This course made for a very enjoyable round of golf. Some friends and I were in the area and decided to give it a try. The facilities were good. Tee pads were very nice. Signage was quite good. There's a nice mix of wooded and open holes, but there are a few holes with very steep drop-offs if you stray even a little off the fairway. We spent a LOT of time looking for discs.

Overall, the course was fun and fair. Be very careful on #9. My wife rolled her ankle pretty badly on the major right-to-left slope of the hill which is essentially unavoidable. That was the end of our golfing for the weekend :-(

A couple of lengthy walks between holes, but that's really nit--picking. Really, no complaints.

Unfortunately, I had recently played Sugaree. Rolling Pines is nice and well maintained, but it lacks the personality of some of the other courses in Western NC.

Dual tees on every hole, and even a few Gold tees, all in good shape, many have recently been redone. This really helps make the course playable for many levels.
These were probably the first Kingpin baskets that I have seen, they seemed to be fine.
Great use of the elevation on this property. Just about every type of hole you can think of, yet just a few places to lose a disc.
Mostly Par 3s, but the two Par 4s (#12 and #15) were two of the best holes on the course.
Great tee signs with both distances, hole layout and additional information. I believe they also had sponsorships, which explains why they are so well done.
A pretty lengthy course, with open to scattered trees on most holes, serves as a good compliment to nearby Ft Hamby, a much shorter and heavily wooded course.

The main Con I noticed, and my primary reason for lowering the overall rating, is the abundance of gravel roads on the course. Some of them cross near the green, some run the length of the fairway, some are OB bordering the fairway. I counted at least 9 holes with gravel roads in play (or nearby) at some point. The property is used as a campground for a Music Fest each fall, so the roads are necessary for that facility.
A few holes have artificial OB lines, I'm not a fan of these. If you are on the property, its in play. If you want the hole played a certain way, then put in Mandos, which there are several on the course. On #12, the OB may be in place to save you strokes, because if you go down those hills, it could be a couple of shots to recover. That one may be a good idea.

Rolling Pines consistently ranks as one of the highest rated courses in NC, some rankings have even had it the highest rated. I have a tough time rating a course that high that has so many gravel roads in play. Whether your discs are getting beat up, or you have to be careful of your footing on your shot, they just detract from the beauty and playability of the course.
The local club has done a great job with the course maintenance, tee signs, recent and current tee pad upgrades, but there is little that can be done with the roads.
As mentioned in the Pros, the course has just about every type of hole you can imagine, there are only 5 holes listed as Flat and a couple of those have minor elevation changes. Uphills, downhills, extra tight tunnel shots, valley shots and even the top of the ridgeline, challenging #12.
After a healthy uphill walk from the uphill 11th, it plays 405'/605' along a ridgeline at the top of the park, only about 60' wide with a nice view of North Wilkesboro (trees permitting), this Par 4 challenges your accuracy the whole way.
#15 is the other Par 4, mostly downhill, your drive does have to clear a Mando on the right into an open valley, then a little uphill to the basket. #9 is a true Valley hole, steep downhill that finishes back steep uphill.
The course begins and ends with mostly level holes, but everything in between provides different challenges. #6 and #13 are the two tightest holes, #6 is only 8' to 10' wide, through pine trees, double mando downhill, only 165'/265' to a hanging basket. Then #13, plays downhill through a tight, heavily wooded fairway to a finish on the left.
Rolling Pines is a challenging course that can be lengthened to well over 7000', not overly punishing because of the lack of thick woods, that can also be very playable for shorter throwers. It is closed 3 week of the year for the MerleFest, so plan accordingly and schedule your visit outside of that time.

A very well designed course! The layout of the course was both open as well as wooded, so gave you a challenge yet ease of accessible shots!

Try to avoid playing in early morning, the dewy grass was a bit messy...but probably more comfortable than playing in the heat of the day!

Would definitely return if in the area!

Rolling Pines is a public course on a property that is solely meant for disc golf. This automatically makes it special, as it is accessible to everybody, but still has a private feel.

While amenities are most definitely not everything, this course has some of the best I have ever seen. Nice tee signs and tee pads, bag hangers, numerous benches, navigational signs, hole numbers on the Tee Pads. This course also has some great wooden structures around the baskets and tee areas.

The design of this course is a lot of fun. The designers utilized every hill and valley of the property, and created a good variety of uphill, downhill, cross-hill, and flat holes. While the course utilizes a primarily par 3 layout, there is a variety of distances, ranging from the must get 2, to a struggle for par/hope for bogey.

Navigation was a breeze, as there were signs on each basket, and more surrounding, plus, many tee pads were not far from the previous hole's basket. The baskets were bright and highly visible, making navigation to the basket easy as well.

The land was beautiful. The rolling hills, the mature pine trees, and the well-kept foliage provided a relaxing environment. On the downhill shots, you could sit back and look over the trees at the mountains.

Rolling Pines is a super solid course, and a lot of fun, but there are a few things that put it outside the true top-tier courses.

A few holes played close to others, where an errant shot could end up in the way of another hole's fairway. While the course has implemented a few Mandos as well as OBs, discs could easily be thrown in the wrong place, hopefully not at the wrong time. That makes tournament's here a little bit more of a waiting game than at other courses.

