I played this one at the recommendation of many people who have played the area and with 1 hour 30 before park close I cruised in and jogged through this pretty course in the fading light.

This is a mainly wooded course with rolling hills throughout and a good amount of features like slightly elevated baskets, and tried greens to make it just a bit more interesting.

Most holes on this course are wooded shots with one or two main lines you need to hit. The rough is heavy but with little undergrowth it's not unforgiving. It's mainly not that long with only a couple of holes topping 400ft even from the longs.

You are here to hit lines and make putts and if you can throw 300ft and do that you can score well.

Baskets are white Veterans, and though white at a wooded course can look a little drab these were easy to see and caught everything I thought they should.

Pads are decent size concrete and there are two on most hole.

Signs are good and accurate, though a couple have some damage.

There is enough elevation to make some shots pretty interesting and the lake comes into play on one hole and there are some creeks in several more as well.

This is a very solid, well worn track that you can tell people love and it's not hard to see why. It's a great league course for the masses and I bet leagues etc here are great.

A lot of the main cons here are that it's not terribly long and as a wooded course that doesn't have too many visually striking points it can seem a touch repetitive.

There is one spot between holes 7/8 with a long walk and that was not ideal, but I'd you follow the next tee signs closely you can find it fine.

One thing I really did not like was that there are a couple of long pins that were added to the course after the original layout and they have benches that are directly in front of the new long pad. It's not like a huge thing but it looks bad and limits your lines.

It's a really fun course that is a little old school and not terribly long but it's really fun and I felt good playing it.

In the cold and fading light it was a beautiful place to throw a disc and the blues and pinks filtering through the trees onto the white baskets felt almost ethereal.

Really brought me back to why I love this game. No hole was ever long enough I had to strain much. And even at my not terribly fast pace, breezing through it in just about an hour was fun and felt not easy per se, but not at all laborious.

Maybe it not a destination course or a pro caliber one like Hornets Nest or Angry Beaver but it represents a lot of what is right with disc golf.

Bet it's crowded as heck in the summer.

Reedy Creek is the old school course in the Charlotte area. It's as though anyone who plays disc golf in Charlotte has played this course.
-The course is all wooded, so accuracy is more important than distance
-One of the biggest reasons why I like this course is because of its variety. There are lots of elevation changes and different hole styles. Along with that, there are 2 tees, the original layout (short), or the stout layout (long).
-Navigation is very easy. You will see the practice basket right next to the parking lot, and the course allows you to bail out after 9 because it wraps back around to the parking lot. All the holes have short walks from basket to tee, the only exception being #8, which has multiple arrows to guide you.
-The course may seem pretty simple, but with the risk factor built into the course, it may cause you problems. I love how you can shoot either a really good round, or a very bad round. Makes you want to come back to the course more often.
-Tee signs are good and accurate, there are benches and trash cans next to a lot of the tees. Course is well maintained and everything seems to be in solid shape
-STOUT LAYOUT INFO: To clear up any confusion about the stout layout, all holes are to be played from the long tees (and finish at longest baskets, where applicable). #11: There is only one tee pad. Play to the long basket that is specifically for the stout layout (basket is still an old mach III). #14: Because the club removed the dual basket layout for this hole, start from the three blocks of concrete that is located behind the cricket bleachers, and play to whatever basket location that is active (most likely the short position).

-The course is pretty short. Personally, I love to play courses that have a variety of par 3s and 4s, with a couple of par 5s mixed in. This is not that kind of course. All but three holes are par 3s, and there are options to play every hole as a par 3.
-In the past, the club used to move the baskets to the short positions during the winter. Because of the newer courses in the area, the club has decided to stop moving the baskets because they feel that there is enough variety in Charlotte. That being said, most baskets will remain in the long position until further notice. Exceptions: #6 (there is an alternate short position), #7 (currently in short position), and #14 (currently in short position).
-Because this course is popular in the Charlotte area, it can be very crowded. Slow play is common, and I have started on the back nine once because there were so many groups waiting at the first tee.
-The old #7 was removed in 2017 due to safety and erosion reasons around the ravine, and a new hole (current #6) was added. This might be confusing for first timers, so make sure you check out the updated map.

Comparing to other Charlotte courses, this course is solid, and isn't bad at all. The park is huge and has multiple playgrounds and other amenities to enjoy. This course is my home course, and if you are in the Charlotte area, this is definitely a must play. If the course still had the Mach 3 baskets in multiple positions, along with the old hole 7, this course would definitely get a 4.0 rating from me.

