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Douglas McIntosh I left a a yellow Metal Flake Katana with a Halo-ween stamp , somewhere between holes 2 & 5, reward if found 28h

Douglas McIntosh

Today Wednesday May 27th Bald MT Sanctioned Singles league will play 1-18 Tee off @ 5:30pm MPO & MA1 - Long tees (except 9 & 18) FPO,MA2,MA3 - all short tees $11 - MPO $6 - MA1,MA2,MA3,FPO ... show more ›

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Pat Burke Lost a yellow flippy 2008 David feldberg champ boss 380ft off the tee right side of the fairway heard it smack a tree buried in some leaves I am guessing. Would gladly pay for its return. Thanks Pat Burke Apr 27

Pat Burke Apr 27 Hole 12

Darren Harper May 2 380,you still throw that far gramps,lol

Pat Burke May 3 Not as good as I once was, but good as I will ever be lol

Art Liptow Is this open yet Apr 8

Douglas McIntosh Apr 8 The Cherry Ridge entrance off greensheild is open , and you can drive all the way to the parking lot between Holes 17 & 18

Jeff Novak Apr 11 The main gate opens Wednesday

Daymon Pugh Does anybody know if they closed the gate to bald Mountain yet? Nov 15

Aaron Nitz Nov 17 Yep but there’s a way you can get in the back through a neighborhood. Entrance is by the pizza joint

Darren Harper Nov 21 Leaves everywhere send out spotters

Dan James Lost one on hole 14. Pink/white halo Tern. Hyzered off to the left side. Name and number on it. Oct 5

Richard "ribz" Kubina have they begun clearing the second course? I noticed a what looks to be a new hole off the parking lot to the west Sep 7

Douglas McIntosh

Next Week Lower Peninsula Open AM Divisions / C-tier 2 day event / 1 round each day Saturday & Sunday September 13th & 14th Pro Divisions / A-tier $3,000 added cash 3 day event / 1 rou ... show more ›

Sep 5

Douglas McIntosh

Today Wednesday July 23rd Bald MT Sanctioned Singles League MPO & MA1 - (3,6,19,12,14 Long tees) all others divisions short tees $11 - MPO $6 - MA1,MA2,MA3,FPO Optional side bets: $2 - Ace ... show more ›

Jul 23

Douglas McIntosh

Today Wednesday July 2nd Bald MT Sanctioned Singles League MPO & MA1 - Long tees all others divisions short tees $11 - MPO $6 - MA1,MA2,MA3,FPO Optional side bets: $2 - Ace pool $2 - ... show more ›

Jul 2

Jessica Oleskie Be careful, hole 2 longs bench has a hornets nest somewhere by it , couple of us got stung. Jun 10, 2025

Douglas McIntosh

Today Wednesday May 28th Bald Mountain Sanctioned singles league MPO & MA1 will play 5 long tees (1,2,9,14,17) MA2,MA3,FPO - all short tees $11 - MPO $6 - MA1,MA2,MA3,MP40,FPO Optional side ... show more ›

May 28, 2025

Mike Neldrett Is front gate into park open yet? Apr 24, 2025

Douglas McIntosh Apr 24, 2025 GreenShield enterance is open, there is a sign that says "Cherry Ridge Picnic Site" and you can up to the parking lot between holes 17 & 18

Matthew Cross Apr 26, 2025 I read somewhere that the construction for the beach area will not be done until late May, and the entrance off 24 will open up when that wraps up.

Douglas McIntosh

Wednesday April 30th @ 5:30pm 2nd Annual Bald Mountain Sanctioned Singles will be starting back up $328 in the ace pool from last summer week 1 - we will play the Original 13 Hole week 2 - a ... show more ›

Apr 11, 2025

William Demaire lost a teal heat with name stamp on hole 16 Dec 26, 2024

Kevin Holt

Whoever set par for the amateur layout is a little sadistic for the stretch from 10 to 12 specifically (the rest is tough but fair). I grant that it's a championship level course (and maybe the Am lay ... show more ›

Whoever set par for the amateur layout is a little sadistic for the stretch from 10 to 12 specifically (the rest is tough but fair). I grant that it's a championship level course (and maybe the Am layout would be the FPO layout for a pro tour event --- and this course absolutely deserves consideration for one). But I'd like to posit (with the best of intentions, an open mind, and a good-natured tone) that at least two of these three holes should be par 4s for the Am layout under PDGA guidelines even assuming the par is set to the MA1 level.

First issue is which method you're using to set par. I would argue that the best method for this course takes effective hole length and foliage into account due to the elevation changes and, well, foliage.

Hole 10: 387' UDisc/415' official length. I don't think there's a major elevation change on this hole but I can't remember for sure. Admittedly if MA1 is the target for par this is a tough but fair par 3. If this tee is intended for FPO/MA2, however, the narrow line through heavy foliage could dictate a par 4. In a vacuum this hole is fine as a par 3 but given that it's between a devilish 666' par 5 and the next two holes, par 3 is a bit brutal.

