I mainly stopped at the Moo for two reasons; 1. Proximity to the highway 2. The name is self aware for the town(Cowpens) and very funny.

You have a lot of good things here, decent concrete pads, largely easy navigation, nice and accurate signs and a good amount of benches near the teepads.

It's mainly a wooded course with some fun twisting holes, and elevation that create the rather fun course that it is.

You have ten pads and 18 pins and the back 9 are largely longer and straighter while the front 9 usually are shorter with sharper hyzers.

I like the course and it's simple but fun and well maintained.

You even have some funky things like the elevated basket on 17 and long par for on 14 I think it is that make it a lot of fun to play.

It's hard to imagine any big events here since it's mainly playing twice over the same plot of land and would be fairly difficult to pull off.

Navigating from 6-7 is weird because you have to find a small hidden bridge behind the significantly longer second pin, but that's the only weird spot.

It's maybe a touch repetitive since it's mainly wooded holes in the 200-300ft range and there are only a few really memorable ones but for a course that is slotted into a tighter land mass they did a good job.

I got to a 2.8 on my personal scale for this one, and I always round up if close. It's a well maintained little wooded course and if you ar pass g though it well worth the time.

I had wanted to play 'The Moo' since it opened, though none of the folks I talked to about had much good to say about it. All I heard was 'it's okay, wicked tight at time'. Not much of an endorsement. But I was interested in the single tee / dual basket approach. Only exception is hole #1 / #10 which has 2 tee pads. That piqued my interest.

After three holes I was thinking, 'this ain't so bad'. A bit tight (starting at #3 / #12) but fun. Then I ran into holes #4 / #13 and was like, 'someone missed a memo on hole design. Only thing cool on this hole is the round tee pad. Not sure why they did this, but it was different. Just when I thought 4 /13 was bad, hole 5 / 14 was terrible (I'll go more into that later)

Once through this gauntlet of superb disappointment, the course smoothed out some and finished well...

Hole #1 / #10...#1 is fun, forehand or hyzerflip to the basket...#10 Is a full charged blast, slight hyzer to the basket

Hole #2 / #11...#2 is a fun mid-range downhill open blast...#11 is the same shot, just about 50' longer and to the left

Hole #3 / #12...#3 is uphill TIGHT and turns hard left...#12 is TIGHT and straight up hill and long. Need something straaaight.

Hole #4 / #13...#4 downhill, HAS NO LINE. A perfect example of poke and pray...#13 is slightly better with a laserbeam narrow gap to the basket

Hole #5 / #14...I profoundly find this hole disturbing. On #5 there is a STRAIGHT DOWN ravine about 10'-15' deep with no access. The basket is near the edge of the ravine. To have any shot of a birdie/par you must flirt with the edge of the ravine and PRAY you don't hit a tree (lots of trees). We put four in the ravine and it was a b*#%h to get them back. Someone is going to get hurt, possibly severely...#14 is 543', straight through the forest...no line, just acres of trees. It's poke and hope for the first 300'. Thankfully it opens op the last 200' feet so you have an approach.

#6 / #15...IDENTICAL to #3 / #12, just longer

#7 / #16...ALMOST identical to #2 / #11 except #16 is tucked back way right. Not a bad hole, just longer than # 2 / #11

#8 / #17...Finally a quality hole. Got to throw a hard, strait blast up a hill and through a gap where the land opens up. #8 is an easy (once you clear the uphill shot) birdie or par...#17 is 150' longer. And for some reason, they mount the #17 basket on an 9' pole. You have to step on bricks to be able to get your disc out of the basket. Kids and women might have a high problem doing this. It makes no sense.

#9 / #18...both of these shots are fun. #9 is about 170' (sign says 192, but can't be) up a tight narrow fairway....#18 is a hyzerflip, mostly flat shot of around 200'. But also very tight.

Geez, where do I begin...the 4/13 & 5/14 could be better, actually much better. Try cutting a gap through the trees...something. Kids/new players will hate this. The ravine on 5/14 is treacherous. If the ravine was a small creek, I would love the hole. But the risk of injury is so freakin' high, they should pull it.

Navigation was not easy. Thankfully I played with folks that were familiar with the course otherwise I would have been lost several times

I do want to extend kudos to the folks that put the course in. That was some hilly terrain and thick woods. It could not have been easy. So for that, I thank you.

Do not through anything green during the summer. You will lose it. Some of the kudzu and high grass made finding discs nearly impossible.

