Pros:
-Word on the disc golf streets is John Houck is the best course designer. I always thought that was probably right, even before I got to play one of his courses. Truth is, I spend a good amount of time on this site and while browsing, I have seen many high quality courses designed by him. Most of his courses are not in the Southeast. To all my fellow Southeastern folks, it's worth a long drive to play here! Looks nice on the media and looks a thousand times better when you are actually out there at Hobbs Farm (No offense to lazrman778. Great pics! It's just that many things often look better in actuality). After playing this course, I think John Houck is probably the best course designer in disc golf! Hobbs Farm is top notch with three or four sets of tee pads on almost every hole. Six holes (#2, 3, 10, 13, 17, and 18) have two pin positions that are both in play. You get to pick which one to play!
-Course has more elevation than it may appear. You start off with a picturesque rolling hill hole #1. You immediately see that you're in for something huge. Tee shot (from all three tees) is pretty open. The blue pad has a couple more trees to avoid, but still isn't risky to really rip one. The decline of the hill is more than the incline. Reaching the top of the hill sets you up well for a good approach shot. Require two good throws to birdie, but only mildly challenging for pros from the blue pad. Intermediates will likely find this hole easier for it's 580' par four length on the white pad. Good warm up that isn't too difficult. #2 from the blue pad is one of the greatest par fives I have ever played (maybe THE greatest one yet!). 903' from the blue pad to green pin and nearly 1000' to the orange pin! The tee shot is a long downhill bomb from that pad. About 55%-60% of the this hole is open from the blue. The orange basket is about 400' into the woods and the green (short pin) is about 300' into the woods as well, so you have to penetrate a little through some trees (many different fair lines to take here). Course ends with an excellent open rolling hill #18. Big uphill drive that later descends downhill to a green under some trees. Orange pin is past that green. I could go on, but I'll mention more of it below.
-Fairway diversity. Some holes are straight while more are not. Not many legitimate 90 degree doglegs (maybe #4), but many slight doglegs that'll spark your interest. Many holes bend to the left or right and strongly advise you to bring a full bag. Even the straight holes have some sort of shot shaping requirements that give you a good feeling if you birdie. Every birdie is a good one here, but at the same time there was nothing I considered to be unfair. I played the blues (would've played golds but my arm was pretty sore) and shot -5. Was happy with that score! Every hole is rewarding even from the blues or golds.
-One thing I enjoy is a fair mix. There is a pro level course outside my hometown with fourteen par fours on it's long layout, which I do not find enjoyable. I usually like a course primarily with par threes and maybe a few par fours, because there are more reachable holes. I like it when reachable holes are at least pretty common on a course. Hobbs Farm has an excellent balance between par threes, fours, and fives. Par is 66 from each layout. There are eight par threes, eight par fours, and two par fives. Lots of reachable holes, lots of multi shot holes, but no overuse of multi shot holes. Regardless of the layout you play, you'll see a few short holes, some lengthy par threes for your skill level, and some multi shot par fours and fives.
-Many of the par threes have some amount of shock or spice to them. #8 was my favorite of all the par threes. I'm very partial to elevation. This hole is down more than thirty feet below the blue pad. Hole is open, with caution required. There's a mando pointing to the right side where the basket is. The mando appears to be senseless but it's really not. Hole is only 291' long and plays just under 200'. It can be tough to be accurate. The mando tree is pretty far from the pad and not far from the basket. But it's straight ahead of the pads and the basket is a good bit to the right hiding past some trees. If you throw hard, you'll risk missing the mando. You could simply go too straight and left of the mando tree and go far past the basket. An easy mistake to make, but a good consequence on a big downhill hole.
