Prestigious course
Amazing elevation
VERY challenging

Definitely not a course for beginners
Potential for other park visitors in fairways

This course is a beast! At least the Gold layout is! My Brother and I were in the area and decided to give Renaissance Park a try. I had heard so much about it and heard if I was ever in the area to make sure to play Renaissance Gold. While this is a VERY true tip, don't expect to set your personal best on this course. We were very humbled by long distances, tight fairways, and huge elevation changes. This is a very beautiful course and quite fun to play, but I found out quickly that I had no business playing the gold layout as my game is severely lacking the skills to perform well there. Now don't get me wrong, I had an absolute blast playing this course and would love to get a chance to play it again sometime in the future, however I will not be expecting to shoot well in the least. There is a reason this course was home of a previous World Championship. Don't believe me? Go play it and find out for yourself. I definitely want to get back to this course and try out some of the shorter layouts also. As I have always played... make sure you make it out to this course if you are anywhere near the area! If you want to see this course on video check out the video below that my Brother and I filmed when we visited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhZoOfdIbGc

-This course will make you throw just about every type of shot in your bag in order to score well.
-A good mix of tight technical lines, wide open throws, short technical shots and just about everything in between. The variety on this course was really fun, forcing you to shape shots and play position golf to score well.
-Baskets are in great shape, tee pads are solid, and the signage is superb. As a first time player at this course, playing it solo, using the maps on each of the signs made it really easy to find where the baskets were located on blind shots.
-There are some really unique basket placements here, in rocks, around corners, tucked away in the trees, that add to the aesthetic of this course.
-The longer, more technical holes are really well designed and thought out. When you approach these holes, you have to think about, what's the best place to land for the second shot (ie. position golf), so that I can set myself to get the par or birdie.
-There's a pretty good mix of elevation found at this course as well with some uphill and downhill shots both in the woods and out in the open.
-Navigation on the majority of this course was easy to follow, with arrows pointing to the next tee pad near the majority of the baskets. This was true for all but the last 4 or 5 holes (mentioned in the cons as well).
-The course seemed to be very well maintained. On holes where there were open grass fields, the grass was mowed and manicured. On the the more wooded holes, the fairways were clear of debris and very manageable.
-The wooden bridges found in the wooded holes to help players navigate the creek that runs through some of the holes was a nice added touch.

-Although I found the navigation to be fairly straightforward and well marked on the majority of the course, there were a few sections that caused confusion. On the front side in the woods, there were a couple of tee pads that were tough to find despite the navigational arrows, I believe this was hole 5. On the back side, after hole 13 there were no longer arrows pointing to the next tee, but I did find some yellow ribbons tied to trees which seemed to help.
-The Gold Layout seemed to share a lot of the same fairways as the shorter white layout. On a busy day, I could see the overlaps causing backups and/or confusion.
-The Gold Layout also overlaps on some of the Red Layout's holes on the back side, which again could cause backups.
-There was one hole, between 14 and 15, where you have to cross the fairway of another hole in order to get to the tee pad. A slight safety concern, but not a huge deal if you're paying attention.
-The rough on some of the holes was pretty thick, near the basket on hole 10 comes to mind. The fairway is just a thin strip of mowed grass, and everything around it was SUPER thick bushes. Spent some time looking for my up-shot that was just outside the circle of the basket.

I felt compelled to write a review for this course because this is one of the top 5 courses I've played EVER! I like to give ratings based on purely the disc golf aspect (not scenery, how good of hike it was, amenities, etc...) and this is without a doubt a 5 Star course that will test even the best players. I personally thought the challenge at this course was amazing. It's a course that truly rewards good shots and punishes bad ones, simple as that. 18 is a bit of a gimmick hole, double mando through the electrical poles to an island green, but I found it fun and was a great way to finish an already amazing and tough course. The Pars were a bit generous in my opinion, but it definitely helped the scorecard look a bit cleaner, so no complaints there. Holes 13 and 14 stood out in my mind as being really fun, challenging holes. Got the birdie on 14! I would love to try the flick route on hole 16 next time I played. From the tee it seemed like a real low percentage shot, but once you get to the basket, you can see the line is there and would actually probably give you a better show at the 2 look than the backhand. I only wish I had courses like this one and Hornet's Nest in my hometown, I would play them as often as I could! Next time I'm in Charlotte, I will without a doubt be playing Renaissance Gold again

The longs are fair and require accuracy, the shorts are well done and also require accuracy and placement. There's a healthy mix of open, technical, OB and elevation.

