Course is around some of the finest pines I have seen! This used to be the course's main idiosyncrasy because they are everywhere to be seen throughout the course. They are mature pines! No telling how old they are, but some of them are over 80' tall and they play as fair obstacles.

-I love that they replaced those kingpin baskets. They couldn't catch, even in the center. The new baskets are similar looking, I don't know exactly what they are, but they catch better and don't have those habitual pop ups. And the upside down hanging baskets on #6 and #16 are tests of your putting skills.

-The mix of open/wooded, and in between is great. There are bomber holes, a few really wooded holes, and a lot of holes in between. Like a box of chocolates, you don't know what you are going to get!

-It's an easier course from the whites. Every hole except #2 has a more challenging long pad. There are still some challenging pro par threes (#8, 17, #22) to be had to go with the easy birdie holes (#3, #6, #12). The mix of easy and challenging is just about perfect from the shorts. I usually don't enjoy playing shorts, but I do enjoy them a lot here. Just about as much as I enjoy the longs! Rolling Pines used to be a gold level course, but that was primarily due to a few holes being marked down as par threes when they should've been par fours. Those holes have since been lengthened and are now legitimate par fours. They aren't as hard as they were as par threes, since they are only slightly longer, but they are all still pretty challenging and par rates around 960 from the longs here.

-It's a serious hike here, whether you play the longs or shorts! It's going to make you tired. It starts off easy with the elevation on the first three holes, but then hole 4 comes and really shows you what this course is about! The elevation is even more severe on the back twelve, starting with the roundabout edition.

-The newest editions to Rolling Pines make this, in my opinion, one of the greatest courses in the world. The roundabout adds six new holes that play first down the mountain after #12, (R1 & R2) and then make the way back up (R5 & R6). R1, The first hole on the roundabout (now #13) has a larger elevation change than any of the holes on the first half from the gold tee. Basket is on a small dropoff nearly 50' below your shoes when you are standing on the tee pad. The elevation decline is not as quick, so it's hard to reach this one with a putter. R2 (#14) is maybe the signature hole. Extreme downhill out of the woods under a canopy. Basket is out in the open near the river on the right side. The white tee is 317' and left of the long tee. The long tee is 375' with an 80' elevation drop. The white tee is 317' with a 61' elevation drop. The drop isn't as huge from the white (even though 61' is still a huge drop) but it gives a clear view of the river and makes it play more as a water hazard since it isn't far past the basket. R5 and R6 make the way back up the mountain and bring you to #19 (what used to be hole 13).

Holes #19 through #22 utilize the greatest elevation changes. #19 is an awesome downhill par 3 that's 345' from the gold and 221' from the white but it's a hole where you don't want to throw more than a putter on. It's just as fun on the short pad which isn't as far #20 is slightly wooded. It's a fair par 3 from the short that goes uphill and has great potential for rollaways back down! The long is a real pro par three, even so in the new position. 387' and over 40' up in elevation. This hole used to be a 455' even further up the hill, which was listed as a par three. But was clearly a par four, being an extreme uphill dogleg. The new pin is about 75' shorter and 15' below where the old pin was. #21 long is absolutely breathtaking! It's a long downhill par 4. Elevation drop of 100 feet from the long pad to new pin!! There is a low ceiling, so it's difficult to bite off all the possible distance you can hit, but this par four could potentially be reached! The short pad is a real joy! 65' drop, 492' long with some pine trees to avoid, but more room to work with. You'll feel like emptying your bag here! One of my all time favorite holes in disc golf!!

-#22 from the long is a spectacular par four. Big dogleg left toward the road. You want to throw a hyzer bomb, since there is a gravel lot a few feet ahead of the short pad around the corner. The second shot is up a huge hill around the road and past the bathhouse. A birdie is a bonus one here. 610' and plays over 750'!

-Nice clay tee pads here. They are well marked and even have the hole # written on them and they are either in white or gold depending on which tee you play.

-Course is its own place. It's pretty seldom for people to camp out here but it is available here. The main thing here is the course. I figure that this place used to be a small neighborhood because of the gravel roads and street signs. There is a large bath house on #16 and a treatment plant but it's still more of a hangout place to camp or to just enjoy the heck out of the course. Which I did!! I pulled in and was so happy to see the sign that said "Rolling Pines." Immediately when you pull in, you will see #1 gold's tee pad.

