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Hole #9
3 / 330ft.
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Hole #9 Basket (in foreground): Putting circle overlaps with #4 basket
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like a MAZE 
Pros: This course is so long and so by itself that its as if you are in a maze that you must disc golf your way out of. On number six I drove too far off the fairway and I remember foolishly thinking that I was perhaps in another fairway and I should be careful. I wasn't, there is just no way. A designer could easily fit 72 holes on the amount of space that is dedicated to this park. A typical Seatac hole is well signed with a good tee pad. The typical hole has long fairways with a few trouble spots to avoid, maybe a big tree just off center or a group of bushes or vines. Long and straight is usually awarded off tee. Then it has a thinking mans approach shot, there is so many very mature trees and bushes that I mean this for any drive too. A drive that is left, right, or center of most fairways will have different sometimes very different approach looks. Finally the basket is guarded somehow by being in a unique basket area. Then you make an honest walk to the next tee to a completely different area in the maze. In short, I loved it.
Its my hunch that this place was once a neighborhood before the airport was installed. With so much mature, and weirdly open vegetation its only a few more hills and ponds away from being perfect. The course felt so secluded to me that I got the feeling that any random bush on any random fairway would be good enough for nature, or for lovers. I did see a few joggers and there was a few groups that played through, but to me they just felt like other people trapped in the maze.
Its my hunch that this place was once a neighborhood before the airport was installed. With so much mature, and weirdly open vegetation its only a few more hills and ponds away from being perfect. The course felt so secluded to me that I got the feeling that any random bush on any random fairway would be good enough for nature, or for lovers. I did see a few joggers and there was a few groups that played through, but to me they just felt like other people trapped in the maze.
Cons: There was a moment at the end of the round where we all had a laugh at how big our scores were. A three here means that your arm is a cannon and or you are a lucky golfer. The variety on this course is long and longER. There were a couple of hilarious moments in which our foursome was lost and none of us seemed able to comprehend the map. It was like Spinal Tap aimlessly trying to take the stage. Other times because of the wildness of the vegetation it was all hands on deck to look for a disc that was only a few feet off course.
Then there are the planes. The first six holes I felt like I could never get used to the noise, that I was going to suffer hearing damage even though I used to play drums. The next six holes were spent having to suffer through awkward pauses as a plane powered through the air. The last six holes were like a seamless dance between ringing chains and pauses for planes, honestly its strange how fast you get used to it.
Then there are the planes. The first six holes I felt like I could never get used to the noise, that I was going to suffer hearing damage even though I used to play drums. The next six holes were spent having to suffer through awkward pauses as a plane powered through the air. The last six holes were like a seamless dance between ringing chains and pauses for planes, honestly its strange how fast you get used to it.
Other Thoughts: Its my opinion that there is more shot variety at nearby Lakewood and that a beginner might get tired and frustrated here. After spending this much time thinking about my time here, I ache to play this course again. Right before I teed off number one, I got a recorded message telling me my flight was cancelled. It was cool being able to see all the Horizon Air flights and be able to signal to them how I felt about it. Its funny, when I fly into Seattle I always end up telling my new flight buddies about how I'm in town to play disc golf and I get to show off this course to them just before (and I mean just before) touching down.
13 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Report this Review Left alot to be desired. 
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10/25/2008 
12/2/2008
Review By: Disc Dog 
Played: 48 Reviewed: 43 Exp: 6 Years
This review was updated on 5/27/2009
Pros: A great layout. Extremely challenging with many blind throws from the tee. The concrete tees were nice and in good condition.
Cons: This is one of the worst maintained courses I have played. The holes are ill marked. Signs with the shot layout are nearly nonexistent. Signage to the next tee is nearly nonexistent and inaccurate when present, especially 10. The thorn bushes will eat you alive if a disc goes in. Garbage was strewn everywhere. Finding 10 and 15 was nearly impossible.
Other Thoughts: If you base your opinion of how good a course is simply by how tough it is than this course is a 4.
However, when you you look at all of the things that can make or break a course Seatac gets a lousy score. I have played some courses that are tougher than Seatac that are a joy to play (Tyler, Downriver, and Campgaw for instance are all tougher). But things like good signage, proper upkeep of the park, litter, a good local club to help the upkeep (Downriver and Newport News have great clubs I have come into contact with), parking, bathrooms, etc. Seatac does not hold up here at all. It could, with some work, be a favorite in The Northwest. As I continue to travel and play other courses around the country my opinion of this course only gets stronger. So while it is definitely worth playing it is a long way from being even average at this point. Just to many things need to be fixed.
My guess is the vandalism that was evident on what signage was there is why they do not have new signs. It would have been better with someone to show me around and explain where the baskets were in relation to the tee.The map that is on here is helpful.
