A brilliantly-designed, challenging course carved out of a typical city park.

-Amenities: Everything you need. Concrete tees, signage including maps and current pin indicators, next tee markers where needed, DISCatchers.

-Terrain: Not spectacular, but serviceable. A mix of open and woods, with elevation changes. Fairways are cleared nicely so it's an easy walk.

-Variety: Tightness, elevation, shape, and length. Four par-4's and one par-5. There are clever woods, open-to-closed, up and downhill, and multi-shot plays. One thing McCoy did excellently here is spread out the variety, so that no more than two back-to-back holes have the same feel.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Enough to challenge any advanced player. I don't think it measures up to championship level as marketed, but any player could enjoy hitting these lines. Thick woods shots require a well-thought and correctly-thrown gameplan to avoid wandering off the fairway; open-to-closed shots force you to correctly utilize speed control and work around the contours of hills; long par-3's need substantial distance but will be out-of-reach with any lack of control. The mix of shots is exemplary and stimulating. Considering how typical this park land is, the gameplay is remarkable.

-Multi-Tees/Baskets: You can dial the difficulty back a bit with short tees for most holes. Different pin positions will be welcomed by repeat visitors.

Limitations of scope caused by its city park status.

-Tweener Distance: A lot of holes in the 400'-500' range. Some of these are great par-3's playing with elevation, but some of them are lackluster par-4's where a par feels unsatisfying. I think the designer probably just ran out of space in the park.

-Not Enough of a Good Thing: I think the lack of space is also the reason why there aren't more multi-shot holes. The existing par-4's and 5 are brilliant, and I wish there were more.

-Difficulty: Tyus is hard. Lower-level players will still enjoy it from the short tees, but some holes will be unattackable for those without distance, and the woods may get very frustrating to some.

I came here expecting to be impressed, and I was. What's here is solid 4.0, and I wish there was room to expand it one level so it could be a destination-type course. It's a great course, a pleasure to play, and the highlight of Griffin, which has a disproportionately impressive disc golf scene for a town of 25,000.

(3.932 Rating) A large sprawling city park course with a few fully wooded holes
- DESIGN - I've commented on design on less than 10 percent of my reviews because it is a very subjective category. The overall execution of this course is remarkable. This is not a top tier exotic piece of land like the IDGC, Lake Claiborne or Inverness. It's just a big city park with some rolling elevation changes, a small creek and a few heavily wooded areas. I was impressed by the developed greens, especially on (10), and (16). A great mix of shots are required and balanced play is rewarded. My only complaint would be not using the large pond, which I'm sure the designers wanted to use, but were told they couldn't.
- CHALLENGING - The course will challenge players to use power, finesse, shot shaping and risk reward analysis. That stated, this is not quite a Championship level course as billed on the DGCR course page. It's actually very similar to an Olympic gold medal, which is in fact gold plated for presentation and silver on the inside. I played the Gold tees and shot under par as an Intermediate level player. I played so so. Perhaps if all the baskets were in the far position, an even par could net a 940 to 950 rated round. 1000 rated pros will throw 10 down out here. The course does have a second set of tees to tone back the difficulty. The Red tees are perfect for Recreational level players.
- UNIQUENESS - Solid variety. A few par 4s and a par 5. Highly technical holes and bomber opportunities. Right hooks, left hooks, up shots and down. As alluded to in the design pro, I wish a water clear shot was included.
- CHARACTER - The basics are solid and there are a bunch of extras. DISCatcher baskets and large concrete tees for both front and back throwing surfaces. The signage is great (see pros Navigation) and there is seating at every hole. Just about every hole has an alternate basket placement and the tee signage have basket placement indicators. There are two locations that have lost disc drop boxes. That's a first. As for things I didn't see, I did not see a practice basket, but perhaps I missed it in my haste.
- NAVIGATION - Course map located on the route between the parking and tee (1). Tee signs are well built and fairly attractive. No next tee direction on the tee signs, but there are several navigational cues between holes and most baskets have a colored basket spoke pointing the way.
- RAW BEAUTY - Not exceptional beauty, but a really nice looking layout. Hole (10) is killer looking down fairway and seeing the island green carved out by a small creek that splits just prior to the green. I liked the open down shot on (11) as well. (14) is a photogenic long carved fairway through 75 foot tall pines. In addition, the whole park just seems well cared for and I don't recall seeing much trash at all. All the fairways were mowed and large branches were few and far between. I scored the course as a 3.5 for beauty, roughly top 90 out of 345 courses played as of this review.