-Intensity: Hole #9 is very treacherous because you don't want to go down the huge rolling hill left. As a 95-99% backhand thrower, this hole was intimidating. Oh, and about 300' past the long pad, there are woods that are very dense and go all the way down the hill. #12 plays along the top of a mountain! It just may be the most scary hole I have played on the long pad. You better throw straight.

-Said this many times but #12 is dangerous! I LOVE this hole. It's not a con to me but if your disc goes right and past the rope. Do NOT try to get it. It's insanely steep down there and it's a long way down! A $17 disc isn't worth a serious injury. I'm terribly surprised that no one brought this up in the previous reviews.

-Tee signs need an upgrade with all the additions.

-No biggie to me but #18's tee pad is 20' behind #8's pad and slightly left. They almost face each other.

-Many holes are epic, not solid! There are so many standout holes here in my book!

There is a gas station close by on Wilkesboro Blvd. Unless you brought something from home, I would advise you to go there to stay hydrated. This place is a hike, but I loved the hike! Not every hole is a signature hole but there are some out here! The main one in my book would be #21. It's beautiful!! It plays along a road and around so many grown pine trees. It's a huge downhill par 4 that just tempts you to rip it. Some of you will probably enjoy #22 because if you want, can throw a driver and get it to skip off the side of the huge hill to the left.

-Course starts off pretty straightforward but interesting enough to excite you with hole 1. It's a good warm up on the short pad, but you go straight to business if you play the gold pads. Those holes are well designed and still very fun to play.

-I've played many rounds here since 2016. I absolutely loved it. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I used to throughout the years mostly because of holes #5 and #7. They are tweeners. The last two are pretty anticlimactic, but at least they are reachable with different shot shaping options. With the new baskets, new pin locations, new holes, AND additional elevation changes, Rolling Pines is back to a 5/5 for me! It's back to being one of my all time favorite courses! It's absolutely fantastic! This should be in the top 20 courses here on DGCR! So glad that they finally made these changes!!

Best tee pads around, best benches to sit on. Best scenic views around, beautiful course. Love the rolling fairways, wooded areas. One of my favorite courses around!

None that i can think of,everything is great

A must play course to put on your bucket list of courses to play!! Awesome job Wilkes county disc golf club!!

This is the most manicured course I have ever played. When I have dreams about disc golf, they look like this course. The landscape is rolling hills that are grassy or pine-straw covered, making for a very clean disc golf experience. I played the Gold tees and will focus on those for this review. The fairways are generally wide and allow for full-power drives, but trouble can also be found with OB and rough in some areas. Risk-reward is in play on many holes, but some areas could be a little more punishing for errant drives. Luck does not come into play often on this course, which makes the course really fun. For me, the most frustrating part of disc golf is the nearly perfect shot that results in a bogey. On this course, if you throw a good shot you are rewarded. This course will test bomber players' abilities to shape lines over 400'+ drives, which are needed to birdie many of the holes. Each of the holes are subtly unique, and I don't think I threw the same shot twice. During my round, I had to throw flex shots, rollers, uphill, downhill, spike hyzers, sweeping hyzers, straight, and annys. I can't wait until I can get back again.

The local club says the teepads aren't painted, but they seem to be sealed with something that makes them become slippery when wet. They should be power washed to take the finish and leave the bare concrete. I would recommend bringing a large towel for the teepad when you play. Also, I would have liked to see more par 4s that require strategic shot selection. Despite these minor drawbacks, I believe the course is close enough to perfect to earn my first 5 star rating. I am not a terribly tough reviewer, but I have played some other top-notch courses.

Many of the other reviewers have mentioned that the par for some holes are wrong. For gold level players (1000+ rated, touring pros) the pars are mostly correct. Holes 14 and 16 have little chance for birdie, but they would be too easy to be a par 4. The rest of the holes can be birdied by a good throw from a pro player. The course is more fun for people that can throw over 400 ft, so you have a shot at birdie on many of the long par 3s. This course would not be as fun if you are throwing less than 350, but the gold tees are designed for pro players.

Rolling Pines is one of the top 5 course I've played to date. It's a beautiful track, well-designed, and has something for the Rec to Advanced player.

+ Awesome, big tee pads. White and gold tees.

+ Brand new, neon-colored baskets--the best I've ever seen. So easy to spot from the tee. AND there's an arrow under the cage of each basket pointing to the next tee.

+ Great tee signs and navigation. They put orange hooks up near each tee to hang your bag on. Nice touch.

+ The course is immaculate. Manicured grass. Mature trees. Some holes I would classify as "heavily wooded," some moderately wooded, with a few obstacle trees.

