Not worth going out of you way to play this course, but if you are in the area we had a lot of fun even though you are going to have to do a little hunting for tee pads and baskets. It was empty when we played it over July 4 weekend. One hole is literally on the side of a steep hill in the woods with no discernible fairway, and another (7) is essentially impossible as a par 3 because trees that were likely 20 feet tall when the course went in are now 60 feet tall with no way through. There are alternate tee placements if you want to play the same 9 baskets in a different layout. The course needs some maintenance because of unrestrained plant growth, but I appreciated the creativity of the designer and had a great time.

(2.652 Rating) A scenic niner that's marked as an 18 hole course.
- MULTIPLE TEES - There are two tees on every hole but hole (4), were that tee is marked as (4/13). The long tees are on holes (1, 11, 3, 13, 5, 15, 7, 17 and 9). Tees (1) and (10) go the same basket, then (2) and (11) to the same basket, and so on. Holes (5), (7) and (11) play exceptionally different than their shorter counterpart.
- UNIQUENESS - There are some really neat holes on this course that likely can only be appreciated by skilled players. Hole (11) is not a hole you see every day. A 500 foot dogleg right that drops 80 feet and can be reached easily by those skilled enough and willing to play Russian roulette. Hole (14) is an awesome chip shot ace run from above on a 40 foot bluff and hooking around the guy wires of an electric pole. Overall the elevation change and usage is very intriguing. The only boring shot IMO is (16), which is an open 120 foot dinker unlike the entire rest of the course.
- CHALLENGING - If playing all front tees, I could see a Recreational player digging the layout. Playing all the back tees may scare many of those players away due to holes (7) and (11). I appreciated the amount of thought I had to put into a few throws.
- RAW BEAUTY - If I Ignore the somewhat unkempt conditions for my appearance, this course has a very beautiful rustic charm in spots. I scored the course a 3 out of 5 overall.
- CHAINS - DISCatcher Baskets.

This course is not for everyone.
- HOLE 4 - Throwing this hole is like allowing your daughter to date OJ. Against better judgment, I grabbed a sacrificial disc and threw. Sure enough, what I feared, happened. The hole has a couple 4 foot wide lines at best, halfway down fairway. Normally I'll give a pass on a course if it has one such occurrence, but I did not for this course. The issue is the slope of the fairway which is at a 45 degree angle side to side. Any disc ricocheting to the right has the potential to be lost down the perilous slope and into the thick overgrowth. I was very fortunate that my ricochet promptly smacked into a second tree squarely and dropped straight down. This is the only hole without two tees. So for those playing all 17 tees, they would wind up tempting fate here twice.
- MAINTENANCE - The course did not appear to be well tendered to on my appearance. Lots of shaggy fairways and the likely off-fairway collection areas were thick with poison ivy, weeds and thorns. In addition the signage and tee conditions need to be addressed again.
- TEES - They are usually defined by heavy timbers on the edges and then an attempt was made to flatten them with dirt in the center. I'm sure they were just fine at one point, but it does not appear upkeep has happened in several years. Several are uneven or pitting.
- FORGIVENESS - The disc loss potential on this course is much higher than normal. I would love to see a gunslinger attempt to eagle hole (11, aka Alt 2). A poor throw fading right will land into the forested abyss. Many players likely won't even attempt to look for it. As noted above, hole (4) is going to claim discs, but it's far from clear sailings even after that hole.
- TERRAIN - I could not recommend this course to those with walking issues. Walking up to tee (14), is steeper than stairs
- TIME PLAY - I knew this was listed as nine holes stepping out of the car and figured to myself 30 minutes tops. An hour later the bag went back into the car and I only threw 9 holes. The navigational aspect was ok, but the minutes added up due to the terrain and searching in the thicket 5 feet off fairway.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - If you are a newer player, do not come here. You will hate it. Please go Macon Middle School instead.

There are some things on this course that players just won't see every day. On the flip-side, the lack of maintenance and brutal-ness of a few holes will keep newer players from ever returning. It's a good thing that the middle school course was just built, because that course will coddle players long enough to enjoy the sport to perhaps finally find the courage to tackle a mini beast of a course like this one. Players in the area with at least an 875 rating, give or take, looking for unique plays and are ok with the occasional brutal rough, will be entertained. Lower skilled players in the area should check out the other course in town instead if they need a disc golf fix.
- HOLE 7 - A horrible hole standing on the tee for the first time. It's a forced overtop from the back tees, but a first timer like myself will have no idea on what to do. I put my disc back into the bag and walked down a path of the supposed fairway to see what I could find. After walking 225 feet, of which the last 100 feet of this was through heavy woods, I stumbled upon a clearing and the basket. It's a much cooler hole now knowing the landing zone, but a vacationing first timer won't get it the first time through.
- NAVIGATION - Passable. No course map on site, but there are several navigational cues between holes. My biggest hic-up was between (6) and (7) as the new long placement had no arrows indicating a backtrack down (6) fairway.

-I came up here just to kill time. My car failed inspection because of a minor computer issue. So the guys at the shop told me to drive about 70 miles over the weekend. I decided last minute just to go here. And I was overwhelmed to say at the least. Course has two sets of tee-pads on every hole except for one hole (#4).