The mosquitos were horrid, bring bug spray

I might update this review in a few years once the course has settled in. But I won't be making a trip out of my way to play it again. One and done is fine with me...for now.

The Moo was surprisingly varied in terrain, shot shape, and hole difficulty for a 9 hole community center course. The course weaves through a powerline cut, down to a creek, and back uphill to give a few "open" holes and many wooded holes. The 2 pin positions per teepad adds additional potential for the size of the land. Overall the course is fun to play due to the variation and good use of available elevation. There are a few great holes, such as 1/10, 5/14, 7/16, and 8/17. Risk-reward is utilized well in a few areas, such as hole #14, which requires a long flex shot running along an OB creek with bailout areas that make it tougher to score well. Hole #7 also utilizes an OB creek to create a fair island green, but there is a safe layup to a 50-60 putt.

Some of the wooded holes incorporate too many small trees in the fairway to unnecessarily add luck and randomness to the scoring. For example, hole 9 has a small tree directly in front of the basket 40ft out on an 8ft wide fairway. That tree forces a "perfect" shot to make a circle 2 putt, whereas a less perfect shot that moves to either side of the fairway will be closer to the basket. I think the fairways are great except on the short wooded holes, where random small trees begins to supersede rewarding skilled shots. There is plenty of luck and randomness in disc golf already, just make a clean fairway! Holes 4/13, 6/15, and 9 all have this problem.

Since the course is new it's still a little rough around the edges, but overall was impressive. I'll be back to play often!

The Moo gets credit for one of the most interestingly named courses I've played. As for the course itself, this is the sound a doggy makes.
- What is a 9-hole course? Answer is this course. 9 fairways with dual tee pads still equals a nine-hole course. Don't believe me? Try playing groups on #1 & 10 concurrently.
- As for a nine-hole course, it's got some good flavor. Holes #5/14 & 7/16 are far and away the course's two best. #14, at 543 feet, with an OB creek drop-off playing the right side of the fairway, would fit into any high-level course.
- #7/16 is great for it's downhill over a small creek. Having played Shaver Championship earlier in the day, the creek weaving along the putting circle was a familiar sight. This was my favorite tee shot on the entire course.
- Excellent tee signs. With 9 holes and 18 baskets crammed into such a tight space, it would be easy to get lost/skip holes without adequate signage. High quality signage is a huge help.
- Some holes/dual baskets give truly different looks if you play through a second time - #1, 5, and 9 are good examples. Other holes - #4 & 6, for example - not so much.
- Course requires accuracy over big arms. With some fairways more heavily wooded, the risk/reward factor comes into play. Holes #4 & 6 are both sub-200-foot layouts. Holes can be ace runs or potential bogeys if you get a bad kick off a tree and are stuck in no-man's land.

Course designers were too aggressive trying to cram too much into too little of a space. The course would be fantastic as a true 9-hole layout. By adding a second set of baskets, you now bring holes much closer together.
- Along those lines, with dual baskets per hole, you're left with three essential hole types: a fairway that has been overly stripped down/is way too wide, meaning it's lost its charm & appeal. #2/11 & 7/16 suffer from this layout.
- Second, you have a fairway that doesn't truly fit either basket. Instead of cutting a fairway that will accommodate two baskets, you're left with one fairway with awkwardly placed baskets. Baskets for #8/17, 11, and 18 seem they were squeezed in at the end.
- Third, is a hole type with baskets that are too close so you're essentially playing the same hole twice. #4/13, 6/15, and 7/16 are examples of this hole type.
- A few more next hole arrows would help. Tee signs point you to the next tee; however, if you haven't looked at it, it's easy to end up on the wrong hole. After playing #2, I headed to #7, before having to back track and find the basket for #3.

Moo would have been best served as a 9-hole only course. It would have allowed a couple holes to add a little more room to sprue up the three shorter holes, #3, 4, & 6.
- It's impressive that they were able to squeeze in an excellent, par 4, 500-foot plus hole with the lack of space. #14 is akin to #5 at Timmons, just with a slightly longer layout and without the large bailout area to the left. It really is an excellent hole.
- From the long tees, course is 2871 feet, with four holes playing longer than 350 feet. To its credit, you do have chances to pull out driver on #10, 11, & 14. This isn't a 3-disc only course.
- Course does have some general vibes of a 9-hole version of Woodruff Leisure Center. The main difference is the 9 vs 18 hole factor. Playing the same tees twice, albeit to separate baskets, is what makes Woodruff a far superior course.
- I'm grading and viewing this course closer to a 9-hole course than an 18-holer. The couple holes that have genuine different feels (5/14 and 9/18) can be viewed as genuinely separate holes. Most of the rest are genuinely the same hole twice. My reasoning? On holes such as 3/12, 4/13, and 7/16, for example, one well placed tee shot means you're putting at both basket locations.
- Playing the best layout for each tee/fairway (1 vs 10, 2 vs 11, etc.), you have an excellent 9-hole course. As such, that's how I'm viewing this. A fun nine-hole layout. If you play a second go around with the second set of baskets, view it as a bonus.