+ Awesome variety of fairway designs, great elevation, and challenging.

+ FUN. If you don't have fun at this course, I question why you play disc golf. I love the short, downhill tunnel hole to a hanging basket. That's the kind of unique hole that I wouldn't put in the category of a "signature hole" (there are many better holes on the course), but it's a fun, quirky, and memorable one.

+ There are two par 4's from the white tees (more from the golds).

+ Nice mix of open and technical holes. You will get plenty of chances to bomb drives here. But you will also need to bring some touch and creativity.

+ Rolling Pines is situated in the foothills, just about tailor-made for disc golf: rolling hills, mature trees, and country club-looking, manicured grass. It's beautiful. The rolling hills provide all kinds of varied and fun disc golf holes: downhills, uphills, valleys, and ridges. If you can't get excited about this course, I question why you play disc golf: challenging + fun + beautiful and well-maintained. What's not to like?

I have a few nit-picks:

- Holes 1 and especially 3 are very easy from the white tees: wide open and pretty short (especially 3). Easy birdies for intermediate and up players. It's nice to have the easy warm-up hole #1 -- I can forgive that -- but hole #3 is even easier.

- There is a water treatment plant next to the course, so that kind of spoils the view (and smell) on a handful of holes. This is a stretch though. You hardly notice it and the property, overall, is beautiful.

So, if I could wave a magic wand, my only changes would be to make the water treatment plat disappear and to make hole 3 a little tougher. Still seems like a 5.0 course to me!

If you're in Wilkes County, Rolling Pines has to be one of your stops. Take or leave Highland Hills (see my review on that one). Ft. Hamby is fantastic too, but if you only have time for one, make it Rolling Pines. Also, Ashe County Park is an hour or so away. That's on my wish list. Great disc golf in this part of North Carolina.

Easily the best appointed public course I have seen. The effort put in to make this course look professional is simply outstanding. The tees are likely the best I've used. They aren't huge, they are perfectly constructed and the cement typically lies on top of a wood frame. Since the land here is rarely flat, many of the tees are bordered by wood walls to keep back the higher ground. In other cases, the tee is higher than part of the surrounding surface in which case that same woods is used to support it. It all looks very well done. Even the drop zones feature that same level of professionalism. The benches frequently have their own cement patches. Where stairs are required....well more effort was put into the stairs here than went into entire courses. Baskets, perfect and surrounded by beds of crushed stone. Navigation is simple with can't-miss arrows on the bottom of the basket point the way to the next tee and great signs displaying the layout of each hole.
While incredible, the amenities shouldn't be the focus here. In terms of golf, Rolling Pines is a great course. The landscape is rolling hills and they do roll. There is a ton of elevation here but rarely is it as drastic as that featured at nearby Highland Hills. These are long gradual climbs and drops. The land is almost entirely well-mowed grass. Rather than wooded fairways, this course uses what I would call scattered trees. That doesn't mean that shot won't require shape. There are quite a few trees on the majority of holes, and discs will be asked to do a ton of different flight lines here. There are a few holes that are open enough to bomb a tee shot but they are a rarity here and for a course that features similar terrain for the majority of holes there is a ton of variety. Of course, that is naturally going to happen when a course is installed on a plot of land like this. I don't think any two holes could possibly have a similar layout in terms of elevation changes.
And these holes are long. Even from the whites, there is quite a bit of distance here. From the golds, holes frequently play over 700 feet. Quite a bit of difference between the two as well. The far tees don't much offer a different look at the basket here but they add quite a bit of length and the difference is enough to make the course challenging for a significantly more advanced player. Intermediates on up should love this course as long as they are prepared for a lot of climbing and some long descents.
I don't think there was a particular hole that stood out to me here. That's partially because there are no real signature moments but mostly because they are all solid and each a bit memorable in its own way. Not a course to be missed if you can avoid it.

Even the short pads are petty long to the basket so this may not be a great course for new players. Which it could be because most of the course is new-player friendly. But some of these long holes maybe a slog for them. Even if new tees of the caliber of the other two aren't installed, a marker for a red tee would be nice and make this course playable for all ability levels.
The stretch around 16-17 is subpar compared to the rest of the course. As much as some dicers may desire a shower after marching up and down these hills for sixteen holes, the building doesn't need to be in the fairway.

