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themadcap
Experience: 19.8 years 49 played 2 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Complete Course Overhaul 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 22, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I have played this course every year since 2016 while vacationing with my family....and let me tell you....this course has completely transformed into a gorgeous, legit 18 hole course!

Sometime after I played this course in October of 2020, a gentlemen named Brandon took over this course's maintenance over along with his club, Broad Creek Disc Golf. I got this information from a church maintenance worker who saw me out playing. The work that Brandon & his team has done is revolutionary. It literally went from a dump (but at least a course in HH) to a gorgeous lowlands DG course!

The course has 9 baskets, but plays 18 holes, utilizing multiple (natural) tee pads. It has every shot you can imagine. There are tight technical lines to absolute bombs.

There's a swamp/creek that runs behind the course that comes into play on 10 of the 18 holes. When I played the course in late October the creek was clear and water level very low...however I've also seen the water very high and thick as pea soup. You certainly want to avoid throwing a disc in it. So it will keep you honest.

I updated the hole distances and par for this course, because they were way off.

Cons:

After seeing what this course has transformed into...it's hard to come up with cons.

I would love to see perm tee pads & signs installed someday, but I'm content with the natural ones and the small unique signs that are in place now.

Other Thoughts:

Bravo to Brandon and his team. If you have questions about this course you can reach Brandon at (404) 933-9373. His name and number is on the park sign in between holes 1 & 2.

*Highly recommend taking a course map with you. Even with the course's tee signs, it can still get somewhat confusing when crossing fairways which basket you're throwing to.
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guthypete
Experience: 5 played 1 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Ok I guess? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 1, 2021 Played the course:once

Pros:

The baskets are good quality and course has a good amount of variety considering the small area it has to work with. The signage is also surprisingly good. Once we found the first hole it was 'mostly' straightforward determining the layout of each one.

Cons:

The biggest con was too much overlap. We were one of only 2 groups playing and had to pause several times to allow each other to play. Can't imagine what it would be like with more groups. It was also difficult finding the first hole and overall navigation was rough since several baskets were reused for multiple holes.

Other Thoughts:

The entire course area comes in at 2.3 acres (I measured on Google Maps...). I was very impressed with the 'outside the box' thinking on this one to be able to fit 18 holes with a relatively varied distance and layout in that small of an area...but unfortunately, more isn't always better.

I would rate this course at least a star higher if they had settled for a 9 hole course. It would reduce or eliminate the overlap issue and improve overall navigation.

It was far from what I would call a good course, but as a free activity to spend some time on vacation, it did the job.

Disclaimer: I only played this course once, and had to leave before completing every hole due to weather.
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DiscGolfCraig
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 19.8 years 584 played 536 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Hover Bored 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 11, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

I'm giving the designers of Hover Links some major credit. With 9 baskets in a small field, they managed to squeeze in 18 different holes. It's debatable if that's a good thing.
- Pulling into the parking lot, and walking to the park, there's a great smell and feel of being in the Low Country. You're less than a mile from the ocean, and there's something calming about that.
- If you can decipher this course's map and layout, you can navigate almost any course. I consider it a major victory I found all but a handful of tees, and those were simple enough locales to throw from a general area.
- The course's layout weaves all across a small, sub-two-acre field/wooded area. With not much woods to speak of, the designers did their best to utilize the limited wooded areas they have to work with.
- #1 starts smack dab, in the dead-center of the field to a wooded basket. This hole alone is the epitome of your entire round. #2 is the rarest of holes here, an exclusively wooded layout. From there, you revert to a wooded tee to the open field basket on #3. So....you getting my drift about the course's layout?
- By the end of the round, you will be extremely familiar with the entire field as you're crossing back and forth plenty of times. You know when you run on a treadmill instead of going on an actual, outdoor run how it seems to take much longer? Something to do with staying in place the whole time messes with your mind? That's the feeling here. It felt like a slow going round, yet I finished up in less than 45 minutes.
- With baskets and tees and trees and obstacles and plenty of room available, you probably can create a layout as fun, if not more fun, than the existing layout. If I were playing here more than once, I'd have starting picking the baskets I wanted to throw at.

