You probably already know the pros of Hobbs Farm, since it gets a bit of attention nationally. The course has significant portions of entrancing beauty and consistently challenging disc throwing.

-Amenities: There are 2-4 complete tee-off stations at each hole, with great signage, broom, and benches. Spiffy Prodigy baskets (very weak on the weak side), next tee cues, and a practice basket to complement. Nice walkways/bridges on a few holes.

-Natural Beauty: Don't let the lackluster parking lot fool you. Some holes are pleasant, like (1) or (9). Some holes are secluded and special, like (2)-(6). Then there's hole (13), which on my first Spring appearance was the most beautiful hole I've ever played--downhill out over an inlet of a lake that stretches with nothing but nature in sight. (My second visit, in winter, the water level was down and it wasn't quite so scenic.) Overall, after playing at opposite times of year, I think Hobbs Farm rates highly in this respect, but not necessarily in the elite tier. I sure would love to see Houck design more courses with this terrain instead of some of the ho-hum Texas plots I saw in Austin.

-Elevation: Consistently used throughout the course to great effect. There are a handful of holes where you'll be like, "That's a big downhill," and others where the elevation will blend seamlessly into the terrain to create an elusive unity.

-Water: Of several types. Creek crossings mid-fairway and near the green, a kind of lake to throw over, and a bog dead ahead or parallel on (7), (9), and (17).

-Multi-Tees: With multiple tees on every hole, the difficulty can be varied tremendously. I played blues for the full experience, and my second time played the reds, which were dramatically easier and on their own would not be as good a course as the longer tees. Hobbs Farm is probably one of the rare courses that can truly be a blast for everyone from novices to pros.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: A lot of really great holes. Super challenging and rewarding from the blue tees. I could go hole-by-hole and exude about many of them, but I'll try to summarize instead.

I think the trademark of Hobbs Farm is how gentle the holes are. There are no super sharp turns, no real cliffs, no tiny gaps or claustrophobic woods tunnels swatting your disc horizontally. Rather, the challenge is to be as smooth as possible--to throw with finesse, to throw smoothly on the exact same scale as the course, to gently settle into the fairways, to slowly curve around a lengthy turn. And that's an immense challenge. To truly be gentle, you have to exert superb control. When you tee off in the woods, it won't matter how well you can bomb or how well you throw sharp doglegs or how well you hit initial gaps if you can't smoothly hyzer at the somewhat precise distance point Houck designed. (I used a lot of midranges, despite the substantial length, for this reason.)

-Variety: There are several different personalities at Hobbs Farm. (1), (7)-(8), and (18) near parking are pretty open but make all sorts of work out of the hills. (2)-(6) in the dark green woods are some of the finest holes in existence, including two monster par-5s, with killer tee shots, downhill thrills, creek crossings, and magical woods approaches. (9) and (12)-(14) are almost at the same level--in tighter, yellower woods with continuing elevation use, they present lots of trouble for any errant throw. The remaining holes feel like connectors, playing through diverse parts of the park and each having a little something to be interesting.

Only the very small.

-Slump: Why not a 5.0 for Hobbs? It slumps, badly. (10)-(11) and (15)-(16) aren't particularly beautiful or interesting. These aren't bad holes, and a course full of them would still probably make a 3.0 course. But it does mean that Hobbs Farm could be better, so it's not a 5.0. The only course I have rated 5.0 is completely unrelenting.

-Drainage: (2), (5), and (6) were marshy both times I played.

-Time Play/Exhaustion: One of the longer courses I've done. Don't expect to be in and out real quick. Playing with a partner from the blues, I definitely noticed my game slipping towards the end due to the effects of prolonged heat.

-Disc Loss: High probability. The bog and lake take lots of plastic, and there are some holes where a shot deep in the rough may never be located.

-Parkgoers: A walking path could result in waiting, especially on (11) and (16).

-Navigation: A couple of not-quite-intuitive transitions, mainly from (15)-(17). You can figure it out without a map though.

Hobbs Farm is Phenomenal. Writing this review was a lot of fun just thinking back over my favorite parts of the course, from the hilly opener to the dream hole par-5 (2) to that sweet par I swung with my mids on terrifying (12). Based on my current experience, it doesn't belong in the top 20--it's got flaws and weaknesses, but boy are parts of this spectacular. Play it, no question.

Solid fun with terrific variety all of the way through. Three or four sets of tees or pins on each hole. If you are a golfer looking for a long and challenging round, the gold or blue tees should fit the bill. Even the red (shortest) layout is by no means a short course at nearly 5900 feet.

