Best course I've played on!
Well, maybe too challenging for me, but very challenging for everyone else.
Typical Hosfeld course- well designed, lots of variety, and beautiful.
Has a lot of everything. Water, elevation change, dog legs, long, short, you name it!

Can get buggy.
A long walk.

The Pros make the Cons more than worth it.

Multiple pins, multiple pads, tough but very fair, plays for all skill levels, beautiful trees, bathrooms, great signs

Lack of elevation and risk reward keeps it from being a 5.

Each hole can be played at least 4 different ways. top level course design

Each fairway features dual roughly textured concrete tees (White & Blue sign posts) and dual baskets (Red & Gold/Yellow DISCatcher 28s). Thus, providing 4 fairway options at ANY given time. All fairway variations are intended to play to the same par (for the intended demographic/skill level.
Most Blue & White tees have a different look at the baskets.
Holes #2,3,5,7,9,12 & 16 also have shorter green pads (rubber).
Plenty of directional arrows hanging on baskets and some Blue & White arrows on posts and/or trees. (The Gold arrows are for the running trail ONLY)
Ample parking. Playground, pavilions, bike racks, water fountains and well-maintained restrooms near holes #01 & 10.
As of 10-18, 18 new concrete benches were added.
Decent temp tee signage as we await Lake County to complete the artwork for the permanent signage. Perm signs will be durable & graffiti resistant.
Long (Blue) to Long (Gold) = 9K+ feet and is a solid challenge for a Pro player. Shorter White to Red is fairly forgiving.
The course was designed to take advantage of the shade wherever possible. If you like playing through live oaks... THIS is your course.

The running trail, which was designed and installed after the disc golf course, created several safety issues. Several of which were addressed and corrected. Some minor issues still remain. Including holes 1, 3 & 4 being bunched together and some prime areas that we simply couldn't use for safety reasons.
Practice basket area can collect water. Requested fill dirt. No response from city.
Mosquitos and Horse Flies can get bad. Def bring bug spray.
Since the course is a preserve, the mowing schedule is a bit farther apart than a 'normal' park. Contractors will cut for tourneys, but it may be a bit higher in between.
A few Red baskets can easily be "Gray-ACEd". (#1,15,18)
Long-ish walk around dog park to #02, just trust the arrows.
The oak trees tend to drop a lot of branches, especially around hurricane season.

This is a course review from the designer/builder of Champions Pointe disc golf course at Lake Hiawatha Preserve.
The par 65 (35/30) course traverses approximately 30 acres of live oaks, in a 219 acre park/preserve on the west side of Lake Minneola in Clermont, FL on N highway 561.
The par 35 front 9 is stacked with SIX par 4s and a par 5. The par 30 back 9 provides several opportunities to score, if you still have the energy.
#01: Short but low options from White tee. Tunnel shots from Blue.
#02: Very tough B-G par 4. W-R plays much easier.
#03: Solid par 5. Nice canopy from White. Tough alley-out from Blue.
#04: Tough straight & low B-G. Various options W-R.
#05: Signature par 4 fairway. B low uphill to LZ. White allows good penetration over crest & down fairway. Cool Red pin position in oaks. Gold in grassy opening with lake view behind.
#06: Slightly downhill tee into oak canopy. Gratifying birdie 3 fr B-G
#07: Blue tee offers 3 options to grassy LZ. White offers wide tunnel shot to LZ. Approach R & G through different tunnels.
#08: Blue thru gap into opening. May replant trees on right.
R pin tucked left. G pin through gap.
#09: Low drive into field. Approach under oak to R. Between oaks for G. Tough par 4.
#10: Medium length par 3. Wind & slight elevation can be tricky.
#11: Fun oaken angles B-R. G requires solid shot.
#12: Tough par 4 through tight tunnel (Left & Right options) designed to favor a power-lefty. Finish a bit right to set up approach.
#13: Tight par 3. B-G has scary pin location near water. R on mound.
#14: Shortest fairway on the course (And tightest) + water. You may not want to throw your prized plastic on this fairway.
#15: B&W offer RBH hyzer to Red & other LHBH lines to R & G pins.
#16: Signature par 5. B & W thru trees to opening LZ. R pin short of water. G pin has water on left & right.
#17: 4 very different par 3 fairways through oaks.
#18: Low ceiling throws to R & G. Gold may require roller to all but those with big arms. Finish a few hundred feet from pavilion & restrooms.

The crown jewel in what will eventually be the Lake County Disc Golf Trail. Features 2 true par 5's (850+) with 16 coming in as the signature hole with a beautiful peninsula cathedral green. The new short pin location on hole 5 has the potential to be just as nice when it seasons in. Gregg Hosfeld outdid himself with this design but of course all the credit should go to the guy who dragged all the cut limbs out of the fairways (ahem, me.)

Yellow flies. Do you know what those are? If no, you're probably not from Florida. Every once in a while the kids go off their Ritalin and run out in the #10 and #18 fairways but a Destroyer to the back of the head fixes them right up. Just kidding, don't hit kids.
Signage is getting better daily and with the LCDGC's first A Tier coming up Memorial Day, caddy book, course map and next tee signs will be coming your way shortly.

I can't wait to see what #18 pin locations turn out like. Right now (4/20/18) 18 only has one basket but that is about to change and it will be a pretty rare treat. No spoilers.

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- Huge variety of holes.
- Multiple routes to each pin, very lefty and righty friendly.
- Easy to navigate from hole to hole.
- Located in a disc golf 'dead zone', it's the first course in its area.
- Gorgeous terrain, this park is just beautiful.

Will easily be 5 stars once the final design is together.