I played this one not because I wanted to, but because Winthrop was closed for college nats and camp Canaan is closed on weekdays.

It proved to be a worthy little stop though and has some challenge to it for sure. You start near the parking lot and play a shortish hole to start, and then the creek that bisects the course begins to come into play. The basket for 2 I perched just feet from the edge as is the one for 11 I believe it is on the back.

Three is a fun ridge to ridge shot over the creek with a late tree tunnel and then you dive into the wooded holes for a bit.

4 you have likely seen on social media as it's a super tight quad mando with the creek before the green.
Several tree tunnel holes with some elevation sprinkled in and plenty of variation in the mid 200-300 ft range.

Then you throw some placement heavy shots with tricky mandos that are on the short side and then 17 switches it up heavy with a 278ft downhill shot across the creek with a pretty tight mando off the tee.

Navigation was super easy and though it wasn't always 100% intuitive I never felt like it was hard.

Baskets are nice disccatchers in decent shape, and pads are mainly concrete with one natural pad on 16.

Signs were accurate and easy to read and benches were dotted around on a few holes.

Pretty short and many of the fairways are very close to one another.

It wasn't busy when I played but I could see that being an issue when it was a full house.

Some of the right mandos might be overly gimmicky for some. It is challenging, but not everyone is going to dig it.

For the land they have the design is really nice. It would have been very easy for it to be an unsafe course and I feel like that was a testament to the designers that it is.

I don't think it's a flawless track, but I liked it and if I can't play one of the USDGC courses it subs pretty well.

Boyd Hill was a course I had initially planned on playing when mapping out my trip down here. For one reason or another it was taken out of the mix. It turned out I had time to play it and I'm glad I had researched it prior to this trip. I'm even more glad that I was able to play here. This was a pleasant surprise that I'm glad I bagged. Just a very fun course that will appeal to most players.

The tees here are concrete. Nothing special, perfectly functional. Grippy and nicely sized. One tee per hole.

The baskets are Discatchers. These were in good shape, mounted nice and level and caught fine. As I've mentioned before in other reviews, I love discatchers and their yellow bands on woods courses. Easy to spot and they get the job done. One basket/placement per hole.

The flow of the course is well done. Starts and ends close to the parking lot. No major treks between holes. Nice, concise layout that flows really well throughout. The course features a good mix of woods, open, water and elevation. These 4 aspects are used expertly on this piece of property to create a ultra fun course. Well done in that regard.

The lines here are tight on the latter half of the course. Tight, but fair. Some people might not like some of these holes for the very reason I DID like them. There are specific lines/shapes that you need to hit to birdie. There are bailout options off the tee that still offer a more challenging but doable shot to card a par. This course will bait you into shots you'll soon regret if you don't execute. I loved that about this course. The replay value is great.

The pin placements on quite a few of the holes are perfectly done. Especially the creek holes. The design incorporates a solid mix of left, right and straight shots. The elevation adds a twist to this. I wish a could get another crack or ten at this course.

The course wasn't the cleanest by any means. But it was by no means filthy. Not even close on my visit tbh. But it's also not as scenic as most of the other courses I played on this trip either.

Hole 6 lol. I didn't personally mind it. But I hit the mando. And the second one too. This hole was pretty hilarious. Excessive, obnoxious, assinine might be other descriptors you'd hear it described as. It's unique, I'll give it that.

Towards the middle of the course there's some weird transitions and also some holes that play almost over the top of each other. Nothing egregious really. And a non issue if you have the course to yorself. If busy though, it'd be potentially treacherous. The flow of the course wasn't too hard to follow, but having a map handy wouldn't hurt and would actually be recomended.

Boyd Hill was one of the bigger surprises I encountered on this trip. Not a must play or anything, but absolutely worth a spin. I didn't get a chance to play Winthrop or Westminster. I did bag Camp Canaan, both of them. As far as Rock Hill golf goes Boyd Hill seems like it'd be toward the top of the hit list. Lots of courses around there, most are school courses and of the others Boyd is the most accessable.