The most obvious thing about Rolling Pines, for me and I assume for anyone else playing it, was the attention to detail when it came to the amenities. Firstly, this is a disc golf only park in what appears to be an old campground (judging by the terrain, lots and dirt roads). Secondly, the tee pads, signs, landscaping, basket color, benches etc... were hands down the best examples I've seen thus far in the DG world. This kind of attention to detail should be emulated on all courses if we anticipate growing the sport beyond where it is currently. Whoever is responsible for this work should be paid to do it full time, kudos!

Some of the trimmings that really impressed me was the use of OB and the watering stations (another reason i feel this used to be a campground of sorts). The designer made up for lack of water hazards and other natural features with a creative use of OB. The work they put in for the OB lines shouldn't go unnoticed either. There is an orange string on each OB line which will help denote exact OB lines. I believe this is the first time I've seen such a permanent OB indicated on a course.

Course trimmings aside, the landscape is also beautiful. Rolling pines is a very fitting name. You'll find yourself throwing between large swaths of pines on perfectly manicured fairways, with baskets on little landscaped pedestals. This is how clean and beautiful all parks should be.

The variety of left/right, up/down shots is pretty good. You'll feel like every hole is semi-wooded, semi-open for the most part. A very typical park type course but without all of the playgrounds.

As for the course itself, there was nothing particularly "wrong" with the design, but there wasn't anything particularly "great" with it either. The shots became pretty repetitive to me, even though they made the absolute best use of the land. The lack of open bombs or more traditional wooded holes, water etc... is no fault of the designer. They did a perfectly good job given the land available, so my real complaint is simply with the land itself.

Don't get me wrong, land is beautiful, course is beautiful, you'll use a lot of shots but not all, it just simply doesn't have everything needed to make it "Premier"

Getting to specifics, most of which can't be helped, there is no water hazard. There isn't a shot to open up and throw a bomb off the teepad. There aren't as many "golf" shots as I'd like to see, which require a well placed drive and approach (not just a long drive) to produce a birdie.

During a tournament situation, many of the tee pads and fairways/landing areas are fairly close to others. They corrected for this on hole 3 I believe, with a nice bamboo wall, but I can easily see an errant shot hitting someone or coming close to if the park is in high use.

Another small nitpick of mine is that courses should be designed to be two 9-hole loops. Hole 9 at Rolling pines ends on the other side of the park from the parking lot, so either take advantage of the watering stations or pack extra snacks/water because once you start your round, you won't really get very close to the parking lot again until you're finished.

Lastly, I left Rolling pines with strange mixed feelings. It's unique to have a disc golf only park this close to civilization. It was strange to see such nice amenities for the first time (in a good way of course). It also felt a little too repetitive and doesn't test all aspects of your game like a course that would get a 4.5 out of me.

With as nice of a location and with such nice amenities, it almost feels wrong to not give this course a 4.5, but I've seen other players review it at 3.5 or lower as well so...And a 4.0 is nothing to scoff at, Rolling Pines is still a grade A- fantastic course that should be played by all.

I'll leave you with this, even if the variety of shots doesn't blow your socks off, you need to experience the attention to detail paid here at Rolling Pines. The work of the club/designer/county/whoever else helped is some of if not the best I've ever seen. Thanks for all of the work you've done and cheers to helping push the sport forward!

Absolutely beautiful park. Rolling Pines is a very fitting name with plenty of elevation changes that are used well throughout the course. Very good signage and an easy course to navigate. You're provided a decent variety of shots so it's not repetitive hole after hole. I love courses that aren't heavy on one type of disc for tee shots and this is a course that will have you reaching for drivers, mids and putters for tee shots. Nice concrete pads with plenty of run up room and they provide a good pivot on your drive.

Safety wise, the pads are slippery when wet, which hey, that can happen anywhere. My two biggest cons with the course are a lack of one or two signature holes and some tweener holes that would be almost impossible for a sub 990 rated player to get.

Like I said earlier, there's not a lot of repetition so you don't get bored, but nothing really stands out to you either besides the beauty of the park. I believe it's hole 15 to 16 where you pass a water treatment plant which does welcome an unpleasant smell for a few holes. Hole 5 had a few late trees that can ruin a great shot. I'm not saying greens should be naked, but if you throw a perfect shot off the box you shouldn't be punished when approaching the green by a late pointless tree.

Going to my other con, some of these pars are ridiculous. A 475ft par 3 that is uphill and lined with OB is impossible for some players to get. I understand this course is designed for advanced players but you're still going to have players of all skill levels playing and this will frustrate a lot of them.

