Boxford, Massachusetts · Est. 2026
A private disc golf course that starts on a driveway and lawn, then drops into the hardwoods. Short, technical holes with turns, stone walls and tight gaps, built by Eric Powers and played by invitation.
How we stack up
The courses we play most, side by side. Tangled Valley is the shortest of the bunch, so it rewards touch and placement over raw distance.
| Course | Holes | Par | Length (ft) | Avg hole (ft) | Shortest (ft) | Longest (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangled ValleyBoxford · Tournament (9 baskets, played twice) | 18 | 48 | 3,206 | 178 | 121#5 / 14 | 245#2 / 11 |
| Pye Brook ParkTopsfield · Main | 20 | 61 | 6,569 | 328 | 189#13 | 780#19 |
| Scouting WoodsPeabody · Main | 9 | 27 | 2,049 | 228 | 163#5 | 353#8 |
| Clement FarmHaverhill · Orange (B tees) | 18 | 59 | 6,534 | 363 | 227#17 | 544#16 |
| Endicott ParkDanvers · Main | 9 | 27 | 2,498 | 278 | 206#9 | 317#6 |
Most-played layout for each course, from UDisc, October 2026. Pye Brook’s 20 holes include 10A.
Course news
Before you play
Tangled Valley is on private land at the course owner's home. Every round is by invitation: text ahead to book a tee time, and you'll get directions then.
30-second course tour
| Access | Private land · by invitation · text to book |
| Season | Year-round, conditions permitting |
| Typical round | 30 minutes to 2.5 hours, per UDisc |
| Tees | Brick pavers, wood and dirt |
| Terrain | Lawn and wooded hillside · not cart-friendly |
| Dogs | Not allowed |
| Facilities | No restroom or water |
Tournament layout · 18 holes · Par 48
Nine holes through six baskets, played twice: holes 10–18 replay 1–9. Tees, baskets and lines are placed from the UDisc GPS layout over the satellite view of the property. Tap a hole to follow its line.
Hole 6 · the water hazard
Every disc the pond on hole 6 has swallowed, and the name of the player who fed it. Splash one in and you're on the wall forever.
The Pond TollEvery splash costs $5, paid straight into the Ace Pot.
Thinking about hole 6? The Ghost Rider floats. Just saying.
From UDisc course statistics · updated
Logged in UDisc on any layout.
Lower is better. Months with no ranked play are skipped.
Tangled Valley logged its first round on March 25, 2026. Through the spring it was mostly a practice loop: two rounds in March, seven in April and a May spike to 23. Summer went quiet. In June the course slipped to No. 120 in Massachusetts for rounds played, and July and August logged nothing.
The league changed that. Weekly league nights started on September 11. September closed with 41 rounds from 7 players, 3 of them first-timers, and the course climbed to No. 66 in the state. Nationally it moved from No. 10,075 to No. 4,972. In the last four weeks, play is up on the four weeks before.
Fall 2026 · inaugural season
Weekly league nights for the friends and neighbors who call Boxford home, and anyone else who wants in. Singles, shotgun start, scored live in UDisc with handicaps.
Fall 2026 runs Oct 15 – Dec 17 under the PDGA Official Rules, with a PDGA Certified Official as League Director. See it on the PDGA →
League news
Points standings · through
UDisc standard points. Ties share a place. Live standings on UDisc
30-second league promo
Low round of the week takes it home
League side pot
Past winners
Scores from UDisc · photos by week
Annual membership
A small private club for the people who want Tangled Valley to be their home course. Members get year-round access to the course, a standing league spot and a say in what gets built next.
Club news
The people behind the club
Owner · Founder · Course Designer
Built Tangled Valley on his own land in Boxford and laid out every hole. A PDGA member since 2026, Eric passed the PDGA Certified Official rules exam in October 2026 and is certified through 2029. He runs the league as its PDGA League Director and plays amateur in the Mixed Amateur 40+ division; his first PDGA event was the Jewelry City Ice Bowl in March 2026. PDGA profile →
Lifetime Honorary Member
Lifetime Honorary Member
Play any day the course is open. Text for a tee time and you're on.
