Pros:
Skyline Golf course is an executive course that also features a wonderful 18 hole disc golf course on its property. As you drive up the gravel road to the clubhouse you can't help but notice the shoe tree where several people over time have decorated it with old sneakers. Once you enter the clubhouse, there is a mini putt putt course inside, along with snacks and beverages, a big screen television, and an extremely friendly owner there to greet you.
When playing the course, the first six holes have you throwing up, down, and at times across fairways on the front side of the ball course. Holes seven through fifteen are much of the same, but are located on the back. Holes sixteen through eighteen have you playing on the front once more, as you make your way back down toward the clubhouse. With the exception of holes five and eight, the first nine holes are quite short and fairly easy to birdie. Hole eight is challenging not due to distance as much as the design. It has players throwing up toward a blind pin with difficult placement, and requires one to throw through a very narrow window in order to have an attempt at a birdie.
The back nine is longer and perhaps more challenging overall, and includes their two signature holes (#11 and #16). Hole #11, like the other reviewer stated, is fairly short (150 ft.) but has you throwing downhill over a ravine toward the green where the basket sits on top of a stump (raising the basket 3+ feet). In the background was a massive Tiki statue (not Native American which I thought was kind of weird considering we are in the NW)! Hole #16 on the other hand is the largest of the holes (660 ft) on the course, having you throw downhill toward a hanging basket nestled on the left hand side amongst some trees. This hole also gives you an amazing view of the Columbia River and well as the Washington/Oregon border.
The course seemed to be very well maintained, with grass, trees, and plants well manicured. The manmade pond on hole four was also a lot of fun to throw over and helped add to the overall difficulty of the hole. The baskets (although homemade) seemed to be in pretty good shape, as I came across a shed during the round with some of the older pins waiting to be restored. The baskets also added to the overall challenge, with multiple pins hanging from trees, and others placed in stumps (making people work on their upshots). Golf carts were available too, which is a huge plus if you are looking to just play Skyline all day.
Cons:
The overall design of this course seemed to allow both ball golfers and disc golfers alike to share this land. However, there were some flaws that I could see causing some major issues if the course were busy. First, there were both tee pads and pins placed in the middle of fairways at times, which could be a major safety hazard. Also, the disc golf holes seemed to go back and forth across the multiple fairways (rather then playing with the lay of the golf course).
Some holes on the front nine although fun, lacked much of a challenge. Overall, I would say there were maybe five or six holes at best that would be considered somewhat difficult. Players like Dave Feldberg have shot 13 under which tells you something. It is a great place though for intermediate to advanced players, or those who play new courses for the love of the game.
Navigation for the most part was easy enough to follow, but the course would benefit from proper tee signs or larger tee markers that are more visible from the previous hole. Some arrows directing players toward the next tee pad would be a nice improvement too.
Other Thoughts:
Playing at Skyline was a lot of fun and very much worth my time and money. I was more then happy to support this course as the owner and son have done a lot to welcome disc golfers, so paying to play seemed quite fair for course maintenance. However, I could see it getting old paying $12 every time you wanted to play here. Perhaps a monthly or yearly membership would help get locals there more often. For someone like me who would play it maybe once or twice a year though, it was no big deal.
Also, if you have some time on your hands, I recommend stopping by Lucky Mud (7 miles away) as well as Trojan Park (30 minutes away) as they are both a lot of fun and well worth anyone's time!