PARK DESCRIPTION - This is a very impressive, hilly, wooded park. The start is great with a nice new pavillion with about six picnic tables inside. It faces the # 1 fairway on one side and the basket and approach of # 18 behind.

PARKING - There are about six spots here at the start. Most players will need to park by 12 & 13 or maybe by the # 4 tee.

VARIETY - I think this course has a nice variety of ups, down, rights and left, short Ace runs and longer twisting holes on rugged downslopes.

CHALLENGE - Heck, I was challenged plenty but when I see the overall distances, this course really is a wonderful, hilly, recreational 18. That explains why I liked it so much. Holes 13 & 14 are both very short but 13 has added an island for just a bit more challenge and on # 14, the raised basket adds just a touch more challenge. Would I dare say that holes 10, 17 and 18 are more challenging and might fall into the category of intermediate challenge?

EQUIPMENT - Everything is top notch from the big colored course sign, nice textured trapezoid tee pads, Discatchers with yellow bands w/numbers and flags on top where needed, excellent large tee signs and next tee signs throughout the course. Benches are everywhere on the paths which you'll often walk across.

AESTHETICS - I really liked the fact that the course and the walking path seems to co-exist in harmony. The park is lovely and peaceful.

FUN FACTOR - I think it's perfect for rec players but obviously seems to bore much of the disc throwing population.

ROUTING/NAVIGATION - Fairly easy with all the next tee signs helping you through any tricky places.

Recreational distances and challenge.

I actually saw traces of litter.

Hole 17 with its downward sloping fairway doesn't seem really popular.

Strange parking situation.

Some areas seem to be known for a certain type of courses. The Chicago area is well known for its preponderance of flat, nine-hole rec courses. The Charlotte area is known for its tough advanced level courses like Nevin, Hornet's Nest, Renny Gold, Winthrop and more.

After playing courses around Atlanta, I'm thinking Atlanta has a large grouping of fun, 18's that are tweeners, that is, they're more challenging than a recreational level but fall short of being called intermediate level. Courses I would include in this tweener 18 category would include; Frog Rock, Oregon Park, East Roswell, Wills Park, Suwanee Creek, Little Mulberry, Fort Yarbo, Mathews, Rosewood- DeKalb which is at the lower rec level, Deer Lick and many others I haven't had the pleasure of playing.

Suwanee Creek is on the lower end of my tweener scale on the challenge side, playing at way more of a recreational level but rating high for beauty, ambiance and my own personal enjoyment. I'd like to take it home with me.

-Seemed to attract an audience. Several people were out here playing. There are several holes that are very aceable. Most of them are around 200' with an average length of about 210'-225' depending on the pin locations.

-Great fairway variety. Many holes play straight, some turn left and some turn right. You'll throw more than just a couple discs here. Few skip shots would be rewarded here.

-Nice tee pads and tee signs. The holes have different names on the tee signs. #1 was called "The Green Mile" because it's the open hole on the course.

-Bridges are present when crossing the ditches and creeks. The stairs are nice too. The designers clearly thought about the fact that people of all ages play disc golf.

-I enjoyed the first four holes. #1 is a very pretty starter. Was the best hole on the course being downhill and tucked into the woods to a drop off green. Easy to navigate, tough to get super close on. #2 was an interesting hyzer over a ditch. #3 is a nice uphill shot to the left guarded by trees. #4 was cool being downhill into the woods from the park entrance fading right playing ideally as a putter or mid anhyzer.

-After hole #6, the fun gets limited. Starts to lose a spark. Very few holes after #6 are fun. #13 was a cool little man made island hole. #16 I actually enjoyed because of the downhill tight line. Hole #10 though, I did not like. It's called "Pachinko Pass" and for good reason. Someone managed to make a gambling slot machine game even more dirty on the design of this hole. Has a fairway that turns hard left and vanishes at the landing zone. #17 was a frustrating hole playing along side a steep hill sloping downward left and turning pretty sharply to the right. Not as ridiculous as "Pachinko Pass" but still very irritating.

-Parking lot is very close to holes #12 and #13. Don't know why one of those two holes is not the starting hole. The walk to #1 isn't long, and granted you do see it when you enter the park property but still think #12 or #13 would be better for a starter.

