This is my top ten

1.) The Gran Canyon DGC - Brooksville, Fl
2.) The Toboggan DGC - Milford, Mi
3.) Flip City DGC - Shelby, Mi
4.) Renny - ? ,NC
5.) Carroll Marty - Des Moines, Ia
6.) Walnut Ridge - Des Moines, Ia
7.) The Beast - Ludington, Mi
8.) VA Barrie - St. Thomas, On
9.) Hudson Mills Monster- Dexter, Mi
10.)Hickory Hills - Traverse City, Mi
And getting votes but not making the top ten
Hoover Dam DGC - Columbus,Oh

No Winthrop Gold????

Thanks for your #5 pick. We like it, too. Just to clarify, it's in Ames, not Des Moines.

#1 is dead on!!!
The Canyon is THE BEST course in the world.
On your way to or from Bowling Green I would suggest checking out Elizabethtown, KY. Worth the side trip off the highway. Not the best, but quite interesting.

The pro-par 72, 18-hole course at Idlewild

http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/courses/idlewild.htm

I must either have great karma or great luck. It is the course closest to my home, only about 11 miles away...

These may be great courses ....in the summer. But until you have played some of the Texas courses( a couple come to mind Zboaz and Waco's beast) In the dead of Winter 60degrees :Dyou may want to re-think what is a FAVORITE course

Favorite and Best are two different concepts and the lists for a person are not likely to line up although some courses might make both lists. I like Gran Canyon since it's southern (as the temp is currently 8), fun, has some elevation and reminds me of my home course. It has a ways to go from a design standpoint to get to 'great' status. Hopefully, Hosfeld will eventually be able to address some of those issues we looked at with the owner when I played there almost two years ago, because it could be great.

Idlewild is a great tournament course but might suffer somewhat in the fun factor category for daily play for many players. I'm not sure even Gold level players truly have courses like Winthrop Gold as favorites for day-to-day play due to the stress and time to play them. I suspect Gold players 'secretly' love to play courses designed for Blue level players because they have more opportunities to shred the design.

1. Hornest's Nest - Charlotte NC
2. Walnut Ridge - Des Moines IA
3. Z-Boaz - Ft. Worth Tx.
4. Renny - Charlotte NC
5. Winthrop Gold - Rock Hill SC
6. Buckhorn - Raleigh NC
7. Glenburnie Park - New Bern NC
8. Stillwaters Fam - Govan SC
9. Zebulon Park - Zebulon NC
10. Hawk Hollow - Spotslyvania VA

1. Vallarta/Ast aka Tokken Creek -- Deforest, WI
2. Warwick Town Park -- Warwick, NY
3. Zebulon Community Park -- Zebulon, NC
4. The Gran Canyon -- Brookesville, FL
5. Earlewood Park -- Columbia, SC
6. Pickard Park -- Indianola, IA
7. Watworks Park -- KC, MO
8. Hawk's Hollow -- Spotsylvania, VA
9. Winthrop Gold -- Rock Hill, SC
10. McNaughton Park -- Peoria, IL

I suspect Gold players 'secretly' love to play courses designed for Blue level players because they have more opportunities to shred the design.



I dunno. I'm a Blue level player (or am I White now?), and I hate playing Red level courses because if I don't shoot 15 down or better, I get frustrated.

Favorites

Tobbagon Course -- Milford MI
Hudson Mills Monster Black tees 2 champ baskets -- Dexter MI
Ewing Park -- Des Moines Iowa
DMACC -- Des Moines Iowa
Hoover Dam/Brent Hambrick -- Columbus Ohio
Cass Benton -- Northville MI
Walnut Ridge -- Des Moines Iowa
George Wilson -- Mishiwaka IN
Flip City -- Shelby MI
Goliath -- Ludington MI
Hickory Hills -- Traverse City MI

I'm a Blue level player (or am I White now?), and I hate playing Red level courses because if I don't shoot 15 down or better, I get frustrated.



Red is too far down but perhaps you like White level courses, not that there are many designed for that level (at least by intent).

