Beautiful spot for a course. Rolling hills and manicured grass are always a plus.
Feels completely secluded from the world, but it's just a few steps from Camp Canaan, and maybe 10 minutes from Boyd Hill and Winthrop.
Almost completely deserted. It was a very cold day. There were a few golfers, and a few casual dog-walkers. Other than that, it was peaceful and us-against-the-world, all the way through the round.
Just fun golf. Nothing too stressful or difficult. Very few places to lose a disc, aside from some water on a cool par 4 on the front side. (I think it was the front side. I didn't take notes.)

Benches and trash cans would be nice, but are hardly deal-breakers. Pack it in and pack it out - easy. There is a clean restroom building just a hundred yards downhill from the pavilion, which structure does have trash containers and a lot of picnic tables. Hole 1 begins, and Hole 18 ends, right underneath it.
Natural tee pads for the moment. We saw exactly one unnatural one, which seemed to made of a plastic material that wasn't very grippy, so we just stayed off of it. Everywhere else was grass/packed dirt. On a dry day, no worries at all. I'd be singing a different tune if it had been even a little wet out there.

I mainly started this review to let people know that as of Christmas 2022, the baskets are in place and the course is good to go for play. We played Boyd Hill early in the day, and grabbed some food on the way to Westminster, without knowing a thing about its current state or layout. While there were a few places where we spun around in circles to figure out where to go for the next tee shot, it wasn't *that* hard to get headed in the right direction. Surely some "Nex-T" arrows will be considered if it's going to be a permanent installation. We did notice that none of the baskets were anchored at this time. I assume it's so they can tweak it a bit as time goes on, to maximize the course's potential and the experience. Pure conjecture, that.

Hole 1 definitely sets the fun selector on GO, and throughout the round, there are quite a few moments where you think, "This looks like it'll be a blast." (I'm not as picky as some people are about design and par-fairness, or any of that. It pleases my eye, and it's clean and serene - that's really all I need. It's more about being happy to be playing Disc Golf somewhere nice than it is about comparing it to anywhere else.) To me each course should stand on its own - and this one does.
Plenty of opportunities to crank a nice long drive, but nothing too lengthy. We don't have a ton of courses in CLT that are this forgiving, so it's a nice break from threading needles all day. Momma didn't raise a seamstress, dagnabbit...
This course is a solid addition to our ever-growing SC list of fun tracks to run. Next time you're headed to Rock Hill, make time to play it. A 3.0 rating is very fair, but I would stress that my rating would go straight to a 3.75 if it had tee pads and a few benches interspersed among all the physical beauty of the place.

A more open course with good elevation that needs some issues addressed. Note that this is a temporary course, and as such the particulars of this review could change should the course have future iterations.

-Amenities: Plastic matting tees that would be good if they were oriented correctly, DISCatchers, tee signs with number, distance, and par.

-Elevation: The distinguishing factor of the course as is. Westminster has a near-continuously changing landscape, with quite a few holes playing substantial, if not shocking, elevation. The boring holes are more interesting for this, and the all-star holes invariably use it to full effect.

-Flow: Good flow without doubling back or any overly long transitions.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: More open than not, with a few fantastic holes. A "typical" hole is mostly open with a guarded basket, initial gap, or tree line on one side of the fairway. The all star holes are (1), (6), (15), and (18), which use elevation and trees to create memorable lines - a downhill tunnel par-3, an uphill right then downhill left par-4, a sweeping and eagleable drive, and then a challenging woods drive leading to a cliff shot into the wooded green. Mixed in with these are holes ranging from good to boring, with a good number of par-4s.

-Potential: This property could deliver a killer course. There are plenty of untouched woods out here, lots more space, and some water that could possibly be incorporated as well.

-Temp Nature: The course is probably down by now. In speaking to the ROAR Sports people who make things happen on the property, it seemed unlikely to go permanent for several reasons.

-Tees: The rubber matting was rotated 90° from correct, which made them super slippery. A majority of shots on the card teed from the side or behind, and I can say that the tees significantly degraded my experience out here. On the bright side, TDs realized the problem before start time and added flags to create a natural space next to each tee, so if the course comes back I suspect the mistake won't be repeated.

-Boring Stretches: The (8)-(9) and (12)-(14) stretches are pretty dull, with a lot less shaping involved. They definitely feel like they're pulling the course back. I was asking, "What's next?" on these, instead of enjoying them.

-Faulty Lines: Suspect design on (7) and (17), which really didn't have a believable route through all of the trees. My card all threw total luck shots and didn't have a single birdie putt among us. I also didn't like the tree placements on (13), as I felt that they were more luck than skill.

With fixed tees, I think Westminster is a pretty solid tweener between 3.0 and 3.5. Holes like (18) are the stuff of legends, but shots like (12) are more bland than unseasoned chicken and rice. With the atrocious tee situation, it's an easy decision to call it a 3.0. Perhaps locals will express interest and this course could get more attention - if so, it will likely be well worth a good drive to play.

