Brighton Recreation Area

Very good technical course. Bring all your shots for this wooded, tight and fair gem of pure MI disc golf. Not too many long shots and found I really did not need as many discs as I schlepped around ... show more ›

Very good technical course. Bring all your shots for this wooded, tight and fair gem of pure MI disc golf. Not too many long shots and found I really did not need as many discs as I schlepped around (17), could have ditched all my high speed stuff. Fairway drivers and mids are the ticket. I pulled my cart but after getting into the back 9, I started to regret it, there's some elevation to deal with. A simple bag of discs you know well is key here. As of this review, there is just a few tee pads to be installed still. Signage is great and I never felt lost. Wear pants, lots of brambles off the fairways and around almost all the greens, not too bad but annoying. Rough was not terrible as far as disc hunting goes. Great place to practice, nobody seems to play here.

1-9 great opening, low elevation but good lines with some tight fairways and thick rough make it challenging for new to intermediate players. 10-18 turn into a great course for elevation challenges w ... show more ›

1-9 great opening, low elevation but good lines with some tight fairways and thick rough make it challenging for new to intermediate players.
10-18 turn into a great course for elevation challenges with a continuation of thick rough but a bit more forgiving in fairway size finishing off with a beautiful par 4.
Lots of poison ivy and a lack of pads on the back nine are my only current negatives. Teepads on the back would improve this a lot.
Also.. To all players.. No garbage cans that i saw yet so please pack in pack out, dont just leave your cans at the tee sign

It's ugly for sure it should get better. What a random layout I can see a ton of work has been done to get to this point but that land is not pretty it is well design and you can tell the course is g ... show more ›

It's ugly for sure it should get better. What a random layout I can see a ton of work has been done to get to this point but that land is not pretty it is well design and you can tell the course is getting worked hard to make it what it is no complaint to the designers I think they are doing the best they can with what they got but a rake would go a long way.

Sorry john i hit 392 hours last year working on this course. it has all kinds of potential but long way to go. ignore the ADA handicap holes the real front 9 is back in the woods, i base none of my ... show more ›

Sorry john i hit 392 hours last year working on this course. it has all kinds of potential but long way to go. ignore the ADA handicap holes the real front 9 is back in the woods, i base none of my rating on those as i consider them simply warm up holes. way better this year after the park cut down the tress, and then some, that were approved to be removed last year. 15 more holes to go and the park has changed directions on the land we get to use so alot more elevation changes will come into play.

This course will be a gem when its done its months even maybe years before it will hit its stride, almost 2 years if you include planning and approval to get to this point but who knows with luck we c ... show more ›

This course will be a gem when its done its months even maybe years before it will hit its stride, almost 2 years if you include planning and approval to get to this point but who knows with luck we can get this finished this year... we are all out there trying anyway. Big love to Bill Gilbert for working a registered almost 200 hrs last year on that course just in clean up of pickers and brush and downed trees CRAZY! But coming along looking much better last weekend when i was out with some more trees down... NICE
Just keeps getting nicer... looking so much better out there!

11/6/16-I haven't been to this course in 4 months or so. I went today just for a short nine and was blown away that the back 9 are in for a total of 18 holes. These back holes are nothing like the fro ... show more ›

11/6/16-I haven't been to this course in 4 months or so. I went today just for a short nine and was blown away that the back 9 are in for a total of 18 holes. These back holes are nothing like the front, they have and up north feel with tons of elevation. They are all solid par 3s and hole 18 is for sure a par 4 or maybe 5 at 500+ feet snaking downhill through the woods. All the holes are now re-number 1-18 with great flow. Signs on all the holes. The back nine do not have t-pads, I hope they will come. A couple of the tees are not level, hopefully some t pads will correct that situation.
Remember that these holes are work in progress, if you get off the fairway be prepared to rough through thick brush and some torn bushes. My advise, wear pants.

Thank you to the DNR and whoever else that finally made this happen. I wanted to rate it an A but without the T-pads its just not quite there. This is now my new home course, I love it and look forward to playing it often.

3/25/13 - I have updated my review to a B-. On a whim I decided to check out the course again and I was pleasantly surprised to find that many trees and brush have been cleared. This course is now looking way better and lines are becoming possible. I even met the course designer while I was playing and he explained the more good changes are store. Thanks Eric, the course is looking good.

12/20/12- Way to many trees, the lines are impossible. I have played this course several times and really want to like it since it is close to home. I have now realized that I just don't like it. I am done with it until some trees are cleaned out. Thumbs up to A3disc, he has put a lot of effort in on this course but his hands are tied in changing much as he does not have deign control. The bummer is that this course has tons of potential.

the original 9 will test any player ability with it's tight lines and thick brush. an arrant drive will surely be punished. the name of the game here is placement if you want to get up and down in 3. ... show more ›

the original 9 will test any player ability with it's tight lines and thick brush. an arrant drive will surely be punished. the name of the game here is placement if you want to get up and down in 3. the first two holes curve to the right followed by a 375' gradual left. 4 is in the shape of an inverted L with the pin tucked in to the right, 5 on the original (or 20 when the course is completed) is a straight 250'r AKA the deuce hole. 6 has a 25' gap to hit and you could play a slow "S" turn or a straight laser. 7 is the dreaded "candy cane" hole that hooks hard to the left. 8 is a short righty hyzer with an inside route (risky) or an outside route with a bigger gap. 9 (or 24) is a semi straight 365' line that gradually fades to the left after about 200'. Great technical course, can't wait for 5-19 to be finished