As you could expect from a ball golf course, the Pasture has big distance in a wide open layout with short grass.

-Length: Average hole length is over 460', so big power players will love to unleash here. Do you like watching a disc take a max distance flight path? Here's the spot.

-Maintenance: The grass is kept very short, so easy to find your disc. Good times to practice your skip shot or a new roller.

-Forgiveness: The wide open layout means that you can try whatever you want and still be fine. Heck, you can throw any direction you want and be basically fine. The only unforgivable mistake is to throw less than a full send. This was the 7th course I played on the day and as a forehand dominant player I was grateful that there was enough room for error for me to switch to my inaccurate backhand and save my arm.

-Water Features: The biggest factor adding interest. A couple of shallow creeks run over the property, a larger creek borders it in the (11)-(14) range, and (11) also features a water hazard in the fairway. These force you to think about whether to lay up or go for it, and also guide your shot from going too far left or right on some holes.

-Star Holes: I have to give a shoutout to (12), (15), and (16) for being decent holes--they featured lines of trees that forced a routine fading shot to access the green. (8) was also notable for being blocked by a large, old tree on the approach.

I officially disliked disc golf on ball golf courses after this experience. (It took until earlier this month for me to change my mind, thanks to a far better example.) Additionally, the Pasture has a lot of little cons that aren't serious but do warrant noting.

-Boring: Virtually no variety. "Throw 600 feet in the open. Throw 350 feet in the open and go up 15 feet in elevation. Throw 550 feet in the open but don't land in this two-foot wide creek." Designers made feeble attempts to use some trees, but they were mostly utter failures except for the holes I mentioned above. The fact that I called those basic shots the star holes should clue you in to the level of gameplay interest here.

-Drainage: Low-lying areas of the course like (7), (8), and (11) were very spongy when I played. This also meant that the golf cart rental option was not available, if that's meaningful to you.

-Disc Loss: You'd think the risk would be zero on an open, well-maintained layout, but it would be pretty easy to drop one in the fairway water on (11) or the creek in the (11)-(12) range.

-Overgrowth: Again, not something I thought I would be mentioning in a review of a course this open, but the rough from (12)-(15) is scary. If you floof a shot into the line of rough in the back, recovering it could be a painful process.

-Navigation: Some longer transitions would have me scratching my head if not for UDisc. Natural tees marked by tiny signs and wood blocks aren't always the easiest to spot.

-Rec Friendly: Unless you drive over 300', I doubt you'll have fun here. I kind of enjoyed chucking backhand after backhand and carding bogeys, but I wouldn't return to do it again.

-Pay-to-Play: $5 to get on the course in cash, $7 with card.

I actually didn't hate my experience at the Pasture, despite what it sounds like. After a day of mostly wooded courses it was nice to just release some easy drives. However, it's very boring for disc golf and the price doesn't justify it. As noted in my review title, if you want to throw some big shots you can come and play the wide and open Pasture, but otherwise save your car some mileage.

The definition of pasture: "Land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep."

Fear not, there are no cattle or sheep on this course.

There are, however, 18 spring-green Prodigy baskets sprinkled about the acreage that serves both golfers and disc golfers.

The disc golf course utilizes the fairways and in-between spaces well. The signature hole might be Hole #6, a downhill open bomber (par-4, 605 feet) that levels out with the basket placed near an OB green and the right-side tree line.

There's a bit more variety near the end of the course, as Holes #15-16 incorporate some evergreen-laden areas as obstacles near the basket. The teepad for Hole #17 lies in a wooded area before quickly emerging into the open field.

This course is the type that will make disc golfers with big arms salivate. Many of the holes offer the opportunity to air out the disc as eight of the holes hit the 500-foot mark. Seven of those holes are par-4s; the eighth is Hole #11, an 830-foot, slightly downhill adventure that includes the most significant water obstacle on the course.

The teepad signage is small but useful.

When the weather is good and the course is dry, golf carts are available to rent.

The obstacles at The Pasture are few. The course is mostly flat, though a few holes offer some minor elevation changes. It is possible to play the entire round without hitting a tree.

Consequently, there is not much variety at The Pasture. Obviously, the course is on a golf course. While I believe the creators squeezed as much diversity as possible into their design, most of the holes fit the "flat and wide open" descriptor.

As expected on a golf course, all of the teepads are natural except for Hole #1 near the clubhouse. Most of the teepad areas are in decent condition, though a couple were not level. Apparently, some of the holes have "short" tees marked by little flags, but there was no signage indicating distance.

While I am not dinging the rating for its conditions, The Pasture is in a low-lying area that is susceptible to poor drainage, which results in ample sogginess, standing water and mud. One friend described a round as "playing on top of a sponge."

While the charge to play ($5 cash or $7 card) is understandable, that might dissuade repeat customers, especially with a fantastic and free course (Westside DGC) just a few miles down the road.

This par-63, 8,300-foot-plus course will likely appeal to a select audience: experienced disc golfers who throw 300-plus feet with ease. For others, they could use this course as an opportunity to practice their drives. Or they might write off this North Georgia course as too flat, too redundant, too expensive and too muddy.

To be fair, The Pasture does a decent job of making the best use of the land available. However, that does not make it a top-notch course. Like a quarantined baker with only four ingredients; sure, it is possible to make a cake, but that doesn't mean it is a blue-ribbon winner.