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wolfhaley
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Experience: 19.9 years 970 played 542 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 26, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

Boyd Hill was a course I had initially planned on playing when mapping out my trip down here. For one reason or another it was taken out of the mix. It turned out I had time to play it and I'm glad I had researched it prior to this trip. I'm even more glad that I was able to play here. This was a pleasant surprise that I'm glad I bagged. Just a very fun course that will appeal to most players.

The tees here are concrete. Nothing special, perfectly functional. Grippy and nicely sized. One tee per hole.

The baskets are Discatchers. These were in good shape, mounted nice and level and caught fine. As I've mentioned before in other reviews, I love discatchers and their yellow bands on woods courses. Easy to spot and they get the job done. One basket/placement per hole.

The flow of the course is well done. Starts and ends close to the parking lot. No major treks between holes. Nice, concise layout that flows really well throughout. The course features a good mix of woods, open, water and elevation. These 4 aspects are used expertly on this piece of property to create a ultra fun course. Well done in that regard.

The lines here are tight on the latter half of the course. Tight, but fair. Some people might not like some of these holes for the very reason I DID like them. There are specific lines/shapes that you need to hit to birdie. There are bailout options off the tee that still offer a more challenging but doable shot to card a par. This course will bait you into shots you'll soon regret if you don't execute. I loved that about this course. The replay value is great.

The pin placements on quite a few of the holes are perfectly done. Especially the creek holes. The design incorporates a solid mix of left, right and straight shots. The elevation adds a twist to this. I wish a could get another crack or ten at this course.



Cons:

The course wasn't the cleanest by any means. But it was by no means filthy. Not even close on my visit tbh. But it's also not as scenic as most of the other courses I played on this trip either.

Hole 6 lol. I didn't personally mind it. But I hit the mando. And the second one too. This hole was pretty hilarious. Excessive, obnoxious, assinine might be other descriptors you'd hear it described as. It's unique, I'll give it that.

Towards the middle of the course there's some weird transitions and also some holes that play almost over the top of each other. Nothing egregious really. And a non issue if you have the course to yorself. If busy though, it'd be potentially treacherous. The flow of the course wasn't too hard to follow, but having a map handy wouldn't hurt and would actually be recomended.


Other Thoughts:

Boyd Hill was one of the bigger surprises I encountered on this trip. Not a must play or anything, but absolutely worth a spin. I didn't get a chance to play Winthrop or Westminster. I did bag Camp Canaan, both of them. As far as Rock Hill golf goes Boyd Hill seems like it'd be toward the top of the hit list. Lots of courses around there, most are school courses and of the others Boyd is the most accessable.

This was just a damn fun course. Would I recommend it? I would. I don't think it'll blow you away. It certainly won't disappoint either.
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Shadrach3
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Experience: 5.5 years 318 played 306 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Better Named “Boyd Hill Creek”

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 2, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

A hill with trees and water that serves as a good pair to its other downtown 18er.

-Amenities: Concrete tees, DISCatchers, tee signs with all info and maps.

-Terrain: Boyd Hill has the Big Three - elevation, water, and foliage. Neither elevation nor water are particularly big, but they factor in on a lot of holes, which helps this stand out from typical all-wooded par-54 courses. Honestly, this course may be one of the best examples of using a creek repeatedly that I've seen among 250+ tracks.

-Feel: Compared to the other Rock Hill courses I played on this Wednesday, Boyd Hill was humming. There quite a few groups out, and many were friendly. It's no Sedgley Woods or Mt. Airy, but my impression is that this is a place where newer players would find no lack of helpful faces. I was asked multiple times in the round whether lost discs and wallets were mine.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Some holes that feel like gimmes and some that you'll be grateful to be in the fairway on. The course is predominantly wooded, but quite a few holes are more in the open or running from open to woods. Side hills are prevalent, and the creek comes into play at least eight times to great effect. There are definitely some really tight tunnels, but there are holes with more margin for error to recover a par from a misfire. To my taste, as discussed below, the lines aren't the most enjoyable due to either blandness or difficulty, but as a whole they are all competent, and the water enhances most of the round.

Cons:

Despite some really nice elements, I found Boyd Hill strangely unappealing.

