Tangled Valley Disc Golf
Tangled Valley

Tangled Valley Disc Golf Course

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.

Private · by invitation Text for a tee time Axiom Pro HD baskets

Before you play

Playing Tangled Valley

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

AccessPrivate land · by invitation · text to book
SeasonYear-round, conditions permitting
Typical round30 minutes to 2.5 hours, per UDisc
TeesBrick pavers, wood and dirt
TerrainLawn and wooded hillside · not cart-friendly
DogsNot allowed
FacilitiesNo restroom or water

Tournament layout · 18 holes · Par 48

The course map

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.

Brick tee Wood tee Dirt tee Mat tee Basket Valley Road · OB

Hole 6 · the water hazard

The Pond of Shame

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.

Discs in the pond
Days since the last splash

    Thinking about hole 6? The Ghost Rider floats. Just saying.

    From UDisc course statistics · updated

    A backyard course on the rise

    Rounds played by month, 2026

    Logged in UDisc on any layout.

    Massachusetts rank by rounds played

    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.

    Tangled Valley Disc Golf League

    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.

    Points standings · through

    Season standings

    UDisc standard points. Ties share a place. Live standings on UDisc

    30-second league promo

    Low round of the week takes it home

    The Golden Disc

    League side pot

    The Ace Pot

    Current pot Grows $5 per player every league night, plus $5 for every disc lost to the pond, until someone hits an ace.

    How it works

    • $5 per player goes in each league night.
    • The Pond Toll: every disc that splashes into the hole 6 pond adds another $5.
    • An ace during a league round takes the whole pot.
    • Two aces on the same night split it.
    • No ace, no payout. The pot rolls to next week.

    Past winners

    Scores from UDisc · photos by week

    Week by week

    Tangled Valley Disc Golf Club

    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.

    $1,000per year
    Founding memberships open

    The people behind the club

    Club leadership

    Eric Powers

    Owner · Founder · Course Designer

    Built Tangled Valley on his own land in Boxford and laid out every hole.

    Dave Oliva

    Lifetime Honorary Member

    Dennis Marks

    Lifetime Honorary Member

    Membership

    Year-round course access

    Play any day the course is open. Text for a tee time and you're on.

    Guest privileges

    Bring up to two guests per round, up to four guest rounds a month.

    League spot held

    A guaranteed place on every league night. The $5 Ace Pot is still paid weekly.

    Member gear

    A season disc stamped with the club roundel, plus a member bag tag.

    Members' Invitational

    An end-of-season 18-hole invitational with a members-only Golden Disc.

    A vote on the course

    Members vote on new holes, tee pads and baskets, and join two work days a year.

    House rules

    1. Text before you play. Every round is booked ahead, members included.
    2. Play during daylight unless it's a scheduled glow round.
    3. The street and stone walls are out of bounds. Never throw toward the road.
    4. Carry out what you carry in. Leave the woods the way you found them.
    5. No dogs on the course.
    6. Guests play with a member, never on their own.
    7. Keep it friendly and leave room for the group behind you.

    The fine print

    Annual dues$1,000, paid at the start of each membership year
    Membership year12 months from your join date
    Founding rateFounding members keep $1,000 a year for as long as they renew
    JoiningBy invitation after a round with a current member

    Request an invitation

    Tangled Valley Pro Shop

    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.

    InnovaWestside DiscsLatitude 64

    Featured brand

    Outlaw Discs

    Six concept discs that break the rules on purpose, from a brass-weighted driver to a magnetic putter that pulls itself into the chains. Not approved. Not sorry.

    Meet the gang →

    Shop by brand or by shot

    The discs

    Reading the numbers

    Flight numbers, quickly

    Every disc is rated on four numbers. For a course this tight, speed matters less than control: most holes here are under 200 feet.

    Speed · 1–15

    How fast the disc has to be thrown to fly as designed. Higher speed needs more arm.

    Glide · 1–7

    How well it holds the air. More glide means more distance for less effort.

    Turn · +1 to −5

    How much it drifts right early in flight (for a right-handed backhand). More negative turns more.

    Fade · 0–5

    How hard it hooks left as it slows down. Higher fade is more dependable in wind.

    ← Back to the Pro Shop

    Featured brand · Tangled Valley Pro Shop

    Outlaw
    Discs

    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.

    See the wanted board Not approved

    outlawdiscs.com

    The wanted board

    Meet the gang

    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

    What they're wanted for

    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.

    DiscSlotFlightThe rule it breaksWhat it fixes

    First run

    Ride with the gang

    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

    The fine print

    • None of these discs would pass PDGA approval. They're for casual rounds, glow nights and backyard games.
    • Don't bring them to a sanctioned event or a rated round. Your scores won't count and the TD won't be amused.
    • Leave them home on league night too. The Golden Disc is won with legal plastic.
    • Designs, names and flight numbers are early concepts and will change before anything is made.