-Green Valley: This course is not in a public park like Don Shannon or Tyus. This course doesn't interfere with any other activity, so you don't have to yield to anyone aside from other disc golfers.

-For a course with only one layout, as in one set of tees and no alternate pin positions, Green Valley is quite good. I found it to be a bit more memorable and more distinctive than Tyus because it's more "suburban" and the water holes create a fun and rewarding challenge with lots of risk involved. I enjoy this style of golf. Most of the holes are pretty straightforward, but you still have to focus hard because there is no luck rewarded here. It's not easy on first timers at all, even though the holes appear to be pretty simple for advanced players. The rough is not easy to throw from, and is less forgiving than the rough at Tyus. But even with that, many of the short holes are right in front of you and can be tackled with high concentration and accuracy.

-The water is aesthetically pleasing. The first water hole, #8, is visible from the previous two holes but is a difficult "first water" hole. It's the only par five on the course. 784' and open with the lake in play entirely to the right, making it scary to unleash a big drive on. Yet, if you want to have a chance for eagle, you have to take that gamble. #11 and #12 both require some amount of distance to clear the lake. #11 is just over 300' and #12 is 286'. #11 is more wooded and has you throwing completely over the water and then past a couple of trees before you reach the hill. #12 is open, but the water is tougher to avoid. If you go right, you are in the water. Luckily these holes, along with #18 have drop zones all under 200'. Making those water holes less intimidating. I remember when I first got obsessed with disc golf and had limited distance. I would've needed those drop zones.

-There's a pretty solid mix of elevation here. Many holes are relatively flat, but there are some holes with a good amount of elevation. #15-17 is the stretch with the most elevation at Green Valley. #15 is a downhill bomb that's only 507' with the road in play to the right. #16 is back up the hill. Shortest hole on the course at 236' but plays probably just over 300'. It's up more than 20' in elevation. #17 is my favorite hole here! It's open most of the way and plays slightly downhill the whole way into the woods.

-Green carpet pads that aren't slick. I played after it rained, so it was a bit wet but there were no slip hazards that I found.

-Blue 28 chain disc catcher baskets. Nice tee signs with accurate hole diagrams. I don't think the distances on every hole are correct though. It's mainly just the first five holes that I'm skeptical of on the distance.

-You have more opportunities to throw longer drives on the longer holes as well as throw some interesting shots. Starts off with a fun 245' par three with low branches. You could throw low with a midrange or driver or throw a big spike hyzer over the trees and have a look for birdie. #2 is a straight and slightly downhill putter/midrange shot through a line of trees. #3 is the first hole with significant elevation and being 339'. It's open but there's one tree in the fairway and rough on both sides, forcing you to go big while covering the least amount of room as possible. #9 was a nice ace run facing the lake. The basket is quite close to the lake and #10 was the exclusively wooded hole.

-Not easy on first timers. I shot a 58 blind in the Hotlanta tournament in the open division and I wasn't pleased because it was 20 points below my rating. Considerably, 58 is a good score. However, if I had the time to play a round here beforehand I think I would've played a lot better. The rough sneaks up on you. It's very tough to throw out of, and the wind can play a major factor in considering what disc to throw. If you miss the fairway, you won't land in it. There aren't any good breaks here. But then again, there are plenty of holes that are extremely reachable and open.

-#5. This hole is pretty much impossible. No birdies even in the pro division here. Pro division as in consisting of the Robinson brothers Isaac and Ezra that is. This is a 400+ par three with very thick rough on both sides. This hole requires a hyzer that doesn't turn until maybe 300' ahead and the approach shot is over 100' and fades left at the end. On top of that, there is a low ceiling from the get go. Holes #13 and #15 had a lower scoring average than this hole and both of them are par fours. Soft par fours that were eagled. Hole #5 needs some rough cleared out and needs to be shorted by maybe 50'. Every other hole here is birdieable. Some holes are much easier than others at Green Valley, but all the other hard holes are very fair. Hole #5 is just a bad hole that doesn't relate to the rest of them.

-Parking is difficult. Many of the players had to park on the side of the gravel road because the parking lot is limited.

-Only one set of tees and baskets. It's a bit disjointed. Holes #4 and #5 suggest that newer players avoid Green Valley because #4 is very tough and hard to grasp for newer players (not that it isn't a good hole, it's great). #5 is just impossible and is what dropped my rating from a 3.5 to a 3. And once you are done with #6, you see an easy 237' par three on #7. Holes #13, #14, and #15 are all very birdieable for newbies as well along with a few others. But then again, there are some barriers to entry. Many easy holes, and a couple holes that are extremely difficult. To sum this up, needs a few more short pads.