Cons:

Oh, where to begin. I don't know. I guess the designers were too ambitious thinking they could coax an 18-hole layout here. I'd like to see how many fairways cross over each other at any one point in the field.
- You couldn't safely play here if there were more than a handful of groups. And this isn't a good enough course that you would want to be waiting for other groups to clear before you could tee off.
- Looking at the older course pictures, I'm jealous of how nice this course once looked. Needless to say, the maintenance and attention has severely waned over the years. So much so, that there's rough/underbrush/grass & saplings growing into and above the cage for two baskets (#8/12 & 7/17).
- From a symmetrical flow, this course will mess with those of us who enjoy a rhythm to a design, or who simply are OCD. Unlike course with two pads/one basket or one pad/two baskets, there's a typical flow of 1/10, 2/11...9/18. Not here. #1 shares a basket with 11. #2 shares a basket with 14. When you finish your round on #18, well that's the same basket you threw at on #5. On one hand, it does give a little more variety, on the other hand, it's just different in the 17-hole course sort of way.
- Signage is almost non-existent. The holes that have tee areas are marked by wooden framed areas. There are plenty of tees that are missing their markers.
- The hole lengths that are listed on this website vary from what's actually the case. Throughout the round, lengths seemed as if they were off by a good 75 - 100 feet, both long and short. Trust your eyes and judgement, and not necessarily the listed lengths.

Other Thoughts:

Hover Links serves a purpose in that it's a disc golf course in a destination locale. If you're a local who enjoys disc golf, my condolences to you as there's not a viable option nearby.
- This is a case where less is more. One nine hole loop through the field would cut down on much of the confusion and overlap. Take the best nine layouts and you've got a better course. The extra holes actually hurt the overall enjoyment of this course.
- This is a good locale for practicing. There's good room in the field to unleash some drives. You have your pick of baskets to throw at for approach shots or putting. Figure after a confusing round, you'll want to unleash your frustrations.
- The online course map is both necessary and part of the problem. On a large computer monitor, it's passable. On a smart phone, with so many crossing and/or dotted lines, well, it's half the problem. Multiple times throughout my round, I wasn't sure that I was either teeing off from the correct spot or throwing to the correct tee.
- If the 18 holes had there own individual fairways, the course's perception would be drastically different. Shoot, I may actually like the course if this were laid out as most courses are. If this were laid out throughout a park, I dare say this would be rated as an average course in the 2.5 range.
- I'm giving the course a 1.5 as it is. There are enough decent layouts that it makes for an ok time here. Simply by cleaning up the course, cutting out the growth in the baskets, re-establishing putting circles, the course would be more appealing. As is, this is about as simplistic a layout as you'll see. Oh well.
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pmay5
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Premium Member
Experience: 20.8 years 480 played 245 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Well ... there are actual baskets 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 21, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Hhmmmm, let's see ... there's actual baskets.
The grass was cut on most of the field.

Cons:

No tee markers, no tee signs.
Three of the baskets are backed right up to a dark, murky creek. No one is going in there for a disc!
Two of the baskets are in large weed fields. Not too thick to walk through, more like hazards that aren't supposed to be there weeds. Also, trash laying around in this area.
Three other baskets are right next to the road and parking lot. One of those was up against a utility pole and bush.

Other Thoughts:

Not much to like here except actual baskets to get some practice on. I checked in at the church office and they said it was fine to play, and one guy even said I could mow the grass when I was out there. Funny thing was, the cut grass was one of the nice things about it.
Somebody had some imagination to get 18 different holes playing to these 9 baskets, but you are basically criss-crossing the same area. Pretty much nothing has been done here since then. Too bad this Eagle Scout project has not been kept up.
I realize they put most of the baskets on the exterior of the property, to get as much distance as possible, but this is not the type of course you want to lose plastic on.
Since a lot of the vacations we have taken in tropical areas don't normally have DG anywhere, this would make a "better than nothing" practice and field work area. But First Tee is tons better than this. Not really more than that, oh, and another course to bag! BGB!
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rtsmith1979
Experience: 10.2 years 14 played 2 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Skip this one. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 25, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Its in Hilton head and there is really no where else to play.

Cons:

I could write all day. there are no marked tee pads. none of the holes are marked. most of the baskets aren't marked. its not taken care of. its just a bunch of baskets in a field.

