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

Well ... there are actual baskets 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 21, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Hhmmmm, let's see ... there's actual baskets.
The grass was cut on most of the field.

Cons:

No tee markers, no tee signs.
Three of the baskets are backed right up to a dark, murky creek. No one is going in there for a disc!
Two of the baskets are in large weed fields. Not too thick to walk through, more like hazards that aren't supposed to be there weeds. Also, trash laying around in this area.
Three other baskets are right next to the road and parking lot. One of those was up against a utility pole and bush.

Other Thoughts:

Not much to like here except actual baskets to get some practice on. I checked in at the church office and they said it was fine to play, and one guy even said I could mow the grass when I was out there. Funny thing was, the cut grass was one of the nice things about it.
Somebody had some imagination to get 18 different holes playing to these 9 baskets, but you are basically criss-crossing the same area. Pretty much nothing has been done here since then. Too bad this Eagle Scout project has not been kept up.
I realize they put most of the baskets on the exterior of the property, to get as much distance as possible, but this is not the type of course you want to lose plastic on.
Since a lot of the vacations we have taken in tropical areas don't normally have DG anywhere, this would make a "better than nothing" practice and field work area. But First Tee is tons better than this. Not really more than that, oh, and another course to bag! BGB!
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rtsmith1979
Experience: 10.3 years 14 played 2 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Skip this one. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 25, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Its in Hilton head and there is really no where else to play.

Cons:

I could write all day. there are no marked tee pads. none of the holes are marked. most of the baskets aren't marked. its not taken care of. its just a bunch of baskets in a field.

Other Thoughts:

the church in front of the course is pretty. thats the best thing about this course.
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goodeness
Experience: 7 years 6 played 5 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Unplayable, unfortunate 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 6, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Honestly unplayable. Even with a map downloaded, it's overgrown and unkept. I gave the course a one because it has maybe 4 baskets in the "open". My wife and I made our own holes and had a practice day.

Cons:

Everything. It really should t even be listed on here. Maybe back in the late 2000s it was a course, it's not a course now. Just random baskets in an overgrown field.
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nevets4433
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.2 years 62 played 60 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Come for the (Ball) Golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 12, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is the only place available to play disc golf on Hilton Head Island, or within a roughly 45 minute drive radius, so it certainly serves a purpose. Unfortunately other than that, there aren't a ton of pros here.

Quick, easy stopover for people on vacation.

9 baskets in pretty good shape.

Good job squeezing a disc golf course into a park that was likely far too compact for it.

Somewhat beginner friendly.

Good attempt at tee signs

Cons:

This course is the definitition of danger close! Take a look at the map. The hole paths look like a spider web meeting in the middle. When I played, there was one other group on the course. We interfered with each other on almost every hole. Part of the problem is that it is a 9 basket/18 hole course, and matching tees don't play to the same basket. This leaves a lot of chance for interference here. For example, hole 11 crosses 11 other holes, and meets a 12th hole that shares the basket! Multiple other fairways cross 9 or more holes. That seems a bit dangerous.

3 of the baskets are 2 paces from the parking lot. The basket for 5 was also blocked by multiple vans using the area for overflow parking. Tons of chances here for a stray disc to meet a car.

3 of the other baskets are within 2 paces of a deep creek from which I don't think a disc would be retrieved. A full third of the holes are basically mandatory deathputts. That's ok on a professional course I suppose, but on a course that clearly caters towards beginners, losing discs while putting is not likely to keep people coming back.

Course is also dangerous because of its location. You throw over a baseball diamond for much of it, and also through a playground and over/through a covered picnic area. This is a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, I don't think there are many other places to put the baskets here. This parcel of land, with the facilities on it already, unfortunately just doesn't lead to a great course layout.

Navigation is a disaster. Many of the tee signs are missing or in a state of disrepair. This unfortunately means that finding the next hole is very difficult. Bringing a course map is almost mandatory.

It appears that a few of the teeboxes have been lost to time.

Other Thoughts:

I very much support this as a great Eagle Scout project. I have tons of respect for that. I also am very appreciative of the church allowing the public onto their property for recreation. This course, however, has a ton of problems with it as above.