-Interference with the walking trail. Especially on holes #8 and #15 from what I personally observed, but could be a few more.

-It's an accuracy enhancer. If you hit the lines reasonably well, it'll pay off for sure. It's a good warm up for Little Mulberry nearby since it's almost exclusively wooded, like Little Mulberry. It's shorter with some easy lines and some that are not easy. You won't see much variety here because it's short and wooded but it's worth a shot I'd say.

The course is well maintained and is in the process of getting some updates. New steps have been added in recent months to make some of the hillsides safer to navigate and they've added some alternate pin placements. Due to that, signage on a few of the holes is temporary but good enough to play a casual round.

The majority of holes are challenging with only one obvious path to take and you can usually spot the pin from the tee pad.

Pads are concrete and of appropriate length for the holes and the navigating usually makes sense between holes.

Almost completely shaded at all times of the day and drainage is usually pretty good. No drastic elevation changes but what is available is taken advantage of with a few holes running alongside the hills.

Variety is the biggest one for me, as its all short, wooded, technical shots, but if you go in knowing that's what you're in for, it can be fun.

I understand adding some new pin placements to keep things enjoyable, but putting the baskets further back and in stands of trees with no clear shot through, doesn't make much sense to me. You're taking skill out of the equation and just forcing a chuck for luck approach.

With the new pin placement par should be updated or reevaluated, as you've converted easy to birdie 3s into likely to bogey 3s.

Interaction with other park goers is likely on holes that have paths along side them, so be aware of that before your shot. Picnic tables & pavilions come in play as well on a couple of holes.

The course description mentions water hazards you need to throw over, but I guess it means the dry creek beds or drainage ditches, as I've played the course dozens of times and the only water I've seen is in the rough swampy areas on a few of the lower holes.

If you want to play a short, shaded, woods course this definitely fits the bill and is enjoyable. If you want more variety or want to use your drivers more, come back here another day.

Will challenge most people who don't play woods course

They just lengthened #6, #8 and #10(par 4 in beast layout) with a forced Mando to keep you off the walking trail on #8. I like the improvements and Rock Arnold and the other guys are doing great work here.

Ace runs! I have 4 aces here on #3 short, #7 short #11 short and #13 long and it's a lot of fun to hit baskets

Shady which is great for the summer heat

Not cart friendly

Steep hills on #16 and #17 that can cause some sick rollaways or rolled ankles.

Pavilion on #1 host lots of large groups that will sometimes block the field on #1 the only wide open hole on the course

After playing this course over 100 times now I would consider it my home course. Great for a quick round solo in under a hour or a fun round with friends at a leisurely rate. My wife started playing here and is much more at home playing on a woods course than open courses. I feel some of the reviews are from bombers who want to see the full flight of a driver and if so then this isn't the course for you but if you want to be challenged on your short game and run some baskets in the woods come play Suwanee Creek Park.

For a course that lies in the center of a wooded park that is mainly used for its picnic area and walking paths, it has some merit that it was installed at all.

The course relies on tight lines and elevation to create the holes and that is the main theme. Hit the gap, get a putt, and on the holes where the creek and sinkholes are in play, try not to get wet.

Use of elevation here makes it a real course to me, if this was flat then it would be incredibly boring.

The signs are huge and beautiful, probably the best I've ever seen. If there were a way to denote which placement the basket was in for the ones that have multiple, I would say they could not be better. These had to have been expensive, as were the next tee sign, which they have on almost every hole. Sometimes two of them if the path turns.

I'm not talking dinky arrows or switch covers drilled into trees either. Giant metal and plastic signs that you can't miss.

Baskets were all new and easy to spot once they got in view, though many holes are blind.

There are also benches near many holes, though few by the actual tee.

I got tired of it by the end. The woods were beautiful, and the park was peaceful but I found myself finding the sharp hyzer shots through tight gaps tiring.

For a course that is beginner distances, I'm sure many new players have such a hard time hitting the gaps that it's frustrating.

Despite that the middle section, which has several consecutive sub 200ft holes can make it almost too easy to be fun for experienced players.

While some holes like 2 and 17 have such tight wickedly bending lines, there is almost no way to reach them in the air(forget rollers, it's all roots and rocks on the ground).

