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Hole #13 (Taken 11/2009)
Hole #13 (Taken 11/2009) 
3 / 263ft. 3 / 355ft.
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Hole #13 Tee Sign
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Reviews: 40
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Not quite up to its potential 
Pros: The length---8000-9000'---and the fact that much of the course is pretty open with rolling elevation, means those with big arms get a few chances to really air them out.
It's a beautiful place to play, with views from the high hills, and no development surrounding it.
Through some parts of the course it struck me as a 4.5 rating, but then.....
It's a beautiful place to play, with views from the high hills, and no development surrounding it.
Through some parts of the course it struck me as a 4.5 rating, but then.....
Cons: .....there are a number of holes which, while not bad, aren't particularly inspired, with mundane angles or trees to dodge.
Not a lot of shade, and a lot of effort involved, on an August day such as, for instance, my visit.
Not a lot of shade, and a lot of effort involved, on an August day such as, for instance, my visit.
Other Thoughts: Hole 1 is great or terrible, depending on your viewpoint. Tee of high above water, throwing a RHBH hyzer to a basket on a slope on the other side, not terribly far away. A tough hole to judge and throw on your first visit; tougher still as your first hole; and I image quite tough for lefties or RH forehanders.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Report this Review B+ = You Be Feelin' Positive After Playing This
Pros: What I personally like and how this course stacks up:
1) Holes with good risk/reward. Fair, but harsh punishment for bad decisions or execution. == B-
2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I throw 300' accurately, 360' max. == B-
3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography == B+
4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == A-
5) Bonus points for multi-shot holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them. == C-
1) Holes with good risk/reward. Fair, but harsh punishment for bad decisions or execution. == B-
2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I throw 300' accurately, 360' max. == B-
3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography == B+
4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == A-
5) Bonus points for multi-shot holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them. == C-
Other Thoughts: It's all about feeding the addiction, so I ranked this course subjectively based on my own "personal addiction factor". The grades above tell how well the course will draw me back to itself again and again and again. Since I have played a decent number of courses (125 18-hole, 64 9-hole as of mid 2009), my hope is that players/explorers who have similar addiction tastes will find my ratings list helpful as they choose courses to play and explore.
Over time, I expect to fill some of my reviews in with more descriptive verbiage…if what I can add anything to what has already been written. For now, my list is more important to me than the verbiage of my reviews.
I fully expect others with different tastes/philosophies to disagree with me….that's the fun of things here. See my profile for my rating philosophy.
Over time, I expect to fill some of my reviews in with more descriptive verbiage…if what I can add anything to what has already been written. For now, my list is more important to me than the verbiage of my reviews.
I fully expect others with different tastes/philosophies to disagree with me….that's the fun of things here. See my profile for my rating philosophy.
4 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Immediate Intimidation 
1 
4/10/2009 
4/15/2009
Review By: swatso 
Played: 300 Reviewed: 297 Exp: 4.9 Years
This review was updated on 1/19/2010
Pros:
The nicest tee areas I've had to date: long, flat concrete teepads, places to sit, trashcans, signs showing 2~3 basket locations with distances, and a hook to hang your bag!
Big, open, well-maintained park with gently flowing landscape. Practice putting basket.
Favourite hole #9: about 300' straight down narrowing fairway, then slight right turn 150' to basket guarded by a few large stones in front, trees behind.
The nicest tee areas I've had to date: long, flat concrete teepads, places to sit, trashcans, signs showing 2~3 basket locations with distances, and a hook to hang your bag!
Big, open, well-maintained park with gently flowing landscape. Practice putting basket.
Favourite hole #9: about 300' straight down narrowing fairway, then slight right turn 150' to basket guarded by a few large stones in front, trees behind.
Cons:
Since many of the baskets are not visible from the tee, and some are in slightly differing directions, it would be nice to have some indicator at the tee of the basket's current position.
Distances on map (available online, must-have for a first-time visitor) differ somewhat from those listed on the tee signs.
Bit of a walk from #5 to #6, #14 to #15.
Least favourite hole #1: No decision to be made for a beginner (don't throw) or very experienced (easy throw) player, but for us middle-of-the-road types, throwing across that pond, with a slight wind in your face, has you imagining your disc turning over and going for a swim ... :-O
Since many of the baskets are not visible from the tee, and some are in slightly differing directions, it would be nice to have some indicator at the tee of the basket's current position.
Distances on map (available online, must-have for a first-time visitor) differ somewhat from those listed on the tee signs.
Bit of a walk from #5 to #6, #14 to #15.
Least favourite hole #1: No decision to be made for a beginner (don't throw) or very experienced (easy throw) player, but for us middle-of-the-road types, throwing across that pond, with a slight wind in your face, has you imagining your disc turning over and going for a swim ... :-O
Other Thoughts:
Most holes fairly long. After a few open ones near the start, the remainder mostly play through tree-lined narrowing fairways, with an occasional mid-fairway tree or two to deal with, or needing a gentle turn.
Warning: Locals tell me that they drag Beasts out of the pond more frequently than any other disc! :^P
Most holes fairly long. After a few open ones near the start, the remainder mostly play through tree-lined narrowing fairways, with an occasional mid-fairway tree or two to deal with, or needing a gentle turn.