Reedy Creek is a great course for beginners learning the sport; however, seasoned players can find value in the course's variety and technical style of play. The course is forgiving, as it's not very overgrown. Venturing outside of the fairway won't completely wreck your score. For a short course, it can provide challenging situations on certain holes: A very fast green on hole 3 will test your approach. Hole 8 is a tight tunnel shot from the tee. Hole 14 is all downhill, and your disc can role away from you if you're not careful. Hole 17 is great since you can lob your biggest hyzer (RHBH) and have a look for birdie almost every time! In a nutshell, Reedy Creek has the variety you're looking for in a wooded course, and it will probably be one you play more than once.

Reedy Creek is busy most weekends, especially when school is in session at the nearby university. Most people are courteous and will let you play through if you're a quick player, or if they're taking their time. The course has been around for awhile and you can see the wear and tear on the park (new baskets have been added recently - Aug. 2017). Personally, I think some of the tees are short and don't provide adequate space for a proper run-up. Other than that, there's not much to complain about. Events held at the park sometimes crowd the parking areas, but I've always managed to find a spot somewhat close to hole 1 when this happens.

Reedy taught me many things about throwing discs when I got started. It will always be the course I compare all other courses too, because I know it so well.

Tee boxes are well signed. Tee pads are in good condition, concrete. Many trees, but not too many. Little underbrush to deal with. Hilly, but not too hilly. Basket placement is just right. A good course for novices on up.

Some of the tee pads were dirty, possibly from the frequent rain this summer. A lot of roots to watch out for. I didn't see many directional signs from basket to next tee.

I enjoyed this course, some challenging holes because of basket placement and topography. This is a challenging course, mostly wooded holes. The water doesn't really come in to play. You'll need your whole arsenal of throws here.

This weekend was literally the first time I stepped foot in this park since the late 80's. During that time, I was in school at UNCC. Reedy Creek Park seemed like it was out in the middle of nowhere at the time, and I would vist every now and then to play basketball. The outdoor full court is still there, sitting right in the middle of a bunch of tall pines and hardwoods. At least once or maybe twice back then, I vaguely recall playing this disc golf course. I'm pretty sure I played it with one of those HUGE old-school frisbees, because I hadn't even heard of the modern golf disc yet. To put this into perspective, Innova had only been born about 5 years before the Reedy Creek course was established.

The only thing I remember about playing this course back around '89-'90 was that it seemed to be really hard, the course was in the woods, but I definitely recall the fairways being a lot wider! Amazing what 25 years of forest growth can do to a course. From my round this weekend, I came away as a relative newcomer to disc golf just thinking this is a really tough course. We played the short tees, and I just kept thinking the holes should be much easier to score par on with the short distances. I was completely wrong about that. Do not let the difficulty of this course deter you as a beginner, though. This is a really beautiful, scenic course.

I believe just about every hole had long tees (called "stout tees") and short tees. Some were barely a few feet apart, but some were drastically separated to create completely different looks on some of the holes. I think 80% or more of the tee areas had nice benches, and many had permanent trash cans. I did not see any random trash out on the course, either. Maybe saw one or two old beer cans, but the course was really clean overall.

The first hole starts out with a classic split fairway on a very open short hole, but you immediately get hit on the second with a maze of trees and a tee shot over a fairly steep ravine. The third hole hands you a very narrow fairway with a right-to-left tilt. That basket was perched on the edge of a built-up green area using cross ties. Number four is the first one that shows you dramatic differences between stout tees and short tees. Stout tees create somewhat of a left-to-right dogleg, while the short tees show you the basket straight from the pad. Great story here on my shot. I let mine go too early and hyzered hard left onto what I thought was some old roadway. Turns out it was a muck-layered lagoon at the end of the pond behind the tee pad. As I was trying to reach it with a long limb, this guy playing behind us just walks up and takes his shoes and socks off to dig that disc out of the drink. What a great sport, right?

Five is another brutal ravine crossing with uphill to the basket, and then you have to know where you are going for the next tee. There just aren't any directional signs on this course from last basket to next tee (see my "cons" next). The long tee is across the hiking path and to the left, but the short tee is way down the path off to the right. I didn't love this hole from the short tee. Sharp downhill, trees everywhere, and unable to see the basket until you were almost on top of it. Number seven is an unusual twist to the course. I'd love to know what the story is here from the past, because it definitely looks like there were two and maybe three pin locations at one time. This hole drops downhill and to the left, and then you see one short basket over to the left and another perched precariously on the edge of a creek bed ravine. I played the long basket, which turned out to be disaster! Still, a great little hole.

