This course is odd, because while I do think it's very good, it's really odd in some points as well. If I think to certain holes I have to say it's near a 4 and other things make me think it's barely a 3 so 3.5 it is.

It's in an area wedged between the Tarpon Canal and a residential area in a park with tennis courts, baseball fields and a super busy walking path.

The course begins in between the playground and tennis court with a long open hole with water from some sort of backwater/drainage from the canal both short and left of the pin and you play around this weird circular area of water for a couple of holes. The water is dark and deep with several abandoned discs floating in it when I was there, and the first several holes are quite long and not easy to attack.

Then you pop into the woods for some bending shorter holes that while much shorter are not much easier and then break into a wooded tunnel par 4 and then onto a couple of holes with the canal on your right for a bit. It's intimidating beucase the wind whipping off the open water and how deep it is, you know you won't get a disc back.

Then the vibe changes a bit and you play long park style golf with a few trees to miss until 12, which is a tunnel shot with a salt marsh behind it.

And then you return to longer park style holes to work you back to the parking lot including a couple more along the creek thing, which is just deep enough to give you pause.

Some of these holes are flat out great. Tour quality and interesting, I think that most of the course is really nice.

Pads are large and there are 2/3 on every hole to offer a wide variety to challenges, and a few have a different look as well.

Signs and navigation are good and quite easy, most baskets had an indication of where you should go next.

Said baskets are Mach Vs which seem prevalent in this area and I think at one of the most fair baskets available even if they are more plain looking than many.

The varied hole styles really made this one for me and I would consider coming back, even with the other great courses around.

One of the cons is how busy it is and how often the walking path intersects with the course, be prepared to wait occasionally especially from the long tees.

A few of the holes, especially on the back 9 are kind of flat and repetitive. I understand it's necessary and with the land available you couldn't do a ton more but about 4 of the holes were just meh to me.

A lot of the benches are falling over and some maintenance pieces could use a bit of work.

This has nothing to do with the course, but there were a couple of kids wondering around the wooded parts of the course with backpacks clearly not wanting to be seen.

One of them I interacted with briefly and he bugged out. Later on the long par 4 I hear running behind me and this kid is booking it at me Naruto running. I turned around quick and I guess he either thought better of jumping a big dude with a metal tripod in hand or realized he looked like a threat and diverted.

Don't know if he was on something or just impaired otherwise but it was an odd situation.

Lots of variety on this course. The multiple teepads definitely help keep this course accessible and fun for players of many skill levels. If it weren't for the red/white tees, it'd be brutal and more frustrating than fun for most beginner and intermediate players. But, the multiple pads help give some challenges for more advanced players - typically involving the many water hazards - while giving others a chance to skip out and potentially save their disc while still playing.

Equipment, including baskets, teepads, and signs were all in great shape and clear. Navigation was pretty easy for the most part and there's an accurate, clear map at the entrance to help you out.

This course "feels" a lot longer than it really is. The designer did a great job wrapping it around the park and making good use of the land available; you're also not generally playing near other fairways, which is a huge plus.

Surrounding neighborhood is safe and the park itself has some very nice lake views. Definitely felt further out of the city than it really is at times.

I personally thought the water hazards were well used; yes, you have to be careful, but that's the point of them. I had to scamper into the ditch to grab a disc a couple times, which was luckily pretty low. However, this is probably a way bigger issue in the rainy season.

There is a nice mix of technical and shorter opportunities interspersed with longer shots. Again, great use of the trees and elevation that's existing - no course on the Florida gulf coast is going to have massive elevation changes, but there's at some hills here to keep things interesting, and the fairways lined with trees are more reminiscent of the courses I used to play up north than some of the others around here. Don't get me wrong, I love several of the other courses here in the area, but it's nice to see a different addition to our collection.

There's a walking trail that goes right through several parts of the course, so you'll need to be cognizant of safety and look before you throw on several tees.

Not a huge amount of parking; we got here at 11AM on Saturday, and I'm pretty sure the ball fields were in use so it was packed. Snagged the last spot in the lot.

