Has practice basket

Has concrete tee pads

Has tee signs

Has many benches throughout course

Has some mandos

Has multiple basket placements for most holes

Course navigation without a map is fairly straightforward

Good mix of open and wooded fairways with doglegs and elevations

Quiet - had whole course to myself on a Saturday afternoon

Restrooms

Safety issues - course has a few holes that play near the road and park's amenities

Overall a short course

No variety in pars - par 54

Many opportunities to lose discs here via water - recommend backup discs

Long walk back to the parking lot after finishing the last hole

Park can get crowded at times as it's popular with parkgoers

Pay to play

This is a short, fun 18 hole course in Macon that I enjoyed playing on a windy Saturday afternoon. After paying the $3 per person fee at the park entrance, I traveled straight down the road to the parking lot where the practice basket can be spotted nearby. The course is pretty well balanced as far as having open and wooded fairways and the uphill and downhill elevations. One thing that is not balanced is the distances for the holes. Most holes play pretty short and can get dull after playing the first nine holes. The second half is much more exciting with the pucker factor from the lake on most of the holes. Hole #15 is a water carry over the lake. There are some safety issues at this course where a few holes play near the road and near some of the park's amenities. On the day I played, a camper was parked near hole #11 basket and a couple of people were fishing near hole #15 basket. The course could have been designed better to make room for some par 4s with the amount of land at this park. The walk back to the parking lot after finishing hole #18 was fairly long. The course had no other players that I saw that day but plenty of parkgoers around so I can see how it can get crowded on a nice day. This is a good course to bag if you're in the area as it's close to a freeway but it's not quite the destination course you would expect after paying to play.

1) Nice signs with hole sponsors, Hole #, Par, and distance, with a map included.

2) Nice long grippy concrete tees are always appreciated.

3) Fairyly beginner friendly while still fun and challenging shots for decent players. It is short enough for the beginner but there are enough fun unique shots that others will enjoy the course too.

4) You have a couple choices on how to throw almost every hole. There are some straight lines at a lot of the basket or you can choose to work the disc one direction or another.

5) Nice mix of trees in the wooded holes. There are a lot of different trees but there is also a nice variety of the density of the foliage.

6) Nice garbage bins (probably the nicest looking bins I have seen on a disc golf course).

7) Benches on occasion throughout the course.

8) Decent elevation change on this course. There are some uphills some downhills, some across the slopes, and some that shoot from one hill to another hill over a valley.

9) Only a couple of holes don't have at least a little elevation change but there still are some rolling hills that come into play.

10) Risk/reward is present on a handful of holes but is most influential in your shot making on #15 where you have a 325' water carry right at the basket or you can lay up to the left without crossing any water, or you can throw to the right which can range between the 150' and 325' carry depending on how much you want to bite off, but there are trees that also will dictate what line you take. Great hole!

11) $3 fee per person is still worth the cost. Normally parks charge per vehicle not per person but I am fine with a $3 charge per person. It helps keep away the riff-raff.

12) Easy navigation around the course . . .always nice for a travelling disc golfer like myself.

13) Overall a short course but the distance variation with a handful under 200', some between 200-300' a few over 300' and then the long bomber of #17 over 400'.

1) Distance is wrong on #16 . . . I think it was at least 75' longer than it said.

2) Some of the chains on the basket are rusty, while it didn't seem to affect performance at all, but it eventually will.

3) Hole #15 is slightly out of the norm for the course because of the water carry . . . the rest are short enough and fair enough that beginners can do just fine, but #15 would feel like a kick in the walnuts to a beginner. The left route is tight and not really a fairway, the right route is still a decent carry over the water. Perhaps a second tee on that hole would be better.

4) Slightly long walk from #18 back to the parking area which is pretty nitpicky, but I thought I would mention it.

5) No bathrooms available to the course, but I am sure there are a couple around the park.

6) There are a couple of places where other people might be in the way and that is on the last few holes. There is a dock and a few boats along #18 and I would imagine there are often people around the area on #15-17.