I had a hard time pinning down the target market for the course.

Navigation is usually very easy, but 11-12 across the parking lot isn't marked.

Also seems like it could get pretty muddy and hard to play after a hard rain. After 6 hours of misty rain it was slick on the hills and the sinkholes were full.

For all of its issues, it's popular. There were 10+ groups playing in the time I was there and it was a wide variety of types as well. Families, very solid older players, groups of teens and one guy who I feel like may be the ideal player type for this course.

It was a fit middle aged guy, with his dog and two discs. He was throwing nice lines with a beat up DX shark and playing hella fast up and down these hills in the woods.

He might have had the right idea for how this one is to be played. Quick, casual and without the burden of caring too much about your score or lugging a heavy bag.

I won't make the somewhat long trip here just to play this one, and wouldn't tell anyone else they should. But it has some sort of merit, if only because it's a vey place to play this game in a serene setting.

I would play it again, but if I do it will be with my small travel bag equipped with only mids and putters.

- Well marked course (except for 12, which is straight across the parking lot with a sign that is lower than the parking lot).
- Great for those who enjoy mockery from trees (I do).
- Nice mixture of straight tunnel shots and curved shots.
- Clean bathrooms with a drink machine outside.
- Beautiful scenery, even on a rainy day in February.
- Around 5,500 steps, if you're counting.

- Some areas are low and catch lots of water, so those areas are likely mushy even several days after rain.
- If you're dumb and play in the rain, like I did today, it is very slick with the mud under leaves and on hills. Use the roots for footing and watch your step.

I was driving to the auto parts store to recycle oil and thought I would drive by this course, since it's nearby. I was not prepared for disc golf and had no intention of playing. As I drove through the park I saw baskets. With old running shoes with slick, worn soles, 30ish degrees, and light rain, I went to my trunk and found my son's very limited bag of unfamiliar discs and played 18, slid around, got wet feet, and had a great time. I am going to get him some better discs. It was excellent practice.

A beautiful, heavily wooded course that will test your needle-line shaping abilities.

-Amenities: Concrete pads, DISCatchers, tee signs including map.

-Beauty: One of the prettier courses for a suburban park. The woods are lush from the moment you get to basket (1) until the end. Very pleasant.

-Elevation: Big asset for a course on the shorter side like Suwanee. There are big uphills, big downhills, dangerous side slopes, valleys, and receding greens.

-Navigation: I seem to recall it being almost flawless my first play. Maybe a little confusing from (11) to (12) crossing the parking lot, but otherwise very self-evident.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: A gauntlet of tight and challenging woods holes. The distances are all under 300 feet, but there's still plenty to keep your mind occupied here. The shapes vary substantially, from straight to left and right turning to some doglegs and a split fairway or two. Combine that variability with the elevation possibilities, and Suwanee is mostly a non-repetitive course. Some ace runs, especially (8), and some holes that are going to be extremely difficult (like throw-ins only) to birdie for the 2. I'd say the difficulty is upper rec to low intermediate for the first 6 holes or so (thanks to steep uphills, particular curves, and substantial distance), drops off considerably in the middle of the course (which is full of putter runs), and ramps up towards the end with killer side hills and tougher lines.

A flawed, heavily wooded course that may not care about your needle-line shaping abilities.

-Design: Some interesting curves out here. There are short holes that will be literally impossible to park, forcing a play for par. (10), (16), and (17) definitely fall into this category, as they all require either insane levels of turn or a turn followed by a long straight tunnel. (Expand those holes by 70% and you'd have nice, two-shot par-4s, but that's obviously not possible on the track of land.) Many other holes, like (2), (5), (7), and (11), are possibly doable but require some really creative and super precise technique to make it work.

-Forgiveness: This course probably has the most beatdown per foot of anywhere in town. Anything off from the thin line could go into unscramble-able territory. Paramount to surviving Suwanee will be the ability to realize when you can reliably make a shot and when you can't, and then laying up when you can't. These first two cons can make Suwanee a bit of a downer to play unless you're just nailing everything.

-Terrain: A workout when dry, a dangerous mess when muddy.

-Disc Loss: Definitely a possibility, mainly due to some blind shots down or along slopes. If possible, you'll want a spotter on at least (4), (16), and (17).