-Hole #3 and #13 are both special par threes too with their distinctive merits to them. #3 is the shortest par three but the gap you have to hit is immediate past the tee and you want to hook left or fade right (there's a tree in the middle giving you two route options. Hole only has two pads, but it also has two pins. The orange pin is on a big wooden platform! #13 is the water hole. Has three pads (gold, blue/white, and red) and two pin placements. Unless you play the red pad, you'll be throwing over the water. Lots of risk, especially from the gold pad with it being over 300' and having a more demanding tee shot with more water. Excellent hole with risk that rewards. Was a pretty easy birdie from the 277' pin position.
-There is an enormous bridge you cross to get to #9 that protects you from walking over the creature habitat. It's a bit of a walk, so lots of money was put into that! You also get to tee off on that bridge when you play #17. Another par three with a ton of risk (it takes a solid throw to get over the habitat). The hole is short from the long pad to green pin (254') and 202' short to short, so distance isn't really a concern. It's more of a mentality test.
-Nice prodigy baskets. Great shape and they look very cool. Green pins and orange pins.
-Great signage. The orange pins were added after the tee signs were put in. There are stickers that mark the orange pins. So it's well updated.
-Extremely groomed. Sometimes there's a course where you'll unfortunately lose a disc in a fairway because it's not well kept or polish. Won't happen to you here.
-The par fours have a ton to offer as well. Holes #11 and #15 really encourage you to throw as far as you can while maintaining decent accuracy. Other holes (#12, and #14) are a bit peculiar yet unique and enjoyable at the same time being wooded with split fairways that curve. #7 is really fun being steep uphill with some room to rip a big drive. Both par fives are outstanding and are not similar. #2 allows a rip off the pad while #4 demands serious accuracy right off the tee. You are faced with two gaps. The left gap is wider and covers more distance. The right gap covers less distance but is somewhat harder due to being less wide and closer to the rough. I hit the right gap and was able to birdie this hole without any trouble. The red pad on this hole is a good entry level par five. 543' dogleg right. The tee shot strongly encourages an anhyzer that avoids the immediate trees. You could throw three short shots just under 200' and still have a good chance for birdie.
Cons:
-I really don't like venomous creatures and there may be some here (bjreagh mentioned a large snake in the water and water snakes can be really scary). I was scared to come across one on #13 since it's right next to a marshy reserve. You may see one or more as you cross the bridge. There is a warning sign after #16 requesting that you do not harm any creatures. That's an indication that there are some to keep an eye out for. If you land in the water or the rough off the bridge, do not retrieve your disc. Just buy a new one. That may seem like a harsh recommendation, but nothing like the stay at home order when all you gotta do is wear a damn mask.
-You cross #2's fairway to get to #7 but so what.
Other Thoughts:
-Hobbs Farm is incredible! There are a few scary spots to go near but the disc golf experience is so great that you'll probably forget about the possibility of snakes when you leave. Don't disregard this warning when you come, because there is evidence of different creatures that may be harmful to humans. Stay out of the water on #13 and do not exit the bridge when you cross it until you reach the end of it. That's the best safety advice I can give you. Take caution, but do not hesitate to come here if you haven't yet. I think there's a lot of shock value and a lot of excellent hole design. I wouldn't recommend you bring a first timer here. It's difficult! There's no simplicity in regards to hole design here. And not many courses have the potential to be like Hobbs Farm. Starters need to see the value in courses that are fun, but not as fun as this one. There are many awesome courses in disc golf, yet this one is unarguably one of the best. I think that beginners should enjoy more basic courses before they set their gaze on Hobbs Farm.
-It's a materialistic design oozing awesomeness that is free for all to play. It's well known, it looks awesome, and it really is awesome! Sometimes the best looking product is not as good as it seems in the expensive TV commercials. Especially some of those acne products (we've all had that misfortune!). A lot is spent making those stupid commercials and the product isn't that great. That's not the case here. Many people told me how great Hobbs Farm is and it really is as great as they said it was! So much money was spent making this course the gem that it is, and it's an outstanding course. It's risky to spend a lot of money on entertainment, but this was money well spent! You need to play here if you are not a beginner!!!