-Bad Holes: Or, at least, I think they're bad. (6) is a double double mando (two consecutive double mandos) with the second set being little more than a couple discs' width wide. One of my least favorite holes ever. Then, holes (12) and (15) both seemed like nice shapes, but I found that there was no real air shot that could reach the pin on either of them.

-Scrambling: A few holes out here offer little respite for an early mistake. This is especially true in the (8)-(11) region, but even some of the mid-thick parts will only leave the squirreliest options. A decent example of this is the long (14), which doesn't seem to offer much of a fairway the last 150' to those who can't swing it 400' over the water.

-Crossovers: A few navigation spots require crossing your tracks to travel to the next hole. Similarly, some fairways are at risk from other fairways. Nothing drastic.

-Water Risk: Discs won't be permanently lost, but there's a substantial dropoff into the creek which may make it hard to retrieve discs for those who aren't sure of foot and/or willing to do a bit of climbing.

Other Thoughts:

As I mentioned at the opening, I think this is a really nice counterpart to Winthrop Lakefront course. They have similar levels of intriguing design and natural elements, with Winthrop favoring open tastes and Boyd Hill much more technical. Now that I'm writing up my reviews, I think Boyd Hill has the upper hand, but I would return to Lakefront first, as a handful of holes in the middle of Boyd really rubbed me the wrong way. All the philosophizing aside, Boyd Hill is a solidly Good course, and most players will enjoy a round here with its hilly, watery lines.

-Navigation/Flow: Good in many spots, but a few strange crossovers or transitions. UDisc will help for this one.

~Similar Courses: Oregon Park (Marietta, GA); Southeast Park (Columbia, SC); CMC Leadville (Leadville, CO).
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dndelli
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Experience: 16.6 years 134 played 131 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Boyd Hill 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jan 2, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Boyd Hill is an 18 hole course with DISCatcher baskets, concrete tees, and tee signs that list distance and par - and it manages to have all of this on a small piece of land. An impressively small piece of land even.

For a par 54 course, Boyd Hill features a wide range of distances, with holes less than 200' and a hole longer than 400'. This means that players of all skill levels will get a chance to score well, but everyone will find at least a few holes that will challenge them.

The course manages to use the limited elevation well, and utilizes the creek to create interesting landing zones and risky putting greens. The creek was large, but didn't seem overly deep - and I was there when it was raining. In most places I checked, you could see the bottom, but there were some spots that were just deep enough that you would need to "rake".

Throwing your disc with the proper angle to prevent large skips or roll-aways comes in handy on many of the holes. I thought the hole design at Boyd Hill was great, with many shots offering interesting choices while maintaining a healthy mix of RHBH and RHFH favoring holes.

Cons:

Boyd Hill is not in the prettiest of areas, and would probably benefit from a park clean up day. There was an abundance of trash around the course when I played here. While I have heard it's not the nicest of areas, that didn't seem to be an issue for me. Though it's still probably best to not leave things laying out in your vehicle while you play.

I would love to see Boyd Hill get an upgrade in terms of Tee Signs. While the current signs are adequate, having a small map with the Mandos and OB labeled, would really go a long way. As it stands I just played asphalt and the creek as if they were OB.

However, the biggest issue with Boyd Hill is that it may have sacrificed overall Course Design, for individual Hole Design. The course feels cramped, with multiple baskets placed close to each other, fairways running parallel with others, with no barrier, an abundance of necessary Mandos, crossing fairways, etc.

Hole 6's double, double Mando is going to seem gimmicky for a lot of players. Especially because of how close and narrow the first gap is. When in reality, only the second double Mando would be necessary to serve the purpose needed to keep drives from interfering with the other holes on the course. Hole 18, probably only needed a single mando, and not a double - but I guess the right side one could help prevent people from throwing into the road.

Holes 8 & 10 have crossing fairways, but they both cross fairly early into the fairway, but far enough away from the tee, that it should rarely cause a problem, unless the course gets extremely crowded.

Hole 12 drives directly towards Hole 6's tee. In fact, the only real shot available from Hole 12's tee is directly over Hole 6's tee. Which only further adds frustration to the double, double of Hole 6 because that tee could have been moved to potentially avoid this issue altogether.

