Overall: This course has the potential to act as the more technical, varied counterpart to The Rez course just up the road. With its great variety of distance, technicality, shots, and landscapes, Center City will demand your all. Being within earshot of I-20, the course is accessible to locals, as well as visitors. Hopefully, with the new renovations, attendance will continue to climb to drive further improvements.

Hole 1 - "Welcome to the Jungle" - This course greets you from the parking lot with an uphill, tunnel leading to a basket perched on the precipice of a red clay canyon.

Hole 2 - The tee is set in a clearing, but players must navigate a narrow window into a downhill wooded clearing, where the pin is located.

Hole 3 - Players return to the red clay to face a slightly uphill, pine-lined fairway that leads over the red clay canyon. On the opposite lip of the canyon, the basket sits in a clearing a few feet from the edge.

Hole 4 - "Field of Dreams" - The tee is set just off the side of a practice soccer field. Just off the tee, there is a window for players to navigate as they attempt to cross the soccer field in preparation to approach the pin. At the opposite side of the field, players must find a way to attack a pin that is at the peak of a steep hill that is well-guarded with trees and brush.

Hole 5 - Players get to tee off of the large hill back out over the same soccer field as before. The shot sets up for a large RHFH. The pin is nestled into the woods just off the end of the field.

Hole 6 - Here, players enter the wooded, technical section of the course. This hole is a short, uphill shot into a small washout to an elevated, suspended basket. The shot is there for the taking, but a missed putt will make you pay.

Hole 7 - Caution: this tee box is not marked. The tee is set on top of a hill, where players get to navigate a tree-lined fairway that doglegs to the left at about 250 feet. Once in the opening at the far end of the fairway, players must navigate an obstructive cluster of trees and glide over a low-lying wetlands area to find the basket.

Hole 8 - "The Beast" - For being less than 500 feet long, this hole is one of the most challenging holes I have played. Once on the tee box, players are immediately confronted with a berm that is about 6 feet tall and runs across the width of the tree-lined fairway. This makes players want to elevate their throw height and inevitably hyzer into the rough. As if this was not enough, the fairway itself steeply slants from left to right, just waiting for a disc to find an edge. If you happen to find the rough, good luck. Your disc will likely be swallowed by thick underbrush that is laced with thorns and briars. If you successfully navigate the fairway, you will begin the ascent to the basket. Unfortunately, you are forced around the side of an even steeper hill, where the only opening to the basket is deep and to the right side. If you still have discs to throw once you summit the hill, the basket is nestled among a few trees.

Hole 9 - Players are rewarded for conquering the beast by throwing off a fairly high drop-off, down another wooded fairway to find the basket perched on top of a mound. When I got this one in three strokes, I screamed out loud from joy.

Hole 10 - This hole has the least elevation change of any hole thus far. Players are expected to navigate several windows before they toss an approach over a small hill to a basket placed on the downslope.

Hole 11 - This wooded hole doglegs hard left about 100 feet off of the tee and continues on a gentle downhill slope for about another 150-200 feet before locating the basket placed perilously close to a small drop-off. Aggressive putts are tempting but punishing if off the mark.

Hole 12 - Players will find a narrow fairway along a ridge that will dump to the right , where the basket is set among a few trees.

Hole 13 - This hole is very similar in shape to the previous hole, except the fairway is wider because you are throwing down a service road. The largest difficulty here is finding good footing on the tee pad.

Hole 14 - "Beulah Land" - Holes like this are what make disc golf so fun. The hole is set on the lane of an industrial gas or power line (I think). Players tee off on top of a large hill and get to watch the full flight of their fastest disc as it travels down the hill away from the tee, over a valley and small tree line, and back up to the slope of an adjacent hill, where the basket sits nestled in among an opening in the trees.

Hole 15 - This is a unique, S-shaped hole. Players navigate a ~200 foot long fairway out of the woods and back into the previous gas or power line. Instead of watching their disc majestically soar from peak to peak as on the previous hole, they are forced to heave their disc uphill and against unusually strong winds (the pipeline acts as a sort of wind tunnel) before they are forced to approach the basket through a window in the opposite tree line.

Hole 16 - NEW PIN POSITION - Previously, this hole was very short with the basket nestled on a small plateau between a chain-linked fence and a vertical face. Recent updates have cleared a new fairway along the previous red clay, vertical face and pushed the basket into a cove of trees approximately 100 feet beyond the old location. Despite the addition distance, the new hole location is more easily reached with a strong RHBH hyzer with a fairway driver. Very much appreciated modification.

Hole 17 - Here is your ace run. The basket is fairly short (sub-200 feet) with very little elevation change. The fairway is narrow and wooded but fits a RHFH very well.

Hole 18 - One last bomb. Players hike to the top of the hill holes 4 and 5 involved and cross the soccer field one last time. The tee looks through a narrow window, but successful shots are rewarded with the wide-open field. The basket is situated on the far end of the field on a small ridge in a cluster of trees.

A local Eagle Scout has put in a tremendous amount of effort to take a previously dilapidated course and make it playable again. He did even more than that. He made it good again. Very good. But if this course wants to take the next step, it will need the support of the City of Pearl Parks and Recreation Department to improve course navigation by installing hole and course maps, continuing to regularly cut back the encroaching limbs and trees, and pour concrete tee pads for every hole.

