Nicest course in OR?

[RallySoob]

Question to those who have played most of the courses in Oregon.... Which is the 'Nicest' Course as far as scenery/baskets/tee's go? Not so much interested in what is the hardest, most challenging or anything along those lines. From the reviews I found that Whistler in Roseburg looks to be really nice, suggestions?

[Matt B.]

Question to those who have played most of the courses in Oregon.... Which is the 'Nicest' Course as far as scenery/baskets/tee's go? Not so much interested in what is the hardest, most challenging or anything along those lines. From the reviews I found that Whistler in Roseburg looks to be really nice, suggestions?

Consensus generally seems to be Whistler's Bend, but you will get several other courses with multiple proponents.

[Bullseye]

Question to those who have played most of the courses in Oregon.... Which is the 'Nicest' Course as far as scenery/baskets/tee's go? Not so much interested in what is the hardest, most challenging or anything along those lines. From the reviews I found that Whistler in Roseburg looks to be really nice, suggestions?

Best Golf and Good Destination: Milo McIver
Best Destination and Good Golf: Whistler's Bend

[DexterHawk]

Willamette Pass is a really unique and fun set up.

[SMOKIN JOE]

if there could only be one it would be atop the bend

[discgolforegon]

Best Golf and Good Destination: Milo McIver
Best Destination and Good Golf: Whistler's Bend

great answer right there... Whistlers is my home course, and i too would agree that Milo has the best "GOLF" out there.

ASIDE from my opinion on this... we are in the process of getting several projects approved by the county and hope to making some much needed upgrades to Whistlers Bend in the near future. :)

[Adam Schneider]

I vote for Whistler's Bend, no question. McIver's scenery doesn't come close.

Hagg Lake has beautiful scenery, but the course itself is anything but "nice."

[RallySoob]

cool thanks for the input. We're headed to Whistlers Bend this weekend. I Plan on hitting up a course in corvallis and Eugene on the way or way back too.

[essjay]

Just a heads up - there is a rather large doubles tourney going on at Whistler's this weekend. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...

[Matt B.]

Just a heads up - there is a rather large doubles tourney going on at Whistler's this weekend. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...

And by rather large she means several hundred people!

[RallySoob]

damn... well theres always next weekend I guess. Maybe I'll check out Milo McIver this weekend instead then. thanks for the heads up

[dan]

Trojan is also very nice. Good baskets and pads, well maintained, and surprisingly beautiful.

[Adam Schneider]

Trojan is also very nice. Good baskets and pads, well maintained, and surprisingly beautiful.
But also full of goose poop and 3-inch-deep mud.

[Tim]

Also, is it skeeter season yet? I remember we went to play there around this time last year, and cut our round short they were so intense. It IS a sweet course though, when conditions cooperate, and not too far from one of the best courses in WA. ;)

[Ms Thing]

Trojan was really great last weekend. It has dried out really well (we did skip 9-12, not enough time) and the skeeters were not bad. The only time I got bit was when we were searching in the bushes, I did not see any out on the fairways.

There is also not much that can compare to the Lucky Mud for beauty, it is under an hour away from Trojan.

[Ol' Bob]

There is also not much that can compare to the Lucky Mud for beauty, it is under an hour away from Trojan.

You are obviously referring to the course keeper, Ol' Bob. :biggrin2:

[motherhucker]

The views at Sorosis are pretty nice too....

[ChainBanger]

Doesn't Benson look right at Multnomah falls? That's the best scenery, and by far the worst course! Rooster rock has naked people with in walking distance. Depending who's out, there might be some great scenery.

[Scott]

Doesn't Benson look right at Multnomah falls? That's the best scenery, and by far the worst course! Rooster rock has naked people with in walking distance. Depending who's out, there might be some great scenery.

It's just west of M. Falls. I don't think you can see them, but there is another falls that you can see. Very beautiful.

Not the worst course. It all depends on what you're looking for. If you want a Milo experience then yeah, you'll be disappointed. If you are taking a new player with you, want a quick stop off the freeway (takes 10-15 minutes to play 9), or want to work on your approach game with your putter then it is a good course.

Don't hate something for what it is not; love it for what it is!

[keys]

Not the worst course. It all depends on what you're looking for. If you want a Milo experience then yeah, you'll be disappointed. If you are taking a new player with you, want a quick stop off the freeway (takes 10-15 minutes to play 9), or want to work on your approach game with your putter then it is a good course.

