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Bailey, CO

Glen Isle DGC

3.755(based on 2 reviews)
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wolfhaley
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4.00 star(s)

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 25, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Glen Isle DGC is a 21 hole course located just a few minutes off of 285 and is the newest of the bunch in this area. The course is still in it's infancy but seems to be making some major strides. You'll need to sign a waiver and buy a day pass, which can be done easily online. It sounds like you can also show up at the resort and get booked in there and pay cash if you'd like too. We just paid online. No tee times required either.

The course plays further west on Old Stagecoach Rd. past the resort. The area is disc golf exclusive so you won't have to contend with any other activities going on. It's a beautiful piece of property with some absolutely stunning views in all directions. There's plenty of elevation here. It's more extreme for the first third of the course but is present for the entire round. There's a mix of pines and/or aspens on every hole out here, no wide open shots. Just a fantastic plot of land for a disc golf course.

The baskets are shiny new red Prodigy's. These are all in fantastic shape and caught great. The bright red of the baskets make them very easy to spot in the woods. Top notch stuff. One basket and pin position per hole.

The tee pads are a mix of concrete and natural gravel. About a third of the holes had concrete. These were all nicely sized and plenty grippy. All the gravel tees were in decent shape though, minus hole 1's. I had no issues with these. It will be awesome when they get concrete on every hole though.

The design here is spectacular. Like I said earlier, it starts out pretty tough with a lot of uphill trekking. But from hole 8 thru 21 it kind of levels out a bit. There's still up and downhill holes but there's some nice cross hill holes that let you catch your breath a bit. There's probably 4 or 5 super beautiful greens with the basket perched on to of a rock mound. Just fantastic looking, and these add quite a bit of challenge too.

The flow is pretty good for the most part. I only had to use Udisc a handful of times. The course starts and ends by the parking area too which is always appreciated after a hike of a course like this one.

Cons:

The tee signs, while temporary, aren't the most useful. Very basic hole map with most of the maps just showing the basket dead straight ahead. Then there's the hole #, par and distance. It's enough info for now, but the maps are pretty awful. New signs would go a long way here.

A few of the holes could use a little extra clearing to open up the lines a bit more. Nothing major, but a few of the holes I was unable to figure out a way to play the hole without just dumb luck. Again though, this is still a very new course.

No restrooms and a lack of benches as of right now. I really hope they plan on having benches at every hole or at the very least most of the holes when all is said and done. This course is a beast. I don't normally notice a lack of benches. I certainly did here.

The lack of next tee arrows right by the basket was pretty annoying. Many times they were quite a ways from the basket. This was exacperated by the lack of next tee arrows on the signs. There's already enough walking here, no need for any extra.

Other Thoughts:

The fun factor of Glen Isle is at a 4.5 level imo. The lack of amenities and overall polish at the moment is keeping at about a 4 for me. Still excellent, just raw.

This course is well worth a visit right now. I personally loved it. As it gets more seasoned and, well, finished, it'll start to be recognized right alongside it's more polished, well known neighbors. Fantastic course that's only looking to get better.
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