After you complete the first nine, you cross over the road and drop into some of the best holes on the course. It seems to open up from this point, giving you some slightly wider fairways but at the same time longer holes. As you go by the cricket pitch and tee off around by number 14, you start to see some drastic slope to the next holes. This stretch just ate me alive. After looking at the GPS map here for 15, it looks like we never saw the short tee for that hole which should be up to the right of the 14 basket somewhere. Instead, we went all the way down the hill and I think we played the stout tee. That was brutal, straight back up a steep incline to the basket. It builds character, right?

The last stretch of holes ease up on you a bit. I came within 15 feet of my first ace on the downhill right-to-left number 17, and still missed my putt. The last two are pretty good finishing holes.

I've been playing all around the Charlotte area now as a beginner for about 6-7 months, so I have grown used to these great courses in the area having well marked directional arrows either on the bottom of the basket pole or up on nearby trees pointing you to the next hole. I was really surprised by the fact that I didn't really see any of these at Reedy Creek. In a couple of places, the next tees are a good distance away from the last basket. You can also struggle a little figuring out where the short tee pad is, too.

This is a minor con, and I think it is really driven by the age of this course and equipment. All of the baskets are dark grey, with a metal white circle sign on top with the hole number. On some of the heavily wooded holes with slope or doglegs, it was really hard to spot the basket. Pay close attention to the hole signs!

For any disc golfer living anywhere near the Charlotte area, playing here is a must-do. This one is truly a historic layout from the very early days of disc golf in the eastern part of the country. I think I would have rated it closer to a 3.75 if that was an option on the scale. WIth a little work on signage and possibly doing something to make the baskets more visible, I can see this course easily getting back up to a 4.

The park this course is in is awesome! Beautiful pine woods and a nature preserve mean a beautiful walk through the woods.

The wood tee signs give the feel of "ball golf" tee signs, and add to the appearance of the course, instead of the laminated paper signs, or no signs typical of some courses. Not only are they a nice touch, but they're also useful, and accurate. Indicating the multiple layouts and tee pads.

Great use of land. This course winds through the woods of this great park and covers a lot of ground. The layout of the course takes advantage of the available elevation, the creek and a lake, and even a road for OB in some locations. Excellent design, that uses a lot of the available land and topography

A wide variety of shots are needed for this course. Although not a whole lot of distance on most holes (not including the "stout" layout), this course is not easy by any stretch. A handful of Left to Right playing holes reward the LHBH and offer a welcome change from the typical course design of Right to Left holes. There are several sloping fast greens that can punish a stray putt, and even a water carry hole that can ruin your day quickly! Even some fun elevation changes, although not major.

Navigation.... Although this course mostly flows well, there are some missing tee signs and missing basket numbers that can cause confusion. With the "stout" layout being a mix of longer tee pads, and longer baskets, things can get a bit confusing. There is a stretch of holes on the front nine that are missing tee signs at either the original or stout pad, or both. A shame, as the wood signs are a very nice touch.

To keep with the navigation theme, although some holes have directional signs leading to the next tee, most do not. Although not a major con, more directional signage could greatly increase the ease of play on this course!


The beauty of this course may also be a curse. The park attracts many people, enjoying the hiking, playgrounds and picnic pavilions. These people often seem to find there way onto the disc golf course.

A beautiful and fun course. This course is a moderate challenge and rewards the accurate calculated shot over the big arm power. With the quiet peaceful woods all around, it's hard not to enjoy playing here!

The age of this course also adds to the "cool" factor. A piece of Charlotte DG history, and in great shape considering it's age. With a few updates, this course has some 5 star potential!

Highly recommend playing here, and is also within reach of many other great Charlotte courses. Would be a great stop on a Disc Golf day trip.

Like they say, it's more about accuracy than length. You're not going to need your max D bag at Reedy. But you will have to make lots of different shots, especially the forehand if your predominately a RHBH thrower. And a lot of times there's more than one way to approach a hole.

The underbrush in most places was pretty sparse so I wasn't very concerned with losing a disc.

Sure, it's crowded. But that means you have a better shot of playing a round with someone cool. Or you could be stuck behind a group of eight who don't understand the concept of playing through.