Other Thoughts:

Overall I would say Boyd Hill is a fun course, and definitely worth checking out if you are in the area. I am giving Boyd Hill a 2.5 rating, largely in part to the number of Mandos and crossing fairways. If the course were to be slightly tweaked, even to just remove the crossing fairways, I think the course would warrant a small bump in rating. While the course is definitely crammed into a small space, I have to believe some of the tees could be re-positioned and some of the fairways reshaped to prevent crossing fairways here. In the meantime, the course is fun and quick to play so it shouldn't be overlooked.

Favorite Holes: 5, 9, 14
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KenanFlagler01
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Experience: 14 years 195 played 190 reviews
2.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 7, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

"Besides the broken glass and assorted trash, Boyd Hill is terrific!" Boyd Hill is an interesting course in the heart of Rock Hill, SC. If you're traveling to Rock Hill in October for USDGC, as I recently did, this is likely the course you'll play in town. When I played, there was a ton of USDGC spectators there playing before heading to see the big boys. I'll get to the broken glass in a minute, but first, here are the pro's...

+ Navigation was self-explanatory. Newcomers shouldn't have a problem. Accurate tee signs.

+ I was pleasantly surprised to find a decent variety in the length of the holes. I thought it would be a pitch and putt style course, but it's not for the full 18. There are a few 300+ holes and even a 400-foot hole.

+ There was also a surprising variety of open and wooded holes. The course starts out with a few fairly open to very open holes before getting into the woods. Nice variety and decent challenge.

+ There is some fun elevation on this course. Downhill holes are my favorite and Boyd Hill has a few of them.

+ Good mix of hyzer, anhyzer, and straight holes.

+ They made good use of a deep creek bed on several holes: playing over it, next to it, and with baskets backed up to it. The underbrush needs to be cleared out of it, but the use of the creek itself is good course design.

Cons:

Boyd Hill is not in a great area, so it may not be realistically possible to keep the course clean. Cleaning up that trash would do a lot towards improving the course, but sadly, I don't think that's feasible.

- Walking on, walking on broken glass.

- Holes 1 and 2 are parallel fairways and way too close to each other. On a busy day, you can't play hole 1 until hole 2 has cleared.

- Some of the gaps are rather ridiculous, in my opinion. (I'm thinking about hole 6 in particular, but there are a couple others.) Number 6 is a double mando between two trees directly in front of the tee. It's maybe a 3-4-foot gap. That hole plays down hill through a few scattered trees, over a creek, overrun by underbrush, to grassy hillside green. I mean, it's technically possible to make it to the green from the tee, but not much fun. I didn't consider the risk of disc loss in the creek to be worth the risk of truly driving through that mando. I played a putter through the mando, then the shot I wanted to play to the green.

- The underbrush and briars on much of the course are pretty bad.

- Aesthetically, the course isn't anything to write home about.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, Boyd Hill is a pretty average course. The well-designed holes are overshadowed (depending on how much you care about it) by the glass and generally poor aesthetics. If you can get past that, try it out.
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Wisas62
Experience: 116 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Very poor layout 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 7, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is one of the worst courses I've personally played. May be the worst. Dangerous teepads, teepads cross each other and are very close to baskets, glass and mandos.

Cons:

Only two good things to say about the course. It has concrete tee pads and the fairways were mowed and clear.

Other Thoughts:

The most dangerous thing about this course is several teepads crossed directly over each other. Flying discs are very dangerous. I've seen people in the hospital for accidental hits. As a course owner or a city club I would think they would be all over stopping this and changing the holes. I was personally almost hit 3 different times. Standing on 9s teepad, standing at 9s basket and on 11s teepad.

There are tons of mandos. Some were for safety because the holes are too close together and some were basically "trick" shots. Kind of unnecessary.

Broken glass EVERYWHERE! I play in hiking shoes, so not too big of a deal to me but I have friends that like to play in chocos and that would be dangerous.
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reposado
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Experience: 12.7 years 278 played 273 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

For a park of this size, there is a decent amount going on. A mix of open and wooded holes all feature a moderate amount of moderation. Several holes cross a small creek that traverses the length of the property.
There are some cool shots here, especially some of the creek ones, especially 6 and 11 which play through tight gaps over the creek. There is 8 which goes downhill tightly through the woods and there is 9, which plays uphill through the woods on a nice RHBH anny line. 16 is fun with the basket in a depression. 17 makes really good use of the terrain on the far side of the creek, offering a blind ace run that goes up and down a hill.
Easily navigable for the most part. The tees are typically in sight of the previous basket and you encounter several tees earlier in the round that you play them so memory is your friend here. It has the makings of a very quick round.
The course plays a lot bigger than its footprint, with trees, elevation a creek all contributing to a solid mix of hole shapes, lengths and styles.

