-Concrete tee pads for front 9, mixed types of pads for back 9
-Useful and overall accurate tee signs
-Multiple tee positions for front 9
-Well used Discatcher baskets in quite good repair
-Lots of elevation change in play
-Front 10 holes are quite open, back 8 become heavily wooded and technical
-Wide variety of shots required for play
-Bathrooms and water very close to starting tee
-Lots of parking
-Park was well kept, fairways mowed short and clean
-Mixed use park has pavilions very close to starting tee

-Very few "Next Tee" indicators
-The rough can get very thick and dense against fairways

This is a great course to represent western PA disc golf. You get open holes, wooded holes, lots of elevation, and creative use of the land available. This will likely be played again when driving through on 70. Well worth a stop to enjoy a round!

It's Disc Golf in the South Hills... seriously, I think it's the only one unless you count the poorly rated course at CUP

This course is an easy 30 minute drive from downtown Pittsburgh, so it's one I end up playing often. I've come to appreciate the course for what it is - an intermediate level course. It's mostly birdie golf for better disc golfers but in a world of increasingly challenging courses, I'm all for that now and then, too.

The best parts of this course are the back 9. It's here that the course gets off the unused hillsides of the larger park and finds its' own place in the woods down below. 11 has changed a few times but is now a really fun birdie run off a parking lot down across a retention pond to a basket on far side. 13 is a nicely designed hole that needs a good hyzer flex drive then an uphill approach to a Par 4. 15 in a cool putter run down across a creek. I love the 18th Hole here. Some don't but I find it the best example here of placement golf and it's no easy par.

The course is in a nice community park that is well-used. If you catch it in the right summer season, there is a well-supplied refreshment stand at the park with plenty of food and drink. There are picnic shelters all over the place. You need reservation I'm sure but they are often unused. There is a real restroom onsite and plenty of parking.

The course has concrete tees on the front 9 only. From 10 on, it's a mixture of decent mats and carpet that's becoming part of the landscape. That doesn't help when this course gets muddy either. There are white and red tees here, no Blues yet.

If you're looking for elite disc golf, this isn't it, like I said most of the holes are in range of birdie for good golfers. The entire front 9 is mostly generic disc golf. 2 is a putter shot uphill. 3 is a mando that could almost be jump putt. The next 3 holes play just generic field shots with some brush on your left.

The design could have been done better here. There are a lot of holes crammed into that front 9. You walk forever from 6 to 7 just to set up an uphill birdie run, then backtrack the same path to get back to 8 that throws down onto 5th fairway. You finish 18 fairly far downhill from your car, so possibly the biggest elevation walk of the entire course is that long walk from 18 basket to your car.

It's never going to be a championship course, but it looks a lot better than it did two years ago. A lot of work has gone in here and it shows. You can show up here almost any time and get most of the course to yourself. Not a bad alternative to Knob or Schenley for a morning.

Sure some of the holes are more exciting than others, but there isn't a bad hole other than maybe #7.
Each 9 returns to the parking lot so you're never very far from your car.
The course gets harder as you go, but without crushing your will to live. In fact, it gets more exciting.
Most holes have multiple ways to play them.
It's unlikely you'll lose a disc unless you are way way off line.

The front 9 might not be as glamorous as the back
The grass where the gas pipeline is located is not maintained nearly as well as the rest of the park, which affects numerous holes, mostly on the front. You'll need to keep a close watch.
To get close to a couple of the baskets, you pretty much have to throw it down a walking path which can be both busy and blind from the tee.
#15 could be a great short hole, a little downhill par 3 to what basically is an island green in the woods, but there are far too many trees in the way. Your path to the island is barely wider than a disc.
The back 9 mostly doesn't have cement tee pads. Carpets on dirt instead, but they're actually pretty good.
Front 9 can be a bit swampy
#7 is an OK enough hole, but it's a pretty big distance away from 6 green and 8 tee. If this course was 17 holes, and you skipped 7, you wouldn't be missing much other than 2 long walks and a wide open, uphill par 3. The walk from 7 to 8 is kind of pretty though. The walk from 6 to 7 is not.