However, when you you look at all of the things that can make or break a course Seatac gets a lousy score. I have played some courses that are tougher than Seatac that are a joy to play (Tyler, Downriver, and Campgaw for instance are all tougher). But things like good signage, proper upkeep of the park, litter, a good local club to help the upkeep (Downriver and Newport News have great clubs I have come into contact with), parking, bathrooms, etc. Seatac does not hold up here at all. It could, with some work, be a favorite in The Northwest. As I continue to travel and play other courses around the country my opinion of this course only gets stronger. So while it is definitely worth playing it is a long way from being even average at this point. Just to many things need to be fixed.
My guess is the vandalism that was evident on what signage was there is why they do not have new signs. It would have been better with someone to show me around and explain where the baskets were in relation to the tee.The map that is on here is helpful.
2 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Difficult but Beautiful Course by Sea-Tac Airport
Pros:
- Exceptionally challenging course (also a con, depending on your skill level)
- Airplanes on landing path overhead (also a con if you don't like planes and noise)
- Wide variety of distances and defenses
- Beautiful park with paths, meadows, and a variety of trees and flora
- The front 9 are reasonable in length and vary in difficulty. Overall, 9 of the best holes to play in the state
- Exceptionally challenging course (also a con, depending on your skill level)
- Airplanes on landing path overhead (also a con if you don't like planes and noise)
- Wide variety of distances and defenses
- Beautiful park with paths, meadows, and a variety of trees and flora
- The front 9 are reasonable in length and vary in difficulty. Overall, 9 of the best holes to play in the state
Cons: - Exceptionally challenging course (also a pro, depending on your skill level)
- Airplanes on landing path overhead (also a pro, if you like planes and don't mind noise)
- When the underbrush has not been cleared out things can be GNARLY! Lost my very first driver (Valkyrie) here
- Some holes are so long and defended you need to scout out the pin, and even then it doesn't help...
- You MUST bring a map. Print it, draw it, take a cell phone picture - whatever you need to do to navigate
- Airplanes on landing path overhead (also a pro, if you like planes and don't mind noise)
- When the underbrush has not been cleared out things can be GNARLY! Lost my very first driver (Valkyrie) here
- Some holes are so long and defended you need to scout out the pin, and even then it doesn't help...
- You MUST bring a map. Print it, draw it, take a cell phone picture - whatever you need to do to navigate
Other Thoughts: This course has some of the best designed holes I have ever played, and some of the longest most difficult best defended mind-boggling holes ever played. Single digits above par is a victory in my book!
8 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Nice course...loud airplanes 5+ 8/30/2008 8/30/2008
Review By: Aragorn 
Played: 36 Reviewed: 19
This review was updated on 1/1/2011
Pros: course has 18 holes with good length. Plenty of trees, yet it is fair because there is space between the trees. The course has been cleared of a lot of brush, blackberries and probably even a few trees. I went two weeks after a tournament and the course was in great shape. There are actually defined grass fairways now where as not long ago much of this was scrubby underbrush and thorn bushes. Definitely much improved course conditions from earlier reviews. The tee signs are good with distance, dogleg info and next tee info on each sign (unfortunately many of the tee sign are vandalized). Benches and trash buckets throughout the course.
Cons: The planes are LOUD!!! It is not the courses fault; however, this is a major distraction. As said above many of the informative tee signs are vandalized and useless. Baskets #4 and #9 are too close. Thirty foot putting circles were still visible spray painted on the ground from the recent tournament. The circles overlapped by a good ten feet on these two baskets. Why? There was plenty of room for #9 basket to be moved somewhere else. An approach shot on #9 could easily nail someone trying to put on #4. No real elevation change.
Other Thoughts: Overall SEATAC is a nice piece of land and the layout is great (except for the placement of #9 basket so close to #4 basket). This is more of a professional layout in that the course is long and with many tree obstacles. A few baskets are placed right behind trees. The course looks like it has been opened up (former underbrush must have been pretty bad). A really nice course is emerging here. Bring a map if you want to get around easy.
That being said…Oh my, are those planes loud. SEATAC is a big-time airport with massive planes that fly right over the course. The planes are very close to the ground. Depending on the flight schedule 6 planes may take off in a 10 minute period then maybe you can go 10 minutes without any planes taking off. The noise pollution is so bad I will bring ear plugs if I am playing by myself early in the morning when not many other golfers are around.
The course itself is becoming really nice. You will have to judge for yourself what you think of the airplanes.