Hole 11: 451' UDisc/436' official length. The main reason this one feels off is that the Am and Pro layouts share a teepad and par. That's perfectly fine for short or simple par 3s but this one is tougher than that. It's on the borderline between par 3 and 4 and really depends on the real effective length of the hole. Maybe the real issue here is that another teepad would be nice on this hole (monkey's paw: there's some space for a Pro pad back on that alternate pathway from hole 10...).

Hole 12: 445' UDisc/408' official length. This is the one. The eye is understandably drawn to the twin par 5s closing out the front and back 9, but hole 12 is the truly brutal climb up the Mountain. The major issue here is that the Pro layout is a par 4 while being only a bit farther and a bit more uphill. The official lengths are 408' and 505' but it sure looks like much less than 100' between the two. Regardless, even if the true length from the Am pad is 408', the effective length must be at least 450'.

According to the PDGA guidelines, the effective length adds three times the elevation change to the actual length. I'm not sure what the actual elevation change is but it feels like at least 15' (as an extremely conservative estimate). That means the effective length is at least 408+(3*15)=408+45=453. Given the trees, the climb, and the slight dogleg, this is insane as a par 3. I have a suspicion this hole (again, the Am layout) would be tough for the field at an Elite Series event let alone MA1/FPO.

I hope this post comes across as good-natured because I love this course and really want the best for it. I'm open to correction and discussion; I'm nowhere near an expert nor am I even close to MA1 level. I don't expect anyone to read this whole comment let alone actually agree or make any changes but I thought it would be interesting to start a discussion.

Tl;dr: Make hole 12 a par 4.

Jul 18, 2024

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Kevin Holt Jul 18, 2024

In the 2nd to last paragraph I should say "tough for the field to birdie." Either way maybe a slight ... show more ›

Douglas McIntosh Jul 18, 2024 https://www.pdga.com/apps/tournament/live/event?eventId=75811&division=MA2&view=CourseStats&round=1

Douglas McIntosh Jul 18, 2024 It looks like hole 10 averaged 3.34 in MA2 and it was a par 4, but shouldn’t have been, it averaged closer to a 3, hole 12 averaged 3.6 and was a par 4

Douglas McIntosh Jul 18, 2024

I can’t speech for anyone else , but I personally change the par for every sanctioned event, I eit ... show more ›

Steve Nolff Jul 18, 2024 Par is not relevant to tournament placement, nor ratings. Call them par fours in your head....problem solved.

Steve Nolff Jul 18, 2024 Par: the number of strokes a first-class player should normally require for a particular hole or course:

John Minicuci Jul 18, 2024 I'm smiling over here reading this. Thank you!

Donny Klemmer Jr. Jul 19, 2024

Bald Mountain fan here and sub 900 rated player. I think if holes ten and eleven were to be par 4s y ... show more ›

Kevin Holt Jul 23, 2024 Oh sorry I didn't realize the par would be different for tournaments/events (I'm pretty new and just assumed they would be the same)

Kevin Holt Jul 23, 2024

Also I agree, in reality 10/11 are fine as Par 3s. I should have focused on 12 instead of all three ... show more ›

Kevin Holt Jul 23, 2024

And I know it doesn't exactly "matter" but par does serve several purposes. Like I said I just enjoy ... show more ›

Steve Nolff Jul 23, 2024 Wait.....what? There are 18 more holes going in at Bald Mountain? John?

John Minicuci Jul 24, 2024 The original plan was for 2 18-hole courses. I think I broke the staff putting this one in but I am retiring in a few years ;-)

Kevin Holt Aug 13, 2024 Maybe I'm spreading rumors out of school, my bad! Or maybe it's the perfect final project...

John Minicuci Aug 13, 2024 This was the original plan and in my mind, still is: https://m.discgolfscene.com/courses/7207/36cbb598fbca.jpg

Kevin Holt Aug 14, 2024

Love it. Does that mean the current #18 would move to the other course or would the Hills course kee ... show more ›

Kevin Holt Aug 14, 2024 secret).*

Kevin Holt Aug 14, 2024 Whatever you end up doing, if it's even half as good as the Hills course it will be a 10/10 in my mind, just saying

John Minicuci Aug 14, 2024

The Lakes course, which would include the current holes 17 and 18 are at the moment not in the plans ... show more ›

Jessica Oleskie Found a dayglow yellow disc. May 19, 2024

brent guest I left a halo blue/yellow wraith right side of 17 yesterday :( it was dark, unmarked :( if someone locates it reach out please!! Rewardd May 17, 2024

Douglas McIntosh May 17, 2024 I had 3 discs turned in today. But that wasn’t one of them

Douglas McIntosh

Today Wednesday May 8th - Bald MT Bald MT sanctioned singles league will be playing 1-18 short this week and next week Tee off @ 5:30pm MPO - $11 MA1,MA2,MA3,FPO - $6 Optional side bets: ... show more ›

May 8, 2024

Rob Dahmen Congratulations to Bald Mountain on being selected to Disckhana 2024: Ragnarök.
Hole #9 for the Open division & Hole #9 for the Ladies division.
If you are interested in finding out what Disckhana is, check out the league page!
https://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/Disckhana_2024 Feb 21, 2024

Darren Harper Feb 24, 2024 G ood choice on hole 9!

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