I enjoyed this course. It has some steep hills, none more demoralizing than the hill from #18 basket up to the parking lot. This is a great course for beginners because there is some room, and there's time to warm up a bit on the first 10 holes, before the real drama starts on #11. #11 to #18 have more trees but for the most part aren't wooded. You're still on maintained grass almost the whole time. #13 normally is an uphill par 4 but was closed and a temporary par 3 used instead which was still a good hole, but the par 4 looks better. The course ends on a perplexing par 4 that takes a few times playing to find the lines. You might want to go for the gap in the woods, but if you don't make it, you're looking at a quick bogey. Probably better to lay up for position short of the woods, then fire one down the gap.
I think this course would be better if it finished on #11 though. When you finish #18, you walk through #11 to get to your car. It'd be better to skip #11 and play that as the last hole, that way you're not walking through other holes when you finish. And going from 10 green to 12 tee would be much easier than going from 10 green to 11 tee which is lot farther away. #11 is a dramatic hole too, a 315 foot downhill throw over a retention pond to a basket perched on the brink of a hill. A very fun hole to finish on.

Update! They have cleared out a few trees on both 15 and 18 since I was here last and both are now superb holes. 15 is a fabulous 200 foot hole to a peninsula with 2 clear lines . They aren't wide but it's not a hopeless plinko shot anymore. 18 has also been cleared out and widened. They are the 2 best holes now. The front 9 is better mowed than it used to be.

The main problem with the course remains the front 9 which is really about 5 good holes broken up to create 9 so-so holes, one of which is a long ways away from the rest. I'd keep number 1, 8 and 9 , eliminate 2 and 7, and combine 3/4 and 5/6 into par 4 holes. If you want an 18 hole routing, play the 5 hole loop and then play it again, skipping one of the holes (probably 3/4).

Or just play #1 and the back 9 twice. That's 20 holes of really fun golf.

The tee situation is still the same, the front 9 has all cement pads and the back 9 is mostly carpet on dirt. But the carpets worked fine.

A Course in the South Hills of Pittsburgh: This is basically the only 18-hole course in the South Hills. It doesn't come close to reaching the heights of the several great courses in the North Hills, but if you're already in the area it is worth playing if you don't want the long drive to the north.

Hole Variety: The front 9 is quite open, and the back 9 is quite wooded with a few open throws. The front 9 gets a little tedious, but the back 9 is much more exciting. There is a strong Jekyll and Hyde vibe going on between the front and back 9.

Elevation: This course has it and uses it pretty well, with a lot of throws both uphill and downhill. I remember a couple holes being tedious all-uphill slogs, but it was offset by plenty of nice downhill throws.

Caters to Beginners: The front 9 is a novice-recreational level course, giving newbies a nice (when it isn't windy, see cons) introduction to the sport. The back 9 is more intermediate level, but a couple of the holes are still within reach for beginner players. Advanced players should score under par here.

Incomplete: As of the end of 2020, the back 9 long tee areas were laid out but there were no concrete pads poured. There appeared to be some wooden stakes in the ground for the short tee pads in some places, but again, no concrete pads poured. I overheard some locals talking about a weekly league that occurs here, so I would guess that teepads are in the works for the back area. I played with a course map which helped tremendously, but having the teepads in will really make the course feel better.

Poop: There is poop everywhere, especially in the grassy areas through which the gas pipeline runs. Watch your feet.

Wind: The front 9 is on an exposed hillside, and it was quite windy the afternoon we played. Based on the topography, I could see this being a pretty common issue.

Course Flow: Some of the walks between holes are pretty long. Hole 7 feels very out of place; if it were me, I'd remove it and add another hole in the area of the back 9. Completing the back 9 would help with the flow in that area.

This was a tough course to rate, since it is clearly not finished in the back 9. In its "completed" state, I'd give it a 3 or a 3.5, with the strength of this course being in its back 9. The front 9 is what it is - a bunch of fairly open shots that go back and forth on the hillside. The back 9 has the opportunity for some really cool woods golf, but it needs the infrastructure in place to reach those goals.

I'm curious to come back in my next visit to the Burgh to see if the course improves over time. I hope it does, because I think there is some potential here and it would fill a major need to the South Hills.

Front 9 has good sight lines and good chances for birdies.

Hole 6-8 need marked better and 7&8 have no tee pads.
Back 9 is rough. When comparing the front 9 to the back 9, it is like night and day. The front is what I would call beginner while the back is much more advanced.

From what others have said, the course seems to have taken a hit from the gas line that was put in. It definitely has potential but still needs some work to be decent.

