I decided to play this one with an hour+ of daylight because it was really close to where I was staying. Glad I made the short drive to this little gem.

If you park at the back of the church parking lot near the cemetery you see a sign directing you to the course a short walk down into the woods.

The holes are primarily 200-260 and play up and down the hills of a pretty walking path that is frequently crossed by a small drainage creek to add some challenge. There are a couple of longer holes and seem to be a couple of tee positions, hole 9 is just over 400ft uphill so that's a fun finishing hole.

The pads are a mix of brick pavers that are all pretty level and a couple of concrete ones. Several benches dotted around and several folding chairs set around where there aren't benches as well.

Signs are pretty good and accurate as well.

The baskets are Innova disccatchers and in good shape and there are a couple of elevated pins as well.

Some cool touches are handmade bridges and some artistic touches like a huge red colored pencil coming out of a tree which is cool.

Navigation is more or less easy to follow and the hole variety for only 9 holes is really good.

Fairly short and the course crosses itself a couple of times so navigation is the tiniest bit confusing the first time.

The pads are shorter than some people would prefer but it was not a problem for me. A few signs had fallen on the ground.

It's a 9 hole church course, so don't expect Maple Hill. It's a nicely designed little property and the church leaves it open to the public. Far from flawless but overall very fun and worth the play.

I played through twice solo in an hour with a messed up knee. It's a fast fun little play and after a long day of driving and working I needed a little outdoor reprieve and this provided.

I wouldn't drive out of your to get there, but if you are in the vicinity I doubt you will be upset you stopped.

There are quite a few courses I've played that I didn't expect much out of. The location was good. Not far off the highway along the route to a destination course. Most of the time, these courses aren't very good and I am ok with it. Have to experience some bad to appreciate the good. Bethel is not bad at all. A quick nine on the way to Rolling Pines, I figured I'd choke Bethel down and move on. But it was surprisingly worthy. Completely cut out of the woods in classic NC style, the course has quite a bit of variety and even some elevation changes. There isn't a lot of length here, but the course makes up for that by carving fairways of pretty much perfect width to make the course playable for new players while also creating a challenge for veterans to score well.
Navigation is easy and I can see new players getting in a round after mass or travelers stopping in for a warmup. This is the kind of course I love to see. Easy but interesting and in a place that could draw new players to the game.

Tees are bad and improving them would be a huge boost to the course. They are natural, of course but I've seen naturals that are ok and these aren't those. Not a lot of real flaws here. The course doesn't strive for more than it achieves.

Winston-Salem proper finally has its own disc golf course thanks to Bethel Methodist Church. This new 9 hole loop is a surprisingly technical course that plays through a wooded hill and valley behind the church. Being that it is on church grounds, and it incorporates elements of existing church trails (the Myers Trail, the Bethel Trail, and the Prayer Garden Trial), the course here is already in very good shape. Grounds are clean and clear of most debris.

The course itself, though currently in its absolute infancy, is shaping up to be a pretty good test. All of the holes (with the exeption of 9) are relatively short holes that very much emphasize shot placement and tunnel drive accuracy. The layout uses the available land pretty well and I felt that I got good use out of both a forehand and a backhand while I played.

There are ample holes where a good drive will award a birdie putt, but some of the basket positions are a bit tricky and tucked next to the trees nicely to give a bit of protection.

The small creek which comes into play on 4 and 7 makes golfers think a bit about shot placement and strategy.

Though they are not yet in place, the tee areas are nicely laid out (currently in sticks), and there are signposts in place which will presumedly be the home for tee signs and a map/kiosk. I hope that there will be a few navigational aid signs in the future where there are currently arrows on the ground (again made in sticks).

All brand new Discatchers.

UPDATE 9/21/15 - Very nice tee signs in place, plus some awesome navigational signs on the trees. Thanks for everyone's hard work out there!

The obvious, it is only 9 holes.

There are a few minor safety concerns on this course. The route from 2 basket currently runs back down the hill along the hole. It would be better if it went through the woods to 3 tee to prevent interference. The right side of hole 7 along the treeline appears to have some remnants of old barbed wire so be on the lookout. Hole 9 teeing area is a bit close to 8 basket which seems to be commonly a blind approach.

The only other cons I noticed are due to the course's very new nature. Tees are marked by sticks ( at the time of this review, I hear that maybe changing). Some of the holes need a bit of tree and foliage pruning, and it looks like this is already marked out in orange spraypaint. A large downed tree has blocked some of the approach to #1 as well. As the course is very new, and some of this seems to be in the works, I don't want to be too tough on things as they are now

Big thanks to Bethel Church and the people involved to create this course for public use. The folks that I ran into when I stopped by could not have been nicer or more welcoming.

This course really does look like a fun work in progress. It is definitely in an area of town which really doesn't have a course nearby so this is an awesome addition. I look forward to the progress of and continuation of play at Bethel DGC.

I would make sure to bring a map the first time because a few hole transitions could be a bit confusing.