-Mono-Thematic: Suwanee Creek is a one-trick pony--short, technical woods. The only reason it holds my attention through 18 holes is that it's a pretty quick play if you're not searching for discs or ricocheting too badly.

-Length: The series of sub-200' holes in the middle is just boring, and almost enough for me to drop my rating by a half-point.

-Walking Path: Be careful and look before you throw.

There are some things I like a lot about Suwanee Creek and some things I hate, and that's probably why the reviews on this site are so widespread and polarized. Overall, I think it's a cute technical course with a substantial number of lightly to seriously flawed holes. Going in with the expectation that you'll have to play some lame lay-up holes, I think you can still have plenty of fun gunning for the available birdies and enjoying the terrain. I'll stick with the lower end of Decent for now.

If you want a challenging woods course, or want to improve your short game, this is it. Even though some holes are difficult, it really is a fun course to play, and it doesn't take too long to play a full round. There's a great group of random draw doubles on Tuesdays (join the course Facebook group for notices). Work in the past year has added new pin placements, as well as new wood steps in a few places.

The "Pachinko Pass" hole still needs a few trees taken out. Every hole on a disc golf course should have a "fair" path, hence the name "fairway". One day when more trees die off, it might be a great hole. The other difficult holes are 16 and 17, which are on a steep hill, and quite difficult to birdie (don't twist an ankle walking). Be sure to keep an eye out before you throw, as there are frequent walkers on the paths close to the holes, and on this course, you could easily bounce off a tree. There are a few new raised basket positions, and I'm not a fan of raised baskets on any course, but know some people like them. On the hot days, always wear bug repellent, as my friends and I have gotten chiggers a couple of times. Also, 1/3 of the course is in a wetlands area, so it's really not the best course to play after rain.

I played in the opening day exhibition tournament for this course years ago, and have probably played it around 20 times since. Over the years, it has become more broken in, and some maintenance has helped. I had to come back and bump my review a half point, because of the new additions. Also, this website should either drop very old reviews, or give them less weight, as courses changes over time.

(2.684 Rating) A heavily wooded short technical course.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - A beautiful track of land can hide a lot of inner flaws. The landscape at Suwanee Creek is a tree-laden modest slopping valley with some small headwater creeks. The park appears to be the kind that stays well maintained. Several tee shot lines were trimmed up nicely and photo worthy. It reminded me of East Roswell Park, but a compact version. Overall I scored the course beauty at around 80 percentile and it is clearly the best aspect of this course.
- CHARACTER - The parks department put some money into this course. Well designed beautiful tee signs and course map. Benches at many holes. Concrete tee pads and two alternate pads. Lots of alternate basket placements and DISCatcher baskets. Restrooms are near tee (4) and there are shelters in the park.
- ACEABILITY - Although many baskets are impossible to ace, There are many here that are going to be continuously rung up. Hole (13) was in the short position on my appearance, which is a 132 foot straight putter run between two trees. I personally splash chained out on hole (3). Players are probably 2 or 3 times more likely to ace here than at a normal course.
- NAVIGATION - Excellent navigation with numerous navigational markers. I only looked at the map once between (12) and (13) which is a double back.
- SHOT SHAPING - Lots
- QUICK PLAY - Figure 45 minutes for solos and 90 minutes for foursomes. My tired twosome completed the course in an hour.