This was just a damn fun course. Would I recommend it? I would. I don't think it'll blow you away. It certainly won't disappoint either.

A hill with trees and water that serves as a good pair to its other downtown 18er.

-Amenities: Concrete tees, DISCatchers, tee signs with all info and maps.

-Terrain: Boyd Hill has the Big Three - elevation, water, and foliage. Neither elevation nor water are particularly big, but they factor in on a lot of holes, which helps this stand out from typical all-wooded par-54 courses. Honestly, this course may be one of the best examples of using a creek repeatedly that I've seen among 250+ tracks.

-Feel: Compared to the other Rock Hill courses I played on this Wednesday, Boyd Hill was humming. There quite a few groups out, and many were friendly. It's no Sedgley Woods or Mt. Airy, but my impression is that this is a place where newer players would find no lack of helpful faces. I was asked multiple times in the round whether lost discs and wallets were mine.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Some holes that feel like gimmes and some that you'll be grateful to be in the fairway on. The course is predominantly wooded, but quite a few holes are more in the open or running from open to woods. Side hills are prevalent, and the creek comes into play at least eight times to great effect. There are definitely some really tight tunnels, but there are holes with more margin for error to recover a par from a misfire. To my taste, as discussed below, the lines aren't the most enjoyable due to either blandness or difficulty, but as a whole they are all competent, and the water enhances most of the round.

Despite some really nice elements, I found Boyd Hill strangely unappealing.

-Bad Holes: Or, at least, I think they're bad. (6) is a double double mando (two consecutive double mandos) with the second set being little more than a couple discs' width wide. One of my least favorite holes ever. Then, holes (12) and (15) both seemed like nice shapes, but I found that there was no real air shot that could reach the pin on either of them.

-Scrambling: A few holes out here offer little respite for an early mistake. This is especially true in the (8)-(11) region, but even some of the mid-thick parts will only leave the squirreliest options. A decent example of this is the long (14), which doesn't seem to offer much of a fairway the last 150' to those who can't swing it 400' over the water.

-Crossovers: A few navigation spots require crossing your tracks to travel to the next hole. Similarly, some fairways are at risk from other fairways. Nothing drastic.

-Water Risk: Discs won't be permanently lost, but there's a substantial dropoff into the creek which may make it hard to retrieve discs for those who aren't sure of foot and/or willing to do a bit of climbing.

As I mentioned at the opening, I think this is a really nice counterpart to Winthrop Lakefront course. They have similar levels of intriguing design and natural elements, with Winthrop favoring open tastes and Boyd Hill much more technical. Now that I'm writing up my reviews, I think Boyd Hill has the upper hand, but I would return to Lakefront first, as a handful of holes in the middle of Boyd really rubbed me the wrong way. All the philosophizing aside, Boyd Hill is a solidly Good course, and most players will enjoy a round here with its hilly, watery lines.

-Navigation/Flow: Good in many spots, but a few strange crossovers or transitions. UDisc will help for this one.

~Similar Courses: Oregon Park (Marietta, GA); Southeast Park (Columbia, SC); CMC Leadville (Leadville, CO).

