Hyzer
Creek Disc Golf Course |
Hyzer Creek is an 18 hole, par 60 disc golf course about 13 miles west of
Saratoga Springs, New York. It has hills and water, open holes, woods holes,
long "grip and rip" holes, and tight finesse holes.
SSA is 55. Overnight camping is free. This
course is in the rugged foothills of the Adirondacks in
a very rural, quiet area.
Course length 6080 feet with 13 par 3 holes, 3 par 4's, and 2 par 5 holes.
Elevation changes on almost every hole.
Course record is 51
(PDGA round rating 1023). |
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Hyzer Creek is a private course owned and operated
by local disc golfers, who built the course by adopting fairways and
sponsoring pins, and can play for free if they do. Course is open 24/7--365,
unless buried under snow. Visitors welcome if they sign a liability waiver
at the gate. |
Adopt a hole at Hyzer Creek!!!
Sponsor a pin and be a member for life!!!
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PHOTO GALLERY
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1 tee
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1 green
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2 tee
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3 ace run
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3 green
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4 tee
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4 upshot
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4 pin
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5 tee
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5 from dogleg
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6 tee
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7 tee
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7 green
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8 tee
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8 green
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9 tee
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9 green
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10 tee
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10 green
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11 tee
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11 pin
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12 tee
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12 in the fall
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12 mid-fairway
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12 in action
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12 green
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13 tee
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13 green
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14 tee
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14 pin
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15 tee
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15 mid-fairway
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15 upshot
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15 green
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16 tee
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16 pin in creek
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16 pin in winter
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New 17 tee shot
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New 17 midrange
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18 tee
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18 upshot
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Directions from Saratoga. At
Starbucks, take Rt. 29 west for 12.9 miles and turn right onto Barkersville Rd. On
Barkersville Rd, go 2.9 miles to #7272 Barkersville Rd, and you are there. Look for
"Hyzer Creek" on mailbox. Make sure you bear right at the fork in downtown
Barkersville and look for the tiny arrow that says "Barkersville Rd" at the
fork.
Directions from Albany, Schenectady, Troy,
etc. Take
Interstate 90 west to the Schenectady exit 25, then take 890 to exit 4C (Scotia exit),
turn left on route 5 and over the bridge to Scotia, go through downtown Scotia about 4 or
5 blocks and turn right on Route 147. Take 147 north 17 miles until it ends at Rt. 29.
Turn right on route 29 and go 1.5 miles and turn left onto Barkersville road, and follow
directions on Barkersville Rd. from above.
Directions from Rochester, Syracuse, etc. Take
Thruway to exit 27 (Amsterdam) go north on rt. 30 for 9 or 10 miles to route 29,
turn right and go 10.4 miles to Barkersville Rd, turn left onto Barkersville Rd. and
follow the directions from above.
Directions from downstate. Take the
Thruway to Schenectady (exit 25) and follow directions above from Schenectady.
Direction from Glens Falls, and other points north.
Take the Northway to exit 15, go through downtown Saratoga and follow from
"Directions from Saratoga" from above.
Philosophy of the course design
30708,(n2706-d1207=1257)(d1207-30708=683)
