Very nice, polished looking course with 27 holes and all of them are quite enjoyable. Holston brings a lot of variety in the way of terrain, hole shape, length, elevation, etc. None of the holes are extremely epic per se but it's a lot of quantity with above-average quality so it's just a fun, long track to tackle.

I absolutely love the bright pink baskets. Crazy easy to spot and the novelty makes them interesting. Thankfully, the baskets point the way to the next hole because with so many holes out there it's easy to go to the wrong tee. The tees were all in good shape, a mix of concrete and rubber tees if I remember correctly.

Most of the holes are basically park-style golf. Not so much forest holes typical of Charlotte or the Carolinas in general, nor are they super open save for a few. You mostly play open fairways through young woods with not much tree canopy so bring your cold water with you because it can be a scorcher. Fairways are well-defined and the lines you need to take and the trees you need to avoid are obvious. The fairways are generally ho-hum but the elevation change and water carries really spice up the design.

This is a very picturesque course thanks to the ponds, the exclusion from the rest of the park, and the grass covered fairways. Hole 3 popped as one of the most fun uphill par 4s I've ever played and hole 27 is a great finishing hole. Not a lot of serious dog legs but what there is are pretty good. I thought the tee placements were very well-put except for maybe hole 5's long tee. (FYI I didn't play the shorts though).

There are definitely some unconventional features here that I enjoyed as a nice change of pace. Obviously the mailbox hole on #9 is weird in a good way. The sand traps and fences on hole 24 were an interesting obstacle on an otherwise boring field hole. The field holes having tall grass as OB also made them more challenging and thankfully the rough wasn't too nasty in terms of briers or seedy weeds like at Tyger River. I would need to play here a couple times to decide if these features are cool or gimmicky but I applaud the outside the box thinking.

Another nice feature is that although this is a 27 hole course, you can cut out the middle 9 easily if you're crunched for time by skipping over to hole 19 after hole 9. Practice baskets and some carport looking things here and there gave some nice amenities.

Surprisingly few cons. If you're a long time reader of my reviews, you're probably aware that I have a, let's say complicated, experience with Russel Schwarz designed courses. This is probably one of the best Russel courses I've played so far and thankfully doesn't have many of his usual warts. Hole 5's long tee is at a bit of a weird angle but wouldn't be terrible if the fairway was trimmed up. Which brings me to really the only con:

Course is noticeably under-maintained. The grass is mowed nice and everything, it's just that with the corridor fairways that encompass most of these holes, the trees defining the rough continuously branch out into the fairway to get more of that sweet, sweet sunshine that plants crave (along with electrolytes, of course). So the fairways are not as wide as they probably ought to be. This is crucial because this course has a lot of long par 3s between 350-400' where you need to really hug the edges of the fairway to get the full flight for any chance of a deuce. I got iron leafed about eleventy gazillion times.

The maintenance was needed on holes like 14 too. Saplings growing along the pond really made that gap tight and it was very hard to discern what line you needed. Also not much of a safe play-for-three, bail-out option. I actually couldn't throw from hole 17's blue tee because there was a tree fallen on top of it but this hole had a longer black tee that is very doable for most blue level players. Some other holes had some tree debris around the baskets as well but I can't recall which ones.

The rough is extremely dense. There is very little to no transitional rough between virgin, uncut jungle and well-mowed fairway. No scrambling here, amigos.

Hole 27 is great but there's not really a way to play it safe if you're a noodle arm and don't want to risk baptizing a disc. Even if you layup to the water's edge, you still need to carry roughly 200' or so of pond. That doesn't sound like much but for the distance challenged, that can be quite daunting after you've played 26 hilly, sun-baked holes. RIP my bro's Shryke.

Very cool course. I played here after Shoally and that was a great day of frolf. It's a little isolated from other courses but I'm glad I hit it up and I might go a little out of the way to play it next time en route to Greenville. If it was just an 18 hole course, it wouldn't be that appealing but the 9 additional holes of similar good quality is a deal-maker. I'd rate this course higher if someone went through with a limb lopper and cut those fairways back.

-The ability to play 27 challenging holes in one round is unique in this area.
- The signage and tee pads were excellent.
- Some unique pin placements keep things interesting.
- Elevation everywhere!
- Some good use of water hazards
- Great views of escarpment
- Variety is excellent

- Hadn't seen maintenance in months.
- Could not clearly define fairways because of high grass. This also made it very difficult to find discs in the Fairway and nearly impossible to find discs in rough.
- Layout does not allow for convenient exit after 9 or 18 holes.
- Finding the first tee is confusing (it's located up the hill from the practice pins after you walk through the woods).
- Very muddy (last rain was 2 days earlier).
- Briars. are. everywhere.

The variety is amazing on this course. You have a little bit of everything. This could be a championship caliber course if only they took care of it.

Come in the winter when the vegetation is not a factor and the heat isn't oppressive.

