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Hole #9 (Taken 1/2009)
Hole #9 (Taken 1/2009) 
3 / 195ft. 3 / 300ft.
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Great Course
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7/14/2012 
7/14/2012
Review By: jordanferg92 Played: 28 Reviewed: 27 Exp: 1.8 Years
This review was updated on 7/15/2012
Pros: (1) Signs are great and the whole layout is easy to follow
(2) Makes great use of terrain
(3) All par 3's so it's easy to remember your score
(4) Trash cans at some holes
(5) Very unique holes, never felt like I was playing a hole that I had already played before
(6) 18 puts you right at hole 1
(7) Practice basket
(8) Gravel Tees allow good grip
(2) Makes great use of terrain
(3) All par 3's so it's easy to remember your score
(4) Trash cans at some holes
(5) Very unique holes, never felt like I was playing a hole that I had already played before
(6) 18 puts you right at hole 1
(7) Practice basket
(8) Gravel Tees allow good grip
Cons: (1) I can see this course getting muddy very easily
(2) Some stumps in the fairways so don't trip
(3) Downed trees on paths
(4) Signs don't have maps, had to walk a ways to find the basket
(2) Some stumps in the fairways so don't trip
(3) Downed trees on paths
(4) Signs don't have maps, had to walk a ways to find the basket
Other Thoughts: Although this course plays mostly through the woods there are a surprising amount of nice open shots. For bing in the woods I never felt like I didn't have a place to throw. Very technical course to play but also very rewarding. We had a random dog walking the course with us (we named it Charles.) Overall I think this was a great course and I can't wait to play it again. Reminded me of Golden Hills in Blacksburg. There are also some medium length holes to let you throw a bit further. Woods are also pretty forgiving. Just a fun, short, technical course to help tone your short game. This course appears to have been well taken care of. However, I would like to see better signs and the tees could use some more gravel, but other than that I don't see anything into change or add.
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5+ 10/30/2011 5/15/2012
Review By: vtarchiek Played: 35 Reviewed: 8 Exp: 4.8 Years
This review was updated on 12/10/2012
Pros:
- Lots of elevation change creates a good variety of holes, good mix of left vs. right turning holes
- Good signage, easy to follow the course layout
- Practice basket next to hole #1
- Very picturesque, most of the course is untouched woods. Playing the course feels like a hike through the woods.
- Lots of elevation change creates a good variety of holes, good mix of left vs. right turning holes
- Good signage, easy to follow the course layout
- Practice basket next to hole #1
- Very picturesque, most of the course is untouched woods. Playing the course feels like a hike through the woods.
Cons:
- Only 3 real driver holes, most holes only require a putter or midrange
- Some of the fairways are very tight or non-existent & force you to just aim toward the basket & hope for the best. I feel like some of the fairway lines are cramped as well & not realistic for a typical disc flight path.
- Gravel tee pads are OK, some are fairly short & could use some work
- Lots of undergrowth on some holes in the summer months, and a couple of the holes that incorporated an open field are seldom mowed
- Only 3 real driver holes, most holes only require a putter or midrange
- Some of the fairways are very tight or non-existent & force you to just aim toward the basket & hope for the best. I feel like some of the fairway lines are cramped as well & not realistic for a typical disc flight path.
- Gravel tee pads are OK, some are fairly short & could use some work
- Lots of undergrowth on some holes in the summer months, and a couple of the holes that incorporated an open field are seldom mowed
Other Thoughts: Overall this is a fairly enjoyable course. Would like to see a little more variation as far as hole distance, the 180'-220' holes can become repetitive. Good course to work on your midrange game, since the holes are so short most of them provide birdie opportunities. I haven't been out to play the blue tees since they've been put in but I'm hoping this allows the course to play a little longer & makes it more challenging. Favorite holes are 3, 5 and 18.
Ferrum College DGC
Pros: This course has been well maintained. The school has a disc golf team, and I imagine they are the ones providing the maintenance. It's easy to navigate the course, with signs for all tees and alternate tees. All of the tees are gravel. Although a bit small, they are all in great shape. Somebody had actually raked the areas between the baskets and the next tee to make the trails between holes more obvious. It's a fun, challenging technical course. Good throws are rewarded, but bad throws are not necessarily punished. None of the holes are too incredibly easy, since all but #3 are in the woods. There are about 5 trash cans on the course, and the course is extremely clean.
Cons: Some of the gravel tees are a bit small, but there is usually adequate room behind the tees so you can run up. The signs only say the distance, there isn't a map, so you might have to walk up the fairway to spot the basket on a couple of holes. There isn't really a bathroom, so bring your own TP!