Cons:

The layout could be a three but there are some serious issues. The first is somewhat caused by the small footprint for the park. There is a lot of fairways butting up against each other. This is somewhat mitigated by the fact that I doubt you are likely to encounter few other golfers here. But there is one tee that is pointed directly at another. There is a tee that is point directly at a tree.
The second is likely caused by the area of town. There is an absurd amount of broken glass in some areas. It is like shells at the beach. Just an unbelievable amount. Also the creek is not something you want your discs to fall in. There is a film to the water that makes it unappealing to fish out your discs.
Worth a play if you are already playing Winthrop but not a destination.
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BraveThrower43
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Experience: 14.1 years 729 played 59 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Meh 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 14, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

while I heard that this course was in the ghetto and could be dangerous I may have beat that by going at 930 am. I guess the Crack heads arn't awake that early so I didnt see anyone shady at all.

It had some good holes in the woods7- 17 were all pretty interesting and I liked 1 &2 as well.

The creek didnt look very nasty to me

For the limited space avalible the course has some good holes

Cons:

Mandos. There are almost too many on this course and they seem to be the main theme. Several double mandos which I guess prove as some sort of protection for holes that are too close together but some seem like they shouldnt be there.

Hole 12's tee plays directly across hole 6's tee. Thise made no sense from a design standpoint to me since hole 6 sits a few feet from 3 trees with double mandos that force you through a gap less than 2 discs wide and seemed dumb since there was another double mando 30' past that. If the pad was just on the other side of the first trees it this would not be a problem.

Little glass around hole 6 and 12 but It was not all over the place.

Other Thoughts:

Overall I'd say this course is worth the play even with the my issues with it. The overuse of mandos and the tee on 6 is mostly what lowered my rating from a 3 to a 2.5. The course is worth the play if you are in Rock Hill.

It was a beautiful day when I played this course and the park seemed nice although I have heard rumors of this place being borderline dangerous to play. I suggest trying early morning on a weekday to avoid this issue if you can because it seemed to work for me.
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Bennybennybenny
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Experience: 13.1 years 305 played 287 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Boyd at the hood 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 25, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Boyd hill is a disc golf course in rock hill that is mainly for beginners and intermedites. If you are one of those, you probably will do well at this course.
-The course has a great use of elevation and usually after an uphill hole, the next will high likely be downhill. A few holes are flat as well.
-The course has teepads and they are in good shape and the holes that are longer (5,14) have teepads that a little longer than the others. The holes that are barely 200 something or less have kind of small teepads (4,7,13 and 16) the longer the hole, the longer the teepad.
-I like that the creek is the biggest obstacle on the course. That way if you throw a disc in it, it won't be too hard to find since it's shallow.
-I liked a lot of holes there and my favorite was #17. It's uphil/downhill and is a hyzer shot. It goes out into the open and a birdie is very possible if you throw an overstable disc if youare a rhbh or lhfh thrower. Rhfh's and lhbh's, I recommend you throw an understable disc. The other holes I loved were #5, #10, #13, #16 and 18.
-Teesigns are very accurate and I believed the distance of the holes on all of them.
-#18 is a great finish to the course. It has a mando gate not far from the tee and it's easier to hit than #6's. The creek is in play about 245' feet from the tee. It's super fun.
-The first four holes are pretty open just to warm you up and then #5's basket goes in the woods. The woods are not very tight but they do require straight shots unless the hole is not straight.
-The grass is cut and since the woods are not thick at all and the course is openly wooded. You probably won't lose a disc unless you refuse to go in the creek to get it if it lands there.
-Although I didn't see the next teesigns, the course is very easy to follow. You can print out a map if you feel like you need to.
-There are trashcans and bathrooms in the rec center.

