You're on Nantucket, so there's a good chance it's summer and your rode a bike here. So you're in a good mood.

This is a course in a forest, but it doesn't feel like any forest I've seen in the Northeast. The trees are predominantly coastal pines. They are hearty trees twisted by the wind, and they smell great. If you dropped me into this course blindfolded, I would have guessed from the scent that I was in the Black Hills of South Dakota or maybe the Rockies somewhere.

Every hole (with one or two exceptions) has two tee rubber pads. It's a course designed by John Houck, so there are multiple lines to the baskets with realistic landing zones. The variety of length is pretty dramatic, ranging from 178' to 868'. They're all good. The short ones did include a few ace runs, and the long ones are multi-shot tests that keep you from blasting your drive willy nilly. You need to give yourself a second shot.
I can't tell how this course came to be, because the fairways are beautifully carved out of dense forest. While the rough is really rough, the fairways are pristine. There are clumps of trees that define the throwing lanes, but otherwise the fairways are wide and grassy (the ground looked *nothing* like the brown pictures on this site; it was very lush).

Oh, and the flat, grassy fairways give us in the Northwest a chance at a shot we really don't get to throw much: the roller. I tried to resurrect my roller game with disastrous results. Fortunately those shots didn't count. Ahem.

Navigation was good. I consulted the map only once or twice and would have survived without it.

There is no elevation here at all.

The rough is about as bad as it gets. The fairways are wide, but it's windy here. Watch where your disc goes. If you throw a bomb and can't narrow your landing area to within 20', you might never find your disc.

It felt like the short holes got clumped into groups, so you played a few of them consecutively. I'm guessing this was a necessity given course constrains, but I do wish they were spread out a bit.

While all of the holes are good, there isn't any that stick out in my mind as mouth watering. The best courses have a few holes that you'd love another crack at. I'm always up for a second round, but I can't say after my first round I was dying to play this one again.

The CDC looks at Lyme disease diagnoses and likely cases, and Nantucket County came in #1. In the country. I wore pants and sprayed a lot of Off Deep Woods, and I didn't find any ticks. But take precautions. It's not hard to prevent, but don't be cavalier about it.

I had been told by a few people that this was the second best course in Massachusetts, so my expectations might have been a little high. It's not, and the rating on this course is a little high. Still, this is a great course that absolutely maximized the terrain.
I spent the day riding around the island here and at Cisco Brewery, and it was a memorable day. Bringing a car over is preposterously expensive, but getting here by foot, renting a bike, and making up island limericks is pretty reasonable. It makes for a great summer day.

Located on the island of Nantucket about two miles east of the town, the Nantucket Disc Golf Course is a must play. The grounds are absolutely pristine and well maintained. The rubber tee pads are totally level and quite large. The baskets are in great condition and have red paint to make them easy to spot from a distance. The signage here is excellent. Tee signs show distance, par, hole number, and a fairway map and navigational signs make getting around the course very easy. There are two sets of tees on most holes and both are quite long and challenging. There are actually more par 4's and 5's here than par 3's. The woods make things challenging, but the fairways are well defined and wide enough to give you room to throw hard. This course will probably challenge the best of the best. There are rustic log benches at every tee. There is plenty of parking here, though if you don't live on the island, you probably won't have a car with you. The forest here is also beautiful.

This course is flat. The terrain doesn't allow for any elevation, but I really love having some up and down to play with. Since many of the fairways are so long, the flat terrain gets a touch boring for me. The course also lacks a signature hole that stands out among other holes I've played. The course also lacks amenities like restrooms and running water. Additionally, it's great that this course is a destination, but that also is a con as well. The island is tough and expensive to get to and unless you are staying on the Cape, it would be a tough day trip. Once you're on the island, everything is expensive, and to get to the course you've either got a significant hike on foot or $25-$30 in taxi fare round trip. Not that this is a real detriment to the course, but it's good info to know that this is not a "drop-by" course.

This course is definitely worth playing if you will be coming to the island at all. It's definitely out of the way, but that is part of its appeal at some level. It's definitely worth playing as a disc golf vacation. Bring your long bombs and enjoy the island!

Course was designed by John Houck. The club on the island of Nantucket has put in a tremendous amount of work to make this course as beautiful as the houses on this historic island. Plenty of long holes, with fairways that have been diligently groomed plus all stumps had been remove on the first 3 holes with more to come! Perfect balance of Par 3's,4's and 5's to make a great modern disc golf course.

No many to mention. I would say the only Con is the high ferry fee to get to the island but if you make a whole day of it or even and weekend I think you would be pleasantly surprised.

I had the honor to spend a few days with Todd(Co-Designer) and the entire crew from the island and had a great time! Everyone was very friendly. They have all gone to great lengths to clear this course. I look forward to coming back and playing the course the next time I am in the area.