(2.388 Rating) A medium length light to moderately wooded course.
- DESIGN - Of the three course currently in Lawrence county, IMO this is the most thoughtful design. Lots of well guarded baskets using pockets breaking left and right. Great variation in hole lengths hole to hole. A few bomb-it plays and also a few short technical lines. I loved the holes with split personalities with portions of both open fields and heavy woods. I would like to give credit to the person who designed this course, but none is currently listed. It was done right considering the land that was available and I was not expecting a layout this thought-provoking considering the neighboring courses.
- CHALLENGING - Kind of a tweener between upper Recreational and lower Intermediate. I think the labeling of lightly wooded is a touch harsh considering the number of moderately wooded holes and a few heavily wooded holes. As stated above, lots of well guarded baskets. The pockets on holes (7), (11), (13) and (14) can lead to extra throws with aggressive misfires and I personally finished 2 over on these 4 holes as an Intermediate level player.
- UNIQUENESS - Surprisingly way more than I was expecting. Four par 4s in the 500 to 600 foot range. The par 3s vary from 400 to low 200s. Holes twist both ways and there are several pockets to hit and a couple tunnel fairways. There are a few mini creeks to avoid and elevation on several holes exceeds 20 feet.
- CHAINS - Veteran baskets that were in stellar shape as of August 2018. On my previous rounds on these baskets everything stuck, but on this round I had two near center chain-outs. Perhaps I got unlucky
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Although only one turf tee per hole, the skills required should allow an adequate enough challenge for Intermediate players and also perfect for Recreational players, These two groups make up the largest portion of the disc golf community.

There's a lot of work to be done.
- TEES - Horrible and getting worse. They are turf and they appear to be living a second life with the previous life being some other playing field. I don't think one tee surface was level. Weeds are starting to grow through the pads and I figure they will all disintegrate within two years time. The surface was so bad on a couple holes that I teed to the side. The tee surfaces probably makes the course 1 to 2 throws more difficult.
- NAVIGATION - Very bad. Anyone who strays here without a map will make several wrong turns. There were no tees signs or hole number markings at the tees. There were no directional cues between holes. The only markings I found the entire time was on the baskets. Players need to download the course map to get around here on the first play.
- CHARACTER - In addition to poor tees and navigation, the extras are basically non-existent. There's a practice basket and a spindle in the woods on tee (15), that's it. No multi-tees, alternate baskets, course map, signage or seating. Shelters and restrooms may be in the park, but they are not near the layout.
- MAINTENANCE - The course was mowed on my appearance but the wooded areas needs a lot of work. Lots of tree debris down everywhere in the woods. Also as noted above, the tees need to be maintained better.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - doable for newer players, but not ideal. Just a bit too technical and too long to be an ideal fit, plus there are scores of course all over the region that fit the beginner friendly billing better. I'd recommend somewhere else for the newer player. Nearby Scout and Hope and St Joseph are both better beginner courses.

My favorite designed course in Lawrence county. Unfortunately, so rough around the edges that I actually prefer both St. Josephs and Scout and Hope slightly more overall and I have given them all 2.5 ratings as of this review. Loretto has a ton of growth potential however, as all the infrastructure items other than baskets, are sub-par. If I lived in Loretto I'd happily play here every day and I'd organize groups to start improving this course. Signage and tees are the first things that need to be addressed, but also adding a few benches, alternate tees and alternate baskets could help spruce the layout up a bit. I liked the course, but it has a long way to go.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - About average or a touch below. The front nine was my favorite with several wooded shots and moving elevation. The back nine was a touch too open for my personal preference but still nice enough to score average marks in most instances. What bringing this course back a bit is the lack of maintenance in the woods and the sad look of the disintegrating tees. Also ball fields are in view on a few holes.
- TIME PLAY - About average. This one took me an hour solo. Figure 120 to 140 minutes for a foursome.