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Gatlinburg, TN

Mills Park DGC

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2.755(based on 64 reviews)
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sgtd
Experience: 8 played 8 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Novelty course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 29, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Hole #1 is the best of the course. Decent length, right to left shot up a hill. #3 is a good hole. You have to play a little left to right to get close to the basket. There is a near-vertical drop off just a little right of the hole. Paper maps provided. Only 9 holes is actually a positive thing.

Cons:

#2 is a mess. Heavy woods with no clear path to get through. #8 is another hole where you are sure to hit trees with your drive. The tee and basket are both very high but there is a deep valley in between and the uphill to the basket is heavily wooded.
#9 is super short and almost straight downhill. The throw is easy but the descent is something else. Getting down the hill is a free-for-all of roots and mud. Maps don't show the tees, only the baskets. 3 and 7 are tricky to find the first time.

Other Thoughts:

This has 3 good holes (1, 3, 7), 3 mediocre holes (4, 5, 6) and 3 rotten holes (2, 8, 9). Add in mud, lots of walking and you get a course that is more novelty than fun or challenging. If most courses were like this one, I'd give up the sport.
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benestro
Experience: 13.3 years 31 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Only if you're desperate for some Disc Golf. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 22, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice, scenic location. Well kept facilities.

Cons:

Hard to navigate.
Inaccurate map/signage.
Danger of hitting park users.

Other Thoughts:

It was confusing finding the tees even with the map. 2 and 3 were inordinately far apart, and 9 is a long way from the main parking lot.
1 & 2 are adjacent to a graveyard. the day I played there was a fresh grave dug which I greatly feared losing a disc in.
Some of the signs on the tees where loose and seemed to be in the wrong places.
I did not find hole 9 amusing at all, especially since it was wet and muddy.

All the holes were too short and easy considering the punishment I went thru to play 'em.

Possibly the course is being worked on, hopefully it gets better.

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