This is a unique course and I was all over the place on how to rate it. I don't know of ANY other courses that co-exist with an existing ball golf course so well. The disc golf holes play on the same fairways as the ball golf. You can even play a round with a card spit between ball golfers and disc golfers. As such, I have no idea how to rate this place. I could justify four stars based on amenities and the challenge, or just two 1/2 stars since it is a pay-to-play nine-holer on a property where disc golf is a secondary activity.

--Coexists with ball golf remarkably well. Just reserve a tee time for your group. You may have ball golfers in front or behind you (or even on your card!), but it all works out. There is even something called "Foot Golf" with soccer balls and giant "holes" on the property, though I've never seen anyone playing. Might be interesting someday to hold a gold "Triathlon" of ball, disc, & foot golf.

--You can rent a cart! You can play without a card, but to me it's worth the extra expense ($22 for 18 holes vs $10 if you walk) given the distance of this course. You'll be walking well over a mile and a half for nine holes.

--Beautiful place. Gorgeous property, manicured like a good ball golf course.

--Amenities! Clubhouse with a bar and grill, Thursday night live music. Locker rooms, running water with flush toilets in the, a clean port-o-pottie between hole 4 & 5.

--Tees are often "ball golf" tees, or else tees marked in the golf fairway, lush and level natural grass. Even in the morning dampness they were fine to throw on, with room for huge run-ups and follow-throughs.

-Baskets catch well. They are Dynamic Disc Recruits, a portable but solid basket. They don't "ring" as well as some high-end baskets, but they catch as well as anything I've played on.

--A legit par 37, with three par fives that are between 850' and 1,059'. It takes a big arm to attack par. For players used to New England woods-style golf this is something new, but don't expect you can bomb away without some consequences. Out-of-bounds lurks nearby, and most of the baskets use OB and/or tree cover to force quality approach shots. By PDGA guidelines this place rates out somewhere between a "white" and "blue" layout.

-For a design that is forced to live with an existing ball golf course, there are some interesting holes that offers risk/reward, especially on the approach shots. There's not a lot of elevation changes on the course, but the design take advantage of what's available. The downhill tee shots on the epic hole #5 and the finishing hole come to mind.

--Very low risk of losing discs. Only one short water carry (with an easy bail-out to the right) and even during late autumn the fairways are pretty much leaf-free.

--Signage is minimalist but functional. Just look for the small white placard near the disc golf tee. Consult UDisc app for a course map.

--Nine holes, though for the cost ($10 walking, $22 with cart) you get to play twice around. I understand that not everyone can or is willing to pay $22 for a day of disc golfing.

--For a rec player who throws less than 250', I throw A LOT of full distance drives on this course. On hole four I threw 5 straight "full power drives" and was still left with an 80' approach shot and ended up with a double bogie. With only one set of tees this is a very tough and potentially frustrating course for rec players and might "scare off" some newbies. By my second round I was already considering creating my own "red" tees 100' up from the actual tees.

--Reservations needed. You can't just "show up" and play. On slow days you can probably get a tee time on short notice, but when it's busy you might want to book a day in advance. Ball golf activities such as tournaments and "league night" will restrict disc golf availability.

- no practice baskets or place to warm up, though it's easy enough to find a spot to toss a few short throws somewhere behind the parking lot

This is a unique arrangement. The Copper Hill Golf Club and the New England Disc Golf Center have partnered to see if ball and disc golf can co-exist. The early feedback is it can work just fine, but time will tell. If you play, please be respectful of the ball golfers and the beautiful course.

If it all works out, I'm guessing we'll see more "permanent" baskets and better signage installed and disc golf can become an equal partner to ball golf on this wonderful property.

Hole by hole:

1) Tee is 100' in front of the ball golf tees, hole plays 660' par 4, basket short and to the right of the ball golf green, is protected by some pines

2) Tee again 100' in front of the ball golf tees, plays diagonally across the fairway to a basket project by two giant conifers, a 514' par 4

3) A par three, tees in front of the small pond, 302' away. Some OB both sides to contend with, along with a sand trap that plays as a 1 stroke penalty hazard.

4) The monster, 1,059' par 5, thankfully slightly downhill. Very wide open by disc golf standards, but OB right and left if you get too loose.

5) 561' par four. The only water carry that really comes into play, but it's less than 200' across and your can bail out to the right. Look for the red stakes and the creek that play as a "lateral" hazard, in disc golf terms anything in the creek or to the left plays OB.

6) 341-foot par 3. Basket tucked close to the OB line on the left.

7) Par four at 594 feet. Basket guarded by some trees with the OB looming nearby along the left side of fairway. Trees may force some low approach shots.

8) Second longest hole on the course at 874', a par five. Basket isn't visible from the tee, it's far down on the dogleg left.

9) Terrific finishing hole, big arms may have that eagle look? 783' par five. Tees off from an elevated ball golf tee, then finishes slightly uphill, again the basket is tucked left side of the fairway, protected by a few trees.

This feels a little like when snow boarders "invaded" ski hills... it took a little while for everyone to adjust, but we all realized we were all doing about the same thing.