Like looking for a needle in a haystack.
- MISSED OPPORTUNITY - As stated twice above, No lake shot. (18) was an anticlimactic way to end the layout seeing the pond just off to left and way out of play.
- SAFETY HAZARDS - I was not a fan of Hole (7) being a blind landing shot around the tree edge corner and up against a park road. In addition, there are a couple walking paths in play.
- ONE TEE SIGN - Two tees on every hole but only one tee sign. On many holes the sign was located between the two tees. Again, just a minor issue that's a small inconvenience.
- TIME PLAY - Not the quickest play being over 6,700 feet from the gold layout. Figure 90 minutes solo on the Gold layout. A foursome should be able to tackle the red tees in 150 minutes.

A well rounded course with no weak spots. Unfortunately at the same time, there are no "best of the best" qualities here either. The best quality at Tyus, IMO, is the amenities and extras. This aspect I find to be borderline phenomenal, something that a good portion of the players out there hold in less regard than other qualities. I've played 10 of the top 13 Georgia courses listed on DGCR and currently would rank it 7th among those 10 courses. I'm sure Tyus gets lots of praise from those in the Atlanta area, but with so many great courses in the region and horrible traffic, I'd be willing to bet that many seasoned metro area players have yet to get out here. Players that have already ventured to regional courses Hobbs, Mulberry and Perkerson, should consider this one, among others, to hit next.
- PARK NAME - The park is named in honor of local athlete Wyomia Tyus, a three time Olympic Gold Medalist back in the 60s. What an awesome honor.

Despite being a bit of a drive outside of Atlanta, I made a special effort to get to Tyus because of just how nice and enticing this course looked, and it did not disappoint!

It has a manicured, high class look, bordering on a country club feel. The land and scenery are just beautiful and are where an outdoor activity in nature should be. The tee signs are excellent and sit within nice wooden frames that resemble more of what is found on a nice ball golf course. No surprise being a newer course that the concrete tees and Discatchers were in great shape. I also loved the nice touch of the giant rocks surrounding baskets 3 and 16 giving those holes a clearly defined "green".

The course at Tyus uses a lot of the park and never feels cramped, and on most holes you can't even see any other holes. An excellent variety of hole design exists with no repetitiveness. Though primarily playing in varying densities of wooded areas, there are a handful of more open holes perfectly mixed in and spaced throughout the round. Terrific length variation from ace runs and birdie opps to tougher par 4's/5's. Some holes provide options of attack but are balanced by others that force you to execute one line.

Tough test, accuracy/control is a must to score well. I had intended to play from the red tees being the first time here, but ended up playing most holes from the yellow since not all the reds were in. So, yeah, an entire round from the yellows would be quite a challenge.

Great practice basket area and inviting signs that lead you to hole #1.

Restrooms and picnic shelter at the parking lot.

Supposed to be two tees per hole according to the tee signs but only about half the holes actually had the short/red tees in place as of May 2018 and I didn't really see areas cleared or marked ready for them to be made. I assume the rest are coming at some point, but are not there now. If they were there, they were difficult to find by my group of 3 very seasoned course baggers.

Related to that, having 2 sets of tees is great, but having only 1 tee sign per hole is a bit annoying in that sometimes it was placed by the yellow and sometimes placed halfway between the two. So you often have to make out of the way walks to see the sign, and then remember what it said by the time you get to the actual tee.

Course is really spread out over the park, so a few more next tee signs on the longer walks could be used as you often have to cross roads many times to find the next hole. I found everything without a map, but there were many times where I was unsure if I was headed in the right direction. Recommendation, bring a course map with you.