Other Thoughts: I would recommend this course to anyone in the area, or anyone traveling through. If you're coming from Blacksburg/Christiansburg, be careful which way you go. My GPS nav took me through a road marked "4x4/ATV Only, road not maintained." I took it anyway, all 3 treacherous miles of it. Straight downhill, huge ruts, 400 foot cliffs, and huge boulders to drive over. "DRY HILL ROAD" I don't think anyone else had driven down it in years! Definitely take 221 around.
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Pros: - A great course nestled right on the campus of Ferrum College.
- Typically quiet on the course with low traffic.
- A fantastic and creative use of the terrain available.
- A short wooded course that has plenty of risk/reward shots and elevation changes.
- A challenging, yet reasonable layout that will test your accuracy on many holes.
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- Typically quiet on the course with low traffic.
- A fantastic and creative use of the terrain available.
- A short wooded course that has plenty of risk/reward shots and elevation changes.
- A challenging, yet reasonable layout that will test your accuracy on many holes.
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Cons: - Small, gravel tee boxes on most holes can cause footing difficulty on tee shots.
- Beware of the thorns on/near Hole 5. They will puncture through your shoe and into your foot!
- Beware of the thorns on/near Hole 5. They will puncture through your shoe and into your foot!
Other Thoughts: - For a full day of disc golf, play Ferrum and then drive over to the 18 hole course at Sontag and enjoy the full Franklin County 36!
Score Breakdown:
Variety:3 Balance:3 Strategy:4 Character:4 Fun:4 Avg: 3.6
Score Breakdown:
Variety:3 Balance:3 Strategy:4 Character:4 Fun:4 Avg: 3.6
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Ferrum College Pros: Hole #5: A great hole to ace, but tough to birdie. You just have to play it.
Very technical and very challenging.
Very technical and very challenging.
Cons: I don't recommend taking children to the course due to the beer cans and bottles. It is after a college campus.
Other Thoughts: Most holes are easy to locate. From the basket just follow the worn paths. 18 is a bit tricky. After the basket on 17 head up the hill to the field. Hang a left for about 30 feet, the start of 18 is on the edge of the trees heading down.
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like a dorey park of the west 
Pros: Tees are clearly marked(downed tree borders) and numbered with distance. Course is easy to navigate, most paths are easy to spot or lined with trees. Great mix of shots, left, right, straight, up and down. Technical shots make short distances challenging. Plays quick for multiple rounds. Room to grow.
Cons: Natural tees are the only con here and it's not really a big one they could just use some leveling and de-rooting.
Other Thoughts: I really enjoyed this course as I'm a fan of short and technical. They put some time and effort into making nice defined fairways and paths, most lined with downed trees. Because of the clearing efforts this course is easy to follow for first timers, a stripe of paint on a basket rung would go a long way but didn't see the need for a lot of signs. The hole variation is fantastic with 15 in the woods, and 3(3,4,11) that are fairly open. With most holes being fairly short the technical aspect still makes it interesting.
I think this course is still going to get better. They have room for a second set of tees I believe on most holes, and could clear the remaining roots from the shorts. I thought it was a shame the pond didn't get used but maybe the longs could use it on I think 13. I would also work on defining the fairways on 7 and 17, and get rid of the one little tree on 5's left route.
The course was great fun and had some fun holes like 5 that sat atop between to 8ft ditches, 18 that was a big downhill the fading left. I would have loved to of had this course on campus.
I think this course is still going to get better. They have room for a second set of tees I believe on most holes, and could clear the remaining roots from the shorts. I thought it was a shame the pond didn't get used but maybe the longs could use it on I think 13. I would also work on defining the fairways on 7 and 17, and get rid of the one little tree on 5's left route.
The course was great fun and had some fun holes like 5 that sat atop between to 8ft ditches, 18 that was a big downhill the fading left. I would have loved to of had this course on campus.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros: Good use of elevation on short, technical holes. You better make a good upshot because there is roll-away potential out there. The pin placments are the best part of the course design by far.
UPDATE - 4/26/2010: Lot of work has went into making the course better in the last 6 months or so. Ther are now a few alternate tees, and every tee pad has a solid base of gravel. Course is coming together nicely. Kudos to all involved on the hard work put into the course
UPDATE - 4/26/2010: Lot of work has went into making the course better in the last 6 months or so. Ther are now a few alternate tees, and every tee pad has a solid base of gravel. Course is coming together nicely. Kudos to all involved on the hard work put into the course
Cons: - It's still a little rough out there, but that is to be expected on a brand new woods course. If you miss the fairway there is a good chance you'll find a brush pile. The tees are natural, and could use some attention as well. But, it is a new course, and most are a constant work in progress.
Other Thoughts: The best thing about the course is that it is only 10 minutes or so from my house, and rounds can be played rather quickly.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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