+ Well designed 9 hole course.

+ The course is as good as the property allows.

+ (As of April 2023) Two sets of tees. The original tees are short tees, with a new longer set of tees marked by temporary flags.

+ Water hazards in play for about half the course. Adds to the strategy.

- Can be pretty muddy after rain.

- No long holes. Maybe 1 or 2 holes I'd consider throwing a control driver, otherwise it's all putters and mids off the tee.

- Nothing remarkable about the course in general.

Solid course for what it is. It isn't trying to be a premiere 18 hole destination course. It's a nice 9 hole course for testing out the disc you just bought at the shop.

I can't think of anything I'd do different with the property. The course was well designed given the constraints.

It isn't a destination course but you should check out the holes and shop if you're in the area.

The Halo DGC offers up several picturesque holes near ponds that provide a risk-versus-reward challenge and is a fun alternative to some of the beastly challenges of nearby courses.

The holes around the ponds are the best - both in beauty and technical ability. Hole #2 requires specific accuracy to land on the plateau near the basket. The hole is only 205 feet long, but it's protected by the pond in front and a small hill past the basket. However, there is a safe option around the right side of the pond if electing to play for par. Hole #3 features the pond on the left with room on the right to bail out. Hole #4 requires some finesse with the hole going slightly downhill toward the basket in front of another pond. Hole #5 goes over a pond but requires only about 200 feet of distance to clear the water.

The last couple holes are cool too. Hole #8 features a suspended basket from a tree, prompting precision to be in the ideal location to make the putt. And Hole #9 is an awesome finishing hole. It's a 185-ace run with the basket set in a small grove of trees and the imprint of a circle around the target.

The Halo Disc Golf & Sports shop is in front of the disc golf course and offers a good selection of discs and disc golf-related equipment.

Individuals can rent a few discs that float from the shop if they're concerned about baptizing their own plastic in the ponds. That's a nice option, though I'm not sure many will opt to pay $5 for that luxury.

The baskets were by various manufacturers, but they were all colorful and seemed to catch well.

The most interesting part of the nine-hole course is the land surrounding the ponds at the back of the property; therefore, there are a couple filler holes in between - wide-open and without notable characteristics - to bridge the walk from and to the store.

The course could be a bit confusing to navigate. When I played the course about nine months ago, the teepads weren't marked but the UDisc map gave me a pretty good idea of the vicinity of the teepad areas, and it appears the Halo Disc team has added bricks in the ground since to help with identifying the right spots. The teepad areas are grass but adequate.

Holes #5 and #6 require traversing across some low-lying land. I played the course after some recent rains and it was definitely muddy with a bit of standing water in that area.

It's a small but understandable con: The course is only available to play when the shop is open. However, it's open during the middle of the day every day but Sunday.

The Halo DGC is east of the big Morristown courses, so it's an ideal warm-up before tackling those courses.

I'm not sure how retrievable discs are that splashdown in the ponds, as I was fortunate to keep my discs dry. The ponds aren't huge and if the disc lands near the bank's edge, a long stick or disc retriever should suffice in the recovery attempts.

With some blah holes in the middle, a lack of shot-shaping on most of the holes and a bit of confusion around navigation, this course felt like a 1.75 rating. I'm rounding down due to the currently overinflated rating of this course.

Pro shop on property
Beautiful property
No other courses like this in Hamblen County
Good for a short quick round
Over all fun holes

No concrete tees
No tee signs on property
Only open during shop hours
Several chances of losing discs in ponds

Ok, let me start this review by saying I feel weird about leaving a review on a course that I helped design, however I want to be able to show this course off with an honest review and some videos of the layout to go along with it. Yes, I did help design this course, but I WILL NOT talk it up just for that reason. Just like every course, there are pros and cons of this one. Now before getting into the review, I must warn you that this course is on the property of Halo Disc Golf & Sports and is ONLY available to play during the shop hours! The course is mainly meant to be a short practice or warm up type of course. ALL of the holes are short with the longest hole being the 360' uphill Hole 8. With that being said, while the holes are short, that doesn't mean that they are not tricky. There are 2 ponds on the course property and we put those ponds in play on 4 of the 9 holes. So if you are uncomfortable throwing across and towards water, this is a course you are going to want to skip or at least know that you may have to play super safe on some of these holes. EVERY single hole on this course has either a Mando or OB that you will have to worry about. Like I said above, while these holes are short, that doesn't mean they are easy. There are 4 different types of baskets on the course. This allows players to play on 3 different baskets that are currently not available to play on anywhere else in Hamblen County. One of the negatives of the course is that there are no concrete tee pads. There are however, 12 bricks in the ground for each tee area to show where you should tee from on each hole. There are currently no tee signs out on the property but if you go inside the shop, the employees can hand you a tee-sign ring to take out with you which will show you all hole distances and OB's/Mandos. To close out the review, I would also like to mention that this course is on a beautiful piece of property and is unlike any other course that you can play in Hamblen County. This is not meant to be a super technical course but if you are visiting the shop and have time to get a quick 9 holes in, I think you will really enjoy this short little course and you may have an opportunity to card an ACE on one of these short holes! If you get an ace, make sure you go in the shop to sign the ace book! If you want to see this course on video, please consider watching the video below where I show off the entire 9 hole layout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bipb50Ap-o

Also, please consider checking out this playlist that features all the videos that I have filmed at Halo DGC: https://www.youtube.com/playl...ymonW8o2SzRXu