Paul Kinder is a full 18 and is not a piece of cake. It circles the campus and uses open spaces and wooded areas. There is a fair amount of elevation change and minimal water. The baskets are up to snuff, most holes have rubber tee pads that are not bad.

The first four holes are large open and grassy, though 1 and 2 utilize parking lot as ob. A couple of trees will offer some resistance. 3 has some contour to the fairway. So does 4, and a fence running the top of the ridge to the right. I tend to like wooded and hilly landscapes for disc golf, so this one didn't really get interesting until hole 5. 5 is longish, with the tree line at the bottom of the hill on the right. A few trees stand in front of the green to the left as you approach. 6 is tough. It has a little bit of a hump in the fairway and a tunnel shot so you're line is bottled up. Hole 7 also has limited airspace, but it is a fun line if you can stay clean. 8 is a midrange that is more open. There is a large evergreen to the right, I managed to slide way under the overhanging branches for a difficult second shot. 9 is not too long but tricky to get to the protected basket.

I guessed wrong on the pin location for hole 10 and went right side. I should never guess on a blind hole. My drive landed with in 30 feet of the pin, but I was on the backside, and putting through a ludicrous amount of branches. 11 has a fun path with trees to the right and a smattering to the left that can complicate an approach if they're in front of you. 12 is pretty straight forward close too 400' and open. Trees have been planted in this part of the grass, but they won't be much to contend with for a few more years. 13 is coming back across the field, but there is a long pin that carries all the way back to the woods past the 14th tee. 14 plays through a tight gap int the tree line. Even if you suceed passing through it, the trajectory has to be just right because the basket is uphill a good bit. 15 is not easy but does offer a bit of room in the fairway. The pin is perched to the left in the trees on a bit of a berm. 16 is a pretty roomy and simple putter shot compared to many of the others. Good one to pick up a bird. 17 will flyover the driveway to a grassy island in the parking lot. 18 is the long finale. Pavement to the right all the way. A couple of mature trees are spaced at regular intervals on the line.

Some wacky design and layout items, but nothing too outlandish. The first one is the first tee. It sits in the middle of the parking lot. A car was parked in play when I showed up but luckily moved along so I could get a proper tee shot. I'm not crazy about drives across the roads, like holes 2 and 17, but choices had to be made to get 18 holes in. I support those decisions. Hole 17 crosses the fairway with 18. Not ideal but ok outside of a tournament setting I suppose.

There are definitely some interesting holes on this one. A few yawners along the way too, but more good than bad by far. I would say give it a shot if you want to get a new course on the ledger.

I played it 3 over par first time out. Missed a few putts I would have liked to have made, but I got the deuces on 13 and 16. Wiped them both out with a double bogey on 15. Also took extra strokes on 3, 9 and 12.