PARK DESCRIPTION - This is a very large, sprawling urban park with all the usual trappings, a football stadium, multiple baseball fields, playgrounds, swimming pool, community center, tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic shelters and so much more.

VARIETY - Actually, it's more open than many then many of Atlanta's courses but still qualifies as a wooded course. There might be a couple of holes that could be called technical but most are just city park type throws through this urban wooded landscape.

ELEVATION - There is a minimum amount sloping terrain on a couple of holes. Mostly, I would call this a wooded park style course. very old school feel to it.

CHALLENGE - Depending on the tee played, it seems the challenge can range from recreational up to and including intermediate. Does that sound like almost every other Atlanta 18 that I've recently played?

EQUIPMENT - Besides the world's largest course sign, Rosewood-DeKalb has some vintage Mach III's which are definitely hard to spot in these woods especially compared to the yellow banded Discatchers that most ever other Atlanta course uses. The tee pads are concrete and possibly a little on the short side for some players. There are benches at most every hole, a few next tee signs and maybe a few trash cans. Many tee signs are old and faded and all have a hole name on the sign such as # 5's Humpty Dumpy.

AESTHETICS - It's not a showcase piece like Little Mulberry but considering the neighborhood it's in, there are no signs of vandalism, not much litter and some real evidence that someone (local club) is working hard to keep this course clean and well maintained. Although there was a boatload of activity (little league football, baseball games, a music festival complete with food stands) going on the Sunday afternoon I played, other than the nearby noise and music (or maybe I should call it noise and noise), I still felt isolated a safe in the woods.

FUN FACTOR - For me, without the wonderful hilly terrain, water and natural beauty of many of the area's courses, I felt the fun factor here was a step down. It was fine and if I lived close, I'd be playing here often but I'd rather have all those courses up north as my go-to courses.

ROUTING/NAVIGATION - The course starts right by the tennis courts. There is the world's largest course sign here at the beginner. # 1 tee then plays into the large grassy area for two holes before then heading into and remaining in the woods for the remainder of the course.

SATETY CONCERNS - Holes 2 & 3 were not playable as there were scads of youth football players playing pick-up games all across those two fairways. No problem to just skip ahead and head to # 4. As I was just getting ready to start my round, a young man about 16 and his mother came off the course and were a little shook. He had apparently winged a local with a drive and they had called off his round and were leaving.



Older baskets are hard to spot.

Tee signs are on the older side, too.

Sometimes, I think we're a little spoiled as a society when functional isn't good enough and we need our things to be new, shiny, trendy and the very latest in design. The baskets, tee pads and signs here are all workable and functioning. It's like if you have last year's I-phone and now need to replace it with this year's model. Thank you. End of old man's rant. And yes, as a matter of fact, I did walk 5 miles up hill both ways to school every day.

The course is mostly flat. There's no water other than the small creek.

The course just has this retro 90's feel. Everything about it kind of takes me back to disc golf's earlier times when we used the PDGA directory and paper maps to chase down our courses and the tee pads were smaller, the baskets were almost all totally grey and the signs were the old school fiberglass ones. There were no park signs pointing to the disc golf course and we weren't being mentioned on a Chicago Cubs broadcast and there were no major league ball players discussing disc golf on the Jim Rome show. Finding and playing a course with any type of a basket was a thrill.

End of old man's second rant in this preview. This is a personal record for the Valkyrie Kid.

And yes, this is another example of my Atlanta 18 tweeners. Rosewood-DeKalb would rank on the lower end of these tweener 18's based on it's challenge but it's still a 3.0 rated course in my book.

An oldie but a goodie.

-Amenities: Not great, but okay. Concrete tees are thin but long, tee signs (which I think are in the process of being replaced one-by-one) have a decent map showing all pin placements, baskets are Mach III's (decide for yourself how you feel), practice basket sits near the first tee.

