- Some of the most unique holes I've played in terms of design. Highlights include
#1 - the barn hole - basket placed inside a barn demanding a specific approach angle
#7 - the key hole - basket inside a dugout surrounded by wooden mozzarella sticks
#8 - first woods hole with a drive through a 10' gap down a steep hill
#14 - long, narrow downhill tunnel shot with a hard to stick green
Not a hole per se but the huge satellite basket in the basin on the front 5 holes
- Portapoddies and a ton of parking
- easy navigation, each tee is visible from previous basket except for walk from 5 to 6
- Elevation changes
- interesting greens with guarded and some hanging baskets
- Unique and handmade hole markers with painted hole maps
- Has this bespoke aesthetic quality that shows how much care has gone into the course, it's on private land and its a labor of love
- A bastion of DG culture, especially all of the tournaments and evens around Halloween... there's a presence in those woods!
- A variety of pin locations ranging from impossible birdie to gimme range
- Even the shortest holes have tight gaps or danger in some way

- Not the easiest course to get to, very much in the middle of nowhere
- Driving the dirt path from the road to the parking lot can be difficult in heavy rains or with low clearance cars due to bumps and uneven ground. I've had some trouble in my hatchback
- Handful of filler holes that aren't quite up to snuff with the rest of the course: #2, #4, #17
- Spacing of the woods holes is a little tight for tournament play, lots of tee pads within 30' of other baskets. No criss crossing fairways or anything dangerous though.

Oggwood is a ton of fun. Whether you hate it or love it, play well or poorly, you will remember the course. 4/5 is truly the max I can give a course of this caliber. Outside of being a championship level course with flawless facilities and being in a dreamy picturesque location, it doesn't get better than this. Considering this is all a private course with really dedicated owners and a community to upkeep it, this course is an achievement. Go if you can.

Having driven an hour from Nashville to get to this course because of its rating, I am left with mixed feelings about the course. First - by a mile - this course is occupied by some of the friendliest people that I have ever played disc golf around. You will play disc golf for years before you run across a course where the players try to make you feel more welcome than here.

The owner is the most welcoming that I have ever encountered. And I have met some pretty welcoming owners of private disc golf courses. This course is a labor of love. It is obvious when playing - it is obvious when you meet the owner.

I'm not a fan of gimmickry for its own sake. This course has some gimmickry, and even to a non-fan, the gimmickry works. The barn hole is a fair, if potentially unforgiving hole. I bogeyed it, but still felt that it was a fair hole. The hanging basket is the best implementation of a hanging basket that I have ever seen. I'm not a big fan of mandos and, yet, the mandos on this course did not bother me at all. They are purposeful and fair.

As to the course, as a course, there are concrete tee pads and good signage on every hole. Navigation is straightforward. There are few spots with any confusion as to routing. The course is approximately half wide open and half wooded. Overall, the distances are on the short side. there was only one hole over 400 feet. Most holes were under 300 with slightly more than half of the course being a technical, short, wooded course. There is significant, if not drastic, elevation change on the course. It's just a fun course to play.

There is a pro shop with a good selection of Innova discs available at reasonable prices. Parking is no issue, the course doesn't seem to get crowded and it is free to play.

Perhaps my reason for reviewing this course is that it is currently rated higher than Cane Ridge and Cedar Hill, but it just isn't a better disc golf course then either of those two. Both are more varied and challenging than Oggwood. A buddy and I were traveling and, in all honesty, would not have gone out of our way to play Oggwood if we had known what it was like. But, being honest, I can't say that either of us regret the trip after playing the course. The experience was more than just the quality of the course.

As an example, there were just two of us and we got there during the Saturday doubles mini. We were playing fast and everyone else there was playing very slowly. And yet, every group we caught up to let us play through. In fact, every group went out of their way to let us play through. And we played through at least 6 groups. So even when detailing the shortcomings of the course, it is difficult to overlook the atmosphere which is pure winner.

As for actual cons, there are few. Navigation is straightforward, but there are apparently multiple tees and basket placements that aren't apparent to a first time player. There is a long fenceline that separates the course from an adjacent property that is clearly labeled "No Trespassing" and is basically a lost disc area. While the wooded portion of the course is moderately challenging, the more open portion of the course has several wide-open holes that offer little challenge beyond some mild elevation change. These cons are minor, however.

If you are visiting Nashville and want to hit the most challenging, high quality disc golf course designs in the area, think twice about fitting Oggwood into your schedule. This course isn't about challenge. If you are thinking about going to a course and hanging out for the day on a private property where you can just play and hang out and have fun, this might just be exactly what you are looking for.

If I were simply rating this course from a design standpoint, I would probably rate it a little lower. But Oggwood is about more than just challenging your skill. It is a strong design, but it won't compete in that arena with other Nashville area courses like Cane Ridge, Seven Oaks or even Naval Hill. What it may lack in disc golf merit, it makes up in its fun factor.

The course is located in a remote area that wasn't too hard to find.
Nice concrete tee pads on all the holes

You will get to play some unique shots (including your first tee shot of the day)

The course does allow for big arms to let it fly a couple of times.

The front nine is pretty open with only a few holes that require you to work you disc, while the back nine is mostly wooded and you are going to have to hit lines to score well.

The course does a great job of using the change in elevation on the property.

Baskets are in nice shape and are easy to find.

Navigation wasn't an issue for our group.

Only thing that I could list here would be parking....

I have always liked the vibe of private courses. This one is no different. It seemed like a nice home-y place to play disc golf. The fun factor of this course is really high. As stated in another review, there are ace runs here. My group had an ace on 17. The first few holes don't look that difficult, but we actually scored better in the woods than we did on the open holes. It off the beaten path, but don't miss this place.

- excellent use of the terrain. Lots of elevation changes. Not a single "flat" hole. All were either uphill downhill or both.

- 9 open and 9 wooded holes. The open holes had some long bombs with elevation changes and great pin placements( top of a hill, next to OB road, etc. ) Wooded holes were fair with nicely cut in fairways and no real "poke and pray" type holes. With a couple of them 400ft plus.

- course is off the beaten path which for some might be a con but I like the solitude and it is only disc golf, no other activities happening around you to worry about.

- one of my favorite "fun" holes was #1. It's a short downhill shot that turns left with the basket sitting about 10-15ft inside the barn. #2 was cool as well, teeing off from under the roof attached to the barn for the first 80ft or so to a pin about 280ft away with OB about 30ft long.

- Lots of benches made from an assortment of natural items. Which is great for an older guy like me.

- Required a wide variety of shots. Hyzers, anhyzers, sidearms, a couple putter holes and a hanging basket.

- Natural tees. Not a huge deal for me personally but a lot of people don't care for them. These were an assortment of things, from carpet to grass to rubber. I do know that the owner Phillip is working on getting concrete pads put in but as most of us know it is difficult when it's a private course.

- don't remember there being many trash cans but it was a cold and drizzly day so I wasn't carrying a lot of water and such.

Overall I was pleasantly surprised at how great this course was. I went in not expecting much but Phillip the owner actually played with us and helped with the layout and distances. Phillip was an awesome guy who has been putting in a lot of hours to get this course up to speed. Also there are places on the property to camp out and they are working on transforming one end of the house (which Phiilip lives in) into a clubhouse for tournaments and just hanging out between rounds. Overall well worth the drive out from Nashville to play this course. I will definitely be going back!

Moderately difficulty, beautiful, private, long pin placements.
Layed out well with equal open and wooded terrain.
A few possible ace run pins, mostly birdie runs tho.

A little bit of a drive from Nashville.

Worth the time to go there.