-Great layout. First seven holes had moderate foilage, while the last eleven holes were all wooded.
-Solid Discraft baskets.
-Good hole length with quite a few over 300 ft.
-Tees were mostly flat.

-While the tees were mostly flat, they were still just grass/dirt.
-There were a couple places where it was really tough to figure out which direction the next tee was.
-Hole 18 doesn't end where 1 begins.

I was really happy with this course. The front 9 was good, but I was really impressed with the back 9. They guys did a great job designing it, including the creek and ravines in just the right way. With gravel or concrete tees, this would definitely be bumped up to a 4.

The name of the game here is variety and the course is well balanced. Steep downhill drives, open bombs, OB's in play, guarded tunnel fairways, wooded S-curves, and water hazards are just some of the features to contend with here. I thought the designer did a nice job of utilizing the features of the park to make the throws more interesting--notably the road (holes 1-5), hillside (hole #11) and creek (holes 12,14,17,18).

Hole #15 is a wonderful 430' drive, of which 90 feet or so is just throwing over the creek. The rest of navigating mature hardwoods to a pin that is placed in the wide open!

Another notable hole is #9, which is your typical tunnel alley to the basket with many trees on both sides. What makes it unique is that an errant hyzer to the left could possibly go down a cliff about 100 feet. Definitely makes you think twice about chancing anything that fades left!

Hole #18 is a nice bookend to the course: a long bomb across a field to a basket strategically placed 25' from the water. Throw too far on your drives or putts and you're in the drink!

The course is really scenic. I played early in the morning and the fog was still lifting off the park, making for a nice atmosphere. It's as much of a photographic hike as it is a round of disc golf.

The front eight kind of play like your typical municipal/town park, except the holes are longer. In retrospect, after playing the last 10 holes, the first few were a letdown. Throw this sweeping hyzer, do this turnover shot, avoid a few trees, blah blah. It's the back nine that really shine here.

I recognize that about 40% of the holes are over 400 feet, but it'd still be nice to have one or two MONSTER throws for the big arms. You know, those 600-800 foot ones. This could have been done easily on the first few holes, given the openness of that part of the course.

I agree with the previous reviewer in that the course tends to favor right turns; in this sense, the course isn't balanced. I found myself either throwing forehand drives or turnover anhyzers on a majority of the holes.

Unless I followed the map wrong, the hike from hole 18 to hole 1 is a bear! Felt like I was walking forever. While I dislike that it doesn't wrap back, I appreciate that the designers went instead for utilizing a part of the park with better land.

Honestly, if the front 8 played like the back 10, this would be an elite course. I give the front a 2.5 and the back somewhere between a 4 and 4.5, so that's how I arrived at my total score.

This is a great supplement to the courses near Chester, WV and East Liverpool, OH. It's also not terribly far from Pittsburgh. In fact, it's about the same distance from downtown Pittsburgh as Moraine is. This wouldn't be a bad addition for Worlds in 2015, IMO.

Definitely worth a trip if you like variety in your DG experience, but certainly not for the hydrophobic!

The back 9 of this course is very good. It winds through the woods with some long narrow driving lanes. The scenery around the holes is awesome too.

The front 9 is a little boring because it is just 7 holes around a wide open park. Even though its boring its not short or bad. It just is not too exciting.

Course could use some tee pads but it is mostly fine. This is an above average course tucked away in West Virginia. If you live within a half hour it is worth a look. Also there are a few other courses within 10 miles around.

Baskets - newer course and the baskets are obviously newer. Nice Chainstar baskets.

Challenge - while I'm pretty new, I think experienced players will enjoy the challenge this course presents.

Scenery - beautiful park with about half the course playing along a shallow creek.

Amenities - restrooms, garbage cans present and in good condition, park offers plenty of other activities too.

Layout - There are some holes that are pretty tight to each other and some of the tee areas are really close to the previous basket. Holes 4,5, and 6 present a real possibility of hyzering into traffic (see more below). It's a bit of a long walk back to the parking lot, but at least its a nicely paved trail.

Tee Pads - there aren't any tee pads or even toe boards, I don't know if there are plans for them to be installed or not but toeboards would probably be adequate. Most of the tee areas were flat and free of roots, but on a couple holes I wasn't entirely sure which side of the tee sign was inteded as the tee area.

This is a really nice park and a very solid course. It offers about 7 long par 3's right off the bat that will require distance and accuracy to have a chance at par. Most of these holes have a few trees scattered about that will require you to hit your line to maximize the distance.

Holes 8-10 are a bit more wooded in the form of tunnel shots. 9 and 10 add a steep cliff down to the creek along the left side creating some tense moments while watching the disc flight (especially for us RHBH throwers without a solid FH). Get off the fairway on these holes and it could be a pretty rough second shot.

Hole 11 is a really sweet, short hole (shortest on the course). The tee sits atop a cliff with the basket nestled in the valley nearly tucked behind a tree. I almost skipped a shot into the basket on this one.

Holes 12-18 play through the woods and are pretty standard wood holes with just a touch of individuality to each. There is some decent distance on these holes, but you'll likely have to hit a tree gap to get into a good upshot/long birdie position off the tee. 14 is a pretty nice anhyzer shot near what looked like an old mill.

I was a bit concerned with my throws off the tee on 4-6 because they could easily have hyzered into the road. The roads aren't too busy, but cars travel fast on them so I'd recommend being mindful of this and wait for a break in traffic. I don't think the park gets too much play (we did see maybe 3 groups out) but some of the tighter holes/fairways could be hazardous to players if a disc gets away from some one.

I know distance and accuracy are key skills for a well rounded player, but this course really seemed to put a premium on the two coexisting. Some courses seem to focus on one or the other by having tightly wooded holes that are short or long holes in open fields. Tomlinson Run does a really nice job of blending the requirement of the two skills together. A lot of the holes will appear similar but they all seemed to play unique.

I really enjoyed the round I played at Tomlinson Run and look forward to heading back in the spring time. This course will present a good challenge to those lacking distance and accuracy. However, if you can consistently hit your lines and have a good arm you'll be rewarded with birdie (and even eagle) chances. I definitely recommend hitting up this course whether you're experienced or newer to the game.