Holes are often hilly, with some hidden pins. Highlights include Hole 4, with a long dogleg right leading to a precarious pin position across a creek; Hole 7, a steep uphill drive with serious hazards on the right hand side; Hole 11, an open hole that allows you to grip-and-rip, but that also has a hidden and protected pin over a small hill; and Hole 13, a water hole with just enough room to negotiate without getting wet. Hole 2 is also noteworthy, with a 994 foot shot from the Gold tee leading to a tunnel across a creek.

Indeed, there are no filler holes-just solid consistent fun. Prodigy baskets are visible from a long distance, but may spit your putt out if you don't nail the target. Tee pads and signs are also first rate, including Hole 17 with a platform walkway in a small swamp.

There are few cons about this course. Supposedly some of the lowland holes from Hole 2 to Hole 6 are unplayable after heavy rains. Though the course has no filler holes, none are truly stunning as you might find at the world's best courses.

This is a free course, but still has terrific maintenance. Though this course has a restroom, it's not until Hole 15, so prepare accordingly.

(4.547 Rating) A huge sprawling city park course with loads of variety and amenities.
- UNIQUENESS - Variety is the spice of life. Two 800 foot plus par 5s. Numerous par 4s that vary from placement dogleg rights to tunnel technical bombs to open bomb-its. The par 3s vary from over 400 feet for the Gold layout to less than 150 feet for the Red layout. Horizon wide open holes to needle line technical holes. Pocket shots and tree gaps to split. Several water clears from bogs to creeks to a pond on (13). Lots of elevation change. Several shots exceed 40 feet in grade play. There's not much is missing here and I can only name a dozen courses that I've played with a more diversified make-up. This stated, I would have liked to have seen a well defined dogleg left and a better defined usage of the creek in a parallel fashion.
- SIGNATURE HOLES - Hobbs has a bunch of signature shots. I now keep a 200 deep list of my all-time favorite holes and Hobbs currently has four holes in my top 100 out of 4416 unique holes. Hole (2) from the Gold layout is an awesome open bomb-it play short of a creek where placement is paramount as the hole becomes heavily wooded for the remaining 400 feet to the gold basket. Hole (4) from the back tee is a spectacular twisting ridge shot requiring accurate placement. A great shot will leave an amazing 450 foot downhill wide tunnel shot towards the basket that's perched just across the creek. Hole (13) is a super-fun water clear shot and the gold basket requires hitting a pocket that also requires the disc to stay short of the water beyond. Hole (17) plays on top of a swampy area and it has two well built wood teeing platforms in the center of the bog. The thought of missing the line on this hole is exhilaratingly terrifying.
- TEES EXPERIENCE - A boat load of money was dropped on the tees out here. Most of the holes have three tees that are closely aligned to the PDGA difficulty guidelines. Red equals Recreational, White equals Intermediate and Blue equals Advanced. There's also now four holes that have newly poured Gold level tees for the Pros (poured spring 2018?). Most of the tees also have brooms and tee shading is about 80%
- CHALLENGING - The Gold layout is no doubt at least middle advanced level and I would hard pressed to name 15 courses that I've played that offer a more diversified and difficult challenge. (294 courses played as of this review.) I'd say that the with the new tees, the Gold layout is aligned to a 960 rating, the Blues layout is around 930, the White layout is at 880 and the Red Layout is at 800. When I say aligned, I mean that IMO, that rating level should average about par out here from that layout.
- NAVIGATION AND SIGNAGE - Despite taking a photo of the wonderful course map on (1), I never once looked at it. The navigational markers between holes are everywhere and it makes traversing this course that jumps around a lot, a breeze. The stunning tee signs show next tee direction and all the other appropriate info. Pathways were always intuitive. Anyone who gets lost out here, is blind.
- CHARACTER - In addition to signage and tees, almost all the amenities one can think of are here. Practice basket at (1) and there are markers in the ground indicating distances to the basket. Benches are everywhere. Several well crafted wood bridges and one awesome wood teeing deck on (17). The baskets are heavy duty Prodigy and there are a few extra custom colored Gold baskets for those playing the Gold Layout. After hole (15) there's a very nice restroom building with working drinking fountain and a locked lost disc return box.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Doubling back on the Tees Pro, this course should appeal to the widest swath of skill levels on any course that I've ever played. I could see a 700 through a 1000 rated player enjoying themselves out here. Beginners could even enjoy it too with a skip of the few water holes.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Currently in my top 20. As has been stated above, lots of elevation change and several water features. Several stoic trees play a major role on a few holes. I saw a pileated wood pecker out here on (9) and some deer. The course is moderately wooded and more park style in general, but there are still a few beautiful heavily wooded holes out here as well, like hole (9) for instance.
- MAINTENANCE - Other than holes (1) and (18) the course was extremely well groomed on my visit.

