- dual concrete tees for most holes
- new, full color tee signs
- great technical wooded challenge
- clean, well groomed fairways and significant natural beauty
- most holes have good next tee signs
- benches at every hole
- course is very clean and free of garbage
- limited garbage cans at select holes
- very straightforward navigation
- tee signs at both tees for each hole, not just one
- wooded area is solely for disc golf, very peaceful/quiet and without safety issues
- forces variety of shots and tests skills due to technical nature
- good mix of long and short holes, though tends a bit shorter
- excellent wind protection in woods

- some of the concrete tees are TINY
- virtually no elevation change
- creek that runs throughout course doesn't really come into play as a hazard
- baskets have some really rusty chains in some cases
- no practice basket (ironic since the 9 hole Pirate's Cove on the same campus has one)
- some players might think certain holes (16 in particular) have ill-defined fairways and are too challenging
- 18 short tee is artificial turf

I really enjoyed Gator Links. Situated on a college campus in Milton, this course along with Pirate's Cove make a great 27 hole round. The best part of Gator Links is how it is solely devoted to disc golf and you can almost get lost doing your own thing in the woods despite being so close to civilization. I appreciated the natural beauty, straightforward navigation, and high technical challenge of this wooded course. I routinely employed backhand and forehand drives, as well as some mid-power shots on shorter holes, and a variety of other shots.

In general, intermediate or better players will do pretty well here. The course is challenging but definitely not impossible, and can be rewarding. Plenty of shorter holes will reward you for hitting your line. A few fairways are really littered with trees, such as hole 16, but most have pretty open lines.

I was really impressed by the amenities here - dual tees, new full color tee signs, benches at every hole, etc. While the lack of a practice basket is unfortunate, the course was extremely clean which was cool to see. Too many courses, especially ones near college campuses, are littered with debris, and that is definitely not the case here. It is being maintained really well.

Hole 13 was about the only hole I noted with some uphill elevation change. There' s a bit here and there, but like other coastal area courses, this one is pretty flat. What it lacks in water hazards, elevation change, etc. is made up for with natural technical challenge and general fun factor.

For some reason, after all of these nice concrete tees, 18 short is artificial turf. Not a big deal, but it seems a shame there's one tee that doesn't match all the others.

On the day I came to play this course, we were in Orange Beach, AL and there were sustained wind speeds of 20-30 mph constantly. Milton, FL had similar extremely high winds, and I basically felt none of that on this course. It is very well shielded and it made a huge difference, as I was debating whether it was even worth driving out for - it was.

While this course is on a college campus, I had no issues playing and wasn't asked about it by anyone. If you are in the area I recommend checking Gator Links out. It might not be quite a destination course, but it's definitely worth a round if you're within an hour or two.

Challenging tunnels
Nice new(ish?) tee signs with distance.
Course arrows for direction
Shady
Benches at most tee areas
Gorgeous Fairways

Protruding roots
Short tee pads
Buggy
Hole 1 is a little trek from the parking area
No bathrooms around the course
No water on the course

Are you looking to practice some technical shots? How about wanting to look at some nice fairways? Or maybe you like punishment for leaving such wonderful fairways. Look no further!

Gator Links, as a first impression, is a fantastic and well established course. The baskets are well broke in, the fairways well maintained and the rough, oh let me tell you about the rough...

Coming up on the stretch of 2-8 the fairways are amazing. Clean cut, well maintained, and a pleasure on the eye. Stray from that and the rough will swallow your disc faster than a hungryFlorida alligator. I almost lost 2 discs in there on 6 today.

9-17 however are poke and prays. Nothing but dense woods and head scratching as you try to find a line and the commit to said line. However, this stretch does give you a great chance to hone those technical shots, SO not all bad.

The tee pads are short, like really short. One I think was only 3-4 ft long, and I have a big run up. Some are not even with the ground as the course does have some elevation changes and erosion has gotten to them. Same reason the roots protrude from the ground. Almost rolled my ankle today because of one, but when you play in the woods, bit of an expectation.

Since it is so woody, the course has a lot of shade. Boo-koo's of shade. Keeps the course nice and cool (relatively) on hot Florida days. And with the woods comes bugs. As it starts to heat up the bugs come out and it was buggy today. Had a fly who followed me for 18 holes. So make sure to bring bug repellent.

If you have never been to Gator links don't worry. The signage is really good. Under every basket is an arrow pointing you to the next tee and there are several signs on the trails in the wood to help as well. I think they also recently just put in new distance signs. Really nice touch.

All in all a really solid course, and I will have the pleasure of playing there again on Saturday in the Panhandle Open 2. If your in this area stop on by and throw Gator Links. You wont be disappointed...unless the rough eats your disc. That might ruin your day. Have fun out there!