There were a few mosquitos hanging around parts of the course - keep in mind, I played in December. I can imagine the sogginess and bug factor is significantly worse in rainy season. I plan to come back in summer and test this theory out. If it's horrendous, I may dock my rating to a 4. In December, it played like a 4.25 to me; so I rounded up.

Overall, great course due to the layout, use of the space, variation, and scenery. If you play from the red or white tees, it's very accessible for a beginner or intermediate player.

We still found it challenging, but definitely weren't as beat up as after a round at Cliff Stephens or Cypress Point, for example (both excellent courses as well and worth your time, though).

The water hazards are generally well thought out. I know they can be polarizing, but they're no worse than rolling a disc down a hill into a plie of leaves, never to be seen again, which I did frequently when I lived in parts further north. It's just Florida's version, and you generally can avoid it here by playing from alternate teepads.

WOW ! Course designer Trevor Toenjes has delivered one mother of a course , Here in Oldsmar , just north of Clearwater . This is a nice quiet park with an okay sized parking lot and has bathrooms next to the hole #1 tee pad . The signage, with its Hole number, distance , par(s)and descriptive flight paths are first class and at all of the tee pads ( at least 2 and mostly 3 on each hole ) are the top of the line long wide trapezoids with a that grips your feet even in a rain . The baskets are the visible and catchy yellow banded Discatchers . There are also Next Tee signs on the baskets which help with navigation . It is important to take a picture of the map on the kiosk at the first tee or print the online map . The middle of this park with all of the tees pads and the baskets might turn you around some . The park was well mowed and manicured when I played . I am going to have to evaluate the course mostly from the middle tees , as the only time it rained while I was in Florida was during and only during this round . This course boasts mostly 3 tees , Gold ( pro ) , White ( am ) and red ( recreational ) . there are multiple tee positions per hole . Plenty of trash cans and benches at the gold tee pads . The course gives you plenty of water holes , not really in the way of actual water carries , but chances to stray from the fairway and lose your disc type of water . #1 is a perfect example . A long drive starting next to the bathrooms , you wrap around the fairway keeping some nasty swamp water to your left , and if the water is up at all , a small creek that is hidden from the tee with murky water sits in the fairway . #2 has a thin strip for a fairway with water to your left that is even a more dangerous disc losing hole . The gold tee is elevated , and after you wrap around the water ,you have to angle your long approach through a narrow passageway with trees in the canter . 2,3,&4 are narrow fairway throws with deep rough on either side . If you don't spot exactly where your disc went in , you might have to consider it a casualty . #6 is another hole , this time with a lake to your immediate left which you might have to throw over to a basket sitting in a crevice slightly uphill . The water doesn't come into play here much on the red pads . except the creeks and #15 . These first 6 holes are murder . The course becomes more park oriented for a while until your second shot on the 15th , which drops you down from the main area of the park temporarily and has a basket placement down by the lake you visited on hole 6 . In the meantime , you will visit hole 7 with a creek ( nasty ) on your left , and 7 with an elevated basket set above bricks ( cool ) , and 10 , where you have to throw under a low hanging large branch . 16 plays to basket with a small but steep gully with water on the right and 18 is a great finishing hole, 262' -369' ) with snaking water to the left of the basket . From the golds , this course boasts a pro tournament level 8523' , white a respectably long 6495 and even the reds ,a tough 4946' . As challenging as this course is , there is a lot of fun factor here , especially with the ever changing pin positions . Signature Hole : Lots to choose from , but maybe 15 , a precision driving fairway ( 569' to 859' par 5 ) , eventually sloping you down to the green with the lake to your immediate left . It took me an hour from the mids , look for 4 players at 2/1/2 from the mids , 0r over 3 hours from the golds .