-Variety: As I was typing this out, I was going to divide Redan into open, mostly open, and wooded portions, but then as I attempted to do so I realized that you can't, because its 18 holes range on a continuum from wide open to needle-thin. It's a refreshing mix where open holes come just when you can't take another tree trunk and wooded holes come just when you're about to melt in the Georgia sunshine.

-Environment: Redan has the air of a pleasant, established course, much like some of the oldest courses I've played. The woods aren't so thick that you'll feel lost, but they're green and pleasant. The fairways are well-worn enough to be easy footing while still not being mud.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: A shorter treat for recreational and intermediate players. Redan specializes in technical par-3s with multiple options and creative lines, but thrown in are some more open holes where 300' of distance with a controlled finish will do you well. The mix of straight, left, right, bent, and pocket fairways is superb. One par-4 is a good addition. On a choice few holes, the baskets are on hills to add to the challenge. The long pins especially are fun to go with a shot and then either scramble or feel very rewarded if you're parked. With a mix of short and long, you get to alternate fun birdies with more demanding par-3s.

-Rec-Friendly: As a newer player, this was a great course to learn on. The rough wasn't too terrible, but thick enough that I had to figure out control. The holes were long enough that I had to try driving, but not so long that I was always struggling for par.

-Maintenance: From what I gather, the only maintenance that gets done is all volunteers from the DG community (big kudos). Many of the tee signs are faded, the tees are small, and sometimes there's longer grass than you'd like. It would be nice to see the tee signs uniformly upgraded to include pin placement indicators and the baskets maybe swapped for something newer.

-Par-55: A lot of par-3s. Too many for an ideal course, in my mind. Is the fun factor of an easy birdie still fun when that's all you get? To me, that's like eating too much candy in a row.

-Pin Variability: With all long pins, I think I'd give Redan a 3.5. As is, some of the short pins are just boring. It's a predicament some other courses have where you don't know what you'll get until you're there.

-Neighborhood: A lot of reviews note the neighborhood. I have never found it problematic, and I imagine it will gain a more aristocratic feel when the new subdivision across the street is finished. Nonetheless, having heard stories of shots being fired and cars broken into, I feel as if I should include a warning sentence here for a visitor to be smart.

From what I can discern on DGCR, Redan is the oldest course in GA that still has its original layout. It's a good one, but like most old courses suffers from limited length. Nonetheless, it's a blast of a birdie-fest well-beloved by many in Atlanta and worth a visit for an easier round for a visitor.

Has practice basket

Has an open area to practice on upshots and driving

Has concrete tee pads

Has most tee signs with locations of the various basket placements

Multiple basket placements on every hole

Has many benches and trash cans throughout course

Good mix of open and wooded fairways with some doglegs

Course flows pretty good

Water comes into play on some holes but they aren't really a factor in losing a disc

Aside from the tennis court that is hardly used, park is exclusive for disc golf and you won't see other parkgoers

Free parking

Missing tee signs for a few holes

Baskets are old and can be hard to locate from tees and most are missing numbers

No variety in pars - par 54

Overflowing trash cans

Needs more next tee signs - recommend a course map for the first-timer

Course is mostly flat

Long walk back to the parking lot after finishing the last hole

Course can get crowded at times as it's popular with the locals

Not in the best of neighborhoods but I haven't experienced nor seen any criminal activity there

I enjoyed playing this course in Dekalb County as it's the only one that has 18 holes. This is one of the oldest courses in metro Atlanta and the baskets do show their age...but they still catch well. I don't think anything has changed with this course after I started playing here several years ago. This course that's "frozen in time" is referred by locals as "God's Country" and it's popular and can be crowded at times. This course will test your skills where you can throw some bombs as well as work on your technical game. There are some shallow creeks throughout the course that can add another dimension if you get too aggressive. A mostly flat par 54 course that will leave you wanting some more. If you're in the Atlanta area, this is a good classic course to play.

1. Large sign at entrance to parking that lets you know you are in the correct place.
2. Nice park. A pleasant place to be.
3. Nice mix of open, semi-open, and forested holes.
4. Concrete T-Pads.
5. Trash cans distributed at various places around course.
6. We had a great time, even with the cons.