Other Thoughts:

the church in front of the course is pretty. thats the best thing about this course.
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dwbaker
Experience: 28.8 years 50 played 9 reviews
2.00 star(s)

The latest 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 21, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

I saw the previous reviews and still wanted to play this course! Easy access off the main highway. All the holes play within a small field. Downloading the map will def help you navigate this challenging course.Most baskets tell you which hole you are throwing to; however, more challenging to figure out where to find each tee box. The field was in good condition when I arrived. I had to do some limb management to make tee box 4/9 passable for a drive. I find it amazing a course was made here at all. Someone with a creative bent figured out a way to use small space to make 18 completely different holes.

Cons:

All holes play within a small area across an open field. Not a very interesting course to play. Tee boxes need to be found, only a few signs to mark tees.

Other Thoughts:

I wouldn't go out of my way to play this course. I found it fun and challenging to play this course. When the course is in good condition to play it's not too bad. Plenty of parking and a nice thrift store next to the church.
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goodeness
Experience: 6.9 years 6 played 5 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Unplayable, unfortunate 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 6, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Honestly unplayable. Even with a map downloaded, it's overgrown and unkept. I gave the course a one because it has maybe 4 baskets in the "open". My wife and I made our own holes and had a practice day.

Cons:

Everything. It really should t even be listed on here. Maybe back in the late 2000s it was a course, it's not a course now. Just random baskets in an overgrown field.
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numbernine
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.7 years 103 played 49 reviews
0.50 star(s)

A course in name alone 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 30, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Greetings and salutations Disc Golfers! Today, we'll talk about what is DEFINITELY the worst disc golf course I've ever played. Ever. Like...EVER . I hope you get the idea, and I hope that I can bring a smile to your face with this review...unlike how I felt when I played this "course".

- It is a course. That is true. the existence of a "course" is not in dispute. So that can be a Pro. Though, it does say "Pros" off to the left there, and I apologize for not being able to come up with another pro to get the plural going here. I am afraid that one single "Pro" is all that I can manage at this time.

Cons:

I'm not even sure where to start honestly. The "Cons" are so numerous, that everything just sort of swirls around in my mind like an enormous garbage island, where someone has slapped down 9 baskets and said "yeah, that's fine". IT ISN'T!

- More than 1 person should not be playing this course at the same time. Literally, the entire course sits on like 4 acres of land, bordered by a creek and a parking lot on all sides. If two people were playing the course at the same time on different "holes", someone would be murdered with a disc.
- There is a map online to play this course. You would think that would be a pro, but it isn't. Because why? because first off, the course is LITERALLY unplayable without the map downloaded or printed off. There are a couple of signs and what not, but most of them are busted up and NONE of them tell you what direction to go. (straight to hell if I don't change my ways, according to the bible verses on most of the signs still left intact.). Most of he baskets are numbered...if you can read them...but who wants to journey across two acres to read a number on a basket, and then guess where to throw from?
- there are no tee pads. there are 4x4s in the ground that are slicker than 1920's traveling salesman with a quota to fill. But not all of the holes have these terrible landmarks. Most of them are just slick, sorry dirt spots off to the side of an open field.
- the baskets are there, but some of them are in bad shape. I guess this could have been neutral, but when everything else is so abysmally bad, I guess that the "OK" stuff starts to look not as good. Truthfully, there were baskets not even cemented into the ground. Like, hole 9 was literally a basket on a pole, leaning against a brick thing. I mean...what? Why? How even.

Other Thoughts:

This course could be best fixed with a bulldozer and a flame thrower. Pull the baskets and create a modern art masterpiece out of them for all I care. But I am quite literally shocked at how terrible this place is . It's not new, so that is no excuse either. This was someone that said "yeah man, let's put a course in behind the church. that'll be amazing", and then forgot that they had put the baskets in the ground,

The upside is that this is DEFINITELY the worst course that I have ever played. My hope is that Hilton Head island comes off of their pocket book and installs a good course somewhere. It's an island resort for Odin's sake. Can't someone pry out some money and install a course worth throwing at?
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Blobfish
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 7.7 years 24 played 13 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Tricky, plays like a mini golf course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 20, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

+Empty... I've played it twice and while there is a church, daycare, and consignment (I think?) store dropoff all there, I've never once seen another disc golfer. Or anyone else wishing to use the park area
+Tricky... while the course is not long, it IS a bit tricky which makes it more challenging in a mini golf sort of way. I liked that aspect, and I'll elaborate more later
+It's the only "18 hole" course on the island although it is nine baskets. They are laid out in a fashion that doesn't make it seem like it is a 9 hole just doubled, each hole is a bit different if that makes sense.
+The baskets are in good condition

