+ Hand painted tee signs are unique and accurately depict holes and distances.

+ Baskets are in good shape.

+ Very quick to play. Could easily be finished in 15-20 minutes solo.

+ Navigation is dead simple. There are one or two holes you have to figure out which basket you're shooting at because it's not immediately obvious, otherwise it couldn't be easier to get around.

+ Surprising length on a few holes. Did not expect to see a 340' hole, much less one over 400'! That was a nice surprise for a 9 hole pitch and putt.

+ Donor disc rack. This is an awesome feature I've never seen before. At Hole 1 there is a small table with a rack of discs. They're mostly labeled "putter" "midrange" "driver" to make it easier for beginners to pick. Some discs I noticed were a Discraft Magnet, Innova Gazelle, TeeRex and blizzard Vulcan, and a millennium jls. This is the only course I've seen that you could show up empty handed and play a round.

- Tall grass. Despite the fairways being short and open, I actually had to hunt for my drive a bit a couple of times for this reason.

- Minimal challenge. Mostly due to the terrain used, the short length on most holes doesn't help. What trees they had were utilized pretty well, but there was only so much they could do. Plus its geared towards beginners anyways, nothing wrong with that, it just doesn't appeal to me in particular.

- Slick rubber mats. These aren't the rubber mats like at Moraine State Park. Not sure what those kind are called, but these had a different texture and feel, and were a bit smaller. I don't know if it was some dew in the air or what, but a few of them were a bit wet and very slick, so I teed off next to them most holes. At first I thought they looked slick for a little 9 hole course to have, but after using them I think natural pads might have worked better.

- Plays next to a busy highway. I was there around 8pm and it was noisy.

This is a neat little course for what is is. A compact 9 hole for beginners and kids, something to get them into disc golf. If the tees weren't slick and the grass was mowed a little, this would be a good first course for someone. You have short ace runs, a couple longer holes, enough trees to create some obstacles but generally wide open, frustration free fairways for someone new with little control.

For a seasoned player there's no real reason to make a trip out here. Unless you're ace hunting, looking to pad your course count, or happen to be in the area, there's more attractive options.

I was passing through and there was just enough daylight to squeeze in a round, which is why I played. I enjoyed myself and would stop by for a quick 20 minute round if I'm in the area, but wouldn't ever go out of my way to come back.

This is the kind of course I'd love to have in my neighborhood for warming up at before traveling to a bigger, better course...but a destination it is not.

Imagine a rectangular plot of land alongside a road that runs runs parallel to a busy highway, sparsely populated by 9 shiny Discatcher baskets and a dozen or so old growth trees. Half of this rectangle is wide open on natural, uneven ground like a plowed field gone long fallow. The other half is more reminiscent of a city park course with solemn oaks guarding baskets and fairways like sentinels.

Literally right off the highway which highlights what this course excels at: Quick, training ground rounds for getting your disc golf fix and honing basic skills. The course loops around the rectangle in a clockwise fashion with minimal walking between holes as well as between hole 1 and parking.

Tee signs and tees aren't world class but do the job. Tees are rubber mats and function well when dry. Diamond plate pattern hopefully keeps them from being too slick when wet/muddy. Tees help you locate your appropriate basket when multiples are in view along with general distance.

Distance is not something you necessarily associate with a 9 hole course, especially a church course, but PG UMC surprises with legitimately long holes, some borderline par 4 range. The mix of short to long distances is a feather in its design cap.

There are just enough trees to factor into line shaping strategy. The holes are mostly straight but the trees ask you to do a little work getting around either side. The openness is great for airing out drives, even distance drivers aren't out of place.

The rack of donor discs at hole 1 is a nice amenity. Not a great selection but I'm looking forward to donating some decent ones to it the next time I'm there.

If the course has many other players there you're gonna want to be careful b/c the next tee is ~40-50' from the basket. Also easy to get a black ace here with many baskets in possible play. Some of the tees are on lumpy ground and would greatly be enhanced if the tee was graded flat.

