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Pros: 18 well groomed holes with maps at each tee to direct you to the basket. The course is mainly inhabited by disc players with the occasional jogger or couple passing through, which provides a pleasant tone. Every hole offers a unique challenge. The onsite disc center has discs for sale and the guys there are always friendly and helpful. Generally everyone encountered playing there is helpful and courtious.

Cons: A few holes run along a fence that seperates the park from the residential area, and I have seen a few throws make it to the street, which leads to fence climb retrieval, or a long walk around. Other than that, everything is great, and even the fence isn't that bad, as long as it isn't me who has to go get the disc that went over the fence.

Other Thoughts: Make sure you give yourself about an hour and a half to two hours to play before sunset, as the last holes seem to get real dark as the sun sets.

9 of 10 people found this review helpful.

Pros: One of the best courses in Southern California. The course plays mostly on a gently sloping hillside covered with eucalyptus trees, pine trees, oak trees and even some palm trees. The first few holes do play across grass. There is a great variety of throws required to be successful out here. You will find a nice balance between tight vs. open fairways, right-handed vs. left- handed, short vs. long and flat vs. elevation. They do a nice job of rotating basket placements to make things a little different each time you play. When the baskets are in their short positions, a 1000-rated round could be a -11. However, when they are all long, then a 1000-rated round could be a -3. The variations in basket placements definitely alters the overall challenge of the course. Replay never gets old out here. Outstanding pro shop that is well-stocked and well-staffed. Great local scene with competitive weekly's on Thursday evenings and monthly's on the third Saturday of each month. This is the home course of Steven Rico and Bamba Rico. They are great about giving tips and advice. Another positive is that you don't have to worry about non-disc golfers on the course. There is very little foot traffic on the paths through the course so we have it all to ourselves.

Cons: Sylmar can get very hot! Make sure to bring water during the summer or if you planning a long day with lots of rounds. This is not really an issue for me, but just wanted to give some people a heads up in advance.

Other Thoughts: Gary Sandoval, Steve Rico, Bamba Rico and other locals do a great job putting on two PDGA tournaments every year. The Sylmar Open is a one-day, three-round tournament held during the Spring. It is definitely a test of your endurance and focus. The Summertime Open is held later in the year and it is by far one of the best tournaments I have played in. It is a two-day, four-round tournament that attracts the best Pros and Ams from all around because of the large payouts, nice players' packs and the near-legendary temporary Upper Course they put in for just a few days for the Summertime Open. If this course were permanent, I would rate it as 5.0 Discs. These tournaments just add to the overall experience of Sylmar.

9 of 11 people found this review helpful.

Pros: This course is my favorite it is just challenging enough to make it difficult, but you can get some great shots. It has its own store and the course is owned by the 2006 Japan Open Winner Steve Rico. The longest hole by my memory is 360 ft. This course is very well taken care of some hills on 4 of the holes . Ive been there a couple of times and love it every time.

Cons: We got lost on a one hole but every thing else is great.

4 of 12 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Very well maintained course. Looks like the course was once dominated by nasty shrubs and dead vegetation, however it looks as if there has been MUCH work done to eliminate this and break them down. The tees are very well take care of as well. The baskets are color coded and help you to see which placement they are in as each hole has 3/4 different pins. Very nice looking little course, but utilizes the area extremely well.

Cons: A little hard to follow some holes to the next pad, but not bad. A couple holes don't really have fairways, but only 2 or 3 are like this.

7 of 11 people found this review helpful.

Pros: The baskets are color-coded and follow a red, white, then blue theme. This was very helpful for our first time. We loved the layout and there was plenty of challenge. No issues with non-disc golfers.

Cons: No obvious flaws.

3 of 16 people found this review helpful.

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