Baskets: not name-brand, high quality, but they are now all present, in good condition, and clearly marked with fluorescent orange paint around the band.

Tee pads: a mixture of dirt and concrete pads. Most are level and in good condition; although, a few could use a little help.

Tee Signs/Maps/Markers: Previously, course navigation was very difficult and basically required a guide the first time through, but with the recent upgrades, navigation is greatly improved. To my knowledge there are no course maps. Most tee boxes are marked by fluorescent orange pipes, and red arrows have been placed in prominent positions to guide players through the course.

General Course Design: The course loops on itself several times and ultimately comes back to where you started. With the new work done, the fairways are all navigable, but there is still work to be done. There were several times on the course that the windows or lanes were unreasonably tight.

Foliage: Currently, the course is in the best shape its been in about 3 years. All of the fairways are mowed and many trees/limbs have been cleared. Once you stray too far from the fairway, do not be surprised to run into plenty of thorns and briars amongst the dense underbrush.

Benches & Trash Bins: Benches and trash cans are scattered throughout the course.

Elevation: This course's major strength is the land it's set on. Most holes feature some aspect of elevation change that is used very well.

Epic Holes: Several holes come to mind, considering the number of holes that involve large drop-offs or steep uphill shots, but hole 14 takes the cake. The hole is set on the lane of an industrial gas line (I think). Players tee off on top of one large hill and get to watch the full flight of their disc as it travels down the hill away from the tee, over a valley and small tree line, and back up to the slope of an adjacent hill, where the basket sits nestled in among an opening in the trees.

Restrooms: Available at the start of the course.

Variety of Hole Distances: Most holes are on the shorter side of things, but there are a handful where you can open up your bag and let it fly.

Variety of Shots Required: This course will take every shot you have. During my last full round, I think I used all but 2 or 3 of my discs.

Parking: Parking is a gravel lot that is associated with the park's softball complex

Scenic Beauty: This course has a nice mixture of scenic beauty, including a red clay canyon and forest.

Crowded: I have never seen the course crowded; although, with the new work that has been done, I have seen an uptick in attendance.

The layout utilizes the existing terrain; topography, vegetation, and general ambiance to make a super fun course full of different looking shots. No two consecutive holes match up in terms of looks, distance, elevation change or shot style. This keeps the flow fresh and interesting. Starting from hole one the surprises start off with the ~20 foot shear drop off immediately behind the basket into a red sand gulley. Each shot off the tee provides for a little something different. Distance-control off the tee is prized much more than old fashion distance. No hole lets you just open up the big guns without some control. Otherwise you'd be searching and wondering why you did that in the first place. The fairways are fair and balanced; some tight with a dash of luck required and others more open to allow for some shot movement. The greens give a chance of a roll away on most with some hidden slopes behind the baskets if you're not careful. On some of the more spread out treks between holes there are navigation signs which is nice and helpful.

As noted by others the grass can tend to get long in areas though I didn't see this as being much of an issue. With the tee signs only indicating the hole number with no distances, tee designation, or visual representation they didn't really do anything. On multiple occasions I had to walk one-half to two-thirds the hole length to get a visual on the basket. This could be eradicated with better tee signs. Luckily my phone was not dead and I could look up the course map on here. I'd recommend that to anyone playing it both blind and solo. A course map near number one would help this situation too. The tees are all natural with two or three being carpet and my only complaint is that some are not level and/or loose footing.

This was a tremendously fun course that provides a good shot variety in a pretty secluded area of the park. Even though this isn't the hardest course it does provide some challenge, especially on the back nine. Being off your lines on the front nine where a lot of birdies are waiting will leave you ruing the chances. Players of all skill level will have a good time here. Advanced and pros should be able to shoot under par without too much worry while intermediates and below can manage a few birdies and do well to keep out of trouble.

- Very good baskets (mixed Mach's with Innova's).
- Each holes has tee signs indicating the tees
- Multiple tees are present on many of the holes. The primary tees are marked with blue rocks; alternate tees marked with pink rocks.
- Very unique terrain for the area.
- Good variety of shot types and hole types.
- Lots of elevation changes.
- There has never been a crowd, so you can play very quickly and without being rushed.
- Benches at many of the holes.

- Natural tees.
- Course has a tendency to get a bit overgrown in the summer. Holes 11, 14, & 15 are the most troublesome and your disc can be hard to find in the fairway.
- Some drainage issues during the really wet times of the year. This affects holes 4, 5, & 6 the most.

The red sand canyon is very interesting(holes 1 and 3).

Elevation is in play on many of the holes. Some hole tee low and go to a higher basket; while others go from high to low. The hanging basket on hole 6 is unique and cool.

The large field in the middle is mowed infrequently, so the grass seeds will sticking to your legs/pants. In general, the course is maintained pretty good. The high grass as well as some briars on the borders of some fairways are a negative.

I recommend this course to anyone in the area. Now the course is a full 18, and it's really exciting.

There are restrooms near the course.