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PastorofMuppets
Silver level trusted reviewer
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Experience: 4.8 years 150 played 118 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Seven "thousand" Oaks

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 24, 2023 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

1) A beautiful park set just outside of downtown Nashville that provides just about everything (course wise) a disc golfer can ask for from multiple tee and pin locations to challenge your skill level, to open shots, to semi technical shots, to tight gaps and tunnels, water features, elevation, etc. This course has and can offer a little bit of everything (especially with 21, that I know of, holes in circulation) you can create your own experience here.

2) As other reviewers have stated below, the amenities vary wildly on this course from ok, to good, to great. The "main" 18 provides the most solid combination of concrete tee pads, decent to above average condition Mach baskets, and good to above average tee pad signs with all relevant information. The additional holes and alternate tee pads sometimes contain turf tee pads and older chainstar or older version mach or poor condition old discatchers. This still isn't enough to warrant putting this in the cons section though. The extra holes are challenging and well designed and fun to play, a few turf tee pads and some older 18 chain baskets doesn't detract too much from it.

3) Course has a mixed bag of good use of elevation and open flat holes. Where elevation is present, it is used extremely well. This can lead to the flatter more open holes feeling less exciting, and more bland I guess, but they aren't bad holes. They just don't live up to the standards set by the elevation change and tight tunnels of the best holes on the course.

4) Some extremely pretty wooded holes, large rocks throughout fairways and greens, some mulched out holes, all combine to create a very visually pleasing trek through this wooded course. So many good holes that it is very difficult to pick out signature holes or even highlight the best due to total amount of great holes.

5) A shot shapers paradise. The course boasts tons of varying distance challenging gap hitting par 3's, mixed with some long 1 angle and flex angle tunnel shots. There are a couple "short" Par 3's but they require very precision angles and touch to get close and the hole shape is rarely ever repeated throughout the course. Holes 1-4 and 9 and 18 are probably the most open on the hole and give you a break from the more densely wooded holes throughout.

6) The design smartly offers you multiple routes, suitable for LHBH and RHBH on most holes, with some routes being much more technical than others. Several risk reward holes. Nothing seemed extremely difficult to par, BUT there are multiple routes that bring bogey or worse into play if you are aggressive and execute poorly.

7) Multiple Pin locations and alternate layouts (with or without the added holes) means this course can be played at a staggering number of layouts based on the challenge you wish to seek. Suitable for novice players (though difficult still) all the way up to elite pros. It's rare you find a course than stand up and provide a realistic challenge to all ranges of skills without being oppressively difficult for low ams or being a birdie fest pitch and putt for pros. Seven Oaks toes that line well, and delivers.

8) The course is maintained beautifully. Grass mowed, fairways clear of debris. You will notice quite a few "debris piles" throughout, but upon closer inspection they are more like art pieces purposefully stacked to protect tee pads and greens from blind tee shots and errant throws. Every time I have visited the course has been clean and free of trash.

9) Hole #14 deserves mention here as it shows Eight different possible pin locations from 2 possible tee pads. This goes towards my earlier mentioning of a tremendous amount of layouts possible and choosing different skill levels to set the course up for. I've played this course multiple times and have never played the same Hole #14 layout twice as it has been in a different location each time I've played.

10) You will use your entire bag and probably wish you had brought a few more discs. From scramble rollers, to tomahawks, to shovel putts you never know what this course is going to throw at you because of the tree kicks you may receive. A masterclass in resourcefulness.

Cons:

1) Signage is consistent in style and helpful in hole shape but the distances seem to vary from off by just a little, to off by a lot. Hole 2 for instance (a blind over a hill par 3) says the distance is 380 and the first time I played it I over shot it with a mid range significantly while trying to play a layup shot short of the creek. Just one instance of many where the distance didn't match (especially after shot with a range finder)

2) Tee pads vary in flatness, width, and length throughout based on some difficult terrain areas which I get. But it will be a mentally difficult thing for you to get comfortable with because of the lack of consistency, especially if you like big run ups of approaching from the sides of the tee pads.

3) Lack of reliable pin position indicators. Though a few had some, most holes did not, or the pin indicator was missing. You will spend some time trying to locate baskets. If you are using a scoring app that shall remain nameless, use the smart layout option that "should" give you a current layout option with the current basket locations to choose to play. This will help.

4) Navigation is very tricky here, especially with so many possible tee pads and basket location, and additional holes. Even with a course map it's easy to take the wrong path to the next hole.

5) This course is WELL USED. As many other reviewers have mentioned, middle of the week, bad weather, and there will still be 10 or more groups on the course. This is only a con for those who do not like waiting or crowded courses. It does show how much this course is loved and how many people keep coming back to play it. But the crowding can be frustrating.

6) While the risk of losing a disc here is pretty low, the chance of damaging a disc with all the tree hits, rock skips, and random root bounces your discs will inevitably take here can be of concern to people utilizing base line plastics. A previous reviewer mentioned this, and I saw a well loved DX Aviar explode against a tree here from the group in front of us, so I figured I'd add it too.