That being said…Oh my, are those planes loud. SEATAC is a big-time airport with massive planes that fly right over the course. The planes are very close to the ground. Depending on the flight schedule 6 planes may take off in a 10 minute period then maybe you can go 10 minutes without any planes taking off. The noise pollution is so bad I will bring ear plugs if I am playing by myself early in the morning when not many other golfers are around.
The course itself is becoming really nice. You will have to judge for yourself what you think of the airplanes.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
airplane!
Pros: Long and tight challenging fair-ways (they don't unnecessarily kick you deep into the woods like some courses). Well maintained, clearly dedicated work-bushes and trees are cut back as they should be instead of being allowed to grow in and ruin or block a hole like at many courses. Cement tees, course map at 1st hole. Beautiful land with many varieties of trees and colors.
Cons: Very hard to find #10's tee, no signs toward it, hidden in woods. Back 9 often requires scouting ahead to figure out the hole. Loud jets taking off above you every few minutes make it hard to focus if playing for $.
Other Thoughts: Bring a map, a local, or take a picture of/copy down the map and save yourself a hassle. It is navigable though-just takes some effort.
2 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Most Difficult Course in Washington!
Pros: This course is the toughest course I have ever played by far. The length of the holes makes for difficult approaches or second drives on 3/4 of all the holes. For such a long layout, it has narrow fairways as well which weren't expected. I heard you have to have a big arm here but I wasn't expecting to have to have a big arm with perfect accuracy as well. Overall its a great course and is very challenging. This place will make you a better golfer or will dislocate your shoulder in the process.
Cons: Narrow and Long. The fairways were nice and mowed when I was there but other reviews talked about long grass which I could tell would be a problem if you played here at the wrong time. The course is also difficult to navigate and there has been a lot of vandalism to the signs at the tee pads (punk kids).
Other Thoughts: Amazing course and by far the most challenging in Washington. Players who make this their home course can play anywhere. Don't expect a score below +10 until you've played it a few times. Also be on the lookout for the Jet Washes coming off the airplanes about 15-20 seconds after the planes pass by. You literally can see and hear the jet wash go by and it looks like a cloudy ribbon streaking through the sky. It's a trip.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Toughest in WA
Pros: Give it a high rating because I believe and have asked around that this is WA's toughest course. Flat. Long holes, has a wild feel to it. Have only played twice, and love the openess of it. Meadow. Plenty of trees to go around.
Cons: This course wears you out. Esp if you lose your disc or spend alot of time looking for it. Come prepared to spot very very carefully when you drive your disc.
The airplanes flying overhead do affect the air quality of the place. Not for the chemically senstitive.
The airplanes flying overhead do affect the air quality of the place. Not for the chemically senstitive.
Other Thoughts: On my first 9 holes, I only got three par. 4s and 5s would be the norm for this course.
Come prepared to "Air" it out and pray.
Come prepared to "Air" it out and pray.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Under the Planes
Other Thoughts: As other reviewers have stated - this is a challenging course... but let me add my 2 cents from a rec player who attempts tounament play now and then. You won't get any better playing easy courses. There - its been said. My average drive is in the mid 200's... and I can par most holes... except a few on the back 9. But I have mad par at least once on every hole... so it is possible even for a short thrower like me!
5 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Potential Versus Actuality?
Pros: The course sits on a rather nice piece of land. There are many trees and lots of underbrush. The holes are long and challenging. The fairways are narrow and challenging. The roughs are dark and foreboding. If you earn a birdie here, you should be proud, they aren't easy to come by. The course is signed well enough and the tee pads are all good (cement.) The course is seldom crowded, either with players or park users.
Cons: The course gets completely overgrown during the summer months. This results in much time spent looking for lost discs in two foot high grass. A little maintenance would go along way towards improving this course. The roughs are ugly. This is definitely not a course you would play by yourself.
Other Thoughts: The course is generally geared towards the more advanced player. It's a mostly frustrating experience for us recreational players. Perhaps that why the course is seldom crowded or under- utilized as a previous reviewer reported. If 75% of the players find it to be an overwhelmingly, frustrating experience, that leaves the course to the other 25% to love and cherish as their own. The rest of us will drive 2.3 miles up the street and play Lakewood King County Park, which is always busy.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Sea Tac DGC 5+ 2/2/2008 2/5/2008
Review By: JR Stengele 
Played: 159 Reviewed: 156 Exp: 13.1 Years
This review was updated on 4/11/2010
Pros:
The essential properties that make a great course are more than apparent at SeaTac. The layout and course design of this northwest mammoth is absolutely amazing! Each hole brings an entirely new challenge with all its twists and turns, and well defined fairways. Baskets are in good condition, and the ones that break down over time are usually replaced or quickly repaired by the local club. Tee pads are all cement, level, appropriately sized, and in good shape.
