REVIEW IS BASED ON SHORT TO SHORT, THATS ALL I PLAYED SO FAR.

- Easy to get to
- Concrete Long and Short Tees
- Discatchers
- Great tee signs. Now I know the photos show the tee signs being poured into the concrete on the teepad but they cut those off and planted them next to the tee's so thats awesome.
- Good mix of straight, left and right holes.
- Most holes would be intermediate range for distance. For me I was throwing a putter or mid on almost every hole with a firebird mixed in there every once and a while and 1 distance driver. Hole 12 would be the only true distance hole with it being over 500.
- The elevation that is on this course is used very well. Hole 8 is straight up the side of the hill with the basket 100ish over the crest. Hole 9 was the opposite. A very short very downhill hole with an OB road right behind it. This was perfectly done. A jump putt on hole 9 has a good chance of going OB deep and is just a mind fudge. Fun hole. Hole 10 is perched on a mound on a very sloped hill, roll away city.

- As a first timer I did go to the wrong tee quite a few times but I feel like when I play it again that it wont be an issue.

- First timer problem as well. Seth Burton and Orange Crush pretty much play in a circle around the park in different directions and are right next to each other. Seeing all the baskets around made it confusing at times to figure out where to go to next. Having a map up constantly to tell me where to go was a huge help.

- Finding hole 15 took me a bit. There are next hole signs pointing you the right way but it still took m a bit to figure out which hole 15 was.

I really, really loved this course. It was a little less hilly when compared to Orange Crush so I kinda liked that more since Im from WI and we dont really have to many mountain courses there so this was a course in my comfort zone.

Overall this course is very nicely laid out. its a lot more open then Orange Crush so if you want wooded then play orange crush but this still has enough trees to not be considered anywhere near open.

Hole 17, the tennis court hole, was a very unique simple little hole. Its just a straight up tunnel but the run down tennis courts next to the hole are just unexpected and something I thought was pretty cool. Reminded me of my college tennis days and how cool this place would have been to play at. The court is like something out of Mario Tennis.

Be careful when leaving the park. The entrance and exit is kind of on a curved road and you cant see other vehicles coming too clearly.

Seth Burton is the first of 2 course put in at the 112 acre Morris Park in 2003 and designed by Johnny Sias, a former world champion from West Virginia. Orange Crush waa added 5 years later to complete the disc golf complex. Plan on a half day if you come here since there's a lot of serious disc golf between these two courses.

The illustrative tee signs are great. The concrete tee pads are excellent. And the Discatcher baskets are more than adequate. Each hole has two permanent baskets and three tees.

The tees and baskets are thoughtfully placed so that you could repeatedly play Seth Burton from different tees to different baskets and it's a significantly different course.

Morris Park provides a beautiful setting for disc golf, which reminds you that you're in West Virginia, where the college mascot is the "mountaineers." Just walking through this park is breathtaking.

Seth Burton is more open than Orange Crush but you still need to find your line and deal with elevation. My favorite hole is number 9, which is "Over the Top." From the long tee you are throwing blind to either basket over a cliff and the baskets are only about 200 feet away. I emptied my bag from the short tee, hoping for an Ace, but wasn't successful even though I was close. Most of my discs either ended up in the brumble or in the road, which is just past the baskets. Straight down shots like this are fun.

Finding the second hole was a little challenging for me. It's no problem if you remember two things: Seth Burton's second hole is on the other side of the road from Orange Crush and goes counterclockwise. Orange Crush winds around the lower side of the park clockwise and begins below the big sign which includes the layout of both courses.

Since Seth Burton is the upper course in the complex you are likely to encounter people walking on the sidewalks that wind around the park. Although I saw many people enjoying the park during my round it was not a problem, I just had to wait a few minutes once or twice.

In addition to the sidewalk with people there is also a road with cars that comes into play. The road plays OB and I had several discs end up there, but never had to deal with a car, other than a friendly couple who stopped and wanted to talk and talk, and talk.