Cons:

--If you are biking to the course, you have to cross 278 which is the main 4+ lane divided artery that runs through the island. While there is a light at the intersection, I've never seen it turn and there is no button to push. I will elaborate more below.
--Upkeep is prone to be a bit lax. The first few times I played this course, the grass was about a foot tall all throughout the baseball field which is what the course intersects over and over. However, I played it this morning (7/20/16) and it looked like it was mowed yesterday, making the course much easier to navigate
--The pavillion in the middle is plumbed but has no water
--It is confusing to find... the map is good, definitely download it, but even with the map, some tees are hard to find. It wasn't until my fourth round that I found tee 7 was across the parking lot from the park, and some tee boxes are buried so deep you'll never see them anymore.
--The baskets have lost a lot of their markings, so in many cases you aren't completely clear on which basket goes to which hole unless you are familiar with it beforehand.

Other Thoughts:

Okay so I said it played like a mini golf course, and it does. I said that was a good thing because the course is kind of short. I'm new to this game but I can throw my midrange discs 200+ feet which means that on any given hole I can easily get within putting range in 1-2 shots. Thus, if the course were open, it wouldn't be fun at these distances. But the course isn't open. You'll have to repeatedly throw under low hanging live oak trees, around magnolias and palmettos, AROUND a backstop, possibly through a pavillion and/or a jungle gym. Oh, and there are a couple baskets parked precariously close to a creek, as in there's the basket, and a few feet behind it the dirt/mud slopes straight down into the murky creek where you probably don't want to go because it's slippery and well, gators. It definitely adds to the challenge. I'm still too new to the game to understand how a course gets the par ratings... hole 14 is a par 5?!? I am assuming it is just because you have to go around the backstop. I've almost eagled it every time and as a newbie that says something when I can consistently birdie that hole. That being said, if you throw it too straight (you're basically throwing from center field to right behind the backstop) you could possibly run into the backstop but even a seasoned beginner can get around that in one shot. The basket however is another one that is a bit close to the water's edge.
Because of the course's less-than-frequent mowing upkeep, if you play in the morning, consider that you might get waterlogged muddy shoes simply because of all of the dew retained in the foot high grasses and the sandy dirt you have to play through. Again, on my fourth time to the course, everything was finally mowed.

This course was named after Jack Hover, as states on a plaque at the #1 tee.
DEFINITELY download the map. If you are unfamiliar with how the course is laid out, you will need it. The course zigzags all over the place, and some of the teeboxes are buried in the dirt so you might just have to tee off from an approximate location, so I repeat, DEFINITELY DOWNLOAD THE MAP.

I enjoy this course. It's close to my hotel and when it's just me playing, I can hop on a bike and get out there, play and be back before the kids wake up. But I can't give it more than one and a half star because while I (a newbie) personally like it for what it is, I have to compare it against other courses and the overall reviews they are getting. For example, my home course has 40+ reviews and a rating of 2,92, it is in very nice condition, with clear markings and nice concrete pads. This course has maybe half of the tee boxes even findable, no directions on the course, and spotty condition. Thus I rank it as "passable" with 1.5 stars. Personally, I enjoy the challenge of throwing around backstops, under trees, and around jungle gyms, but the novelty will probably wear off soon enough. There are only a couple holes where I can pull out any disc with greater range than my shark on this course, and on those holes, the only reason I use a fairway driver is because I want to practice throwing it.
I kind of feel bad giving it such a "low" score, but I think for this website, it is fair.

Update: I played it again today and am very confused at how #14 is more than twice as long as #6, according to the map they should be almost identical in length, yet 14 is a 354 ft par 5 while 6 is a 162 ft par 3. On #6 you need to thread your drive between the pavillion and a jungle gym, and on 14 you come right back from center field to behind the backstop. No wonder I eagled 14 earlier today.
I also hopped into the creek to retrieve an errant cheetah I threw. I don't recommend this course of action. I finally found a way to get down to the creek (my disc was on the other side of it), and I walked toward a place where I thought I could ford the creek. I started sinking so I quickly hopped to the other side hoping that the landing would be solid. It wasn't. I sank ankle deep into the foul muck and when I took a step, my shoe stayed behind. As I went down to grab my shoe out of the muck, little crabs started scurrying around because my shoe had displaced their home. I finally got my disc and my shoe and returned to the course. So it CAN be done, but bleh.
Finally, I wanted to thank the Eagle Scout who built this course. It's fun and he did a good job on it. I plan to play it at least three more times before I go back home.
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MaxZero1496
Experience: 4 played 3 reviews
0.00 star(s)

Don't. Come. Here. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 28, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's on the main road, so you can pass by without playing and continue on your way.