It has a few good holes to where you can see the basket but on most of the holes were blind tee shots with no visible fairways.

too many blind tee shots with not knowing where the fairway is, a lot of briars in the fairway.

probably won't be back unless its winter time or they the briar situation resolved, this course has potential to be a great course but there is still some maintenance to be improved on

-Holston Creek Park is a beautiful park on New Cut Rd. The disc golf course has some awesome holes.

There is a practice basket on the way to hole 1. My putting has improved ever since I won MA1 at "The Ballantyne Hotel Open" so I've been taking advantage of that.

-Course has 37 rubber tee pads. They are very nice and grippy. The tee signs are very accurate and descriptive.

-I personally love it when the tee signs have the elevation increase/decrease on every hole and the tee signs have that. There are many excellent elevation changes here. This place is a hike! It's more hilly than Pipeline! There are many awesome downhill bomber holes and some huge uphill holes that play much longer than what the length says!

-The whole course itself is intimidating, it's not just the basket placements. Some of the tee shots and approach shots are nerve racking. Holes one and two start off difficult. Hole 1 is a tricky drive around a bunch of pine trees. Most people that played it threw a hyzer around the pine tree straight ahead of the tee pad. Course ends epic with a downhill water carry on hole 27. One of my favorites if not my actual favorite. It's a 440' par 4 but the elevation loss is huge so it's very reachable for intermediate players. The basket is only about 10' past the pond when it's low so if you go long, you'll probably have a very dangerous putt for eagle. Very easy hole to par though.

-#9, "Mailbox hole" is just something I have never seen! The hole is a huge uphill par 3 that plays maybe 475' along pine trees. The basket is hanging on a mailbox like eleven feet tall! Sure it's unusual, but it's new and so it really stands out. #10 is back downhill and goes into the woods! Basket is hanging on a rope. The swamp behind the basket is OB. Very cool green.

Water Carries: Holes 14, 17, and 27 are all water carry holes. #14's tee shot is off a deck and plays as a hyzer over the lake, or can be played as a dangerous righty flick shot. #17 is an ace run completely over the water. I threw a judge over the water but it wouldn't be a bad idea at all to throw a mid of the tee because of the basket being 15' from the water! And #27 is a huge downhill that can be played safe. If you don't have a big arm, you could simply lay up at the pond and throw your second over the water. But I'll never play that hole safe!

-The hike itself is enjoyable because this course is beautiful.

-Sadly, this course has so many cons as well. Last year I gave this course a 4.5 and I played it yesterday and realized that I was way too generous. I said I liked every hole here, and that is not true. Quite a few of the final nine holes drive me crazy.

-#21 is guarded by trees, not a bad thing at all but what is bad is the fact that if you aren't in the woods where the basket is, you can't really go for a putt as short as 25'. You're out in the open and there are so many bad trees guarding the green that will likely steal your par opportunity. Same goes for a few more holes.

-The artificial OB on #23, #24, and #26 is not fun at all. I said it initially, but if you are playing in the wind, it's not fun. Also, the basket placement on #23 is on a mound with no real way for your disc to lie close if you miss. You'll probably roll more than 30'. You can lay up and have a shorter upcoming putt, but nobody wants to layup on a 20' birdie opportunity. 26 is more fair because of a wider fairway. It is wide enough at first but tightens up. The green is an interesting "island" but you are only OB if you are on the sand part or outside the stakes. The problem with the final nine holes is that it's any player's game. A pro could shoot worse than 10 over and a rec player could potentially shoot even. It requires some sort of hope for the best that your disc won't skip OB.

-Many of the trees have extremely long limb spans. If you go into the woods, you might be laying down and extending your leg at your lie just to pitch out. Most courses allow you to get out of trouble, but the consequences to hitting the woods are just crazy.

-Holes 7 and 10 are both extreme downhills, pretty much. But the woods are so dense. The trees are so punishing to where you may have to re-tee because you can't find your disc. The shots are both blind and the baskets are tucked into the woods. It's like you'd rather throw a safe shot or even hit a tree so you'll know where your disc landed.

-#14 long. You tee off on a deck with a rail about 2' high or more. You have to throw a hyzer over the water, or an odd flex flick. There are overhead branches you have to throw under and there is a cluster of tall trees close to the bank. The risk in going OB is high.

-It's a hike! There is no gas station very close by, but I would advise you to bring a beverage because there is no water station here at the park. A course being hilly is never a con, but no water station is a con when is course is as hilly as this one.

-When I initially wrote this review. I called this course epic. But I make mistakes, or in this case change my mind. This course could be epic because for the most part. But Russell logic would be "It's not disc golf if it isn't irritating." Holston has some epic holes here. I love the water carries! But just about every hole with overly dense woods, long limb trees, and gimmicky OB's I don't like here. Artificial OB's are better in the woods because there is less wind. I know I seem to update my reviews too much, but I've played here a few more times and my thoughts change a bit sometimes.

-Hole distances range from 180' to 880' long. "Life is a box of chocolates." Course is fun for the most part, but I wish #18 was closer to the parking lot. I think some holes on the final 9 need to be redesigned.

-If this review wasn't helpful, PM me and tell me how I can write better reviews. Hope I summed it up well.