Pros:
-Tee signs
-Welcome sign
-It was nearby
-Fairly easy to navigate with UDisc
-Some benches in place
-Concrete tee pads
Cons:
-Grass has been cut, but still quite tall.
-Grass around benches and tee signs is very tall.
-The par values for each hole are way off.
-Tee pads are very short.
-Very little in obstacles to work with/around.
Other Thoughts:
I don't want to be too harsh here. I am thankful this course was here. I wanted to play a Tennessee course, and this happened to be 2.3 miles from Roan State Park where we were camping. I will say the signage was better than I expected and the sign on the main road identifying it as a course helped a lot in locating it.
I was low on space as I carried my wife and three kids to camp, so I only brought about 6 discs, and that was 3 too many. This is a WIDE open course that is fairly straight forward.
Hole 1 is a long straight drive along the stream. Not a lot to see here. The stream can be seen in glimpses through the tall grass on the bank.
Hole 2 was a bit odd in being a 90 degree left turn. This is the only hole on the course that should even be considered as anything more than a par 3.
Hole 3 was a little froggy with two trees in the fairway, but there was plenty of room underneath to make the shot easily. The tall grass actually added a little difficulty due to lack of skip or roll.
Hole 4 was an easy hyzer to a basket behind a tree.
Hole 5 was an easy uphill straight and open shot.
Hole 6 was a short uphill shot. Once again, wide open.
On Hole 7, I enjoyed ripping a drive over the slightly downhill wide open fairway. I just wish the tee pad did not stop so abruptly on the backside. It made my walk up awkward at best.
Hole 8 plays a lot closer than the distance says. I ripped a thunderbird and was in the trees behind before it even hinted at fading out. Beware, the woods behind this hole are thick, and there is some kind of fox or other furry critter living in a hole in there that may enjoy ankle biting.
Hole 9 was once again a long wide open walk in the park.
Don't get me wrong. I was glad the course was here. It gave me a quick round in Tennessee so I could check the state off my places to play. But, I would never play here again. The previous reviews talk about how beautiful it is and they are right, but to get to this course, you drive through miles and miles, and miles of the same beautiful views. Therefore, the scenery is not necessarily something you have not already seen for hours. This is not a destination course, but if you are desperate for disc golf, it will do in a pinch.
8/24/21 Update:
Out of the 69 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
60-Black Mountain YMCA, Black Mountain, NC
61-Furman DGC, Greenville, SC
62-Noble E. Young DGC, Tyler, TX
63-Simpsonville City Park DGC, Simpsonville, SC
64-Gower Park, Greenville, SC
65-Hurricane Springs DGC, Piedmont, SC
66-Roan Mountain DGC, Roan Mountain, TN
67-Lake Murray Lodge, Lake Murray, OK
68-Jellystone Park DGC, Canyon Lake, TX
69-Dillon Park (Old), Sumter, SC