Pretty much every hole had two tees and two baskets. If you can't find a challenging layout that's perfectly suited to you, it's not the course's fault. There were open shots, shots with and without water in play. There were some tough, wooded holes on the hillside. The course opened up on the back with awesome views. Hole 15 was huge fun. Hole 16 was diabolical - getting around that right-turning corner with the huge rollaway potential! Just a really fun course.

In the woods, I had a little trouble imagining the right line on a couple holes, but it was my first time there. I think if I got to play it a bunch, the challenge would be awesome.

I was passing through from Huntsville to Knoxville and am super glad I stopped in. I have no problem giving it a 4. We have higher-rated courses here in town that weren't nearly as good as this one. This is a course that I really wished I lived closer to and could get to know.

- easy to get to. Close to the interstate. Near restaurants and gas stations.
- beautiful park.
- 2 tees, 2 baskets. There is a layout for everyone here.
- Lots of variety, open shots, heavily wooded shots, water shots.
- Great use of elevation. There are some beautiful views from the tee pads.
- Good tee signs. Very straight forward showing teepads and pin locations.
- For a course that will punish errant shots, most bad shots are findable. The water on 6 is an obvious except.
- Disc golf isolated from other park activities.

- There is ample parking, but it isn't close to the start of the course.
- There is a beautiful kiosk, but it is between hole 2 and 3.
- Navigation is tricky. Make sure you have map access.
- There are a few places where you are walking across these rock filled ditches. A few smaller walking bridges would be nice.
- Baskets are perfectly fine functionally, but showing some wear. The cage on hole 4 is damaged.

I really enjoyed this course. I found it well worth the hour drive from Knoxville. My buddy, who has played the east TN courses that I've reviewed along with a few other said this is probably his favorite area course. It is really close for me.

The course is a little rough in some areas where I'm spoiled in Knoxville (aging tee pads, baskets, etc), but honestly, it adds to the character and charm.

I highly recommend a stop if you are traveling up I-75 or spending a few days checking out east Tennesse golf.

(3.763 Rating) A champion worthy landscape with a weak chin.
- THE LAND - This is the type of land that every course designer wishes they had access to. A little over a 100 feet of elevation changes on the course layout. 100-year-old heavy woods available to use and also a big pond and some headwater creeks. I loved the monster 200 year old oak on hole (3).
- FINISH - The course from (14) on is clearly the best stretch on the layout. Awesome big rolling elevation, horizon wide views of the countryside and gun slinging gameplay.
- HOLE 15 - WOW, what a hole. All four options looked amazing, but the back to short option was Incredible. The back pad to short basket play is a 40 foot downhill bomb to split some big trees 400 feet down fairway. Then the hole doglegs 90 degrees to the left where aggressive approaches can find the backslope of the green and eliminate most chances at a birdie. I did just this, but I made my 45 foot up hill come backer.
- EQUIPMENT - Like just about all HB courses I've played, the equipment here is well above average. 5 foot by 12 foot concrete tees. Two DISCatcher baskets per hole. Seating at every back tee and I think they may have been at most, in not all, the front tees as well. There's also a practice basket, big course map, restrooms and shelter facilities available within the park.
- DUEL PINS AND TEES - The two basket and two tee set up is a big pro here. There are four easy to follow layouts that range from upper Intermediate level difficulty to lower recreational difficulty. I'm pretty sure if I lived in town, I'd play a mixed layout as some of the back tee combinations are horrible in their design.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Because of the four layouts, this course should appeal to a wide swath of the disc golf community. Other than beginners and pros, most players should enjoy the course and be able to find a challenge that fits them.
- CHALLENGING - Although I didn't throw it, the back to back layout looks like a tweener between Advanced level and Intermediate level. Players are going to need 350 foot power and possess the intelligence to play some lay-up golf on a few holes to break par.
- NAVIGATION - Very well built tee signage with next tee direction on them. Most baskets had a clip-on directional arrow on a basket spoke.
- HOLE VARIETY - Outstanding. Ponds, creeks, big elevation changes, long holes, short holes, benders, tunnels, bombs and head scratchers.
- RAW BEAUTY - In my top ten for beauty in Tennessee out of 55 state courses played as of this review.
- LOCATION - The course is less than 5 minutes from I75.