The issues are almost limited to made up problems.
- 1 SAFETY HAZARD - Holes (1) and (18) kind of border one another on a blind slope. However, now that I've played it, I know to keep my drive on (1) tucked up close to mando on the right.
- FORGIVENESS - There are some areas not to throw into out here and if a player does, it could definitely mean a lost disc. The creek cutting thru the layout comes into play 4 times. It's not so bad if it hasn't rained in awhile. I actually threw one almost in on (4), but I'm sure I would have lost it had there been a recent big rain event. Hole (17) can also be very punishing with a miss into the bog for the first 150 feet. Hitting a tree early on this hole will result in a head conversation on whether to even attempt to rescue it. The only good option I can think of is to always throw with that one guy that's always willing to walk into any snake invested pit for just a cigarette or a beer.
- WHITE TEE HOLE 5 - White tee (5) has a bridge partially in the line on the left. I had to alter my throw type from a RHBH to a RHFH to avoid it.
- DISCONTINUITY - The course jumps around a bit. A longer than normal transition between (1) and (2), (6) and (7), (8) and (9) and (15) and (16). It appears that ideal tee shots took precedence over adjacency. OK in my book, but expect several walks between holes over 200 feet. Also note that the walk between (6) and (7) crosses hole (2s) fairway.
- TIME PLAY - I personally threw the white layout in about 90 minutes solo. I figure that a group of four playing the Blue or Gold layout with be out here 3 hours or more.
- LOCATION - I think most people could argue that the course is located to far from them. A twelve minute drive from I20. One hour from downtown Atlanta and an hour and a half from downtown Birmingham. This has zero influence on my ratings.

Hobbs is an absolutely phenomenal course. There are no weak spots with this course and it is the first course, and still only course as of this review, that I've ever graded above a 4.0 in all five of my key areas (Fun Factor, Character, Uniqueness, Raw Difficulty and Raw Beauty) So what's keeping it from a 5? Well, I've structured my scoring method where it's nearly impossible to achieve such a score. Currently I only have Rollin Ridge rated higher, which is a course with a touch more variety, beauty, and challenge. Rollin Ridge does however have a boat load more amenities which is funny cause Hobbs would still rank as my number two for amenities. Hobbs however does offer slightly more fun factor being more friendly to wider swath of skill levels over Rollin Ridge. I played the IDGC courses just prior to posting this review and I still personally feel that this course is the best of the Georgia bunch. However, my personal ratings have it extremely close to both WR Jackson and Headrick. I do realize that others will disagree, and that's ok. I've never meet two players that had their list of top five courses match. Regardless, Hobbs is no doubt a designation course among destination courses in the deep south. IMO it's worthy of Top 25 consideration.

Hobbs Farm seriously brings it in terms of beauty. This piece of land is rolling hills, sloped forest, and even a couple flat holes through some marshy area. There are a few 'sections' of the course as you go across the road, through the forest, up the hills, and they all deliver.

To get the small stuff out of the way first- tee pads are all big, concrete, brooms everywhere; trash cans everywhere, three tees with signs on every hole (some the blue and white are combined, some have a "gold" tee, but you get the idea); baskets are good condition T1's.

The big stuff and the reason I loved this course was the epicness of a some of the holes. My two favorite may have been 1 and 2. Hole 1 is a medium sized up hill drive, then a nice downhill approach. Hole 2 starts on the other side of the road, and then you have a huge downhill drive off the tee. It's kind of a bummer to have what I think are the two most memorable holes (13 or 14 over the water isn't bad either though) be the first two, but that's better than not having any, right?

I do understand the critique a lot of reviewers make of no "wow" factor, or signature hole, and that's fair. Those first two holes did really do it for me, but if they aren't your thing there really aren't any other contenders for something great to dazzle your razzle.

I'm not a fan of the Prodigy T1's. They don't really like any putts that aren't hard and dead center, and that can be frustrating if you're just a little off center, or close enough to just toss it in but instead you still need to kind of slam it. I know they're super cheap for being a Championship Approved target, but I don't know that many people who see them and get excited about it...

This course has got it. It's pretty, it's got all the things you want out of tees, signs, hole design, friendly locals- speaking of one of them said there's a near by disc pro shop near an Ace Hardware, but I couldn't find an Ace Hardware very close by.