SMH
- DESIGN - The fairways on this course the cross the line of ridiculousness way too many times. I'd say at least 5 holes are gravely flawed and another 3 are partially flawed. First, hole (7). A narrow line that hooks right so far that it would take divine intervention to even make circle 1 for the far basket placement. Then hole (10) is an 8 foot wide tunnel shot that makes an abrupt angle to the left 125 feet ahead and then continues straight for another 100 feet while narrowing to 6 feet wide. I've checked all the disc flight patterns and have yet to find one that can become self-aware and make Jerry Rice slant hooks to the left. Moving on to hole (11) where the far placement is tucked left 75 feet from a continuous row of trees completely blocking all left turning shots. Then hole (16), an uphill, 10 foot wide, ludicrous right arcing hole, where putting it in inside fifty feet means the next shot has a chance to save par. Next up, (17), I laughed out loud on the tee... "You got to be kidding me!" An impossible narrow right hooking slightly uphill shot where nearly all discs will land left of the fairway and onto a down slope and then trickle downhill into moderate overgrowth. Honestly the best play might be a controlled 125 foot up shot. Finally, holes (2), (5) and (15) I'd all label borderline hokey. There was no thought into the lines on how a disc moves for this course. Concrete tees were also built backwards. The front ends were widened instead of back which goes against PDGA course design recommendations.
- SAFETY HAZARDS - Walking paths come into play several times and I had to pause for my tee shot several times. Tee (4) plays fairly close to an amphitheater looking bench set-up and (18) finishing nearly on top of a pavilion.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE -More difficult than presented on paper, but much of this difficulty is flawed or luck based. 15 tee shots are 260 feet or less. I personally thru a lot of mids and putters off the tee and I don't throw that far. This is one those courses that a local rec player could beat a 1000 rated player if the stars align.
- FORGIVENESS - Go to your bag and ask your discs to forgive you for the amount of trees you are about to throw them into.
- UNIQUENESS - Almost all short technical holes. The poke and hope shot is a common theme.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Beginner distances, but not for beginners. To constricting.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - I honestly don't know who comes in here and loves this course. Maybe the course designers, but that's it.
- TERRAIN - Not a good pick for those with knee pain issues.
- PARKING - Only a couple parking spots by tee (1). There is extra parking by (12/13) and tee (4).
- SPACING - The course feels squeezed. After researching the park boundaries, I was left even more disappointed.

This is a wasted piece of beautiful property and it left a sour taste in my mouth after playing it. I'm sure the designers of this course are great stewards of the disc golf community. But, just because someone may be talented in one of the many facets of this game, doesn't qualify them to design a course. Complex landscapes like Suwanee Creek need professional design. Yet this critical task was likely given to someone with no such track record. I could see a higher rated player giving this course a 2.0 or even much lower. If it weren't for the amazing tranquil landscape, I'd put it down there too.

Super hard for such a short course
Helps beginners and advanced learn the game better.

Hole 17 is impossible I can't figure that line out for the life of me.

A great course you should 100% try if you're in the area.

I rate it for what it is, not for what it is not. Holes 1 and 18 are the longest about 270. No two holes alike. 1 goes across field into forest, elevation drop at end. Plays like 235 ft. 2 is tough tight rhbh heiser over deeeep ravine/creek onto uprise for long put (haven't gotten closer than 30 ft. Heiser not tight enough and you are in jail for a tough par). 3 is steep uphill natural midrange heiser. Easy line, lots of trees if you miss the line. 4 is very slight anheiser to edge of drop off, good fair tight fairway, can hammer out of trouble usually. Quite fun. 5 is at the bottom of the dropoff. I like to gently flick a putter from 4 to the 5 tee. 5 is a straight midrange drive that has a medium heiser finish. The trick is holding the straight line the right length for the heiser to come on before hitting the trees, and keeping the heiser moving forward. 7 is hard right turn with normal or rather long finish depending on the pin position. Good fairway, be sure to let the disc get out far enough before turning. But there is a line through the jail, but it feels like purgatory. 6 is a straightforward straight putter shot. Do NOT overthrow.

As for putting, it is hard and a delight to find something besides the usual, dull 30 foot flat open green. Well thrown shots (these are pretty short holes so you generally should be able to land within 20 feet of the basket) yield an interesting variety of doable puts from all angles: pitch, anheiser, spin, heiser, even the occasional turbo. Where else can you have the fun of carfully shaping, or working on touch putts? This course is fair, but anything but dull.

That is how the course is. Except for 18 long from long tee (poke and hope 270 ft), 17 (don't throw down the fairway hard. Drive easy to make a tricky but doable upshot or else just go to the bottom of the hill on the left. Or straight sdearm through the triangular gap in the trees on the right, as the basket is in a straight line through there. And 10 (I think?) which requires an excellent touch s curve sidearm it says 225 but I think more like 240 along tight fairway.

If the trees are cut away the course becomes quite dull. The aesthetic is destroyed (for the walkers too) and the technical discipline that makes this course such fun for those who enjoy technical forest upshots is destroyed. Of course the course would be easier, but nowhere else have I seen such a tidy collection of challenging upshots.