7) While I like wooded holes a lot, the second half of the front nine becomes a little repetitive. All those holes are the same distance basically. The lines may change but the distance does not.

My wife and I had a really good time at this park. The holes were all fun but still challenging, there was good variety, and the amenities were nice. I would recommend this as a nice stop on a roadtrip to help break up the driving, but I wouldn't call it a destination course. I used it to add to my course tally and also break up the drive from Atlanta to Valdosta. I would go back again if I had the chance, especially if I have my wife with me because this is the type of course she can really enjoy, short enough to be able to reach some holes possibly, but still fun and challenging throws. I know she would have appreciated a short tee with less water on #15 because she decided to just skip the hole entirely rather than be guaranteed to lose a stroke and disc. I am giving this course a 3.5 and stating it is actually a 3.25. It is not comparable to the other 3.5 courses I have rated, but it still is much more fun and better than the other 3.0 disc courses I have rated.

Good variety from front 9 to back 9.
Course loops back to start and flows well.
Several benches and trash cans, good general upkeep of park.
Mix of terrain from roadside to forested to open field to lakeside holes.

Lack of bathrooms or places to refill on water.
Only single tee locations means some holes are pretty difficult for beginners.
Several holes went up and down several large hills.

We ended up having to get water at a nearby empty campsite.
I do wish there were beginner and advanced tees for the holes, especially the long throw over the lake at 15.
The park the course is in is quality. The beach is clean and well-kept, and there are several nice picnic areas. Great place to spend a day.

This was a perfect course for me on a hot, long, DG roadtrip.
-clean and safe
-short with lots of variety (elevation, water, obstacles)
-concrete tee pads (slightly narrow though)
- easily navigated
-lots to do for the family including a beach!

I did enjoy myself here but here are a few cons:
-3$ per person
-could be more challenging
-tee signs are nice but are towards the front of the pad
-some play near campers and boaters

The beach is a huge asset. We took a few dips in the water.
The last 4 holes were outstanding. At the entrance we asked where the Disc Golf course was, the worker said "we don't have golf," we then asked about frisbee golf and were pointed where to go. Park down by the beach and you will see the DG kiosk.

-Great use of terrain
-Excellent setup to require shot selection.

Baskets 1 and seven are damaged.
3 dollar park fee.

This course is a great combination of wooded and open holes with plenty of elevation change. The first 9 holes are relatively short but will require you to use a variety of shots. The design of the tee and basket placement requires controlled shots and most holes will have you thinking about disc selection and what type of throw you will be making. For example As a lefty, I have to throw a uphill medium hyzer on one, a very flat straight shot on two, a very high hyzer around a dogleg on three, a downhill straight as an arrow shot on four, and a tomahawk on five and that is just the first five holes. The Front nine also gives a recreational player the confidence required to tackle the back nine holes. Because of the shorter distances you can still get a par even if you hit a tree twenty foot in front of you. Some may find the front 9 short but you will get plenty of opportunity to throw long on the back nine. Claystone has 5 holes on the back they may involve water so if you use floating discs, do not forget to bring them. Wind from the lake may also be a factor on baskets 16, 17, and 18. The lake winds will have you thinking about putting or approaching. The course did have some damage from a tornado so it is still being repaired. The player community has removed many fallen and damaged trees caused from tornado damage in April and a couple of the wooded holes have been changed. As of Late Sept. All of the baskets have been replaced leaving only tee pads one and seven needing work along with a couple of missing signs. Once the remaining repairs are completed, I am sure that Claystone will once again reign one of middle Georgia's most enjoyable courses.

Check out the Links section for pics of the damage from the past.

Well laid out course with easy to locate next tee. Course was well maintained and had some challenging holes mixed in with some easier shorter holes.

Front nine has many holes under 200'

Played three different courses today and this was the most enjoyable. It was worth the three dollars.

Well laid out, easy to find tees, well kept fairways. The back 9 is much more open with some beauty water holes!

Front 9 are short holes with lots of trees. Cost $3 per person to play

For Macon's first course it is VERY good and considering the nearest course is 45 miles away this is a great place to play