I thought I had seen almost everything on a course until I got to Frisco Disco. Let's just say the fairways full of cacti wasn't the craziest thing here. And, I still liked what they're trying to do.
- First off, I was surprised by how good the bones of this course are. Yes, there are some obvious issues - see the cons section. But, give me a course that features rolling hills, sand dunes, woods, and water features. Well, I think that has the potential for an outstanding course.
- There are several fun hole layouts. #2 plays along the edge of a pond. #3 has a tight fairway to a basket atop a retaining wall. #4 & 16 both play uphill, with the latter having a more direct route over another wall. #7 & 9 tee off downhill from the edge of another retaining wall. And finally, pause for a breath, #6 has a cool basket set under a canopy/frame of an old building perhaps.
- Outstanding terrain. Rolling hills. Lots of clusters of trees coming into play. Water in play on #2. Side note: why note incorporate this water for another hole?
- Heavily leans towards technical prowess than power. The wooded section of holes (#13 - 15) are all tight fairways. #16 & 17 start in the open and end with baskets tucked into the woods.
- Along those lines, high risk/reward holes. Some of this rough is rough. Granted, so are the fairways. But, there are enough fairways where you can aim 30 - 40 feet further wide or short than actually make a rip at the basket. #2 again, with the water is a perfect example. Also, #12 & 16 fit into this mold.
- Good flow to the course. Big caveat: I'm saying this based upon repeat play. You can't navigate blind. Once I finished my round and further studied the map, the layout made further sense. It's just a shame no favors are given to help players during their rounds.
- Outstanding scenery. Love the views of the ocean from #15. Love the backdrops of other holes. Hey, did you know you're close to the Ocean when you're here? Yeah, it's a little known fact.
- Potential. And lots of it. This could be special. With this terrain, with this location, with so much land unused, you could make a longer, high-caliber course. Think links style golf courses in England and Scotland. Throw in the constant crosswinds and this could truly be something REALLLLL good.

Almost everything about the course itself.
- Signage is inconsistent and/or non-existent in places. I'll say it again, 'YOU CANNOT NAVIGATE THIS COURSE BLIND.' It's not possible. You could print out a map. But realistically, you need the *ahem* UDisc interactive course map to play. I could come back the day after my first round and I think I'd struggle playing the round.
- Actually, I missed two holes because of poor signage and even a not-so-great UDisc map.
- Baskets. Granted they're hit with salt on a daily basis. Maybe they're only a year old and this is the effect of salt in the air. In reality, these are rejected hand-me baskets.
- Tee signs. Again, inconsistent. Some holes have an actual sign with a number on it, plus somewhat of a map. Some holes have a hole number written on the tee pad as well. Others have nothing.
- Signage on baskets. Some baskets have hole numbers. Some look like they were blown in a cactus field during a hurricane. Some baskets look like they'll barely hold your disc on a 10-foot-putt.
- Cacti. Yes. There is cacti. It's not nearly as bad as others have said. Granted I played in Spring so maybe they bloom more during the summer. I wore hiking boots, long socks and shorts. They didn't bother me at all. I never had to spend more than 30 seconds after any holes pulling or flicking them off. So yes, wear something more than running shoes and you'll be fine.
- Here was the biggest adventure on the course. WTF is up with #15? You throw over an old roof. Off the tee, there is a 'bridge' (really two 2x4s) leading to the roof. Interesting idea I thought. Walking on the roof, I notice the building is a little shaky and there are holes in it. Hmmmm. I get to the edge, and it's an 8 foot drop down to the ground. So, I back track past the holes, past the shaking roof, past the wobbly 2x4s, past the tee. And you know what? There's an unmarked path that leads down around the building? WHY IS THIS PATH NOT MARKED? WHY MAKE IT SEEM YOU HAVE TO SCALE THE BUILDING?

