The Mattawan Disc Golf has this great big grassy, lawn basically all to the disc golf course. This area has some nice elevation which has been utilized in the course's design. There are both uphill shots and a nice downhill run. If anything, I think this course plays at nice recreational level. No doubt, us rec players will have get more enjoyment here than the average high schooler playing with one disc.

The course has rubber mats. Some of them have deteriated rather badly. There is no signage. This course would be difficult to follow without the on-line map. The course starts right by the Blue transportation sign. Think big yellow school busses.

# 1 is a 200' hyser around the corner of the trees.
# 2 is 300' down to a basket slightly over the hill.
# 3 tees off from over by the stop signs near the street. I would have liked to see this pad up the hill and over the entrance street. That would have been a nice downhill tee off. The basket sits between two large evergreen trees.
# 4 is about 240' feet to a basket tucked in very closely behind a bushy evergreen tree.
# 5 is more difficult throw. It's 275' up the hill to the basket sitting on a very sloped lawn area. And there is a white arrow on a post. Is that a mando? If so, that would make the hole even harder.
# 6 is a downhill Ace Run if 175' to a basket set under a big Oak tree. It plays over the bus entry street.
# 7 is pretty tough too. It's 275' uphill through a window to a basket that is beautifully silhouetted against the sky. It's kinda spectacular!
# 8 plays uphill with the tee down in the traffic circle below. The basket sits precariously on the side of the hill. I played this hole from the # 6 tee pad and thought this was a cooler look.
# 9 is another hyser playing 160' to a basket across from the busses.

The course is too long and difficult for high school students who haven't played and are probably only carrying a disc or two. It's a makes for a fun recreational course. Get out and play it if you haven't already. You'll enjoy it.

No signage. Time to talk to the shop teacher or the metal shop teacher, if they have metal shop anymore.

The tee pads are falling apart making them both safety issues and eyesores. They need to be taken care of.

Today, I played the high school foursome of Paw Paw HS, Mattawan HS, Lawton HS and Kalamazoo Central HS. My opinion is the first three are a step above Kalamazoo Central for a variety of reasons and are so very close together. I could probably change my opinion each time I played one. My ranking based on my personal fun factor would be:

1. Lawton HS
2. Paw Paw HS
3. Lawton HS
4. Kalamazoo Central.

The bad news is I just missed qualifying for the high school Girl's District Tournament by 9 strokes. I probably need to work on my game.

Aesthetic--plays on school grounds. Area seems pretty unused by the school other than for DG. The hill used for 5,6,7,8 I believe may be their football (or band) practice field so there may be something going on there at times.

Teepads-- nice rubber pads. Unfortunately, as this course matures, these pads will become shredded and a mess (example #9).

Baskets-- nice ChainStars. Orange bands and numbers help navigation

Navigation--not bad, the transition from 2 to 3 to 4 is a bit confusing at times but overall not terrible. Unlike most school courses, this course is "out and back" style rather than linear.

Variety-- suffers here with holes that throw up and down the hill. These holes, although they tried to put the baskets on the sides of the hill instead of at the top just rinse and repeat themselves.

Length--pretty mid-length holes nothing overly long or no accuracy shots required.

Not a bad course, not a great course but it's a course none the less.

Added and bagged!