Unfortunately, the pond (which makes for scenic views on 11,17,18) does not really come in to play at all, so I feel on hole #18 especially there was a missed opportunity for a nice over the water shot on the finishing hole (maybe denied by parks people), but this basically means the course does not have any water holes.

Though mostly beautiful park land, some of the holes have man-made objects that interrupt the natural aesthetics- like concrete sewer access structures, and a couple large black drainage pipes laying across the fairway. (around holes 10-14)

Once [if] the total set of Red Tees are installed, each complete with their own tee sign, this will be one of the nicest city park style courses that exists. The course was well-thought out in regards to design and detail. Locals are very lucky to have this to play on regularly. If visiting from Atlanta it is a bit of a drive out of town, but it was nice to actually get away from the high volume of people and traffic for part of the day.

We used this as a "warm-up" day before heading out to Hobbs Farm, and in many ways it has some "little brother" similarities to it.

Course is always groomed. Never have to wait for people to pass, the holes are out of the way of foot traffic. Almost all of the holes are shaded, great for those hot days.

Just want to know on the tee which hole is in place. A or B.

Guy below says all tees are not concrete? They have red and yellow tees and every single one is concrete. I have played this course for about 2 years.

A challenging scenic beauty featuring nice concrete tees, nice tee signs, next tee signs and benches to take a break on. I would call this course long and somewhat difficult. Plenty of elevation changes and large mature trees make for an interesting round.

Just a few nags. The course has many longish walks between holes, with a lot of jumping back and forth over the parks roads. I personally thought that a few holes here were poorly designed. There are some wicked thorn plants that could tear you up if not paying attention.

I would not recommend this course to new players. I would recommend sturdy hiking shoes and long pants. This course beat us up pretty good, but we still had a fun round here.

Let me start by saying the course and park was in excellent shape, still had that new-disc smell! It was scenic and made you want to jump out of the car and start playing.

This is one of those courses that the designers knew what in the world they were doing. First - it flowed well, mostly very easy to navigate. Second - no stupid holes. I never once walked up to a tee and thought 'what in the world were they thinking?'

And best of all, this course was a blast to play! I played the Blues ('cause I like to torture myself), and even though they were longer than my arm, they made the course fun and fairly challenging. I also play the blues (or yellow's in this case) to see the entire course.

One thing the folks that drew this one up did - and I wish more would emulate - is they made the course easy enough from the short tees, that new players won't get discouraged. Intermediate players can handle the long tees, and advanced players can get a workout. I shot a 54 from the long tees playing it blind (was KILLING the puts!) and I'm not that long of a thrower.

Even the very long holes (#9) which look crazy on the tee pad, were manageable.

And the course wasn't overly tight, the fairways were - well - very fair. Tree kicks could cost a stroke, but most allowed you back on the fairway to continue on toward the basket.

A few of my favorite holes...

#4 is great, well thought out RHFH shot - which I don't have! But thought the hole was great.

#8 is nice long, touch shot. Too much height and you're blasting past the basket

#10 is a superb hole! Man, talk about needing a touch! Too much height, or power and you have no shot at a birdie. Gotta keep it low an slightly straight.

#11 is good hole, plays like #8, but it's scenic with the pond

#15 is a tricky shot. I threw a high anhyzer shot, thought I reached the top of the hill, only to hit a tree and roll a loooooong way! Great, hard RHBH hole.

#16 is a pretty shot up to the rocks (similar to #4)

Very few, mainly my opinion...

#5 Long tee - kind of a potluck shot through the trees. As you approach the ridge before the basket, that could be cleared a bit

#7 Long tee - I mean, really? Either crush a mile-high RHFH to clear the trees on the corner, or throw a mile-high anhyzer (what I did) to get a round. Really no path to corner

#18 - I did a few 360 degree turns to find the basket. Only place I really had a navigation issue

This isn't the hardest course I've played, but is challenging. What it is, is FUN! Wish I had time to throw from the shorts.

