Pros:
- Large, extra wide tee pads.
- Beautiful, informative tee signs.
- Bag stands.
- Plenty of benches. (you'll need them)
- Good mixture of woods and open, grassy holes.
- The fairways through the woods have tunnels wide enough to reward an accurate shot.
- Very scenic.
- Some elevated tees and elevated baskets add to the fun factor.
- Course is easy to navigate (after you find the first tee).
Cons:
- Long! 7 holes are over 400 feet.
- Longer! 5 of those are over 500 feet.
- Longest! 2 of those are over 600 feet.
- Longer-er-est! 1 of those is over 1000 feet (yup, that's 3 zeros).
- Lots of luck finding the first tee. (If you're traveling east on Hwy. 296-Reidville Road-toward Spartanburg, go past the first park sign. Turn left at the second sign onto Gano Drive. Turn left into the park on Curveball Drive, and another left at the first stop sign, Knuckleball Lane. Look for the 18th basket on a hill to your left. The first tee is also on the left, a little further down the road.)
Other Thoughts:
You big bombers who have been complaining that the courses in the upstate are too short.. this Bud's for you! Many of you will consider the course length (7305 feet) to be a pro instead of a con. However, for us older players, or young kids, it can be a challenge. Still, I had a great experience and hope to return soon. There are just a few things I would recommend to make the course perfect:
- Add alternate, shorter tee locations, and/or amateur (red) pars, (ie Shoally Creek in Boiling Springs). It makes you feel a lot better when you make a par instead of a boggie.
- The course is located in a very large baseball/softball complex with lots of signs directing you to the various fields. However, we found no signs directing you to the disc golf course. After driving around for a while we started seeing some baskets and got out and walked. Thirty minutes later we still hadn't found the found the first tee. Fortunately some maintainance workers came along and gave directions. So, more park signs needed.
- The only other thing I would recommend is bus shuttle service on hole #15 (1000 ft.)