*risk vs reward. Especially 1-6
*scenic
*sheltered places to rest or if storm passes can get out of rain
*seemed like you are at multiple courses-see other thoughts
* great variation of hole length
* uses natural obstacles well
*challenging with many shots needed
*very clean

---course perks----
*matt himself greeted us upon arrival, very gracious host
*i saw water coolers throughout, never checked to see if they had water, but good touch.
*waders left on pond hole for people to retrieve disc (check for hornets)
*being a private course it was nice to feel like you had a course to yourself.
*port-a-potty on site

-----------Let me start by saying. This is a private course put together by someones personal finances. But to be fair i will review the cons just like a public course. But to be honest, its hard for me to hold any of this against them-----------

*single chain baskets-but i get it for a private course
*a few more arrows signs could help- but overall flow wasnt bad
*1-7/18 criss-cross(this doesnt matter so much since its a private course and you usually wouldnt have many on course. Just its hard for me to get past because i kept thinking it) 6 errants shot could easily hit people on 2, again this probably isnt a problem 95 percent of the time because its a private course and probably doesnt have multiple groups
*a few more clean up areas needed-again this is a private course with somone who is taking their own personal time to make it better. This is more of an observation then a con. Its still REALLY nice

1-18 is easily over a 4, just not quite a 4.5 yet.

First i suggest playing 19-22/23 first. For a couple of reasons. 1)Its an open field with nothing spectacular. These make for a great warm up session. 2) you have just played probably the best course in the area 1-18. To have it end on these routine holes was almost hard to do.
Which leads me into the "bi-polar" review. This course is like 4 courses in one. There is the back holes in the pasture. Very wide open, simple shots. 1-7ish and 18 you are throwing up and over a river (into another county), streams, etc. It has its own little personality 8-11ish and 15-17ish are a typical disc golf set up. All nice but seems more like what we have here in Texas. 12-14 makes me think of out towards tyler texas with the trees and the pray and throw holes.

i feel like i need to explain the criss cross con. If this is a public course where anyone could throw at any time this could be very dangerous, but i bet Matt Is pretty good about letting people know when others are on the course, since you have to reserve with him.

I listed cons because you have to. Overall the negative doesnt affect the course that much. It does allow for some really cool/fun looking shots.

every course ive played usually has 2 awesome holes and alot of "disc golf" holes. Nothing special. This course seems to have 12-13 special holes and 4 to 5 disc golf holes. You could easily say it has 7-8 trademark holes on one course.

I would refrain from playing it after a rain. We had two inches around 5 days prior and the course was slick.

This is a must play course in Texas. I know Matt and company will only make it better. I know i listed some negatives, but I have never played a private course like this, so I do not have anything to rate it against except public courses.

Set on a large private property, this has some really unique features. Many of the early holes play above, below, over, and around some 20-foot high bluffs that loom over a shallow stream. There are some serious putting decisions on these holes with dramatic uphill putts or with a huge fallaway behind the basket.

Later the holes play in and out of the woods with a good mix of semi-open holes with very tight wooded ones.

Some of my favorite holes (and I don't have a map, so the numbers might be wrong):

Hole 6: a shot across the creek to the basket at the edge of the bluff. Parking it would be tough, so you're likely faced with a putt up to a basket with a risk of going down the ravine on the other side if you miss.

Hole 7: a shot in the opposite direction across the creek to a fairway on the other side with thick foliage on the left and right.

Maybe hole 16: A drive through a gap into a fairly open area sets up a shot into a thinning gap into the woods. There are several ways to the basket. My thumber over the top plopped down next to the basket.

Navigation was fine on the back half. He early holes play near one another, and Matt's walkthrough before the course didn't stick in my mind. On this note, it is possible I played to the wrong basket once.

Being a homemade course, the tee pads are inconsistent. Some are concrete, some are dirt, and others are basically nonexistent. Baskets are also not top notch, although I've seen worse in city parks (it's not like they are practice baskets).

The last four holes felt like an afterthought. Three of them are wide open. One plays into a basket sitting in a boat on land (more funny than interesting).

I'm not sure of the etiquette here. There is no number listed for the owner than I saw. I showed up at the end of the driveway and thought "Wait, is this the right place?" Matt came out and asked if I was looking for disc golf and showed me around. He didn't ask for any donation, but I gladly provided one. There are a lot of fun shots here. Check it out.