I was glad I had my Firebird and Witness for the doglegs. I wish I had brought the Rhyno, too.

First and foremost onr of my favorite things about this course is you can use a variety of differnt shots and discs. It is a moderately wooded course with everything from line drive shots to elevation changes and a fair amount of technical shots as well. Some holes are more forgiving than others (1-9) holes 10-18 ate a bit tighter and more technical. Another great thing about this course is after 9 holes you can walk right to your car or continue on to the back 9 as hole 9 whips right back toward the parking lot. Benches at every tee pad, and multiple pin locations (although rarely changed) make this a fun course to play.

Lots of overgrowth and trees outside the fairway, so try your best to stay on it or else your hunting for a disc in poison ivy and leaves. No water on the course most days, except sometimes a single cooler in hole 1. Graffiti on trash cans and benches are an eye sore but not anything that affects playability.

Great course to improve driving accuracy as most holes are dictated by a tree line/elevation change. One of my personal favorites in the Charlotte area.

The course itself offers suitable challenges. Not overly difficult but still fun to play. Although in a woody area, the holes are mostly open for experienced players. Some hole placements present enough of a challenge to provide interest.

A couple of times, finding the next hole can be a challenge if you are not following other players. However, the course appears to be busy, so finding someone to point you in the proper direction is too hard.

I enjoyed playing here.

One of the most popular aspects of Reedy Creek is that it built into a peaceful forest that allows you to forget you are in a large city for a while. The fairways are mostly built into his forest using a variety of angles to require different shots from the tee, but aren't super tight and/or overly long - making this course an incredible and memorable jewel for the recreational/intermediate level. Players will be rewarded more for their accuracy at Reedy than they will for having a big arm.

The original Red Tees is a great place to take beginners who are trying to get into the game. For intermediate players who are looking for more of a challenge, they should try out the White Tees, or Stout layout. There are a couple of holes with "children's tees" if you want to make it a family trip. These tees are marked with two plastic circles on the ground to denote the end of the tee.

As the oldest one of the most regularly played disc golf courses in Charlotte, the rough is nearly non-existent. If you have an errant drive and end up off the fairway, you will likely be able to find a line with which you can save Par.

There is an abundance of parking at Reedy Creek, with restrooms and water fountains located on the opposite side of the parking lot as hole one. The course is laid out superbly, with Holes 1-9 making a small loop back to the parking lot, before crossing the road for another small loop 10-18, ending back near the parking lot. It makes for a great way to take breaks, or play short rounds.

A lot of work has gone into Reedy over the past few years to give the course an admittedly much needed face lift. A lot of this work has been done in the effort to prevent future erosion of the course, and these efforts have not gone unnoticed, and also make the course prettier in general.

The park used to move the baskets to the short positions during a couple winter months. If this is still something they do, come back when the baskets get moved to the short positions and try to your best at a couple Ace Runs.

When I first started playing this course, years ago, there was an issue with cars being broken into in the parking lot. I haven't heard anything about this recently, but it is something to be aware of.

This course is located near UNCC, so it can become pretty crowded during peak hours when the university crowd heads over to play a round. Due to the amount of traffic the course sees, it almost seems inevitable for the baskets and benches to be magnets for graffiti.

Due to conservation efforts around the creek the front 9 plays around, the most "memorable hole" of the whole course was removed (Hole 7 Stout). While this is very unfortunate, it is also completely understandable - but is still worth mentioning. Although the course has a new hole to compensate, and a few temporary signs to help guide people, the lack (or inaccurate) Tee Signs for Holes 6 & 7 can be a bit confusing for first timers.

Hole 14 used to have two baskets. One was used for the Original layout, the other was part of the Stout Layout. Even then, most people played the Stout layout from the three blocks of concrete behind the bleachers of the cricket field, but without a Tee Sign here this can also be confusing for new players. In fact, the only published information I know of about the Stout version of 14 is here on DGCR.

Reedy Creek was the first 18 Hole course I ever played. Before playing a round at Reedy, I had only ever played at Mint Hill Park, so this course has a lot of nostalgia associated with it for me. That being said, when rating this course, I tried hard to leave that sentiment out of the equation. Currently the course is looking great, but would struggle to give it higher than a 3.5 because of the inaccuracies with the tee signs for Holes 6 & 7.

Favorite Short Holes: 1, 5, 15, 18
Favorite Long Holes: 4, 6 11, 15

RIP: Old Hole 7L

The birth of Charlotte Disc Golf.

