Flat course with almost no hills.
Holes are pretty easy which can be a good or bad thing.
Mix of wooded holes and open air holes near water which is cool.
Its fun throwing over the water if you are good enough for it.
Goes around a really nice park with even a water park in it.

Gets super hot in the summer but thats just Florida.
Lots of water hazards so its pretty easy to lose a disc.
Also easy to lose a disc in some of the brush and vegetation as it can get really dense near the edges.

This is a fun low - mid skill level course that even beginners can enjoy, though they may need to play safely around the water hazards.
More experienced players can throw over the water hazards for some really rewarding shots.

Quality shots rewarded most others are punished. Rumor of another 18 in future. Not crowded. Look hard for longer tees.

Multi use park course but not much interference from pedestrians. Typical FLA hazards...jagger bushes(Yankee Term), Heat/Humidity, Snakes, little shade and questionable water hazards. 14's long tee and 12 at first glance is like WTH? Course grows on you and yet you don't know why.

As and Older? thrower and late to this game I hated this course the first few times around but now I get around it fairly well.

1. Great tees and signage
2. Good restroom facilities
3. Challenging layout

Super thick rough on #4 and 5 make finding discs nearly impossible.

I loved this course and have another round set for July 22nd. I will be picking different lines to throw at.

From the new pro tees, this is one of the longest courses in the area.

More water in play on this course than any course I've played in the panhandle.

Enough trees to make you think twice about your lines, but not so many that it's frustrating to play.

Amateur tees are challenging but fair. Water is still a factor on some of the holes for 200' give or take, but only if you're going at the pin. They all have a dry line.

New signs with accurate distance and nice throw line diagrams.

It's in better shape than any of the 5 nearest courses.

Most of the fairways are mowed and the common overthrow/missed shot areas have trails.

New concrete pads.

Water and bathrooms.

Playground by 1 and 18 in case you bring the fam.

Plenty of parking and lots of park activity, doesn't feel dicey to leave your car by #1.

Water LOL! Bring a floater.

Ball fields can be a pain.

Some thick woods on the back make for multiple opportunities to lose a disc.

Fairly flat. That's pretty typical of the courses in this area.

12 requires throwing through a low area that looks pretty snaky. I haven't seen one yet...

The "Dragon Slayers" have been doing a lot of work on this course and it's very different from the course I played last year. Looking forward to seeing what they do in the future!

It's not more than 30 minutes from 30-A and definitely worth the drive.

- free to play, free to park, plenty of parking
- bathrooms on location
- multiple tees for most of the course
- concrete tees
- high quality tee signs with distances and pictures
- numbered baskets with a spray painted prong as a directional aid to the next hole
- decent mix of distances
- regularly landscaped
- low dg traffic course
- intuitive layout

- multi use area
- a majority of the fairways boarder walking paths, ball fields, or a road
- heavily RHBH favored layout
- no alternate pins
- repetitive layout

ChainDragon plays clockwise around the perimeter of a multi use neighborhood recreation park. The course layout features Mach 2 baskets, dual concrete tees on most holes , and there are water hazards spread throughout. The fairways have an open RHBH hyzer line theme, with a few favoring LHBH players. Some have both RHBH & LHBH lines, but usually they're less optimal lines for lefties. I think a few more mandos and alternate pin positions could be added to help tip the balance for those cheating southpaws.

I enjoyed this the course, however, I think it's worth noting that there is a lot of potential to hit pedestrians at ChainDragon. Most fairways run along some sort of people hazard whether it be cars, baseball and softball players, or the occasional path walker. Another con is that the course felt a little repetitious at times. I would have liked to see some holes that ventured into the woods or less linear placement of alternate tees to break up the monotony.

This is a course that largely rewards shot control and placement over distance. Gamblers will appreciate the risk vs reward water holes, while cautious players can avoid the watery perils easily enough. Locals meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 530 pm for casual rounds. All are welcome to join......oh, and bring bug spray.

--Eclectic, challenging course next to a nice sports park and playground. Nice scenery.
--Concrete pads. Pro pads available on some holes.
--Nice variance of distance and obstacles from hole to hole. Multiple holes allow for multiple methods of attack and approach.
--Signage and basket location. They recently added new signage to the entrance and each of the holes. The signage is both attractive and informative. Benches are included on some holes.