The biggest CON is that most of you will never get here because it's so far away from everywhere and not really on the way to anywhere. If you can get here, however, you'll be glad you came.

Since this is the Seth Burton Memorial Complex and there's a quality PDGA event here each year, I included an article below from Sports illustrated that tells some of Seth's story. His mom kindly sent it to me after my review of Orange Crush in August. I wasn't there for the memorial tournament a few weeks ago, but I heard they played the song I wrote in my Orange Crush review.

Seth Burton (1980-1998)
A YOUNG ATHLETE REMEMBERED

On Oct. 14 two vehicles carrying members of the Fairmont (W.Va.) High boys' cross-country team to a meet collided head-on, killing one teenager and seriously injuring three others. The accident made the national wires, another tragedy boiled down to a dateline and a few grim sentences. But there's always more to the story.

Seventeen-year-old Seth Burton, with his spiked blond hair and his personal Web site, was different. He was a vegetarian. He was student body vice president. He'd been to Russia to help build orphanages. He performed plays for elementary school kids. He wasn't Fairmont's No. 1 runner, but he had still been chosen captain of the Polar Bears' undefeated team, the defending state champs. Skaters liked him. Jocks liked him. Even parents liked him.

Seth was in a Ford Fiesta with four teammates. They were two tenths of a mile from the site of the meet at Apple Valley Golf Course. Some witnesses say the 16-year-old driver of the Fiesta was going too fast down a hill when he smashed into a Ford Windstar driven by a teammate's mother. Seth was thrown halfway out, and the Fiesta rolled on top of him. As emergency workers cut the roof off the car, people arriving for a race that was never going to be run encountered a scene that they will never forget.

There's an old toast: May your house be too small to hold all your friends. Seth couldn't even fit all of his in a church.

Hundreds of people lined up for three hours to view his body last Saturday at Fourth Street Methodist Church in Fairmont.

Seth even figured out a way to lead after he was gone. On his Web site, friends posted hundreds of messages of sorrow and memories. But the best item was already there.

Dear Dad Upstairs,
Please hear our prayers
If you want it to be
You can count on me
Thanks,
Seth

https://www.si.com/vault/1998...919/scorecard

- concrete tees (two per hole), good Discatcher baskets (two permanent baskets per hole), good tee signs, good navigation
- great park course, very challenging both due to distance and technicality
- beautiful park! (Fall here is amazing)

- some interaction with park road (alleviated by lack of busy traffic)
- several tee signs are beat up or broken

A QUICK NOTE ABOUT THE SETH BURTON MEMORIAL DISC GOLF COMPLEX: The funding behind the courses is provided in memory of Seth Burton, a young local who passed tragically but whose memory is alive and well. The courses have been around for years, but they are still loved and benefit from locals' (including Seth's dad, Phil Burton) tender loving care. These are courses that the local community takes pride in, and this shows at every visit. Course condition is always good, whether in the peak of summer growth or immediately before the annual A-tier. I've recently moved to the Morgantown area, and I've adopted these as my home courses. Each course has its particular character, and I've enjoyed the distinction of one manicured and more open (SBM DGC) and one wild and super tight (OC).

Orange Crush seems to have earned recognition even outside the region, explained by its inimitable and enviable combination of extreme woods and extreme elevation changes. Seth Burton Memorial DGC, the original and central course, is less well known but is no less formidable and respectable. I think the only real knock on the course is that it feels less special because it plays largely along the park road. It is, nonetheless, a great design; and this Johnny Sias masterpiece was here well before its famous neighbor. It's far from open, but seems incredibly so simply because of the unavoidable comparison to Orange Crush. Actually, the need for decision making on this course is probably better than that on Orange Crush, since there are often more lines to the basket. On Orange Crush, you usually have a line you need to hit, so it's all about execution. Here, I find there's more choice between two or more options (often with plenty of risk) before executing said shots.