-Boyd hill is a disc golf course in rock hill that is mainly for beginners and intermedites. If you are one of those, you probably will do well at this course.
-The course has a great use of elevation and usually after an uphill hole, the next will high likely be downhill. A few holes are flat as well.
-The course has teepads and they are in good shape and the holes that are longer (5,14) have teepads that a little longer than the others. The holes that are barely 200 something or less have kind of small teepads (4,7,13 and 16) the longer the hole, the longer the teepad.
-I like that the creek is the biggest obstacle on the course. That way if you throw a disc in it, it won't be too hard to find since it's shallow.
-I liked a lot of holes there and my favorite was #17. It's uphil/downhill and is a hyzer shot. It goes out into the open and a birdie is very possible if you throw an overstable disc if youare a rhbh or lhfh thrower. Rhfh's and lhbh's, I recommend you throw an understable disc. The other holes I loved were #5, #10, #13, #16 and 18.
-Teesigns are very accurate and I believed the distance of the holes on all of them.
-#18 is a great finish to the course. It has a mando gate not far from the tee and it's easier to hit than #6's. The creek is in play about 245' feet from the tee. It's super fun.
-The first four holes are pretty open just to warm you up and then #5's basket goes in the woods. The woods are not very tight but they do require straight shots unless the hole is not straight.
-The grass is cut and since the woods are not thick at all and the course is openly wooded. You probably won't lose a disc unless you refuse to go in the creek to get it if it lands there.
-Although I didn't see the next teesigns, the course is very easy to follow. You can print out a map if you feel like you need to.
-There are trashcans and bathrooms in the rec center.

-It's in the hood and it can possibly be dangerous. If you play disc golf and have children under 12, I would recommend not bringing them. When my mom was about to park, she said "We might be going to Tirzah" which is a good idea for you players who have kids since it's on a church property. Also a man in the neighborhood was looking at me and my mother. Some advice from my mom "Tee off now and play it fast". That's a tip for #12.
-Lots of litter occurs on the course (mainly beer cans) and the broken glass wasn't much trouble but don't wear your flip flops because that way it won't be too much trouble.
-A few holes cross each other lie 8 and 10 and 6 and 12. At the Blazer, whoever gets to one of those holes first, those people start.
-Yes hole 4 is short that drops maybe 20 feet or something and I did hit the chains on it but it has a circle spraypainted. Basically you have to be no more than maybe 30-40 from the basket or it's a stroke penalty and you're third shot is in the fairway on a spraypainted line. I like #4 but really, it's a tough cookie.
-#11's basket is warped. Every basket is old and rusty.

I loved this course and could play it all day except on a hot summer day without water. I forgot to get it out of the cooler. Besides being in a bad part of town and littered quite a bunch, I love it here and the layout is great. It's pretty hilly and if it gets cleaned up, the course is in great shape.

hole by hole
#1. Nice starting hole mostly open then goes in the woods. There is a mando pointing left I think. It's pretty far from the tee. The hole requires any throw with any disc but don't go far, I did and had an uphill putt.
#2. Tough teeshot but if you get past and avoid the trees, that's a good throw. The teeshot is over a bush and tree limbs are not very high up.
#3. Big challenge for Right backhand throwers (RHBH). Trees are to the right guarding the road. No obstacles for sidearm throwers.
#4. Nicely downhill, and open ace run that is very easy to birdie. The playground is right so you better avoid that.
#5. Now it gets hard. The tee is in the fairway and the basket is in the woods. You have an uphill shot over a creek maybe 225' past the pad. The fairway tighten once you enter the woods.
#6. The two double mandos are not far ahead of the tee but believe me, they are very hard to hit. The one 4 feet from the tee is tight but easier to hit. The second is wider but really hard to get through. It's a hard hole that has a small opening left in the field from the woods. It's good for thumbers.
#7. Short but not beginner friendly. I must be honest. I bogeyed this hole. It's a bit uphill and has another small opening and then it goes to the right. This is one of the harder holes on the course and it's kinda hard to get out of the deep woods.
#8. Very fun challenge. You need a decent flick for a birdie. The small dropoff isn't far past the basket.
#9. The hardest on the course if #6 wasn't such a nightmare and it definitely can be a bust if you don't hit the fairway. Remember it's a dogleg right and anhyzers and flicks can tame this hole. It's not bad but it can be if you make it.
#10. Another great hole! It's a lot like #8 except it's straight and a little shorter. If you go nice and straight, you could birdie but if you go too far, you'll probably be in the creek.
#11. Challenging and uphill and needs to be cleaned up to the left of the tee. The creek is ahead around 75' feet. The hole opens up once you pass the creek.
#12. Fun sidearm hole, few over head branches but still a nice challenge.
#13 nice ace run that is downhill which causes you to hit the creek 15' feet. The fairway slopes right and the basket has trees beside it.
#14. Longest one on the course and it's not too hard if you avoid the trees straight or slightly left or right ahead. Also the creek is left. This hole is hard and many stroke penalties are common. I still liked this hole.
#15. It's flat until you get to the basket. This fairway is one of the hardest to hit. Once you get close, you see that the basket is elevated on bricks about 5 feet tall. Cool hole.
#16. Sweet downhill ace run that does NOT have trees around it. It's in a ditch, don't be weak on this one. Drops about -10.
#17. It's the only dogleg left on the course. The tee shot is wooded and a hyzer that goes 200' and turns left and good bit is possibly very close. Awesome, awesome hole.
#18. Fantastic finishing hole on the course. Hit the mando gate from the tee about 40-50' feet. It's wider than #6's mandos. Possibly will be the best on the course to y'all to a lot of y'all who haven't played here.