Bring up to two guests per round, up to four guest rounds a month.
A guaranteed place on every league night. The $5 Ace Pot is still paid weekly.
A season disc stamped with the club roundel, plus a member bag tag.
An end-of-season 18-hole invitational with a members-only Golden Disc.
Members vote on new holes, tee pads and baskets, and join two work days a year.
| Annual dues | $1,000, paid at the start of each membership year |
| Membership year | 12 months from your join date |
| Founding rate | Founding members keep $1,000 a year for as long as they renew |
| Joining | By invitation after a round with a current member |
Training · get better between league nights
Lessons, drills and the rule book, all in one place. The videos are the instruction we’ve been watching lately, sorted by skill. Short course, tight lines: putting and approach are where Tangled Valley rounds are won.
Video library · 25 picks
My Favorite and Most Effective Disc Golf Putting TipScott Stokely
If you never "three putt," you are putting too soft: how to find the right putting speedScott Stokely
If you putt better in your backyard than when you compete, here’s something that will helpScott Stokely
ShortGannon Buhr Putting Program: A Look InsideSling Shot Disc Golf
Uli Learned This One Form Change from Gannon Before Winning the Open at AustinAnother Round Disc Golf
Throw It Back to Throw It Far: Small Hip Change to Increase Your Backhand DistanceCam Hoff DG
How to Get More Spin Into the Disc: Beginner Tips & Best DrillZach Turpin Disc Golf
How to Throw Flat Backhands Every TimeScott Stokely
How to Backhand in Disc Golf: The Biggest Mistakes to AvoidJustDisc
You Don’t Spin the Disc. This Is WhyTristan Tanner
Why the nose goes up on your drivesScott Stokely
ShortDisc Golf Rounding and How to Stop ItJustDisc
ShortAchieving a Power Pocket: Create SpaceCam Hoff DG
ShortWant to Throw Farther?Sling Shot Disc Golf
ShortHow to Break 300 Feet… FinallySling Shot Disc Golf
Rules, clubs & resources
Gear for the woods
Every current mold from Innova, Westside Discs and Latitude 64, with flight numbers for each. Tangled Valley is short and wooded, so the course picks lean toward discs that fly straight and stop where you aim them.
Pro Shop news
Shop by brand or by shot
Reading the numbers
Every disc is rated on four numbers. For a course this tight, speed matters less than control: most holes here are under 200 feet.
How fast the disc has to be thrown to fly as designed. Higher speed needs more arm.
How well it holds the air. More glide means more distance for less effort.
How much it drifts right early in flight (for a right-handed backhand). More negative turns more.
How hard it hooks left as it slows down. Higher fade is more dependable in wind.
Featured brand · Tangled Valley Pro Shop
Not approved. Not sorry.
Six discs the rules committee would never sign off on. Each one breaks a rule on purpose, and each one fixes something that costs you strokes in the woods: wind, short arms, spit-outs and lost plastic.
outlawdiscs.com
The wanted board
One for every slot in the bag: driver, fairway, midrange, two putters, and one for after dark. Flight numbers are speed, glide, turn and fade, same as any other disc in the shop.
Rap sheet
Approved discs have to meet the PDGA's technical standards, which leave no room for bolt-on weights, holes, grippy add-ons or electronics. Here's which line each outlaw crosses, and what you get for it.
| Disc | Slot | Flight | The rule it breaks | What it fixes |
|---|
First run
Outlaw Discs are concept designs right now. Nothing is made or for sale yet. If you'd put one in your bag, email Eric with the disc you want and you'll be on the list when the first run is stamped.
eric@tangledvalley.com
Or open a new email with the subject filled in.
Ride at your own risk