Bye the way even tho there are plenty of trailwalkers, the course is so well designed, the fairways are well screened by jail and elevation, that I have never even come close to concern about hitting a pedestrian in the 20 plus times I have played it.

Do something with 17. I suggest terracing 15 or 20 feet out from basket to give landing zone to the good shot. As it is 17 is on a slope the is nigh impossible to get a disc to stick on. I say give the really accurate shot a break, a risk reward basket. A soft flat low putter drive straight to the turn usually leaves the disc in the fairway with a par upshot.

A delightful course that is tricky despite the shorter holes. Discs are easy to find, but watch out for the disc eatertree on the right side of the entrance to forest at basket 1, look up!

Concrete Tee Pads and great signage at every hole. Benches and trash cans are at some, but not most. This course is very well maintained. Nearly the entire course is mulched and there are very nice bridges, steps, and walkways that help tremendously to navigate the course. The Innova Disc Catcher Pins are in very good condition and all of them are equipped with a flag on top. The course also offers a couple water hazards, which I like - but nothing you could easily lose a disc in, which I also like!

I'm not sure how large this park is overall, but It would have been nice to have some longer distance on many of the holes. There's really no hole that you can really rip one for a distance shot. There are also a lot of blind pin placements. I like a blind throw every once in a while, but this course has too many, which makes it more difficult for first-time players. I also don't mind trees and other obstacles on a course, but this one has too many trees! Even though every hole is only a par 3, some make birdies impossible to achieve being that the line curves in a way that a disc cant fly. Only other downside of this course is the number of park-goers, which could interfere with gameplay. Parking in this course could also be a bit of a challenge being that very few parking spots are located at hole #1.

I haven't played a TON of courses, but I was very surprised at how nice and well kept this course felt. The team responsible for making what is it deserve a lot of credit. Clearing some trees and moving some pins would make this a great little course.

Has concrete tee pads

Has tee signs

Course flows pretty well except for between holes #12 & #13

Has some benches throughout course

More wooded than open fairways - which will be challenging to the casual player

Many holes have changes in elevations and there are some doglegs

Some holes have multiple basket placements

Almost all of the holes are under shade where this can be really appreciated in the hot and humid summers

Water comes into play on holes #2 and #6 but the stream is shallow and narrow enough where it shouldn't be a factor in losing a disc

Free Parking but can get filled quickly due to other parkgoers - multiple parking areas can allow one to start at hole#1, #4, and #12

Well-maintained

Course is mostly mulched

Restrooms

Pretty short course overall - no par variety

Lots of trees where some fairways can be quite unfair and deflect discs into other trees - #17 comes to mind

Have to be careful to not trip on any exposed tree stumps

Blind drives on some holes

Walking path meanders throughout the course and parkgoers can cause some delays

This is a nice short technical course where you'll likely see more parkgoers than players. You won't hardly find any opportunities to throw bombs here. It's a good course to work on your short game and getting an ace. Hole #17 is the worst of them all in my opinion...a good drive here can easily roll down the slope - so something should be used to prevent that from happening.

This course is very technical. It requires the player to have several different throws in his/her arsenal. It is very well marked. Tee pads are all concrete with great signage, and nice sign markers directing to the next tee. Considering how wooded these holes are, the amount of clearing that has been done to create fairways is awesome.

If it is really a con, there's a lot elevation changes with some of it being steep. Hole #2 throws across a bit of a gully, which if you accidentally toss into - discs are retrievable, the decent is steep.

I'm a bit surprised at the rating for this course. It is a fantastic journey. As someone who doesn't have a particularly strong arm, I loved this course. It made me explore different throws, and will force me to better my short game. I will absolutely play again.

-Well maintained
-Concrete teepads (two per hole)
-Signs for every hole at each teepad
-Challenges your ability to hit lines
-Almost entirely shaded
-Several hole locations for each hole, although in the 3 times I've played the course the holes have not moved.

-No trashcans
-Slightly congested
-Parking is a little strange

This course is very different from almost all other courses I've played. In general all the holes are short and heavily wooded. Many have sharp turns after about 100 feet or so.

