Course #1: Token Creek Disc Golf Course – Madison, WI

Map. PDGA

I thought this course was awesome. The $5 fee to play seemed a bit steep at first, but it became wildly apparent that the money garnered through this pay-to-play system was put right back into the course. There are dual, concrete tees on every hole, and each hole also has 3 separate pin locations varying in difficulty. They only have one location setup at a time, but playing a tournament here would be very interesting if they kept moving the baskets. There is a practice basket for putting and enough space to get in a good warmup. It wasn’t very crowded, but I was a little surprised to see a lot of beginner golfers. Gotta start somewhere. When reading these posts, keep in mind we are playing from the pro tees.

Hole #1

It was pretty windy while we were out at the course, which made this seemingly easy, straight shot a bit more difficult. There is a lot of space behind the tree if you want to take the hyzer route, which I did.

A tough 35 footer if you end up in the tree.

Hole #2

This was another wide-open straight shot, however the 30 mph headwind made this a tough golf shot. The pin is about 400 ft. up on the left side.

Hole #3

Another straight shot.

Hole #4

If you look closely you can see the basket down there to the right of the barn, in-between the trees. A slight anhyzer was the shot here.

Hole #5

You can’t see it here, but the basket is over that little fence and down into the trees about 450 ft.

The hole really clears up once you get past the first set of trees, so don’t be afraid to huck it down there.

Hole #6

This was one of the more interesting holes on the course. There are 3 rock stands up there, each one protecting a different basket location. It’s a pretty short hole, but plays a lot longer because of the late incline.

I put my disc right off the front of this first rock stand. Luckily it was good plastic and didn’t get fucked up.

Hole #7

Another fun hole. The straight route to the basket is almost completely covered by growth. I went with the big hyzer shot with a very overstable disc. Just aimed at the top of the tree line in the back and let the disc work itself back towards the basket.

Landed about 15 feet away for a deuce. There is a drastic falloff behind the basket, so you’ll want to be careful when putting that way or you’ll end up with a bogey.

Hole #8

One of the more picturesque holes on the course. Forehand was the shot here.

Hole #9

The basket is almost impossibly buried down to the right. A safe shot up the middle or slight-right is the way to go. You’ll want to get as far down the fairway as you can to give yourself a shot at a long putt.

The basket is next to my friend Cory up there. You can see I didn’t give myself a chance at the long putt.

Hole #10

Back to another mostly wide open hole. The tree line protecting the basket is about 375 ft. away and downhill, so getting there is decently easy.

Here you can see the wall of trees guarding the basket (center-right). This made deuces nearly impossible from the back tees.

Hole #11

The hole really clears up once you get around that first bend. This was the longest hole on the course, if I remember correctly.

Hole #12

Here’s a look at the signs they have on each hole. You can see each of the pin locations and where they are relative to the tee box. These are probably the nicest signs with the most accurate hole drawings I’ve ever seen.

Another pretty hole. Basket up to the right.

Another tree-protected basket. Makes upshots more difficult that I’m used to.

Hole #13

This was another real long hole. You’ll want to keep your tee shot low to get some glide down the hill.

Hole #14

Hole #15

The holes really started to get longer here on the back 9…

There you can finally see the pin, up to the left.

Hole #16

The basket on this hole was actually a lot more to the left than it may appear by looking down the fairway. I suggest going over the trees on your left.

Damn tree.

Hole #17

The pin is sort of hidden from the back tees here, but it’s about 275 up to the left.

Hole #18

A straight 315 ft. shot to end the round. One of only a handful of ace-able holes.