#1 . Course elements . When the too rough rough isn't punishing you ( wait til you have reach into it to retrieve a disc , then bleed on your shirt ) the water will cause you to curse . many of these steep gully and lake shots are ones that you can't go in and get your discs back. Also , since the course is mostly flat , I found out that it can hold water , mainly on holes 3,4,5 , and 7-15 fairways . Best to wear waterproof shoes or shoes you don't like if it had been raining recently . .#2 I won't call this as much of a safety issue , but there is a cement walking train that goes through the middle of the park . They won't be in your blind spots , but you may have to hold up on your shots on some of the middle holes for the occasional dog walker or jogger . #3 Disc Risk . I numbered this con because the risk is high here , especially on the first 6 holes and 15 . This rough combined with the nasty steep gully and the brown water sitting in it . The challenge here comes with the realization that you may leave here with less discs than when you started . Better to be precise here than too daring .Other than these , realize that the course is going to have little elevation , and make sure you debug yourself with some spray . The water retention here draws the mosquito and other detractors t a feeding frenzy on your body , so spray right after you leave your car , because the course doesn't loop back to the lot until the end . I was a little surprised that the course lacked a warm up area and putting basket . Aesthetically the park will not wow you with its looks , but it will beat you with it's might .

This course is one of a few that left me stunned . I was so impressed with the layout and its challenges , but I was so beat up from it , even with most of my shots from the whites . ( maybe it was because of it raining on me ) . Wouldn't it be nice to fill some of those trenches with some gravel ? I am not sure why this course was not rated in Florida's rankings , but I think it's the toughest one in this state that I have ever played , and I have played 6 of the top 10 . Great shot variety , you better bring your A game , no matter what tee you are throwing from . Not The destination course , but combining it with Picnic and Cypress like I did , I can see where playing it is a main priority . Suggestion : You may want to pack a couple of found discs in your bag so you don't lose tour prized approach or driver disc here. If I make it back to Clearwater some day , I want a second chance round here .Thank you , Oldsmar disc golf club and the local Parks and Rec for keeping this course up and letting me enjoy a round here . My Recommendation : Newbies and families stay away . Even though the reds are further away from the main water , the course can demoralize . Other than that , this course fits everyone from casual to pro . I would be surprised if they don't hold A or B tier tournaments here . Variety , pin changes , and multiple tees will make for different looking rounds every time you come . This course is one where you need to play it , so when this course comes into the conversation , you are in the know . Ranked player ? Traveler ? Local enthusiast ? PLAY IT !!!!

- Park is located in a residential neighborhood on a major road between Tampa and Clearwater, so it's not too hard to get to.
- Course amenities are good; three tee pads per hole (some of these throw from the same pad but change the par of the hole) and three pin positions on most holes, so the course is not the same every time you play.
- You do need every shot in your bag; there are a few sidearm friendly holes and even some overhand opportunities.
- Water is not present on every hole and the hazards are avoidable for the most part.
- The first tee is located right by the park restrooms and other amenities.
- The large baseball field is open all the time and is a great spot for fieldwork.
- The tee pads are nice and large, good for many run-up styles, and they have a textured surface to help with slipping.
- The on-course navigation is pretty good; next tee signs under the baskets as well as signs to show the routes to the different tee pads.
- The course is mostly segregated from the rest of the park so pedestrian holdups shouldn't be too big a problem, save for on the walking trail that winds through the park and runs between holes 7 through 15.

- No dedicated warm up area.
- Flooding is a major problem here after any kind of rain; the fairways of many holes will hold water and holes 12 and 17 are located in areas that are swampy most of the time and the mud can be like wet concrete.
- The red tee for #1 is off-limits and the basket is in a new, very short position on the left; presumably, the city needs to put up a fence in front of the row of houses to keep people from throwing into their yards.
- The rough in many places is oppressive - especially on holes 2-6 - and any disc off the fairway by more than a few feet is probably gone, and if you go in you will come out with cuts and scrapes.
- What water hazards there are - especially the ditches on 1, 2, 7, 16, and 18 - are extremely murky and deceptively deep; even just on the edge, your disc will vanish completely.
- The course does not return to the parking lot at all during the round and there are no on-course restrooms or water fountains and few benches.
- This course is a hike; easily at least a three-mile walk, so this may be a con for some.
- The "crossroads" can be a bit confusing if you don't see the sign beside the trail after 6.
- Because of the way the course holds water, foot brushes are an absolute necessity here and there are none.
- Bugs are a huge problem during the summer, so you'll need Off. Also fire ants here can be insane during their season; careful where you step or put your bag.
- There's not much shade on the course either; bring an umbrella or a sun hat.
- Each time I played here the grass was too thick for rollers and that's a problem given how long the course is.

