Singletree DGC is a nine hole course on the top of a plateau overlooking Edwards. The course actually has more than a single tree, but just barely. The course is mostly open but does play through some scraggly brush all the way through.

The baskets are Mach V's that are all in great shape and catch fine. One basket and pin position per hole. These are the highlight of the course imo.

There's some treacherous pin positions out here with the baskets being near the edge of the plateau. Hole 8 was the most intimidating hole being along the cliffside as well as having the majority of the trees on it as well. Hole 2's basket is also tucked into this clump of pines, making it blind from the tee. nine's basket is hidden behind a lone pine near the fence by the parking area. The rest of the baskets are all visible from the tee.

The course is mostly wide open, and being up so high the wind can get pretty nasty out here. This is going to be the number one factor out here on most days. It certainly was on the day we played.

Free to play, permanent and likely to rarely, if ever, be busy.

The tee pads are natural. These are marked by both a green metal post and two stones painted pink denoting the front edge of the tee. The green posts are the only good way to find the tees. The Udisc map wasn't quite right. But the green posts kind of blend in with the bushes. This course was terrible to navigate.

You're probably not going to lose a disc if you stay on top of the plateau. But you will spend an obnoxious amount of time searching for them. The brush all looks identical. There's no landmarks to keep your eye on. This was even more annoying than the navigation.

The baskets are even hard to see out here. I've never had so much trouble navigating such an open course before. I seen two guys show up when we were teeing off on hole 8. We seen them searching for their drives on hole 1. When we were pulling out of the lot they were heading back to their car too.

The road up to the course is super rutted. I wouldn't advise taking a car up here. It was sketchy with our SUV. It was dry out too. I can't even imagine what it would be look after or during any rain.

Ooof. This one wasn't good. I wasn't expecting too much but I figured it was on our route and it couldn't be that bad. I was very wrong. I'd skip this one unless you absolutely need to play them all. This was one of those courses where I wondered "what the hell is wrong with you?". Play it at yourown risk.

A brushy course on top of a high plateau.

A short drive up a road alongside I-70 in Edwards, you come to a gently sloped plateau overlooking the interstate with great views of the Sawatch Range. You can see a long way, as the track of land doesn't have any bushes taller than 12 feet. It's quite secluded, as there isn't really much else at the end of the dirt road.

Scattered throughout, plainly in sight, are nine numbered DGA baskets. In between the size and the shrubbery, you can spot several at once. Brightly colored rocks mark natural tees.

The holes themselves are all attackable by rec-level players. With virtually no obstacles, all it takes is a nice drive, no longer than 300', to have a birdie. This gives it a certain fun factor--who doesn't enjoy feeling like a birdie machine while enjoying great views?

There is a certain amount of elevation as well, playing both up and down. A couple of basket have steep drop-offs nearby, which requires extra finesse.

It's also a very quick play.

CONS Probably the biggest con is lack of challenge and interest. It's wide open other than a few short, bushy trees, and most holes are under 300 feet. Many experienced players will be disappointed not to shoot more than half birdies.

Getting there can be a bit of an issue. The dirt road requires high clearance. I parked on the side of the road about a quarter mile away and walked, but I'm not entirely sure that's a good plan.

The lack of amenities is noticeable. With no tee signs or concrete, it's pretty hard to tell where to walk to next. Furthermore, with several baskets visible at all times, knowing which to throw to isn't clear, even with UDisc's GPS.

The steep drop-offs behind a couple of baskets are truly steep. I overthrew one basket and ended up almost all the way to the main road below. Honestly, it was foolish to slide down the hill to fetch the disc, and I'm lucky I could scramble back up without rolling an ankle.

Last, the wind up here can be bad. On a plateau, any afternoon turbulence can be felt in full. When I played, it was consistently 20+ MPH. On the bright side, that's an extra challenge.

Like most courses where you can see every basket from the middle of the course, Singletree lacks challenge. The views are a consolation, and it has clear tee indications and good baskets, so it's Passable. But you can also feel free to pass by.

-Beautiful mountain views
-Very good baskets
-Smart markings - there are pink-painted stones that show the way to the next tee and that mark the edges of the natural tee pads.
-Lots of ace runs
-Great practice on elevation shots - every hole is up or down
A few baskets near the edge of the steep slope added challenge
It is free

-Last quarter mile after you turn off the main road to course is pretty rough
-Not many obstacles available - a few baskets have a couple small pines guarding the basket but mostly just open fairways with 2' tall sagebrush
-Dirt tee pads

The course isn't very big. Everyone on the course can see everyone else all the time. If there were more than 3 groups/individuals playing at the same time there would be a lot of waiting and watching out for incoming discs.

The designer did a very good job with limited space and resources and it provides a nice quick round and worth visiting if you live close-by. There is a small map on a sign at the entrance but no signage on the course. But the pink "next tee" stones and pink tee box markers were enough that I could find my way around the course.

At the time I played - May 2021 - I didn't have trouble finding my discs. The course is mostly a 2' tall sagebrush field, and you can't see your disc in the fairway from the tee. But with bright discs and good spotting, discs are easy enough to find once you get close.

Beautiful views of the New York and surrounding hillsides. Right off I-70. New Baskets. Never crowded. Easy to navigate. Located on a National Forest road with lots of great hiking and mountain biking trails adjacent.

*It's a huge sagebrush field. Very easy to lose a disc. You can see right where it goes and still look for 5 mins.

*No variety of shots. All down or uphill

*No tee pads

*Brutal when windy

Can't complain about having a course basically in my backyard, but I wouldn't go out of your way to play it. Maybe tie it in with a hike in the area. Not a bad way to spend an hour on a sunny afternoon.

- new baskets
- beautiful views of Vail Valley
- quick play 9 hole course
-navigation is relatively easy
-mostly every hole has some slight degree of elevation change
- 2 baskets are placed near a steep cliff making you make some tough decisions

-plays on a pretty small plot of land with a few dangerous fairways if the course was crowded
- the course is made up of almost entirely scrub brush, almost no obstacles except for below 2 feet
- most of the shots a very similar, wide open shots either slightly downhill or uphill
- the course is off a pretty aggressive dirt road, if your car doesn't have decent clearance take the road real easy, it's only about a quarter miles but if I brought my Subaru Imprezza up this road I would have cracked an oil pan

I would not drive to this course without an SUV or truck. I wouldn't go out of my way to play this course, but its worth playing if your in the area.