-The Moo is like that soft spoken new guy at work that you don't really notice for a while. He's under confident, yet picks up on everything quickly enough. Doesn't annoy anyone else or have any interest in turmoil or gossip. He clocks in, clocks out, goes home, and lives his own life. Eventually you start to notice him more and you start to like him!

-The course actually has nine fairways. There are ten tee-pads. Holes #1 and #10 do not share a pad; they share a fairway. The other eight pads are shared and all have two baskets you can throw to. So there are eighteen baskets. This course is similar to Macon Early College (nine baskets and eighteen pads), so the Moo does feel like an eighteen holer. There's a good amount of elevation and interesting fairways.

-One special aspect of the course is that the first nine baskets are yellow. The second nine are white. Gives a good indication on where to throw, since some of them are sort of close to each other. The baskets are new discCatchers, so that's always a pro.

-Primarily wooded. A couple holes are more open. For instance #2/11. This is a nice downhill hole. The basket for #2 is 288' and straight ahead. Plays effectively shorter because of the elevation. The decline is very slow but if you look back at the tee pad from the basket, you see that this hole is nicely downhill! The pin for #11 is down the opening just a little more to the left. The downhill look on #7 is pretty sweet too! And it's open. Just a photogenic 297' par three over a little creek.

-#5/14 is a great hole you'd see on a pro course. #5's basket is down a dangerous fairway. The tee shot is very demanding, as the fairway slowly cuts right toward a ravine. There's an OB ravine that's really scary to go into. The painted OB line is in a safe spot, so if you go OB that doesn't mean you'll have a difficult recovery shot. #14 is the lone par four on the course. It's further down the trail by the ravine. It's a 543' gem that can be pure terror. It's possible to birdie, but there will be eights on this hole for sure too.

-Nice tee signs with hole distances and info. Good hole diagrams.

-The Timken Center looks like it offers many cool features. A computer lab, and a rec room. Might want to check it out once this coronavirus issue is over. Different classes are offered there's a summer camp if you have kids. I got kicked out of summer camp when I was twelve. Hopefully your children won't be.

-Cool tunnel shots for both #4 and #13. Very short and very touchy. Great use of elevation, making this hole(s) even more cool. I like the elevated basket for #17 as well.

-Easy to spot. You'll see the first hole when you pull in. The last hole is very close to the parking lot. Ends in two circles.

-Typical new course issues such as thorns and small limbs growing in the fairways. They can cut you. I was very worried that I'd see snakes. You'd probably expect different kinds here. I could be wrong though.

-A few of the fairways (especially for #3) are really weird. You have to sneak past a ton of trees and pray it hooks left enough. Could open up a little. Not fond of #6/15 or #9 either.

-There's plenty of space behind. The space is pretty limited, so that's a bit of a bummer. Then again, this course is fun.

-The Moo was better than I thought it would be. In the description, I thought it would be okay at best but it's better than that. It's a good course! Nice variety of shots, smart use of danger on #5/14, good elevation changes, and has a very cool look to it.

-Don't think this is a tournament course, but it's still fun. If there were singles events out here, I would go. I'm not sure on what the fate of this course will be in a few years, but there might be something. I saw some locals today and they all seemed to like this course as well. From what I heard, it was designed by one of the locals and they were assisted by Russell. Good job fellas!

Good use of land and terrain. Two baskets for each hole and basically 9 tee pads. Two loops to get 18 in. I wasn't sure how this would work, but it works well. This also gives you the option of playing a quick 9. Prepare to hit some trees, some lines are very tight with many holes having scoring separation based on one bad kick.

Not much, if anything it's new so the normal mud and underbrush. Course will mature in a couple years with use.

If you practice on this course theres no excuse for other wooded courses. This is a great addition to the many great courses in the Spartanburg area.