- If you're playing here for the first time, even if you think you're good, play the shortest tees first; you'll need to get the feel of this place. If playing with others, you need to spot each other, especially on the first 6 holes; the rough is borderline unfair in some places.
- You really need to know your skill level before you try the long tees here; 2-6 will make you want to leave if you're not good enough.
- You will lose discs here and you won't lose them in water, and sometimes even a good shot is punished; you need a strong mental game to battle this place.
- The gold tees are truly pro-level; again, you've been warned.
- Overall, this is a good course. The design is thoughtful and makes you throw a lot of different shots, but play the tees that represent your skill level. Some improvements could bring my rating up further. It's not a "go out of the way to play" course for me because of my skill, but if you've got the arm you'll have fun here.

Each hole has its own thing going on. Multiple tee pads. Great use of water hazards. Really enjoyed our rounds. Just a ton of fun to shoot here.

Small parking lot. Not for beginners.

Definitely in my Top 10. PLAY THIS COURSE!!

(4.165 Rating) A long challenging championship style course. This course is a one of a kind for the region it's in.
- CHALLENGING - Far and away, the Gold tees here are the most challenging set of holes out any course in the entire Tampa Bay region, (I've played them all). I feel that the gold tees at Oldsmar are a good 5 to 6 throws tougher to course par, than the blue tees at area course Cypress Point. Oldsmar starts out with a welcoming and nearly wide open par 4. Sitting at 590 feet from the gold tees, players that can throw 400, should be able to have a good look at birdie. Water does run down the left side of hole (1), but there's ample bail-out space right. Then hole (2)... a very intimidating 444 foot par 3 with water running down the entire left side. You guessed it, I bailed "right" into the woods. The beat down continues onto holes (3) and (4), which appears to be jungle paths cut by a machete. Then onto hole (5), a 25 foot wide, 835 foot par 5. This all culminates to one of the courses signature throws. Hole (6) plays along Tarpon Channel for the first 550 feet from the Gold tees and then doglegs left for the last 100 feet or so. Thankfully after (6) there's a run of holes to boost up your confidence level. Holes (7) thru (11), albeit long for the region, are all holes with moderately wide lanes to feel confident to just let it rip. Get your birdies here because 5 of last 7 holes won't give them up easily.
- SHOT SELECTION - This course will require the use of every disc in the bag. I personally play Oldsmar 60% RHBH and the other 40% flicks. Numerous drives will need some scouting on first play despite the excellent and accurate tee signs. Several drives require both a precision launch angle and properly executed trajectory to make it clean to the basket or to the landing zone. Some shots will need to just be air-mailed, and others will need to be laser guided bombs. If I had to find something missing it would be a forced over the top shot.
- UNIQUENESS - Oldsmar DGC is among the most unique course I've played in Florida. Overall I've rate it 9th out of the 283 courses I've played as of this review. The first thing I'll point out is the two 800 foot holes, a rarity for the region. There is a par 5, a bunch of 4's, and the par 3's vary from 240 to 570 feet from the Gold tees. There are dogleg's in both direction. There are placement and bomb-it par 4's. There are some pocket shots, windows shots and a bunch of well defined, moderate to tight tunnel plays. A beautiful raised basket placement on (8). There are some exhilarating and terrifying water clears, parallel water plays and hooking water lines. Really the only missing element is elevation. Sorry elevation fans, this is coastal South Florida.
- TEES - They are some of the best I've ever seen. They are the trapezoid style allowing for the arcing run-up throwing style. You'll need it too, with a couple Par 3's well over 500 feet long from the gold tees. Also Note, many of the tees incorporate a foul line into the pad. It's a three foot concrete extension and has the word "Foul Line" embedded into the concrete.
- MULTIPLE TEES - I typically write about extra tees under Character, but I felt the need to specifically point our this great feature at Oldsmar. There are 13 holes with three tees pads and four holes with two pads. They are the standard PDGA names as well; Gold, White and Red, with Gold being the most challenging. The Blue tees are played from the gold pads but with an adjusted par.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Piling on the benefit of multiple tees. Oldsmar was clearly designed from the onset to be a championship style course. However, with the inclusion of several tees at each hole, it makes Oldsmar available to most skill and arm strength levels. Most of the fairways widths are more than fair for newer recreational skills with the exception of maybe holes (3), (4) and (12). Recreation players should enjoy the reds, and intermediate players should enjoy the whites. Yet advanced and even pro players will have a wonderful new beast to try to conquer. Beginners however should stay clear of this course. There are just too many unforgiving water hazards. Although, beginners could try the 9 hole loop (7 thru 15), for a more forgiving layout.
- SPACING - Very good hole spacing. With perhaps an exception on holes (7), (8) and (9) It would have to be borderline intentional to put a disc into another fairway.
- CHAINS - The baskets are brand spanking new and they are Innova DISCatchers, among my favorite styles of baskets.
- NAVIGATION - Excellent as long as you know how to read a map. I have heard complaints that players have not been able to find (10) and (12) but am baffled at how that can be. The course map is very accurate, take a picture. There's a really neat navigational sign "the crossroads" at the junction of (7), (9) and (16) tees called
- CHARACTER - Course amenities and extras are well above average but falls short compared to the top courses in the area in a few aspects. With the course being as long as it is, it would have nice to have more seating at the shorter tees. The gold tees have seating at every hole yet it probably occupies less than 5 percent of the course usage. It would have been nice to leave a few gold tees bare and provide a few for the little guy. It would also be nice that if over time that this course would start to populating some bag tables or hangers to stow a bag off the ground. Finally, the course also needs a community board and a practice basket area.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Above average. Although Oldsmar DGC has heeled from the construction scars it's just not as elegant as the top area courses. I would not consider this course anywhere near the beauty of Picnic or Cliff, and a bit behind Taylor and Tocobaga as well. I feel the beauty falls into the next tier of beautiful courses like Cypress and USF. There are some ditches in play at Oldsmar. The channel water views pale in comparison to Taylor's and Picnic's water edge views. Also a few of the park building are aging a bit.

