Disc Wood, the Disc Golf Course in Kirkwood Mountain Lake Tahoe, is celebrating its ten year anniversary and if you are a disc golfer chances are you’ve at least heard of “the Pebble Beach of Disc Golf.” It is one of the better known Frisbee golf courses around and if you are on the west coast and are a fan of Frisbee golf you should definitely check it out. Kirkwood Resort’s Disc Wood is open to play and is a free Frisbee golf course. While it is a par three, you will still need your disc golf driver if you want to survive the 16th hole!

Kirkwoods Par Five 16th hole is one of the longest frisbee golf holes youll ever play!

Located on the mountainside near the Timber Creek base area, Kirkwood Frisbee golf course has its share of unique features. If you ask anyone about Kirkwood’s Disc Wood Frisbee golf course they will likely mention the unforgettable 16th hole. The par-5 hole is one of the longest in California, and has an incredible 1,200 feet! You are going to need quite an arm to make par on that course! It seems like everyone here is saying disc golf rules! You’ve gotta get out here to see all the fun because its a great course.

The disc golf course is is popular with both locals and visitors. Its not unusual to find Frisbee golfers from the Bay Area tossing discs at the course. Likewise, Frisbee golf fans from Carson Valley are also known to visit Disc Wood. What many newcomers to Disc Wood will notice on their first play through is the disc golf course’s elevation. Kirkwood Mountain resort is at 7,800 feet above sea level, and many of the holes are mountainous. Many of the Disc Wood holes are uphill and long for Frisbee golf courses. The uphill can be cause particular trouble when it comes time to putt, because disc golfers are attempting to relax and focus on the putt but their quickly beating heart can make that difficult. This is one quirk of the disc golf course that regulars have had to master as they attempt to master the course. You can find more about the course at Kirkwood at PDGA.

People playing frisbee golf at Kirkwood, CA.

Disc Wood opened on July 24, 1999. The 18-hole Frisbee golf course has 17 par 3′s and what many find the best hole on the course a par five on the 16th hole. The Frisbee golf course was designed by Tim Parsons. It seems like there was a lot of demand for the course when it opens, as Parsons said that there were disc golfers playing it as soon as a hole went up. Beautiful and very Challenging course that plays up several ski runs and straight down a 1200 foot slope. Rubber tee pads and 18 mach 3 baskets. The Kirkwood Frisbee Golf Course is only open from June through early October.

The Disc Wood Frisbee golf course starts at Timber Creek Lodge and goes from there. A map of the golf course is available at the General Store, and newbies would do well to grab one. Disc golfers unfamiliar with the site have been known to have a hard time finding the the holes. The course does not favor a hand, and both lefties and righties will find the Kirkwood Mountain disc golf course challenging. If you make it out, maybe you want to compare your stats to the other Kirkwood disc golf stats.

Disc Wood opens as soon as the weather permits, June at the latest and closes in October. To get to Kirkwood Disc Golf Course take highway 88 east to Kirkwood ski resort, it will be on your right. If you have any questions about the Kirkwood golf course or want to learn more, please content the Summer HQ at (209) 258-7210 or visit the Kirkwood golf course official site.