--Some fairways run parallel to a road; others run alongside fenced baseball/softball fields.
--Some baskets are hidden low on the other side of retention pond berms.
--Water hazards consist of retention ponds.
--Very thick brush along some of the holes can easily claim your discs with an wayward throw.
--Some fairways have puddles after a good rain.

This review has been revised as some nice upgrades and additions have recently been added to the course, most notably the signage. It does feel like folks are committed to its upkeep and improvement. Those seeking a challenge will enjoy the course.

(2.815 Rating) (REVISED - replayed December 2018) A sports complex course with a lot of variety.
- UNIQUENESS - For a par 54/55 course, the ChainDragon has wide range of hole types. There is water in the form of water carries, stop short of water and parallel water plays. There are pocket shots in both directions and there is a nice hooking left play on hole (4). There are wooded shots, open shots, blind shots and a couple tunnel plays. There is a great overhead play on (12), otherwise it's a poke and hope shot. They had added a par 4 (8a) in the summer of 2017, but it now rendered unplayable with the new ball field. If a game is not going on one can find it, by downloading the DGCR map, I tweaked the course map to show its location. Really the only thing missing is a par 5, placement doglegs and elevation (see cons)
- ACEABILITY - Numerous holes are aceable. You'll have exceedingly great opportunities on holes (1) and (11). I have personally aced holes (4) and (11).
- CHARACTER - A touch above average. To start, there is some seating at about half the holes. There are two tees for pros and ams at seven holes. The tees are all concrete or asphalt, with the asphalt paths being infinitely long. There are some trash cans along the layout as well. There are also restrooms and drinking fountains toward the ball field concessions buildings. There are several great shelters along the layout. Perfect for the summer pop-up thunderstorm.
- NAVIGATION - Improved since my first visit in Fall of 2015. An updated course map at hole (1) was installed in April 2017. Updated hole signage was installed in May 2017, and it indicates the next tee on them. Baskets have a painted spoke to indicate direction to next tee as well. The walk from (7) to (8) is the most challenging. Its across the street and west of the pond. The par 4 tee for hole (8a) is located across the street at the south side of the pond shore.
- MAINTENANCE - I've played over 50 rounds here and the grounds have always been mowed and the complex is very clean.
- QUICK PLAY - A single can easily complete a full 18 in about an hour. Groups of 4 should be in at around 2 hours.

Two minor flaws with this course, and future concerns.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - This is not a beginners course, even with the shorter length. The odds of losing a disc here is exceedingly higher than normal, especially for those that can't carry 250 foot water shots. Beginners are best to stay clear of holes (3), (10), (11), (13) and (14) or plan to go home empty handed. Get yourself a floater to be safe. I personally carried a Wahoo here from Innova and it floats.
- DUEL USE HAZARD - The park is home to more than disc golf. There are soccer fields, baseball fields and tennis courts that can come into play with an errant shot on five holes. However, myself as an Intermediate level player, only hole (9) really comes into to play for me as a safety hazard risk. That said, there is a possibility to be forced to skip a hole, or to have extended waiting at times. In my fifty plus rounds here as of this revision, I have only been forced to wait or skip a hole for the ball field hazards 3 or 4 times, all on Hole (9).
- ELEVATION - Really none to speak of. I know that this is typically for Florida, but this course is flat for even Florida standards. No more than 6 or 8 feet of change throughout the entire course, with most of it being at the retention pond banks.
- TEE SIGNS - Two issues. 1. Unfortunately the distances on the signage is off quite a bit on a few holes. For example hole (11) lists at 164, yet satellite correctly shows it to be about 30 feet longer. Hole (15) is another example which may be off by 30 feet, give or take. 2. The signs are becoming sun bleached and are deteriorating faster than I ever would have guessed. A couple won't be readable by the end of 2019.
- FINISH AWAY FROM PARKING - The walk back to your car after hole (18) is about 600 feet.