I don't think this is a course that's on par with the 'best of the best,' mainly because of the few holes where you just don't feel challenged, or may not be as fair as you wish they could be, and just don't have the design that makes you think, "I can do this, and I'm going to look good doing this." There's just some special blend of being open but not too open that most of Hobbs Farm is just on the wrong side of either way, depending on the hole. That's just the only thing just edging it out of a 5 for me.

I agree completely with Bogey's review below. My thoughts are similar in many ways.

This is top notch course, primarily in the fact that not a single detail was left out and seemingly no expense was spared (like the insanely nice boardwalk built for the sole purpose of crossing the marsh twice and it actually doubles as 17's tee). But the best example of what I am talking about is that nearly every tee has its own pad, sign, bench, broom. Not hole, but TEE. It is quite a sight to see 3-4 complete teeing stations lined up on every hole. Each tee sign post is color coded at the top making it super easy to know which one to head to when coming from the previous hole. (I have played courses where you have to actually step on the tee to find out which one it is, which can be quite annoying- but not so here.)

This is a great example of designing a course to be playable for many different skill levels, even competing against each other in the same group. Of course the different tees and baskets can also be used for variety if playing multiple rounds. (I played a round each from the reds and whites). For the most part the tees provide the same tee shot experience, just at different lengths (rather than a completely alternate approach from the other tee to the hole that some course designs do so well, which is also ok). The Hobbs tees follow more of a ball golf type approach to tee placement.

In addition to all the nice tee signs, there are numerous next tee signs making navigation easy despite how spread out the holes are, which is important for taking you along some of the longer walks.

This course is very spread out over this beautiful property that contains flat grassy fields, large rolling hills, some woodlands areas, more dense forests, a creek, marshlands, and a lake, all of which are utilized for the course. And it really has everything you could want in a round- long and short, par 3's 4's and 5's with a couple ace runs. I felt every shot was totally fair, not always easy but definitely realistic. Some holes force shots, where others have 2-3 options of attack. There are plenty of long bomber shots, but others where strategic placement is required, and oh yeah accuracy is tested on some tight woods holes. Low scores in relation to par are definitely attainable here, but will be undoubtedly be earned.

My personal favorite area was holes 2-6: beautiful section of woods with the creek, featuring par 3s, 4s & 5s.

There is very little to complain about here, but a few things are:

It is not completely secluded (though almost) with the road running between sections of the course and some of the areas have the greenway running close to it. (other than that no other activities exist in this park.) The concrete sewer structures on some of the first few holes are somewhat eye sores, and one even smelled a bit. Hole 11 had a power pole and cable as an obstacle (I prefer natural objects vs man made). Hole 16 will be better in 10-15 years when all the planted trees grow up full size- in what is an otherwise mostly long and wide open hole.

Having to cross #2 fairway to get to #7 is not ideal (but understandable in order to get the best hole design.)

Needed mowed on 1, 8, 17, 18 the day I played.

Not sure why the course starts by the church and not at the parking lot by the restrooms. Houck, I guess, must have wanted certain holes to be the closing holes, but it just seems like you should start at the other place. In fact, on our 2nd round we started on hole 16, which to us just made much more sense. You could also easily start on #9 from this parking lot. (Funny story, we pulled up to tee 1, saw no restrooms, went back to the not-so-clean MPG gas station on the corner to use the restroom. Then after playing hole 15 we come across the super clean restrooms on the premises that we had no idea existed, wishing we had used those the first time...)


What really keeps me from giving it that elusive 5.0 is it is just missing some kind of wow factor or truly epic memorable hole. All the holes are good, and many great, just none stand out to me as a real signature hole to make this course stand out from others. #2,13 (especially from the longer tees are close), #4 is really nice, also teeing from the boardwalk on #17 stands out. But no jaw droppers or calendar pictures. (maybe a product of playing so many good courses now, who knows)

Note, there is not nearly as much water as is shown on the course map. Discs in creek are totally retrievable in normal conditions. The water carry on 13 is your only chance lo lose one in the water (note: I did see a large snake swimming across, so it is not advised to go too far in after your discs). Also the map shows this beautiful blue lake surrounding the course property- nope! - what little of it you see from the course is overflow marshland.

If you were to see and play this course and not know, you would assume it was pay-to-play and/or private, but not Hobbs Farm, which is quite amazing to me. I would have gladly paid $5 to play here all day. (for comparison- Idlewild comes to mind as a super nice and extremely demanding free public course). The golf itself reminded of Selah Ranch duo (obviously) but also Harmon Hills (all of which are in current top 10).

