Brighton Ski Resort — Majestic 18
The Story
Brighton Ski Resort's Majestic 18 was installed in 2021 with the explicit goal of becoming the world's best mountain course. Designed and maintained by Chaz Critchfield of Mountain Air Disc Golf LLC, the course starts at the top of the Majestic chairlift and plays across the mid-mountain bowl between Snake Creek and Crest lifts before finishing under the Majestic chairlift with panoramic views of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
The course immediately became the venue for Utah's longest-standing disc golf tournament: the Utah State Championships. In 2023, a major construction effort added turf tee pads and expanded the layout. A 30+ volunteer workday in August 2025 cleared long positions on holes 14 and 8 and improved the path on hole 15.
In 2026, Brighton was selected as the primary venue for the USWDGC 2026 — the 25th Annual US Women's Disc Golf Championship — hosting the A Pool (FPO and FP40) across all four competition days. The PDGA site visit in September 2025 resulted in high praise, with PDGA adopting the event's format with course-specific TDs. The championship layout stretches to 7,378 ft at par 62 with turf tees, 184 OB rebar stakes, and nearly a mile of boundary rope across 11 holes.
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What Players Say
Brighton itself is naturally beautiful, the course helps you experience that from start to finish. Big challenging par 4s, tightly wooded par 3s, some uphill and downhill, lots of good times! Very excited for the future of this course!
By far the best Mountain Course I've ever played. From big downhill shots to tight technical lines, this course demands all aspects of your game. Brilliant tee pads with multiple pads for all skill levels. Add the fact you are playing on a mountain and it is pure chef's kiss!! Truly a must play course!!!
Takes all of the best aspects of mountain golf (cool shots, woods, downhills, scenery), while being the opposite of all of the negative aspects (bad shot design, lack of par 4s, bad tee pads, too much sloped greens, etc..) and having some of the best design I've ever seen. This course is by far the best mountain course I've ever played (10x better than any in CO) and is just a blast.
Hands down the best course in Utah. Very thought out course with so many shot shapes. It truly tests every shot in the bag with the best views. The hike in is a great warm up for the course. Do yourself a solid and say you've played here.
Brighton has to be the most scenic course I've played, but that doesn't mean it's easy. It's a challenging course with tons of shot variety and multiple pads to play from. Chaz and his crew do so much for this place, and I'm always looking forward to the course opening for the summer!
Maintenance
Chaz Critchfield (Mountain Air Disc Golf LLC) serves as course TD and primary maintainer. Brighton Resort handles general grounds maintenance. ElevateUT volunteer crews support disc-golf-specific upkeep including basket upgrades, OB stake installation, and trail clearing. The course is upgrading from MVP Black Hole Gravity baskets to MVP Black Hole Portal baskets (36 chains, 4 independent rings, PDGA Championship Approved) for the 2026 season. Blue (pro) tee pads are planned for installation by 2027.