Pros:
Risking understatement, Charlottesville needed this.
While it will never beat the local favorite Walnut Creek Park in terms of well, everything except proximity to Downtown C-Ville, "The Gardens" is a must-needed and appreciated addition for the Charlottesville disc community. Housed on a track of land formerly home to a homeless encampment (and ironically also a former home to the UVA Polo field back in the early 1900's), Meadowcreek Disc Golf is proof that places can change for the better.
The "9" hole course is really more like 18+ because of the super varied tee-box and pin placements. Each hole has 2 tee-boxes and 2 baskets. On a chill Sunday when you're feeling like throwing 36 holes, I'd warm up with Orange to Orange, level-up on Blue to Orange, dial-in on Orange to Blue, and then get destroyed by Blue to Blue, which will only want to make you get better and come back for more.
Since its opening-day on August 8th, 2016, The Gardens has seen amazingly vast improvements. Literally every hole has been worked on by the fervent Blue Ridge Disc Golf Club. Though the course will never be perfect (just like your putting), the improvements this course has seen in a matter of months is staggering.
Other Thoughts:
PRO-TIPS:
1.) Park your car in the back lot, near the tee-box for Hole 2. I've seen many a car get blasted by discs coming in hot off drives on Hole 9.
2.) If it has been raining, wear boots. The mud can get thick, though the BRDGC is doing a kick-ass job of filling in the lowlands with mulch and drainage. Well done, gentleman.
3.) If you've never been to Bodo's, do it. It's a 90 second walk from the course. Deli-egg on an everything bagel with feta-spread. Done.
4.) If you've never gotten a milkshake from Cook-Out Grill, keep it that way. At least until after the round. Cook-Out is a 3 minute walk from the course, but their $3 milkshakes will cripple your game.
5.) Check out Great Outdoor Provisions (in the nearby Barracks Road Shopping Center) for a wide variety of discs available for purchase. This is also a drop-spot if you find a disc on the course with somebody's name on it -- shoot them a text and tell them you're leaving their disc at Great Outdoor Provisions.