+ Surprisingly diverse course. There's a lot of elevation changes, some doglegs in both directions, multiple raised baskets, a hanging basket, and some legit par 4's and 5's.

+ More challenging than I expected. The front 9 was pretty easy except for 2 & 6, but man the back 9 felt like a completely different beast. Long, wooded par 4's and a par 5 featuring heavily wooded fairways with dramatic elevation changes. I enjoyed the back nine as much as any of Charlotte's premiere 18 hole courses.

+ Incredibly peaceful atmosphere. Had the course to myself the entire time, and it was extremely quiet out there. Mostly listened to birds singing and woodpeckers hammering away during my round.

+ Couple of nice ace runs. #3, #4, #7, #9 and #15 all have potential. Managed to hit #15 during my round.

- This could be both a pro and a con, but this course doesn't feel like an 18 hole disc golf course. It feels like two completely different 9 hole courses that just happen to be next to one another. On the front half you have clear signage, marked holes, and ace run after ace run. On the back 9 you're facing longer holes in denser woods with no tee signs, that don't share the same care free ace run feel as the front 9. While the front half is defined by elevation and ace runs, the back half is all about demanding wooded holes forcing you to reach deep in your bag of tricks.

- The front 9 sort of feels like a pitch and putt. The holes are quite short besides #2 and #6, and skilled players won't find a significant challenge to the other 7. There are enough trees to punish errant shots at least, they aren't wide open park holes.

- The back 9 is not shown on the kiosk map, and about half the holes have no number marked, and none of them have distances, pars or signage of any kind. The distances listed on the course info page here feel off.

- Tees are a mix. Some are concrete, some are paver stones, 18 long is just a carpet layed down on the forest floor. They all worked well enough though.

- Few benches on the back 9. Don't remember seeing any until late in the course near the last two holes.

- One more bomber hole that's a little open would be nice. Taking 9's teepad back another 50' would make that hole a lot more memorable.

- Can be confusing at times. On the front 9 there's times you're facing 2 or 3 baskets at once. The back nine lacks signage to tell distances etc. Two different holes, #3 and #11, had two different baskets. I'm not sure which ones were intended to be used, or which ones are used for the measurements on dgcr.

This was an awesome course to experience. If the entire course had the same feel as the back nine a 4 is the minimum I'd consider....more than likely it'd get a 4.5.

I cannot overstate how impressed I was with the back half of this course. I would rate it as highly as any other course I have played - it far exceeded expectations.

As it stands it's a nice mix of holes. The front 9 is a fun ace filled romp with some fun elevation changes providing diversity. The back 9 is a beast, requiring a diverse selection of shots and distances to score birdies.

Finding the course was easy enough following the directions I got. It's not far from I77.

Signage on the back 9 would be welcome. You'll do a lot of walking back and forth spotting baskets since there's no signs.

Not recommended for people looking for a more manicured park style course. It's a fairly rugged experience. Highly recommending if you like secluded feeling wooded courses. I enjoyed my round immensely and will be back.

Absolutely go out of your way to experience this course. If you're visiting the charlotte area and want to experience the best it has to offer, this course is a must, up there with renny gold and hornets nest.

-They say there's a park down a narrow lane past some houses. Not really a park. Just a small swing set and maybe a pavilion. It's totally invisible to spot until you find the right lane to drive down. Once you go down that narrow lane, you'll instantly see a small parking area and a few baskets in place. It's a hidden eighteen holer with many interesting lines and some unique holes.

-Some of the holes had me smiling. #13 is the best hole, and the only par five. It's a super cool uphill 630+ par five up a grassy hill with dense woods on both sides. The fairway has many trees in place, so the hole is pretty much wooded the whole fairway. The tee shot is frightening simply because the hill slopes downward on the right side, so you'll want to go left pretty quickly to avoid the danger on the right side. The remainder of this hole is wrapped around the left side after passing a second line of trees on the left. #3 was a very cool downhill ace run with the creek behind. It has you throwing down a rock fairway (a dry creek bed perhaps). #9 is a neat valley hole facing the road.

