Clyde, NC

Haywood Community College

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pmay5
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Experience: 20.9 years 482 played 245 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good campus course, with great scenery! 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 28, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

Unique green DISCatchers, not sure if they are the school colors or not, but they look good.
Basic tee signs, with hole, par and distance, both if there are two tees.
Many different types of holes, open, heavily wooded, moderately wooded.
Holes are on mostly unused parts of the campus. They don't cross, or border, any campus roads or sidewalks. On a couple of holes, if you are really wild, you could affect others, but it would be rare.
Nice job of having 18 finish right back where you started, not always an easy thing on a campus course. This one circles the entire campus.
Beautiful scenery, not just the surrounding mountains, but the pond and mill at the start and end of the course.

Cons:

Gravel tee pads, but overall, they were in decent shape.
Several really short holes, they were pretty technical, a few needed more clearing. #10, on a sidehill, with thick rough - #12 short downhill, hyzer shot, with no clear fairway - #14, tight drive with weeds and underbrush on both sides.
Most of the walks between holes were fine, 9 to 10, 11 to 12 and 15 to 16 were kind of tough. Use the map on UDisc.

Other Thoughts:

I really enjoyed playing the course, the variety of holes, nice elevation changes, usage of all parts of the campus and oh that finish, three really good holes in a picturesque setting. In fact, some days that could be a problem, there may be too many walkers and picture takers around to play those holes.
For a course with natural tee pads, and several short, too thick of rough holes, there were quite a few that you will remember after your round:
#1 - you see it as you pull onto campus, park right there, and a nice long, side hill hole in the open, nice grass slope.
#2 - we've played tunnel shots before, especially through pine trees here in NC, this one is a pine tree tunnel, straight up a 25-30 hill!
#6 & 7 - wooded holes, but not too tight and no underbrush.
#8 & 9 - moderately wooded holes, on grass in the front of buildings, 9 gives you two lines to choose from, down to a depression with the basket on the edge of the hill.
Then, the final 3:
#16 - kind of a tight drive, with a low ceiling to a fast green on the side of a hill, plays right past the campus garden.
#17 - probably the Signature hole of the course, tee off next to the pond, pretty close to the restored Mill, then a 250' hole that hyzers around the lake. Trees around the bank to prevent short cuts and wide open fairway for a safe place to drive.
#18 - downhill, mostly wide open that funnels down between large trees.
Before teeing off on 18, I spent some time talking to a walker about the game and even showed him the different discs. I think he was impressed that all weren't the same frisbees. Kind of nice to linger a little bit in that setting, almost didn't want to leave.
With a little more work, this could be a better course, still limited by several short holes, but still a lot of fun to play. Very easy to access off Hwy 74 in Canton, if you are in the Smokeys!!
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Jaysauls
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Experience: 14.8 years 129 played 71 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Really fun, pretty course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 14, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course is definitely worth a side trip if you are heading up toward Cherokee, NC. Some of the scenery is excellent and when we played (late afternoon on a Friday) was very quiet. It's right off the highway and very fun to play.

Course has some really great holes. #1 is the longest by a mile, most are short and putter or soft flick shots. #2 is by far the coolest. Straight up a steep slope, lined all the way by pine trees. Very fun shot. #3 - #6 are really tight controlled shots. Mid range flicks and soft anhyzer shots are the way to go.

#7 is a nice, shot...once you find the tee pad! Need a course map from here on out. It gets tough to navigate. #8 & #9 follow easily.

The first 9 holes I thought were the best. The back 9 have some extremely tight tee shots. #10 & #11 are crazy tight. Ten could be a much better hole if they moved the tee 90 degrees. As it is, it's a tough anhyzer shot without much of a lane. Make it straight on and it's a tight, down hill turning shot that would be much better.

As for #11...hope you have a disc named 'rabbit' because that the only thing to penetrate the first 50' of the hole. I through a roller and prayed. My prayer wasn't answered!

#12-16 were pretty good holes, though #16 took FOREVER to find, even with a map. It's actually behind the green houses, and not beside them as shows on the map

#17 could be bad-arse if they added a 2nd tee by the road. A helluva shot toward a murky pond. Current tee is good, but by the road would be awesome.

#18 is okay, just a straight shot.

Cons:

Navigation, navigation, navigation. Bring a map and your patience!! Biggest problem with the course. Also, never found the long tees, might not exist

Other Thoughts:

This course is loaded with birdie holes. Would love to live nearby and play a lot. Would really sharpen your short game.
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RadarChef
Experience: 25 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Gorgeous 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 20, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Visually stunning, with lots of elevation and dramatic woodland shots. The mill house on 16,17, and 18 is picture perfect. Very technical, there are a few holes that may be too heavily wooded, but after playing Waynesville this was refreshing.