One more thing I've been told, not sure if this is true or not, but supposedly the park is used 3 to 5 days out of the year for a big camping/festival gathering and that the course would be closed during that period. Not a major thing obviously, but still, if you were traveling to play the course and didn't know it was closed.

Rolling Pines is in decent range of some other good courses in the area such as Highland Hills and Fort Hamby. One pretty cool thing is that there are water stations all over the course where you can refill water bottles or clean off some dirty discs.

Lots of elevation change
Brightly colored baskets make it easy to spot
Hanging basket was a unexpected surprise
easy to navigate
Hole 14 was crazy and awesome. Throwing down a big hill into the darkness with a narrow gap to hit, be happy with a par because a bogey is a very strong possibility

Not for beginners (which I liked)
just a couple trees that could have been taken out

This was a very good course and the name fits how the course is. There are rolling hills and lots of pine trees. Played solo and had no problems getting though the course. If you like lots of elevation change and a challenge then you should play from the back tees. I was passing though town and was very happy with picking this course to play while heading home to Michigan. I recommend this course.

Beautiful park and holes playing over elevation galore provides some great holes. A single position bright powder-coated Kingpin basket and dual level tees and tee signs with bag holders on every hole. Navigation pretty easy except if you miss hole 12. Holes 1-8 and 17-18 all play through rows of rolling pines with varying degrees of fairway width. Holes 9, 10, 11 and 16 are mostly open but the elevation and few trees comes into play well, also a creek on 16. Holes 12-15 play through the most extreme elevation and the hardwoods forest.

Surprisingly the flat hole, number 12 was probably my favorite, long par 4 playing along a skinny flat plateau with steep cliffs on both sides of the fairway, talk about wanting to land in the fairway! Hole 15 was another favorite, probably more obvious, huge downhill bomb par 4 dogleg to an elevated green. Nice view from basket 10.

Portapotty and water spigot by hole 8. Trash cans in parking lot.

Concrete tees, a con? Here, yes... Painted concrete tees are an epic fail here as many of them in the shade are slippery. I ended up teeing off from the grass next to a number of the tees in the shade. I'd advise to either bring a large towel to set on the tee or use the grass. I also fell off the back of one of them that is raised 2' or so from the ground and almost did that a few times. Normally these tees would be long enough, but some of these holes are quite long and open, so I often felt like I needed to take an extra step back from the end.

Cramped layout with many holes playing close to each other could create some potential safety issues. There are a number of mandos to help mitigate that, as well as a bamboo wall. My drive from hole 7 went over the tee pad for hole 8. Hole 8 plays down the gravel walking path for it's fairway. Hole 18 plays back over the walking path. A couple holes are near impossible birdies, holes 4, 5, 14 and 16 come to mind, and hole 9 depending on the wind, definitely not the day I played with a stiff headwind slightly left to right.

I made the mistake of playing hole 15 right after 11 because it was the first tee I saw, and boy do you pay for doing that by having to climb back up that hill (I could have just played 14 back uphill and skipped 15 on the way back, but 15 was a really fun hole and wanted to throw it again anyway.)

Rolling up to the long tee on hole 1, I liked what I saw, nice concrete tees and signage, the basket picturesquely framed between a gap of mid fairway trees and some left to right sloping elevation and slightly downhill.

Rolling down to hole 2 I found the largest concrete tee I've ever seen and the hole is short, and too bad I found out it was slippery. This hole gives you the choice to go straight through the smaller gap, or take a more open sweeping hyzer route. On top of that the rec players on hole 1 almost hit the tee pad. Also Hole 2 is a short up and over hole, and doesn't need a big tee pad.

Repeat that scenario a couple times and that about sums up my Rolling Pines experience. Moments of greatness followed by some not so great. The course is not super technical as many of the fairways are quite generous although a couple holes have some very tight and technical gaps. I made the tight double mando and fairway on hole 6 and hit the hanging basket, it was still swinging when I dropping in my bird. Most of the par 3 holes you will be wanting to throw as far as possible to the basket rather than hitting a gap of landing zone. I thought the course was evenly designed, I threw a good mix of FH and BH off the tee here. Hopefully some of the cons (mostly the slick painted the tee pads) can be rectified, however this is definitely a course everyone should play and enjoy!

This is a gorgeous, pristine mountain park. Pines make throws challenging while there are still gaps to hit on all the holes. Grass is mowed, benches all over, boxes around baskets, neon baskets are highly visible...all of this makes the overall experience top notch. The fact that the course is so new and in this condition is amazing. There's a variety of shots and the course plays very differently from both sets of tees. Tee pads are huge and the course flows very nicely.