It is still a decent place to come stop by if you are in the area and need your disc golf fix, but Hilton Head is a ball golf island.

I would recommend, because of a lot of the problems, trying to play this one as a safari course. That might improve some of the problems.
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reposado
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Experience: 12.8 years 278 played 276 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 21, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Eight baskets are placed on the perimeter of a mostly open area with a few scattered trees. (with one right in the center) The layout for the first nine holes is not terrible, as it covers most of the terrain with minimal overlap and even makes a few cool shots where the basket is behind a tree or something. Nice place to work shapes with the putters and mid-ranges.
I also liked the protected basket. It is very protected and fun to approach.

Cons:

It's just not well suited for the only players that might enjoy it. First, for the players that would be on this course, having two baskets on the edge of the river is a bad idea. Second, with discers that don't have great control, playing so close to the parking lot is a worse idea. Third, those inexperienced players will likely have no idea how to navigate the course. I used the map from this site and was ok but without that, there is a lot of guess work. About a third of the tees have signs indicating the hole number but most are missing. And since any tee might go to any basket on the field, the mapless would throw their hands up and quit. Yes, the baskets have numbers on them, but you can't read them until you are already next to them.
The back nine is pretty much a terrible idea. Those who want to play safari always can. But essentially the back nine is constantly throwing across the entirety of the complex, given that eight of nine baskets are on the perimeter of the area. That means that you get bored just throwing across the same field over and over again, and if there were ever multiple groups, most fairways cross about six others.
And several holes throw directly at the pavilion, forcing most throws either over or through it.
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jeffboi
Experience: 10 years 14 played 14 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Local Review - Not A Disc Golf Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 7, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

NA

Cons:

This is not a disc golf course. At best it is a very nice practice facility. To be more specific - some baskets have been installed in a field behind a church. It is only open to the public a few days a week. If you are coming to Hilton Head, catch The Sarge at 278 and I95. Good course - Lowcountry style. *Note - This is 40 minutes drive from the middle of HHI - I recommend you play day of arrival or day of departure - suggestion for tourists :)

Other Thoughts:

NA
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The Uncle
Experience: 11.7 years 5 played 4 reviews
1.00 star(s)

A very failed noble effort as a Eagle project. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Its the only listed course that I know of on HHI. If played correctly with a map is actually challenging. If you can find the Tee Box signs, they are very will made w/ a lot of info and a hole map.

Cons:

Replaced 2010 Tee box signs are either gone or only partials. Over half of the Tee boxes are unmarked. Very dangerous layout with the fairways crossing each other on many holes

Other Thoughts:

Stick to making it a long 9 hole course with maybe a putting basket. Also not heavily wooded like it states.
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Rosswake
Experience: 26.9 years 21 played 9 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Best course on Hilton Head Island 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pros- Having an open area that has disc golf baskets on Hilton Head Island is nice. The course was less than a mile from where I stayed (Westin Resort). 

I appreciate that a group took the time to create the course so I had a chance to throw some discs while in the area. 

On every tee box sign I saw, there was a bible verse on it. They didn't all have details about the hole, but i liked reading the inspirational verses while I thought about the throw. 

Cons:

Cons- without being too harsh, this isn't what you'd expect from a DG course. The layout can be described as an oval field with some trees covering about 1/3 of it. The tees and baskets are arranged along the outer edge of the field. I'd estimate it to be 2 acres total, which probably isn't even enough for 5-6 holes.

The biggest downside is that just outside of the circular course lies a stagnant looking creek, which isn't visible until you are right on top of it. It looked to be several feet deep, but thankfully I didn't have to test that theory. As I mentioned, the baskets are along the outer edge so this creek is within 5-10 feet of a few baskets. 

I wasn't sure where all of the tee boxes were, so I threw from the ones I thought made for an interesting toss. I assume there were 18, but I saw 10-12. 

I still had fun, but I'd recommend picking a few tee boxes and making up your own little course instead of playing every basket. Gives you a chance to be creative and practice some specific shots. 

