In the tiny town of Fairview, there's a restaurant called Pizza Done Right, which is around the corner from a course that could be labeled as Disc Golf Done Wrong.

The course is a decent play for beginners, though it's a touch on the long side with the average hole length being more than 300 feet. However, that figure is skewed a bit by two long par-4 holes also. At least half the holes are nearly wide open, so it's a forgiving play. The course is also fairly flat, though the elevation on Holes #4 and #10 make them a couple of the more memorable holes.

The opening hole is one of the best on the course; at about 350 feet, it requires going through a section of the woods and navigating a few well-placed trees.

While I played Hole #13, a rooster from the nearby mobile home park wandered out on to the fairway and crowed disapprovingly at me for venturing near his territory. I laughed at the bird, and then he ran away after observing my missed putt.

Finding the start of the Fairview course was a bit of a challenge. There are no obvious indicators of where the course starts. Upon finding a small parking lot in front of the park, you might look across the field and spot a practice basket first but it's positioned several hundred feet from the first teepad. Actually, there isn't a teepad for the first hole but a spot marked on the asphalt walking path with a small sign.

The first hole isn't the only time that navigation is an issue. I had to do the look-in-all-directions dance a few times. After Hole #2, walk around the Fairview Senior Center and search for the Hole #3 sign and teepad area near the walking path. After Hole #5, I played Hole #7 because the teepad was right there. I had to search a bit further to find Hole #6 that goes into the woods, which then requires retracing one's steps to play the holes in order.

After Hole #7, the course goes off-track and requires a short walk to an adjacent field, where the next six holes introduce a bit of elevation but little else in a wide open area. Fortunately, those holes follow a somewhat circular pattern around the designated area.

The design at Fairview is hit-and-miss … and mostly misses. The course is fairly open on a majority of the holes. That feature was disappointing, because there appears to be an excellent wooded area in the center of the park in which some fantastic disc golf could be developed. But except for Holes #6 and #14, the course mostly resides on the fringe of the woods.

Hole #8 is slightly downhill and was about 250 feet long when I played it. The hole could be an ace run if not for the deep pond positioned 15 feet to the left of the basket. That's too close. The perilous basket placement is ridiculous unless you like losing discs.

The course roughly moves in a counter-clockwise pattern around the park. Unfortunately, the east side of the park isn't as suitable for disc golf, and the designer seems to have run out of ideas near the end. Hole #16 is an atrocious design, as the fairway runs alongside the walking path which is dotted by obstructing lampposts. A large tree with low-reaching branches takes up most of the fairway about 100 feet from the teepad area, making the intended line to the basket a mystery.

The final hole is merely a wide-open bomb across the field with the nearly 600-foot-hole serving no purpose except to get you closer to the start of the course with the hopes you won't notice this cardinal sin of design during your several-minute walk afterward.

The appearance of the course isn't great. The surrounding areas aren't very picturesque, and near Hole #9 is a small metal siding building with various junk strewn around.

Because several of the holes intersect with the walking path, you'll need to keep an eye out for other park users.

The tee signs appear to be just a few years old, but the bright clashing colors and obnoxious font are a notable contrast from the mundane course.

It appears that Holes #3 through #5 have been changed since the photos were uploaded to DGCR, and a couple of the distances have been altered too.

Apparently, I'm not alone in my candid critique of Fairview Park DGC. Other disc golfers have voiced their views with descriptions such as "a complete mess," "the layout is confusing," and "horrendous upkeep."

The Fairview Park DGC is like a pizza with 18 different toppings - there's some good stuff in there, but in the end, it's a gooey and unappetizing clutter that leaves you unsatisfied.

Located in a well-maintained city park with some elevation and plenty of woods. New Innova baskets and good tee pads. Hole 8 was a real treat. Holes 9 and 17 were also good disc golf holes.

Way too eazy. Not much challenge unless you are a beginner.

Hole 2 was missing and I couldn't find hole 18's tee pad. So, I just wrote down 3's on these. The wooded holes were very short. The long holes were very open. Very similar to Southside Park in Huntsville.

Long walks throughout the course. Especially the walk to get to and from the 8-13 section of holes. Pond never comes into play. Some shots over the walking paths.

Lots of missed opportunities with the design and land available. Maybe as the disc golf community grows and matures, so will this disc golf course.