Don't hate something for what it is not; love it for what it is!

That isn't hating. Benson is one of the worst courses around if you are at all serious about playing disc golf. There is not much to love about that course.

[NWDiscer]

I vote for Whistler's Bend, no question. McIver's scenery doesn't come close.



so you think that brown hills with oak tree's with a sprinkling of pines covered with a ton of poison oak is a better looking place??


and do not get me wrong here i luv the shyt out of :whistler:'s it is for sure in my Personal Top 5 overall courses.

I'm just saying :whistler:'s VS Milo for scenery?? Milo hands down

[Adam Schneider]

I think Benson's fine for a quick stop on the way to somewhere else. But it's still probably the worst course in Oregon.

[Adam Schneider]

so you think that brown hills with oak tree's with a sprinkling of pines covered with a ton of poison oak is a better looking place??
Yes.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/2002/35853b90.jpg
McIver doesn't have anything like that.

[thadeouspage]

McIver = Verdant, Pastoral, Serene

Whistlers = Dramatic, Inspiring, Resplendent

Both are amazing courses and amazing venues, but Whistlers setting is second to none!

[Flash]

Yes.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/2002/35853b90.jpg
McIver doesn't have anything like that.


Yeah Milo has something more like this, I will take the evergreens over the brown oak any day!
Milo Preview 1 (http://www.pdga.com/videos/beaver-state-fling-highlights-from-friday-and-saturday)
Milo Preview 2 (http://www.pdga.com/videos/beaver-state-fling-finals-video)

McIver = Verdant, Pastoral, Serene

Whistlers = Dramatic, Inspiring, Resplendent

Both are amazing courses and amazing venues, but Whistlers setting is second to none!

Are you saying Whistlers is second to none in Oregon or in the World, because the scenery at the Japan Open is pretty freaking amazing!

[NWDiscer]

Yes.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/2002/35853b90.jpg
McIver doesn't have anything like that.

ok maybe half the year you get shots like that and as high as the Umpqua is in that pic. and as green, i would say thats from around Feb./March.


but more power to you. :D

:cheers:

[Adam Schneider]

I think this is like Ford vs. Chevy, Roc vs. Buzzz, etc... there's no right answer. I'll always prefer mountainous scenery over flat woods, even if those mountains are brown.

(And yes, that WB picture is from mid-March.)

[Tim]

Hmm, sounds like this could use an outsider's perspective. I think a road trip is in order at some point. So Milo and Whistler's are obviously "must plays". What other courses, preferably near I-5 would you say are "must plays?" I have a few in mind, but I'd like to hear what the OR perspectives are.

[Adam Schneider]

Hmm, sounds like this could use an outsider's perspective. I think a road trip is in order at some point. So Milo and Whistler's are obviously "must plays". What other courses, preferably near I-5 would you say are "must plays?"
Adair & Dexter. And Tadmor, if it's open.

And if you're in Estacada anyway (because of McIver), be sure to visit Timber.

[Sam]

Adair, Dexter, Waterloo, Bryant, Willamette.... all are worth the trip. :cheers:

[Adam Schneider]

Adair, Dexter, Waterloo, Bryant, Willamette.... all are worth the trip. :cheers:
Just be aware that Waterloo's still a bit rough, and the wooded half of Bryant is EXTREMELY rough. The others are well-established.

[essjay]

And didn't Dexter get pulled?

btw - thanks for the mid-valley shout out Sam :)

We have, as of this weekend, played Bryant and Waterloo, so now we have all of our 4 local courses knocked out. And Adam's right, Bryant and Waterloo are pretty rough right now, in the heart of the growing season!

[Adam Schneider]

And didn't Dexter get pulled?
Supposedly, it's temporary. It might well be back in by the time Tim gets his road trip organized.

[Matt B.]

And didn't Dexter get pulled?

btw - thanks for the mid-valley shout out Sam :)

We have, as of this weekend, played Bryant and Waterloo, so now we have all of our 4 local courses knocked out. And Adam's right, Bryant and Waterloo are pretty rough right now, in the heart of the growing season!


Not responding to you specifically Sarah, but in the interest of good information....The disc golf scene rumor mill is swift and wildly inaccurate! At the BSF I had a guy in my group tell me that Oakway got pulled because some disc golfers "attacked some ball golfers"!!!:bricks:

Dexter baskets will be temporarily removed this Thursday, followed by three work parties, followed by hopefully the baskets going back in. See threads here:
http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1525 (read all the way to the end for actual details)

And here:
http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1599 for work party information

[thadeouspage]

Are you saying Whistlers is second to none in Oregon or in the World, because the scenery at the Japan Open is pretty freaking amazing!