Be sure to carry plenty of water and snacks if playing in the hot Georgia summers, especially if starting on 1 as you don't return to your car until after hole 18. There is a water fountain at the restrooms that you pass a couple times later in the round (after hole 15, but you could make the extra walk before playing 9 if desperate). You might spend 3 hours playing a round and there are numerous non-shaded holes and walks.

Overall, a top-notch course- diverse and challenging design with great attention to detail. Maybe not top 10 for me but definitely top 20 (as I am closing in on 300 played). My rating of 4.5 = Phenomenal!

Georgia has somewhat quietly built a nice collection of higher rated courses spreading from the IDGC on one side to now Hobbs on the other, plus so many other solid courses in between.

Superbly executed on a wonderful piece of property - simply a complete joy to play.

• Variety: Excellent. Plenty of variation in fairway shapes and distances, with a nice balance between wooded/open holes. In typical Houck fashion, many holes don't necessarily impose a specific line, but present a few possible lines, and force you to execute off the tee to set up your next shot. Miss your line, fade early, or go long... you'll likely end up with tough next shot.

• Challenge: Excellent. Not the most challenging course I've played, but the red, white, blue (and occasional gold) level tees do an excellent job of allowing you to match the challenge to your skill level. The optional longer pins allow you to tweak to better suite your game. There are a few tight gaps, but nothing stupid or pinball like...it's all quite fair.

• Elevation: Excellent. Plenty of it, ranging from major to subtle, used in lots of ways; downhills, uphills, rollaways.

• Use of Natural Elements: Phenomenal. Creek, marsh, pond, hills, trees, wind... all are brought nicely into play. High marks for routing fairways near (but responsibly away from) the paved trail, so others can appreciate our game without becoming part of it.

• Aesthetics: Beautiful piece of land that would be a great hike without plastic. Plus they really did a lot to dress the course up and make it look nice.

• Equipment/Maintenance: Best I've ever seen, hands down. Top notch EVERYTHING. Concrete tees are generous and level. Color coded Prodigy baskets (green on all holes, with several having a longer orange basket) catch very well, are easy to spot, have the hole # clearly marked, and are flagged where appropriate. Some of the very best signage anywhere shows all tee locations for that hole, and tee posts are color coded to indicate which tee you're at. They even tell you the add'l distance from the green to the orange basket on holes so equipped. Next tee signs keep you moving along. Bridges and catwalks are more than well built. Nice benches are present all along the course, placed so they aren't in the way of other tees. Fairways were well-groomed.

• Routing & Navigation: Phenomenal. Hobbs is a long, sprawling course, with groups of holes playing in different sections around this wonderful property, so expect some long walks between holes. That said, the signage is so good and everything is so well laid out, that if you just look around and pay attention, you'll probably never need the map... but snap a selfie with map at the kiosk as a memento.

• Memorable Holes: Take your pick. #2 - long downhill tee shot followed by a long approach over the creek into the woods. #4 - starts in the woods and opens up a bit toward the end, crossing the other way over the creek, with enough of an uphill finish that some approaches and missed putts could roll into the creek. #13's - water carry Ace Run. #17's bridge shot playing over the marsh is truly unique.

• Drainage: Fair. It rained the night before I played, and 13 of the holes were fine. The low-lying holes across the street (#2 - #6) were somewhat swampy, but not all that bad considering.

• Free to play. They could charge here and only a fool would complain

Listing cons here is like looking for blemishes on a supermodel.
• I thought some of the open holes seemed a bit too open, but a few of the have some well-guarded pins.

• Given that the bathrooms and sign are posted at the trail head at the back of the park, it feels awkward starting with hole 1 by the church.

• Crossing 2's fairway to get to # 7... but it's so out in the open, it really shouldn't matter.

• So well executed, you shouldn't take a newb here... honestly. This course will spoil them so badly they'll think ordinary courses seem like dumps in comparsion, and lose interest. You really need a course bagger's perspective to fully appreciate this gem.

The most polished and refined course I've ever played, Hobbs is the Rolls Royce of DG courses. It's what you'd expect if country clubs offered disc golf. Nothing rough around the edges here. No corners cut due to lack of funds. They spent beaucoup $$$$ here and it shows. Everything was done about as 1st class as I've ever seen (including the IDGC). Hobbs is destination disc golf with that epic feel. A must play that's worth a trip.

Maybe it's just getting tougher to move my needle, but there just wasn't quite enough "Wow Factor" to get me all the way to 5.0. As nice as all the touches are (and this place is nice), they don't actually affect discplay. It comes close, but not quite. That said, this Houck fella's getting pretty good at this.

