Decent cement tee pads
Unique tee signs that are showing their age
not a horrible mix of shots

Several wide open longer shots
Crosses US-70, a major road with only a crosswalk with no lights.

ok, I played the original 9 hole layout here many many years ago. Back then the course was wide open 9 holes with wooden tee boxes.

The new 18 hole course uses the full campus grounds including a pond an many of the trees.

There are 2 signs for the course with maps, one on each side of campus. This really makes it feel more like 2 nine hole courses.

The front nine are on the north side of campus and starts off with several holes that are pretty much wide open. Even holes 3 and 6 have open shots to the basket with a big hyzer and anhyzer. Hole 7 is probably the most picturesque and best hole on the course over the edge of the pond, through and opening between the trees and to a baskt set out in the open.

Hole 8 also throws next to the pond, but the shot more directly to the basket does not have an opening and I would not recommend going that way.

After hole 9 you walk across US-70 for the back nine on the South side of campus.

The back side does use more tree's that mades it interesting. Hole 16 is the most open hole and longest hole on this side. Hole 15 is cool, it's the most wooded hole and does have a decent fare fairway.

In general, this is in the top half of college campus courses I have played. As with most college campus courses, you do have holes where you have to watch out for students on walking paths. But when you look at what they had to work with, not a bad job.

Would I play here again? No, there is a reason it has taken me 10 years to play the new layout. There are just too many other courses across in TN I could play instead. If I lived locally, this course is decent for a quick round, but would get boring real quick. now the day I played it was dry, but from reading other reviews, you might skip this course after a heavy rain.

I'm sure the Mid-South Community College disc golf course is on a lot of travelers radar , since you can pick up Arkansas , Tennessee and Mississippi courses in less than a day . It sits a short drive from Memphis and , I don't know much about the college itself , I do know that they wanted to make a believable campus course . I thought they succeeded in their goal . When you pull into lot , the kiosk and first tee greet you to the left . i have been to many courses that sit on college campuses , where most just offer some after class throwing around to unload a students anxiety . Lots of colleges lack the big picture . Prospective students and adults travelling around playing courses may create a buzz about your school , bringing about maybe a prospective student visit and an enrollment here or there . I would have never heard of this school had I not seen it on DGR . The tees for this college are the best I have yet seen . Long wide cement green tees flush with the ground , and Mach 3 baskets with the numbers on the holes on the circular top . The tee signs look like they are made out of rock ( I had to feel the first one and it was actually metal , but it will fool you ) , with hole number , distance and flight path . This has to rank as one of the best sign designs that I have ever seen . The front 9 plays around the perimeter of one of the college's lawns where the holes hug close to the fence line . Not much of a chance of throwing your drive out on the road , but you might go over the fence on 3 if you clip a tree and 4 if you overthrow the basket . I don't know if there are big memorable holes , but they will at least get your attention . Saying this , a good player will beat this course up , but Mid-South probably isn't going to host a B tier tournament here . The online course map is pretty well drawn and includes your score card with it .The course grounds are well mowed and manicured . I am not sure why some of the reviewers stuck it to this course . instead of making long open bomber holes in the middle , they try to incorporate surrounding trees and water into the holes . Example. #3 is a very narrow tunnel shot 333' through a tight tree line on both sides . The trees look fairly new . #5 , I can't remember if I threw off the only hill they have on campus , but the basket sits wedged in by a campus road with OB on the right and back . #6 is a hyzer down a tree line with the basket tucked in at the end ( 276' ) . #7 is a water carry to a basket only 224' away but blocked by trees right after the water . #8 has that same water as a hazard to your right as you tee off .You can take the water out of play by wrapping your drive around the light poles and trees to the pin . #9 is a right to left bender round the trees to the basket that sits a little close to the parking lot . Now is the time to tell you that you need to cross a 4 lane highway to finish your round . My advice is to jump back in your car , drive across the road and park at the lot immediately to your left and almost next to the #10 tee . Cars go flying past here at 50+ . Don't chance it , plus the rest of the course is all on this side anyway . #10 is a low canopy throw to the basket that sits a little lower than the tee . #11 is the shortest hole on the course at 186' . You can eith hyzer in and take to poles out of the equation or throw around part of the lot on the right and bring it in from the side . Easy birdie opportunity . #15 plays through the only real natural grouping of trees on the course . The basket is guarded by a lot of them and it looks as if any line to the basket is closed up .#16 is the longest hole on this course at #431' .It has a tree line guarding the left with a road close the trees , and open space to the right . You turn right to face the buildings to #17 and throw between trees with a lot of branches making for a low canopy shot , or force you to avoid the direct route by throwing around it . Stay to the right of the building in front of you and the tee will be just beyond it . It is pretty much a straight shot to the pin , but with a line of trees guarding it a little more than halfway out . After finishing the hole , take a minute to admire the fascinating sculpture to your left . It might even be worth taking a picture of . The course is almost pancake flat , but that isn't Mid-South's fault . They had nothing to work with , and it's easy on the legs . It is a fast play . I did it in about an hour , which is fast for a traveler . This is a perfect play for newbies , casuals , locals , any college kids interested in disc golf ,travelers , and even amusing for some better players. Disc Risk : losing a disc here is about zero , unless a newbie or young kid limp wrists a drive into the water on 7 , or your drive ( really approach ) ricochets off a tree and into the water to your let on 8 . The college is right off of I-40 and I-55 , so you can be off and back on the highway in a few minutes . Signature hole : Maybe the tight tree lined #3 .