Cons:

No signs for half the holes.
No tee offs.
Most of the baskets are mere feet from a large, deep river infested with mosquitos.

Other Thoughts:

Horrible experience. Don't waste your time.
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ojdash
Experience: 5 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Great "Beach" Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 9, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Pros: Fun!
-Baskets are in good repair.
-As of Summer of 2016 there has been a lot of brush cleared and the course is in better repair than in the past.
-Good mix of long and short holes, especially considering the amount of land.
-decently challenging mix of woods and open with OB near many holes.
-very few people (I have played this course every morning on vacation the last 3 years...I have seen other disc golfers maybe twice and no one using the other facilities (backstop or picnic tables)

Cons:

Cons: As others have said, impossible without a course map (although not a con for me, i just used the map here, or you can pick one up in the church).
- almost all signage is missing (so if 2 teepads are next each other, you may not know which is which)
-Have to use approximate teepads in some locations to get proper footing.
- teepads are sand or grass
- some overhanging branches (18 is a pretty low ceiling)
-no elevation change
-I have never had this issue, but this course would not be playable with other people using the baseball field (there are no plates just a backstop) and would be difficult to play other groups playing in the park.
-BRING BUG SPRAY, the skeeters are out in force!

Other Thoughts:

There are now 2 courses on the island and the Sarge within 30-40 minutes. The Sarge is a 4.5* course and this course is just a fun rec course. I am an intermediate player and I can get quite a few birdies on this course, though few are easy. There are several holes around 350-400 when you go over the open field. There is a good mix between wooded and open holes. This course is a spider layout, think safari, but it is fun to play. I have to play on *approximate* teepads on a lot of holes to get good footing (usually next to or in front of the existing ones). I don't understand all the terrible reviews. Yeah the teepads aren't great and you need a map but the holes themselves either have a lane to hit, a weird gap or lot's of distance. There are a few easy hyzers, but not enough to make the course boring. My dad and cousin came with me and both shot in the upper 60's...they are beginners but had a great time. This course is fun. There is never anyone using it during the week (I have seen 2 groups in last 3 years playing it daily on week long vacations). It's a great course to go play in the morning for an hour-hour and a half and then hit the beach all day. A map is a must and it may take a bit more time your first day to find the teepads (3 4x4's buries to make a box ). This is a sandy course and has lots of OB (parking lot on one side, creek on the other) making the course a bit more challenging. Compared to the Hilton Head Golf Course which recently opened on the island this one wins for me on *fun factor* but not as well manicured (the new course has better baskets and the tees are much easier to find and an easier layout to follow).
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nevets4433
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.1 years 62 played 60 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Come for the (Ball) Golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 12, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is the only place available to play disc golf on Hilton Head Island, or within a roughly 45 minute drive radius, so it certainly serves a purpose. Unfortunately other than that, there aren't a ton of pros here.

Quick, easy stopover for people on vacation.

9 baskets in pretty good shape.

Good job squeezing a disc golf course into a park that was likely far too compact for it.

Somewhat beginner friendly.

Good attempt at tee signs

Cons:

This course is the definitition of danger close! Take a look at the map. The hole paths look like a spider web meeting in the middle. When I played, there was one other group on the course. We interfered with each other on almost every hole. Part of the problem is that it is a 9 basket/18 hole course, and matching tees don't play to the same basket. This leaves a lot of chance for interference here. For example, hole 11 crosses 11 other holes, and meets a 12th hole that shares the basket! Multiple other fairways cross 9 or more holes. That seems a bit dangerous.

3 of the baskets are 2 paces from the parking lot. The basket for 5 was also blocked by multiple vans using the area for overflow parking. Tons of chances here for a stray disc to meet a car.