I was excited and curious to play my first John Houch designed course. Who wouldn't be? After all, we've all read a lot of buzz about his designs in the past. When I learned a course of his would be coming just outside of Atlanta, I was stoked. Turns out so were the locals. After much pregnant anticipation, the course finally went in and for the most part, no one was disappointed. This is a challenging course on some beautiful property and it is well stocked with all the bells and whistles.

As far as this par 66 course goes, expect a steady diet of challenging holes with a mix of longer open and technical holes. There's generous amounts of elevation change throughout the layout. There's a great mix of everything ranging from rolling grassy landscapes, to fairways peppered with large mature trees, to heavily wooded holes. There's a great mix of left and right turning shots. There's plenty of holes that demand accurate placement shots, sometimes multiple times per hole. Most of the longer holes offer (if not entice you to take) different lines off the tee. Some of the tougher lines can offer a reward if well executed but can make your lunch taste bad if not. You will find some tough par 3's, 4's and even two par 5's. Look out for a few must make birdie's sprinkled in that are necessary to erase some trouble you are sure to find throughout your round. If all that's not enough, you'll find water in play on several holes keeping you on your toes. They're highlighted by the scenic swamp hole 13 which is a beauty. Really, there is a little bit of everything out here!

As far as the before mentioned bells and whistles, there's plenty to talk about. The green Prodigy baskets will be the first thing you notice as you pull in the park and start spotting them scattered around. Next, there are three thoughtfully placed concrete pads on nearly every hole (4 holes share pads on the mid and long tees). The longest tees will have you playing almost 8600' while the shortest one's tone it down to 5900'. Each pad has its own tee sign with all the info you can shake a stick at including a map of the hole. Next tee signs point the way around the course making navigation pretty easy. There is generous parking near hole one at the church or alternatively, you can park near the back of the course and start the round on your choice of a few different nearby holes. You'll find a bathroom and water near this lot as well. There are nice bridges where needed with an awesome board walk/tee pad deck on seventeen that you just need to see for yourself. Benches are everywhere and do the job nicely. A practice basket and enough room for some upshots is available near hole one.

I would have to get unreasonably critical for the most part to find any major cons. Most of the complaints you hear are going to be minor criticisms you'll always seem to hear on a golf course. Mostly just random personal preferences.

I must say, I was surprised to find myself crossing two's fairway to get to seven. Not a huge deal really (probably not even in a tourney given the way its laid out), but I was just surprised by this as there is such stigma about the notion of having to walk across a fairway going from hole to hole.

This course is well worth even a lengthy drive to play. If coming from the Atlanta area there is an opportunity to mark a few more courses off the "played list" by checking out the Douglasville courses as well. The Westside of Atlanta disc golf is really growing but this is the jewel of them all.

This is a nice park with a trail head to a green belt and a loop good for walking or biking. Even if the family isn't into golf, they can still be occupied while you play your round if you are just passing through. There is a pollinator's garden and plenty of places for some good photography.

Enjoy!

: The city of Carrollton is blessed with a beautiful and challenging disc golf course. Hobbs Farm offers tons of variety and the three teepads per hole make the course accessible for all skill levels. Hole diversity is paramount to excellent course design, and the assortment of short versus long holes, flat versus hilly holes, and tightly wooded versus wide open holes demonstrates why Hobbs Farm is currently the highest-rated course in Georgia.

The signage is top-notch and the navigation is the best I've seen. Navigational instructions are near each basket to indicate the location of the next teepad.

There are no bad or ridiculous holes, in my opinion, as each fairway seemed reasonable. At least half of the holes bring elevation into play. I don't recall any mandos either (which are normally a result of poor design).

The course allows a bit of warm-up, as Hole #1 is hilly but open, and then a downhill bomber drive is required on Hole #2 before reaching the woods.

As several previous reviewers mentioned, shot selection and placement is vital to scoring well at Hobbs Farm. The mental challenge presented is a great attribute of this course. Choose your disc wisely - selecting a mid-range might be a wise option on several of the holes.

For first-timers, the basket location might not be clear from some of the teepads. (Which means you need to play this course multiple times.)

A recent rain could result in plenty of mud and standing water on a few holes.

The "traverseability" on this course might be challenging for some disc golfers considering all the elevation and wooded terrain.

Holes #11 and #15 are fairly flat, straight-ahead "filler" holes, but I'm being nit-picky.

The best disc golf courses feature physical AND mental challenges. With that standard, Hobbs Farm doesn't disappoint. The diversity of hole elevation and lengths is proof that this course offers something for everyone, from the amateur to the professional.