Oldsmar is an excellent course top to bottom even at its young age. Even so, there are a couple preferential issues that come along when making courses of this caliber and a couple site issues.
- ELEVATION - Perhaps the biggest drawback of most South Florida courses, is the non-availability of elevation. Oldsmar unfortunately with its location along the Tarpon Channel, is unable to break this trend. The designer however, does appears to have done the best they could with what was available and this will only be clear after you play this course. I'll give a few examples, Gold tee (2) plays off a 10 foot high ridge. (14's) basket is positioned at the top of a 10 foot bluff. Hole (18s) back tee plays off an elevated surface.
- FORGIVENESS - If you play the Gold/Blue tees here, you either better be able to throw over 450/400 on demand or be able to throw precise time and time again. I consider five or six holes to be heavily wooded tight fairways, with one or two them being boarder-line poke and hope shots. The rough is pretty brutal on six or seven hole with lots of scraggly Brazilian pepper trees defining the fairway. In addition, don't miss left on (1), (2) and (18), some of nastiest water I've seen. Obviously also don't miss right on (6), or wave it good bye, and don't miss long on (7). Water is lurking 30 feet past the basket.
- TIME PLAY - This course is beast for the area and thus it's really going to eat up your afternoon. I think your average group of four advanced players will spend 3 hours or more on the gold layout. A bunch of ams playing the whites might be able run a round in 2 1/2 hours. There are a couple opportunities to skip holes. For example, going from (6) to (9) and thus skipping (7) and (8). There is also a nice opportunity to play just 9 holes as well. (1) thru (6) and then (16) thru (18) or playing the (7) thru (15) loop.
- WAITING - Lots of park patrons using park for other reasons. I have had to stop for walkers, joggers, and dog-walkers on all 3 of my rounds. There's one prominent pathway dicing though the layout but it really only comes into play a few times, so it's a minor issue.
- DRAINAGE - Like similar area courses Coachman and Cypress, Oldsmar does not take to rain very well. The course will begin to flood in areas during the summer rainy season. Holes (12 and 17) have temporary placements when seasonal floods make the normal placements unusable.