Warning: Locals tell me that they drag Beasts out of the pond more frequently than any other disc! :^P
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Big Park, Soild Course
Pros: I played a tournament at this course several years ago, and it stuck in my mind as very nice course with a lot of length. The park is huge, and the design takes you across rolling fields and along the edge of the woods. There is decent elevation change, and plenty of opportunities to really rip a drive. Multiple basket positions for almost every hole makes for a good variety.
Visually, the course is in great shape. The local club takes very good care of this course. The first hole plays over a large man-made pond. Can be intimidating for newer players, but makes for a very nice opening shot.
Visually, the course is in great shape. The local club takes very good care of this course. The first hole plays over a large man-made pond. Can be intimidating for newer players, but makes for a very nice opening shot.
Cons: This course is not super challenging, other than the distance - which may make newer players want to find a shorter course.
A few of the holes on the back 9 feel like they were just thrown in, and don't fit with the rest of the course. For the most part the course has a good flow, although there are several long walks throughout the design.
A few of the holes on the back 9 feel like they were just thrown in, and don't fit with the rest of the course. For the most part the course has a good flow, although there are several long walks throughout the design.
Other Thoughts: This is a nice course, and seems like it is not usually over-crowded. In a large group, the course will take 2+ hours, but a casual round would take around 1.5 hours.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Nice and Big
Pros: Very well marked, beautifully maintained, wide open and pretty. Good test of a big arm.
Cons: a lot of the same shots, not very wooded. not very much technacality
Other Thoughts: this is an awesome course, but not very tight, and very wide open.
3 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Victor Ashe Park
Pros: Great big concrete tees. Good signs at tees showing par, distance, and pin placement. Most holes wide open lets you test your arm power. Has hyzer and anhyzer shots. Beautiful view of mountains. Very well maintained when I played but I don't play there often so maybe I just caught a good day. Discatcher chains which are always awesome. Lot of people playing but not over crowded and never had to wait on people. Possible tourney play and over all a well rounded course. Had a practice pin which always helps. Oh ya hole 1 is awesome!
Cons: This was my second 18 for the day so I was a little tired so it seemed like a long walk, but wasn't too bad. No signs pointing to the next tees but the flow of the course was pretty good so we didn't get lost too bad. Not much to say about the cons at this course.
Other Thoughts: Great course, great landscaping, would definitely recommend this course over morningside and only a couple miles away.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Great open spaces 5+ 7/12/2008 8/19/2008
Review By: DiscChainBasket18 
Played: 70 Reviewed: 57 Exp: 9.1 Years
This review was updated on 8/18/2010
Pros: Large, open course played on grass fields in beautiful park setting. Great scenery. Lots of long open holes & some shorter technical shots. Short & long basket placements. You'll see a good mix of Hyzer, straight, Anny & even some slight uphill & downhill shots here. Hole 18 finishes at the parking lot. Practice basket & picnic benches at first tee. Large pond to throw over on hole #1. Nice long, wide concrete teepads. Descriptive tee signs on each hole. Large parking lot close to course.
Cons: It is a multi-use facility so sometimes joggers, picknickers etc will be in you line of fire. Could use a few more benches. You'll need a map for navigation on some holes. Some cross-over of fairways. Not much tree cover means your exposed to the hot sun in summer.
Other Thoughts: Good club support. This course allows the big arms to air it out! Good balance of courses in the Knox area.
4 of 7 people found this review helpful.
not bad 
Pros: Hole 1 is beautiful. It's a decent course. Not really that long, and when it is long, it's in the wide open. Nice park.
Cons: Not too much, it was a decent course as I said.
Other Thoughts: Beautiful park. Out of the 95+ courses that I have played, I would put it somewhere in the lower 1/3. Actually all of the courses that I played in this area were not all that great. I enjoyed Morningside the most, but at the same time, it was in a real ghetto area. But there were some real cool holes there. But Victor Ashe is the nicer park of the two. Group of locals showed me around. Enjoyed it.
8 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Rip It!
Pros: This course gives you every opportunity to rare back and throw hard. There are very few "weak" holes where people who have poor drives still squeek out a par (without an exceptional upshot!). It is one of the best courses I have ever played to really help you understand how you stack up against other players.
Cons: The course is so huge that it is not always maintained at a high level, which affects rollers, footing, etc.
Other Thoughts: I LOVE hole #1 over water. Warm up and take your practice throws before your round begins. Then, start it off with a challenge! This would be an INCREDIBLE course for an interesting safari tournament!
8 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Victor Ashe........
Pros: clean course, long concrete Tee boxes, great views of the surrounding mountains, double chain DISCatcher baskets, Good Tee signs, not overly crowded.
Cons: no signs pointing you to the next hole.
If we hadn't played the first round with one of the locals we would have spent so much time looking for the next tee box that we probably wouldn't have had time to get in a second round.
If we hadn't played the first round with one of the locals we would have spent so much time looking for the next tee box that we probably wouldn't have had time to get in a second round.
Other Thoughts: Hole # 1 can be a bit intimidating if it is your first visit to the park. You have to play the first hole over a pond, it seems like it would be better if it were hole #18 or at least midway through the course. I don't want my first toss of the day to be over a pond with trees to the left and right of me.
Also I think this course is more suitable for forehand throwers, or left handed backhand throwers, most of the baskets (at least on the shorts) fade off to the right.
Also I think this course is more suitable for forehand throwers, or left handed backhand throwers, most of the baskets (at least on the shorts) fade off to the right.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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