Pros:
Mazarick park - Glenville Pines is located just off of Business I-95 . Considered the West Park , it is the first entrance on the left . It is a multi use park with a good sized parking lot and a good bathroom between the parking lot and holes 1 & 18 . This is one of 2 18 hole courses in the park .
The Equipment - There is a putting basket close to the bathrooms and closer to hole # 18 . The tee pads are all cement and 5' X 8' . The tee signs are small but informative and give hole# , par , distance ( both if alternate pins ) and flight path . There are also next tee signs at many locations to help with navigation . The baskets are numbered yellow Discatchers . There are benches at all of the tees . Some white pvc pipe marks some of the OB here .
The Landscape - The course was mowed and trimmed well when I was here , just damp in spots . The course starts off flat , but then slopes and eventually , has a few good hill or gully holes . A creek comes into play on a few of the holes . The course is less a park style course and more of a woods course . Many trees make for some tight fairways . The course can become soggy , so wear hiking or work boots or worn shoes.
Appearance/Atmosphere - This course is maybe average in appearance . Beyond the woods and in eyesight is an elementary school , or a tennis court , , or a bathroom , etc. The course can become muddy after a good rain . The trees do offer a lot of shade during the round .
Combining - The 2 course remain apart almost all of the time , but they run parallel , I think when Pines #12 meets Lake #16 when you are throwing uphill . You can jump into the Lake course here and finish your Pines round after completing the Lake loop .
The Highlights - #5 is a slow bending left to right 340' to a risk reward putt at a basket that is right in front of the creek .
#6 is a down-sloping island hole 270' . #7 is a left upward sloping drive , 315' that plays more like 350'+ . The basket is flanked by a set of trees . #17 is a 320' drive through a tight set of fairway trees to a basket with little to no green space . #18 ( 350' ) is an okay finishing hole . There is brush guarding the right side of the fairway , so you will have to bend your drive through some fairway trees to the basket that sits up on a small hill .
Signature Hole - #12 , 330' , a slight right to left drive to a basket whose green is surrounded by a group of trees .
The navigation was great on this course . I'm not sure if I ever looked at the map I printed .
The Time - Because of the easy navigation , it took me just a little over an hour for my round . A group of 4 will finish this in 2 hours .
Disc Risk - medium to low . The creek is shallow , the course is clean except for a few high growth sports ( like behind the basket at #6 ) . Using some of your light color discs will almost ensure you don't lose one .
Cons:
#1 Safety - there is a walking path that cuts around and through the course . Add that to children that stray slightly off the playground at #17 ( I think ) and some park users cutting into and out of blind spot holes and you have Disc Golf - A La Bonk . Seriously , look down the paths and relent if you need to .
#2 Soggy - Spots on this course will hold a lot of mud/water , as evidenced by the board on some fairways and paths . Playing here after a good rain might not be a good idea . 15-18 was muddy when I played .
#3 Challenge - Intermediates and up might not consider this course very challenging . I can't speak for them , as I hit plenty of trees and shot a one over ,It was plenty challenging , and I'm mediocre . The course is fun , so you have to make a choice . The course could use a couple of par 4s , but I understand it there isn't a lot of room because of the 2nd course .
#4 Confusion - Looking up into the sun on #12 , I threw into a Lake hole fairway and completed my hole on another course . A sign on one of the trees should fix this .
Other Thoughts:
The Glenville Pines course offers a lot of varying shots and distributes right and left holes close to equally . Good equipment , creative basket placements , some alternate tees , nice benches . I could easily see a small tournament being played here . I graded this course out at 3.2 and wondered if I should round up because of the 2nd course that you can combine it with . No WOW course here , but it isn't course designer Glenn Warfel's fault . He did a great job into making this more enjoyable than over challenging . The Fun Factor is here , and you don't even have to go looking for it .
Advice - If you are going to play both courses separately , I would advise to go out of the park , take a left and drive a little over a quarter of a mile past the elementary school and park near the top of the lot . You will pass the first tee as you go into the lot , and the course will finish to your left .
My Recommendation - The course is not too long and fun for newbies and the locals . Even a family member or 2 can jump into a round here . Intermediates and up can ring up some birdies while working on their short game . Not far off of I-95 this could be a fun stop for a traveler cutting through the Fayetteville area , and the Course Collector can pick up a 2fer in about 3 hours or less .