I've never been to Japan, but thanks for asking. I'm sure it was great. Have you posted pictures anywhere?

[snap7times]

Northern Oregon near I-5 would be Pier. Estacada is like 45-60 minutes from I-5, but less from I-205.
In the Valley, salem has 3 courses, soon to be 5, but the existing 3 are pretty good for the valley but nothing awesome for the traveler.
Albany-Corvallis have Adair, Willamette, Bryant, Waterloo, and Tadmor
Eugene has dexter but that's being pulled for a short time I hope.
Roseburg got Whistler's, which is way closer to I-5 than Milo is heh.
Grants Pass got Tom Pearce and Lake Selmac....

And comparing whistler's to Milo is comparing apples and oranges. Play both, love both, advertise both to the world, love one no less than the other.

As far as the Japan open goes, there are plenty out there for pictures and video, beautiful place but throwing less than 152g plastic in windy conditions would frustrate the heck out of me... hmmm maybe i should go in 2010? if they let me in...

[Flatroc]

Question to those who have played most of the courses in Oregon.... Which is the 'Nicest' Course as far as scenery/baskets/tee's go? Not so much interested in what is the hardest, most challenging or anything along those lines. From the reviews I found that Whistler in Roseburg looks to be really nice, suggestions?

I suggest you go to Whistlers and see for yourself why it's reviews appear to attract you. :whistler:
Believe me brother you will not regret it.:wink2:
Heck, holes 7, 9 and 14 are worth the trip all by themselves. :biggrin2:

:whistler's rocs

[essjay]

Not responding to you specifically Sarah, but in the interest of good information....The disc golf scene rumor mill is swift and wildly inaccurate! At the BSF I had a guy in my group tell me that Oakway got pulled because some disc golfers "attacked some ball golfers"!!!:bricks:

Dexter baskets will be temporarily removed this Thursday, followed by three work parties, followed by hopefully the baskets going back in. See threads here:
http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1525 (read all the way to the end for actual details)

And here:
http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1599 for work party information


Uh, yeah sorry. I knew all of that, but I thought that Tim was going in the very near future, and I didn't think I needed to explain the entire thing, since it's already on this board. But I didn't mean to sound like I was spreading rumors, honestly! :shocked:

Sorry! :angel:

:cheers:

[Matt B.]

Uh, yeah sorry. I knew all of that, but I thought that Tim was going in the very near future, and I didn't think I needed to explain the entire thing, since it's already on this board. But I didn't mean to sound like I was spreading rumors, honestly! :shocked:

Sorry! :angel:

:cheers:

I know you weren't spreading rumors! That's what I meant by "I'm not responding to you specifically"....there's just been a lot of over-reaction to the Dexter thing, based on some bad communication, and I'm just trying to get the right info out there. :posting:

No guarantees, but it seems possible that the Dexter baskets will only be out for eight days or so. :cheers:

[zippyboy]

Tim, if you go to :whistler:'s, try and get Yose to join you for a round. I had a blast throwing with him there. He can give you the history of the course, and tons of other cool information. Totally worth the effort!

Oh, and stop by the Mud on your way there or back. Just let me know ahead of time.
:biggrin2:

[Tim]

So maybe you guys know something about this...I heard that somebody stole all the baskets at Dexter? And they think it might have been ball golfers from Oakway?

:wink2:


Thanks for the recommendations. I'm pretty busy for the next couple months so a road trip wouldn't be happening for a little while. Willamette and Adair were on my list, and I was curious about Bryant, Waterloo, and Tadmor. Don't know much about them other than I know Tadmor is at a church camp and the other two apparently are rough around the edges. Would any rate higher than Willamette or Adair?

And Snap, or anyone else I guess, have you been to the Mt. Shasta course? The 4 9's layout sounds intriguing (it's what I've envisioned for my "won the lottery" dream course. :laughing:)

[Trozzle!!!]

So maybe you guys know something about this...I heard that somebody stole all the baskets at Dexter? And they think it might have been ball golfers from Oakway?