-Green Valley is the open course in the area. Some of the holes are pretty wooded and even some of the open holes forbid you from throwing distance shots. #4 is a 523' par four down a winding fairway with extremely thick rough on the left. While practicing before the round, I threw a soft putter off the tee and then threw a midrange from the fairway into the woods where the basket is. #17 allows a bigger drive, but you want to be cautious. The fairway leads you to the woods right past the 400' mark, so if you rip one over 400' and it doesn't go straight then you are in the rough. The fairway bends at a 90' angle at the last 100' of this hole, so you have to be pretty creative in order to birdie this par four. #8 allows you to bomb a driver, and you could always aim for the left side in order to avoid the water, and #15 is a fun hole to launch several drivers on since it is progressively downhill the whole way.

-This is a more memorable course in my opinion. It's very fun and I'd give it a 3.5, but since there's only one layout with a wide variety of challenge, I'm giving it a 3 for now. As an open player, I'd liked every hole here just about except for #5. I'm not a fact based individual. I like to figure out the reasons that lead to the fact and I review courses based on how I feel and on my personal enjoyment. I'm extremely against the whole concept of setting my personal opinion aside because there's a reason for everything that I believe and feel. This is a fun course that needs a few more tee pads or pin positions in order to better define a set skill level because I can't decide who this course is aimed for. It's enjoyable for pros, but the diversity in challenge for one layout is a bit extreme. There are holes that I could've birdied when I was a newbie with limited distance, but I wouldn't have been able to clear the lake on #11 or #12 and I wouldn't have been able to score less than a five on holes #4 and #5. It would be a great start to establish tee signs on the water holes with drop zones as an effort to accommodate to more players. Generally, I don't find it necessary to deduct points because a course isn't beginner friendly. This course is beginner friendly on some holes, but other holes would deter a newbie from coming back. But as for me, I will end this review stating that I like Green Valley.

+new tee signs installed in 2020
+blue Innova Pro 28 Discatchers including a practice basket
+double-loop design brings players back to the parking lot after hole 10
+par 5 hole 8 is a beauty with water all along the right side
+decent variety of shots with water and elevation in the mix
+decent turf tees

-only one set of tees
-only one basket placement per hole
-grass upkeep seems to be an issue
-tee signs are small and have small, dark lettering

Green Valley is a fun course with a good mix of holes. It's pretty open so windy days will always be a lot more challenging out here. If the park mowed it more often it would probably jump up to a 4-star course in most players' opinions. Course designers did a great job getting the most out of the property here, and hole 8 is a very memorable and scenic par 5 with water all along the right side that reminds me of hole 5 at Winthrop Gold (where the water is on the left side though). Another memorable hole is the downhill bomber hole 15, and hole 17 is a bomber too but requires a bit of shot placement on the drive as the pin is tucked inside a grove trees to the right.

A second set of tees out here would also improve the experience in my humble opinion.

A lengthy, mostly open course with several multi-shot holes and a prominent lake.

-Amenities: Numbered DISCatchers, many with colored next tee spokes, and good turf tee pads. One practice basket. Also, the freshest and cleanest port-a-potty I've ever seen.

-Terrain: A good mix at Green Valley. There are gentle hills that come into play fairly frequently. Many holes are bounded by thick brush, others are very open, and larger trees figure on several holes. Most notably, five holes play around/over two bodies of water, a large lake and a smaller but still substantial pond.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Quite considerable. The first seven holes or so are mostly par 3's, moderately tight, and use trees to force certain kinds of plays. For example, (2) is somewhat open but due to the layout of trees requires a straight midrange, (4) is a shorter par 4 that gently curves left into thick trees, and (5) is a super cool right-to-left s-shape fairway playing with some weird hill contours.

The personality of the course changes in the next 6 holes, the lake region of the course. It's mostly more open, but scarier. (8) is the par-5, which can be accomplished by going around the shore but will require a big water clear to cut off distance and shave strokes. This region features two more water carries in the 200'-250' range (including (11) with a sloped green, guarded basket, and drop zone), a short downhill run straight towards the lake, and a brief interlude with (10), the woodiest hole on the course.

I would call the last five holes the open part of the course. There are some factors adding interest, like hills, a plethora of tiny mounds on (14), the very difficult to access wooded green on the par 4 (17), and one more uphill water carry to close things out on (18).

Overall, the variety is very good. With three par 4's and one par 5 there are a few multi-shot plays to maintain interest, the water carries add beauty, fear, and strategy, hills are a considerable flavor, and some of the greens are a tricky pleasure to access.

Green Valley is very rough around the edges.

