-Many of the old tee signs, back when Laurens County was a nine holer are still in the ground. A good portion of the old course was in the open. The new 18 hole layout is mostly wooded and away from the open part of the course. That right there is a major improvement, because when I came here there were hundreds of people all around the main parts of the park. Several of the old holes would've been unplayable due to them being in the open part of the course near all of the fields. This may have been a family reunion but seeing over five hundred people, it could've been something more than that. Maybe it was a neighborhood gathering. Or maybe a combination of both. All I can say is that I'm glad that Laurens County is now a wooded 18 hole course that is further away from the main part of the park.

-Seems to be coming along pretty well. There's only one layout but it is nicely designed with some very fun holes. The first two holes are more open, while the remainder of the course is wooded and technical. The starting hole was a ton of fun. It's a 530' par four down a row of trees. You could throw a big anhyzer over the trees and try to catch a nice roller if you have a powerful arm. Otherwise, you'll want to throw safely down the line of trees and bite off a bit to the right side, since there are more trees on the left than there are on the right. Ends with a bang on #18 too. The funnest hole on the course! 295' straight valley hole. Throw your straightest disc level, and you might have an easy birdie. Miss, and you'll struggling to save par from the woods. It's tight!

-Great mix of shorter par threes and longer holes. #16 was my favorite short hole. 220' downhill sidearm through a small but fair gap over a small gulley. #12 is probably the shortest hole on the course at about 180' but it's an an uphill hyzer in the woods and guarded by a few trees. The basket is on the edge of the right side, so a sidearmer could throw a nice flex forehand. #10 and #17 were the longer holes, both being around 500'. Both were challenging with tight but fair lines. #10 has an "S shaped" fairway along the ditch. The fairway was pretty tight the entire way through with a low ceiling, so you want to find a way to throw a mid far and low while breaking a bit to the right side. The approach opens up considerably, but there are still some trees to avoid. #17 is a sharp uphill right to left monster up a trail with some room to throw a driver.

-DiscCatcher baskets on every hole.

-Interesting use of water on the greens for hole #13 and #14. It is a factor, as it is in play on the left hand side. Neither of the greens have serious rollaway potential to where you would land near the pin and roll OB, but if your drive goes too far left on #13 or gets an unfortunate kick left on #14, you could be wet.

-If the park is not crowded, you'll have plenty of room to air out some big practice drives on your way to #1. You have to walk across the field to get to the course, but it is nice to throw some big drives in.

-U disc is a must have to play here. There are flags in the ground, but they are difficult to spot. They do not have the hole # written in sharpie. There are no tee signs or concrete teepads except on holes #2, #4, and #5. I haven't heard a lot on the media, actually probably nothing at all about Laurens County being expanded to 18 holes. Usually when courses are quick to evolve, I'll see something on a facebook page. I really hope this course becomes completed because I enjoyed the hole designs.

-Raw course issues. Hanging branches, vegetation, few bad trees that need to go. #15 sticks out. It's a 354' par four, so it's very short but the second half is incomplete. It's hard to par this hole. Too many trees near the basket without giving a real option to reach the pin on an average length upshot. #5's fairway is over a ditch on the right side. There are overhead branches directly above the ditch, making it difficult to reach. This issue is pretty persistent on the course.

-From what I've observed, it can get very crowded. There are a couple of guys riding their motorcycles all around the course, so it was very noisy. There was a man on his four wheeler with his wife/girlfriend and he sat there motionless for a minute or two watching me as I was throwing on hole two. All of a sudden, he BOOKS it at least 25 mph in the field and pops a wheelie with his girlfriend on the back of it. It was almost far fetched (in a very funny way).

Willie P Richardson probably would've gotten a funny prank call idea by calling a local racetrack telling the receptionist that his nephew wants to be a ATV racer and can go 80 mph on his four wheeler and do some famous tricks off of ramps.

-The course design is really good. Laurens County is very raw so it's not at its best but if the public is interested enough, the course could be very special in the future. There's a good mix of elevation, especially on the final four holes and there is plenty of room for long pads and second pin positions. The fact that this new layout is not in the main part of the park makes for a much safer park. You'll see that when you walk to the first hole. The old holes #1 and #2 were near the ballfields. Whenever an event is occurring, that space tends to be used up. I'm glad the new course is on its own separate piece of land now.

-Review will be updated once tees are installed or any sort of navigation aid is added. I like Laurens County. I'm looking forward to seeing it evolve.

When fairways are mowed it has a nice groomed feel to it.

This course makes you work for a good score.

Good use of elevation here. Water comes into play on the last two holes.

Great use of obstacles (trees, hills, valleys, etc)

***Note: When this course is not mowed it can be a course to lose a disc or two.

The rough can make a few holes not worth playing. e a few discs.

Only 9 baskets. Could put in a second set of tees and make this a better course.

Lots of land here. I'd love to see 9 more baskets go in.

Sadly, this course is tucked in an area of the upstate that isn't necessarily loaded with a lot of disc golfers. I wish it were closer to Greenville. I'd play it more often if it was.

I commend the Laurens parks and rec department for putting it in to attract us disc golfers to the area.

Nice change of paced from most 9 hole courses I've played. Long open holes with nice elevation changes on most. Quite country setting. Nice signs and easy to follow layout.

Tee pads are about 6' by 2.5' and are raised. Possibly, the most frustrating teepads I've ever played on. Hole 4 doesn't really have a fairway and there are too many trees guarding the pin. The line to the basket takes you right over the #5 tee pad which is only 25 ' from the #4 basket. This is a major design flaw. Hole 5 does not have a defined fairway. I know what they were thinking but I don't think they achieved it. More work needs to be done on these 2 holes. The walk from #9 to the parking lot is about 1/2 a mile.

There is a ton of potential for this course and with an additional 9 that completes the loop, it could be a 3.5 or higher rated course. With that being said, for now my overall rating of the couse is 2.66 On a scale of 1-5, with 5 the best. This is my formula.

Hole 1 - 3.50
Hole 2 - 3.75
Hole 3 - 2.75
Hole 4 - 1.75
Hole 5. -1.50
Hole 6 - 3.00
Hole 7 - 2.50
Hole 8 - 2.00
Hole 9 - 3.25