Sunset Hills Country Club

Loved this course, well maintained. Playing with the golfers was definitely different but they didn’t seem to be bothered. We will definitely be back to play again. The water files ate a few discs, ... show more ›

Loved this course, well maintained. Playing with the golfers was definitely different but they didn’t seem to be bothered. We will definitely be back to play again. The water files ate a few discs, so be smart about your throws. Highly recommended getting the golf carts too, was nice to have abs worth it!!

First impression, its a Disc GC on a Ball GC, same a usual. Pay to play, but carts available. Cost was $5 for a day pass (we only got to play once due to sunlight) and $5 for the cart, each per person ... show more ›

First impression, its a Disc GC on a Ball GC, same a usual. Pay to play, but carts available. Cost was $5 for a day pass (we only got to play once due to sunlight) and $5 for the cart, each per person.

Pros: Pleasantly surprised by the thought and effort put into this "conversion" course as it played better than any of the temporary courses Ive played on golf courses. This course has a lot of nice views, challenging holes, birdie opportunity holes, and fun holes. It has a Disc Golf Country club feel as you are reminded of the golf course on most of the holes, by either playing near or around the same water hazards and the very well manicured grass. Tee pads are either cart paths (only a few) or a very well done hard rubberized material. They are diamond plate molded which seemed to give great traction. Most holes were easy to determine the fairways and desired lines. Quite a bit of choice in shot style as most holes are open off the tee and either shot style would work. Baskets are easy to spot on most holes. Carts are a blessing at this course, as several holes are far apart and being a ball golf course the holes are spread out quite a bit. Especially after walking the other course earlier, the carts were really nice for the 2nd round of the day. Water features are very nicely used and add a very picturesque feel to the course while playing. While daunting in look, most were very easy to avoid, or throw over without much worry or effort, mind you it was very little wind when we played. We ordered food before heading out and they were more than happy to accommodate us with to-go containers and cups for our adult beverages. We met 2 really nice guys before heading out who sent us a really cool interactive map for the course found here.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1MpFChIGTpE9zjZnEwqC1i489V3g
I highly recommend printing this map out, as it only works in a browser and on a phone that can be a pain.

Cons: Some holes are insanely long (1st hole 740ft both tees) and look even longer due to the wide open spaces of the golf course. A few of the really long holes are hard to follow the desired path so the map is a necessity. Tees can be a pain to find as well, some follow the flow of the golf course, others don't, but there is no directional signs from basket to next tee in 95% of the time. Signage is, well, decent. They are stuck in the ground about 2ft high, very hard to spot in most cases as a bush, tree stump or even elevated golf tee can obscure your view of them. While the signage was pretty detailed and gave you a good visualization of the hole, unfortunately this is your best clue to where the next tee pad is, and its difficult to spot in many cases. We usually just referred to the map when we had to and drove in the general direction of the tee and finally found the sign. Some baskets to tees are crazy far. I would not want to walk this course more than once in a day, and maybe never. Add the total distance (7200+ ft from short tees, 8400+ from long tees) with the walk from basket to next tee, Id bet its close to 12000+. One basket to tee is probably 1500-1800ft alone. This would be killer if you were not prepared or trained to play and walk that much in one round. No course map provided by the pro shop when you pay, just some instructions on finding the first tee. Kind of disappointed in the fact that it seems they started to treat and design the DG course as a valued part of their golf complex, but then fell short in the details like tee signage, directional signage, course maps. Being a golf course, Id love to see some extra amenities that they tend to offer the ball golfers, such as disc washers or towels on some holes, since it is pay to play, not just for the carts. Pro shop does not sell any discs! This amazed me that they didn't have even a few base plastics for folks to purchase before their round for the water holes. I would play here again for sure, as the pros out weighed the cons for me. I would get a cart for sure, and probably would prefer to play it only once in a day, and definitely as the 2nd round if playing a multi-round day as you want to be warmed up playing this course as the distance will test your arm from hole 1.