The only negative is that we played our first round early and with the morning dew on the ground, the painted tee pads were very slick. I appreciate the fact these pads are huge and the painting looks nice but I think the paint is what makes the pads slick. It was impossible for me to really rip any drives until it was dry. This seems to be something that could be easily fixed and admittedly, it is a small gripe against a phenomonal course.

Worth the drive. I am grateful that disc golf courses like this are being built. Thank you!

What a pleasant surrpise! Mowed grass, huge teepads -- two for every hole, lots of trees but not ridiculous throws.

The two tees give you a vastly different experience. We played after hitting Ashe County earlier in the day and toward the end we were wishing we'd played the shorter tees.

The place is just beautiful.

Air conditioned bathrooms were greatly appreciated on a muggy afternoon.

Tee pads, while awesome and huge, were slippery when wet. After nearly busting my ass I had to be careful the rest of the round.

Oh, as nice as the signs are, there's no way every long tee is a par 3. Pars definitely need to be adjusted for the Gold layout.

I live about an hour away and have fabulous courses really close to home. But I'll be looking for excuses to get back to Rolling Hills.

Right up front, it's disc golf only (it appears). No dog walkers or annoying old ladies looking at nature and shizz (ain't nobody got time for dat). Just hole after hole of quality golf and great terrain.

Tees are gigantanormous. I made that word up but it's appropriate. Some of these holes made me feel like I was shrunken Mario from Mario Kart. Concrete, flawless tees with banging signs. 5 stars.

Navigation is a piece of cake, baskets point you in the right direction. The woods are very clean so no trekking around the jungle too much looking for baskets. Few if any long walks between holes and you generally spend way more time playing golf than you don't.

Big mature pines everywhere y'all, on rolling terrain. Gee, whoda thought?

Design-wise the course is excellent. Not repetitive, good mix of distances, interesting looks from both tees (instead of shorts just being in front of the longs) most of the time. Really nice use of elevation and natural OB (like dams and big drop offs). Not a gimmick or filler hole to be found (closest is hole 2 but the green is interesting enough to make it worthwhile).

Just a buttload of fun. You can generally air it out but the fairway shapes and gaps are technical enough that you still need to be precise. It's mostly moderately wooded but there are plenty of big valley holes to toss a distance driver on as well as a smattering of technical holes where you better think about discing down just to stay on the fairway. Hole 12 is a great example of this, a 600' straight tunnel flanked by extreme drop-offs. If you want that birdie you're gonna have to work for it.

Not much. Some of the baskets and holes run a little too close to each other (can spot multiple baskets on a few holes on the front 9, can be a little confusing). It's also a little too natural with underbrush and poison ivy in spots (will be better with steady play). If you don't like OB ropes then you might find some of the front 9 a little gimmicky.

Not a tremendous workout on the legs (compared to Highland Hills or Ashe Co.) but fair warning, if you go into that trench alongside hole 18 you will spend approximately 3 days safely traversing to the bottom to retrieve it.

A lot of long par 3's for Blue players, so if you don't deuce 400 footers on the reg you might not have a tremendous amount of scoring separation from the Longs.

This is a great course, it really is. If you like Johnson St in High Point but wish it was longer and steeper, this is your jam. These guys did a great job of utilizing the terrain and making quality multi-shot holes; this is the type of course Triad Park SHOULD HAVE been *cough cough Russell cough cough*.

I could rank it higher if the front 9 didn't feel quite as shoehorned in and there are some tweaks needed I think (hole 5's ceiling is just a little too low to be a par 3 IMO). I will definitely make this course a regular visit whenever I go west and it's the best Wilkesboro course so far. As it wears in and I get to play it some more, I might actually raise my rating, it's marvelous.