Line flaws on a few holes, but not much else.
- DESIGN - For the record, I threw the back pad to front basket layout, with one exception. I threw the front pad on (10), by accident. The first two holes on the course are just plain blah compared to the rest of the course. The back basket placement on (5) looks wonky or perhaps I'm not good enough. Regardless, I'm glad I played to the front basket here which needs to be re-labeled as a par 3 from the back tee. Some of the lines in the woods beginning on (7), were utter ridiculous by the June time conditions. I didn't like any of the back tee line options for holes (7) and (9). Perhaps the summer overgrowth closed off some options. The lines on (8) and (11) were mediocre at best, but I sort-of gave them a pass as they were par 4s. Finally, I'll mention (13), which had a small gap on the left that was blocked off due to the overgrowth, but it also had numerous trees way down fairway closing off or greatly constricting every plausible lane. How in the world is hole (13) a par 3, especially to the back basket? I also recommend reading Benny's con's of the design too, as he played a different layout than me. He threw the long to long layout. The only line I have a different opinion on is (12). I love throwing forehand 'S' lines and I had no problem throwing a right to left to right forehand with an over stable driver from the long pad out +300 feet. I feel confident that I'd hit (12s) line 85 percent of the time. I should have had an easy birdie too, but I shanked a putter into the woods on the right. Doh!
- PAR STRUCTURE - I don't take points off for this, but from the long to short layout, I averaged 3.57 throws on the par 4s, and 3.75 throws on the par 3s.
- SAFETY HAZARDS - Several holes bring low use park roads into play. I only waited one time for a car to pass. A walking path also comes into play on (3). Overall, a very minor issue.
- LOST DISC POTENTIAL - It's slightly higher than normal here, but not epic bad. The best chance to lose one is on (5) from the long pad, but I could also see some lost discs in the woods too. I found a disc on (12) looking for my shank job.
- MAINTENANCE - The course was not in great shape by late June. The woods needed a lot of work and the grass from hole (12) on, was ankle to shin high. The best time to play this course is likely from October through April or within a couple a weeks of a tournament date.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - I wouldn't bring a beginner here. Even from the short to shorts, the course will be too complex for new throwers. Doing a continuous loop using (1) and (2), is beginner friendly though.
- TIME PLAY - 90 minutes for this quick solo player. Figure 2 hours for a twosome and 3 hours for a foursome.
- WIND - This course will be a different animal on windy days.

A tweener 3.75 rated course to me that should be a +4.0 considering the money dropped and the land. Had it just been a one layout option through-out, I'd score it a good ½ point lower. There are just too many bad holes from the back tees, and the fronts are too short and simplistic for me to score high. The best layout at Athens Regional is going to be a mix and it's the main reason I'm scoring this course above the 3.75 threshold. Like Benny's review, if I were a TD using this course, there is no way I'd put the higher skilled divisions entirely on the back tee and back basket layout. Tourney players would curse me out. Regardless, this is a great stop and it's probably the best course currently between Knoxville and Chattanooga. This is also the 16th HB Clark course I've hit and I have it ranked 3rd in that grouping, being both well behind Panther Creek and Mahr Park. Completely worth checking it out for those passing along I75. Not destination level worthy like other east Tennessee gems such as the before mentioned Panther Creek and also Harmon Hills. Plus I'm sure there are some other Knoxville and Morristown courses in the same league, or better that I haven't played. Regardless, veteran players living in both the Chattanooga and Knoxville areas should really come check out this very high quality regional course.
- UPDATES - Nearly two thirds of the reviews for this course are from when this course was only 9 holes. According to the past review data, this course has a rating average of 3.47 on the first 15 reviews when the course was just 9 holes. The rating average jumps to a 4.07 for the last seven reviews that incorporates all 18 holes.