Overall, the neighborhood is dangerous. The creek isn't bad because water flows slowly down to the gutter. When I played here (7 times) I could tell people didn't do their business in there. Overall, this course is worth the play because it has ace runs, long bombs and it offers aces if you drive your drive well, particularly #16 at really only about 165-180 feet long. It can happen easier with a putter, #16's aced the most but it won't happen automatically. When I read the hole info, I expected an ace on #4 or #16. Honestly I will say, I got par on both. #16 is actually the easiest. On #4, in a tournament, for y'all who played here, you might have noticed the circle on #4 marked by spray paint. It's an island green, #4 was aced at the tournament and should've gone in when I hit the chains but it didn't and unsurprisingly, there were 7's and 8's on #4 because they missed the island green. If you miss it, go down about 75' feet from the tee and you will see a line marked by spray paint for your approach. It's a penalty stroke if the island isn't made.

- Boyd Hill presents itself as a smallish, park-style pitch and putt upon first glance. After finishing the first several holes, however, it quickly becomes apparent that Boyd possesses some very solid, fun disc golf holes of varying lengths and difficulties. Beginners will definitely be able to hang here, but there are also plenty of exciting challenges awaiting more experienced players. A smallish stream bisects the course, and is nestled in a fairly sizable ditch that tries its best to induce players' discs to roll into the water on several greens. Mature pines dot the start of the course before it moves into a small wooded area. Eventually the course loops back towards the beginning on the far side of the stream, ending right by the parking lot.
- Elevation is used well, from the slight slopes used on the first several holes to the moderate elevation found later on. The designers did a good job incorporating all available elevation gain/loss, creating several fairly risky greens.
- Standout holes include #6, #13, #14, and #18. Hole #6 tees off through two double mandatories demarcated by old discs nailed to four large trees close off the tee. If you make all four mandatories (definitely a bit of a "pucker-factor" here as you try not to miss the narrow gap provided), the fairway leads you downhill through woods, across the stream and slightly uphill to a sloped green and a pin hidden from sight by large trees on the edge of the stream. Very nice! #13 is a short downhill ace run with the stream hard behind the pin, and the basket protected by several large trees. #14, the longest hole at just over 400', has OB to the left in the form of the stream. Again, the basket is nicely protected by trees. #18 finishes the course off right, with another mandatory and the stream coming into play yet again by the basket.
- Amenities include: decent concrete tees (laughably small in one or two places yet totally sufficient), signs that list the distances and hole number (but not a map of the hole layout), and a couple of trashcans near the parking lot. Next tee signs located on baskets as needed.

