Beatty Ford Park is a beautiful, lakeside park with plenty of amenities, including: restrooms, water fountains, boat ramp, and a playground. The course features nine holes with DISCatcher baskets. It is a relatively flat course, with short distances, which makes it a great course for beginners. However there are actual shots to be shaped here, so even more experienced players will find that there is some fun to be had. The course is overall very beautiful, and rather relaxing.

Hole 5 plays to an elevated basket, located on a mound. This is a pretty cool shot, especially if played similar to an island hole. From where I parked, it made more sense to start on Hole 6 and finish on Hole 5, which made this a fun finishing hole.

Beatty Ford Park utilizes natural tees, marked by numbered PVC caps, with no tee signs. This can make finding some of the tees a bit tricky. While navigation was mostly easy to follow, I was glad I had a map so I could find the next tee without walking in the wrong direction. The course could have benefited from having one slightly longer hole. As it stands, every hole is under 250 feet.

I was there in the middle of a weekday, and still had to wait on a few tees for people to walk along the fairway and out of my shot direction. A sign here and there warning park goers about potential flying discs would likely be a benefit, especially Hole 6 which has a semi blind shot.

Overall, Beatty Ford Park is an excellent beginner / pitch-and-putt course that will bring smiles to many of the families that frequent the park. I am going to give a 2.0 rating. If I lived in the area and was playing a round of disc golf with the whole family, or was a beginner, this would easily be my go to location. For other players, this can be combined with the 9 hole course at Rescue Squad Park for a fun, but varied, 18 hole round. The course seems to have been kept in great condition, and the views of the lake from the course are very rewarding.

Favorite Holes: 2 & 6

- Elevated basket on one hole.

- 98' ace run hole.

- #2, #8 and #9 offer some fairly technical lines through the trees.

- Baskets are in good shape.

- Good view of the lake.

- No teesigns, benches, next tee signs, or any indication of where you should tee off except for two small PVC caps in the ground.

- Very short and very easy, even for a small 9 hole course.

- Not much of a fairway on 3. You can throw an awkward 175' touch flex shot, or a RHFH roller, not much else.

- Some holes cross the walking path and you will need to check for people using the path before throwing.

If you're in the area, check it out. Don't make a trip just to play it though.

The nearby Rescue Squad Park DGC is much more fun. I'd suggest going there instead if you're in the area. I'd rather throw it twice and skip this course to be honest.

The only reason the come here if you aren't already in the area for another reason is to pad your course count, go for an ace, or to play another 9 holes if you're traveling to Rescue Squad.

This is a nice little 9 hole course that sits right on the edge of Lake Norman. It is in a very nice park that on a clear day has great views across the lake.

It has nice baskets and there is almost no trash on the course.

While there are no next tee signs on the course they are not really needed because the course flows really well and I never found myself wondering where to go next.

The design of the holes makes things interesting because while they are short you must throw accurate shots.

Lack of trashcans, tee-signs, and benches(although you don't really need them)

The tee-pads are natural and are starting to rut out. While they are manageable now they could be a big problem in the future.

The course is kinda overgrown. While the lines are still pretty clean there is thick undergrowth very close to the baskets and fairways.

It is very short and fun for those of you wanting a challenge

This course was very quick fun and pretty fun to play. It is by no means and championship course but it is a tight upshot course to practice putter and mid accuracy. If you are close by this one will take no time to play and is worth playing however unless you are a course played junky I would not go out of your way

Fun, challenging 9-hole course. For such a short course - 5 holes under 200 ft, none longer than 255 - you really need to throw some great shots to score well.
- Good variety of holes - several open, doglegs, one throwing to a raised basket, and tight fairways. Other than lack of elevation, the course has a little bit of everything.
- The course will appeal to all skill levels. Advanced players will enjoy the real challenge of trying to get their birdies. Lack of distance means beginning players will not be overwhelmed.
- Great scenery. It really feels like you're deep in the woods on several holes, only to turn around and realize you're a couple hundred feet from the lake. What an amazing view.
- Park has nice, new amenities - restrooms, water fountains, playground and splash area for the kids, and boat access ramps.

Dirt tee pads. Not a problem on most holes because they're so short. The only real issue is the tee for #2 is on uneven ground. There wasn't a spot within 5 feet of the tee marker that was flat enough to do a real run-up throw.
- You probably don't need a map when playing, but at least take a glance at one online beforehand. The park has 2 parking lots (the second is a public boat access ramp), and there aren't any big signs marking the first tee. So, if you're not paying attention, you may find yourself wandering around looking for the first tee.
- #8 runs along side the road. It's not a heavily travelled road, but still have to pay attention when throwing. If the hole was any longer, requiring drivers to be used, or if the road had more traffic, I'd be more concerned about safety.

Most 9-hole course all feel the same. This one definitely stood out. I give it credit for making holes challenging, yet still appealing to everyone.
- As mentioned, the course isn't long, so you can play only carrying a couple mid-range discs.
- Favorite hole was #6. 240 foot dog leg right through a tight, wooded fairway. It takes a precise shot to A., not hit the trees along the fairway, and B. put yourself in birdie position.
- This is a fun, change of pace layout from other nearby courses. Scenic, quite park makes for a relaxing round.