- Easy course to navigate. There are small signs throughout the entirety of the course which clearly display the current hole, and the hole next to come is never far away.
- Multiple tees and baskets for every hole; 5 different options of play!
- Tees and baskets are in perfect condition.
- Know your bag well, you will need every disc in it. Prepare to drive both forehand and backhand.
- Players of every skill level will find this course both challenging and fun.
- Beautiful aesthetics and free of litter.
- Grass and foliage have been well maintained.
- Lightly wooded holes shift to heavily wooded for Holes #7-9. Great variety!

- As it is a small course in a small city, I can assume this course is rather crowded on a sunny Friday or Saturday afternoon.
- The pond on Hole #6 is big and deep. It can be a doozy, and potentially a lost disc, if you don't play your drive safe.
- The center hub of the park is a large baseball complex. For most holes, be aware of cars driving by.

I have played many courses in the greater Chattanooga area, especially 9-hole courses, and I must say this is one of (if not THE) best one of them all. It may be a bit of a drive out to Athens, but playing all 9 holes two times through is well worth it. With multiple tee and basket options, you are free to play to the challenge degree of your choice. I certainly recommend this course to players of all skill levels, and personally look forward to returning myself.

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The amount of shots that must be used here to throw a low round is great. Too many course allow a big arm to take advantage of routes no available to all. I normally get to take advantage of those lines, but here you are made to eliminate that line on several holes.

A nice modern style, middle Tenn. course with a good mix of elevation change, woods, and water hazards.

Two sets of nice concrete tees and two sets of nice baskets make for several different ways to play this course. The more that I play these types of courses, the more that I like them.

Decent tee signs.

Very clean, and well maintained.

Restrooms, and a nice playground for the little ones.

Nice length, with some holes for the big guns. Overall, I would rate this as a longer course.

Not too many cons for this course. There are a couple of tricky walks between holes. Use the map and you should be fine.

With its length and water-hazards, I wouldn't recommend this course to beginners.

A very nice, larger park style course, with a good mix of longer distances, and scenic Tenn. style countryside.

I would wear sturdy shoes.

Although the course is pretty much set in its own area of the park, it is a multi-use park with hiking/biking trails nearby, and a father/son were chucking a football around the big open area at the start of the course. The locals seemed friendly though.

It's very close to I-75. Stopping in for a leg stretching round is highly recommended.

It is a very good course for both beginners and more advanced players. It gives you the option of 2 tees and 2 baskets on most of the holes. The scenery is very nice and I felt like I was in a park not buried in the leftover wooded areas. It was a nice casual play as each hole had its different challenges but none of them were too particularly difficult. This course was very nicely designed.

It is only 9 holes. Sometimes I had to step back and really look for the next tee, hole 3 was a very good example of this.

I will definitely be playing here again. Company is always welcome just shoot me a message and we can hit the place up. I also lost a grey eagle in the shrubery on hole 4--finders keepers =)

Hole 1 and 2 are nice warm up grip and rip shots to get your arm in the groove. Hole 3 is a tight thread in between a huge tree and a creek. Hole 4 is another grip and rip with some trees in play from the long tee and could possibly play from creek if errant shot. Hole 5 is across the road and plays across the pond. Hole 6 plays parallel to the pond and the tree line to the left. Baskets are tucked away in the tree line to the left. Hole 7 is across the parking lot and in the woods. Plays uphill and if you can flick it good, it seems to work the best. Hole 8 is a monster and plays longer than stated on the sign. Hole 9 is elevated and downhill to the baskets. Yellow basket is far to the left.

I play here all the time and have gotten many discs out of the pond and creek. If you have lost a prized disc or just a personal fav and want it back bad. Email me at [email protected] and give me details on where it is and what kind of disc it is and I will do my damnist to get it for you and get it back to you. My name is Donovan.