This sums up the life of a disc golfer. Showing up at an elite private college (the oldest private university in the Southeast) that is filled with lots of history, I show up dirty, tired, and sticking out like a sore thumb because there's a course (actually 2) to bag. History. What history?
- I generally liked this layout. A couple of quality water holes. #2 is a really good layout. When you've already 6 courses for the day including Mayflower Hills and New London Tech, and driven some 400 miles, your snap isn't as crisp. Suddenly the water hugging the left side of holes #2 and 3 becomes much more intimidating. And when you throw over the edge of a pond on #5, you're glad the hole is less than 200 feet.
- Course does have a good flow. Holes 1 & 2 have less trees on them, but with lots of leaves, you do have lower ceilings. #3 has water on the left and an open field on the right. #7 & 8 are again mostly open holes with more tree coverage around the baskets.
- Generally, an easy course to navigate. The hardest part of the course was actually finding it. Between GPS not being accurate, which has since been fixed, and some roads blocked due to a baseball game, I saw a lot more of campus than I expected.
- Course starts and ends next to the same parking lot. Makes for an easy round.
- Course is generally isolated from the rest of the campus. I skipped #8 because of the baseball game and cars, tailgaters overrunning the fairway. It did look like one of the better tee shots on the course.

There is (or was) no basket for #6. As some have suggested, play #18 on the Tadpoles course in its place. That's what the sign says too.
- That said, I'm not sure how this hole was supposed to play - didn't see a fairway. Maybe this hole's been gone awhile and the fairway's overgrown.
- There's discrepancy concerning #5. According to a competing disc golf tracking website, the hole's length is listed at 332 feet. On this site, and the tee sign, it's listed at 177 feet. I looked around for alternative, longer layout. And didn't see one. So for you lemmings who follow the bigger named app, good luck with that.
- Parking may be an issue during the week. I saw some lots were reserved during the week. I guess you'll have to get creative.
- The overlap with the Tadpole course may be confusing. After finishing #4, which is #1 for Tadpoles, it's easy to go straight to Tadpoles #2. Or, while looking for #6 or 7, hopping onto Tadpoles.
- No trash cans or benches on the course. Is what it is.

I was smart and knocked out both courses at once. After playing #4 & 5, I turned around and started the Tadpoles layout. After finishing #18, I hopped back on this layout for #7 - 9.
- If I were betting, I say this course eventually goes away. When you have another course completely isolated from the rest of campus, some will feel the need to get rid of the eyesore of baskets on campus, notably #1, 8, & 9.
- This course was seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The town of Farmville is only 10 minutes away. However, heading other directions, you're in the middle of nowhere. Leaving campus, I headed south on 15 then 360 to South Boston. I don't remember a stoplight until I got to my destination. Other than a couple gas station and dollar stores, there was nothing in this area.
- I liked being able to throw full shots and have open spaces throughout this course. Tadpoles is short and technical throughout that it was seemingly putter or mids the entire round. Here, there is more variety.
- The course reminded me a lot of Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, NC in the way it weaved along the outskirts of campus and around a pond.
- #1 & 9 were perfect bookends to the round. The holes mirrored each other with #1 playing slightly downhill and 9 slightly uphill. The same general vibe on both. Seemed fitting.
- Yes, I was one of those people who had always just assumed this place was named Hampton-Sydney. Forgive me for only periodically hearing the name of the place and just assuming it was the more common word.
- Generally, a good nine-hole course. If #6 is permanently gone, make it clear to players what the alternative is. Otherwise, a nice, above average layout.