-Tee Signs: The tee signs were missing or disintegrating, and even the ones that were around only had hole number. I consulted UDisc on almost every hole for both shape and distance information.

-Navigation: Again, UDisc was essential. There are several longer walks where the direction of the next tee isn't obvious from the terrain. Green Valley really needs both tee signs and next tee markers.

-Grass: The grass was knee-high on my appearance. Talking to locals, this is a routine state of affairs. By the time I was done, my legs were coated in either tiny seeds or tiny bugs, I couldn't tell which. I also had difficulty finding a drive in a wide open field a couple of times due to the height.

-Rough: Some of the rough here is truly frightening. Very thick, with sharp branches and thorns. I emerged with small cuts and scrapes on (4), (10), and inside circle 2 on (7), and easily could have had more painful excursions if I'd strayed off other fairways.

-Open Holes: Too many holes that are quite open to my taste. As a low-power player, (8) was just safe drive after safe drive along the shoreline. The (13)-(16) area had very few trees to avoid (though interesting elevation), and (3) was also mundane.

-Exposure: I played on a July day, and it was a slog. Sun and wind can both beat on you with full force in many parts of the course.

-Lost Disc Potential: Very high here. I splashed 4 discs and was able to retrieve two of them. There are quite a few long branches around the lakes for (11)-(12) and (18).

-Infrastructure: If this course gets popular, parking will be a huge issue. The course begins to the side of a dead end road and has no dedicated parking and no cul de sac. There's not even a sign to indicate the name of the course, just a small pointer towards the practice basket.

Green Valley has a nice variety of styles--open holes, woods holes, and some in between with lots of small features. For those who like playing with water on a mainly open course with a few patches of rough, this will be a go-to course. Getting through the course can be a challenge, though, with no signage, scary rough, possible fishing for discs, and overly tall grass. I think for the pure sport of disc throwing Green Valley qualifies as Very Good, and it's a nice asset to the impressive course portfolio of Griffin.

Upon arrival, your first impression of Green Valley DGC might be underwhelming as you're greeted by a dead-end road and a single portable restroom, without much evidence of a disc golf course except for a couple royal blue-banded Discatchers appearing among the trees.

However, beyond the starting line is an excellent mix of holes that feature risky plays near the water, lovely grassy fairways, tight lines through the woods, elevation and more.

Of the attributes that stand out at Green Valley, its proximity to the two lakes are probably the most noteworthy. Several holes (#8, #9 and #13) play near the lakes; three holes (#11, #12 and #18) play OVER the lake with limited options for avoiding risk. Of these, Hole #11 is likely the most challenging; it's about 275 feet to clear the lake with a couple of trees on the far bank guarding an uphill green. Holes #12 and #18 at least offer bailout options around the body of water. When I asked a disc golfer at a nearby course on advice for playing Green Valley, he (somewhat) jokingly replied, "don't," before admitting he lost four discs in the water on a recent visit.

The variety at Green Valley is exceptional; not only are there many different types of holes, this diversity is mixed in throughout the course. Moderate elevation comes into play on nearly half the holes, which includes the fantastic downhill 507-foot bomber Hole #15. There are four par 4s and one par 5.

The turf tee pads are lovely, though a couple of them aren't level with the ground.

The distance and difficulty was well-designed as par seems fair on every hole except for perhaps the par-3 Hole #5. It's the closest the course comes to a "tweener" with its brutal off-the-fairway brush and protected basket.

Navigation is pretty straight forward after you find the first hole. A couple areas to note: Cross the street after Hole #4. And after Hole #9, go back behind the building for the next teepad.

The course does loop around near the parking area after Hole #10.

This is not a course for beginners. Even good, experienced players with solid distance will be susceptible to dunking their plastic in the lake due to tree placement and rollaways. Plus, several of the areas off the fairways contain dense brush that nearly guarantee a bogey if breached.

A couple of the holes could be considered fillers, but they might better be described as connectors. Unless you consider tough water holes to be a negative, there isn't a bad hole out there.

The fairway for Hole #4 is slightly obscured from the teepad; some tree trimming is necessary on the left side. But that's not surprising, as the course doesn't appear quite finished. There are a few areas that need a bit more work to be considered complete.

There are several potentially marshy or muddy areas on the course, including the valleys on Holes #1 and #5, as well as in front of basket for Hole #15 and on the path to Hole #16 due to water running down the hill.

Currently, Green Valley is a work in progress as they complete the Hole #16 teepad and hopefully, add permanent tee signs and some navigational indicators. I tend to give a bit of grace in rating (and reviewing) new courses. With its excellent and challenging variety, Green Valley has the potential to secure a higher rating if the course adds amenities while remaining in excellent condition.