#1 pedestrian/car danger . If you are here and choose to play during peak class time , even though the front 9 is away from any buildings there are walkways around the pond . I am sure that you will have to avoid students walking across the course.and your #9 drive comes perilously close to a walkway and the parking lot . The back 9 could face more of a challenge with #11 , #12 #13 #17 and #18 coming within reach of some students or or in #11's case a car , too . #2 Course separation . I know they couldn't make an 18 hole course without it , but to either walk across 4 lanes of highway or drive across the street could be risky at busy times . I hadn't had to get in my car to go to a back 9 since Georgetown Ky. DRIVE ACROSS . #3 Some holes play close to the fence line and a couple of roads . A lot of the course is out in the open , so I imagine that it can get windy here . A good gust can make you have to jump a fence or make your drive a projectile for a passing car. Be careful . It's better to not be involved in a fight concerning disc golf as it can be fuel for a course to be pulled.
If you are into elevation , then this isn't your course . If you are interested in bombers or even woods courses , it's not here .I imagine that if it rains hard in the Memphis area , this course will be soggy since it is so flat . These aren't cons but suggestions Any amenities at all would be appreciated . Benches , water , I didn't check to see if one of the buildings was open in the off season for bathrooms , trash cans ( please carry out what you carry in ) .Bring water .

Mid-South has a nice campus and has gone to the Nth degree to make a nice little campus course for the community and travelers just looking to get off the highway and stretch . The equipment and course care are first class . Not challenging for the 900 rated and up clan , but enough to keep many travelers, locals , and especially the college kids interested . I never remembered a flat out open hole drive that didn't involve some shot shaping . Mid-South uses everything handy on its campus lawns to try to spice up the hole . Can you score here ? Absolutely . The course gives you ample chances to recover from a bad drive and par , and many of the holes are short enough that you can find a birdie here and there .Once you get a good grip on this course you can graduate to Disc Side Of Heaven or Bud Hill .I didn't like the way the course was dissected in the middle , but hey , they could have just quit at 9 holes instead of 18 . There is a little fun factor here . Kudos to Adam and Austin for course design and with working what little was available . My Recommendation : Not a destination course by any means , but a good play for tourists in Memphis , travelers driving I-55 or I-40 , great for locals , newbies and the college kids . probably less traffic around the course from memorial to Labor Day and the weekends . .

The front nine has two water holes (both fairly easy carries but with obstacles, so there is some challenge). It also brings out of bounds into play to make shorter holes challenging. One hole has out of bounds within 20-25 feet on three sides, and two of those are less than 15 feet. Trees, although not abundant, are used well, particularly on the back nine. The course maps are very helpful.

A four-lane U.S. Highway runs through the middle of the course. Open flat terrain and limited trees can make some holes feel repetitive. Holes 1 & 2 are listed as par 4, but both are under 400 feet with no significant obstacle. There appears to be room to make one of them (probably 2) 50-75 feet longer and make it more of a legitimate par-4.

While this is officially an 18-hole course, it really plays like two nearby 9-hole courses. I don't know of many people who would walk across four lanes of traffic on a busy road and think they were on the same course. The front 9 is definitely better than the back 9 with slightly longer holes, both water holes, and more/better use of O.B. The front 9 is on the north side of U.S. 70, and the back nine is directly across the highway on the south side.

Cool looking Faux stone tee signs
tees have been painted green-nice touch
nice course map in the parking lot helping you navigate
the designers have tried to maximize the use of foliage which is difficult since most the trees are bordering large grass ball fields.
The water shots are scenic and manageable for most players.
Good hole variety

unfortunately, the terrain is mostly flat and open.

When I played this course there was extreme wind, stronger than any wind I have ever played in. I used a firebird on almost every hole. The previous review also mentioned strong winds every time he has played. I would put this in the cons if I could confirm that these are normal conditions for the course. Great design work on a property with a lot of limitations. I would have loved to have a course like this available in college. It is a convenient stop off the freeway if you are passing through.

-new design has fewer open holes, used more of the trees, etc.
-added 2 water carry holes.
-much improvement over the old design

-still can have ankle deep standing water in a few places in the fairways and even "greens".
-although when we played the campus was empty, 2 or 3 of the holes seemed to be where people would be present when school is open. I could be wrong.
-not really a con, but the flat openess of the area helps the wind be a real force to be reckoned with all 3 times I've played there. [helps you learn but can ruin your score]

The pictures are from the old design and are no longer accurate.