Pros:
H. E. Corley Elementary DGC is a short 9 hole course that sits in the back yard of its school . The school has pre kindergarten thru 5th grade students . There are no bathrooms but parking is adequate . Getting to the back lot and front of the course involves several extra streets .
The tees here are natural , and the signs are small wood ones maybe a foot or so off the ground . The baskets are yellow banded Discatchers .
The course plays very short , all holes ranging from 61' to 164' , so any adults , and some kids , are going to have ace runs the whole time .
The course was mowed and landscaping here is above average . There are a lack of trees and just a couple of small hills , but the trees were factored in just like the hills . #4 basket is even up a little hill and behind a low canopied tree .
This course is a fast play . I finished in about 15 minutes .
Disc Risk - There is literally No Way to lose a disc here unless you leave it in the basket when leaving .
It is yet another activity for the school to get the kids outdoors and active .
Cons:
Safety might be a concern for the little kids and the disc golf area being windy some of the time . The school might want to add an ice pack or two for the amped up tykes .
Accessing this place was weird . You can see a basket from the main road , but you have to drive to a side street , go down a few hundred yards , turn right , go down a couple hundred yards , then turn right again . WOW ! A drivers test on navigation And disc golf within an hour ?!
Hours of operation are after 6 on school days . So , play on weekends or after dinner from late August thru May .
Having never played as a 5-11 year old , I don't know what a course like this looks like , but it is just an ace or deuce run for most .
Other Thoughts:
When I found out that the Sauls were the course designers , I almost burst out laughing . They designed a world class course on their grounds , with holes almost as long as all 9 holes here combined ( 972' ) . I don't intend on that being a put down . The course owes no apologies to anyone . It is designed with 5-11 year olds in mind . If I lived down the street , I would come up and work on my putt-approach game . During my brief stay here on an early Saturday afternoon , I saw a dad with his 2 young sons playing , so the course must be getting Some play . , It is always pleasing to have short course like these to both introduce the game and the school to the public . The Fun Factor is here , just in short spurts .
My Recommendation - This is the kind of course to best introduce disc golf to grownups like mom and dad as well as the children . 1 discers will enjoy it here , and locals can build up their ace stats and maybe even make up a side safari course . Putting practice for the experienced , and since it is right off of I-26 , this is a nice leg stretcher for the traveler and an easy bag for the course collector . The decision is yours !