Uphill, downhill, open, wooded, tunnels, shorties, long shots; Hobbs Farm has got it all! I played from the whites since it was my first time out. You must make your shots count. For blue tees the par 4 and 5s are true--from whites, if you're an advanced player, you can shoot under par easily. FANTASTIC COURSE.

Great local guy, Mr. Heine, was out working on the course--thanks for the warm welcome!

You'll find that the pars for the white tees, and possibly reds, could change from 4 to 3 or 5 to 4... though if you don't have a big arm (I don't have a big arm) your upshots have to count to get a birdie on the par 4 and 5s.

One of the best in the state, the rolling hills, swamps, creeks, and tight trees make for a widely varied and interesting day of golf.

The fairways are maintained quite well and accented by 3 teepads per hole, some of the longs and mediums are shared but most are not.

The teepads themselves are all concrete and very wide. Tapering from back to front and at each teepad there is a nice sturdy wood and metal bench.

I want you to think of a shot, almost any shot. You will want to be able to throw it here. Rollers, thumbers, jump putts; if you have tricks bring them here. That's a huge plus to me, And unlike some of the Houk designed courses there isn't just a ton of poke and pray long holes. There are clearly some lines that are more intended than others but you can bend pars of the course to your aim as long as you respect the fact that much of it is wooded. And those trees have eyes sometimes.

The neon green Prodigy baskets are easy to see and brand new.

I can't say enough about the signage. The teesigns are on EVERY TEE not every hole, EVERY TEE. And they are beautiful signs with accurate scale of the course.

The next tee posts are plentiful and helpful too. The color of the arrow lets you know where you will be shooting next.

It's just a great course that you can't say enough good things about.

I didn't like some of the angles of the long tees, they aren't just longer they are a completely different shot on some holes in relation to the medium and shorts. I didn't knock it for that though, it's a valid design choice.

The only thing that here that I don't love is the Prodigy baskets. I just feel like you have to throw harder to make it stick than anything else I've putted on.

Overall not much to say here.

Is a well done piece of land with a class course on it. Having played the IDGC I think that the PDGA would be best served using those course Boundary Waters and Perkerson for 2017 worlds over the IDGC/Hippodrome courses.

It's that good.

-Multiple tees on every hole. I particularly liked their system of handling or and multiple tees. From my experience, the longest tees will have the highest par and vice verse. But, at Hobbs Farm Park, every tee pad is the same par. This really benefits every experience of player because for newer players who don't have the distance or control, it doesn't take away strokes for choosing a shorter tee. Also, the par is appropriate for the farther tees for more experienced players.

-The navigation is excellent on this course. Every tee box has a sign with the par, distance, and hole map. The only possible place that you could get lost is from 1 to 2 because the tee for 7 is in a area that looks like it could be the 2nd tee. However, Hobbs has navigation poles in between every walk that needs navigation. If you ever feel lost, look around and you will likely see one of these leading you in the right direction. Flags on top of each pristine basket make spotting the target very easy.

-There is a very nice balance of wooded and open play. There are nice elevation changes both throwing up and down. There are challenging dog leg lefts and rights.

-This course offers some very unique holes as well such as 13 which throws around the picturesque marshlands and 17 which has you throw from tees on a boardwalk above the marsh. However, the marsh can be avoided easily for beginners if you play from the red tees and lay up on these two marsh holes.

-Every tee pad is concrete. There are benches at many/most tees. Water fountains and nice restrooms are available at hole 16 or a very short walk from 9 or 10. Parking easily allows you to start at the front or back 9 if the course was ever busy.

-This is a very nice John Houck Design that could be a championship course in my opinion if played from the blues.

-Very, very few in my opinion. Parking might be an issue for a Sunday morning player as the first tee starts at a church parking lot, but I've never played it on a Sunday (anyone could easily start at the back 9 though).

-You have to walk back across the fairway for 2 to get to 7's tee so just be cautious.

-14's fairway is very tight with a steep hill also greedy to snatch a rolling disc. A shorter hole or clearing a few trees could open it up, but it could be my own skill level.

I love this course. I think the thing I like about it the most is that it can accommodate every skill level. At the blue tees, I believe it is difficult enough to be a championship course. But at the Reds, it offers some fun challenges, but it doesn't punish you like it would if a beginner plays from the blues. Fun for everyone.

3 sets of tees. all tees are concrete, great tee signs at each tee. signs pointing to the next tee. Restrooms on site, Par 3's 4's and 5's. Great new baskets with flags on top-easy to spot. Nice use of terrain, water in play at times, many elevation changes, wooded and open shots and holes, left turns right turns. benches at every tee, trashcans

horsefly kept buzzing my head lol

when taking everything into account this is the best course I've played and I've played 109. Navigation is the best I've ever seen. The tee signs are great and there is one at every tee not just the 1st tee on each hole. I've reviewed close to 40 courses and this is the 1st time I've given a 4.5 out. The course was a blast to play. The 3 tees give groups with different ability levels some nice options. I really wish this course was closer to where I live. I have nothing bad to say about this course.

