This course has an excellent layout given the space available. You can tell a lot of thought went into the design. There are a variety of shots required, so no particular throwing style has an advantage over another. There is also a nice mix of wooded and open holes. This course is located in a valley adjacent to the Nantahala Forest, providing gorgeous mountain views throughout the round.

Most of the holes are on the short side, experienced players will only need drivers for about a third of the drives. The natural tee pads tend to become very slippery after a stretch of rain. Also, there doesn't seem to be any distance markers from the tee.

Although many of these holes are short, that doesn't necessarily translate to easy. There are several courses that are much longer where I typically finish with the same score.

This course appears to be maintained in most part by a small group of enthusiasts. I assume mowing and maintenance is a responsibility of the parks department, which seems a little inconsistent. Last summer the town held a firework display in the field, and apparently did nothing to clean up the debris afterwards.

Adding concrete or some other tee pads would go a long way for this course. I think it'd also be great to add some trees or bushes in the large field. This would improve the aesthetics and course layout simultaneously.

The design and beauty of this course is a real treat given the location in rural appalachia. It isn't a professional caliber layout, but nonetheless a very enjoyable day of golf.

Brand new DISCatcher baskets
Well kept
Easy access
Not a lot of people
Beautiful setting

Short holes
No distance markers to the pins

The course lies on a plain between two mountain ranges, which makes for a beautiful setting to play disc golf. The course is very well maintained, mowed, and beautified with tons and tons of wildflowers. You can tell that the city takes great pride in keeping the course beautiful, which improves the overall atmosphere. It's also very clean with no litter.

The course itself is short, which doesn't make for a too terribly challenging experience, but it's also not as easy as they come. There are some holes out in the open, which at first appear easy, but if you pay close attention, there are OB markers. You must stay within the mowed fairways, or you are OB. Most of the holes are short, so there are plenty of birdie opportunities out there. There are also some wooded holes, which make the course more challenging, even though the holes are short. If you hit a tree, you're looking at a bogie or worse.

The DISCatcher baskets are top of the line, double chained (24 chains) professional baskets, which are a definite plus! The tee pads are natural, but kept up with wood chips so that they're not muddy. There are 9 tee pads, with two baskets per tee pad. This makes 18 holes of golf. Hole one is also hole 10, hole 2 is also hole 11, etc. If you play the circuit, you play the yellow baskets first, then come back around and play the green baskets. The pins are in quite different positions, so you will use different techniques and discs for the second set of pins. For instance, for hole 2 a forehand flick works best for the drive; but from the same tee pad, hole 11's pin requires a backhand throw (for right handed players). Hole 5 plays completely different than hole 14 from the same tee pad as well. So, given the space provided, the designer has done an excellent job incorporating two pin placements per tee pad to make for a good 18 hole course.

Overall I liked the course a lot! You wouldn't expect to see a disc golf course in such a small town, so to have one here is brilliant! The design was well thought out, and the holes, while short, are challenging enough to make it a really fun round of golf.