While the East Side Grace Church nine hole course was never designed for competitive disc golfers, it's definitely my cup of tea when it comes to a quick, fun round with my best DG buddy Troy. We're grandmaster age guys who are kind of known for our short game and weaving through wooded lines with a Comet in hand, and that's exactly what this church course features.

The clever design hits you right off the bat with a tight downhill fade shot (all descriptors based on rhbh) that will tease the overly ambitious into trying to ace run it or "park" the basket for a deuce, when the smart play would be to control a putter (or the aforementioned Comet) to the middle of the fairway where you can approach clean. The tree kick potential for trouble is really high for just a 241' hole. If you see that as fun, then you might like to visit!

We came by the day after the area got 4" of snow, but still played around the course twice in just over an hour. The signage is excellent, and you simply follow the awesome course map situated at the pine row to the right of the church proper. Baskets are very basic, but have been sited creatively to give you variety: a big, sweeping hyzer, a straight fade, a very gentle turnover, a run up through a neat gap to the hilltop by the pavilion, and a bigger turnover (or forehand drive) out to the hanging basket you saw as you arrived, round out the first six holes. Finish with a clockwise trio back to the stump-elevated basket, and you'll want to play it again, too.

Obviously, there's no long-arm hole on this course, and the baskets are single chain 'sensitive', but force a good approach and a soft putting touch. The design does leave a number of tee areas (natural: we threw from beside the tee signs) in play from other holes (especially 5), and a couple places where the fairways cross. But then again, this isn't a competition course. With mature guidance, groups of all skill levels could still share the space.

I'm comfortable giving a fairly generous rating here due to the fun factor and quite good design, and am looking forward to stopping back in here on other trips to the Columbus area!