The Blue layout (playable on even days of the month) is technical, longer, and more challenging than the Orange layout. Good shot shape and placement are necessary to score well. "BACK 9"
Total Blue Course length: 3,117 feet, Par 29
Blue 1
BLUE 1 starts in a pocket of trees across the pole yard to the left of Orange 1. A strong hyzer shot should have you parked at the basket, but don't let your disc slide behind the guardian backstop trees! If your disc goes over the path long right, it is Out of Bonds. Play with a +1 penalty stroke from the Drop Zone (45').
Blue 2
BLUE 2 is the most heavily-treed hole on the course. Follow the signs from basket one to get to the teepad. A straight shot down the tunnel of trees could leave you parked. It's not a long hole, but it is a challenge! When putting, approaching, or driving, beware of the steep cliff drop off behind the basket. There's a net installed which might help catch wayward disc. If your disc goes over the cliff or hits the net, it's out of bounds and you'll need to take a +1 penalty stroke. The Drop Zone is at the edge of Circle 1 (33') along the exit path. Discs should be retrieved using the path at the foot bridge. DO NOT climb over the logs or around the net directly down into the gully. Use extreme caution when retrieving discs.
Blue 3
BLUE 3 features a tunnel shot that will get harder and harder as the trees grow and mature. Make sure your disc passes to the LEFT of the MANDO tree. If you don't, play your lie with +1 penalty stroke. The island from Orange 2 is NOT in play on Blue 3. If your disc somehow makes its way into the fenced-in-yard, play with a +1 penalty stroke from the Drop Zone found at the Blue 9 teepad.
Blue 4
BLUE 4 is an opportunity to throw a very technical shot from an elevated position. The basket is found well past the seasonal casual water in front of the teepad, out and to the right. There are a lot of trees and hazards on this hole, so good shot placement is rewarded! Before you tee off, be sure to take a peek at beautiful Johns Creek off of the back of the teepad below you.
Blue 5
BLUE 5 features a Double Mando right off the teepad. Your drive will need to split these trees. If it doesn't, re-tee but count your first stroke. Once you get through the Double Mando trees and across the walking path, you'll need to cross the hazardous tall grass. If your disc lands in the tall grass, play with a +1 penalty stroke from your lie.
Blue 6
BLUE 6 is the longest hole on the course- and it's slightly uphill! Big arms are rewarded on this PAR 4 hole. Most players should plan on more than one max-power drive to reach the basket. Watch out for the alcove just off the tee on the left. The basket is fairly open to the fairway, but your approach shot needs to be selected carefully.
Blue 7
BLUE 7 requires strategic shot placement to score well on this PAR 4 hole. After passing to the left of the Mando just off the teepad, most players will try to get their disc to the top of the hill, then throw a flex or forehand shot around the trees to the basket. If your disc lands in the fenced-in-yard, play with a +1 penalty stroke at the Drop Zone, which is the Orange 5 teepad. Beware of rollaways on the sloped green! (Yield to players on Blue 6 at the crossing fairway.)
Blue 8
BLUE 8 features two options to attack the basket, depending on your shot strength and the wind conditions. The traditional play is a forehand shot down the line of fir trees so that the disc breaks right at the end of the flight, right at the basket. An alternate approach is a big hyzer through a small gap over the cliff to your right. If your disc gets caught up in a tree and somehow doesn't make it across the path, play with a +1 penalty stroke from the 140' Drop Zone. If your disc goes onto or over the path long, play with a +1 penalty stroke from the 66' Drop Zone on the far side of the fairway. The elevated basket on the old power pole adds a little something extra to make this hole a real challenge. History Nugget: This pole used to be light pole #8 on Olympic Highway North in Shelton before the decorative poles and LEDs were added to the newly rebuilt roadway during the Downtown Connector Project (2019).
Blue 9
BLUE 9 is a straight shot to the final basket. Players will need to navigate the trees just off of the teepad as well as the guardian trees at the basket. The swales are rough (no penalty)! If your disc goes into the fenced-in-yard, play with a +1 penalty stroke from the Drop Zone (120') between the swales.