You'll throw nothing but slight hyzers, slight anhyzers, and straights out here, no big turns to be found. Hole 3 pretends to be an anny hole but it's just a short hole in a field with the tee turned 45 degrees the wrong way.

There's quite a bit of trash from yesteryear strewn about the course, especially off the fairway on the first 2-3 holes. Mind a couple of holes created by uprooted trees also. A stretch of asphalt not yet fully reclaimed by nature runs down the middle of hole 9's fairway so you probably want to leave your 1st Run LE 10x CE blah blah blah at home.

The only thing I didn't really like about this course is the proximity of baskets to tees and how straight the holes were. Straightness they probably couldn't help much but the basket/tee conflict could be a headache with much activity. On the whole though, I'd love a course like this near me and it really adds a great activity to the church, otherwise it would be a vacant lot. This is decent, worthwhile golf and stupidly accessible from the road and worth a whirl for a warm up, solitude or a little form work.

Pleasant UMC is what it says it is. You know with a church course, the designers are going to be honest.
- Nice 9-hole layout. Design is simple and well-executed. There aren't a lot of trees on the entire course. For the ones that are there, they're used effectively.
- Course has plenty of length - average hole length is 290 feet - so you've chances to air it out on a couple holes.
- You've got to throw well to get your 2s. Every hole is easily par-able, but you've got to throw good tee shots to see birdie putts. Course is easy to navigate even with multiple tees and baskets visible the entire time.
- For such a small, confined piece of land, the designers did a great job keeping the holes relatively separate. Obviously, an errant throw off line might sail onto a different fairway. But for the most part, it didn't feel overlapping.

There really isn't anything to complain about the design. With an open, bumpy field and minimal trees, you're not going to get a masterpiece. Consider these observations more than true negatives.
Course is held back by the terrain. I felt like I played 9 straight decent holes without any one memorable or standing out above the rest. I felt like I the course stayed in second-gear the entire round.
- It's a loud course. It's in an open field, next to a highway, without anything to buffer the noise. I've played plenty of courses next to highways & interstates, and Pleasant Grove UMC really stood out as being exceptionally loud.
- This is a perception more than a reality, but I felt like I did a ton of walking here. The reason is due solely to having all 9 holes in a single field. You walk back and forth across the field twice, which creates the repetitiveness.
- It's a church course, so be respectful of the locations: no drinking, smoking, littering, loud music, etc. Also, no trash cans or benches, so there's that too.

My expectations dropped as soon as I pulled up to the church and saw how small the building and parking lot were. I was surprised then when I drove around back and saw a decent sized field.
- I love how the church has taken ownership of the course. It's cool seeing the table of loaner discs sitting right there by hole #1. There's no doubt people are stealing good discs (the quality of discs was very low), but it still gives anyone the chance to play.
- This is a good course for casual players. Except for the woods along the left side of #1 & 2, there's no chance of losing a disc. Side note: with the amount of trash in those woods, I don't even know if I'd want to walk into the woods to get a disc, especially if I were in shorts.
- The course lived up to its name. It's good for a round or two, then off to Johnson Street or Creekside for a serious round.

This course is practically on Business Highway 85. If you happen to be passing by (which I was), it is a worthy diversion. I didn't read the hole info here on DGCR first and was expecting a pitch and putt. So I grabbed a putter and hit the course. There is some distance here! Only one hole under 200 feet. And there is one at 415'!

Brand new Innova DiscCatchers are nice.

The layout makes the best of what's available in terms of trees, as this course is pretty wide open and flat. The shots are mostly pretty straight. That will be good for the intended audience. As far as tree density, think Horizons Park and it's close.

The vacant lot that this was put in on used to have some type of structure or at least a parking lot on it as most of one of the fairways is asphalt that nature is attempting to reclaim.

Some of the rough is rough! This may be rectified in the future as the course gets more work done on it. Not so bad for experienced players, but newbs (assumed intended players) might get frustrated by it. And the length of some holes.

Not a destination course, but there are a lot worse church/school courses out there. Again, if you are passing through or ticking off courses, it is worthwhile.

The natural tees are not uneven or rooty, so they were fine for me as I don't really have a run up.