Cons:

-It's in the hood and it can possibly be dangerous. If you play disc golf and have children under 12, I would recommend not bringing them. When my mom was about to park, she said "We might be going to Tirzah" which is a good idea for you players who have kids since it's on a church property. Also a man in the neighborhood was looking at me and my mother. Some advice from my mom "Tee off now and play it fast". That's a tip for #12.
-Lots of litter occurs on the course (mainly beer cans) and the broken glass wasn't much trouble but don't wear your flip flops because that way it won't be too much trouble.
-A few holes cross each other lie 8 and 10 and 6 and 12. At the Blazer, whoever gets to one of those holes first, those people start.
-Yes hole 4 is short that drops maybe 20 feet or something and I did hit the chains on it but it has a circle spraypainted. Basically you have to be no more than maybe 30-40 from the basket or it's a stroke penalty and you're third shot is in the fairway on a spraypainted line. I like #4 but really, it's a tough cookie.
-#11's basket is warped. Every basket is old and rusty.

Other Thoughts:

I loved this course and could play it all day except on a hot summer day without water. I forgot to get it out of the cooler. Besides being in a bad part of town and littered quite a bunch, I love it here and the layout is great. It's pretty hilly and if it gets cleaned up, the course is in great shape.

hole by hole
#1. Nice starting hole mostly open then goes in the woods. There is a mando pointing left I think. It's pretty far from the tee. The hole requires any throw with any disc but don't go far, I did and had an uphill putt.
#2. Tough teeshot but if you get past and avoid the trees, that's a good throw. The teeshot is over a bush and tree limbs are not very high up.
#3. Big challenge for Right backhand throwers (RHBH). Trees are to the right guarding the road. No obstacles for sidearm throwers.
#4. Nicely downhill, and open ace run that is very easy to birdie. The playground is right so you better avoid that.
#5. Now it gets hard. The tee is in the fairway and the basket is in the woods. You have an uphill shot over a creek maybe 225' past the pad. The fairway tighten once you enter the woods.
#6. The two double mandos are not far ahead of the tee but believe me, they are very hard to hit. The one 4 feet from the tee is tight but easier to hit. The second is wider but really hard to get through. It's a hard hole that has a small opening left in the field from the woods. It's good for thumbers.
#7. Short but not beginner friendly. I must be honest. I bogeyed this hole. It's a bit uphill and has another small opening and then it goes to the right. This is one of the harder holes on the course and it's kinda hard to get out of the deep woods.
#8. Very fun challenge. You need a decent flick for a birdie. The small dropoff isn't far past the basket.
#9. The hardest on the course if #6 wasn't such a nightmare and it definitely can be a bust if you don't hit the fairway. Remember it's a dogleg right and anhyzers and flicks can tame this hole. It's not bad but it can be if you make it.
#10. Another great hole! It's a lot like #8 except it's straight and a little shorter. If you go nice and straight, you could birdie but if you go too far, you'll probably be in the creek.
#11. Challenging and uphill and needs to be cleaned up to the left of the tee. The creek is ahead around 75' feet. The hole opens up once you pass the creek.
#12. Fun sidearm hole, few over head branches but still a nice challenge.
#13 nice ace run that is downhill which causes you to hit the creek 15' feet. The fairway slopes right and the basket has trees beside it.
#14. Longest one on the course and it's not too hard if you avoid the trees straight or slightly left or right ahead. Also the creek is left. This hole is hard and many stroke penalties are common. I still liked this hole.
#15. It's flat until you get to the basket. This fairway is one of the hardest to hit. Once you get close, you see that the basket is elevated on bricks about 5 feet tall. Cool hole.
#16. Sweet downhill ace run that does NOT have trees around it. It's in a ditch, don't be weak on this one. Drops about -10.
#17. It's the only dogleg left on the course. The tee shot is wooded and a hyzer that goes 200' and turns left and good bit is possibly very close. Awesome, awesome hole.
#18. Fantastic finishing hole on the course. Hit the mando gate from the tee about 40-50' feet. It's wider than #6's mandos. Possibly will be the best on the course to y'all to a lot of y'all who haven't played here.