Summer can be hard to find discs on a few holes. Rainy conditions cause some serious standing water and slippery hill sides.

Without question, an absolute must play for anyone in the area. This course is consistently one of the most insanely difficult and challenging courses in the area. The best of the best will find this course challenging but fair. Intermediate and beginner players will get eaten alive. This course is the truest testament of professional level tournament play that I have ever seen. Every hole will challenge your precision, your power, your consistency, your approach, and your putts. Keep in mind that this course was designed to be a pro stop. Don't let your score get frustrated. The first time I played, I stopped keeping score after hole 7. The last time I played, I had a great round and finished +8... Read the reviews, get an understanding of the hole by hole breakdown, prepare yourself for a very challenging afternoon.

I can't think of anything negative to say. Getting off the fairway is disastrous.

-Has the perfect mix of woodedness and openness.
-Forces you to use everyshot and disc in your bag.
-Many par 4's and 5's which is a requirement for a top notch course IMO. They really let you play golf by forcing you to calculate each shot rather than simply getting as close to basket as you can from the tee.

I've only played the Gold layout, but out of the 56 courses I've played, it is 2nd (behind Flyboy) and nothing else has come close. Make sure you play it if you are near the Charlotte area.

Renny Gold layout is the best of the best. It is extremely challenging and truly world caliber. Long distance and drastic elevation changes give even the best player a hard time. Long distance control and placement shots which keep you in the fairway are key to surviving.

Beginners will not enjoy Renny Gold. Nor will they appreciate and understand its greatness. Go off the fairway in certain areas and you may be searching for your disc for an extended period of time.

Currently the course only has baskets in the Gold Positions in order to allow for visiting Pros to practice for upcoming World Championship in July.

Maintenance is ongoing in preperation for the worlds. Club members have been spraying for poison ivy recently as it has begun to grow quickly with the weather. Wear long socks with shorts.

This course challenges you on every hole. A good number of the greens are very difficult; which provides for score seperation between even the best golfers. Every hole is unique and the vast majority take advantage of the natural features of this amazing piece of land. Good variation of hole length and effective use of elevation change. When I go to Charlotte this is the only course I play.

This course is long, tough and brutally hard to master; and unfortunately the less experienced players will probably not have a good time.

Honestly, I have no cons for this course. It is my favorite course.

If you're scared of shooting over par, don't come here. If your scared of getting better, don't come here. If your scared of going OB don't come here.

This course is the archetype of "championship level"

Renny is an absolutely sick course. I wish it were my home course. I enjoyed getting my @ss kicked. We played the gold layout measuring at 9,704 feet with a par of 70. The black layout is shorter but it will test your game. It has a great mix of wooded and open holes. If you like hiking you will love the terrain. There are some nasty ravines you can find yourself in.

Renny is actually 2 courses in one. Using an "overlay" design, most of the holes have two baskets installed while some also have two tee pads. There is a wide variety and many options to play.

The concrete tee pads were plenty long and level.

Many holes have 2 baskets. The Gold layout plays to the longer white baskets. The shorter course plays to all yellow baskets. There are a total of 26 baskets. All of the baskets were in good shape.

I really liked the mix of power and finess.

There are subtle elevation changes and really cool greens on this course. Risk/Reward is all over the place. Your entire game will be tested.

The green on hole #2 is just sick! It turns a shorter par 4 into a very difficult 3 to get.

Hole #14 is a great par 4 as well. Nice fair tee shot followed by a nasty green.

Hole #18 is one of the best finishing holes I have played.

The lifeguard chair on #9 was pretty cool. I was able to watch a good throw then follow it.

The park features restrooms, showers, lighted ball fields, lighted tennis courts, sand volleyball, and 6.5 miles of great mountain bike trails.

The only real con I could see is navigation. Print a map. I had an awesome guide who plays the course often. I did not have to walk to find anything. It was VERY enjoyable.

This is the winter and I expected some mud. The top holes of #'s 11, 12, & 13 were a little muddy.

