Nice Scenery
Tight lines

On a main walking trail
Tight lines
No course guide/map
Poor signage
Flow still being established

A buddy and I made the drive from Anderson because we heard there was a new course here. It took a little to find the course; it wasn't really listed on any road signs. Once we found it, we walked up and noticed the board and were a little taken aback that there wasn't a course map, but we seen the first basket and just went with it. We were at the second tee pad before we realized we had evidently passed the first tee pad, (we assumed it was the big log by the community board...?). We got to the second pad and were a little confused as to where the pad was, but there was a stake with a number on it, so we just made it up on the fly.

There's no "established trail" from the basket to the next tee pad yet with the course being so new; but we managed to figure it out by coming back to the walking trail and following it. The lines are super tight, and it's a short course; you can't really open up and let one rip...


After hole 6, we walked for about 10 minutes looking for hole 7. It wasn't until I tried looking up a course map before we learned that 7,8, and 9 weren't actually holes yet; I would have thought something like that would have been posted on the community board.

With all that being said, I can't say enough that the location is beautiful. It has some potential to be a tough, short course. I know the course is essentially brand new, and there are still some things thay are being worked out. By no means am I trying to knock the effort of the volunteers (which more are needed from my understanding) who tend to the course; I just wanted to leave an honest review.

Saddlers Creek is a short, decent layout. With only six baskets in place as of March '20, this will be a nice 9-holer once all baskets are installed.
- The absolute, no-doubt best thing about this course is its location. You're on the banks of Lake Hartwell. Teeing off just after sunrise, it was a serene, peaceful moment only to be broken by the sound of a disc smacking off a tree.
- This is your standard (soon-to-be) 9-hole course. Of the six holes in the ground, none was longer than 250 feet. The holes ranged from wide open (#1) to tight gaps (#4 & 6).
- #4 is a fun, ace-race hole. It's a straight ahead, 142-foot layout that crosses over a path. If you want to record yourself bagging an ace, this is a great hole for that.
- If there is regular course upkeep, this will be a good family friendly, beginner friendly layout. If the fairways and rough get overgrown, then playing a month after its debut may be the pinnacle of the course's viability.
- Course can be played with only a disc or two. The course features three straight shots, two slight dogleg lefts, and one dogleg right. Reminder: I played when only six baskets were in the ground.
- #6 is a fun, tight, downhill shot. Easily the toughest hole on the course I played. It's the narrowest fairway and was the only hole that penalized a bad shot. There was also a large fallen tree right behind the basket so that when my disc sailed 20 feet past, I had to duck under larger branches to retrieve it.
- There is so much more this park has to offer that disc golf is only a small part of it. In the same parking lot is a playground, picnic benches, and trails. And that's just one small part of the entire park. There are also campgrounds in case camping next to a lake appeals to the outdoorsman.

Only having six baskets available when the locals state it's a 9-hole course is always a letdown. Also, having the volunteers not give accurate directions to the course is a bummer too.
- Signage should be better. The tee markers are small stakes in the ground with numbers on them. I had to backtrack twice, finding the basket first then walking around until I saw the markers. A simple map on the kiosk would be nice.
- I'm not sure if all the hole distances are accurate. I base that on two pieces of evidence. On #1, my shot came up a good 40 - 50 feet shorter than I expected. Me thinks the hole was longer than listed. Secondly, the (currently) non-existent holes #7-9 already have hole distances listed. Hard to have that nailed into place beforehand.
- Natural tee pads: although, hole #3 & 4 are thrown from the walking paths.
- Not a lot of variety. Holes all range between 142 and 236 feet. The doglegs are relatively mild. If you throw dead straight, you're still within solid putting range.

Saddlers Creek is your run of the mill, 9-hole course. Solidly pleasant, but nothing you haven't seen at every other 9-hole course.
- This is the type of course you play while you have the rest of the family is at the playground. You can knock out a round in an easy 20 - 25 minutes.
- As temperatures warm up, I suspect certain wildlife may be more prevalent. In early Spring, there was no wildlife nor leaves on the trees. The best of both situations.
- Holes #1 - 3 didn't have a lot of thought or effort put into their designs. They really are a basic and non-descript as one will see on a course. On this trip, I played 150 unique holes, 10 courses, and 3 states in 30 hours. Holes #1 - 3 all were in the 10 worst I played.
- That said, holes #4 - 6 were better. Each of those would be solid holes if there were each extended another 75 feet. As such, I'm curious to see if #7 - 9 would continue the course's uptick.
- Put it this way, I'd be very happy to be a regular at this course if that means I'm spending a lot of time on the lake. For everyone else, it's a stat-padding course.

This course is brand new and still in development, but it is already a beautiful and challenging course. Being a wooded course, there are lots of obstacles to challenge the novice to the seasoned athlete. Take a break and have a snack lakeside. The course has many wonderful views of Lake Hartwell. There are clean bathrooms, playground, picnic tables and adequate parking.

The course is in its infancy stage so it can be a little rough in spots.

Come on out and give it a try. I am sure you will not be disappointed!