3 of the other baskets are within 2 paces of a deep creek from which I don't think a disc would be retrieved. A full third of the holes are basically mandatory deathputts. That's ok on a professional course I suppose, but on a course that clearly caters towards beginners, losing discs while putting is not likely to keep people coming back.

Course is also dangerous because of its location. You throw over a baseball diamond for much of it, and also through a playground and over/through a covered picnic area. This is a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, I don't think there are many other places to put the baskets here. This parcel of land, with the facilities on it already, unfortunately just doesn't lead to a great course layout.

Navigation is a disaster. Many of the tee signs are missing or in a state of disrepair. This unfortunately means that finding the next hole is very difficult. Bringing a course map is almost mandatory.

It appears that a few of the teeboxes have been lost to time.

Other Thoughts:

I very much support this as a great Eagle Scout project. I have tons of respect for that. I also am very appreciative of the church allowing the public onto their property for recreation. This course, however, has a ton of problems with it as above.

It is still a decent place to come stop by if you are in the area and need your disc golf fix, but Hilton Head is a ball golf island.

I would recommend, because of a lot of the problems, trying to play this one as a safari course. That might improve some of the problems.
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garryj
Experience: 9.6 years 73 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun little course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 1, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-very quite, uncrowded
-good mixture of woods and grassy fairways (plays across a ball field)
-safari style course (the #1 basket is not the #10 basket, etc) makes the 9 baskets play like a true 18 holes
-3 scorecards posted (recreational, amateur, and pro) makes par achievable for all levels of play

Cons:

-almost impossible to navigate without the course map, be sure to download and print it before playing
-several baskets are directly in front of a deep murky creek
-tee boxes missing on some holes and in bad repair on others
-if several groups are playing, the overlapping holes would be a problem
-this last time that I played the course I discovered that the numbers on the baskets do not match the numbers on the online course map

Other Thoughts:

Most of the reviews on this course have been negative, and the reviewers made some very good points. However, I keep coming back for the simple reason that I like it. For me it's fun! It appears the course has been hit by vandals in recent months, and it definately needs a little tender love and care. I'm not sure of what to make of the discrepancy between the course map and the numbers on the baskets. It appears the map was recently changed, but no one changed the numbers on the baskets. One final thought, the folks at the church are super friendly. You can stop by the church office, thank them for providing the course, and pick up a map. The description on this web site states that the course is only open to the public on limited days, however the members that I talked to were unaware of this limitation. We visit Hilton Head three times a year and Hover Links is the first place I head to!
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reposado
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.7 years 278 played 273 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 21, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Eight baskets are placed on the perimeter of a mostly open area with a few scattered trees. (with one right in the center) The layout for the first nine holes is not terrible, as it covers most of the terrain with minimal overlap and even makes a few cool shots where the basket is behind a tree or something. Nice place to work shapes with the putters and mid-ranges.
I also liked the protected basket. It is very protected and fun to approach.

Cons:

It's just not well suited for the only players that might enjoy it. First, for the players that would be on this course, having two baskets on the edge of the river is a bad idea. Second, with discers that don't have great control, playing so close to the parking lot is a worse idea. Third, those inexperienced players will likely have no idea how to navigate the course. I used the map from this site and was ok but without that, there is a lot of guess work. About a third of the tees have signs indicating the hole number but most are missing. And since any tee might go to any basket on the field, the mapless would throw their hands up and quit. Yes, the baskets have numbers on them, but you can't read them until you are already next to them.
The back nine is pretty much a terrible idea. Those who want to play safari always can. But essentially the back nine is constantly throwing across the entirety of the complex, given that eight of nine baskets are on the perimeter of the area. That means that you get bored just throwing across the same field over and over again, and if there were ever multiple groups, most fairways cross about six others.
And several holes throw directly at the pavilion, forcing most throws either over or through it.
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jeffboi
Experience: 9.9 years 14 played 14 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Local Review - Not A Disc Golf Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 7, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

NA

Cons:

This is not a disc golf course. At best it is a very nice practice facility. To be more specific - some baskets have been installed in a field behind a church. It is only open to the public a few days a week. If you are coming to Hilton Head, catch The Sarge at 278 and I95. Good course - Lowcountry style. *Note - This is 40 minutes drive from the middle of HHI - I recommend you play day of arrival or day of departure - suggestion for tourists :)

Other Thoughts:

NA
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The Uncle
Experience: 11.6 years 5 played 4 reviews
1.00 star(s)

A very failed noble effort as a Eagle project. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Its the only listed course that I know of on HHI. If played correctly with a map is actually challenging. If you can find the Tee Box signs, they are very will made w/ a lot of info and a hole map.