1. Some trash cans were overflowing as if they had not been emptied in 6 months.
2. It appears that the course floods during heavy rain.
3. Many T-signs missing making it difficult to determine if you are actually in the correct T-Box. (See Con #4.)
4. Absolutely no signage guiding a person from the Pin to the next T-box.
5. T-signs offered up to 4 pin placements and distances, but there was no indication as to which of the pin placements was actually being used.
6. T-signs offered only one par. Some of the holes were marked as par 4 when there was no way the pin placement, the day we played, was a par 4 (way to short).
7. Way too many blind shots, especially since the T-box signs didn't indicate where the pin was located. This resulted in a lot of walking down fairways to locate the pin then walking back to the T-box.
8. We didn't see any bathroom facilities.

First time playing Redan after hearing from several people how nice a course it is. No one in our group had ever played the course before. It was a weekday so it was very uncrowded and there was almost no one to ask for guidance around the course.

I read several reviews prior to playing that mentioned the signage problem, so I printed a course map prior to playing. I thought the reviews about the signage were a little harsh at first. Although there was no guidance from pin to the next T-Box it was pretty easy to see the next T-box from the pin for the first 6 holes. The first 5 holes are fairly open so you could look around and see the next T-box. When we finished 6 we were in the forest and saw a T-box nearby. When we arrived, it was #13. Now it was time to dig out the map I had printed. Using it we were able to find #7, but not without difficulty. This was pretty much the case for the rest of the course. Get out the map to figure our which way to walk through the forest to find the next T-box.

This is an older course (25 years) and looks like it was awesome when it was at its peak. Now lack of upkeep has left it lacking a lot. However, people who play this course frequently probably don't even notice the lack of signage. In other words, it's a pretty darn nice course if you know your way around.

T-pads are a bit narrow but I don't count this as a con since they were probably put there a long time ago when that was the norm.

T-box #10 had no sign and it wasn't even obvious which direction to throw. We were able to figure it out by referring tho the map ... once again.

Going from pin 14 to 15 T-box we encountered a fallen tree that looked like it may have been there for quite a while. It was necessary to step over the tree. Then you have to cross a bridge that was falling apart and potentially someone could fall through and injure themselves.

I don't know who is responsible for or allowed to do course maintenance or signage repair and placement. However, if I were a local, I would at least get a can of spray paint to paint T-box numbers on the T-pads for those that are missing signs. Maybe get permission to drive something like a Gator around the course to empty trash cans. Also, get permission to put up some navigation arrows. Finally, devise some means to mark the T-signs with the current pin placement and par for that placement.

That said: would I play it again? Absolutely. A little maintenance and improvements and this course would rate a 4 or higher.

There is often little traffic at this course, which makes it one of the best courses in the ATL area to unleash your dog! For those of you without dogs, don't worry; this course still has something to offer. It is by no means the best course in Atlanta, but it is a very fun/easy course. On almost every hole, there are multiple pin locations, and they do get moved around from time to time which is always refreshing.

Many of the baskets need some repair/replacing, most of the teesigns have been vandalized, and can somebody please move hole 16 basket location!! (So boring in its short position). And while on the topic of pin locations, there are several that, IMHO, should be removed altogether as they can make an already easy course way too simple.

Redan offers the player a lot of variety in his shot selection, and since each hole has multiple, distinct pin positions that are moved frequently by the locals, it's continually giving you fresh looks. Some of the shorter wooded holes present pitch-and-putt distances, while a couple of the more open holes have pin positions well over 400'. In the short positions, the course is accessible to the recreational game, while in the long positions, the course can make you work pretty hard for a par-3 round. Usually the baskets are set up with a rotating mixture of short and long pins.

It's not a densely wooded course, but there are plenty of trees and lots of shade, and the trees are often right in the middle of what would be the easy driving line. Many of the holes have multiple lines to the basket, so you don't have to play them the same way every time.

You'll be pleased to find benches and trash cans throughout the park. If I recall there was a place to sit down at every single tee box.