Other Thoughts:

Overall, not worth playing unless you have an extra 30-40 minutes and want to throw a few discs. Don't plan to keep score because there aren't enough holes to even record a 9 hole course score. I'd rate this a last resort practice course, but like I said earlier, it's a place you can access from HH to throw some discs. 

Solid place to practice approaches and putts.
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SemperFly
Experience: 17.9 years 24 played 4 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 29, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Place to play on vacation, close to parking - navigate hole to hole in short walks and return to car. You can see the whole course from anywhere on the course.

Cons:

Signage was obsolete. Having the doubled up holes really requires signage to keep u going to the right t-pads. I'm not reall sure I played it right. I failed to read the reviews befor going but still would have gone just to play another course.

Other Thoughts:

I took my 10 year old son and my 61 yr old father(whom only played his 2nd round) We were the only ones out there til another new comer showed as were leaving. All in all, it was fun for us to make up our own safari course since we had no idea what was right. That made it fun.
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WaterLogged
Experience: 12.9 years 9 played 8 reviews
1.00 star(s)

It is what it is 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 10, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Its small if you dont want to walk very far.....

Cons:

Its very small and when i went none of the holes had maps. With there being so many chains in a small area it was a little confusing.

Other Thoughts:

I think it would tremendously help just to have the hole maps.
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tick
Experience: 24.8 years 191 played 16 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Tiny and unsafe 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 16, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice Mach 5 baskets. A place to throw at Hilton Head. There have been some recent efforts at renovation. The tee signs are dated as 2010.

Cons:

This course uses a flat semi-circular area of only about 3-4 acres. There are 9 Mach 5 baskets and 18 tees marked by timbers in the ground arranged around the edges of the area, except for 1 goal and two tees near the middle. The holes all criss-cross through the central open area which is also used as a ball field, and has a picnic shelter and a playground area which all get played through.
Either the recent work is not complete, or it has been undone, as several tee signs were out of the ground. I could not find a map anywhere - not in the map box, not online, not posted. The #1 tee sign did show some tee and goal numbering for about half the course. The rest of the tee signs showed a tee number, but no distance or hole configuration. Many of those that are in are placed too close to the tee, and present a danger to arm motion. Each basket is used twice, and all but one had two numbers on the goal. So I had to figure out the holes by matching up tee numbers and basket numbers. Since this is such a small area it didn't really take too
long! While there are no mandatories ot OB marked there certainly should be. Playing through playground equipment is never OK.
There are a couple benches near the backstop and playground but no other amenities like
restrooms, drinking water, etc.

Other Thoughts:

Don't make a drive to play this course, just play The Sarge at Hardeeville. If I lived nearby, it would be great to have a place with a number of baskets and shots to play with.
If you are the only one there it is fine. But if anyone else is using the park, it could be
extremely unsafe. If you are staying at Hilton Head, why not check it out - it's the only game in town.
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Jonny_Dread
Experience: 27.9 years 86 played 10 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Short course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 9, 2004 Played the course:once

Pros:

It was the only course with in two hours of its location for a while. Now we have two nice 18 hole courses so I haven't played this one in a while. Baskets are solid. Great start for kids getting into the sport. You can go to church on sunday and play a round after in their back yard. Good putting practice.

Cons:

Short and cluttered. 9 baskets for 18 holes. Hard to navigate. watch out for cars and kids.

Other Thoughts:

I like that places like this are building courses to get the younger people playing but I would not make a trip here if you are passed the intermediate level. Putter and midrange is all you will need
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cbrunner
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
1.00 star(s)

This course needs help 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 13, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

It's the only course on Hilton Head.

Cons:

Poorly laid out, badly marked, not maintained. Three tee marker signs were down, making a difficult job of finding the next hole impossible. Tractors and trailers were parked on the course. There were eight of us playing at the same time and we were wandering all over the course trying to find the baskets and tees.

Other Thoughts:

My 14-year-old son, who loves the sport, turned to me after we finished and said, "I really hated that." It wouldn't take too much work to make this course decent. Put all the signs up. Paint the hole numbers on both sides. Instead of putting "next tee" indicators on the tee signs, put them on the baskets. Keep in mind, this being Hilton Head, a large number of players will be first-timers for the course. As it is, they will be last-timers.
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