+ Short holes, but with two teepads and two baskets on each hole, there's plenty here to like


+ Wooded course (only #6 and #9 are really "open" holes), but there are clear lines on every hole


+ Great use of water: The "brook" through the course and tightens up the landing areas for some holes. The brook itself is shallow, so there's no risk of losing your disc - but it's used cleverly as something you have to throw across or avoid at the green


+ Excellent signage, with map and lengths for each of the primary layouts. The signs themselves are even outlined with blue or orange borders, to confirm which tee you're standing on


+ The course is VERY beat in and easy to navigate. Even though the baskets are marked to indicate the direction to each tee, the paths are very clear


~ It's obvious that a tremendous amount of care is given to this course. I particularly noticed the use of wood chips on the greens. With the amount of foot traffic this course appears to get, every inch of ground is hard-packed - and wood chips at the basket do a lot to control groundplay

- While the course makes everything it can out of the space it has, it's still a 9 hole par 27 (and a relatively short one at that). I would love to see what this club could do with more property

~ There appear to be an infinite number of additional basket locations, keeping things interesting for locals



~ a shout out to the clever "V" shaped tee on hole #5: the orange and blue baskets are on different sides of the main wooded obstacle up the middle, so instead of putting in two separate tees, they created one that aims in both directions


~ The urban setting of this course reminded me of Philadelphia's Sedgely Woods: active local club, heavily-trafficked, tight footprint that uses every possible inch, with some graffitti to add atmosphere



COURSE AMENITIES:
Concrete and carpeted teepads, excellent brackets with colored bands (orange shorts, blue longs), buckets for garbage and benches at most tees, porta potty; multiple parking lots. Flat and mostly cart-friendly except for a few water crossings (but course is really short and can be played with just mids and putter)

2 teepads and 2 baskets per hole
Can be made to challenge differing levels
Excellent and creative use of the land that was available
Nicely and actively maintained
Very well marked

None for what it is

Stopped and played this course as an afterthought and was really glad I did. It's not a championship 5 star course but for what land and terrain they had to work with it's definitely a 5 star course. Short to short is a great layout to teach someone the game or just play with a putter and work on your short/approach game, long to long is actually a decent little challenge.

If you're driving through the area, stop by and play it, pretty easy to get to and out of and worth the side trip.

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.

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.

Excellent baskets, teepads and signs. It takes a lot of effort to install concrete in something of a wasteland, and the two wide, flat pads per hole are a luxury. Two baskets per hole give you four different layouts for a total of 34 different tee shots. (Hole 5 is a V pad so only one look per basket.)
The terrain lends itself to challenging disc golf. Thoughtful, well placed shots are rewarded and your mistakes can bring you to your knees. (in cold creek water.)
This place is right in the middle of everything, and is super easy to get to. If youre on 64, take the 250 bypass then get off at barracks road heading south. Turn left onto 29, then make a right in front of Bodo's before going under the overpass. That road brings you right to Meadowcreek Gardens.

The course is still a work in progress, but it will be better every time you play it. There are plans for a suspension bridge to negate the rockhopping. The foliage will gradually be trampled. There is some standing water on hole 4, but hopefully with some trenching this will fade as well.
There was apparently a contingent of homeless folks who were overnighting in this park. The course has somewhat improved that situation, but be prepared to encounter transient types during your round. If you've played anywhere in Florida you're used to this, but if you're a single chick, tell your mom where you're going and what time you'll be back.

Kudos to the Blue Ridge Disc Golf Club for bringing baskets to the City of Charlottesville. I know a city of that size should have many more, but a historic place with its parks ingrained since before the automobile is not likely to give you much more than a drainage ditch for your course. Happy to say that my first experience here was a glow event. The club did an awesome job lighting up the joint, and I'll definitely be back to play in the daytime. Hopefully during work hours.