The general course design is intentionally set up to have players beginning and ending in the same general vicinity (about a 5 minute walk to the parking lot from hole 18). Due to the sheer size of the course, the flow moves very smoothly for general and tournament play. Foliage maintenance is apparent most of the year, especially closer to the local tournaments such as the Jetwash Open and Cool Shoes Invitational. However, summertime play is increasingly difficult due to taller grass and thicker underbrush which make the fairways even tighter! Benches are few and far between, but are there, and there are a few trash bins near tee pad one but more would be nice.
Elevation is present and optimized periodically throughout, but nothing drastic considering SeaTac was originally a neighborhood development. The course is mainly flat and plays primarily down tight fairways well over 300-400 feet making pars rather difficult but not impossible. The distance of the front nine holes are 3,105 feet and the back nine 3,863 feet making the course distance total 6,968 feet! The first 10 holes is where it is crucial to get birdies since the holes are somewhat shorter and are a little more open. The back nine are much more challenging than the front due to even tighter fairways but mainly distance. The entire course at SeaTac unlike most, require accuracy and strategic shot selection at all times. Overall, this course is by far the most challenging in the state of Washington and is rarely crowded.
Regular events are scheduled at this course every 4th Sunday, starting at 9:00 am sharp. The monthly tournament is hosted by Chainbanger'z and costs $15 for pros, $12 for advanced, and $10 for intermediate. After the ace pot, they host a round of doubles.
The essential properties that make a great course are more than apparent at SeaTac. The layout and course design of this northwest mammoth is absolutely amazing! Each hole brings an entirely new challenge with all its twists and turns, and well defined fairways. Baskets are in good condition, and the ones that break down over time are usually replaced or quickly repaired by the local club. Tee pads are all cement, level, appropriately sized, and in good shape.
The general course design is intentionally set up to have players beginning and ending in the same general vicinity (about a 5 minute walk to the parking lot from hole 18). Due to the sheer size of the course, the flow moves very smoothly for general and tournament play. Foliage maintenance is apparent most of the year, especially closer to the local tournaments such as the Jetwash Open and Cool Shoes Invitational. However, summertime play is increasingly difficult due to taller grass and thicker underbrush which make the fairways even tighter! Benches are few and far between, but are there, and there are a few trash bins near tee pad one but more would be nice.
Elevation is present and optimized periodically throughout, but nothing drastic considering SeaTac was originally a neighborhood development. The course is mainly flat and plays primarily down tight fairways well over 300-400 feet making pars rather difficult but not impossible. The distance of the front nine holes are 3,105 feet and the back nine 3,863 feet making the course distance total 6,968 feet! The first 10 holes is where it is crucial to get birdies since the holes are somewhat shorter and are a little more open. The back nine are much more challenging than the front due to even tighter fairways but mainly distance. The entire course at SeaTac unlike most, require accuracy and strategic shot selection at all times. Overall, this course is by far the most challenging in the state of Washington and is rarely crowded.
Regular events are scheduled at this course every 4th Sunday, starting at 9:00 am sharp. The monthly tournament is hosted by Chainbanger'z and costs $15 for pros, $12 for advanced, and $10 for intermediate. After the ace pot, they host a round of doubles.
Cons:
Although this course was very well thought out, and unlike any other in the state, many feel this course is a true par 60, not par 54. Reaching hole #12 as well as holes #14-18 in 3 throws is unrealistic for most who are not pro. To shoot under or even par is quite the feat!
Also, sometimes there are sketchy characters hanging out on or around the course just looking for trouble. There has been damage done to many of the tee signs and a few of the baskets so be on the lookout. Make sure your car is locked too, and that you don't leave any valuables in visible sight.
Although this course was very well thought out, and unlike any other in the state, many feel this course is a true par 60, not par 54. Reaching hole #12 as well as holes #14-18 in 3 throws is unrealistic for most who are not pro. To shoot under or even par is quite the feat!
Also, sometimes there are sketchy characters hanging out on or around the course just looking for trouble. There has been damage done to many of the tee signs and a few of the baskets so be on the lookout. Make sure your car is locked too, and that you don't leave any valuables in visible sight.
Other Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this course and even though it took a lot out of me physically as well as mentally, I was able to gain a lot of insight in to what it takes to play at the pro level. It is one of the best courses in the state if not the entire northwest, and the sound of the planes makes SeaTac all that more unique! At times, it sounded like I was going to get caught up in a whirl wind!
I really enjoyed this course and even though it took a lot out of me physically as well as mentally, I was able to gain a lot of insight in to what it takes to play at the pro level. It is one of the best courses in the state if not the entire northwest, and the sound of the planes makes SeaTac all that more unique! At times, it sounded like I was going to get caught up in a whirl wind!
9 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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