-The dual sets of tees don't only give good variety in hole length, but some of the second tees show a totally different hole. #5 is an open field shot off the road. Hole is very straightforward, but the view of the land makes it seem fun. The second pad (or should I say #14) is a downhill ace run off the hillside. Definitely one of the signature holes in my opinion. Any new player would love this hole from that pad. #7 is also different. One of the pads is just a simple uphill ace run (120') around a tree. The long pad (which is actually hole 7) is a forced spike hyzer over a giant cluster of trees. That's right OVER the trees.

-Course is well marked and pretty easy to navigate. If you want to play 18 holes, just go by the tee signs. There are nine baskets but the huge land makes it seem like 18 holes with those extra tee-pads.

-My favorite hole was #11. Or hole 2 long. Hole is over 500' long, but so significantly downhill, that it could be reached from the tee. But that would be a serious risk. The hole is an open bomb with thick overgrowth to the right of the fairway. The basket is tucked down a VERY steep hill. The short pad is like 400' and gives a better look at the basket. It's very similar to #12 at Bradford Park up near Charlotte. You just want to get into the wooded area. If you love #12 at Bradford, I seriously think you'll love this hole even more. But you'll want to play this hole with a friend.

-Land is quite large, so if they wanted, this could be a legit 18 hole course. I'd be in full support of that, but if it stays the same, that's cool too.

-A place where I could take my little sister to. She's eleven and is an avid reader; her reading level is seriously higher than mine. There is a bookstore here that was open the Sunday I played as far as I am concerned. So if you like to read and play disc golf (I only like one of those lol!) this is your getaway place.

I have a LOT of take it or leave it suggestions for this course:

-I don't think #7 is a great hole, as unique as it may be throwing over 30' tall trees. Take it or leave it, the tee pad could be pushed back. Look behind the tee-pad and you'll see a gigantic hill going up. Push the tee-pad back and make a killer elevated tee shot. That would be insanely cool. I know that it would maybe be harder to cross those trees, but you could lay up and throw down maybe where the pad currently is.

-I lost a trespass on #11. Wanted to make an eagle, I didn't. I learned my lesson, but the overgrowth all along to the right is pretty severe.

-The walk from #4 to #5 can be difficult. Especially in the rain considering the fact you are walking down the small cliff.

-Holes 5 and 6 play along the pedestrian walking trail. But both holes are great, so it doesn't matter to me. But it may matter to you.

-#4 seems to be that "love it or hate it" hole. It's the only hole with no second pad so if you play 18 holes, you'll play this one twice. It's very wooded and dangerous to the right side so if you have a big arm like I do, you might want to jump putt, but if you have less distance, you should still probably throw a putter. One that's more over stable. Want my opinion? I think it's an awesome ace run.

-Another "take it or leave it" would be for hole 4. I love the hole. But since there isn't a second pad, I think maybe there could be another basket. Maybe a double decker tee could be made and there could be a basket down the cliff, making a fun drop shot of a hole that goes out of the woods. It'd be hard to make a fairway because of the steep downhill, but I would definitely do it if I had that option to.

-A few of the previous reviewers said that this is an ugly course. That is one of the dumbest things that I have read. This is a majestic course up in the mountains, and I wish I played it sooner. I didn't think it was only 25 miles from WCU. Will be back. And will be back soon!

- Variety of shots (uphill, downhill, along a cliff, wooded)
- Nice baskets
- Kiosk with map and information about a league
- Mountain views
- Elevation
- Not crowded

- Natural tee boxes
- Maintenance could be better
- Hard to find some tee boxes

Played this course while on vacation. As a newer player, I found a couple of the holes challenging. #4 is a shot along a cliff that drops about 15-20 feet to a walking trail. The hole is heavily wooded and seems to be more a matter of luck than anything else. #7 long tee was a long shot over tall trees in a ravine. I also found #2 challenging.

The course needed to be mowed. The grass was high and the long tee on #6 was over waist high in grass and unplayable. I wasn't able to locate the short tee on #5. Lots of very high grass and bushes in the rough. Looks like some discs could be lost here.

Overall, I enjoyed the course. I played the full 18 (short and long tees). The views are good, and I liked the elevation changes. I will return to play this course again in the future when I am in the area.

-That it is in Franklin, and has a friendly crowd.
-It has multiply tees (long and short).
-The course has a little bit of everything, woods, open, long, short, up/down hills.
-Lots of replay ability

-The long tees are a little harder to find sometimes.
-One bad hole #4 is more luck than anything.
-When it has not been mowed the long grass will eat discs.

It is a great little course with a friendly community.
If you need a guide feel free to hit me up.

Elevation change, scenery, location

We need to organize more support and get this course up to par!

I organized the implementation of these 9 baskets after over a year of designing and changing locations several times (due to different factors) . The college and county are into devoting more and adjacent land to a back 9, all we are really lacking are the baskets to claim the area. I moved to Denver just after getting the last of the 9 baskets and signs (except for 1) installed. I left the course in the hands of disc golf extraordinaire Joe Davis. If anyone is interested in helping Joe work on the tee pads, installing long tees, working on fairways or anything else, please contact FRiends Of the Greenway (FROG), Franklin, NC.