- There is a certain "ghetto" flavor to this course. Broken glass everywhere, graffiti, used-condoms, trash, locals from the nearby housing complex having loud, angry cellphone conversations on random teeboxes, etc.
- One or two places might contain safety issues, if the course is busy. #8 and #10's fairways cross, and the tee area for #2 might be located too close to #1's basket. Exercising a little caution should eliminate any problems.

- Not a world beater by any stretch of the imagination, Boyd is nevertheless a really fun, interesting course to play with several unique holes that stand out in my mind even many weeks after playing it. Certainly not a destination course, but if you're in the area and looking for a solid little course, or a warm up round before tackling some of the area's bigger better monsters, Boyd is for you.

Holes are all different. Ranging from open holes to tight wooded tunnels. There is a creek that falls into play on 4/5 of the holes. Local players are nice and helpful.
Being a new player I find this course a challenge and I have improved my game because of it.

Course is dirty and has many holes with broken glass.

I really like hole 4. It's a easy downhill shot. May be the easiest hole on the course. If I throw to hard I end up in the water on this hole.
Hole 14 kills me and my noodle arm. I've yet to even par this hole.

I was hit up for money by two locals at this course while playing solo. I stood my ground and everyone was polite, but it felt a little tense. I would recommend playing with at least a group of 2.

The biggest pro for me was that there wasn't anything to complain about. In a small park with benches, trash cans and a bathroom in the rec center. Course features mostly shorter holes with either open fairways and a smattering of mature trees, or tight, heavily wooded fairways. Not much elevation, but it does come into play a little bit. Good mix of left and right doglegs. Several very tight tunnel shots through the woods. There is a small creek running through the middle of the course that comes into play on several holes. It's not big enough to swallow your disc, but can cost you a stroke due to the basket location on a couple holes. Several nice ace opportunities if that's your goal. #13 looks like a nice ace run from the tee, but the basket is actually tucked tightly between 2 trees with the creek behind it. If you ace that hole it's a good one, even though it's only about190' downhill. This is one of those courses that you can go play and play well with very limited discs. I used my putter, and 2 mids for almost every shot. I think I threw 2 thumbers just to loosen up the arm. Maybe a good place to hold a 1 disc tourney. Nice lines and good holes even though there isn't a ton of length.

The course has a pretty small footprint. The designer did a very good job of fitting a course into the available land. On #4 the tee pad is in the parking lot and you must throw over the small road the exits the lot. Not ideal. The double, double mando on #6 is iffy for me. It's not a totally brutal shot, but I wasn't sure it was necessary. But some people may like it, not sure. To each his own I guess.

In some places there isn't a lot of room between the basket and the next tee pad, or another fairway. I had no problems with errant discs, but it could be an issue in a tournament or a crowded day. There was a few other groups on the course today and I had no problems, but I wouldn't want to be there is the course was very crowded.

Length. There was 1 hole over 400'. It played along the creek and had some trees so it was a good hole, but not one you can totally air it out on. If you like wide open spaces and throwing long this course is not for you.

Not really any signature, wow hole. Maybe not a negative, but some players like the hole on the huge hill, or the hole on the edge of the lake. It's not here.

I really enjoyed this course. I am trying to work on form and accuracy, and this is a good course for that. I would compare it to Timmons in Greenville, SC; OT Sloan in Sanford, NC or possibly North Asheboro Park in Asheboro, NC. It's a really nice little neighborhood course that you'd enjoy having by your house, but you wouldn't travel a huge distance to play it. If you come to Rock HIll to play Winthrop then you should definitely hit up Boyd Hill. It would be a great compliment to a bigger, more wide open course.

Boyd Hill is a fun little deuce or die course. It knows what it is - and it plays to it. It doesn't try to bring into play tough par 3's that wouldn't fit with the course's flow. But even with nothing but deucable holes, some of them are challenging in their own way. There are forehands and backhands, along with fun gap hits. A few mandos. Some holes even bring some nice elevation into play. Overall it brings a very fun element to the game - especially when set next to Winthrop Gold every October. That's one of the biggest pros to the course - after playing grueling golf on the Gold course over at Winthrop, its nice to come down and be reminded why you enjoy disc golf.