Park has many amenities with the disc golf course in the back of the Park.

All concrete tee pads on all holes. Some holes have multiple tee pads and baskets.

Challenging holes, but not to the point where it is extremely difficult for beginners.

Trash cans are at most holes.

Practice basket by the parking lot.

Good mix of holes that provide an array of shots to score well.

One of the safer courses in the Charlotte area.
Course is secluded as you progress through the round.

Course is mostly in the woods giving shade on hot summer days.

Locals are pretty good about letting others playing through so no one is being held up.

Course flows pretty well making it easy to navigate.

Some of the tee signs are missing.

Course can get back up at times for tournaments and because of the proximity to UNCC, however the fact that many others want to play the course isn't a huge con in my book.

Having said in my pros list that this course is in a safer area of Charlotte, it has been reported in the past of multiple car break-ins.

Will get extremely muddy when it rains.

Erosion is pretty obvious.

Other Thoughts:
Reedy is the course I learned to play disc golf on back in my UNCC days. I still play it today more than any of the other Charlotte courses, but I will get out and play other courses. Having said all that, Reedy has a special place in my heart. I'm not the greatest disc golf player so this course is always challenging for me. Would recommend this course to any disc golfer.

+ Reedy is part of a sweet park and you drive a little bit off the main way to get to the course, so it feels secluded
+ Even though it was busy at times, once we hit our momentum, nothing stopped us. Everyone was cool with us playing through and people were nice when they wanted to play through. Good vibes all around.
+ Tee pads are all in good shape, and so are the baskets
+ There weren't many spots where you could easily lose a disc (stream to the right of #4)
+ Basket placement with wooden structures felt like the course was built in a respectful way
+ Some tee signs had nicely carved and colored maps showing am and pro tee and basket locations
+ Many holes have more than one line choice, which made it fun to choose different discs for BH/FH (great variety)
+ Minor elevation changes/hilly
+ Fairly convenient 9 hole loops
+ Multiple tees/pins
+ Fairly easy to navigate as a visitor

- No indication of basket position other than line of sight
- No directional signage
- Some tee signs not in the best shape
- Trash bags nailed to trees were a bit nasty, but appreciated
- Definitely a lot of erosion at Reedy, but it didn't stop us, slow us down, or change the way we played at all. Just watch your step.

After playing Reedy four times as an out of state visitor, I have to say that it really is a solid course. The unique and aged feel of a few wooden structures, exposed soil and roots, stomped and carved fairways, and mature trees really set a good mood.

In terms of how this compares to other Charlotte courses from a beginner/intermediate standpoint, I would say it's middle of the road in terms of quality and difficulty. Not far behind the top courses in terms of fun, though. There definitely were a couple holes on the back nine that have higher chances to lose discs than other courses mainly due to the leaves being dry on the hills, which discs could easily slide under. The rough isn't super rough, though, and I've played this course with beginner females who didn't have a problem and even parred a couple holes.

Reedy really isn't super wooded like some courses in Charlotte. Yes, there are defined lines that are a bit challenging, but the if you want to throw under par, you have to hit long accurate lines. This is a course where discs of different stabilities are necessary. I've played here with fairly neutral discs and had a more difficult time than when I've played it with a full bag.

Overall, Reedy is solid. Really good disc golf in a nice setting.

Thanks for reading!

-Reedy creek is a more isolated park in Charlotte. It's a great park that has everything you could ask for in a park. In fact, once you get to the entrance, you go straight past the dog park and follow the arrows where they point which way to take to get to the course.
-Nice, long teepads that are in good shape. I love the long one on #15 because it make it a fun, tough, huge uphill shot. The course has two set of teepads on almost every hole. #7 doesn't and a few others dont but almost on every hole, there are two basket locations.
-Practice basket by the parking lot on your way to #1.
-Reedy creek has GREAT elevation and it's even better on the longer tees. For example, #6 has a sweet drop (-45) or so and #5 long has maybe (-30) and goes back up. Most players find it awesome to watch your disc go and go and go. Those aren't the only holes which great elevation, #15 long has maybe a 40 foot elevation gain!
-I remember some trash cans around the course. I think there was on the way to #1 but I don't remember a lot.
-The teesigns in my opinion are very cool and they are in good shape. Look at them closely because the baskets need new basket plates.
-The baskets are in good shape.
-I say #2 and #5 are fun teeshots but I love hole #7 as well. It's another ace run that is tricky if you don't throw a decent hyzer. If you are playing the original tees to short pins. A more straighter shot could get you closer to the long pin because it's a straighter shot. It happened to me.
-There were benches to sit on and for the older players, they are definitely useful (no matter how old they are) because walking up and down those hills will make you want to sit for a while. I am a teen and on #15 I needed to sit for a while.
-There is a hardees nearby and a bunch of other restaurants. Love me some buffalo chicken and a large soda.