Rolling Pines is an absolutely wonderful course. Great terrain, challenging holes and creative layouts all come together to form one of the best new courses of 2015.
- This course is a perfect mix of challenge and enjoyment. Playing the long tees was an absolute grind and yet I still somehow managed to have a blast throughout my round. The course and the designers took advantage of the course's biggest strength - the terrain. There's tons of elevation - hence ROLLING Pines - leading to great downhill and uphill layouts.
- The course starts out innocently enough with three relatively simple holes. These three holes are the easiest stretch of the course, so you better take advantage of it. Then you get to the meat of the course with hole #4, one of my two or three favorite holes. It's a 470 foot layout with OB running the entire left side of the fairway to an uphill shot to the basket. The further right you place your tee shot, you also have more trees between yourself and the basket.
- I thought #6 is a great hole as well. It's a tight, 265 foot downhill shot (165 from the shorts) to a hanging basket from a big tree. I threw from both the long and shorts on this hole, and I actually thought the short tee was tougher because of the gauntlet layout of trees on both sides of the fairway. I could see potential ace-runs on this hole just as easily as a bogey.
- The elevation also plays a big factor on a couple other fun/noteworthy layouts. On #9, the hill slopes down from right to left, so be prepared for a long uphill second shot if you're a RHBH thrower. The good news is your shot might end up close to the bath-house. Holes #11 & 14 can both be frustrating uphill shots because the baskets are heavily protected by trees. Of these two, I liked #11 better. Then you get to the enjoyment that is #15. It's the longest hole on the course at 665 feet, and being a downhill shot, you can finally unleash a big throw.
- The scenery here, for the most part, is terrific. This is disc golf only land, so it's basically you out in nature. The less-than-stellar part of the scenery is the water treatment plant that's visible from #9's basket/#10's tee area and #16. It's a water treatment plant and has brown water fountains. You do the math there.
- The course will also challenge the mental and physical aspects of your game. Walking up and down hills the entire time will start wearing a player down. The key is whether you can be playing as well in the closing stretch of your round as you did at the beginning.

There's really not a whole lot to say bad about this place. The course had been officially open for less than two weeks when I played here, and everything seemed to be in great shape. That said, here are the couple negatives I noticed.
- As majestic as most of the course is, I'm not a fan of the holes that detract from the course's natural feel. I'm mainly talking about hole #16, which plays around the bath house. You go from nature to teeing off next to the treatment plant, throw over the park service road and around the bathhouse. That's a pretty stark contrast.
- The park is also used as a campground for MerleFest. While it's a great place to camp (can you say tourney and camping combo?), there were spots throughout the course where the grass had been burned away because they were fire circles for campers. My concern is whether, over the years, the grass won't grow back and each year more burn circles are formed in the grass. If so, what's picturesque now could lose a big part of that luster in 5 - 10 years.
- Parking lot is rather small. That could pose issues during a tourney/big event weekends.
- There's a lack of benches and trashcans throughout the course. I caught this course at its absolute peak, so no trash concerns...yet. Without many trash cans, we have to rely on 'pack it in, pack it out' disc golfers. As for the benches, well, they'll come in handy. The more of each, the better it will be for everyone.

Rolling Pines blew me away with how great it was. For how much Highland Hills has failed to become a great course (underachieved); Rolling Pines exceeded my expectations (overachieved). There's a huge gap between the qualities of these two courses mostly due to the excellence that is Rolling Pines.
- The long tees are championship-level quality. I was able to hold my own on them for a while. By the back 9, I got to taste how relentless this course is. Each hole was one challenge after another; yet, I still loved it.
- The course does a great job of not feeling too repetitive. Throughout the 18 holes, it's easy to compare holes to others. Throughout the round however, you don't feel like you're ever playing the same hole back-to-back.
- I'll point out the most nerve-racking, if not challenging, hole on the course. #13 is a nasty, 345-foot, tight downhill hole. There's very little fairway to work with, so you better be accurate. The positive is that if you throw straight, your shot is going to sail a long way toward the basket. The problem is that if you miss the fairway, you might end up deep in the woods, as I did. And just like me, it might take a couple shots just to get back to the fairway, leading to a dreaded double-bogey.
- There are several spots on the course where there's risk for lost discs, or at the potential for long searches. To the right of the fairway on #1 is heavy woods down the side of a hill. The same goes for #12. Also, #13 offers the risk of a disc easily sailing deep into the woods. On these three holes, half the battle might just be find a safe way to get to your disc if it goes down one of the slopes. Keep in mind when debating what to throw and how aggressive to play.
- This is a no-brainer must play for anyone in the region. Between this course and Ashe County Park in Jefferson, that's one awesome day trip for people living in Charlotte, the Triangle, the Triad, etc.
- I'm giving this course a 4.5 rating. If I had the option, I'd probably 'only' give it a 4.25 rating. That said, it's more than qualified to merit the 4.5 'phenomenal' label.

Huge Tee-Pads, Very Fair Fairways, Challenging, Distance, Beautiful Scenery, Well Maintained. Only A Disc Golf Course (Not Public Park), Great Elevation Changes. Long Tees and Short Tees.