North Strabane Township Park's DGC sits on some worthwhile land. Meaningful elevation is in play throughout, and holes generally feature intermittent trees as notable obstacles or are themselves in the woods. While there is a tendency towards shorter holes (<250 ft) with solid birdie runs off the tee, this trend is broken up from time to time with some longer shots. The use of two well-signed* tees per hole helps to further add some spice for more experienced players while affording newbies the chance at a comfortable round as well.

Baskets were in good shape during my visit; parking and bathrooms are easily accessible. The course is tucked off to the side, minimizing conflict with other park goers.

This course has been decimated by the installation of a natural gas line and general neglect. A few holes on the front 9 are unplayable but this stretch still feels course-like, with well-signed concrete tees and easily-visible baskets. The back 9 works its way into some rougher, wooded terrain: it's less-treaded and not well signed making it harder to follow, and the gas line causes some major disruption here. This portion of the course doesn't seem to get the grooming it needs to be functional: undergrowth was running wild when I visited and as the course progressed I found it difficult to identify any semblance of hole layouts or to spot baskets. I gave up after hole 13 or so; it wasn't worth the fight through underbrush or extensive walking just to see if a basket actually lay in the direction I was guessing it did.

An idealized version of this course would be a bit schizophrenic, with a beginner-friendly and more open front 9 contrasting with a much more technical back 9 that seems prime to eat your discs even under good upkeep. The design is simple and par 3 oriented; the play is not particularly rewarding especially if you're more experienced. Such a spread out layout and ample elevation means lots of hiking, which I don't mind generally but isn't much worth the effort here.

North Strabane would in perfect repair probably net a 2.0 or 2.5 from me (though it's hard to judge the back 9 in its present state). It offers decent golf that is beginner-friendly but still gives experienced players something to shoot for. Unfortunately its present state seems a one-way ticket to extinction. Hopefully some semblance of a course can be salvaged, even if it's not a full 18 holes, as the area benefits from having a course given they aren't quite as densely packed here as in other parts of the region.

Variety... this course throws a lot of different terrain at you.
Signs... the map at the beginning is helpful, but so is the downloadable map, but...*
Tee pads... concrete pads. I agree with other reviewers that they feel a touch small, but they are concrete all the same
Convenience... North Strabane Park is easy to get to and it's a nice park

It's incomplete. It was incomplete before the gas line disemboweled it. But its incompleteness is made even more obvious with that big scar running through it.
Only the front 9 have the concrete tee pads
Only the front 9 have the signage with the maps
It's overgrown. Every time I've played it I've walked through weeds that almost hit my knees in the fairways. And every time I've played it, at least two people are rummaging around on hole 3 looking for a disc they lost on 3 or 4. My first time I was that guy, spending a half hour looking for a bright yellow Innova Shark that my kid threw and he can only throw about 50 feet.
There is barbed wire around the #12 basket. Took me a good 20 minutes to get a broken branch long enough to retrieve a putter that didn't fade on me in time. I mean OB is one thing, but barbed wire? sheesh.

* My footnote from the Pros section... The downloadable map is from the 2015 season. That was pre-pipeline, back when 6 was a groovy hole you had to hop over onto a little island of sorts in the trees and 7 was perched on a ridiculous steep hill that would guarantee long roll aways except that the steep hill was also in wetlands so you could just as easily land your disc in the perma muck. Neither hole exists anymore (the basket to 7 is there, but there's no tee to be found).

I really want to like this course. The trees often make drives challenging, but as many other reviewers noted, a bad drive can be salvaged rather easily on most of the holes. I call it the unfinished symphony because it has potential to be really awesome. And when that day comes, I'll up my review of it. But as it stands, there's only a few holes on the back 9 worth playing, and getting to them is a pain. Hole 12 is a very unforgiving par 4. From the long tee, you have to shoot down hill towards the creek with dense trees that rule out any shot with altitude. If you're lucky enough to not fall into the creek, you then go straight up hill through dense brush and shoot rather blindly for the basket which is uhhh bordered by BARBED WIRE... BARBED FREAKING WIRE.
The back 9 could use some permanent tees and signage, along with some maintenance.
I have no doubt that in its finished state, this course will be fabulous, but it's still a bit rough for now.

front nine is okay. well, the 6 holes that have tee pads and baskets. Decent variety; some open, a couple wooded, a couple uphill, a couple down hill, a couple across the slope. A few holes on the back nine are half-way interesting with woods and slopes. Nice signs on the front nine.

tiny tee pads on the front 9. No tee pads on the back nine. Some utility work has holes 5, 6 & 7 jacked up- not playable. Hole 4 is overgrown with weeds, no mowed fairway, only a mowed green area around basket. 11, 12 & 13 are way overgrown with gnarly weeds, no mowed fairways or greens or anything- awful- barely playable- depending on how much you like your discs. The flow between 9-10-11 makes no sense.