Cons:

Directional signage between holes 9 and 10 would be great. It's a hike and I ended up finding 13 by accident and having to backtrack. It's across two parking lots and down some stairs. Good luck finding it unless you're playing with a local. Similar hike between 15 and 16, again had to backtrack but the scenery makes up for all the wandering around.
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McFer
Experience: 12.8 years 23 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Beautiful, short but wooded course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 3, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The course is absolutely beautiful, like any course in the mountains of Western North Carolina is bound to be. We're lucky here! Although the course is short, the majority of the holes are still moderately challenging because of tight tunnels and ample trees.

The final two holes around the lake are open and while the holes themselves are unimaginative, the lake and the mill house are picturesque and make the holes fun. The course makes great use of the community college campus in most cases, and they did a great job of limiting opportunities for pedestrian interaction.

The middle portion of the course gives the player the impression that they're far further off the beaten path than they actually are, until one of the holes finishes in the vicinity of a school maintenance shed. While there's plenty of poison ivy and jaggers in the rough, the fairways are well-cleared. The course layout is mostly logical and easy to follow.

There are maps at the first tee that help with the few non-obvious tee locations, and the few people we encountered were friendly and helpful, advising us that we should move our van because the campus gates would be closing at 5pm, which occurs on weekends, though the gates were still open when we left well after 5pm due to an event being held on campus. Better safe than sorry, though.

Cons:

The green chastity belts on the baskets make them far too hard to locate. The dirt/gravel tees aren't too bad for traction, but many are very short, though that isn't that big of a deal because distance is secondary to shot-making here. Two baskets were simply missing when we played it last, #10 and #11. It appeared that they were temporarily removed to accommodate campus maintenance work, but it would have been helpful if that was noted near the tee box instead of having to go basket searching in vain. As mentioned in other reviews, some limited culling of trees would open up more line options on the heavily wooded holes.

Other Thoughts:

This is a fun, pretty course to play, and the lack of long-distance holes makes it a fun course to play for a disparate group while the heavily wooded format presents plenty of intriguing challenges for more advanced players. For a campus course, most of the course is secluded and quiet. The course rewards finesse and putting and that's a welcome contrast to my home course, Catamount Links.
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Stan McDaniel
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Experience: 13 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Cute 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 4, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

This was a fun walk through the course. There were many scenic holes as you would expect in the mountains.I expected a short course since it was on a community college campus. It was short and I though appropriate for the target audience that the school would have in mind. Beginners would have a blast on this course and people who just want to get out and throw a little bit without having to throw hard will also love it. I was grateful that there were maps on the kiosk. The garden area by 17 and 18 is lovely and then the lake there with the water wheel is idyllic. Holes 1 and 18 are lengthy as opposed to the rest of the course and are both beautiful holes. I totally enjoyed my stop while on the road to play this course. It won't be my last stop there.

Cons:

It would be nice to have concrete tees, but I sensed an environmental frugality on the course. There were a lot of smaller trees that could be culled to make some of the short holes more fair, but they were still fun to play. I think the pin on #4 could be moved downhill a bit, but the fence has a couple of sections removed now in case you go over the fence. I would have liked to have seen more green transition arrows on trees and perhaps some green arrows painted on the walks and pavement to help me navigate. I got pretty lost somewhere around 10 to 11 or 11 to 12 and it took me a while to figure it out even with my map. I do not know if there are restrooms open to the public but I didn't see one.

Other Thoughts:

I gave this course a fairly high rating for the fun factor. My wife and daughter will enjoy playing this on our next trip through the mountains. It is perfect for a pit stop during a road trip. I further think that locals have the opportunity to stretch it out by chosing to tee from alternate locations to further add challenge.
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DiscChainBasket18
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Experience: 19.9 years 98 played 63 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Woods by the pond 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Beautiful pond-side setting with grassy fairways & mountain views. Course plays mostly in the woods. Hole #1 is open & #17 & #18 offer some open shots around the pond. Elevation is in play on most holes but no big hike. Nice color tee signs on every hole show basic info. Very clean (no litter/trash). Mostly short holes make the round quick.

Cons:

No benches. Natural tee pads (I prefer concrete) mean some slippery dirt, roots, pine needels, etc. Could use a couple longer holes.

Other Thoughts:

I was struck by the beauty of the place as soon as we pulled into the parking lot. The pond is stunning! #4 is my favorite hole. It is a short open shot to a basket set behind a wall of trees. Really makes you think about your shot. Great course & layout. I would def go back & would highly recommend it to others.
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