Frisco Disco was even more wonderful than I imagined. It's more outlandish than others have said. Too much focus on cactus when there is some cool disc golf themed art out here. Too much focus on cacti when you should be worried about falling through an abandoned building. Too much worry about long thorns when there are picturesque views to soak in.
- Yes. This can and should be better. Yes, it's not good in its current state. But man, did I surprisingly enjoy this way-too-simplistic layout.
- I'd say bring a junk disc or two, but I'm not sure if that matters. What, you're going to abandon a disc because of too many cacti on your shoes? I had the wind pick up my disc on one hole and send it sailing in the opposite direction. It's hard to predict a shot that bad so a junk disc probably won't help.
- People talked about two hour rounds here. Maybe that was before the UDisc interactive map. I finished in just under an hour.
- There were a fair amount of creative/enjoyable layouts. It's hard to pick one favorite. I'd lean towards the stretch of #2 & 3 as being the best, but I won't argue with anyone who nominates any of about a dozen other holes as being better.
- If you come prepared physically (shoes, online map/app) and with tempered expectations, this will be perfectly fine. It's not better or worse than the rundown muni golf course you play on vacation. If you're one of the people who discovered disc golf during COVID and are used to disc golf courses being maintained by large park and rec departments or the local clubs, well, it's time you get a reality check and learn what disc golf really is about.
- If everything were improved - baskets, navigation, terrain better utilized, etc. - this could be an outstanding coastal course in the 3.5 - 4.0 range. I also get if the cacti get out of control, the course is difficult to play. I'm splitting the difference and enjoying my round here.

Despite torrential local rains / flooding, the course was dry. Do you want to know what disc golf will be like post apocalypse? This course is an amazing experience for intermediate or better players properly equipped for an adventure. Trail running shoes with pants at a minimum, hiking boots with gaiters preferred due to cacti. Seriously, you are walking on or through small cacti with 1 inch long spikes the entire time. This course is NOT for beginners, kids, a casual afternoon or pets. Signage poor and baskets old but boy I'm glad I can say I played this course.

--Amazing Property. Reminiscent of a Scottish-style ball-golf links course with wind blown tall grass and sand dunes. On an old ball golf course to boot. Pond with wooden retaining wall, et al. Potential to be one of the BEST 9-Hole courses anywhere. Seriously! However: (see Cons and pics)

--CACTUS. It's everywhere. You can't get away from it. You're going to need knee-high rubber muck boots to play this course... and they better be thick! I threw my drive on the first hole, walked 1/3 the way down the fairway (I hadn't seen the cactus yet) and I felt something bite me on the back of the knee. I looked down and I had a cactus pad clinging to my pants... it had worked its way up my leg with every step I took. I plucked it off, took ten steps, looked down, and I had another cactus pad stuck to my shoe. I plucked it off. At this point I started being vigilant, trying not to step on cactus. But you can't miss it! I took another 30 steps and had 3 cactus pads stuck to my shoe (see pic). When I got to my disc, there was a cactus stuck to my disc.
I finished out the hole, turned around and played Hole 8 (on the way back toward the clubhouse), and unfortunately, had to walk away from the course. When I got back to the car, I spent 20 minutes plucking cactus spines out of the bottom of my shoes. Some of them I couldn't get out. I'm waiting for those to work their way through my soles and start stabbing me in the bottom of the foot... seriously!

--WEAR RUBBER BOOTS! Unfortunately, there's no way--without the aforementioned rubber muck boots--to safely play this course. Now I know why the ball golf course went out of business.
--DO NOT BRING YOUR DOGS... or your wife! Even is there wasn't cactus, there's these nasty little briar-thorn-balls that cling to everything... and they hurt to remove. Our dogs had gotten them stuck in the feet at another place during our trip to the Outer Banks. They were not happy!
--You're Trespassing. You have park across the street at one of the shops, and cross an entrance to the old ball golf course that has a chained barricade with a No Trespassing sign. I was skeptical that this was the course, but it was... enter at your own risk, I guess. (risk of getting a ticket, cactus, briar-thorns, or tetanus from the run down golf equipment).
--You're practically IN the Ocean. This course is so far out there on the Outer Banks, you're practically in the middle of the ocean. Look at the map! This has to be one of the most isolated courses anywhere.
--My Score: It has to be rated a 1.0 because you simply cannot play this course safely. If the cactus wasn't there, I could have easily seen myself giving this course a 4.0 or even a 4.5... which would be an incredible score for a 9-hole course. From what I could see, which was basically the whole course laid out across the sand dunes, the shots had amazing potential... the property is just that good!