+ 9 holes that feature a great variety of distances for a 9 hole school grounds course. #1 is a 140' upshot through the woods, while #9 is a 665' par 5 (Par 4 IMO).

+ Good mix of long open rips and shorter ace runs.

+ Moderate elevation at play makes certain holes more interesting. #2 is a fun downhill shot to an elevated pin position, #7 is an uphill shot with the pin tucked behind the tree line on the right, etc.

+ Hole 8 is a fun shot where you're throwing downhill in an open field with the basket 460' out, offset to the right. With the elevation it plays more like a 400' shot. It's a fun rip, you really get to watch your disc glide.

- Not very well maintained. Lots of long grass on parts that didn't play across the football fields, some trash on hole 1, thorns and barbed wire behind #5's basket, #6 the rough on the right is extremely dense etc.

- Hole 9's basket looks like someone rammed it with their truck.

- Inflated pars. 360-400' straight shots with no obstacles listed as 4's, #9 is a par 4 rather than 5, #8 is a par 3.5 with the downhill elevation.

- Minimal challenge. It's mostly wide open shots, and over half the holes are under 300'. The inclusion of a few 350'+ holes does help with the difficulty, but it's not enough considering the wide open nature of the course.

- Most the holes, save for 7 and 8, are straight shots. What variety there is comes from the different lengths used and the mild elevation changes. #9 features a slight right bend, but with how open it is you can still play it pretty much head on.

King's Mountain was a little more fun than the other 9 hole courses in the area. Compared to say, Lowell Elementary, Pinewood Elementary and Lookout Park, this feels like a more legit course in some ways. The distances are much more respectable and there's just enough elevation to keep the mostly wide open course interesting.

If the course were maintained a little better, 9's basket was repaired and they planted a few trees, it would be a very nice 9 hole.

I also feel like the woods behind #5 and to the right of #6 could offer 3-5 holes that contrast with the more open holes already there, but I doubt there's much interest in expanding this.

It's by no means a destination course, but it's worth checking out if you're nearby.

Gastonia has two solid 18 hole courses that are easy to pair with King's Mountain. Bradley Center would contrast nicely with it since it's all wooded holes.

Kings Mountain High is a nice nine-hole course. It's a good chance to catch a quick round for students and fellow disc golfers alike.
- The course offers some nice variety. You have real chances to get 2s on four of the first five holes, all of which range in length from 140 to 260 feet. In addition to that, three holes are at least 400 feet. Throw in a couple holes with a little elevation (most notable #2 & 7) a wooded hole (#1), one with a storage building to throw around (#3), and you have a little bit of everything.
- #2 was a fun shot off the tee pad. It's a sweeping left to right throw, midrange shot at 236 feet. The basket is on a slight mound, and there are woods behind and to the right of the basket. A good tee shot will leave you an easy birdie putt, but go long or right, and you'll be scrambling for the three. Note that it's a blind tee shot, and that the path go towards the left, but you're throwing to the right on this hole. Standing at the tee, the only basket you can see if #9, which is to your sharp left.
- #8 is a long, 460 foot, dogleg right hole that plays around a (slight) hill. If your shot hugs the curve, you'll have a shorter second shot. Throw straight or to the left, and this hole plays much longer. The basket is on an upslope, so you can be really aggressive with approach shots and long putts. Note: The unlevel, short run-up tee area makes it's a more challenging tee shot than it should be.
- Course is easy to navigate. Park next to the football field house, walk away from the school building, and you'll see the first tee. From there, every other tee is just as easy to spot.
- Baskets are in good condition. Tee pads are natural, but they're mostly flat and didn't offer much of an issue. The only slight exception might be on #8, only because you're throwing on a hill. So the ground isn't completely level at the tee area.
- Very nice tee signs complete with image, distance and par. Compared to other courses in the area, and most school courses, these stand out.

On several of the holes, the basket and next tee pad are really close to each other - #6 basket to #7 tee, and #7 basket to #8 tee are the most obvious. If this course were ever crowded, it would be a problem; otherwise, just a word of caution.
- I was surprised by the amount of trash throughout the course area. The course flows in the back of the school property, around ball fields, so it's not just disc golfers who use this property. Still, for being on school land, it struck me as quite a bit.
-The course could have taken a bit better advantage of some of the wooded areas to add some more challenge. #1 was the only wooded hole, but #2 , 3 & 5 - 7 all had woods to the right or behind each basket. Any of those holes could have been made more challenge with just a little more work.
- For me, there was only one real boring hole. #6 is a dead straight, 401 foot hole. There's a soccer field to the left and woods to the right. And I guess that's the challenge for this hole? If you throw anywhere from 275 - 350 off the tee, you're going to have an easy up and down for par, without a real chance for a two, and almost no way of scoring worse than a 3.

Overall, Kings Mountain High puts together a nice, fast 9-hole round. I played through this course twice in less than 45 minutes.
- It was nice to see this course have a couple short holes (two under 200 ft) plus a real chance to air it out with a long finishing hole - #9 is 665 ft.
- I don't know if this course is trying to create extra obstacles, or whether equipment doesn't get moved too often. There's a blocking sled near the basket on #8, which was there in a picture on this site from November 2012, and was still there when I played four months later.
- The course isn't going to wow anybody, but it's still a notch above your average nine-hole layout. If you're in the area, and school isn't in session, it'd be worth a quick round.
- Including this course, there's a stretch of five nine-holers from Kings Mountain to Shelby to Boiling Springs. So, if anyone is a fan of only playing nine-holers, this is your spot to visit.