Chapel Hill, TN

Henry Horton State Park

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Hippykamp
Experience: 8.8 years 17 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Compact course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 12, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Did not see any other players. Lots of mature trees. Older baskets but still nice shape. Very clean compact course

Cons:

None really. If your close by stop and play but don't drive several hours to throw

Other Thoughts:

I liked it. It was a fun way to spend some time doing what we all love to do
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Redline4j
Experience: 156 played 42 reviews
3.00 star(s)

18 hold course to yourself 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 4, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Quiet course allowing for you to develop your personal skills. I played this course while on vacation for 5 days in a row, including a Saturday and a Sunday and only saw two other players. I only traveled with three discs and chose the wrong three for this course. Overall the experience allowed for me to hone my skills on those three discs.

The course was well groomed on the fairways and the "rough" was not too high that a stray disc would get lost.

Cons:

I understand there are alternate pin placements;however the baskets are seldom changed to the alternate placements.

Other Thoughts:

Great free park!
Three play structures for the kids.
Onsite dinning hall.
Camping at the cabins and I guess some tent or trailer camping.
Access to the Duck River Bike trail.
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RustyStrings615
Experience: 22.2 years 38 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Pleasure Cruise 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 10, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Just a beautiful place to be on a perfect spring day. Mostly flat and wooded ..yet grassy below the large trees. The fairways are mowed in...leaving just tall grass as the rough...I enjoyed not encountering thorns and spiderwebs if I missed my line. This course is not very difficult...I think of it as more of a pleasure cruise. That being said...it does require you to accurately throw 250-300ft shots of varying shapes. If you can do that...you can birdie most of these holes easily. There are a couple that stretch into the 350-400+ range...and of course they are marked as par 4 or 5 (I still played them as 3's though)

Cons:

Lots of ancient baskets with a funny retro dome top. Kind of vintagey cool at first until you putt at them. Had to slow my speed to make them stick....you can tell they were meant to catch frisbees. Lack of variety of holes..starts to feel like you are throwing the same holes over and over again.

Other Thoughts:

If they redesigned it or added another nine to provide more variety with open, longer holes...this would be a complete course. But then again..I like it for what it is. It's a classic beauty...sure it's a little dated and past it's prime...but it's simply a beautiful, calm setting to enjoy a round of disc golf.
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Scott P
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

GREAT practice course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 9, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is set in a nice small area under large pines. Hole one is a great place to practice long straight drives. There's plenty of benches here. My kids could watch me play the entire course from any bench in the park!(see cons)

This is also located in a state park so there is plenty here for a family to enjoy especially in summer months. There's cabins, camping, playgrounds, swimming pool, tennis, basket ball, walking trails, etc.

With concrete tee pads and signs on every hole, I would strongly recommend introducing a beginner to the sport at this park. The ease of walking distance for a full 18 hole course just makes this one really enjoyable! And using the old outdated hole signage makes for a real boost to your confidence!

Cons:

The hole signage needs updating. You cannot read the distance to the basket on many of the signs and the pars on a few seem outdated. Hole 5 which is undoubtedly the longest hole on the course was a par 5 if I read the sign right. Unfortunately I couldn't read the distance! I'm pretty sure it would still play as a par 3 by current standards. And pretty much anything over 400 ft was considered a par 4?! But that's another good reason to take newbies to this course! Using the old outdated signage is a real confidence booster!!

I played this course on a very nice sunny day with temps nearing 70 and no one was out but me and my kiddos. Granted it was a monday though around lunch time. If the course was even slightly busy with players I would really watch out especially if kids tag along cause the holes really are close to one another as others have said. A person could easily be bopped in the head with a disc if this course was ever busy.

Other Thoughts:

Oh, and the old worn out baskets as a con?...well they held my discs just fine! :)
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SimonCarr
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 25 years 116 played 57 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Hidden Gem 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 24, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

I drove about an hour out of my way to play this course and was very pleasantly surprised.

The course is in excellent shape, with all the fairways mowed neatly and 1 foot tall rough on the sides of the fairway like a ball golf course. It is true that this is a relatively short course, but I really enjoyed the well defined fairways.

The layout was not as bad as others have said, and I think that it is a nice mix of shots considering the space that was used. Most of the holes can be played with a mid range or fairway driver. There are a variety of hyzer and anhyzer shots, and a very strategic use of trees as obstacles. Most holes are in the 175 to 250 range, with a few over 300 feet.

Cons:

The rough can eat your disc if you are not careful.

The course is installed in a small area, but since this course gets very little traffic it is not that problematic.

You won't get many chances to throw a driver - but thats not necessarily a bad thing.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, a nice course to play in a scenic location. I would play this one again.
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