We were pleasantly surprised by this course. Sure there are plenty of nags, but the course features some surprisingly moderately long holes and some cool looks and even a little bit of elevation. Navigation is pretty good, after hole two with a few next tee signs where needed. Most of the tee boxes can be seen from the previous basket. We had a fun round here despite the nags. Baskets are in good shape and are properly numbered. There are a few benches and this course has more garbage cans on it than any of the other local courses including the big boys.

Now for the nags! Finding hole one can be a little difficult for first-timers. It starts in the grassy field across from the main building by some signs that are not for disc golf. In fact, there are no tee signs at all and the tee boxes are wood framed and full of sand and are in bad shape. Hole two is up the steep hill behind hole one's basket. After that navigation is fairly easy.

The course is pretty scenic. Put in some concrete tees and add some tee signs and you have one of the best nine-hole courses around.

The USC Aiken DGC is a good 9 hole course and a nice alternative to Odell Weeks for the Aiken area. . Great new Innova baskets. It has a couple of tricky holes and makes good use of the land available. Each hole has its own unique obstacles, some are more difficult than others. Even on the straight and short shots there is a corridor of trees to deal with, so it's not a piece of cake.

There is not much in the way of benches on the course, no trash cans after the first tee, and the signage isn't the best. A course map or other marker would be a great addition. Once I found the first tee the layout was fairly easy to follow. The course begins and ends in the flat, grassy field next to the entrance of the parking lot. First tee is next to the sign and the target is across the grass and elevated on an embankment behind a tree. The pro caliber players will probably find this 9 too be a little on the soft side in terms of difficulty. I wouldn't mind concrete tee pads either, but I am sort of picky like that.

I played the USC Aiken course twice when it was still very new. The wind on that day was tenacious. Not a difficult course, but I failed to score well on either round.

Since I visit this area frequently, I will return to this course occasionally. It is kind of fun, and I want to have a better round, without the wind. Given some concrete tee pads and maybe a couple of benches and trash cans, I would bump this up to a 3.0 rating.

The course is alongside the Aiken Convocation Center, and the USC Aiken baseball field. I was able to hear the start of a game while I finished up my second round on that Sunday.