Right now its a beautiful course but will it stay perfectly maintained as its a lot of land to keep mowed and clear of debris. I heard some complaints about par however that is all relative. If your a straight newbie then yes its going to be HARD but is that why you came to Rolling Pines to get an easy course?

The Baskets I witnessed a bunch of spit outs.

Not sure what they painted on the tee pads but if there is the slightest amount of dew from your shoes or on the pad itself it is slippery. hope they fix this.

Top 5 course I have ever played. Enjoyed the challenge. Enjoyed that you can throw every shot in your bag. The shorts are perfect for intermediate players but still challenging.

Wow. I enjoy a tough course. Nevin. Renny gold. Why play flat easy courses all the time I love playing in the hills of North Carolina. I enjoy the scenery. The benches. The arrows at the baskets for the next hole. Great. I was by myself and I had no problems finding my way around. Bring a camera. Take pictures to show to your friends in other places how great this course is. Bring a full bag of discs you are going to need every shot. Plus it's fun to empty your bag on some of the holes. I have only left a review once before of any course but this one deserved a review.

This is just me. I enjoy throwing around or over water creeks or streams and there aren't any here but that's just me I live the water at highland hills. But there aren't many cons. The only thing I will say is the arrow at 11's basket seems to be pointing towards the tee pad for 15. You actually walk more up the hill. But there are no cons unless your afraid of a challenge.

I am an average. ( very average ) player I would probably play the short tees if it was just me by myself but I might play it twice if I was up for it or a quick trip over to highland hills. Bring sunscreen on a sunny day. Bring lots of fluids if it's hot although there are water pumps in the ground you can get water from. Not many places near by to get food immediately so being something if that's an issue. It can get windy I'm sure so be prepared. I'm excited to see a pro plAyer courses. So many courses are easy and that's fine but step up and take the challenge and dominate or get spanked. I was happy just to shoot par from the short tees. Amazing course. Why are you reading this. Go play it Love. FROSTY

Tee pads, tee signs, directional arrows, multiple water spickets,

Limited parking, multiple holes play side by side causing fairways to "intermingle". This will become a larger issue with tournament play or very busy times. Also multiple basket/ next tee pads are little close for comfort.

all in all this a wonderful casual play course! Many great holes that challenge you off the tee (distance wise). This is not a pitch and put course. If you can't drive 350+ consistently and accurately you will not come home with many birdies. With that said the recreational/intermediate/and many advanced players will have an extremely hard time finishing at par. On that note a good # of holes are par-ed on the extreme high end of the standard scale. In other words there are many par 3.75 holes. Do not!!!!!! Go off the fairway!!!!! Steep or should I say cliffs. One ridge hole comes to mind 3 of the 4 in my group just barley creeped 1 ft out of site on the edge of the fairway with their drive. All 3 were 100ft plus 90degrees straight down!!! To close this is a great course, scenic walk and a must play when in the area. The challenge of the holes are in driving distance not hole design. This course is close to a 4 rating but the basic RHBH design, dangerously close basket to tee areas and multiple holes where arrant shots are a danger to players on other holes keep it at a 3.5 for me.

You roll in, park and you're looking down the fairway of hole 1. There's no fluff, no playground, nothing but disc golf here.

As you progress into the first hole, you see the reason for the name of Rolling Pines. These beautiful 30 year old pines are everywhere.

The course is a smooth mix of straights, lefts and rights. The terrain is at times rough, but the inclines are slow and gradual and the declines are typically quick and short.

The holes are long!! These distances are obviously set by PDGA quidelines. Maybe a bit on the high end at times, however. Gold is incredibly difficult and challenging, but there's something to be said for a course where par is rating at 990...

The goals are the same Kingpin baskets used at Highland Hills. Great targets, no issues. They've just reversed the colors.

The property has a bath house and offers camping if you're looking for an overnight stay on the cheap.

The tee pads are colored concrete. The brown blends into the "wooded area" way better than gray. Nice touch.

Wilkesboro has done this all in the right way.

Parking lot was overflowing yesterday. But in talking to the town planner (who plays and played the grand opening), they've already arranged to expand it and put a practice basket in the middle of the parking lot.

There was a tree on 7 that needs to go. Bath house was locked.

Really... I'm trying to think of some negatives, but I'm not finding any.!

If you're looking for a challenging course, you've found it... If you want to play a course that will challenge even the local pros, here it is. Take it the easy(er) route and play white for a fun 890 rated course. No matter the tees played, you'll not regret playing a round at the pines.

Simply awesome.