Overall, the neighborhood is dangerous. The creek isn't bad because water flows slowly down to the gutter. When I played here (7 times) I could tell people didn't do their business in there. Overall, this course is worth the play because it has ace runs, long bombs and it offers aces if you drive your drive well, particularly #16 at really only about 165-180 feet long. It can happen easier with a putter, #16's aced the most but it won't happen automatically. When I read the hole info, I expected an ace on #4 or #16. Honestly I will say, I got par on both. #16 is actually the easiest. On #4, in a tournament, for y'all who played here, you might have noticed the circle on #4 marked by spray paint. It's an island green, #4 was aced at the tournament and should've gone in when I hit the chains but it didn't and unsurprisingly, there were 7's and 8's on #4 because they missed the island green. If you miss it, go down about 75' feet from the tee and you will see a line marked by spray paint for your approach. It's a penalty stroke if the island isn't made.
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thebuckeyeguy
Experience: 144 played 16 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Just don't do it 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 9, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Not a bad course as far as the layout; I think that the last reviewer did it justice. There is a great mix of elevation and left/right turns, the baskets are in good placements, and the trees are used strategically.

Cons:

It's just too sketchy. I won't go into the rumors that circulate since I haven't witnessed them, but some places just aren't really safe to play disc golf. You cannot picture the amount of broken glass on this course. The rough is FILLED with litter, which brings nasty bugs and mosquitos. We were told by a local that the stream that goes through the course is known as "poop creek". I had the unfortunate luck of tossing into this stagnant, diseased creek, and nearly left my disc behind.

Other Thoughts:

I love the diversity that disc golf brings to the table. I love the idea of putting baskets all over creation. Simply put, this is not a safe location. I'm not going to go into any details regarding the local non-disc golfers, but on one occasion my buddy and I sincerely felt threatened. My advice to non-area discers: just go somewhere else; there are so many nice courses around; and if you must go, do not go alone. My advice to the locals: move your baskets to a new park.
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Jukeshoe
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Experience: 14.6 years 315 played 266 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Ghetto-y Goodness 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 1, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Boyd Hill presents itself as a smallish, park-style pitch and putt upon first glance. After finishing the first several holes, however, it quickly becomes apparent that Boyd possesses some very solid, fun disc golf holes of varying lengths and difficulties. Beginners will definitely be able to hang here, but there are also plenty of exciting challenges awaiting more experienced players. A smallish stream bisects the course, and is nestled in a fairly sizable ditch that tries its best to induce players' discs to roll into the water on several greens. Mature pines dot the start of the course before it moves into a small wooded area. Eventually the course loops back towards the beginning on the far side of the stream, ending right by the parking lot.
- Elevation is used well, from the slight slopes used on the first several holes to the moderate elevation found later on. The designers did a good job incorporating all available elevation gain/loss, creating several fairly risky greens.
- Standout holes include #6, #13, #14, and #18. Hole #6 tees off through two double mandatories demarcated by old discs nailed to four large trees close off the tee. If you make all four mandatories (definitely a bit of a "pucker-factor" here as you try not to miss the narrow gap provided), the fairway leads you downhill through woods, across the stream and slightly uphill to a sloped green and a pin hidden from sight by large trees on the edge of the stream. Very nice! #13 is a short downhill ace run with the stream hard behind the pin, and the basket protected by several large trees. #14, the longest hole at just over 400', has OB to the left in the form of the stream. Again, the basket is nicely protected by trees. #18 finishes the course off right, with another mandatory and the stream coming into play yet again by the basket.
- Amenities include: decent concrete tees (laughably small in one or two places yet totally sufficient), signs that list the distances and hole number (but not a map of the hole layout), and a couple of trashcans near the parking lot. Next tee signs located on baskets as needed.

Cons:

- There is a certain "ghetto" flavor to this course. Broken glass everywhere, graffiti, used-condoms, trash, locals from the nearby housing complex having loud, angry cellphone conversations on random teeboxes, etc.
- One or two places might contain safety issues, if the course is busy. #8 and #10's fairways cross, and the tee area for #2 might be located too close to #1's basket. Exercising a little caution should eliminate any problems.

Other Thoughts:

- Not a world beater by any stretch of the imagination, Boyd is nevertheless a really fun, interesting course to play with several unique holes that stand out in my mind even many weeks after playing it. Certainly not a destination course, but if you're in the area and looking for a solid little course, or a warm up round before tackling some of the area's bigger better monsters, Boyd is for you.
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freakinback
Experience: 13.1 years 18 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 4, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Holes are all different. Ranging from open holes to tight wooded tunnels. There is a creek that falls into play on 4/5 of the holes. Local players are nice and helpful.
Being a new player I find this course a challenge and I have improved my game because of it.

Cons:

Course is dirty and has many holes with broken glass.