-If you have read in the prevous reviews, you will find out that erosion is a problem, it's filled with limbs, roots and all that crap. Some things are in the wrong places, and It is trashed quite a bit and there are actually trashcans.
-The next tees signs were also trashed. Badly. I had a hard time telling if that is the way to the next tees that I was looking for. I will admit I should've brought a map and that's recommended for you people who read this.
-The basket plates were vandalized as well and they are not accurate on some baskets. Like prelube said, #14's basket was labeled as "17".
-Some holes are love it or hate it. For example, #11 is a dogleg right par 3 from the short and has a couple of long pin positions. I thought #11 was kind of boring although it is a bit downhill. There is a long position at about 420 and the extra long maybe 610 or so.
-The measurements are not too accurate, on most holes especially on #2 and #5, they say 180 on the short pins but really they were maybe 235". Some were believable and accurate but some should be remeasured.
-#6's basket wasn't numbered, I found the tee and eventually found the basket. It's another great drop in elevation, the hole is definitely no con but it outta be numbered on the basket plate.

Yes erosion isn't good and the baskets aren't all accurate and it's a bit trashed but c'mon! It's lots of fun elevation is magnificent, there are good chances for an ace especially on the short course (mainly #16) and by the time you play here, you will be glad you did. It's got great variety with a couple open holes (well sort of) and wooded holes, uphill, DOWNHILL!!!, and even doglegs. Honestly, I love dropoffs behind baskets and there are on both pin positions on #14. #14 is the make you or break you hole, it's a bit downhill and starts off easy and open but once you're in the woods maybe 220" feet, It's tough! The baskets are on a ledge with large dropoffs.
Overall in my opinion, there are several stand out holes #2 is a straight downhill shot and #5 is a bit similar but has two routes, one for sidearmers and a for right hand backhand throwers. Lefties will probably take the sidearm route. #6 has another straight downhill shot with a small ditch behind the basket, also the greatest use of elevation on the course (-40) It's really 380 or so, plays 260. #7 is a fun hyzer hole with a dropoff behind the short and if you leave it short on the long position, you have a tough jump putt. #13 is a fun anhyzer hole and the longest so it's considered the "monster" of the course. #14 is probably the best on the course which I just described and #18 is a great finishing hole but those are not the only fun holes on the course with the long tee maybe drops -40 feet, with the short pad, maybe -20. Play this course if you live in the Charlotte area although it was a long ride for me in Gastonia. It was a 40+ minute ride. It's more isolated so bring a GPS so you wont have a hard time finding it. Since the baskets are not numbered right, I would recommend watching the video of Will and Jake at Reedy creek so you will know the holes better.

This course is the oldest in charlotte and is a very fun course to play.

It has two sets of pads. The shorts are very getable and the stouts will test your game.

The course goes through seasons where the baskets are moved in the fal/winter to short positions which make the course much easier and great for beginers. Then in the spring/summer the course is lengthend to make it more difficult. If you introduce a player to the game at this course in the winter/fall they will be able to learn in steps.

I love the technical yet getable design of the course.

Great teesigns, pads, benches and trashcans

Erosion, it is very bad here. The course is full of exposed roots.

It is an easier course within 5 min of Uncc so it is likely the most popular course in charlotte thus it has times of major backups.

This course is where I learned to play and I have a soft place in my heart for reedy creek. It is one of my favorite places to play even if it is a shorter course it is a great place to hone your skills.

It is often overlooked with all of the Major courses in charlotte but Reedy is well worth your time if you are visiting and it is close to many other courses in charlotte so you can get multiple courses in one day

Course is in a regional level park with adjacent nature preserve; the total property acreage is about 750. Course is in rolling piedmont terrain with mature canopy and is sequestered completely from other park activities. Course is now almost 25 years old and reviewer has played this course early on, which may make it an interesting case. Reedy Creek is Charlotte's second iteration of the wooded piedmont style of course.