I think the well thought out use of space, elevation, natural barriers, mixture of open/tight holes is why I like this course so much. Definitely was designed by people who love disc golf for people who love disc golf. The park was super clean, parking and starting point well marked. The Tee Pads are in good shape. The signage was good. They have alternate pin placements on some holes and some of them looked like they would be really cool to play at that location.

The only con I have is that the signs at each hole show a red tee and most of the holes do not have a red tee. So I walked around and looked on every hole on my first round wanting to play reds first. On the back 9 I quick looking.

Wonderful course that will challenge every player. I am a rec/intermediate player and it took lots of good shots, sometimes great shots just to make par. I like courses that don't give up easy birdies.

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Most of this review is cut and paste from prior reviewer.. can't say i disagree with most of what he said..

Most holes are set up for right handed players. I throw left handed.

Has concrete tee pads for both tees, most reds aren't easily found for first time player, so just throw yellow..

Has nice tee signs with alternate basket placements

Multiple basket placements on most holes

Has many benches and trash cans throughout course

Has next tee signs posted throughout - easy to navigate

Good mix of open/wooded fairways with doglegs and elevations

Nice split of the front and back nines in case you want to start on hole #10 (that comes in handy when there's a large group teeing off on hole#1)

Had whole course to myself on a Tuesday morning

Well-maintained

Restrooms

Water fountain

Free parking

Most holes are set up for right handed players. I throw left handed.

Not all holes had easily found red tee boxes. Gave up looking for them; threw yellow instead... no biggie

Watch out for small, exposed tree stumps as they're easy to trip on

No indication of current pin placement - had to walk down some fairways to locate basket before teeing off

This is a nice course for Spalding County that I enjoyed playing. This course is pretty solid and will require a variety of shots to shoot a low score. This course is really good if you want to test your skills in control and accuracy as there are some tight, but fair fairways. I do wish there was some kind of indication of the pin placement before throwing a drive as some baskets are not visible from the gold tees. I highly recommend playing this course if you're in the area.

Has practice basket

Has concrete tee pads for both tees

Has nice tee signs with alternate basket placements

Multiple basket placements on most holes

Has many benches and trash cans throughout course

Has next tee signs posted throughout - easy to navigate

Good mix of open/wooded fairways with doglegs and elevations

Nice split of the front and back nines in case you want to start on hole #10 (that comes in handy when there's a large group teeing off on hole#1)

Had whole course to myself on a Saturday afternoon

Well-maintained

Restrooms

Water fountain

Free parking

Watch out for small, exposed tree stumps as they're easy to trip on

No indication of current pin placement - had to walk down some fairways to locate basket before teeing off

There some long walks between holes such as 2&3, 3&4, 7&8, 10&11, 17&18 but they're not bad

This is a nice course for Spalding County that I enjoyed playing. This course is pretty solid and will require a variety of shots to shoot a low score. This course is really good if you want to test your skills in control and accuracy as there are some tight, but fair fairways. I do wish there was some kind of indication of the pin placement before throwing a drive as some baskets are not visible from the gold tees. I highly recommend playing this course if you're in the area.

Great layout. The course was clearly marked and beautifully maintained.
It was a difficult course, but fair enough for an above average player to go under par.

A couple long walks between pins and the next tee, but that is to be expected on course in a rec park.
Course is relatively new, so some of the stumps from smaller trees can trip you up if you're not paying attention.

Great course, will play again.

-This is a well-conceived, well executed design. The course has defined fairways, many with multiple routes, most accommodating realistic flight patterns. Fairways are obvious from the tee and baskets are visible, wherever possible. Good shots are rewarded, bad shots are punished. No bad holes, which is saying a lot. The flow of the course is excellent, with two nine-hole loops.

-Good mix of holes with variety of par 3's, a couple of par 4's and a "par 5". I threw a bunch of different shots: backhand, forehand, roller, turnovers, etc - always a big plus to use so many different discs off the tee.