Other Thoughts:

I really like hole 4. It's a easy downhill shot. May be the easiest hole on the course. If I throw to hard I end up in the water on this hole.
Hole 14 kills me and my noodle arm. I've yet to even par this hole.

I was hit up for money by two locals at this course while playing solo. I stood my ground and everyone was polite, but it felt a little tense. I would recommend playing with at least a group of 2.
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Pitty241
Experience: 17.2 years 30 played 9 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Boyd Hill 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 24, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Brand new tee signs
-Closed and Open holes
-great for begginers and seasoned players
-mostly short technical holes
-great layout

Cons:

-beer bottles every where over at hole 6
-The creek needs to be cleaned on hole 10
-Some of the course not very well taken care of
-fair ways are right up on each other alot of times but it shouldn't be too much of a factor.

Other Thoughts:

All and all this course can test your short game very tight and technical holes along with some open ones too. very well laid out as well.
I would recomend this course for the seasoned players. You might also want to be careful because it isnt in the best part of town.
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jnuzz17
Experience: 14.1 years 9 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Broken Bottle Blues 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 11, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very fun course in park. Not to hard until you get into the woods where it becomes more challenging. Holes are nicely set up. All holes are very different which gives the course nice variety.

Cons:

In rough part of Rock Hill. Broken glass EVERYWHERE. Might not want to play at dusk. Arrows on baskets to show where the next hole is are not all accurate and have been messed with

Other Thoughts:

When in the woods play out sideways and try and save par. You get penalized severely for bad shot when in the woods. Dont get greedy and play smart.
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discgirly
Experience: 5 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

home course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 1, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I just played this course again and it's more of less my home course or one of them. The park setting is beautiful and the holes are well connected by arrows, not a lot of walking between holes

Cons:

Could use a few longer holes. The longest hole was under 400 feet and everything played like pitch and putt but I think the park is to small for longer holes.

Other Thoughts:

Could use a few longer holes.
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sloppydisc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.3 years 201 played 147 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice surprise 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 4, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

The biggest pro for me was that there wasn't anything to complain about. In a small park with benches, trash cans and a bathroom in the rec center. Course features mostly shorter holes with either open fairways and a smattering of mature trees, or tight, heavily wooded fairways. Not much elevation, but it does come into play a little bit. Good mix of left and right doglegs. Several very tight tunnel shots through the woods. There is a small creek running through the middle of the course that comes into play on several holes. It's not big enough to swallow your disc, but can cost you a stroke due to the basket location on a couple holes. Several nice ace opportunities if that's your goal. #13 looks like a nice ace run from the tee, but the basket is actually tucked tightly between 2 trees with the creek behind it. If you ace that hole it's a good one, even though it's only about190' downhill. This is one of those courses that you can go play and play well with very limited discs. I used my putter, and 2 mids for almost every shot. I think I threw 2 thumbers just to loosen up the arm. Maybe a good place to hold a 1 disc tourney. Nice lines and good holes even though there isn't a ton of length.

Cons:

The course has a pretty small footprint. The designer did a very good job of fitting a course into the available land. On #4 the tee pad is in the parking lot and you must throw over the small road the exits the lot. Not ideal. The double, double mando on #6 is iffy for me. It's not a totally brutal shot, but I wasn't sure it was necessary. But some people may like it, not sure. To each his own I guess.

In some places there isn't a lot of room between the basket and the next tee pad, or another fairway. I had no problems with errant discs, but it could be an issue in a tournament or a crowded day. There was a few other groups on the course today and I had no problems, but I wouldn't want to be there is the course was very crowded.

Length. There was 1 hole over 400'. It played along the creek and had some trees so it was a good hole, but not one you can totally air it out on. If you like wide open spaces and throwing long this course is not for you.