One may easily observe the effects of high foot-traffic and sustained community interest in developing the course over a relatively long period of time at Reedy Creek. The foot-traffic has made this course much more playable and its rough much less penal and over the years. Amenities, equipment and signage are all superior, although some may disagree regarding the Mach III targets. Tees are above average. Canopy blunts most play affecting winds. Course features completely separate returning nine loops with a dedicated shelter between the nines. Course looks and feels very well defined regarding the play paths and transitions; in contrast to wooded courses that are more 'raw' and which can often feel 'vague'. Undoubtedly this factor helps speed play, which can be quite brisk when course is not crowded. Reedy Creek probably receives the most play of any area course and is routinely crowded during peak seasonal hours. Play delays are not uncommon.

Billed as a 'beginners'' course, reviewer feels Reedy Creek DGC is one the best available venues to introduce someone to disc golf for the first time. Like many courses in the Charlotte area, straight flat shots with good fade control are highly rewarded (up to about 250'), but length off the tee is not critical here. Fair to average power is enough to score well, as the average hole length from the short set-up is about 260' for the 18. Lower speed discs will be very effective here. Course moderately favors stable counter-spin shot shapes off the tee and on the landing areas, (strongly so on the back nine), Back nine considerably 'tougher' than the front, in keeping with this area's 'unwritten' design ethos (an interesting aside: this area's next course, Kilbourne TPC features a back 9 favoring stable clock-spin shot shapes from the tee). Ample fairways and generous landing zones allow for 'fair' play. Plenty of recovery chances are available while scrambling. Course asks for mastery of all the basic shot shapes, except the roller game and uses the minor elevation changes enough to make the golfer continue to pay close attention. Also 'keeping it interesting' is two sets of tees and a minimum of 2 pin positions per hole, so the course is not inflexibly stuck in the past of rounded-shoulder style discs.

Greens are generally flat and open, with a handful of exceptions. Of note are the constructed features on the course, which appear to be largely a response to high foot traffic around the few highly sloped greens. These features control erosion and accentuate some greens while improving safety. Greens are neutral and balanced regarding spin receptivity overall.

'Fair' course, in the following aspects: generous average width of fairways, rewards for conservative play, appropriate penalties for size of throwing errors, few blind holes, overall balance, ease of 'seeing' trouble from the tees (or where to play), and limited ob areas. Course is also 'honest'. It lacks any 'perceptual' design tricks or extremely acute angles that must be hit to keep the disc in play (with the possible exception of #6 short tee).

#8 is the first area iteration of the now iconic straight flat tube shot about 300' off the tee, but since golfers (and arguably discs) have gotten better this 'first version' is only about 250'. This type of hole is so common in disc golf that the reviewer feels some special term should have been coined for it by now (like the 'Redan' in ball golf). Reviewer also feels this type of shot is the most difficult of all to consistently execute, especially as the distance required is increased, and this type of hole needs to be in the vocabulary of every aspiring course designer.

Reedy Creek DGC is one of this reviewer's personal favorites, largely because it shows high aim and forward thinking in its overall design. Course is an excellent candidate for Vintage/Super Class competitions. It is an 'early' course that appears to have been constructed - rather than installed. Each hole is largely buffered from the others, which gives it a wonderful cloistered feel without being oppressive. Several fairways have established turf. Undoubtedly this adds to maintenance expense, but the trade-off in 'polish' seems well worth it, especially when compared to the standard wooded course, which are not as comfortable and often experience erosion issues. As mentioned earlier in this review, the course's amenities are superior, not only with respect to play, but also regarding the administration of competitions. When others totally dismiss Reedy Creek DGC, this reviewer feels they are largely spoiled, missing the point and more focused on their own selfish pleasures, rather than the larger aim of growing disc golf. The Reedy Creeks of the world are the wellsprings from which the Renaissances flow.

I can see why this course has been recommended to me by so many players. While it is not an overly difficult course, it can be challenging - aggravating - rewarding - and just plain fun. The terrain plays as much a part of the difficulty of the course as the design of the holes. There is a wide variety of shot types necessary for this course. Trash cans are available on several holes. And there are plenty of benches to catch your wind. The signage is pretty accurate for being able to find the basket.

While the signs are good at giving an indication of the basket, sometimes it is a little confusing which tee is for which basket. Nor could I find any listing of when the basket locations change. The numbers on top of the baskets are confusing at times since more than one hole has the number 7 (or maybe it was a 17). The number plate could also stand to be painted a bright color - in the shade of the woods, it can be difficult to even see the basket much less the number letting you know which basket you are playing.