The ChainDragon has slipped a bit as of recent. When I first showed up here in Fall of 2015, I would have scored this course a 2.5. With lot of improvements, the Chaindragon hit its peak in the Summer of 2017 and it was the was the highest course I had rated in area at that time. Since its peak, nothing has been added or upgraded and I actually think the course has taken a few steps back with my re-visit on Dec 31th 2018. It appears a lot of local energy is being directed towards DeFunk Disco and Anderson Pond, and so I now feel that those courses have eclipsed this one, as well as Ferry. Regardless, still a nice spin. Unfortunately not a great beginners course due to the amount of water hazards, but for everyone else it's definitely worth a look see if they live or are vacationing in the Fort Walton / Destin area.
- REVISION NOTES - I had been slowly been increasing my rating for this course from Aug 2016 till Fall 2017. There had been significant improvements in navigation with the new hole signage and the new course map. Additional concrete pro pads had been poured and a par 4 option with two additional tees had been added to hole (8), which I now play all the time. Benches had been installed at many holes as well. There's an alternate basket placement on (10) perches on the top of the pond bank mound. Holes (9) and (18) have complete alternate hole set-ups with alt tees and alt basket locations for tournament play. As stated above, on my re-visit in December 2018, navigation and beauty had deteriorated.
- DESIGN - I had to the privilege to work with amazing club president Josh Gallaspy to alter a few holes. Most notably hole (10s) alt basket placement to a risk reward elevated location and the design for (alt 8s) pro tee fairway design and tee location.
- UNFAIR CRITICISM - It has been noted in other reviews, unfairly criticizing the original designer for being lazy for not cutting into the adjacent pines areas. The entire course was built along the edge of the park boundaries at that time. The park boundaries have since grown. They are not allowed to cut trees greater than 3 inches.
- RAW BEAUTY - The raw beauty of the course is about average. The best part is the plethora of tranquil water features. The worst part is all the man-made park structures and ball field fences.

Tee signs and concrete pads.
Enjoyed holes 4, 7, 9, 16.

This is one of the worst I've played.
-Bad for serious golfers since holes are short and bland.
-Bad for recreational players with perilous pin positions 10 feet from nasty water and dense rough.

The design seemed very poor and lazy. Why make such a short course that rec players will avoid due to rough and water? If you're going to put in a course in a park without a lot of space, take the time to clear out woods to make some proper holes. I read on another review they can't cut any trees but There is still a lot of unused space on the course and I hope the locals spend less time down voting this review and more time redesigning the course.

Quality hole layout. Water holes provide a good little challenge. Scenery is nice as well...... Short course which would be good if you are a little handicapped or overweight.

Lack of diversity bc all holes are par 3. No elevation or "hill holes".

Overall a good course for a beginner. I was staying in south Walton on vacation, so this was the closest course for me...... I'm the kind of guy that loves any course to some extent, but this one lacked a few things that I am used to in north Alabama.

Some wooded holes, and varying distances, easy to walk. Most holes are easy enough to par.

Only challenging holes are the water holes (10-14). These holes have very limited landing areas. None of the tee boxes had information other than the hole number.

Watch out for the anthills.

- Short course (yardage)
- Water hazards
- Challenging course

- Water hazards
- Lack of signage/distance markers

The ChainDragon course is a very nice course located in the Hammock Bay community near Freeport, Florida. There are many water holes on the course, but many water hazards are relatively easy to avoid. Thankfully, I escaped the day only one disc down [Innova Leopard Fairway Driver (DX)]. The water hazards make the course a very fun and different course compared to the other courses in Okaloosa County. I found nothing special with the non-water holes. A great course, if you have some discs to spare!

- Good quality DGA baskets
- In a sports complex in a safe part of town
- Easy to play along and around other park activities
- Relatively simple layout with some challenging tunnel shots
- Water shots make you work for safe landings

- The course map listed on the DGCR site does not correspond to the current course layout.
- The current layout does have sufficient hole number markers however, there are no distance markings or hole layout markings on the signs. You will spend a good bit of time walking down the fairway to see where the pin locations are.
- Mix of concrete and dirt tee pads. A few of the concrete pads were too short to use safely. The use of the walking path for tee pads is the best possible alternative.

It's time to update the online map to match the course layout. The tee markers would be so much improved if they were labeled with distance and layout diagrams. The course plays tight around the park, and uses the water hazards well. Hole number 12 is quite a challenge playing through a swamp! It's a fun and quick go-around if you are in the area.

-Baskets are high quality DGA Machs.
-Scenic beauty.
-Parking.
-Restrooms.
-Close to the beaches on 30A and Destin.
-Hole number signs and directional indicators to the next tee. To know the direction of the next tee, look for red painted on one of the wrungs of the basket. That serves as an "arrow" to the next hole.
-Free

-Lack of Benches & Trash bins
-Lacking in Variety of hole distances
-Lacking in Variety of shots required. Most are RHBH hyzer throws.
-Lacking in Mix of tight technical & Open bombs. Most are open sitting on the edge of a wood line.
-Overall challenge is fairly low.
-The signs could use distance and hole shape indications.