-Concrete pads installed on every hole.

-Course kiosk right at the parking area next to hole #1.

-You finish right beside the river on #18. The same river that comes into play at Camp Canaan. Gives a very nice sight at the end of your round. I also was glad to see a safety bridge that you cross from #18 back to the parking area. It keeps you from coming into contact with possible snakes.

-You're expected to contact a resident for directions. Meaning it's a course specifically for residents and possibly friends of those residents. But how are you supposed to know who lives here? Are there many residents that play disc golf that live here? If not, why is there even a course installed for residents only? What can you do? Knock on their doors and say "Hey, I'm a disc golfer! Can I play the course down the street and have you watch me for an hour and a half? There might be snakes out but I can't play without a resident."

Why not just set up a website where members who don't live here pay online for a round and set up a tee time? Makes no sense at all that it's resident use only when I would guess only a selected few of them play disc golf. I mean, you probably aren't supposed to be here. Course map is available on U disc if you look under the search bar.

-Portable black hole portals. Small in diameter and low rim cages make it harder to putt and more likely to miss when they would've possibly gone in if they were prodigy baskets, disc catchers, dynamic baskets, or even machs. Not a fan of black hole portals.

-The holes on the back nine do not have tee signs or any hole information. Take a picture of the kiosk if you are able to play a round here.

-The vegetation gets very rough during summer on some holes. 10's rough on the right side is extremely messy. #5 on the left side is extremely messy. #7, well as for the mess, it's everywhere there. Throw a sidearm and pray you park this hole. If not, you might be searching a long time in the thorns, weeds, and tall grass.

-Holes #14-16 play right next to a different property where it says no trespassing. Basically, if you land a little to the left on any of those holes from where the basket stands, you are on private property. Well you're already on private property playing here, but you're on "even more private" property if you land in the ditch on any of these three holes. I mean sure those holes are still on the park property, but you would think that them being that close to private property would be a bad idea.

-It's a secret neighborhood course for sure. But it's not one of those secrets like an action movie where the main character finds an old wooden locked door and behind there is a long stairway leading you to hidden treasure, and it turns out of to be the Ark of the Covenant. Well, obviously you wouldn't be expecting that.

-It's not like one of those secret levels in a game that is extremely difficult to find and makes your heart pound when you finally find it. Then again, it wasn't a letdown entirely. Some of the holes are pretty fun. A couple of them were a lot of fun. The course was just okay overall.

-It sounds like "gatekeeping" is a goal here, if only a selected few can play here. "You can't play our course!" As if they are a part of the gatekeeper fan base. You know, the death metal fan base full of weirdos that hate everybody?

-You know, the dungeons and dragons neckbeard type that listen to Mayhem, Cannibal Corpse, Slayer, or GWAR? They instantly hate all the popular kids just because they might be better looking then they are. They hate all the newer, or more radio friendly bands. If they see you wearing a Black Veil Brides, Motionless in White, or Asking Alexandria shirt, they'll spit in your face, or say in a weird sophisticated way that they are going to "doom you to the fire pits with hypnotism" and you are "disrespectful" to the metal genre because of your "disgraced" taste in music. And then you're just like "Okay fine! Great! I don't want to be a part of your stupid commie cult club!" Then you leave the concert a bit disappointed because you didn't get to see that metal band you like, the more radio friendly one that isn't controversial or morbid, but you are more relieved that you are away from those freakshows in the crowd. You rather be away from those neckbeard weirdos than see the band that you love while those wackos are flipping them off, booing them, and calling for Cannibal Corpse to get back on stage.

-Bit of an exaggeration. This course isn't bad. It's definitely better than the "Gatekeeper Fan Base." Some of the holes are well designed, and some of them are not. However, if I were told that I can't ever return again, I wouldn't have an issue with that.