Cons:

Replaced 2010 Tee box signs are either gone or only partials. Over half of the Tee boxes are unmarked. Very dangerous layout with the fairways crossing each other on many holes

Other Thoughts:

Stick to making it a long 9 hole course with maybe a putting basket. Also not heavily wooded like it states.
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Rosswake
Experience: 26.8 years 21 played 9 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Best course on Hilton Head Island 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pros- Having an open area that has disc golf baskets on Hilton Head Island is nice. The course was less than a mile from where I stayed (Westin Resort). 

I appreciate that a group took the time to create the course so I had a chance to throw some discs while in the area. 

On every tee box sign I saw, there was a bible verse on it. They didn't all have details about the hole, but i liked reading the inspirational verses while I thought about the throw. 

Cons:

Cons- without being too harsh, this isn't what you'd expect from a DG course. The layout can be described as an oval field with some trees covering about 1/3 of it. The tees and baskets are arranged along the outer edge of the field. I'd estimate it to be 2 acres total, which probably isn't even enough for 5-6 holes.

The biggest downside is that just outside of the circular course lies a stagnant looking creek, which isn't visible until you are right on top of it. It looked to be several feet deep, but thankfully I didn't have to test that theory. As I mentioned, the baskets are along the outer edge so this creek is within 5-10 feet of a few baskets. 

I wasn't sure where all of the tee boxes were, so I threw from the ones I thought made for an interesting toss. I assume there were 18, but I saw 10-12. 

I still had fun, but I'd recommend picking a few tee boxes and making up your own little course instead of playing every basket. Gives you a chance to be creative and practice some specific shots. 

Other Thoughts:

Overall, not worth playing unless you have an extra 30-40 minutes and want to throw a few discs. Don't plan to keep score because there aren't enough holes to even record a 9 hole course score. I'd rate this a last resort practice course, but like I said earlier, it's a place you can access from HH to throw some discs. 

Solid place to practice approaches and putts.
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Hawth35
Experience: 20.8 years 18 played 1 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Don't bother with this course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 24, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Being on church property gives you a feeling of safety.

Cons:

It's to small and not marked well enough to figure out.
I spent more time trying to find the baskets and tees than i did throwing.

Other Thoughts:

A basic map would make this course passable.
But the area is to small for it to ever be better than a 1.5 course.
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SemperFly
Experience: 17.8 years 24 played 4 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 29, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Place to play on vacation, close to parking - navigate hole to hole in short walks and return to car. You can see the whole course from anywhere on the course.

Cons:

Signage was obsolete. Having the doubled up holes really requires signage to keep u going to the right t-pads. I'm not reall sure I played it right. I failed to read the reviews befor going but still would have gone just to play another course.

Other Thoughts:

I took my 10 year old son and my 61 yr old father(whom only played his 2nd round) We were the only ones out there til another new comer showed as were leaving. All in all, it was fun for us to make up our own safari course since we had no idea what was right. That made it fun.
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Billy K2
Experience: 13.8 years 34 played 27 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Needs alot of work 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 3, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Um... Baskets.?

Cons:

Where do I begin?
No sinage, just made up holes
.Very small park
1 basket equals 2 holes
Creek impossable to retrieve discs from
Playground,pavillion, and ball field in play
Wasps EVERYWHERE
Some tee signs missing or damaged
Muddy when wet
Trees down
Crossing fairways on almost every hole
Terrible design
Lost disc

Other Thoughts:

I spent more time looking for tees and baskets than playing. If the course isn't redesigned than the baskets should be put to better use. Sorry boy scouts but this course was a waste of my time

Criteria

Landscape: 0/5
Baskets, tees, and hole diagrams: 0.5/5
Variety in hole distances: 0.5/5
Difficulty/Challenge: 1/5
Course Flow: 0/5
Outside Interference(Pedestrians, distractions, etc.) 3.5/5
Fun Factor: 0/5
Use of available land: 4/5
Overall Grade: 0.5/5
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