Difficult Woods Courses

Indian Hills here in Columbia is still the most difficult (in terms of wooded/technical courses) out of the 60+ I've played.

None of the shots are impossible, but 10' fairways abound on the back 9.
 
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Hammond hill is a hiking trail turned disc golf course for an eagle scout project. Its way more like hiking than disc golfing. Its a 9.9/10 for difficulty.
Glad you mentioned that Terry C. Not Hammond Hill, but trail holes. They get under my skin. No fairway, just a trail. This to me is not Disc Golf. Of course golfers with higher skill levels might shred these trail holes that just make me want to go fetal and whimper in the corner.:)
 
Glad you mentioned that Terry C. Not Hammond Hill, but trail holes. They get under my skin. No fairway, just a trail. This to me is not Disc Golf. Of course golfers with higher skill levels might shred these trail holes that just make me want to go fetal and whimper in the corner.:)

trail holes= suck

the more skilled the golfer the less they like them.
 
there's a big difference between a rocky mountain trail fairway and an east coast trail fairway... rocky mountain trail fairways would be interstates in the eastern forest.
 
Nevin
Elon
Stumpy Creek
Fox Chase
Renny Gold
Hornets Nest (the Web)
Skillbourne

Aren't all disc golf courses wooded and long????

Talk about raising my average round scores this week. I played Squirrel Lake, Renaissance (Charlottes Web layout), Hornets Nest (Charlottes Web layout), Nevin, Kilborne (Skillborne layout), and I will be playing both the short and long courses at Elon tomorrow.
 
I'd like to second the mention of East Roswell. It may not be the tightest or longest tight course out there, but it's got some individual fairways that I'm sure would stack up against just about anything. The nastiest three or four holes I've played are all on that one course.
 
The thing I like about ERP is that in an effort to score well on 5-6 holes from the longs I gotta throw longer than I would naturally want to given the fairway width. For me and my length (300' accurate, 360' max, accurate to 275' with a midrange), it uses the width/length ratio (combined with shape too on a few of them) to provide a very good risk/reward scenario. I likey.
 
I'm going to play a course next week that my friend contends is a great Wooded course. Judging by the reviews, it sounds almost too wooded. I guess we'll find out next week. But Camden II in the Quad Cities on the Illinois side.
 
The thing I like about ERP is that in an effort to score well on 5-6 holes from the longs I gotta throw longer than I would naturally want to given the fairway width. I likey.

Me too, even though it adds nearly 10 strokes to my score vs. the other parks around here (two of the holes are legitimate par 4 holes, so let's call it 8 strokes). Sometimes getting your tail whipped is a good thing. And it gives me a real appreciation for what Climo did at the Atlanta Open last year, going under par from the long tees in some nasty-cold rainy weather. :clap:
 
I second. It's the longest course that's all woods that I've played.

I really LIKE...no make that LOVE Richmond hill...it's tough, but fair...I've played it like 6 or so times and scored in the upper 50's. Now Hornet's nest Web...I won't mention scores. Renny Gold...same. These two courses are designed more to have true "ball golf" scores, vs. the typical "count everything as a "3" score/ hole". It's very humbling to play a course like Hornet's were you are used to shooting in the 50's on a "regular" couse then play the "web" and shoot in the 80's.
 
I was not that impressed with Richmond Hill. It wasn't that challenging and the last few holes that just go back and forth across the ravine are a bit monotonous. I really liked the course vibe, and really did enjoy playing there, but compared to the other NC courses I played it was not that challenging, and really not the caliber of course I expected.

That said, I still thought it was a fun course, the hype for it was a little overblown
 
Nevin Park in Charlotte, as has already been mentioned.

The other is Tidal Creek @ West Ashley Park in Charleston, SC.
People have a "love it"/ "hate it" relationship with the course. I'm in the "love it" category when the course is dried out (it floods easy), "hate it" when it's not. Most of the holes are only in the 200 - 250 foot range, which is crucial based on how narrow some of the fairways are.

Hole #4 - 143 feet
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Hole #6 - 349 feet
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Hole #11 - 196 feet
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Hole #14 - 227 feet
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i think south mountain dgc, bethlehem pa, is a pretty heavily wooded course...and a lot of the paths are pretty tight...the first time i played there, i just couldnt stay off the trees..definitely worth playing tho..
 
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