Course diversity: There are a lot of great tee boxes here at Cross Creek, and as a new player, it is VERY challenging in the best ways. You have a good mix of some large open shots that require a little finnesse and not just a total cannon. Beyond those, you have a lot of technical shots that once you know where the basket lies, really make you think, "How the heck am I getting the disc there in 3 just for par?!"

While this can be frustrating sometimes as a new player with all the tree donks, it also is AMAZING for improving your technical ability and control.

Teeboxes: I will have this in pros and cons because... it's kinda both. Some of the boxes are awkward in where you can get a stance or step-to-throw. I say this because you may have to cinch up to the very top corner of a box or two just to make sure you have a line past the first set of "f-you" trees (as I call them).

OVERALL: The course was HEAVILY manicured and groomed for the weekend I went. This was for a tournament called the Goat Throw! It was amazing, the owners are awesome and incredibly hospitable. They're working on getting the proper permits so folks can come out, camp, then play... wicked cool.

If you're out of shape, you're going to start getting in shape playing this course. There's a few holes that will definitely require a quick breather once you get to the pad.

There's definitely some tricks to this course... watching some of the course designers/pros (who are familiar w the course) throw thumbers skying over treelines to make birdie on crazy dog leg holes is frustrating, but something to aspire to, I suppose!

General "cons" if you can call them that:

- Bring PLENTY of water. Especially if you want to play 2 rounds. I'd say only 1/3 -> 1/2 is truly in the sun, but if it's hot, you're going to need that water.

- Needs better signage. You'll end up walking to see a basket or 5.

The place rocks, it's worth the 15$ to play for the day, and it seems to be improving on the regular when I go play on weekends.

- Quiet.
- Secluded.
- Not a lot of traffic. We had the course to ourselves.
- Signage directing you between holes.
- You'll use every disc in your bag
- Big bombers & tight wooded holes
- Epic spots to sit & have a drink / snack

- Hole 3 fairway (sorry I had to choose something!)

- Easily one of the best courses in Colorado. Top 3 all-time for me.

- If you're coming from the Denver area, it's 3 hours one way with good traffic. If there's bad traffic you could easily be looking at 7+ hours round-trip.

- Be mindful, there's no cell service so I couldn't download the UDisc map, and there were no maps on the course. I wouldn't say this is a con, just be mindful.

Beautiful views, technical shots, and distance shots. This is my new course standard and this course is going to get better and better. They are planning out the next 9 holes now and are eventually going to add 9 more holes on top of that making it 36 holes total. Can't wait.

No cons for me but if you have trouble hiking then this might be a tough course for you.

You will not find a better place to play, the drive up so pristine. The course is in the best spot you could imagine. You must play it

Bring your A game. Most of the holes are tight, and some OB. Hard to find anything wrong with the course.