I haven't played this course enough to give a good description of the holes. But I can tell you that when I played today, the course was in great condition. The fairways are a little worn due to the years of traffic, but it was dry with plenty of traction (unless you happen to have landed on a steep part of one of the many hills).

I played the short course first. The yardage does not seem terribly different than the "stout" course on most of the holes despite what the signs say. However, there are a few holes where the trees that provide the hole to shoot through seem so close that you can't help but hit them. I had an easier time on the "stout" course.

I was genuinely surprised how many people were on the course at 11:30am on a weekday. Most of the players I saw seemed very familiar with the course and played very quickly. Too bad my timing wasn't better where I could ask for a guide.

One thing I really like about this park is they have put signs up making it easy to find the course. There is a practice basket behind the first tee. A great location for a practice basket. Hole 1 is a fairly simple shat from the short tee, just throw it hard with a little right fade. From the long tee, it it still basically the same shot but the angle changes just enough to add a bit of a challenge.

Hole 2 tee is easy to find. Just follow the well worn path behind the hole. A pretty simple hole to play, but it can be a challenge to see the basket due to the color of the basket in front of a backdrop of trees. This is a recurring theme for the rest of the course.

If you have not played this course, I would recommend waiting for another player to show up who can show you around (you probably won't have to wait too long for someone to show up). Play the short course first. After that it is pretty easy to find the tees and baskets for the long course - which you should also play. I liked the "stout" course better, but I got the impression that most of the players like to play the short course.

This course is worth playing. And then playing again. And again.

nice course. challenging a good mix of shots. nice open fairways. clear paths and good launch pads. also good for sight seeing.

kinda a drive from the south Charlotte area but well worth the drive.

Solid wooded course in your typical, nice Charlotte park. Very verdant and pretty and all that nature stuff to appreciate. All the basic stuff is here; big, smooth concrete tees, tee signs, benches, etc.

Playability: Impressive left to right variety in hole design and fairway design. Solid elevation, water in play occasionally. Fairly LHBH friendly, more than a few RHBH hyzer holes with just plain straight holes being the minority. Course is easy enough to navigate and as an added bonus there are course maps/scorecards available at the kiosk.

Very clean, well-defined fairways, amenities (bathrooms, etc)

Distance variety is limited to most holes being in the 200-300' range. Fairly short, even from the long tees for players above the noodle arm range. The course is very eroded on some holes but there are steps and stops put in to alleviate the problem and facilitate walking. Some holes have deceptively steep roughs that aren't apparent from the tee that could easily punish you with roll-aways, hole #3 on the left is a good example of this.

Be mindful of the pond to the left of hole #4. It's not directly menacing but if a RHBHanded thrower's turnover doesn't turnover you could be all wet.

Feels like: a Par 54, shorter Castle Hayne with elevation or a scaled down, more wooded Hornet's Nest.

Fave Hole: #5 Tees from up high then drops steadily to a creek below midway down the fairway, then rises just as steeply with the basket more or less eye level from the tee. I like holes like this b/c they kind of play tricks on your eyes.

Signature/Butt-clenching hole: Hole #14. An open tee that requires an anhyzer/FH into a wooded gap that has a steep downhill green that will punish with a roll-away worse than the ball the passed through Bill Buckner's legs.

Other neat holes: Hole #1. Gives you 2 distinct lanes to the basket, wish there were more like this on the course but alas, you are disappointed.

This is a really solid course and offers a little bit of everything that can appeal to all ranges of players. I can easily see why it's very popular. It wasn't very crowded when I played but I did happen to be the only discer with a bag so take that for what it's worth but it was pretty clean so the kids are alright.

Great course for the beginners, and those looking to work on the basics. Wooded course, Multiple Basket positions, They change every now and then from the long position to the shorts.

not many opportunities for long drives, Crowded, Crowded Crowded.. its so close to UNCC that it is always busy.. be prepared to wait.

two tee pads per hole. lots of trashcans and benches. very nice park setting with everything you want in a course. up hill shots downhill shots, straight ahead shots. wooded feel to make it feel secluded

most of the the time its crowded, show up early in the morning if you want a round with no traffic. otherwise its a cluster f#@ck.

one of the best courses in charlotte when the pins are in the long posistions, good wooded course for all skill levels