The secluded park setting is a pleasant place to play a round, and it is well maintained. Bridges cross the creeks at all the right places, there are songbirds in the trees, and the grass is well groomed. It's exactly the kind of environment I most like to play in, and it was certainly well designed.

I'm not the biggest fan of concrete tee pads, and Redan's pads are an example of why. While they are longer than you'll find at some courses, they're not quite long enough for me, and they're a couple of feet too narrow for my taste. This could be forgiven, but they also all have an unnerving ankle-snapper drop-off at the front edge. If they were a couple of feet wider and longer, I'd probably be comfortable with them. As they are, especially as slippery as they get when they're wet, they make me tense and have me wishing for natural or grit pads. I could also wish for multiple tee pads, since the multiple pin positions alone don't leave me any control over how much of a challenge I want to set for myself today.

I've heard many rumors about petty crime in the area. While I've never had any problems myself, and my car has never been bothered, I always head back to the parking lot wondering if today is my unlucky day. That's not the feeling you want to finish your round with.

The quality of the tee signs at Redan would be a pro on most courses I've played, but several of them have been vandalized, and none of them tells you which position the pin is actually in. If you don't take the time to walk up the fairway, most of the holes will have you throwing blind, since the baskets are usually either hidden by or camouflaged among the trees.

There is a LOT of schule just off the fairways at Redan, so it can be easy to lose discs there. When in doubt, don't throw your favorite disc, and play to the safe side of the fairway. There are multiple routes all over the course, so choose wisely.

You should probably ignore the posted par on the tee signs unless you're a beginner. The posted par may give you an impression of the relative difficulty of the holes, but with 21st century discs, this is a par-3 course all the way around.

Be careful not to confuse the #9 basket with the #18 basket. The holes play from opposite ends of an open space, directly towards each other, so it's possible to throw at the wrong one.

If you're confused about where the next hole is, look around for a sign. There should be enough "next tee" signs to guide you around. If you don't see a "next tee" sign, look for a bridge and a well worn footpath. The next tee is never vary far away.

A good short course that can be stretched out to be more challenging. The course demands many different types of shots and is a lot of fun to play. It is also well maintained and aesthetically pleasing.

If you care anything about your car I would not park anywhere near this course. I have been broken into along with dozens of others. The course is surrounded by crime ridden neighborhoods of the lowest order. It is hard to have fun or focus on your round when young gang members are breaking into your car.

This course is pretty over rated. It doesn't provide anything that most courses don't as well. Hole 7 and 15 are memorable but this course is still a short old style course. It is well taken care of by the locals but the surrounding ghettos make it virtually unplayable for me except during large tournaments.

This course is fairly easy to play and navigate. There is a good mix of wooded and open holes, with a variety of shots. Multiple pin placements give the course even more variety, as well as new looks for some of the shots.

The neighborhood is a bit sketchy along with the reports of vandalism I have read about.

Restrooms and water are not readily available.

This can be a fun course to play for all skill levels. It is not intended to be a super hard, challenging course, but I would not consider it a deuce or die course. Most every hole can be birdied with minimal effort by a pro, but none seem to be gimmies (most of the holes were in their middle to long positions the only times I have played the course). SSA for the course set up I played seemed to be around a 46-47 for the traveling tournament players that might be interested.

The course was sweet. Lots of pin placement options. Well designed and maintained. Good use of stairs to accomodate rough terrains.

Cars being broken into would seem to be a big problem, as it is not the safest of areas, and the course is predominantly far away from the parking lot. Its kind of like a secluded parking lot as well.

I liked this course. it was kind of tacked on to the end of one of our trips, but it fit the bill nicely.

very long concrete tee boxes, good combination of wooded and open holes, relatively easy to find the next tee box, the course is a good confidence booster for beginning players.

kind of a dirty park, lots of trash around the tee boxes. ex....beer cans, broken chairs, old broken brooms scattered around that were originally there to clean off the tee boxes

Good course for beginning players, It would be a great course if someone just put a little effort into cleaning it up a bit.