I got a chance to play this course while on vacation in Blue Mt Beach on 30A. It's a very short trip, about 20 mins, from our condo. It made for a good break from the sand and sun.
The course has little challenge; however, it's still pretty fun - which is good on vacation.
Park near the basketball & tennis courts to start hole 1.
Watch for snakes. I found one on hole 4.
The course is flat and makes for an easy walk. I brought my 3yr old boy and he did pretty good walking most of the holes as the terrain is pretty easy.
Seems like some of the hole distances are not accurate and/or maybe some of the tees have been moved closer. I over-threw some things based on the distances listed on DGCR.

Decent variety of shots required. Not any grip and rip here, but short holes are made more difficult by water hazards and narrow pathways.

No maps other than a general sign at hole 1 showing that it is clockwise around the park. At #15 I teed off and end up at 16 basket and never found 15. Also nothing to tell the distance at the tees. I used the info on this site instead, which was way off on some hole s. #5 was more like 265, not 465. Maybe due to multiple basket locations?

Bring a few discs you won't miss since getting wet to retrieve a disc doesn't seem worth the risk of snakes.

Chain Dragon (C.D. abbreviated) is located in a very well kept sports complex, and its circular flow "park perimeter" provided a familiar pace for play. C.D. provided a mix of short technical holes, and slightly longer holes for our grip-and-rip players.

Water plays a challenging role at C.D. It's hard to say how our score would have ended up if the fear of landing in a pond was not an issue. Additionally, keep an eye out for wildlife (snakes) as there are several swampy areas.

Chain Dragon presented a very clean and new experience for my friends and I. Additionally, it is conveniently located close to Destin FL which worked out great during our vacation.

I read a previous review that this course is best played with a local golfer, and luckily we found someone to play with that revealed hidden pin locations from tee pads. It worked out very well and we had a great time.

The course is in an extremely fantastic and well kept up sports complex. Because of the complex, there are restrooms in many different parts of the land near the course.

The course is easy to navigate for the most part as it just plays around the complex. All of the holes are unique. There are not too many longer holes but the shorter holes are definitely not just pitch and putt type holes with woods and water guarding most baskets. There are a few ace runs but not as many as you would think with a course this short.

There are several holes that play across the few lakes. They are not overly difficult to clear but there are safe places to lay up on each hole so that you do not get your disc wet.

The baskets are in great shape and there is very little traffic with other players so chances are you will have the course to yourself.

This is one of those courses that would probably be better playing a second time. Most of the baskets cannot be seen from the tee so you will probably spend a bit of time walking up the fairway to get a good look at the basket's location.

The course is short and there is room for more length on plenty of the holes. Some of the shots, like #2, seem a little bit silly because it involves more luck than skill in most cases.

The tee pads were inconsistent. Some were concrete, others were grass. The ones that were concrete were small 4'x2' pads. Not a lot of room for a run up.

~~NOTE: The transition from Hole 7-8 is confusing and the map makes it worse. The map on DGCR shows that you keep walking forward to get to the eighth tee from the seventh tee. Once you get done with hole 7 walk across the street to your right and follow the concrete path to the next tee rather then just walking forward like the map shows.

This course is definitely better then nearby Ferry Park. It can be played quickly and quietly and it is very enjoyable, the fun factor is there more so than Ferry Park as most of the holes are unique and it does not feel like you are throwing the same hole over and over again.

Remember: Navigation is easy as it plays around the complex. If you remember this than getting through the course will be no problem.

Very nice park.
All holes in tact.
Some technical shots.
Scenery.
Secluded.

Very empty.
Some signage down.
Hard to navigate front 9.
Bugs in summer.

Excellent area for a disc golf course with many ponds and quite a few wooded shots. Could be setup a little more challenging considering how short the course is. Advanced to Pro players won't lose any discs. Water holes are very pretty.

I enjoyed 4/19 holes at best and will play those only.

I've lost all my disc in the retention ponds.
The pvc pipe with a bolt through it is supposed to help get disc out of the water,but it floats and its hard to drag it along the bottom and it doesn't reach the vital area's.
The water is pretty disgusting,I tried wading through it and slipped into the gunky underwater plant life.
No signs leading to the next holes,I had to guess.
No recommended flight patterns on the signs.

