Awesome course just outside of Charlotte. If there is one course that I had to play for the rest of my life, I would choose Robbins. An amazing design for all types of players will lead you to have a great time here.
-There is good variety for how limited the space seems. Most of the front 9 plays in and out of the woods and a fairly open field, which was pretty unique. The back 9 had either fully wooded holes, or fully open holes.
-The course nails the elevation factor perfectly. Nothing too extreme, but just enough to factor it in to your shots. A lot of the front 9 had roll away/death putts.
-Accuracy over distance. The course is not long, and only a few holes require bomb shots. There is a creek that runs through the course and is in play on almost every hole, so its better to play it safe and land your shot in the fairway.
-Navigation could have been a real challenge here, but there are signs and arrows everywhere that help solve that problem. The course flows very well and is straightforward with the signs/arrows.
-This course requires you to play all kinds of different shots. To keep it simple, the front 9 was very RHFH friendly, and the back 9 was very RHBH friendly. Mixed in with that were some straight holes, so be prepared to throw many different discs.
-The course progressively gets harder as it goes. The first few holes get you warmed up and ready for the last few.
-Some may consider the excessive OB as a negative, but I actually really like it. It is used it very wise and productive ways to make holes rightfully more challenging. For example, #1 is a short, wide open hole. Without the OB, it is probably the easiest hole on the course. But because of the well placed OB, it makes the fairway so much tighter.
-Course amenities are in fine shape, but they do there job well. Tee pads and baskets are a little warn down and beat up, but they didn't cause me any problems.

-The first negative that comes to mind is the course maintenance. The grass is very long in the open parts, and overgrown tree branches and leaves seemed to be blocking the main path to the basket. The rough is also very thick, almost too thick for people to be retrieving discs from.
-Following the above statement, the course is very probable to disc lost. Not only will the rough eat up your disc, there are many blind holes with unpredictable roll aways. Watch your shot very carefully.
-The longer tee options on the holes that have them seem to be pretty useless. None of them add anything new or challenging to the normal (short) tee. Only exception is #15, solely because it changes from a par 3 to a par 4. All other holes I recommend playing the shorter tees.
-There are tree roots everywhere in the woods. For whatever reason, I was effected by it more here than any other course. Just be extra careful.

Robbins Park was a very enjoyable course. I was happy to drive the 30 minutes to come play with my friend. The actual Robbins Park is very nice, although it is not where you enter to play the course (use address stated on this website). I will most definitely come back and play here again, and I think every player should try this course out if they live in the area.

Many different lines to test all of your ability
Great use of o.b.
Technical but fair
A joy to play for all levels of golfers

The course needs a bit if TLC at the moment, but that's about it.
Only 1 hole to really let one rip, and even that one is laced with o.b. (it also happens to be one of the best holes in the greater charlotte area)

Most underrated course in the area. Catches a lot of flack for the o.b. but it honestly wouldnt be nearly the same without it. Plus, you dont have to use it if you dont want. I enjoy the course more and more every time I play it!

-Shortened version of the many long technical Charlotte courses.
-Well maintained and manicured like most of the other area courses.
-Nice elevation changes and short carry-overs to challenge your game
-Away from the bulk of Mecklenburg courses so didn't seem to be crowded

-Some diversity of shots but the short layout promotes mostly straight shots with slight fade or turn at the end.
-Lots of red clay to get you dirty
-Thick rough can gobble up discs

This course was the 100th played of mine and a good friends career and we made a big deal out of it. Turned out the be the perfect shrunken Charlotte area course. Had everything that a Renny of Hornets would have but just miniaturized. Made for a great and perfect experience to share.

great use of elevations and tree obstacles. Over all agree with other reviews.

Not very cart or stroller friendly.

Many of the holes with steep inclines to have good, well built steps, but no or limited room for carts/strollers.

Bridges are well designed for foot traffic but a couple I had to push my stroller over on one wheel.

-Big safety issue with creek crossing on hole 8. Deep creek cut, with no bridge, and a 2 x 6 laid in the bottom for foot crossing. Steep climb down and back up.
-Bad for foot traffic. Very difficult for cart or stroller traffic.

-Update, the Rec. Dept has installed a culvert path for this hole, making it very safe to transverse the creek.

Suggest that improvements of bridges and ramps on steep inclines be considered for cart and stroller use.

I admit that I didn't read any reviews before playing Robbins Park. It was on my way in between a business meeting and downtown Charlotte, where I was staying for work. I've already played Bradford, and wanted to bag the other public North Meck course. I knew from the rating and the ranking in NC's top 25 tracks that Robbins was a good course. But all of the buzz I've ever heard about Charlotte courses has been limited to the classics (Nevin, Hornets Nest, Renny Gold, and Bradford). I had not heard anything about Robbins and was basically expecting another quality, but not necessarily phenomenal, Charlotte course. I pleasantly surprised! Robbins is outstanding. In my opinion, it's one of the very best courses, not just near Charlotte, but anywhere in the Carolinas. I'm an intermediate player. I read in the designer's review that he designed it with intermediate players in mind. I have to say he absolutely nailed it. This is the perfect intermediate course.