The OB markers were cord placed in the ground, which if it was restructured every month or two, it could work extremely well. However, over time, the wire has twisted, causing some uneven boundaries, as well as some places getting covered in mud and gravel, making the OB a guessing game. However, most of these places should be intuitive, and I imagine it is fixed when there is tournament play.

The long tees are a legit challenge. Most holes are long par 3s that are unreachable for mortal arms, throwing less than 450 feet. This makes the local Advanced/semi-pro player throwing a par-filled round. If a touring pro were to play this course, it could show lower scores and more scoring separation, but for most it's get your par and move on.

This course has no Par 5s, and two designated par 4s. You are still going to throw a variety of shots, with a lot of distance, but this isn't a par 70 monster. I would love to play a course like this, but longer.

I had a fantastic time playing this course on my way to Charlotte. It was a great place to throw through the pines and up and down the rolling hills. Note: The pines did not roll, they were stationary during my visit.

In all seriousness, this is a course I would love to play over and over again, perfecting the lines that need to be hit, and working on combining distance and accuracy. It's a must play for local and travelling players alike!

I just started playing disc golf a month or so ago and this course has been an excellent place to learn the basics. There is a lot of very open holes which leaves a little more room for error, especially for those that are new to the sport. I enjoy every hole on this course and believe that there is good balance between open and wooded areas, although it wouldn't hurt to have a couple more wooded shots. The course is very well maintained and has become somewhere I like to go after work multiple days of the week.

- No practice hole! As a beginner, I feel this is something that would be highly useful to have.
-There were a large amount of Japanese hornets in the hole 11 area and looked to be nesting in one of the tree's by the hole. My partner is allergic to bees and those are known to be aggressive.
- A sewer treatment plant is right beside the course. It gives off strong odors that you can usually notice on hole 9,16,17, and 18. On a windy day, the scent is definitely more noticeable.

I have a blast every time I come on this course! I have played 3 courses total in the last month and I can't brag enough how much better this course is than any of the others I've played, I nearly feel spoiled on it because it's so well kept!

Rolling Pines is located on a picturesque former tree farm, with large pine trees dotting it's grassy fairways, giving the course both its name and signature feel. Few courses I have played seem to get the same amount of maintenance this course receives. I played one evening and a large branch had broken on a tree in the middle of the fairway for hole 15, in less than 24 hours that branch was gone.

Rolling Pines features white and gold tees, allowing players to choose their preferred difficulty. While I haven't yet gotten a chance to play the gold tees yet, you can tell by looking at them that they certainly add difficulty while often times changing up the line you will need to throw, which is my preferred method for having long tees on a course.

The tees are definitely noteworthy as well. Every tee is uniform, with the same dimensions and made of concrete. It seems like a lot of effort has been put in to making sure all the tees are perfectly level, which is a nice touch as well. The drop zones also have concrete tees (Hole 10's is still under construction). The tees also have bag holders, which is great! Plenty of benches throughout the course, so you can stop and relax during your round.

The holes manage to all be mostly open fairways, without being a completely open field shot, which is appreciated. The large pines, for which the course is given its name, force you to shape your shot from the tee, but you are often gifted multiple potential lines to make it down the fairway. With a nice mixture of low and high ceilings, this course rewards you for having a good drive, but won't crush your soul the way some NC courses will.

Elevation comes into play on a couple holes which helped keep the course from becoming repetitive. Holes 9 and 14 are interesting uphill throws. Holes 6 and 13 are tight downhill shots. Hole 12 you are throwing along a ridge with a steep drop off to both the left and right.

There are water spigots throughout the course, allowing you to refill your water bottles as needed. As well as preventing the need to carry more than one bottle with you.

I personally found the signage to be somewhat lacking. While it was definitely serviceable, there were a few holes where the signage could have done a better job identifying the OB. This may not have been a problem in the past, but the OB markers throughout the course were all faded when I played. Clearly in the past both painted lines and red cord has been used to mark OB, but these were often located on different lines. If I was not playing with a local - I would not have noticed most of these.

If you've read other reviews for the course, you will know that the baskets are Kingpin - which are known for spitting discs out. I was fortunate enough to have this information beforehand, but I still had a couple of close calls where my discs didn't want to settle in the basket.

I personally would have preferred one or two more wooded hole. I think the course does a great job of keeping a lot of variety in the way its open holes play, but being in the woods every once in a while would have made the course a touch more interesting. There would be more excitement with every playthrough.

The course is situated next to a water treatment plant, which can be seen from Hole 9's green, and you pass from Hole 15 to Hole 16. There is a distinct smell that is clearly associated with this, but since Wilkes County DG Club owns the land Rolling Pines is located on - I personally can overlook the smell. Some other may not be able to.

Overall, Rolling Pines is an outstanding course - and there is a reason it has earned it's high score here on DGCR. I've only played a handful of courses that receive the same level of maintenance that Rolling Pines does. If I lived in Wilkesboro, this would probably be my favorite course to hit up during the week after I get off from work.

Favorite White Holes: 6, 9, 12, 15

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!

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!

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.