I never pull a driver out of my bag when playing this course, mainly putters and mid-range from time to time. This course will challenge you to hit tough lines. This course is all about finesse, no power shots needed.

Great design; very similar to Chastain park in the 1980's. 90% in the trees...Many elevation changes; no extremely long holes; almost completely in the shade; several holes are aces waiting to happen. Not much understory in the forest. Well maintained. Excellent signage and stairs make playing this course a breeze. Can be played quickly if shooting well.

Way too many opportunities for hitting a hiker, bike rider, walker, picnicker, etc prevent this from being an outstanding course.

This is not a course for someone who really likes to rip it. It is a finesse course, one that requires many different types of shots. It is worth a play, just to experience the well designed holes and excellent course layout. I have played DG in Atlanta for 25 years and am very surprised this course is rated so low. The course is in a beautiful mixed hardwood forest with several massive, champion caliber trees. It is not like the pine dominated forests common in many Atlanta courses.

I would suggest parking and starting at 13 and 14 (left when entering park and then all the way to parking lot at end (past the pavilion)

I love that this course has lanes to throw, and how much work was done on putting in stairs and markers. It's very easy to find your way the first time you play. The course is very clean and well kept. If you hit your line you will be rewarded. Love the elevation changes and there are chances of the elusive ace.

I like that this course is short but not simple.

There's not much parking right next to hole 1. There is parking a little further down though. There are people walking you have to keep an eye out for on a few holes. You will not get to grip it and rip it if that is your thing.

This course has improved and a lot of work had been put in to make the elevation manageable(stairs everywhere). Every hole feels like it's own hole. This course does not have it all, but is still very fun.

Decent signage, great tee pads, well laid-out, good variety (balanced between favoring RHBH/LHBH players)

A little messy (no brooms at tee pads to tidy up),

This is my first review. I just couldn't let this course have two stars when East Roswell Park is rated 3.5 (I'm rating this one a 3.0). The course was in decent condition despite poor weather before I played it. The tee boxes are excellent: they're all concrete with grooves to prevent slipping.

PLEASE NOTE: upon entering the park, make a left. After a few seconds, you'll come up to the tee for hole #1. There are only four parking spaces, so if you want to play the holes in order, you may need to drive farther and walk back.

You probably won't need any drivers. This course is extremely short and wooded. Great for practicing up-shots and accurate throws. It's not my cup of tea (I prefer Alexander Park when I can "grip it and rip it") but a great course for a quick, short round.

- Wooded, technical course. Great for shaping shots and practicing control. Great for utilizing mid-range discs and putters.

- Plenty of hills, but not too strenuous.

- Several parking lots, allowing one to start at different holes. Can start on #1, #4 or #12 for example, which helps spread groups out during busy periods. Starting on #4 is my preferred place.

- Course is in good condition. Baskets in good shape, concrete tees. Course is relatively new.

- Good layout, some sidehill paths, some fairly straight and level.

- Almost no holes that offer open areas or a chance to bomb it. Except for #1 and #13, there are no straight shots that allow any forgiveness.

- The complaint that some holes have trees, vines and brush within the 10-meter circle/green is a valid issue.

- Some holes (#15-18 come to mind) have sloping paths and footing can be difficult.

- There are a couple of places where it is confusing as to where to go to get to the next tee box, and it's not well marked.

- No practice basket (that I know of).

This was the first course I played disc golf upon (in decades, anyway) as I picked up the game. Not a bad course for beginners because of the short holes, though again there are no really open holes (save the 1st hole) to really drive for length.

Edited to add: a lot of reviews are saying how bad the design of the course is. I can't speak to what they want or expect from a course. Maybe they want easy birdie shots on every hole. This course isn't like that: some holes are indeed short and offer birdie and even ace opportunities. Other holes are like real-golf Links courses: one must pick spots and land accurately in them, then make the approach shot and putt and walk away with a good par. I find this course to be very good at challenging me to find the right shots and then make those shots. Be glad that you have this course to play on, play it as it lies, and enjoy your disc golf day.

This is neither a pro or a con but I got the idea from the review of "craigd" to give the reader of this a review some perspective of the reviewer. My wife and I played together on this course. We are both senior citizens and have been playing for about 4 years. She is about a 550 rated player and I'm about a 750 rated player. Neither of us had ever been to this course before. We have played about 30 different courses in 8 different states. There are many informative reviews of this course and I will try not to be too repetitive.