As I mentioned, the park road is always close to the course. Whereas your curses of frustration and celebratory shouts will be heard only by trees and animals on Orange Crush, they will be on full display for park users here. (I still feel bad for a walker who was startled by my loud exclamation after I threw a shot straight OB on #6 a few weeks ago!) Even though the park road is ever present, the park is far from busy. You will still enjoy a relaxed and refreshing round, and you will rarely need to wait for vehicles or pedestrians to pass.

Road OB really only comes into play on half of the holes (especially on holes #2, #5-#7, #9-#11, #13-#14, and #18). That OB makes you think and pay a price for missing shots, but the real challenge is provided by trees and elevation (though milder than Orange Crush). When playing the "championship layout" of long tees to long baskets, there are very few opportunities for two. I still haven't figured out what par is on most holes, but there are really only two holes I have a chance at two (#9 and #10, maybe #14 and #18). I enjoy that challenge, but ask me again after the 8th annual Seth Burton Memorial tournament this weekend. That championship layout definitely adds difficulty to the course, whether it's the longer gold basket (6 holes are 100-200' longer, often farther up or down a hill) or the tee placement (especially #4's steep uphill). Even the short to short layout provides precious few easy shots, so anyone will have to work to score here no matter what layout.

One interesting course feature is the particularly challenging tee "situation" on several holes. Many of these holes present challenges that are good for the golf, but simply aren't comfortable to throw. On #3, an initial tree corridor isn't lined up toward the basket and makes for difficult shot selection. On #6, the road embankment to the left of the tee makes the tempting but risky line over OB even more challenging. On #17, the straight and narrow fairway runs along a fence (tennis courts) with a sloping cliff on the other side of the fairway. All in all, I appreciate the decisions this course forces me to make, but it's just a tad less aesthetically pleasing than Orange Crush.

The course is very beautiful, and a few of these holes are just as unique and memorable as Orange Crush. E.g. hole 4's steep uphill and basket placement (probably the signature), hole 9's blind downhill, the beautiful and long hole 11. But overall this course is challenging and long, without the plethora of signature holes present on Orange Crush. My hunch is that Seth Burton is as good or better at separating the best players than is Orange Crush, but I haven't gathered evidence to back that up. It's fun and challenging, as I've said, but following the park road means it's simply not as beautiful or rugged as OC.

Rating: Excellent (4.0). It gets less recognition than Orange Crush, but it's a well-designed, challenging, and fun course. Let's be honest: you came for Orange Crush. Play this one, too, and you won't be disappointed!

Really cool layout. Great variety of options with two tee pads and two baskets on each hole. Plenty of challenge, and plenty of variety. I would imagine that folks who REALLY like woods courses would downgrade this course a little, but it was a really nice layout and use of land for me. Signage was unbelievably good.

It was a little hilly. I played mid morning and the ground was still wet, and I had a very difficult time getting around the course at times. Most of the holes are set up on the side of this hill or that hill, and that can get annoying at times.

I don't live anywhere near this course, but I would love to check out Orange Crush sometime to see how it compares.

18 holes with dual concrete tees, nice tee signs and dual color coded Discatcher baskets on each hole. Good use of elevation, available trees, and ob for a mostly open course. Navigation is fairly easy and course map in parking lot/ pavilion. Water fountains. Bathrooms .25 mile left down park from pavilion. Course is well maintained. Course is easy to get to off the highway and the town has food and amenities within few minute drive.

There is some car and hiker traffic along the ob road that plays across much of the course. There was a copperhead eating a squirrel between hole 16's basket and hole 17 tee. I got attacked by some bees around hole 11.

The Seth Burton Memorial course offers a nice balancing out to the Orange Crush. It plays around the top side of the mountain and plays counter clockwise to the Orange Crush, so it slightly favors RHBH although there are some holes that favor RHFH. It's refreshing to be able to air out some drives on this course, but still provides an excellent challenge along with some fun ace and birdie runs. This is a great course for any skill level with the dual tees and baskets which provide quite a variety of playing options. Check out the course vid in the media tab for a good idea of what to expect. There is some good disc golf to be had at Morris Park, WV!