If all the front nine was there and If 11-13 were mowed and cared for in some way, I might rate the course a 3. but it is such a mess, it is barely passable.

This is a very nice course with only a moderate level of difficulty that makes it quite enjoyable for many different levels of player. For the more advanced player, there are a number of holes where you will feel like birdie should be a real opportunity, whereas for intermediate players, a bad drive won't kill your par. Also, it is quite clear that work is continuing on this park, so I expect that the course will continue to improve over time.

I would say the course presents a real nice variety of shots both to make and to practice with, really letting you break out a lot of the discs in the bag. There are a fair mix of short and long holes, and a fair mix of shapes that overall presented a nice balance. Additionally, because of the courses location on top of a hill, wind can be a factor too. I see this as a positive because wind play is a common part of midwest disc golf, but we tend not to see it as often here. This courses gives you that practice, along with the opportunity to practice many shots.

A great player could be quite a bit under par at the end of a round here, which is always good for the ego too

Some of these have been mentioned before and I understand the park was a bit tentative in helping the designers so these are likely out of the hands of those who built the course.

1) The front nine concrete tees are shorter than most. I do not have a larger run-up, but if you do you will notice it more.

2) The back nine tees are not concrete yet, except for 18. This presents a challenge on a couple of holes where the tee-boxes are carved into spaces that barely fit them.

3) The course is a muddy one. Not a real problem until you hit those muddy hill sides. Some creative work with some pavers would go a long way here.

Overall I really enjoyed this course. I have been waiting for four years to finally go here, and now that I have gone, I will be looking forward to returning to see the improvements. Great work!

North Strabane Township Park offers a great mix between a typical park setting and a rugged woods feel. This is a really nice park with a lot of other activities offered. There is a playground and walking paths very close to the course so this is the kind of place you can bring your family to while you play. The front 9 is more of a park style play - open with a few moderately wooded holes incorporating elevation changes to add to the challenge. Not filled with ace runs, but pretty easy to attain par and recover from bad shots. The back 9 has a couple more densely wooded holes and is more rugged with rough land and no tees. One of the benefits of the back 9 is that it is vastly secluded from the other park activities. This takes you away from the regular park feel.

There is great use of elevation changes throughout the course - in the open and in the woods - in the form of massive slopes as well as gently rolling hills. Elevation is incorporated on at least 2/3 of the holes and presents some nice uphill (2, 12), downhill (1, 11, 13, 18), and steep side hill (7, 9, 17) shots. The fast fairways and greens cause you to take approaches and putts a little more carefully.

There is a good mix of touch shots and open holes. While the course is a little more on the open side, there is a nice blend of moderately wooded holes and some with very tight gaps to hit.

The two tee positions do a nice job of giving different looks and adding distance to the holes. Hole 1, for example, looks very different between its tees with the short being a downhill backhand shot and the long being a flat forehand shot for a RHBH player.

Navigation is simple and the course loops back to the parking lot after the front 9. Many bridges and steps have been added to help you throughout the course.

The park is always freshly mowed and the rough is reduced for the most part, so losing discs is a low probability. This is impressive due to how thick the woods were when they first started carving out the holes.

Only the front 9 has concrete tees and they could be a little bit longer. The back 9 is without tee signs and the tees are natural. A lot of the ground is slanted and rugged for these tees, so it makes run ups difficult at times.

While the back 9 is secluded, the front 9 plays near many well-traveled walking paths.

The course always seems to be muddy in certain spots, even if it hasn't rained for a few days.

Not a whole lot of opportunities for scoring separation because of the ease of recovering from a bad drive.

There are some annoyingly steep climbs you must make. Sometimes this is to get to the pin (hole 12) and others to the long tee (13, 18). These climbs would probably discourage your average player/fitness level.

There are a few throwaway holes that are short and basically wide open. Just seem to be there to lead you to the next hole.

I've been playing here pretty much since its inception and it's nice to see the course mature over time. The designers had to deal with many uncontrollable circumstances throughout the designing process and their hard work shows. There's a quality mix of design/shots here. If possible, I'd give this a 2.75 but ended up at a 2.5. This is a pretty consistently solid course. There's potential here and not much disc golf between Pittsburgh and Morgantown, so this is a welcomed addition to the area!