Not really any signature, wow hole. Maybe not a negative, but some players like the hole on the huge hill, or the hole on the edge of the lake. It's not here.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this course. I am trying to work on form and accuracy, and this is a good course for that. I would compare it to Timmons in Greenville, SC; OT Sloan in Sanford, NC or possibly North Asheboro Park in Asheboro, NC. It's a really nice little neighborhood course that you'd enjoy having by your house, but you wouldn't travel a huge distance to play it. If you come to Rock HIll to play Winthrop then you should definitely hit up Boyd Hill. It would be a great compliment to a bigger, more wide open course.
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ChrisWoj
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.1 years 158 played 26 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Deucey 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 6, 2007 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Boyd Hill is a fun little deuce or die course. It knows what it is - and it plays to it. It doesn't try to bring into play tough par 3's that wouldn't fit with the course's flow. But even with nothing but deucable holes, some of them are challenging in their own way. There are forehands and backhands, along with fun gap hits. A few mandos. Some holes even bring some nice elevation into play. Overall it brings a very fun element to the game - especially when set next to Winthrop Gold every October. That's one of the biggest pros to the course - after playing grueling golf on the Gold course over at Winthrop, its nice to come down and be reminded why you enjoy disc golf.

Cons:

It isn't as nicely kept up - there's some random trash scattered on the course at times. I'm not sure if all of it is from disc golfers, though. That isn't to say it is poorly kept up - but it definitely could use some cleaning up in places.

Most of the cons - such as lack of long holes, lack of par 4's, etc would really be nitpicking. Those things do keep it from being a championship calibre course, but they don't keep it from being a fun place to golf.

Other Thoughts:

I would play this course any time I visit Rock Hill. It isn't Winthrop Gold, but as I already said - that's what makes it fun. Everything can be deuced, every hole is fun. Playing skins on this course is a good time, playing doubles is a good time. Just remember when you hit Boyd Hill that its more about some chill time golf than about playing something that'll challenge every part of your game.
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CalebC83
Experience: 5 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 15, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are several difficult shots between or around trees make the course interesting. Shorter holes make the course ok for beginners as well.

Cons:

The first part of the course is played near the road and parking lot and is very open and not scenic. All of the holes are pretty short so if you can throw a good distance fairly accurately it should be pretty easy to stay under par.

Other Thoughts:

Overally a good course for beginner to intermediate players.
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Shodai
Experience: 15.6 years 9 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

In town for the day... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 21, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Some nice settings and neat elevation differences make for interesting play. The more open holes were very nice to play and fun. I enjoyed them. Wooded holes increase the difficulty and challenge even the advanced players. I had enough fun playing there that I played 2 more times that day before heading back to Charleston. If its your first time there, play it once casually and then play a second round and really try. You'll enjoy it more the second time around after you've seen each hole and how its played. My score went down each round.

Cons:

Some holes are set in the woods and have VERY NARROW fairways. NOT for beginners. Will aggrevate you as you learn the course and the elevations and the tight fairways on some holes. Bring your "A" game as accuracy is a must in the woods. Will be difficult to play the first round. Suggest playing two rounds if you want to enjoy it.

Other Thoughts:

Free to play with available parking and not far from the Winthrop courses if you want to try more than one course in Rock Hill. I wish I had played my third round at Winthrop. It was fun and I cant really complain.
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hogleggbob
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.6 years 217 played 47 reviews
3.00 star(s)

thrilla in rock hilla 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 30, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

cool little course in rock hill, close to winthrop. a good warm up course if you plan on playing winthrop. good signs at all holes, concrete pads, ace runs and good use of terrain

Cons:

can be a little sketchy at times. there was a stolen moped in the woods on hole #9 . broken glass is everywhere, not many trashcans or any benches

Other Thoughts:

a very fun course to play. there are a couple of tricky holes #6 has a double mando, which makes for a tough shot. # 13 is tucked behind a group of trees and is easily overshot and into the creek. # 16 is a short straigh ahead shot w/ only the basket showing. nice layout for the amount of space available, i find this course to be more challenging than the lakefront course at winthrop.
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ARock
Experience: 20.8 years 31 played 17 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Some very creative shots 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 27, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

My buddies and I played this course first thing in the morning as a warm up to Winthrop but found ourselves really enjoying the challenges that Boyd Hill had to offer. The course started kind of slowly but the shots required, especially on the back 9, were tremendous.

Cons:

This course is not in a very good area of town. I'm glad we played first thing in the morning before anyone else was awake (we were finished and gone before anyone else was on the course). Broken glass all over the course and clearly this park was not well maintained. It's really too bad considering some of the creativity that went into designing the holes

Other Thoughts:

I wouldn't make a habit of playing this course, but it's worth a visit if you play with some friends for sure. I wouldn't recommend playing it as the sun goes down, but first thing in the morning as a start to a full day of disc golf is great. Get there early, enjoy the challenge, and get out!
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