It isn't as nicely kept up - there's some random trash scattered on the course at times. I'm not sure if all of it is from disc golfers, though. That isn't to say it is poorly kept up - but it definitely could use some cleaning up in places.

Most of the cons - such as lack of long holes, lack of par 4's, etc would really be nitpicking. Those things do keep it from being a championship calibre course, but they don't keep it from being a fun place to golf.

I would play this course any time I visit Rock Hill. It isn't Winthrop Gold, but as I already said - that's what makes it fun. Everything can be deuced, every hole is fun. Playing skins on this course is a good time, playing doubles is a good time. Just remember when you hit Boyd Hill that its more about some chill time golf than about playing something that'll challenge every part of your game.

Some nice settings and neat elevation differences make for interesting play. The more open holes were very nice to play and fun. I enjoyed them. Wooded holes increase the difficulty and challenge even the advanced players. I had enough fun playing there that I played 2 more times that day before heading back to Charleston. If its your first time there, play it once casually and then play a second round and really try. You'll enjoy it more the second time around after you've seen each hole and how its played. My score went down each round.

Some holes are set in the woods and have VERY NARROW fairways. NOT for beginners. Will aggrevate you as you learn the course and the elevations and the tight fairways on some holes. Bring your "A" game as accuracy is a must in the woods. Will be difficult to play the first round. Suggest playing two rounds if you want to enjoy it.

Free to play with available parking and not far from the Winthrop courses if you want to try more than one course in Rock Hill. I wish I had played my third round at Winthrop. It was fun and I cant really complain.

cool little course in rock hill, close to winthrop. a good warm up course if you plan on playing winthrop. good signs at all holes, concrete pads, ace runs and good use of terrain

can be a little sketchy at times. there was a stolen moped in the woods on hole #9 . broken glass is everywhere, not many trashcans or any benches

a very fun course to play. there are a couple of tricky holes #6 has a double mando, which makes for a tough shot. # 13 is tucked behind a group of trees and is easily overshot and into the creek. # 16 is a short straigh ahead shot w/ only the basket showing. nice layout for the amount of space available, i find this course to be more challenging than the lakefront course at winthrop.

What I personally like and how this course stacks up:
1) Holes with good risk/reward -- B+
2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities -- B+
3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography -- B+
4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion -- C
5) Bonus amount for multi-shot holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them -- N/A

It's all about feeding the addiction, so I ranked this course subjectively based on my own "personal addiction factor". The grades above tell how well the course will draw me back to itself again and again and again. Since I have played a decent number of courses (115 18-hole, 50 9-hole as of early 2009), my hope is that players/explorers who have similar addiction tastes will find my ratings list helpful as they choose courses to play and explore.

Over time, I expect to fill some of my reviews in with more descriptive verbiage...if what I can add anything to what has already been written. For now, my list is more important to me than the verbiage of my reviews.

I fully expect others with different tastes/philosophies to disagree with me....that's the fun of things here. See my profile for my rating philosophy.

Fun mixture of technical elements. The wooded areas are very tough. Holes aren't very long...an arm saver this close to Winthrop.

Backs up to the projects. Broken glass everywhere.

I concur that this is one to be played in groups and not solo.

