Starting off I like to let everyone know what I'm personally looking for in a course. I love the scenic aspect of disc golf (this includes boulders, lakes, wildlife, and plantlife- I did study horticulture). With that being stated, I rate a course based on a combination of the scenic factor and the overall course aspects (this includes layout, fairway lines, diversity of holes, and amenities).
-Beautiful Pine/Oak forest with plenty of Rhododendron's to claim errant shots
-Fairly scenic stream on holes 2&3 (both are challenging little holes to be relatively short and open
-Brand new DISCatchers
-As a woods golfer I am in love with many of the off camber fairway angles and greens, the designer did an awesome job incorporating Rhododendrons (rhododendron maximum) and Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) as 'bunkers' either mid-fairway or on the greens.. Haha I thought it was humorous on the tee signs they call these areas OB rhododendrums hahaha its hysterical that people actually think they are called and spelled that way! Anyways.. Those areas def shouldnt be OB, like come on your really gonna define the canopy layer of some Rhodys OB??? There is no lines on the ground, no flags, no determining line for your lie besides tje canopy of the RHODODENDRON shrub ( sorry for the rant but this is just plain ignorant). Rhodys are formidable opponents to disc golfers, its punishing enough to make a putt from underneath a rhody (that's why they are the perfect comparison to a ball golf sand trap) make the rhody's buncrs, not OB. Rant over

-The island green on hole 3 is sweet as is the mando hole (hole 9 or 10 I think)
-The interactive trail signs on the first few holes which have scripture on them
-Hole 17.. I wont spoil the surprise

-Still a fairly new course as you can tell from the many sticks and stumps that will trip you up, pick up your feet folks!
-Some will have a tricky time navigating it the first time, be sure and either take a picture of the layout or grab a map
-Im not even sure I am teeing off at the correct place on hole 5

This has the potential to be a 4 star course when it is all said and done, and it is just minutes from the Interstate and downtown Marion. The diversity is really great, you will need both a solid Backhand, Forehand and Overhead shot to really score well. I imagine in time the navigation issues will be resolved with tee signs and arrows
Personal best thus far: -3