This is a shorter course than I first anticipated. If you like a course you can absolutely throw bombs on than this is not a course for you. This course is more the short-game, finesse kind of play. A lot of Ace opportunities on this course. I like the use of terrain on some of the holes. Even though you don't have to gun your discs out there, you still got to play around the good use of trees to pin placement. Easy if played smart to leave this course with a good score.

The first thing I can think of is there are cement tee pads on the front 9 but not the back 9. Even with that being said, the cement tee pads are shorter in length than any other course I've ever played on. They are probably only 6 feet in length. Might not be a problem for some. Guess that just depends how you tee off. I like to get a running start. For the players who just take a step or two and throw this shouldn't be an issue. Some of the basket placement wasn't totally thought out in my opinion. Like said in other reviews some baskets are on muddy hills or up a GOAT hill. To get to some tee pads from previous holes you sometimes got to climb more than one hill. There is a need for a bridge or two and maybe some steps built, ESPECIALLY on #12. Probably a couple sets of steps for that hole alone. Play it and you'll see what I mean.

The front 9 are more of your normal park view exactly what you would think most small park holes would look like. The back 9 are a whole different animal. You can tell a lot of tree/brush clearing has been done to add the back 9 holes. Rather rough terrain. Over time this course will shape up to be a nice little course. I compare play @ North Strabane to be similar to the play @ Schenley Park except a little more on the rugged side. There are big piles of wood and brush throughout the course that kind of gives the park an unkept look probably from the fore mentioned wood/brush clearing. Overall I liked this course when my golf partner didn't. Being this course is 69 miles from my house I don't think that this will be a course I play on a regular basis but definitely a course to hit up a couple times a year.

Some really fun shots, great park, and beautiful setting for a disc golf course. New baskets catch well, and the concrete tees on the front 9 are nice.

I'm just here updating this review. It had been 5 years since I really played here. It has improved immensely since then.

Not much to say at the moment as it's been a few months since I played here. I'm just updating my review from 6 years ago that wasn't accurate with the current layout. The new 18-hole layout is a lot of fun. Highly worth checking out.

Easily navigated, well laid out course. Pin locations make each hole challenging, back 9 is going to be awesome in a couple years.

The front 9 are definitely more manicured and less challenging. Be prepared for consistent elevation changes throughout the entire course. Back 9 is a little more challenging and fun to play, the layout for pro tees seem a little forced... you will see what I mean walking up giant hill to tee off

A fun course close to 79 that is well worth the stop. After a few events and the back 9 being played course will likely move up..

Technical course with lots of challenging yet rewarding shots. Lots of rolling slopes that make it challenging. Great facilities and beautiful park location. Overall its a very fun course to play. This course has a lot of character!

Several of the holes you cannot see the basket from the tee. I guess you get used to this after a while. The tee pads on the back 9 are not yet in, which will help some of the poor footing now once they are in.

Definitely a course that you need to play. I look forward to going back!

The course is set in a nice community park with playgrounds, baseball fields, an pavilions. There are many amenities for non-disc golfers, and a pretty nice course for the disc golfers. The course flows nicely with #1 starting near the parking lot of the McClelland Pavilion, and #9 finishes up near the same lot. The course is laid out nicely with short walks between holes, and a nice flow from one hole to the next. Each hole has two sets of concrete tee pads and nice bright yellow Innova baskets.

Hole#1 is a 320-foot par 3 looping from left to right along a hillside on the right. For right hand backhand throwers this is a tough anhyzer throw, or time to break out the forehand. This is a nice open starter hole with the distance bordering a long par 3 or a short par 4. I'm actually thinking this should be a par 4.

Hole#2 is a 240-foot par 3 uphill through a thin wooded fairway, running right to left with the basket in-between two guardian trees.

Hole#3 is across the walking path from hole #2 basket. Hole 3 is a short downhill 260-foot par 3 with a mandatory tree near the walking path, which you must go around the left side of. This makes right hand backhand throwers switch to the forehand throw. I wasn't so sure about this hole the first time I played it, but the mandatory tree is growing on me.

Hole #4 is straight across the gas line through the thin woods a 263-foot par 3.

