This is a park-style 9-hole course at a fancy resort in Virginia horse and wine country. The setting is lovely and the disc golf is pretty decent. The course is suitable for newish players but still fun for experienced players who do not need to throw bombs on every hole.

The course is relatively open, but most holes required at least some degree of line shaping to avoid trees or stay out of the rough. Rolling hills are used nicely, and most holes feature elevation changes. Nice mix of straight, left, and right turning holes. Couple of holes set up for an "over the top" line.

Yellow-banded, level baskets caught well. Basic tee signs list hole number, length, and course par, which is adequate for a relatively short course like this. Fairways were impeccably mowed. Trashcans and dog poop bag dispensers available near the first and last holes.

Once you find the first tee, the course is easy to follow without a map. Next tee is generally a short walk from the previous basket (sometimes too short - see cons). Most holes are in the 227' to 294' range, but hole 7 plays at 427' down a gravel service road with thick rough on both sides.

Favorite holes: #8 is a 294' drive from an elevated tee that needs to navigate several well-placed trees. #4 is a fun 240' downhill that sets up well for a righty sidearm, but there is a lake on the left if you turn over your drive.

Grippy textured rubber tees are on the short side, and some are not level. It was dry when I played, so I don't know whether the tees would get slick when wet.

Baskets are quite close to the next tee on several holes. The hole 2 basket is just past the hole 3 teepad, and the hole 4 teepad is easily in range of drives from hole 3. This is poor design and could be unsafe if the course was crowded, but I only saw two other people playing on a Sunday afternoon in May.

Hole 1 has a seating area in the fairway. The next two holes throw over walking paths. Generally one can see pedestrians from the tee, but the onus is on disc golfers to wait until it is safe before throwing.

Hole 5 has an interesting flex line to a basket set behind a mound, but some trimming is needed near the tee to create a more reasonable line.

Rough is thick off the fairway, and I saw poison ivy growing in a few places. I abandoned a disc on hole 7 after fluffing an approach into a thick mass of shrubbery with distinctive "leaves of three, leave them be." So I did.

It was a bit buggy on a warm late May afternoon, but it has been buggy everywhere lately. I used bug spray and didn't notice any skeeter bites after the round.

I was pleasantly surprised by this course. The key to happiness in life is low expectations, apparently. The course is nothing epic, but it was a quick and reasonably challenging sping with several enjoyable holes. Pretty ponds on the property should not come into play unless you botch a drive.

Lots of activities at the resort: zip lines, falconry, equestrian, archery, axe throwing, hiking, biking, etc. You can even rent discs or sign up for disc golf lessons. The culinary garden is worth a short detour to walk through and enjoy the herbal aromas.

This is a fancy resort so kudos to them for letting the unwashed masses play disc golf for free. Staffers were super-helpful when I called to check availability. A couple of sports cars in the parking lot probably cost double my salary, or more.