A heavily wooded course with precise lines and a few multi-shot holes.

-Amenities: Concrete tees, signs with maps and info, DISCatchers, next tee signs.

-Multi-Tees/Pins: Two concrete tees per hole. Most holes have multiple pin positions. No indicators, but it's pretty easy to identify the position.

-Navigation: Good flow and clear paths.

-Maturity: For a relatively new course, Heritage Pines is very well broken in. Paths and fairways are clear on the ground and there are only a handful of trees that I would peg as needing to come down still.

-Woods: Forest dwellers, rejoice. The course is almost entirely heavy woods, a mix of older growth and mass planted. Get ready for pine straw skips, scrappy scrambles, and some gutsy commitments.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Predominantly needle-thin lines with a few more generous holes and some multi-shot options too. Length is quite achievable on all these holes with 350' power. The challenge comes from the lines - a typical hole averages a fairway of 5-10' and requires a precise shape to go to the pin. You'll need discs of low enough speed to control while carefully flipping, whether you are FH or BH dominant. What distinguishes this course from many other technical weavers is the inclusion of several multi-shot holes on the short side. Smart gameplay can yield simple birdies on these if you're able to land on fairways, but the play on each is different and touchy at all times.

-Aesthetic Blemishes: The three holes that play partially or completely out in the open aren't the prettiest as they head into functional, patchy fields. The newer forest from (11) and on is also a noticeable step down. The neat rows of trees really aren't the same as a natural forest.

-Bogeyland: You may be able to find lots of birdies, but you'll also get beat down with plenty of bogeys. A small percent error will compound, especially if you head off fairway in the newer forest where the grid pattern prevents much forward progress. Only a good-natured beginner should attempt to throw here.

-Weird Lines: I don't know if it's by design or if a little more chainsawing is planned, but a small number of holes seem weirdly tight to me. A natural flight path isn't obvious to me on these, but the removal of one key tree could easily fix that on any of these holes.

-No Ripping: There are at tops two holes to let loose on out here. This doesn't reduce my rating by much, but it's worth noting the monothematic nature of the course.

Heritage Pines is a classic technician's paradise. Butt-puckering lines with only modest length requirements will be a treat for smooth, disc-turning players with touch. In my mind a few holes were questionable, and other than consistency the course didn't have any particular aura of appeal. I call it Very Good as a beautiful tight woods course.

~Similar Courses: The Tracks at McDonough (McDonough, GA); Fort Yargo SP (Winder, GA); a shorter and tighter Lake Claiborne - Whitetail (Homer, LA).

Nice mostly wooded layout layout that provides greater distance off the tee than other wooded courses in the area.Course designers continue to improve the course. A bridge over the ditch on hole 3 has been added since I last played the course. Other improvements are planned.Holes 1 and 2 play through an old pine plantation.Hole 3 is a long par 5 that starts in a 50 foot wide gap through the pines and then opens up into a wide open field.Holes 4 and 5 play though a mixed hardwood forest.Hole 6 plays along the edge of the woods.Holes 7 - 10 return to the hardwoods, Hole 10 may be the signature hole on the course, a par 4 traversing through low wooded hills.Holes 11-13 return to the pines.Hole 14 is a slight downhill with a sharp finish to the left.Hole 15 is a tough downhill ace run with dry creek bed behind the basket.Hole 16 is a shorter wooded hole with tight lines and deep ravine to the right.Hole 17 exits the woods with an OB detention pond short left.Hole 18 is an uphill par 4 with a first shot to an open field, and a second shot to the wooded tee area. A good finishing hole.Dedicated area of park that should get little interference from other park users.Nice well-placed next tee signs for navigationRed tees provide a different look, and not just shorter distance on several tees (4, 6, 9, 14,18)Drop box for lost discs after 18

The tee pads are still dirt, with tee boxes marked by painted cubes. (For a new course, I don't consider this to be a big drawback. Better to get some play in and determine if the tees should be moved) A fund raising drive is in progress to install concrete tees.The long tee pad on 4 is on a steep dirt mound. I didn't want to attempt going up and down it. Steps are planned.Not much elevation difference on any holes other than 15,18 and the aforementioned hill for the long pad on 4. Not a fault of the designers, as they did a good job with what they had to work with.

The course is welcome addition to the Atlanta east side courses.Even from the short tees, the course may be frustrating for beginners. Mathews, Yargo, Lenora, or Maple Creek may be a better choice.The first time I played the course, I really didn't like hole 17. Since then the weeds have been cut down and the silt fence removed. My opinion of the hole has changed. Once the tee pads are finished and the course is beat in a little more, a upgrade of the rating is likely warranted.