+ Terrific design and variety. There are so many great holes using elevation, risk/reward, ultra-fast greens, or all of the above. A creek winds its way through the course. Many of the baskets are situated near it or on hills that slope sharply down to it. This track forces a decision on putts. You'd better commit or you're rolling into the creek. And the elevation use is outstanding. Uphills, downhills, ridge holes, and valley holes. Also throw in hyzer lines, anhyzers, flicks, straight. There are short, technical holes. You'll use putters of the tee, lots of mids, and a few fairway drivers...I mean, it just has everything. Towards the end of the round, I started to think, "What am I going to mark this course down for? Maybe a lack of any open holes or any par 4's." Then I got to the back 9 and Robbins even has that. Great use of OB on the open par 4. Great mando, dogleg, wooded par 4. A few holes to really air it out. Seriously, no exaggeration, this is one of the best designs I've ever played.

+ Lots of navigation arrows, good tee box signs, easy navigation.

+ Good baskets. One that is down a hill and hard to see from the tee has a tall flag on it so you can see it. Very helpful.

+ The designer thought of everything on this course. There is fencing and even a "clown wall" protecting the tee boxes that are within range of errant shots from other holes. There's also a fence obstacle, large downed trees that they incorporated into the design. It's super creative and interesting.

+ It's a very pretty park with mature forest and nice, green grass for the open holes. It's bordered by a very nice neighborhood. If I lived in Charlotte, I'd want to live there! It's like a country club, but with a DG course instead of ball golf.

+ There is a huge range of outcomes on each hole. I was throwing 2 discs and racked up several birdies, but also several bogies. Rarely did I go birdie/birdie or bogey/bogey, but I got lots of birdie/bogeys. Lots of separation based on how you play a hole points to great design.

I struggle with any cons, so these are nitpicks:

- I played in late winter. I didn't have much of a problem with underbrush, but I can see how the summer would be rougher. There are some thorns. Also there is a decent risk of disc loss with lots of leaves and several blind tee shots. (Hard to complain about this, because I like blind tee shots!)

- Some of the tees are a little too short or narrow. One is a tee on top of an older tee, so slightly uneven.

- Probably the only legit one is it might be a little too easy for advanced players or pros. But again, it was designed for intermediate players, so I had no issues with it.

This is a must-play.

Might be one of the best blue level courses I've played. Terrific attention to detail and use of the land, great balance of holes and a nice, quiet round of golf. To give you an idea of what the course looks like, it's basically an open valley, then a wooded slope rising from a creek followed up top by another flat with open grass dotted by mature trees. It's a unique bit of property for a course and the layout really makes the best of what's available, right down to hole 18 ending right next to hole 1's tee and the parking lot, awesome.

As the golf goes, there isn't one particularly hole that blows you away with uniqueness or challenge but every hole looks or feels different enough to avoid being repetitive and I used more discs than I thought I would. The balance and variety of fairway shapes is really good in that you're not just playing valley holes or field holes or technical woods holes over and over. If you detest trees you'd say that the course is about 3/4 wooded but really it's closer to being slightly more wooded than open due to holes that play in and out of woods but not necessarily through them.

Distances are just about perfect for my Intermediate arm. You can probably score just as well without drivers but they're worth toting because of the occasional open hole or holes with slightly low ceilings. I really like how most of the holes didn't strongly favor a place your shots approach or a go for it approach, that balance word again.

Not the most pastoral and scenic of courses but far from being an ugly, urban type park setting either. The woods are beautiful, the creek is nice and I saw baby rabbits if that tells you anything. What's really remarkable is how mature and worn-in the course is, it feels like it's been here for years already.

One huge thing that I factor in that most (criminally) don't is how proactive the course is designed in regards to preventing erosion and other human-caused activities. Trails are on point, steps are cut into slopes to preserve the fairway, walls are made already to preserve greens and fairways, etc. Phenomenal. Then other things like benches, a pole on a hidden basket and necessary nets/walls to protect tees boost the enjoyment. Charlotte standard concrete tees of course, well located and easy enough to spot.

Briers were not a big deal except for the right side of hole 1. I don't imagine they'll be as formidable the next time I get down there and currently they're easy enough to avoid if you don't mind going OB on the left or hit the landing zone past the basket.

The only real con is a lack of permanent tee signs. On a busy day some players might run into each other in certain spots, maybe.

Hole 15 might be a little NAGS from the longs but if I sacked up and went for it instead of worrying about missing the fairway I might feel otherwise.

Hole 1 is a tough way to start but a very interesting hole with its narrow fairway of OB left and thick rough to the right, both flanks being downhill. The landing zone really makes that hole work. Hole 16 is fantastic, I wish every open hole had that much shape and placement to it instead of just strong arming hyzers repeatedly. Like I said, none of the holes really stand out by themselves but so many holes reminded me of favorite holes from other courses, it's like a band doing good covers of other bands.

I usually underrate courses but I might overrate this one as I play it over time because I can't emphasize enough how appreciative I am of Huether's attention to detail in terms of design and preserving the course. Such a welcome change of pace to the courses put into my area where guys don't understand that water flows downhill and soil compacts when people repeatedly walk over it.

