I was told by the gentleman who gave me the map/scorecard that Ulfijotsvatin DGC is both the oldest (1999) and most difficult disc golf course in Iceland. I believe the former but take exception with the later. The course, especially the first seven holes playing through the campground area are at a recreational level. The last three (this is a 10 hole course) are both more difficult but also more more adventuresome.

The course is easy to find as it sits just across the river from the Ljosafossstod Geothermal Plant. The plant is open and has a nice little "Hands On" exhibit. Give it 15 or 20 minutes of your Iceland vacation time.

The tee pads are a mix of natural and carpet. There are sometimes three pads for each hole, the longest Blues, the medium Blacks and the short Reds. I couldn't find them on all the holes but I was hustling through my round due to the cold and windy weather conditions and these annoying little gnats. The baskets are a mix including single chain DGA models and a new Discatcher by Europark.com on # 4. It's a slightly different colored yellow than our Discatchers in the USA.

The first seven holes that play through the campground and cabin area are mostly recreational. # 1 is just over 300' from the long Blue needing a big annie to play over the entrance road on your left. The basket is set in an overgrown patch of small trees. It plays about 1/2 the distance from the short Red tee.

# 2 is a 128 Meter throw over/through/around a row of trees which have obviously grown up since 1999. # 4 plays about 160' down a gravel road bordered with trees.

# 5 is my choice for signature hole here but only because of the cool basket placement. The basket sits on top of a shipping container which has been covered with dirt so your landing area is only about 5' by 20' with about a 6' drop off on the sides.

After playing # 7, walk through the culvert under the road to get to the final three holes. These three play in this wilder area with a small stream running through and a kind of perma frost ground with thick underbrush. The baskets are visible but finding your disc is tricky and navigating through this underbrush Is difficult and not very pleasant in wet weather. My feet were soaked for the remainder of the day. The # 8 basket is 75 M and is set right beside the stream.

As my wife and drove up to the Geothermal plant we noticed that three of the landscapers had mosquito nets over their faces. As soon as I reached the # 1 tee, I realized that were defending against these terrible annoying little gnats. Luckily, they disappeared when the weather turned more toward rain.

The tee pads are a combo of natural and carpet. None of them are very good.

There isn't always a true and fair route to the basket. # 2 plays over and through this row of tall trees (at least, they're tall by Iceland standards). You don't have a clue where the cool # 5 basket unless you walk ahead. The final three baskets are visible but getting to them is miserable, especially with wet conditions.

Mostly recreational lengths and difficulty.

Finding all three tee pad locations was not easy.

But you're discing in Iceland. It's pretty cool just being in Iceland but getting the opportunity to play a couple of their courses is special. Iceland has come a long ways since 1999 Disc golfwise, growing from 1 to 48 courses in less than 20 years. The guy who gave me map said they the only players they get here are Americans. I guess there are no Icelandic course baggers. I hope to play one or two more courses in Reykjavik. The two I've played thus far are less than stellar.

But how to rate a disc golf course in Iceland? Should I stick to my official DGCR standards set down by Tim the Toolman? Or do I lower my standards to account for Iceland standard time? In the US, this course is about a 1.5. I'll be extremely generous and give it a 2.0.

On a further note. There are some lovely woman in Iceland, tall, blonde and beautiful.