Enjoyed my round here with diamond TRs Olorin, DiscGolfCraig, and Bennybennybenny. It was neat to exchange notes and now see the differences in our reviews all next to each other!

It goes without saying that temporary courses are different from regular courses. They lack some of the features of a regular, permanent course we've grown accustomed to. The biggest difference is that by the time this course is back in the ground, there's a good chance some or all of it will look different.
- Course is a nice weaving layout through a large portion of the park. For such a large park, it doesn't get much foot traffic. So the disc golf is a nice, secluded round of throwing and missed putts.
- Some nice elevation layouts. #1 is a fun, gauntlet-esque downhill hole. It's probably the best tee shot on the course unless you like big bomber, downhill throws (#15). #6 is a quality, steep uphill par 4. You need a quality, well placed tee shot throwing uphill if you want to make a run at a birdie 3 on this layout. Finally, #8 is the other open, easy downhill tee shot for those who like cheap thrills.
- Some good shot shaping layouts. #3 - 5 all have weaving fairways requiring you to hit gaps (to varying degrees). This was hands down my favorite stretch of holes on the course with #4 being another solid, multi-shot par 4.
- Great scenery. Course plays in the rolling hills of a privately owned park. Other than the sound of a twin prop plane flying overhead or cars driving into the park (when playing holes near the round), this a peaceful, feels far from Charlotte locale.
- Quality use of limited resources. Playing in a foursome of Diamond TRers, we all made note of how certain holes would be much better if it could be lengthened, moved into the woods, and/or had some trees cut down. Obviously, that's not happening for a course that's in the ground for several weeks. Still, the layout in and of it self didn't seem that much different from plenty of permanent courses I've played.
- The course ends on distinguishable, if not completely great ending. The final 4 holes each have a distinguishing aspect to them. #15 is the open field, downhill bomber hole. There was some frustration being unleashed in the tee shots in our group. #16 is another quality, tree-lined, very birdie-able par 3. It does help when you don't gag a 12-foot birdie putt. #17 is the 'good idea, I see what you tried for, but it didn't quite work' hole. In a permanent setting, with a couple trees thinned out, I think this could be an outstanding layout. It just didn't quite work. But, at least it's memorable.
- Then you end on #18, the best overall quality hole on the course. At 602 feet, it's the longest on the course. The first section is uphill with tree lined fairways and a somewhat low-ish ceiling. Keep it in the fairway, and you get past the short tee (357 feet). From there, the hole opens up and drops off into a valley in the woods. A long, straight tee shot, and this is an easy par 3. Or, be like me, hit every tree, and take 3 shots to get to the drop off into the woods. Pointing being, it doesn't take much to see scores from three to six on an outstanding closing hole.
- The park is owned by Westminster Presbyterian Church. You can read my review for their short school course here - https://www.dgcoursereview.co...&mode=rev#86754

I think every single con is related can be filed under temporary course. I fully recognize each one of these issues is an issue for a logical reason. Mainly...don't disturb anything in the park / leave a minimal footprint.
- Poor, uneven, inconsistent tees. Guys in our group found it more beneficial to tee off alongside the tees.
- Poor signage. If you play(ed) this blind, and didn't use the UDisc map, good luck finding the tee on #4, 6, 9, etc. Prepare for a ton of extra walking. Also, transitions arrows would exist as well.
- Some holes won't make the cut in a permanent layout. Several clear filler holes. #8, 9, 11, 12, & 14 all easily would be eliminated, combined, or redesigned. All are straight and/or open shots. A bunch of simple pars (at worst) with varying degrees of birdie chances depending on one's distance.
- #7. In it's current incarnation, it's a poor man's version of Winthrop Lakefront #16. If it's permanent, you know a tree or two will be cleared out to create more natural flight paths.
- Lots of unused, higher quality disc golf land. The park is next to Camp Canaan. This course has enough terrain to create a similar level of course should one be desired.
- No benches or trashcans on the course itself. However, the large Innova signs won't there either. So it's a trade off.

This felt like playing a course that wasn't complete. That, or playing a private course where the owner's didn't want to, or couldn't, do a lot of clearing. You're mind races to the potential of due to some outstanding genetics. It's like seeing a hot girl who dresses modestly.
- I think everyone knows improvements would be made if a permanent course does exist. Let's hope the park owners think the same way.
- The gate closes automatically at 6. Not sure if an announcement is made prior to closing. Sadly, I didn't see anyone griping on the local club's FB pages about people getting locked in.
- My gut says there won't be a permanent course installed, at least without some concessions. This is a church owned 320-acre park. I see its long term existence being closer to that of Camp Canaan by having either limited hours and/or pay to play.
- With lots of open fields and rolling hills, this course could easily be stretched out. For example, combine #9 & 10, now you've got a longer, tougher, uphill par 4. You could do the same with #1 &2, 4 & 5, 16 & 17 amongst other spots. Basically, it wouldn't take much to turn this into an 8-9K foot, par 62 - 65 layout.
- We'll see if this layout makes a return. Otherwise, this was essentially a pointless review as it's not helping a single person.