This is a must-play for golfers in this area and a timely, fun play-through for course baggers cramming in Charlotte's goodness on a road trip.

Great signage; there are arrows to tell you where the next hole is. Each sign has a very accurate depiction of each hole, with arrows for elevation, etc.

Good variety of shots. There are right doglegs, left doglegs, par fours, mandos, elevation, tunnel shots, finesse shots, you name it.

Homemade bridges, hand rails, steps, ladders. The maker of this course put a lot of time into it, to make it a really fun course to play on and navigate. It feels like a course that you and your friends would make and build. It has a backyard tree house feel to it.

Very well balanced. #1 starts out with a pretty standard straightforward shot, with elevation to make it challenging. The course then moves to #2 and #3, which have a little bit more distance to them, and are a little trickier than hole 1. #2 is a downhill shot where you have to place your disc strategically, or else you will roll. #3 is a right dog leg, where some trees and low hanging branches come to play. The next couple of holes are tight, technical shots. After that the course gets longer, and more demanding, with some open holes at the end to mix it up.

You dont need insane distance to get a good score. You will do fine if you average around 300-350 feet.

The whole course plays around a creek, which is a cool idea, but can be a pain in the ass sometimes. If your disc is on the other side of the creek, it can be really tricky to get it back. You usually have to walk all the way around the creek until you find a way to cross it.

Although they have done a wonderful job to clean this park up and keep it maintained, there are a few areas that are nearly impossible to navigate. There is a field of thorny mess that comes to play on a couple of the holes halfway through. If your disc gets deep in there, you're better off saying goodbye to it and leaving it there.

A couple of the holes feel out of place with the rest of the course. Even though the course as a whole flows very well, hole 15, 16 feel very out of place to me. Hole 15 is a straight forward throw in the open, where the trees dont come into play as much as the designer would have liked. It should be a very easy birdie for most players. Hole 16 is a nice hole, but it does not fit the theme of the course. It is a decent sized, right dogleg, slightly elevated par 4. Again, it is a very fun hole, it just seems out of place.

Some of the holes are dangerously close to each other. For example, if you are looking for a disc on hole 1, you might get hit in the head by a stray disc coming in from one of the other holes.

Overall, I really like this course. It has a unique feel to it, while keeping true to the NC disc golf scene at the same time. If I had to compare it to any other park(s), I would say that its a mix of Elon eager beaver and Bradford park.
I have been playing on this course since it first came out, and its been really fun to watch it grow. You can tell that the course designer/community really cares about this park, and is taking a lot of time to make it a fun park to play at. I dont think this course has reached its final form yet, either.

- Easy to navigate . didn't have a map and never got lost or confused... great signage!
- Variety of holes . left, right, straight, long, short, uphill, downhill... it's got it all
- Good use of property and well maintained fairways
- No other use of space . never throwing near a soccer field, picnic area, etc.
- Makes you think before you throw
- Great use of landscape
- Concrete teepads are being added
- Very challenging but fair

- Not many holes to let it rip . the couple that there are will punish you in the rough if you're not accurate with your throws
- Too many fast greens . this is only an opinion, but it was frustrating to have a nice upshot only to approach the basket to find your disc rolled down the hill
- Some holes have death trap roughs to lose discs . prickers, swamp-like environment, etc. (brought someone new to the sport and he lost two discs)
- Not a lot of need for disc variety . I used a putter or midrange for most of my drives
- Poison ivy/oak . be aware of both, especially in the rough (but saw some near trees/brush next to baskets and on some fairways)

**It's a rough course for sure. My father-in-law joined me (he's a beginner) and had a pretty tough time, lost 2 discs, and found it more challenging than he could handle.
**The rough is punishing but you're nicely rewarded if you stay in the fairways
**Bring a buddy... you'll want a spotter on some holes if you're not confident in your accuracy

If you're a skilled player or looking to hone in on your accuracy, than this might be a great place for you. If you're a beginner, or even novice, be prepared to get spanked. Holes aren't horribly long, but the rough is simply very dense in various places.

I gave this a 4 because I see the potential of it as it goes on so I didn't want to take away from that. I'd probably go closer to a 3 if I were rating in on this experience, but I see things improving as it gets played more often.

For comparison, I got a 52 at Yadkin County Park and a 64 here (beginning friend got a 74 at Yadkin & 88 here). HOWEVER, don't let all the wording like "punishing rough" and "fast greens" stop you from trying it out. I think it's challenging for my skill level (novice), but it's definitely FAIR. It's not impossible to hit the lines, and they are outlined well. It's just when you don't hit them, you'll feel it. Just because it's challenging, doesn't mean it's not a good course. Just leave your pride in your car... the course will be sure to humble you.

So, bring a buddy, chuck some plastic, and have fun!

Nice mix of different shots.

Brand new pro 28 baskets

Nice signage

This is one of the most fair courses i think I've played. Allows you to score well for making good shots and punishes the right amount for errant ones.

Rough rough. but this will change due to it being so new. Lots of poison ivy so be aware.

This course has a hint of renny in it but not so hard. Its like an am players short less demanding renny.