The course is great if you just want to have fun while playing disc golf. As previously stated Holes 6-8 will offer the biggest challenge. I still can't get hole #8 out of my head, it has become one of my favorites in the central TX area.

I take disc golf very seriously, but most of my friends are casual about it. They did not like playing with me at the "big" courses but really enjoyed this place because it allowed them to have fun and play well. The New Braunfels area makes for a great day trip as well.
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