Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course |
Hyzer Creek is an 18-hole 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 57. Overnight camping is free. This course is in the southern Adirondacks in a very rural, quiet area. Course length 6177 feet and par 63, with 11 par 3 holes, 5 par 4's, and 2 par 5's. Elevation changes on almost every hole. Course statistics. |
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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 all year, unless buried under snow. Visitors welcome if they sign a liability waiver. |
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Hyzer Creek was voted 34th best disc golf course in the world in 2008, 48th best in 2010, and 49th best in 2011, out of over 4000 courses. |
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This course has been in the newspapers and on TV!! |
TV: Capital News 9 (Albany, NY) 2003 |
| TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpTw6Wicqf4 | |
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Newspaper: ------- The Glens Falls Post Star 2002 |
| Newspaper:-------- The Saratogian 2003 | |
| Newspaper:---------The Saratogian 2010 |
Adopt a hole at Hyzer Creek!!! Sponsor a pin and be a member for life!!!

DBZ is the rate of rainfall, higher numbers mean more rain.
Time is Greenwich, subtract 5 hours for eastern time zone, 4 during daylight
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Map 1. Map to Saratoga |||||||||||||||||| |
Map 2. Map to Hyzer Creek from Saratoga ||||||||||||||||| |
Map 3. Detailed map to Hyzer Creek ||||||||||||||||| |
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 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 exit 24 and take I-87 to exit 13 N to Saratoga, and follow directions above from Saratoga.
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.
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Philosophy of the course design