Be sure to read the reviews of mullethead326 on 5/15/2014 and craigd on 5/4/2014 for detailed descriptions.


Now for the Pros:

Nice Park

Concrete T-Pads

Good use up hilly terrain with downhill, cross hill, and uphill shots.

Where do I begin? I drove into the park about 50 ft. and there was a fork in the road. The sign that told visitors what was in each direction mentioned nothing about disc golf. We took a guess and ended up in a parking lot that looked like the right place. It turns out the sign we thought was about the disc golf course had nothing to do with disc golf. We did find T-Pad #4 and started there. Thats not all bad, just weird. We still got to play all 18 and returned to the car after hole #3.

Many other reviewers mentioned the good signage. I disagree. It was at best fair. Sure there was a nice sign at each T-Box, but nice does not equate to informative. Let's start with the signs often being behind the T-Box so that when you are looking at the sign your back is to the basket. The fact that the T-Pads were rounded at the front did help us figure out which way to throw. The fact that MOST Baskets could not be seen from the T-Box did not help. I like an occasional blind shot, but this course had WAY TOO MANY. It wastes time and holds up other players when you have to walk the fairway to find the Basket and then walk back to the T-Box to throw. Additionally the signs OFTEN showed a slight turn between the T-Box and the Basket when it turned out to be a much more radical turn; a turn that a disc will not do unless you throw a big hyser or anhyser. However, those throws can't be done because of the canopy of trees overhead. OFTEN times the only way to know which way to get to the next T-Box after holing out is to look for a worn path. There may be more than one, so you are guessing. Some of the walks are rather long with no signage to tell you that you are heading in the correct direction. On the good side there was signage painted on the roads when you had to use them to get to the next T-Box. Sometimes the signs guiding the player to the next T-Box was too far from the Basket to be seen or facing in such a direction that it could not be seen from the basket. After holing out at a Basket there should be a sign easily seen from the Basket guiding players to the next T-Box.

The course definitely favors lefties. That did not bother me because I'm a righty with a fairly good forehand flick and it didn't bother my wife who throws both right and left handed.

This course is described as a "Good for beginner to moderate level players". I'm not sure where they came up with that evaluation. Of course, there is no definition of a beginner or moderate level player. So let's imagine a beginner that throws 100 ft. or less. What are their chances of getting a birdie? Almost none. It takes 2 great throws to get within putting range. I say "great throws" because the fairways are OFTEN so narrow that great throws are infrequent. Now lets look at the person who throws about 200 ft. They should be able to get within putting range off the T-box on 16 of the 18 holes. But they can't because their disc doesn't make the turn soon enough and flies straight into the jungle instead of turning toward the basket. Once in the jungle, as many other reviewers have said, there is way too many impediments to getting out. These include trees, vines, branches, etc. A few trees being removed would help but getting rid of vines and branches that are only 4 feet off the ground, or less, would make impossible shots become difficult. It a thrower ends up off the fairway, the next shot should be difficult ... but not impossible.

Narrow openings between the T-Box and the Basket make a hole challenging. When there is a 10 ft. gap 20 ft. in front of the T-Box that is a challenge. When there is a 10 ft. gap 80 ft. in front of the T-Box that takes a prayer for all but the exceptional players. These gaps 80 ft. from the T-Box where way too frequent.

Very few holes had a clearly defined path to the basket that a "beginner to moderate level players" had much more that luck to make.

This course is the strangest course I have ever played. It is more like a putt-putt golf course than a place where a beginner can get interested in the game or a moderate level player can hone their skills. It's frustrating to have an awesome drive with birdie written all over it, be 2 degrees off course and turn into a 4 or 5.

I may play this course again just to see if I can figure our what throws might work. If I play this course again I might just use a putter of the T-Box and try to place the shot in the middle of the fairway at the turn point, then use a mid range to lay up at the basket.

As a course designed for "beginner to moderate level players" this course has the potential to get a 4, or better, rating if the fairways were wider and less obstructed, the signs were properly placed and more accurate, and the "rough" was a little less than like being in jail.