I've sprinkled in some updates to reflect my round here in January '21. Boyd Hill has come a long way in the past several years.
- I probably hadn't played here in four or five years before my round in January '21. There have been tremendous strides taken to cleaning up the course and opening up some of the lines/fairways.
- If the course can maintain this level of cleanliness and clearing, it will be one of the best mid-range/intermediate level courses in the entire Charlotte area.
- Tremendous variety throughout. Course is based heavily around the creek that runs through the middle and the hills that roll down toward it. Course seemingly flows between open & wooded layouts, flat and terrained layouts, straight lines, doglegs, tight gaps and more generous fairways. The best attribute is the number of holes that seemingly have their own identity.
- Holes as simple as #3 and 4 play so much better when they're in a cleaned up park. #3 is a nice, 266-foot, slight dogleg right around & under several trees. #4 is most likely the most fun, throw a second disc shot on the course. Short, downhill 187-foot shot to a basket in front of the creek. Think Timmons #2 (Greenville) as a comp.
- I love the last six holes. There's a great variety of layouts and interesting hole placements. They're not overly difficult, but each one is uniquely different from the others. Great way to close the round.
- It's challenging for such a short course- 4600 feet total, only 1 hole over 400 ft.
- Lots of risk/reward birdie holes. #13 is a short downhill hole, with basket nestled between trees and drop-off to creek less than 20 feet behind. You can go for the pin and either land close for a birdie, or have shot roll away for a challenging up and down for par.
- Course uses every square inch of the park to squeeze in 18. No long walks between basket to next pin. It's good for getting in a quick round.

It is impressive that a full, enjoyable course was squeezed into this space. The downside is that it's extremely easy to land on another hole. My tee shot on #8 hit a tree and landed next to #9's tee. My tee shot on #11 sailed left and ended on #6's fairway; #14 ended on #3's fairway, and on #17, I ended near #15's basket. Point being, this course may not be as enjoyable when it's packed.
- As part of the crammed-in factor, you have tees right next to each other. You see this with #6 & #12, #8 & 10, and again with #13 & 16. It would be easy to not pay attention, and go directly from #5 to 13, or more likely, from #7 to 10.
- Better signage in places. Arrows pointing players to the next tee would be helpful on the few long and/or awkward transitions. I'm thinking from #2 to 3, from #4 to 5 (this one especially), and #17 to 18.
- Pay extra attention to tee shots on wooded holes, #6 & #8 - 11. Thick underbrush, and some TIGHT fairways present potential risk of losing discs.
- Hole #6 is a love/hate layout with it's double mando between two sets of trees. The first set of trees feels like it's directly off the end of the tee to the point I've cut my run-up short of the end of the tee box each time. You also have another double mando on #18, but that one has a more natural feel.
- Course has had issues with trash, especially in the back portion of the park. I'm leaving that as a con for now simply to point out it's been an issue for years, but hopefully has been addressed. It's also the reason for my review title.

This course has grown on me the more I've played. I didn't like it the first time or two I played it back in the late '00s. With my latest visit in January '21, it's taken a step up in my book in terms of its quality.
- My two favorite holes are both centered around/over/alongside the creek: #5 & 13. #5 is a relatively simple, slightly uphill 312 foot shot that goes over the creek. It's a scenic, enjoyable tee shot where you can just clear the creek while also having a birdie putt. This is essentially a reverse of #18, which has you throwing downhill towards the creek.
- As for #13, it's a nerve-testing, 164-foot downhill throwing to a basket five feet from a slight drop-off to the creek. The basket is placed between two cedar trees. You're most likely throwing a soft tee shot off the tee and begging for your disc to drop almost immediately.
- Highlighted by #13 and 14, the final six holes are really good. In terms of variety, it's an excellent offering of different wooded looks. Plenty of variety in all of them. #18 is a great closing hole. Another good risk/reward hole.
- I wrote this closing comment back in 2008: "Course has potential to be even better. If it was only a little bigger, and much cleaner, it'd be a solid course. Still, it's a great compliment to Winthrop and worth the 5 minute drive for a quick round."
- As of '21, this course has reached that potential. I don't think this course could play any better than it is right now, based upon its current layout. I initially rated it a 2.0, then bumped it up after a couple more visits. I've now bumped it up another half point to a 3.0.
- I think an argument can be made that this is now a more fun, more varied round of disc golf than Winthrop Lakefront. The only way to find out is to play them back-to-back and have a good day of throwing.