methinks nick may have had a few beers, but that doesn't dissipate my "fatherly" pride...

nick wrote:

Wow! Gargantuan! Awesome! More later after I have a chance to metabolize it but Nockamixon's new course gives you the erie feeling of being a Lilliputian in a large wood. Giant long fairways winding up and down hills and crossing beautiful streams and past long lost ponds and canals and waterfalls all with giant old growth trees line it. True par 5s and 4s and 3s, huge parking, bathrooms, big gorgeous lake, just a great hike let alone disc golf course!

I have seen the future of disc golf, and it is Lake Nockamixon. And it's only 12 holes so far!

Major kudos to Brian Frederick, Kevin Laboski, Catherine and the whole crew who is fleshing out this, no question about it, World Class Course.

Note: This is not a course for the faint of heart. They should post a sign at hole one reading:

CAUTION: REAL DISC GOLF!

It's not done yet and already it is in my top 3 in the MADC region.


thanks for the kind words,

kevin

It wasn't the beers Kevin. You've got something very special started there.

gracias, senor. i hope more golfers come out to see it, play it and offer up ideas and brainstorm, the more suggestions the better. thanks for yours, the boulder idea's got me thinking like the stonehenge and easter island folk. "hmm, how can we get these rocks over there?"

Elephant...

Note: This is not a course for the faint of heart. They should post a sign at hole one reading:

CAUTION: REAL DISC GOLF!

It's not done yet and already it is in my top 3 in the MADC region.



I think the sign should read something like this:

http://www.golfopinions.com/Warning.jpg

ala Bethpage Black.

Barring any tankers melting spanning structures on the highway, how long would it take to get to Nockamixon from Connecticut. Every summer about 5 of us �Archers� plan an extended multi-day trip touring various courses. Last year we road-tripped into the regions of northern New England, but this year we plan to venture through New York, play Warwick, and head southward.

If this course is in range of our sojourn then it soundz like a must play�

-Dave M.

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Dave,

If you don't hit any traffic, how long does it take for you to reach the Tappan Zee Bridge? Nockamixon is probably about 1.5 - 2 hours south from the Tappan Zee, again assuming no traffic.

I live about 75 minutes from the Lake Nockamixon and Tinicum Park courses, so I would hope you let me know when you guys are coming so that I can show you the courses.

-Jeff

P.S. I received the Wickham Park scorecards and pencils, thanks a bunch!!!

I still would'nt call it the most difficult course, just a very fun and well designed with a good challange. Paw Paw or Ozark Mountain could use a sign like Beth Page this course could have hackers they just would'nt have a very good time. But again great job I wish I didnt have to go back to the midwest before the rest is up :(.

Jay

I'm bringing this thread back up, first of all, bless my mother. Today, I had to make a trip up to Pennsylvania from the DC Metro area to see my mother for mother's day, but of course, I thought I'd squeeze in a course or two in the morning before the family meets for dinner, and Lake Nockamixon was my choice this morning, and WOW!!! This course is amazing, beautiful!! My mother lives like 20 minutes away, and now I have even more of a reason to visit her, one of my gifts for her today includes my visiting her more often, she was thrilled, but doesn't know the course is nearby enough motivating me to take the three hour drive up.

Those who have worked long and hard on this course, GREAT JOB, I look forward to the completion of the course.

Wynne

If you don't mind, can you post the best way to get there from DC?
Do you have to let someone know if you are going or can somebody just show up and play the course?

Jeff or somebody ... hook me up with some directions from DC. My cohorts and I are heading up to Warwick this summer and we want to play Nockamixon on the way up. I see that there are cabins at the Lake Nockamixon park - are they near the course?

Actually, for those of you in the know, if you were going to go to Warwick from DC for a disc golf weekend, which PA courses are on the way? Tyler? Tinicum? Prompton?

There's a number of ways to get to Warwick from DC, hitting courses along the way!

1) I-95 N to I-78 East to I-287 North to Warwick would allow you to play Brandywine, Tyler, Nockamixon, Tinicum.

2) Rt. 15 North to Harrisburg to I-81 North to I-80 East to Rt. 94 North to Warwick would allow you to play Hickory Run. (Poconos)

3) Rt. 15 North to Harrisburg to I-81 North to I-84 east to Warwick would allow you to play Prompton Dam. (Scranton area)

4) Rt. 15 North to Harrisburg to the PA Turnpike East to I-78 East to I-287 North to Warwick would allow you to play Buchmiller Park & Roland Park (Lancaster area) Nockamixon, and Tinicum.

Thanks Jeff! We are planning our trip now. I think we are going to try and play Tyler, Tinicum, Nockamixon, and Warwick :cool:
Warwick is the only one I have played on that list.

I heard there have been some very nasty storms going through PA recently. I hope Nockamixon and Tinicum are OK. I will be heading up to play these two courses on my way to Warwick next week. Will 4 experienced disc golfers be able to find there way around Nockamixon? Are there tee signs on the holes that are completed?

Nevermind. I was just informed that the MADC has its own message board and I found the all the info I need on there. Gee ... wonder how much I have missed on that site the last 4 years :confused:

The Nockamixon course is nearing completion!

Thanks to nearly superhuman efforts by Brian Frederick, Kevin Laboski and their helpers, the final holes have been cleared. These guys deserve MADC and PDGA Volunteer of the Year awards for their efforts. They took an area that was outrageously overgrown with thorns and the thickest schule you can imagine and have created a world class disc golf course out of it. The results are truly breathtaking!

I hand a chance to play the final holes for the first time yesterday, and a rundown of the remaining holes is as follows:

The first hole in the homestretch, #14, plays through woods along the entrance road, which runs along the entire left-hand side. While the final layout hasn't been confirmed, it may play as a demanding par five where three controlled accuracy shots and a putt earn a birdie four.

After you cross the entrance road, hole#15 shoots downhill directly towards the marina and Lake Nockamixon. The basket is perched on the side of the sledding hill, and makes for possibly the fastest green on the course. While this hole looks long, it plays deceptively short; a driver can easily carry well past the polehole, and a mid-range driver might be the preferred disc here. Throwing downhill and often into a strong headwind blowing off the lake, that mid-range had better be stable or drives run the risk of turning over onto the OB road. The view of the marina and lake filled with sailboats can be very distracting to one's putt, but there is plenty of opportunity to ogle the view on the tee pad of hole#16.

As advertised, the tee of 16 is located on a sweet plateau with a full lake panorama. Participants in Pro Worlds 2005 may remember this hole more than any other in the competition. The hole itself plays as a downhill chuck of more than 400 feet with a vertical drop of an estimated 30-40 feet. Even though the drop is severe, a strong drive is needed to reach the protected pin far below.

Hole 17 plays as a par four back up the hill. Placement on the drive is necessary to reach the polehole in two and putt for the birdie. Distance off the tee may not necessarily make for an easier approach. The target is a hanging basket attached to an enormous tree limb!

Hole 18 plays back down the hill with one last gorgeous view of the marina, and you finish with perhaps the finest par four on the course. A low tunnel drive is needed to carry the landing area, after which another full drive is necessary to reach the protected pin. Finishing with a birdie 3 swan song after a grueling round at the par 67/68 Nockamixon course will be unbelievably satisfying!