Originally a 9 holer that's been improved with clever alternative tees to make for a decent 18 using nine baskets.



+ The standout feature of this course is the basket placements. Seven of the nine baskets are on steep hills or rocky ridges. For a relatively short course, you'll find plenty of challenge landing your approaches or thinking about the consequences of missing long putts


+ A good mix of woods and open holes; The design makes the most of the deep woods in this park. Every hole has fair lines, but there are trees to navigate and some pretty tight gaps (the teeshot on the par 4 hole #12 is probably the tightest)


+ Designers came up with very good alternative tees for playing the back nine to the same baskets. Only on the first (#10) did I stand on the tee and think "Oh, this hole again..". And a few of the newer tees make for better holes than their front nine counterparts (examples are the straight woods shot on #13 vs. #4, and the addition of a double mando when lengthening #6 to become #15)

- The back nine tees are just mats, and some of them are sinking. I hope the framed pavers on the front nine will eventually be found on the back nine


- Signage is bare minimum (just hole numbers nailed to trees near the tees). There are some next tee navigational signs, but a few places could stand some more


- The main valley of the course (#1 and #18, #7 and #16, #8 and #17) will get really muddy and slick if you play on a rainy day like I did. Footing can be tricky when you're climbing up and down the hills

~ It seems like there's been a fair amount of work put in since the earlier reviews. This one is written based on what I found in late October 2021



~ The problem with Hackett Hill is the same as its strength: designing 18 holes using 9 baskets. There are a few places where people will be throwing at other players (9 throws at the 10th tee; 18 throws at the fairway being used in the opposite direction when playing 1 and 10). You could probably fit 3 or 4 groups on the course simultaneously, but they'd have to be playing the same 9. That said, the course makes for a great round of 18 if there aren't too many other people playing






COURSE AMENITIES:

~ Old but still catching DGA baskets; paver tees on the front 9. Adequate parking, benches at most tees. The course is navigable with a cart, but it's pretty steep and rocky with a few stone walls to cross. I was glad I didn't bring my cart


RECOMMENDED COMBINATIONS:

~ Not far from the excellent 27 hole Wilcox Memorial which is not to be missed. Alternatively, you have short 9's north in Kingston and southeast in Tymor Park. You could put together a nice day of bagging short courses

-Has multiple holes, some holes have the same tee
-Hole 9 can be used as a practice hole since its right by the parking lot
-Map of the course right at the first hole tee

-If you haven't played here before it is very difficult to find your way around as the signs there are hard to read and to find (made of styrofoam)
-Heavily wooded on some holes
-Paths okay but not great, needs some upkeep
-Dirt tees are hard to see

This is the first course I played on when I started playing Disc Golf, and thank god our friend that has been there before showed us around because we would have gotten lost. It's good for practice and very close to where I live so I can go anytime. Needs signage upgrade like other courses I've played.

Excellent mix of open field holes and tight wooded ones, great use of the land with many surprising topographic features. Lots of unexpected sloped hills, the pin often placed precariously to escalate the challenge and punish an ill-fated approach. Plenty of elevation and turns to test a variety of shots, many scenic views as you pass through and some nice rock walls outline many of the holes.

Some of the basics would benefit here: another 9 baskets of course, most tee pads natural (albeit relatively level), more precise signage and next tee indicators would help the out-of-town visitor (like this one) navigate an at times confusing layout. However, I feel they made the best out of what was inherently available. If it wasn't for running into a local player, I would probably still be lost out there. Definitely missed a couple holes during our round.

With some capital and sweat equity invested here, there is plenty of room for the course to develop to the next level. Still plenty of challenge and fun to be had, but maybe not quite worth the venture I took at this point. Not a lot of disc options in this area, so having this one, and on a beautiful plot of land, is a plus.

Unrelated to review: I did lose my blue Gold line River somewhere in the leaves on the left down slope of hole 8. It is a disc I hit my sole and proud ace with, so you can imagine some sentimental attachment here. If you happen to find it, please contact me as your sensitivity would be greatly appreciated.

-Good mix of wooded holes & and open grass fairways
-Good use of the land and topography in hole design
-Baskets are new
-One of the few courses in the Hudson River Valley
-Good potential for added baskets and hole development
-Tees numbers were well marked and tee boxes were clear

I've only been playing for a couple of years now and have not played many courses but this course was fun for me and worth the trip out. I look forward to playing again.

-Could use a course map and/or some additional signange. I had to wander around a bit to find certain holes. A lot were adequately marked but first time visitors will spend a little extra time locating the next tee or baskets.
- Could probably use some strategic tree branch removal (through the appropriate channels) to make some of the tee shots more practical. On a couple holes I was throwing through dense branches right off the tee.

As a growing disc golf player/enthusiast (a few years worth), I'm glad there's a course close to home for me. This course has potential and I hope to see it grow.

This course uses the land very well. I enjoyed the nice variety of holes. 1 and 2 required some tricky lines through the woods while holes 5 and 7 provided some open field shots.

NO SIGNAGE. Also no sign of a course map on dgcr or at the course. It was difficult to figure out where the course started(walk to the left of the parking lot past the house/recreational office into the woods to find hole 1). I had to backtrack from hole 3 to figure it out. After finding hole 1, there are no signs pointing you in the direction of the next hole. There also weren't any signs at the teebox indicating where the basket is. The teeboxes were difficult to pinpoint as well, even in the snow. I was under the impression this was an 18 hole course, which it kind of is, but it only has 9 baskets and after the first 9, there are alternate tee pads that throw to the same baskets.

This course has the potential to be a 3 or 4 star rated course in an area starving for disc golf. But as it stands now, I can only rate it 1.5. I had read in the local paper that the course designer is running a Tourny during a winter fest event in hopes of raising money for 9 more baskets and hopefully some course signage. With those upgrades this course will get many more players and higher review ratings.

The course plays around a public park with a fun layout, large trees, hills, valleys and stone walls.
Great "Greens" if you do not play to the proper side you will get some bad roll-aways..you get to throw a wide range of shots and discs

Dirt tees are not leveled (yet)...mach II new are not the best...only nine baskets until next year... the course needs to be cleaned up so please help out!! (Do NOT cut down anything please!!)

concrete tees to be poured soon!

**The stone walls and carriage road that comes into play on Holes 1,10,8,9,12,17,18 play as":
Out Off Bounds
(please take relief off of the stone walls