First-time friendly, nice concrete tees, two per hole, open and wooded holes, not all par 3, variety of angles needed off the tee.

The Pine Valley course at Scott Memorial Park is accurately named; two-thirds of the course plays through a young pine forest, with the other third in the open spaces between that forest and the many baseball and soccer fields of the park. This course is far from pinball disc golf though; every wooded fairway is plenty wide, and every angle of shot is needed off the tee over the course of your round. With excellent concrete tees, two for every hole, and nice signs, Pine Valley has the amenities and course variety needed for a worthwhile disc golf outing.

Pine Valley starts off with two open holes, playing beyond the outfield of a baseball diamond. A doink off the outfield fence is an interesting way to stay in inbounds on #1. The third hole moves into the forest, however, and you don't come out until #13. The landscape is not much of a positive here; pine forest with only minimal elevation change, no water, no views. Yet the course does ask for all of your shots: right bending, hard left turns, straight-ahead control, and a couple longer holes that require careful consideration of the angles and landing areas. Bigger arms will be playing a lot of mid-range off the tee, and veering off the fairway pretty much demands a pitch-out shot, but there is more room for error out here than most "woods" courses.

The run from #13 to #15 is in the open, though with the forest on the edges to take your wayward shot. Still, a nice chance to air it out a bit. #14 could be a problem if a big soccer tournament was going on and the parking lot was full. Numbers 16 and 17 get back in the forest before the longest hole on the course, and one of the longest holes in Central Virginia, to close.

Pine Valley is first time friendly, and good for all skill levels. It's easy to follow except for maybe the walk from 14 to 15. The tees are top notch, signs show the way even when you can't see the basket off the tee, but the big orange Mach 5s are easy to spot nonetheless. A few longer holes, and longer tees, can stretch it out a bit for more expert players.

Overall, the course at Scott Memorial Park is Good, and worth checking out if you're anywhere nearby. It does lack any distinctive landscape features or a signature hole, but the course is varied enough to grow on you and make repeat visits fun. It would work for beginners to learn the game with both open holes and woods holes to teach control without being overly demanding, and more expert players could play from the back tees and work on long range shot shaping, along with a few holes to truly air it out. The players of Prince George could do a lot worse than Pine Valley.

Course offers different shot types and often forces you to think through your first shot and how it will impact your second. Fairly easy to make par on most holes if you play it safe, but definitely some risk/reward if you go for birdie.

Parts of the course are prone to interference from the road to the soccer fields. Holes 3 through 13 became a bit repetitive (tunnel shot through the woods).

This is a brand new course in Prince George County. You can tell the designers put a lot of great thought into the layout and made sure that the holes were fairly different from one to the next. Distance-wise you might think a bunch of holes are aceable, but I assure you they aren't as easy as you think.