I've only played 60 courses but these are my favs:

Toboggan - Milford, MI
Winthrop Gold - Rock Hill, SC
Hawk Hollow - Spotsylvania, VA
Hornet's Nest - Charlotte, NC
Lovers Lane - Bowling Green, KY
Walnut Ridge - Des Monies, Iowa
Zebulon Community Park - Zebulon, NC
Renny - Charlotte, NC
Cass Benton - Northville, MI
Carroll Marty - Ames, IA

MTL, Schweb and Eddie, Hawk Hollow, Spotsy? Something new at The Grange? I've played the "Light" and the "Dark". Inquiring minds want to know. Details please.

This is Biscoe's new course. only 15 mins from The Grange.
Big elevation changes, with a winding creek that comes into play on almost half the holes.

Zebulon Park - Zebulon NC

My Favorites:
(I need to play more)
Hickory Hills - Traverse City, MI
Hudson Mills Original - Ann Arbor, MI
Flip City - Shelby, MI
Robert Morris - Kalamazoo, MI

This is Biscoe's new course. only 15 mins from The Grange.
Big elevation changes, with a winding creek that comes into play on almost half the holes.



15 minutes away? You drive very fast.

I have found one as good or better. Check out Vince Whorley's course, Timber Ridge. It has creeks, hills and cows. The scenery is even better. The Blue Ridge Mountains are off in the distance. Let's all say "Peaks of Otter".

Danke. I'll have to make some inquiries when we are headed to Hustle, Virginia with the dogs in the spring. Next time you Raleigh boys are headed west on the I-40/421 corridor holler at me and we'll play Ramcat. Elevation galore, tight but fair(ways), not a long course but I made up for it with extra trees..... :D

#1 is dead on!!!
The Canyon is THE BEST course in the world.
On your way to or from Bowling Green I would suggest checking out Elizabethtown, KY. Worth the side trip off the highway. Not the best, but quite interesting.




The CANYON is the sickest course I have played, by far!!!! I didn't know what I was getting into when I pulled in the driveway. But after I looked off of #1's tee pad I knew It was on. I recommend this place to anyone that can figure out how to get there. And help out the owner out($). I heard a rumor that it might not be there forever. We need to support who supports us.

I have heard great things about Warwick. Is it worthy of a trip from Michigan????

Thanks to everone, this is the best way to find out where my next road trip will be.

1. Sander's Ferry Hendersonville, TN
2. Cossar SP Oakland, MS
3. Bud Hill Memphis, TN
4. Great River Road SP Rosedale, MS
5. Trail West Young Life Camp Buena Vista, CO
6. The Wilmont Houston, TX
7. Lovers Lane Bowling Green, KY
8. Keirakes Bowling Green, KY
9. Trace SP Tupelo, MS
10. Edmund Orgill Millington, TN (no baskets yet)

Only played 37 courses so far. My favorite course in reality is the one (Johnson Road) that is 10 minutes from my house because I get to play it everyday.

I'm a little upset about this Traverse City course since I grew up there but haven't been back since I starte playing disc golf.

Hickory Hills in TC is pretty sweet. Very well designed, but there are no cement tee pads. If there were tee pads, I think it would get more praise.

1- Water works KC,MO
2- Rosedale KC,KS
3- Hudson Mills Original MI
4- Santa Cruz River course Tucson, AZ
5- Petoski course Petoski MI
6- Camp Hayowenta Torch Lakge, MI
7- Swope Gold- KC,MO
8- Terre Haute Indiana, dont know the name of course
9- Clyde Fant Highway course in Shreveport LA
10- Shelly Sharp AZ

Zebulon Comm. park - Zeb. NC
Buckhorn- NC
Cedarock/Wellspring- Burlington, NC
Glenn C. Hilton- Hickory NC
Country Course- Lsburg NC


Can you tell I live in NC....

A visit to the Warwick (NY) course is a must for anyone traveling to or thru the NYC area. The appeal of our course is that we have 2 concrete tee pads and 2 baskets on all 18 holes, thereby having 4 permanent layouts. The layouts allow for a player of any skill level to play a course appropriate for their ability or desire for fun or punishment. The 4 layouts per hole are in most cases very different from one another, in that we didn't just move the alternate tees and pins forward or backwards. In most cases they are also moved "sideways" so that different flight paths and shots are utilized. The course offers great diversity and beauty and is well-groomed.