I have played the top 4 courses on DGCR. This course is harder than any of them. This is not a beginner friendly course and I think it's rating reflects that. It's hard enjoying a course when you are getting your butt kicked!

I spent 2 days playing 9 courses in Charlotte. Their disc golf courses are very difficult. I was very impressed with the overall design of each course. What an awesome trip when it was snowing back in Chicago.

Some of the best reads on this site are the Renny reviews. Love-Hate has never been so clearly defined. This course is tough. Mentally preparing for a round on the Gold course is, for me, akin to putting on a brave face to meet my executioner. The last step is acceptance. ("Remember you failure in the caaaave!")

Saw where new signage is in the works, that seems to me the most "legit" beef with Renny. The best review I can think of is to walk through the holes. Really this
Course speaks for itself:

Drive into the parking lot at Jeff Adams Tennis Center. It's a long two row lot, drive to the end of the first and loop back down the side closest to the practice basket, park near practic basket with it behind you.

From the practice basket, look down the sidewalk on the right side of the tennis courts. It ends at the #1 Gold tee. Black tee from practice basket is more to your right than the Gold and is in a cut in the trees.

1: From the Gold tee back uphill, under branch that limits ceiling. From Black do not miss left, bamboo loves your precious more than you. End of parking lot in play to right, OB. Turn right at basket for 2.

2: From Gold, the deadly accurate can play for the gap dead ahead, or out over the parking lot right (hope you didn't park there) and back hard to the left between the trees and line tower. Black tee pretty much it's the gap. Both shots play into open area facing ravine. If the black basket is in, it's just short of the ravine, Gold basket is the Eagle Scout project looking "green" opposite. Enter woods behind Gold basket for 3.

3: Gold and Black same tee. Relatively short hard right to left line. Trees everywhere. Need to try to get back left past edge of fence partially hidden by greenery for a decent approach. If black basket in, just past fence to the right. Gold basket on same line but 50-75 deeper, protected by more trees. 4 tee off to the right of both.

4: Same tee for both layouts. Last time I was there, I believe it was the "original" and Gold baskets in. Original plays about 225-250 straight then dumps hard right down a treacherous slope about 100, with OB past. Gold plays straight all the way, tightens into demanding tunnel at about 275, turns left at say 350-375, short of partially visible tie-wall. Basket up to left on slope with tie-walled tiers. From Orig basket, 5 Black (Orig) is down the slope to the right a little. From Gold basket walk away from basket keeping basket/slope on right, pick up trail. Pass random basket (7 orig?) and stay on "path." You'll know you're at 5 Gold tee if you feel like you're standing in your own half-dug unmarked grave.

5: Gold plays uphill through a tight tunnel directly over 5 Black tee, to the same fence in play on 3. Levels out and turns left just short of fence another 75-100 to shared basket. Turn left at basket for short straight walk to shared 6 tee (you'll see 3 tee to your right.)

6: All layouts share tee and basket. plays about 250 straight. Basket offset to right, sloping away. Ravine down right side, deep drop-off/OB right and past basket. To get to 7 tee, pretend you just walked straight down 6 fairway and off the back of the green, following path. You'll come to 7 original, which I believe plays back to the random basket you pass between 4-5 Gold. My recommendation, leave it be, go on up the hill to 7 Gold/Black.

7: Shared tee, plays over ravine spur and through a tight neck. All manner of problems available if you catch a tree at the gap, ravine OB through right rough, deep creek OB through left rough. (If you make the gap THEN start fading, RHBH, not great but you SHOULD miss the OB.) If 7 black is in, you'll see it dead ahead on a back-slope some 325-350. Gold makes a hard right turn at the foot of the back slope, uphill around 100-125 through another gap out onto an open green, with road OB in play. Turn left at gold basket, cross entrance road, you'll face 2 tees, to the left is 18 Gold, right is shared 8.

8: Plays downhill to basket location on large rock formation in the trees to the left. Plenty of trouble for inaccuracy. 'Nuff said. Cross bridge over swamp to shared 9 tee just past "lifeguard tower."