Hole #5 is a 270-foot par 3 running straight across a field. There is a narrow window from the tee pad and a bush about half way down the fairway, which will play havoc for right-handed throwers. The basket has a few guardian trees, which give the hole some character. You want to try and stay on the right side of the fairway, as it's pretty rough on the left.

Hole#6 is a short 190-foot par 3 with a ton of character. The tee pad sits between in-between bushes, and the fairway has several trees, which may impede your discs flight. Three fourths of the way down the fairway is a small ravine with the basket perched low to the ground on the other side. If you manage a perfect throw this hole offers hole in one potential. Many comment, including myself that this is there favorite hole on the front nine.

Hole#7 is a nice follow up to #6 it is another short 215-foot par 3 with character. It plays over a small ravine with several small trees in the fairway making you throw a good shot off the tee. The basket sits out in the open on a steep incline, be careful you don't miss, as you will learn the term roll away.

Hole#8 starts your way back to the start of the course. This is an open 285-foot par 3 with a hill running along the left side of the fairway. The basket sits on a nice open peninsula just down from the gazebo.

Hole#9 is another favorite on the course. It starts along the walking path and is a wide-open 515-foot par 4 the first on the course, even though I think #1 should probably be a par 4. This is a great opportunity to take out your favorite driver and see how far you can throw. The basket is at the end of the well-manicured field near the parking lot and hole #1 completing the front 9-loop.

The front 9 holes are relatively short, most under 300-foot with two tee pads per hole, but only one pin placement. It would be nice to see multiple pin placements some day, but I would rather see the back 9 finished first.



I got the chance to play the back 9 with the baskets in place and markings where the concrete tee pads will be in the future. The back 9 will be set up with the same format of the front 9 with two tees and one pin placement per hole.

Hole#10 is across the walking path from #9 just up the hill from #3 tee pad. This is a short transition hole, and as it is set up needs something, as it would make a good par 2. It would be nice to see something done with the basket, maybe something like hay bails or railroad tie tiers.

Hole#11 plays downhill across the pipeline. It's kind of short but the elevation change adds to the character. I threw a 2 on the hole as the drive bounced off a stack of trees at the bottom of the hill.

Hole#12 plays out of the woods across a creek and up a hill to a basket on a plateau. I really like the layout of this hole, but it looks like the fairway could use some work. My drive ended up in some thick bushes killing my score on this hole. The basket is on a plateau, and if you overthrow it you will have memories of hole#7 but this drop off is even steeper, which makes this a very challenging hole.

Hole#13 tee pad is a rock formation on the side of a pretty steep hill, with the basket hidden at the base of the hill around a bend. Talk about a hole with character, this one plays down a steep hill, and the basket is built up on a rock formation, something that would be good for hole #10. The only problem with this hole is the route down requires some mountain goat skills, or a good rolling technique.

Hole#14 plays into the woods #12 played out of, and it is a gem playing over a wooded ravine with a creek at the bottom. The hole is around 300-foot and has different elevation changes through thin trees. I feel it will become one of the favorite holes on the course.

Hole#15 plays out the other side of the woods with the basket in the open. There's nothing too exciting about 15 &16. I'm wondering if more will be in the works here.

Hole # 16 plays uphill and is fairly wide open, too exciting about this hole other than the elevation change it's pretty vanilla.

Hole#17 is open and long one of the longest on the course, and another great chance to air out your favorite driver. The tee pad is next to a drainage pond and the fairway is a sloping rolling hill with the basket at the bottom in the fringe of the woods. I really liked the design of this hole, and it is sure to be another favorite.

Hole#18 I believe this is going to be the signature hole for the course, but I'm not sure if I'm crazy about it. To get to the long tee pad you need to go up the steep hill to the tee pad along the road. From the long tee pad you feel like you're going to throw over the road as it winds in front of you to the parking lot. It's inevitable that you'll end up at the bottom of the hill with another trek down the steep hill, no fun. It was windy when I threw from the long tee, and I watched my disc bounce up and down, as I wondered if I would ever see it again.
On contrast I really like the placement of the short tee, which is just up from the #17 basket, no hill to climb. I feel it would be nice if the long tee was at the same elevation as the short tee, but further back closer to #17 basket. From the short tee the wind didn't have the same impact on the disc as the hillside blocked most of it. Maybe have 3 tee pads on this hole with the one at the top of the hill being an extreme tee. The basket sits on the other side of a dried up pond, which has OB at the middle of it. You have to be extremely careful not to overthrow the basket as it sits on the edge of the gas line hill. I overthrew the basket and my disc rolled 50-feet into the middle of elevens fairway.
Playing from the long tee along the road this hole was one of the toughest holes I've ever played, along the lines of #18 on the black course in Moundsville.