I am not a spokesman at all for the EDGC. It is in another post that the course has been pulled indefinitely. The baskets werent stolen. If they were pulled out, its because of the course being pulled, and the work parties coming up that will make it even better :)

http://nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1525

[thadeouspage]

I was curious about Bryant, Waterloo, and Tadmor. Don't know much about them other than I know Tadmor is at a church camp and the other two apparently are rough around the edges. Would any rate higher than Willamette or Adair?

No. Willamette and Adair are the cream of the mid-valley crop (between the Portland area and Eugene). I would not recommend a special trip to the others if you have limited time. Especially if you haven't played Willamette or Adair. Cascades in Salem is worth a stop just based on its proximity to the I-5 exit; the park actually abuts the freeway.

[Tim]

I am not a spokesman at all for the EDGC. It is in another post that the course has been pulled indefinitely. The baskets werent stolen. If they were pulled out, its because of the course being pulled, and the work parties coming up that will make it even better :)

http://nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1525

audible sigh...

[keys]

audible sigh...

:laughing: Nice Will!

[Matt B.]

I am not a spokesman at all for the EDGC. It is in another post that the course has been pulled indefinitely. The baskets werent stolen. If they were pulled out, its because of the course being pulled, and the work parties coming up that will make it even better :)

http://nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1525

Oh fer fucks sake! :headbang::headbang::headbang:

[Bullseye]

You know whats really cool???

Having three pages of debates on which Oregon course is the most awesome, and having a bunch of courses legitimately in the hunt.

We are so very fortunate.

[snap7times]

So maybe you guys know something about this...I heard that somebody stole all the baskets at Dexter? And they think it might have been ball golfers from Oakway?

:wink2:


Thanks for the recommendations. I'm pretty busy for the next couple months so a road trip wouldn't be happening for a little while. Willamette and Adair were on my list, and I was curious about Bryant, Waterloo, and Tadmor. Don't know much about them other than I know Tadmor is at a church camp and the other two apparently are rough around the edges. Would any rate higher than Willamette or Adair?

And Snap, or anyone else I guess, have you been to the Mt. Shasta course? The 4 9's layout sounds intriguing (it's what I've envisioned for my "won the lottery" dream course. :laughing:)

Adam is the only person I know that has even visited the Mt. Shasta course, it is on my list of things to do for this summer and y'all know i'm gonna video tape it for ya... As for the valley, Adair is the farthest drive other than Tadmor from I-5 but Adair is the best of the selection in the Valley. I am hoping that the Jerry Miller Course @ Camp Taloali will become a factor once it gets opened and upgraded through time. The temp lay out for the 2nd course will be awesome, just wish the board would have let us build the first course there instead, but i can cry forever until they let us build a perm 2nd course if they like the temp lay out for the trial run in May... Tadmor is probably not usable during the summer months, same for Camp Taloali. It is a clean tough technical course for sure, but summer time, both courses off limits. And i must add now, the board wants Camp Taloali course to be pay to play since they are needing more money to help improve the camp grounds for the kids more than ever... With the help of one of the members on this forum, we will have a nice drop box made for us, once i get that, i'll announce a big thanks, and y'all can kiss him, till then, zipp shhh...

Ok back to what Tim was asking, yes make Adair your top priority for the valley area, Bryant is awesome if the woods are cleaned up, and for the Salem area, cascades is alright, with the added changes that the club is doing over the next few months, it should be even better, and it being less than 5 minutes off the freeway *if you could drive straight off the freeway, you prob land right into the park instead of driving around front*. Woodmansee in south salem is a tough technical 9 holer last time I played there, and it's family friendly, leave the wife and kids at the playground, play holes 1-6, drop in say hi to the wife and kids, show the family the rabbits that crawl all over hole 7 fairway, then play 8-9 and back to the parking lot.

[Adam Schneider]

Don't know much about them other than I know Tadmor is at a church camp...
I personally think Tadmor is the most fun course in the entire Albany/Corvallis/Lebanon area, but that's because I love playing in the woods. I suppose it depends on what you look for in a disc golf course. Their regular summer sessions go from June 28 to August 21 this year; you absolutely will NOT be able to play during those times. After 8/21, you'd still need to call ahead and see if they've got anything else going on.

And Snap, or anyone else I guess, have you been to the Mt. Shasta course? The 4 9's layout sounds intriguing (it's what I've envisioned for my "won the lottery" dream course. :laughing:)
I've been there but haven't played it. It's mostly flat, with lots of trees but genuine fairways for the most part. I took some photos in the rain and the snow and posted them on DGCR: http://www.dgcoursereview.com/gallery.php?id=3221&mode=gal