Perhaps a net around the ponds would help with not breaking peoples bank.

Out of all the courses I've played on ,this one is the absolute worst.

Many chances to throw over/near water with a) a reasonable chance to retrieve your disc if it finds the drink, or b) bailout areas, typically to the left, if the distance seems too long.

Golden spoke to point you towards the next tee.

Like most courses in Florida located in a multi-purpose park, it is 1) flat, and 2) offers a few chances to negatively interact with other park users. A few holes have you throwing down paved paths.

Course plays in a clockwise fashion around the fields, courts, and parking lots of a public, multi-purpose park. For the most part, the course plays next to the woods, and over the water retention basins, that form an outer rim around the various playing areas.

About 1/3rd of the holes have you throwing over these water retention basins. Some are short (under 200'), but others are long (over 300'), and nearly all offer a bailout position to the left (#6 is to the right), but not too far, or you'll find the edge of the woods.

Speaking of "to-the-left", about half of the non-water holes play fairly similarly to each other, treeline to the left, open to the right, a straight drive with a variable amount of left fade needed to reach the basket. A couple of very short, very-treed holes, a righty, and an a S-shape round out the lineup.

Navigation: finding the closest parking lot to tee-1 was the biggest challenge. Find the tennis courts, behind it the basketball courts, behind it the shuffleboard area (hole-2) plays over the back of it), and find the closest parking lot to the shuffleboard. Otherwise, the course has a simple, clockwise flow, with 5, 16-18 across the street. It makes total sense to play #18 between 4 and 5, thereby finishing with #17.

Fun play. Playing here often will strengthen your resolve, or have you owning a set of water discs.

The course is a enjoyable course that is kept up pretty well. The course itself lies on a great sports complex, so the area is very family friendly and is available to other recreational opportunities for everyone. The course lends itself to more novice and beginning players. Locals would be able to play this course very quickly. Each hole is numbered well and the water holes are definitely the most enjoyable. Also, for each water hole there is at least a long branch or pole laid out by the pond to use on soaked shots. The baskets are pretty much new and thus in great shape. The holes are all pretty much short so this lends to very ace-able holes (I hit the basket pole on hole #1).

Unfortunately the cons outweigh the pros for this course. To begin with, the first hole is a bit difficult to find in this relatively small sports complex (there needs to be some sort of signs up to direct us to hole 1). When you arrive at tee box #1 you quickly realize what this course's shortcomings are going to be:
1. very short and narrow concrete tees
2. no hole layout or distances given
3. this is going to be an easy and short course

Another part about the tee boxes is that many do not even have pads but are just on very awkward or uneven throwing ground. The biggest frustration by far is that there isn't any hole layouts or even just distances (however, there are posts there for them so either they are getting to it or they have been destroyed). The couple of holes that do have the layouts are faded pictures taken of the hole from the tee box itself, so you still are unsure of the basket's location exactly. Because there weren't either distances or hole locations given, I had to walk usually half way down the fairway just to get an idea of where I should be throwing. This made a first time visit pretty time consuming, frustrating, and difficult to choose a disc or how I should approach many first shots. Also, because of this my score suffered at least three strokes (for a first timer). Overall, this course does not really test a player very much as nearly all holes are mid range shots without many interesting or challenging layouts. There is only one or two long holes on this course that I remember so you pretty much leave the driver in your bag. There are some mando's out there but are very faded and difficult to spot.
During the summer I am sure you can run into the occasional snake, but you will definitely run into mosquitos which are at least 3x the size of normal ones (so much so that their buzz of wings sounds like a bee).

In conclusion, this course not bad but should only be played if you are in the area (it is not destination spot at all). I would have graded this course a 3.5 if there were distances and layouts for every hole, as it would have been much more enjoyable with these included.

Here are a few tips for first timers:

1. Remember that the course layout runs around the perimeter (a circle) of the sports complex, and it will help guide you around
2. The holes do not have signs that direct you to the next tee box, but instead, each basket bottom has one spoke that is spray-painted gold to point you in the direction of the next tee box
3. Because most holes do not have a layout for you, there are some colored ribbons tied to trees to indicate where you should be throwing from the tee box (as you can't see the basket)
4. Maybe you should write down the distances of every hole seen in pictures of this website so that you have a better idea of how to throw each hole