1- Water works KC,MO
2- Rosedale KC,KS
3- Hudson Mills Original MI
4- Santa Cruz River course Tucson, AZ
5- Petoski course Petoski MI
6- Camp Hayowenta Torch Lakge, MI
7- Swope Gold- KC,MO
8- Terre Haute Indiana, dont know the name of course
9- Clyde Fant Highway course in Shreveport LA
10- Shelly Sharp AZ



what kind of drugs are you on to put santa cruz in tucson and shelly sharpe in your top 10???? :eek:

even if you had ONLY played 10 courses they wouldn't be in the top 10 :p

the michigan cold must have taken out a few brain cells,hopefully when i see you at the memorial you will have SOME of them back ;)
keith

The pro-par 72, 18-hole course at Idlewild

http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/courses/idlewild.htm

I must either have great karma or great luck. It is the course closest to my home, only about 11 miles away...



Another vote for Idlewild.

A few friends and I drove down to the Cincy area last weekend and played six different courses -- three of 'em (Idlewild, Banklick and Mt. Airy) would end up on my Top Ten list right now, just behind the Toboggan Course at Kensington.

(Actually, Idlewild may be my #1 favorite, since I was able to drag a cooler of beer along with me there!)

You folks in Northern Kentucky have some awfully nice disc courses down there. We stopped and talked with a couple of the guys who've adopted specific holes at Banklick; it was great to see the pride they took in their little plots of real estate, and the effort they put into keeping it special.

The Disc n Dat Bluegrass Open (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=369851&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=1&fpart=1#Post370668) is being held over Memorial Day weekend (Sat, & Sun.) at Idlewild and Banklick if you want to experience these course in PDGA sanctioned competition

1) Kerieakes Park - Bowling Green KY
2) George Ward Park - Birmingham AL
3) Lovers Lane Park - Bowling Green KY
4) Colorado River DGC - San Saba TX
5) Meandering Greenbelt DGC - San Saba TX
6) Strawbale Field DGC - San Saba TX
7) Redstone Arsenal - Huntsville AL
8) UAH - Huntsville AL
9) Lenora Park - Atlanta GA
10) Trace State Park - Tupelo MS
11) Bud Hill (Private) - Memphis TN
12) Rosewood/Redan Park - Atlanta GA

All these courses demand everything a player has. Different shots, long D, and smooth finesse. That is my criteria for a good course and why they are my favorties. I cannot stand courses which you can throw hyzer rocs on every hole. BORING!

35 courses played, my top ten favorite:

Hornet's Nest - Charlotte
Renny Original - Charlotte
Zebulon Community Park
Earlewood - Columbia, SC
Redan Park - Atlanta
Barnett Park - Kinston
Castle Hayne - Wilmington(home)
Winthrop - Rock Hill
Cedarock - Burlington, NC
Lake Olmstead - Augusta

Honorable mentions (fun to play):
Glenbournie - New Bern, NC
Country Course, Louisburg, NC
Cedar Hills, Raleigh

The pro-par 72, 18-hole course at Idlewild

http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/courses/idlewild.htm

I must either have great karma or great luck. It is the course closest to my home, only about 11 miles away...



Another vote for Idlewild.

A few friends and I drove down to the Cincy area last weekend and played six different courses -- three of 'em (Idlewild, Banklick and Mt. Airy) would end up on my Top Ten list right now, just behind the Toboggan Course at Kensington.

(Actually, Idlewild may be my #1 favorite, since I was able to drag a cooler of beer along with me there!)

You folks in Northern Kentucky have some awfully nice disc courses down there. We stopped and talked with a couple of the guys who've adopted specific holes at Banklick; it was great to see the pride they took in their little plots of real estate, and the effort they put into keeping it special.



I think you are mixing up which course has the adopt-******* program. It's Idlewild and it is headed by Disc Golf Hall of Fame nominee and Idlewild course Pro Fred Salaz. I'm glad you enjoyed our courses here in the Cincinnati area (which of course includes northern KY). Were you the person a friend and I talked to on hole 16 at Idlewild (we had just played the long 1001 foot hole 15)?

btw, if you get a chance to return, AJ Jolly is a beautiful course too. It, Idlewild, Mt. Airy, and Banklick would top my list of best area courses (though there are many contenders)

The Disc n Dat Bluegrass Open is coming up (Memorial Day weekend) and will be played per usual at Idlewild and Banklick. Tell your friends. visit www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com (http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com)
and click on the "Events" tab for more info.