Amazing course. Balanced in just about every way - open and wooded holes, long and short holes, rewards backhand and forehand throwers equally. The land is beautiful. No hole is a gimme birdie although there are many birdie opportunities out there -- one on almost every hole, really. Fairways are fair but punish inaccuracy. I am super stoked to live less than an hour from here.


All amenities are included. Benches on every hole, helpful tee signs, tee pads on every hole.

The biggest con is actually the location of a parking lot - which belongs to a church. I don't know the details of this arrangement (if one was officially made), but if the relationship sours between the church and the disc golf community, then what? Actually, it wouldn't be a huge issue because then we could park by the restrooms by hole 16 and make that one the new hole #1 (which would be a great starter along with current hole #17).

Two other minor, minor concerns:
1) You have to cross #2's fairway to get to some other hole (#7, I think). This will be inconvenient in tournaments, but it's not a huge deal.
2) hole #14 is kind of awkward. The fairway is shaped in a way that I can't see a good shot necessarily being rewarded.

Course provides every kind of shot to every skill level.
2/3 T pads for all skill levels to enjoy.
Woods, open, water. and elevations to challenge all.
John Houck Design.

Have to cross back over 6 to get to 7, but the land that was given by the city to use required John Houck to design it that way. hasn't really been an issue.

Must play course if you are in GA.

Has practice basket

Has concrete tee pads for all tees

Has a bench at every tee pad if I'm not mistaken

Has excellent tee signs

All baskets have orange flags

Has next tee signs posted throughout

Good mix of open/wooded fairways with doglegs and elevations

Water comes into play on some of the holes but holes #13 and #17 are the only ones that are really a factor in losing a disc

Challenging, long course with variety of pars

Free parking at multiple locations

Restrooms

Doesn't have alternate basket placements

One has to cross hole #2 fairway after finishing hole #6

Some holes have fairly long walks in between such as #6 & #7, #8 & #9, #11 & #12, #15 & #16, and #16 & #17 - not really a con in my book but some may not like the additional walking on top of it being a long course

This is a very nice, scenic tournament-quality course and probably one of the best that I have ever played...a much-needed addition to this part of Georgia. Teeing off the boardwalk on #17 makes it a memorable hole and adds a nice touch to the course. I will definitely play here again and just wish it was a little closer to where I live.

- high quality baskets, concrete teepads, benches, teesigns, next teesigns, bridges & boardwalk

- nice bathrooms near hole 9/16 (probably the best spot to start a round too, rather than on hole 1)

- par 66, reachable par 3's, and multishot golf-style par 4's & 5's ... a true Houck Design

- plays through rolling hills, forest, marshlands, and open fields, with lots of idyllic scenery and wildlife (BIG snapping turtle wanders around under the boardwalk)

- 3 teepads on most holes allowing for enjoyment of course by most skill levels

- TONS of work put in by the club/county/Houck

- 2nd shot on hole 2 seems to be a "poke'n'pray" unless you are verrrry left shooting over the bridge ... which is a huuuge mash from the blue tee

- transition from 6 to 7 crosses over 2's fairway

- 14 as a par 4 seems to be unnecessary. There's a great par 3 green on the side of the hill in the woods that would make a great hole ... OR ... open up the fairway some to allow for 2nd shots to attack the basket

- most of the wooded holes on the Back 9 seem a bit tight, but I'm sure over time the holes will beat-in or some trees will be taken down once lots of rounds/thought have been put into it

- these cons are rather nitpicky, and mostly because the course is so new

- an amazing course ... probably the best course on public land in GA ... and it should only get better with time

- the only courses I personally like more in GA are: Flyboy, The Crucible, Haywood Valley, and the IDGC (with the IDGC being the only courses of those you can usually play)

Great mix of wide open holes and technical holes makes for a fun day of disc golf. This course will have you pulling a variety of discs out of your bag and testing every shot in your arsenal. Very beautiful course and wetland area makes for great outdoor experience.

I have lost several several discs to the local marshland area on this course. This may not be a reflection on the course as much as it a reflection of my ability. Just be warned. Also, there is only 1 trashcan located between holes 15 and 16 for the entire course. This is typically not a problem for my group but it tends to encourage bone heads to toss their can beside the tee pad

Please come out and enjoy this great John Houck design course today