The designer did a great job on the entire course. Now that the front 9 is complete, and you can play the back 9 to get a feel of how it will be. I'm excited to see the continued growth of what is becoming a great course.

The course will never be the size of Moraine or Deer Lakes because of limited land in the park, but with the back nine it has potential to be a fine course in the south hills of Pittsburgh.

Set in a nice park with lot's of other things to do, sports fields, jungle gyms, etc. The course makes a nice loop from tee #1 to basket #9, with both close to the parking lot. The bathrooms beside the parking lot were open when I was there. There are lot's of places to eat and shop in Canonsburg.

The layout keeps you away from other park users, other than a walking trail that meanders through and around the course. The baskets are Innova Discatchers that are in very good shape. Two tees (sort of) per hole. More on that in cons and other thoughts below. There were nice tee signs at one time, but most are missing now.

The course makes good use of elevation change available on the property. A couple holes play totally in the open, but most play in and out of, or out of and into, some trees/woods, again making good use of the available property.

A couple holes have really interesting pin placements. One is on a "peninsula-like" area. Another is on a very steep bank (not actually sure if this is really a pro or not).

Navigation, without a map, was a bit of a challenge, especially due to some apparent changes to the course necessitated by what appears to be some sort of utility line that was run right through one end of the course.

Tees #3 and #4 were gone, but I did find a couple surveyor flags that I believe were marking the tee locations. After finishing hole #2, continue across the open field/utility corridor area to the property line fence. You will hopefully be able to find the surveyor flags there for tee #3. Then do the same thing for #4, only moving down the hill. I never did find the short tee location for #9. It could have been my fault, but it didn't stand out anywhere, for sure.

Most of the tees are made up of large gravel in wooden frames. It appears to me that the wood frames may actually be forms for future concrete tees. As is though, this type of gravel makes for lousy footing.

Generally short hole lengths, with #9 being the only hole that I couldn't reach from the tee. (I can throw about 350' on a good, level field drive for reference.)

***9-2-15 Update. Based solely upon the info from Jimpy's review, and the pictures showing off the concrete tees, I have updated my rating from 2 to 2.5.***

I uploaded the map from the the park's site here onto DGCR, but the course has been modified since the map was made. If you follow the map, it's like #9 on the map is now actually #3, only basically played backwards. Then #3-8 become #4-9.

When I was there, the short and long tee signs for #2 were placed at the wrong tees and need to be switched.

The course seems to favor the RHBH player, especially from the short tees. I only played the shorts, but I did observe that the long tees do more than just adding distance. They will definitely change the type of throw needed for many of the holes.

Holes #1, #8 and #9 are all basically wide open, with just #8 being lined by trees/woods on the right side of the fairway. The rest of the holes make interesting use of the trees and woods on sight. None of the holes would qualify as heavily wooded, they do make use of the thinned out treed areas.

Highlights.
#3) Short-ish downhill hole. Plays between a couple trees immediately in front of the tee, across an open area, to a basket in a grove of trees with the entrance guarded by several trees. I hit solid chains on this hole and splashed out.
#6) A very short hole, with the beginning basically open. But the basket sits among some trees, on a "peninsula-like" area, that falls off before, after, and to the left of the basket. This is just a fun little hole.
#7) I don't know when a 40'+ rollaway is really a highlight, but I'll mention it anyway. This basket sits some 25' (10-15' vertically) up on a very steep hill, with a narrow stretch of grass between the bottom of the hill and the woods below. Just take a look at the basket picture to get an idea of the slope. And, when you're pin high, at the bottom of the hill, be sure to get your putt into the chains, and not into the front of the basket. Or you might just turn a good shot at a 2 into a bummer of a 4 really quickly, just like I did.

This is an interesting, little, community park, course. It has a lot of potential if they improve the amenities. The loose gravel tees are the weakest point. Plus replacing the tee signs would help a lot, too.

If you find yourself on I79 between Washington, PA and Pittsburgh, I'd definitely recommend checking it out. It's pretty easy to get to off of the interstate. It's probably not worth a long drive, but it was fun. If the tees and signage are improved this could easily move up to a 3 and become a quality 9 hole course on the South side of the Steel City.