The Beacon

Looking back from where you just tee'd-off across the road near the cycle racks. Hole 5 tee-pad it just before the pathway, and looking up the hill towards to Towers.

University of Essex Disc Golf Hole 5

From the tee-pad you can see the basket just at the top of the hill with the Towers as your backdrop. You might find it easier to throw your disc somewhere at the base of the hill rather than trying to power it up in one shot. Hole 5 has an tee-to-basket incline of 11m and is 88m in distance, at par 3.

Pro tip

The first of the dramatic signature holes, The Beacon. The basket is perched at the top of the hill so it’s often better to land short and putt up than attack past on the drive and find yourself staring down what looks like a mountain for the putt.

Next hole: Hole 6 - Clover Field