-The land is a scenic mix of open grass and forest with a lake coming into view (not into play). Most of the course has a secluded feel. The forest is a nice mix of hardwood and pines with several great young pine fairways that should mature very nicely.

-Great maintenance. Given how new the course is and based on other reviews, I expected it to be much rougher, but fairways were very clear and the rough wasn't that bad

- There were a few holes that didn't seem quite finished in terms of tree removal, and that interfered with the shot off the tee. In particular hole 15 from the long tee (see Heartman's review, had 3 trees with pink tape that I assume will be removed to create the intended line); hole 18 was really tight (branches on the cedar were also flagged); hole 10 was also really tight with an awkward line given how long it is

-Currently lacking tee signs, but not bad to navigate if you have a smartphone with the hole info and map from this website. Distances on this site seemed shorter than reality on 11 and 12.

-Hole 18's teepad does not seem to face the intended fairway. I played from the grass in front of the tee.

-Tweener distances for the intended par on some of the multi-shot holes. Hole 9 seemed more like a par 4 (I had a long putt for 3 without throwing 2 great shots); hole 15 also seemed too short for a par 4

I'd give this a 4.25 rating if I could. Great course that's a definite contender for the best city-park DG course in Georgia, as Kevin said.

As another reviewer noted, this isn't a destination course, it's a city park style course. Its not overly challenging, but is fair, and very fun to play. I think its better than most 4.0 courses, but needs a little more work for me to round up to 4.5. The few cons I've listed above are temporary and will be updated in the future. Excellent course given its age.

- REVIEW UPDATED 10/22/16: 3.5 to 4.0

- fun park style par 60 blue level course

- adequate parking, bathroom, water fountain, and two pavilions near Hole 1

- brand new DISCatcher baskets, concrete tee pads, LOTS of "next tee signs" painted blue and very visible, LOTS of trash cans (especially on the back 9)

- essentially two 9 hole loops that start near the parking lot

- numerous styles of holes are present: open, wooded, "parkable" par 3's and multishot par 4's and one par 5 ... most are very well designed and a handful of alternate pins have been designed, good potential for alternate pins on several holes

- good use of elevation throughout course

- the course rewards good shots, and punishes bad shots

- The amount of work put in by the Parks & Rec dept. is quite noticeable and appreciated. The greens on holes 3, 10, and 16 stand out due to placement of boulders to create elevated greens (3 and 16), and an island green created on 10. Several natural and wooden bridges were created, and a tiered stone steps to the tee on hole 5. Several fairways and greens were seeded and have thick grass growing presently which is quite nice aesthetically. (UPDATE: much of the seeded areas didn't take, so they aren't lushly green anymore ... maybe they'll try again in the future? not a big deal honestly)

- The angle that 18's teepad faces is to the alternate pin. It's not ideal for the original pin, and wasn't the planned direction for the pad, but it is what it is. Not ideal, but not terrible. Can be confusing for first time players without a guide. Wouldn't mind seeing the cedars being trimmed back a wee bit that create the gap to the original pin.

- Hole 15 is an uphill wooded dogleg right par 4. The short pad is a tweener par 3.5, but with a distinct line and fairway to hit. The long tee is ~200' behind and slightly right of the short pad, playing from the woods on the opposite side of a power line right-of-way. The tee shot is less defined from the longs and seems to be a "poke and pray" RHBH that tries to penetrate through to the defined fairway that is playable from the short pad ... or is it a tight RHFH flex shot? It's possible some trees might still need to come down for this hole to be what the designer was envisioning.

UPDATE: several trees and a large branch forcing a low line were removed and a landing zone for RHBH/LHFH was created, RHFH/LHBH have a clean flex line to the top of the hill ... now 15 is one of my favorite holes

- I'd like to see the alternate pins get used more

- overall, a VERY solid course and VERY good quality for such a new course

- my cons are rather nitpicky honestly

- Not a true destination course to plan as the sole focus of a trip, but still one of the top ATL courses.

- a great start to disc golf in Spalding County ... it laid the groundwork for the Dundee Lake course being put in and at least one more course in the Griffin area, if not more.