- free to play, plenty of parking
- challenging layout with great balance, longer than average fairways for the panhandle
- subtle inclines and declines added character to fairways
- informative tee signs that were numbered, listed fairway length, and provided fairway maps
- dual concrete tees
- clean fairways that played reasonably fair for a technical course
- bright baskets, easy to spot
- numbered baskets
- intuitive layout
- the basket for 18 ended at the course beginning
- superb navigation signs between holes
- lots of shade
- multiple courses on location
- bulletin board at the beginning of the course

- no multiple pin positions
- some Am tees lacked tee signs
- worn tee signs
- tees tapered in the front
- the am tee for 18 was natural
- thick rough
- some blind tee drives
- some standing water issues
- no bathroom on location
- worn baskets
- buggy

Gator links is a challenging woodsy course. The fairways were moderately to heavily technical and can play quite long depending on which tees you choose to throw from. I threw from mostly the Am position because it was my first time there, they were worth the birdie run risks. The orange Innova baskets were easy to see from the short concrete tees than the Pro tees. As spectacular as the Pro tees were, I probably would have laid up a lot if I had throw them exclusively. The rough looked too gnarly to be throwing blind and a few holes were not realistically reachable from the pad at my ability, especially in my profusely sweaty condition. I watched my wife take a score of 8 from the Pro pads on that 600ft+ fairway, it was tough to watch....no seriously, there wasn't a lot of shade on that fairway in particular and I was getting a scorching sunburn just watching. The canopy shade on other sections was greatly appreciated. Those subtle uphill drives, combined with the heat and a full pack, had me sweating like a fat one-legged hooker working both sides of the street.

Slight inclines and declines filled what I thought was going to be a flat course. I'm glad that navigation between was so easy to follow. They did a wonderful job with the directional signs. The tee signs provided all the vitals, even if they were a little weathered. A few short tees lacked signs unfortunately. I'm pretty sure at least one of their distances from the shorties was incorrect too. 390ft from tee to pin on flat ground? That doesn't sound like something I should accomplish. I didn't much care for the tee designs, though they were well constructed. Tapering the front of the pad doesn't make much sense to me. The Am pad on 18 was al naturale.

Gator Links has instantly became one of my favorites in the Florida Panhandle. I can't wait to come back. The fairways, narrow as they were, discriminated against all styles of throwing equally. The course is longer than your typical panhandle course as well, so come prepared.

Very shady for hot Florida summers. Benches on every am tee. Rusty-chained Innova Discatchers catch putts well. Tough and challenging. Clean and pretty.

Poke and hope on quite a few woods holes. Tee pads are nice but only 8 feet long, and not every runup is flush with the pads. Not really easy to locate the first tee.

Gator Links is a tough and challenging course set in a thick Florida panhandle pine forest that will test your ability to throw both backhand and forehand, and will test the limits of your patience with its relentless tight fairways and unforgiving rough. This course is a mix of splendid holes with perfect fairways like the 600 foot long, 30 foot wide hole 3, and better be lucky holes like the 4 foot wide hole 13 that only frustrates.

This is one of those woods courses that would be perfect if as few as one tree on a few fairways was removed to make for a more realistic line to the basket. It's really a crap shoot on several holes as it stands though, and luck is a huge factor here. Hope and poke and try not to boil over in rage as you'll inevitably find yourself off the fairway with no chance of par recovery---so it's a great mental challenge to keep grinding on when it feels like there's no chance of scoring well.

It's a solid course though and worth playing, and stays really comfortable on hot Florida summer days with all the shade. The rough is thick and unforgiving in several places and lost discs can happen. I would rate this one 4 stars but the fun factor is often missing because of the frustrating fairways, and the 8 foot concrete pads are not adequate enough on a few holes so I'll go with 3 1/2 here.

Old course and very well kept. Clean. You can tell this course is loved. Fun to play with a few right side bends (unusual for the panhandle courses I've played). Very up and down for the area as well. Friendly regulars.

Negligible. Looks like it could be snakey in warmer weather.

Got a cool tip from a local who guided me on first round here. Play 18 from the right side of the amphitheater stage on the hill. There's not a pad, but you'll see where and why.

Fun and challenging for a new player. Very technical with some hard doglegs and trees. Great course for working on both your hyzer and anhyzer shots! Pro tees provide extra distance and challenges for more advanced players. Well laid out and marked.

Slightly difficult to find hole #1 as it is back from the road and away from parking. Easiest to play first 7 holes of Pirate's Cove and then move into Gator links, then go back and finish Pirate's Cove.

A lot of fun. Great course that I plan to play again. Close proximity to Pirate's Cove course makes for a great 27 holes!

nice course but challenging, many holes are open except a few trees in the way. Fun for intermediate players.

Can lose a disk if in the dense woods, needs better signs, no tee box on 18 and can not find the advanced tees, get lost trying to find a few holes.

Have fun playing the course and go through a round pretty quick because not too many people play it.