9: Plays straight over rise and back down to basket location fronted by semi-circle of rocks. Green is lowered past rocks, in a "pit," with trees guarding, AND OB creek right and behind. Do yourself a favor and recon the shot from the lifeguard tower, and spot each other's throws...otherwise, if alone, you pretty much have to tee, then sprint up into the fairway to spot yourself, lest you wind up with an "Amelia Earhart:" looks good on take-off, then just disappears. 10 shared tee is just to the left and above 9 basket.

10: Shot is uphill, over low boulder, into-thru tight neck. If Black basket is in it plays straight thru neck to opening about 350-375 and is offset to left. Gold basket from the open area is elevated several tiers to the right an additional 150-175. 11 shared tee is down path at left rear of 10 Gold basket. You cross the mountain bike trail here, so be alert.

**note: the next 3 holes, 11-13, Strong Arm Corner, may have a few spots of standing water, first half of 11, and area between 12 and 13 tee. Can't always see the water clearly, if it's rained recently, watch your step. Shoulda sprung for waterproof shoes.

11: Long, open. If Black basket in, you'll see it straight out about, oh, 500-600 (hasn't been in since before worlds.) The Gold basket will be blind, the hole basically bends slightly left to right, more or less in that 500-600 range. Don't miss right off tee. 12 shared tee is past and just left of Gold Basket.

12: Shared tee/basket. Pretty obvious hole. OB parking lot about 25 past basket, with the drop line about 100 short. OB rough down right. 13 Shared tee to right 1/2 way down fairway. If players behind you, there's a path just inside the right rough to get to 13 tee.

13: Shared tee. Plays straight through the narrows guarded by couple small trees. From there, straight down obvious fairway to gentle dogleg left, if in Black
Basket will be just to right just before start of dogleg. Gold basket around dogleg left and into protective cove of mixed trees, including cedars. Path to 14 shared tee is to left of Gold basket. You recross the bike trail(!) then come to a step-down to 14.

14: This shot is VERY dependent on your personal D, whether or not you want a hard fade or not. Best bet: recon your tee shot, or risk losing your precious, filthy Bagginses! Plays straight down a fairly tight fairway, either rough is DOA. Hole starts working left over berm along left. Need to carry at LEAST 325 before fading for a decent approach, shot/disc depending, ideally pass the last lone cedar on left and before dead ahead tree with bench. Worlds (Black?) was in the field to left oft the berm. Gold basket plays down right to left through this field, into the wash, up on the peninsula. Enjoy your approach. 15 tee is uphill right from Gold basket, and you have to blindly enter/cross 10's fairway, so mind the flying discs.

15: Welcome to the "home stretch." Shared tee/basket. Plays way downhill, big left to right around high-tension tower. (Ha-ha, "high tension.") Basket in protected cove just inside tree-line. To get to 16, left from 15 basket, follow path, pass 9 tee (with lifeguard tower,) take same bridge across swamp, angle left uphill to shared 16. 8 Basket on big rocks will be directly to your six.

16: Same tee/basket for both. As of my latest round, no more "mandos," but they were largely academic. The tee basically faces the basket, but good luck trying a straight line. Options are big turners on tight lines to left or right, split "fair"way, basket on big rock. 17 like 100' to left and rear of 16 basket.

17: I believe this one is also one tee/basket. plays 250 straight, then due right 250 up the tree protected wash. Tee shot placement critical for anything like a "normal" approach. 18 Gold is straight past 17 basket, past 8 tee, top of the hill.

18: From Gold tee plays over entrance road, over 18 Black tee, thru high-tension towers (mando) and straight down and across a steadily narrowing open fairway. I believe 18 Black basket is no longer played, but it'll be up to the left on a narrow spit of grass between the washout and parking lot. 18 Gold is up and to the right across the ravine on a peninsula green with 25' OB drops on three sides.

At this point I usually call my mommy or therapist.

You made it. Now go pull the disc out of your windshield that you threw into it on 2, and make straight for the closest bar/ice cream shop.

Many Signature Holes
Very Challenging
Incredibly Unique

Lots of Thick Brush and Briars

This was my home course for awhile and I have probably played it more than a hundred times. You hear people talk about how challenging Renny is, but until you play it yourself, it's all hear say. You'll hear people say that "Oh, this course was harder than Renny!"...but they probably didn't play Renny Gold. Renny Gold is without a doubt, one of the hardest disc golf rounds in the world. I have played others that are hard, but are also horrible courses, which is not the case with Renny Gold. Almost every hole is memorable in it's own way. Renny is not the most aesthetically pleasing course out there, but in my opinion, it is certainly one of the best.