Zebulon Comm. park - Zeb. NC
Buckhorn- NC
Cedarock/Wellspring- Burlington, NC
Glenn C. Hilton- Hickory NC
Country Course- Lsburg NC





Add Cedar Hills to top of that list and it will be a perfect list.

Current Top 15, with Overall Rating.
These ratings are "on the curve" so that all ratings are relative to other courses.

Renaissance. Charlotte, NC. 99.5
Brandywine. Wilmington, DE. 99.4
Winthrop Gold. (2001 USDGC layout) Rock Hill, SC. 98
Lake Russell. Elberton, GA. 97
Seneca Creek. Gaithersburg, MD. 96
Cedarock. Burlington, NC. 93
Mars Hill College. Mars Hill, NC. 93
Wellspring. Burlington, NC. 91
Bluemont (9 holes). Arlington, VA. 90
Walnut Creek. Charlottesville, VA. 88
Cirlcle R: Meadow. Wimmberley, TX. 86.5
Cirlcle R: Hill. Wimmberley, TX. 86
Richmond Hill. Asheville, NC. 85.5
Castle Hayne. Wilmington, NC. 85
La Mirada. La Mirada, CA. 84.4

I've played and rated 135+ courses .

Current Top 15, with Overall Rating.
These ratings are "on the curve" so that all ratings are relative to other courses.

Renaissance. Charlotte, NC. 99.5
Brandywine. Wilmington, DE. 99.4
Winthrop Gold. (2001 USDGC layout) Rock Hill, SC. 98
Lake Russell. Elberton, GA. 97
Seneca Creek. Gaithersburg, MD. 96
Cedarock. Burlington, NC. 93
Mars Hill College. Mars Hill, NC. 93
Wellspring. Burlington, NC. 91
Bluemont (9 holes). Arlington, VA. 90
Walnut Creek. Charlottesville, VA. 88
Cirlcle R: Meadow. Wimmberley, TX. 86.5
Cirlcle R: Hill. Wimmberley, TX. 86
Richmond Hill. Asheville, NC. 85.5
Castle Hayne. Wilmington, NC. 85
La Mirada. La Mirada, CA. 84.4

I've played and rated 135+ courses .



How long have you been playing?

Current Top 15, with Overall Rating.
These ratings are "on the curve" so that all ratings are relative to other courses.

Renaissance. Charlotte, NC. 99.5
Brandywine. Wilmington, DE. 99.4
Winthrop Gold. (2001 USDGC layout) Rock Hill, SC. 98
Lake Russell. Elberton, GA. 97
Seneca Creek. Gaithersburg, MD. 96
Cedarock. Burlington, NC. 93
Mars Hill College. Mars Hill, NC. 93
Wellspring. Burlington, NC. 91
Bluemont (9 holes). Arlington, VA. 90
Walnut Creek. Charlottesville, VA. 88
Cirlcle R: Meadow. Wimmberley, TX. 86.5
Cirlcle R: Hill. Wimmberley, TX. 86
Richmond Hill. Asheville, NC. 85.5
Castle Hayne. Wilmington, NC. 85
La Mirada. La Mirada, CA. 84.4

I've played and rated 135+ courses .



How long have you been playing?



First played frisbee golf in 1979.
First played a course with metal poles (CSU) in 1983.
First played a real pole hole course (Kentwood) in 1998, and I've been hooked ever since the first hole.

BTW, in the past I've also organized the Great 8 where we play 8 NC courses in 1 day from Zeb to Burlington. Have you heard of it?

The thread "Best Course in Every State" also has some good info. You get there by clicking here. (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Courses&Number=117939&fpart=1&PHPSESSID=)

8 courses in one day? I've played in High Point, Winston Salem, both courses in Burlington, both in Durham, Buckhorn and Cedar Hills on several occasions, but I've only been playing for a couple of years. I've never played a course outside the state of North Carolina.

I would CERTAINLY be interested in the Great 8! If you could just send me some info (when, how....) I'd appreciate it.

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waterworks - KC,MO
pecan grove - Winfield,KS
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