Oldsmar is the most thought provoking course I've played in Tampa Bay Area. The course will beat you down, lift you back up, then beat you down again. Its only at the very end, that the course repents a bit and gives you a tempting risk reward birdie run. Other than maybe Jack Mclean in Tally, the Gold tees are right up there with the most challenging courses I've played in Florida. If you're the type of player looking for difficulty and length, this course will be your best bet in the area.
- PERSONAL NOTE - Trevor (Course Designer) contacted me in February 2017 to review his course design as it was just about to start going into the ground. We met and spoke numerous times afterwards, bouncing off ideas with one another. I think Trevor designed and delivered a wonderful course. His resourcefulness in developing this course, such as seeking out talented individuals like Chuck Kennedy and others for advise, solidified his vision for this layout. He then took this vision and prior knowledge and executed the build to near perfection. It was pretty cool honor to see a course of this caliber during development, and I personally learned several things that you just don't see or will understand by playing a completed course.

Oldsmar is quickly becoming one of my favorite Tampa area courses. Multiple sets of nice tee pads make the course accessible to all skill levels. Nice tee signs etc. Great views of Tampa Bay and real water hazards. Nice mix of hole lengths and open/wooded holes. The only thing really missing, of course, is elevation, which is hard to come by in coastal Florida. The course does a good job of balancing fun vs challenge. The course is very highly maintained.

The course can be a little wet in spots during the rainy season. Seems like they are trying to work on making it better though.

More of a warning than a con, there are some walking/biking trails winding through the course. The course is in a popular park and you may have to wait to throw as non-throwers wander by.

This is a course that I am going to enjoy playing over and over. I think that I might have given it a 4.25 as I prefer it over some of the other Tampa area courses that I have at 4 discs.

Oldsmar DGC is located at the top of Old Tampa Bay where Lake Tarpon drains into the northern point of Safety Harbor and is easily accessible from Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. The course is laid out on a well manicured park with a mix of central Florida trees such as bald cypress, pines, palms, mangroves, and oaks. The elevation of Oldsmar is essentially flat and the winds coming off the large canal can be tricky as they tend to swirl year round. The natural, scenic beauty makes the Oldsmar course a treasure.

The heart of the course is pretty wide open but there is a paved and well used pedestrian and bike trail meandering through it. Winding through the course is a residential drainage ditch which presents a water hazard for holes #1, #2, #7, and #16. The holes on the outer edge of the course are situated in a tidal marsh habitat and bordered by mangroves and swamp areas.

There are a few fifty foot plus ear trees in the middle of the course which challenges the player to either choose a low throw off the tee or to try a precise shot through the spreading canopy. Most of the fairways are well defined and some even tree lined. The outer holes are challenging with narrow fairways and hard to see hanging limbs. If your throw misses the fairway and ends up in the rough you will need to search through thick Brazilian pepper, saw palmetto, and brush to find it. Since this is a new course, the Brazilian pepper is thickly tangled and it can be definite jail trying to get out. All of the baskets are well guarded by trees and a couple of holes have water directly behind them providing for death putts.

These are not necessarily con but are only a couple of things to watch for. The drainage ditches are filled with floating algae and makes it hard to see a mis-thrown disc from the embankment. Be careful when wading in to retrieve a disc because some spots have soft mud and even though shallow you can sink up to mid chest. Also, it is easy to lose a disc in the Brazilian pepper canopy if it lands on top because it is difficult to spot from below. Finally, this course is going to have a few puddles in the low lying areas after heavy showers. Holes #12 and #17 will remain wet during the rainy season but the baskets are supposed to be moved up to drier placements in those conditions. And on hole #5 the fairway will have a surface runoff that has low areas and probably meaning wet shoes.

Overall, the course has made excellent use of real estate and you can use all the discs in your bag with plenty of chances to throw backhand, forehand, tomahawks, thumbers, and grenades. With red, white, blue (?), and gold tees there are challenges for all skill levels. You definitely want to put Oldsmar DGC on your Wish List.