Seth Burton is located in a very nice quiet park with very easy access to I-79.

The course plays mostly clockwise around a large hill in the center of the park but the designer has done a very nice job of including a nice balance of BH and FH holes. The holes are mostly open with great mature hardwoods to work around and OB in the form of a very low traffic road. The road is a factor on all but 1 or 2 holes. This road does not feel gimicky at all and in fact fits in with the course very naturally.

There are two tees and pin positions on each hole that provide very different looks and levels of difficulty. This is not a course where the long tees just add distance. They provide you with different angles and obstacles.

There is a great mix of distances to the holes. Depending on the pins you can have holes that range from under 200' to almost 700'.

Elevation is used to great advantage on Seth Burton. Most holes have some elevation present and add a little extra exictement.

The maintanence in this park is fantastic. I have never played this course when the grass was overly long or debris was present.

There are two very nice bathroom facilities and water fountains located in this park but they are open only Spring through Fall.

Located in the same park as another 18 hole course, Orange Crush.

There are not alot of Cons for this course. It is a very solid course without being exceptional.

I love the old tennis courts along 17 but I know that this is a sore point for many people since they are decrepid and a bit of eysore.

Not the most difficult course if you can control a 300 ft drive and a 225 'midrange. There is not a ton of scoring variance for similarly skilled players.

There is an ever present slope to the course from left to right due to playing around the large hill. (not every hole but enough to make it feel like it)

There can be some navigation issues for first time players since the tees can be across the road from the previous hole with little or no indication of where to go.

Seth Burton always provides a fun and relaxing round. It allows you to air out some drives on a couple of holes but also makes you be wary of OB tree kicks. The OB road seems to be a con to most people but I think the course designer really took advantage of it to make the course play more difficult and force players to second guess what otherwise would be some very straight forward shots.

I always enjoy coming to Fairmont to take on Seth Burton and Orange Crush. This is in part becuase the West Virginia Disc Golf Association hosts some very nice tournaments here and do a great job maintaining and improving the courses.

Seth Burton is a good course to get a round in on but paired with Orange Crush, Fairmont becomes a disc golf destination.

Hole Variety/Course Layout--
Slight elevation is used on almost every hole (A couple holes with very good elevation change). Alot of the time the holes play on the side of the parks main hill. The course for the most part follows a walking trail in a circle around the park (The walking path gets in the way sometimes and you have to wait for people to pass before you throw).

Course Atmosphere--
Nice park on top of a huge hill. Theres alot of old stairways, bridges and random brick structures. You can even see the original cobelstone road under the concrete on parts of the road leading up to the park. You feel like your playing in an old pilgrim park or something.

Course Maintenance--
Good, I didnt see vandalism anywhere and it was always clean. Also baskets and signs were in good shape. There are concrete tee pads on every hole.

Course Navigation--
Theres a clear sign how to get to hole #1 and maps are available. The map isnt the best though, it can even confuse you worse at times.

Hazards--
Water on a couple holes, although it would be hard to lose a disc it is still very possible.

Traffic--
We saw only one group of golfers but theres alot of people who walk the circle path in the park.

--There are no "B baskets" like it says on the signs and map. Theres only one basket per hole. Also unlike most of the pictures, the signs have been moved off the tees

--Besides the course itself, "Morris Park" is a nice park with a basketball court, tennis courts, playgrounds, and nice walking paths, with some cool views from hill tops.

--The entrance to the park is very easy to miss. Coming from both directions there are little browns signs that say next left/right. And the signs are not lying, you literally want to take the next turn. Its a steep uphill road with brick pillars on both sides. We missed it the first time because it looked like the entrance to a cemetery.

Great distance, plays like my home course (Lehigh Parkway), multiple tees and basket positions

Dangerous entrance way to the park!!!