1) Multiple signature holes. There are so many unique and interesting holes . . .holes you just do not see on most properties. A lot of this is due to the basket placement but some of the fairways have characteristics that are just incredible.

2) Good grippy and rough concrete teepads. They are a good size which is nice too because a lot of times you need to use the whole pad to get your desired lineup.

3) The dense cover of leaves on the ground in the wooded holes can be considered a positive and a negative but I consider it a positive. They cover the clay soil underneath preventing the bare areas from turning to a slick muddy mess. The leaves work intot he soil to help stabilize it, and they also help reduce the erosion that might ocurr on those holes.

4) Has two layout set on the same course. This is again an idea I like. In Milwaukee we may have multiple layouts but they are not in play all the time. You might have two tees and 4 different pins but the baskets are only in one position per hole and they canbe moved, but the setup Renny has is to leave the baskets in and you can choose which basket to play each day. The "Gold" layout is much harder and the baskets are generally much tougher locations. There may be as many as 1-2 extra throws required per hole comparing the short to the long. I like this because you can play the different layouts any given day.
Why the Gold layout plays to white baskets and the original layout plays to the gold baskets is still yet to be understood by anyone I bet.

5) Discatchers in good condition. The "Gold" layout are all colored white and #'d with a spider web logo on the white rim. The normal layout has yellow banded baskets and #'d. Why the Gold layout plays to white baskets and the original layout plays to the gold baskets is still yet to be understood by anyone I bet.

6) The lookout is a nice touch on Hole #9. You cannot see the basket and you may or may not be able to see the group in front of you because of the rock formation in front of the basket. These are the little things that go a long way to be a top rated course.

7) This course challenges you from beginning to end. There are some incredibly difficult baskets and you do not want to overshoot many of the baskets or you will likely take a bogey or worse. Massive dropoffs and punishing recoveries contribute to the difficulty. The length of the course is also part of the challenge.

8) There is an ultimate of variety on this course. No there isn't really any water in play but the elevation changes, the massive variety in hole length, the very unique basket locations, the variety of hole shaping, the variety in foliage density. It is simply one of the best variety I have seen on any course.

9) Ultimate in risk/reward. SOme of the baskets require some tough shots and you have to decide when to shoot for the basket and when to just layup and give yourself an easy putt.

10) Portopotty is available if I remember correctly down by the tennis courts. I did not explore the park anymore but there may also be toilets in a building.

11) Fairway distance markers are an awesome idea especially when you have a 1042' hole! It really helps you to kno whow far you have thrown and how far you have left to the basket.

12) Very nice park has a large variety of activities. 18 awesome disc golf holes, mountain biking trails, tennis, and other things to do. I can only imagine how cool the mountain bike trails would be here.

13) Mandos are used effectively to create good shot shaping and cool hole layouts. They are clearly marked and in bright colors usually to make sure you do not miss them.

14) Benches and garbage at most if not all holes. They are consistanly available which is a big plus for me.

15) Rock formations really contribute to the uniqueness of many holes. They create additional challenge and also just plinly look cool on the course.

16) There are a few elevated baskets on this course. This is a fun way to create a different feel.

17) OB was used effectively to force certain shots on certain holes. Normally I wouldnt think the manmade mandos and OB are good, but they generally do a good job at defining an intended way of playing.

18) Bridges and stairs are in necessary places. The stairs help you to retrieve discs from the gulch areas. SOme of the areas do not have anything so where they are put in is a bonus.

1) No kiosk by the first tee. For a popular course I would think there would be al sorts of info posted. There was something by hole #2 near the parking lot but almost nothing was posted there. That is surprising to me.

2) Tee signs are inconsistant and some missing. They have posts with gold signs listing Hole # and distance for the Renny gold layout. The other distances listed on occassion but some are missing some are peeling off, and they are not consistant with how they post the distance etc. I like consistancy because then it can be relied upon.

3) The course in general is in good shape but there are numerous areas that are slightly unsafe. The hodgepodge type of construction can lead to issues down the road. Just be safe and walk carefully. Some of the retaining walls are not the safest and some are just failing. I appreciate it took a lot of effort to put them in, and some of it was probably done totally by hand, but in the end a properly done landscape will last longer and be safer.

4) 1st hole is a throwaway really. There isn't much interest in the hole and it seems very out of place. It is almost like they added hole #1 to replace an older hole that got removed. That might also b why the kiosk is at the second hole not the first. There also is no sign directing you to the first hole. Sure you can see the basket but first timers might struggle to figure out where the whole is.

5) No directional sign to the tee for the first hole. The original tee is set back in the woods while the gold tee is using already existing concrete by the corner of the tennis courts. There is a white line and two yellow circles painted on the concrete for the gold tee.

6) In my opinion the two long open holes on the back 9 are not that fun. It is purely a get up and throw as far as you can. Sure it might work as a good ego boost for the long throwing pros. Perhaps pros look at it differently because it may actually be harder to throw a long shot than it is to be accurate with 3 to layup for a put for 4. I am no pro and I do not have a huge arm, so I just think there are no fun.

7) Mulch could be used in a few places on this course to help cover soil areas. It also could be used to help slow erosion from some areas and would provide better footing for certain areas on the course.

8) I have to question the safety of 16 tee because of the 8th shot shape requiring going way out over that tee to let the disc hyzer back into the wooded green area. Outside of this area, there were only a few other areas where I would question the safety of the locations and fairways.

9) Obviously not beginner friendly. Nothing else needs to be said about this, but it isnt designed for anyone but advanced and pro players. Intermediate or worse will struggle mightily. I am a rec/int player but I love a challenge.

This is just another awesome course. I gave it a 4.5 because of the pure disc golf enjoyment I had. I can overlook a few maintenance issues and still give this course a 4.5. If the DG wasn't as good as it is I might only give it a 4 but I give the hole design, the layout, and the challenge some bonus points. All in all just an awesome course. I will be back to Charlotte every year or every other year because of Renny and all the other incredible courses in the area. This is one of my favorite courses and it is based on the pure disc golf enjoyment I can have playing here.

I would have called this course "Mountain Goat Gulch" because you need to be a mountain goat to get around and it is set along a high tension power line route that is absolutely best named a Gluch. This ranks in my top 10 courses ever and everyone should take an opportunity to come to this course. I reccomend throwing your ego out and just going balls to the wall and play the web layout. It is tough but what the heck you may not get the chance to return so see the whole course.

By Far the Greatest Course I have ever played. Every shot is used at this course. If you can't thorw far than stay clear of this course. One of the sites for many Disc Golf Tournaments and The World Championships. If you shoot Par, you're a pretty nasty Disc Golfer.

There are no Cons except bring 2 bag lunches, your gonna need it. And Lots Of Water. Bunch of walking.

Designed by Stan McDaniel, who is one of the premier Disc Golf Designers. Go play Hornet's Nest as well

This is by and far the way to play DG. This course is well maintained and technically the hardest course I have had the pleasure to play. The course will require you to play all of your shots and accuracy is a hard learned lesson here. Renny will earn your respect by beating you down both physically and mentally, but for the good. This course will increase your game 10 fold.

There is none other than it has the mis fortune of costing you valuable plastic if you are not careful

Thanks to CDGC for a great course and to mullet for all of his hard work

They said it was hard, I didn't believe them. Hell, I've been playing hard and steady for almost 2 years, poring over technique videos, thumbing the great annals of disc history, countless hours in the practice field. None of it mattered. Arrgh, this course be a dangerous mistress indeed. This course is long and hard; it does not hesitate to stick this fact where the sun doesn't shine either. It has everything you want. It simply is on a different level than all the courses I've played. It made me swear curses I didn't know I knew. Elevation? Check. Variety? Check. Wooded and Open? Check and check. Immaculate park, maintenance, etc.

"At that moment, the Chosen One learned a valuable lesson about iron claws... THEY HURT LIKE CRAP MAN." - Master Tang from Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. This is pretty much my summation of all the cons, just substitute iron claws with the rough. This is a disc eating monster. I lost my coveted Star Teebird and my beat, trusty Dx bottom stamped Roc. Losing discs is not fun. This course can very easily be not fun. Think of Renny as playing Russian Roulette. It's hard to have fun when you are sweating every placement throw. There are also a few holes that you can't really see where your disc ends up due to the elevation change, spotters are pretty necessary. B/w holes 9 and 10 is disc eating nastiness (sorry Teebird). 18 has some too (sorry Roc).

This is the 1st course I've rated a 5. I didn't want to, I really didn't. I had a craptastic time. I birdied one hole, I slipped and tripped more times I can remember, scratched up by thorns. It kicked my arse worse than a tequila hangover. But it earned my respect. DO NOT play this course after taking 3 months off to heal your tendinitis. If you don't have perfect control over your discs you need not apply unless you have discs to get rid of.

-One of the hardest permanent courses in the world, offers an amazing challenge for golfers of all levels
-Two great layouts that overlap however they offer completely different experiences
-Well designed technical and long par 4s and 5s
-No two holes are similar, new challenge on every tee
-Good signage, hard to get lost
-You feel as if every hole was built not just installed in the woods

-It would be nice if the park had more facilities

A must play for any aspiring course designers, or anyone looking for a true challenge.

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This is world class course!!! Simply put this is the best course in Charlotte!!! This course provides the player with the option to throw ever shot in their bag. Sidearms, Backhands, rollers, thumber's, tomahawks...whatever the shot, you can throw it on this course. Renny also has a variety of different looks at holes with elevated baskets, crazy challenging angles, and monster 1000ft holes. This is the disc golf mecca on the East Coast!!!!

Can't think of any

This is a must play course for anyone who LOVES disc golf!!

Very Challenging Course with variety of hole layouts. I love that no 2 holes at this course look the same. The terrain varies throughout the entire course and it is marked pretty well.

The course can be backed up at times and tends to have a good bit of trash. There are some long holes with brushy areas that tend to make discs disapear.

My Score = 9.9 out of 10
Course Levels: Original-A = Blue, Gold = Gold

This is the best course of the ~210 that I've played so far, and the only course that I've rated 5 discs. (as of Sept 2008)

Awe inspiring! A sublime experience on a world class course! A great course that just keeps getting better! The Charlotte club, led by Stan McDaniel, has done a mind boggling amount of work on this course! It is a model for what all disc golf courses should aspire to. You do battle with the course, and it beats you up, but you ask for more. It kind of reminds me of fraternity hazing-- as you're getting punished you keep asking "May I have another please?"
With 2 courses and 2 sets of basket layouts there are 4 course layouts available, but all are long and challenging, for players of the highest skill level. The Gold course pushed this course up to an even higher level of excellence.
The land has great elevation changes, and the fairways have every type there is-- left, right, straight, L bend, S curve.
Many of the greens are some of the best and most challenging that you'll ever play. Many are fast with steep slopes that drop off into ravines; you're not safe until your disc is in the basket.
There's also great variety of terrain with many wooded shots requiring accuracy balanced by some open "crush" shots.
The man made structures can't be adequately described; you just have to see them to believe it. Telephone poles were hauled in by mules to build up green embankments over steep ravines, long stairways and bridges were built, concrete blocks were hauled in for a remote tee pad, and there's even an observation tower to climb up on one on blind hole!
Whenever I finish playing there, even though I'm tired and my ego is bruised by my score, the "euphoria factor" lasts for days afterward. This is a legendary course that you must play if you ever get the chance.

The only area that needs improvement is better signs and instructions to navigate the Gold course. There's an awesome map on the Charlotte Club website (CDGC) and a link to an Excel spreadsheet with the current layout. (That's such a handy piece of work in itself!) Don't attempt to play the Gold course without these or you may have lots of frustration.

Many players, including myself, say that Renny this is the best and the toughest course in North Carolina. Personally, I prefer the Original course to the Gold course because I think the holes are better. I highly recommend that you play Renaissance for the quintessential disc golf experience!

Other Reviews-
• From Ken Climo- "Nestled on a very wooded piece of property, Renaissance boasts long, demanding holes with a slew of treacherous greens. An incredible amount of elevation change will tax both the legs and the conscience. The finishing holes at Renaissance are as awesome as they come. Both #17 and #18 are incredible par 4's that can ruin a round before you know it. This course never gives you an opportunity to relax. From the first tee it's game on, so give yourself plenty of time to psyche up before a round. Even on a good day you might just get kicked around." (kenclimo.com)