Other Thoughts:

Such a wonderful course. Not Top tier, but excellent for the area and for being in a park. There are probably just as many great pros to this course as there are valid cons if I were to sit down and weigh each one out. This keeps the course from scoring higher for me, even though I love playing here. With the multitude of possible layouts and vast swings in difficulty, this course can actually rate way differently from one weekend to the next depending on how it is set up when you play it. And this can be good or bad for it's rating and your experience. Which is wonderful for locals who visit constantly, but a crap shoot for those coming through to bag it for the first time. This fits my description of a destination course with the caveat that there could be a possibility the course is set up in a less desireable and fun layout. Baggers beware.
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Shadrach3
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 5.6 years 319 played 310 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Everything You’ve Read About It Is True 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 27, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

A park that has almost everything you might want in a disc golf course.

-Amenities: By and large, nice. Like everything in this review, it's a mix. 21 concrete tees vary in size and flatness. Baskets are mostly old orange DGAs, with a few unpainted on the alt holes/pin positions. Signage is consistent and somewhat helpful, but I don't trust the distances. Pin position indicators have varying levels of existence and up-to-dateness. Some transitions have helpful next tee signs, but others are lacking. Benches are ubiquitous.

-Terrain: The open holes are pretty vanilla (though with some hills and trees), and the wooded holes are mostly really pretty. Some have rocks in the fairways, some have mulch. Lots of mild elevation change throughout.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: A whole host of fun par-3 challenges with a couple of multi-shot holes in long pin positions. Other than (7) and (11) short, I can't think of any two holes that were the same shape and strategy. (1)-(4), (9), and (18) were more open but still required mild consideration, but all the others played in varying tightness of woods and were really fun shaping challenges. Multiple routes are available, but you'd better choose a line and stick to it. There are all sorts of turning, pocket, and winding fairways of varying length. A majority of bad shots are scramble-able, but only with touch.

-Multi-Pins: A staggering number of alternate pin positions. Many previous reviews mentioned multiple baskets per hole, but I only saw two baskets in play on a couple of holes. Nonetheless, holes have between 2 and 8 pin positions that can alter distance by as much as 500' (on one hole) and dramatically affect strategy. There are probably thousands of possible layouts here.

-Fairway Maintenance: Really nicely kept up on the course.

-Infrastructure: Bridges, paths, and the like are all present and functional.

-Bonus Holes: I enjoyed playing three alternate holes after (6). They are in keeping with the rest of the course.

-Hole (14): I feel obliged to mention this hole, which has an incredible 8 pin positions playable from two different tees. I played one of the long pins from the long tee and it made for a great par-5, my favorite hole on the course.

Cons:

A big learning curve. It's like getting lost in a sea of disc golf.

-Pin Position Indicators: With this many possible pins, you need a trustworthy indication of where it's at. Unfortunately, on my appearance many of the indicators were missing, and the ones that were there were only accurate sometimes. I threw two drives off many tees--one for if the pin turned out to be one place, another for if the pin turned out to be another place.

-Navigation: Mostly it's good, but a couple times I went to the wrong hole. (17) is the tee visible from (8), and I managed to take a path to (14) instead of (13) following (12). It's not problematic so much as frustrating.

-Some Tees: A couple of tees slope at an angle that makes it uncomfortable. Some are also too narrow for my taste.

-Lack of Multi-Shot Holes: With the configuration I played on, there were only two multi-shot holes, the par-5 (14) and the par-4 (18). I loved both of them. I wish there were more holes with a situation other than "birdie putt, easy par, or scramble to save." I anticipate that on many of these holes, even the long pin positions wouldn't be true multi-shot placement holes, just long par-3s only birdieable by some players.

-Crowd: So many reviews mention the crowd. I thought, "I'll play on a wet Tuesday morning and there'll be two other people." Wrong. There were at least a dozen groups out at the same time. This sparked my curiosity, and it appears that this is indeed the 17th most played course on the entire DGCR site.

-Disc Beat Up: This course is going to wear your discs as you constantly hit trees and sometimes scrape rocks.

Other Thoughts:

This course has so much going on--so many pros and so many cons. As I looked over the large number of reviews, I found myself agreeing with both the generous reviewers' pros and the stingy reviewers' cons. It could change dramatically overnight, and is a grab bag in terms of lengths, shapes, and upkeep of signs/pin locators. That makes it great for those who can play it over and over, but not so friendly for first-timers like me. Overall, my biggest knock is that lack of multi-shot holes, but there were a couple really good ones and so many nice par-3s that I've awarded it an Excellent. It gave me the fun feeling of throwing creative lines in a beautiful environment.
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JHNashville
Experience: 8.7 years 18 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Awesome course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 16, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A good amount of versatility on this course.
Good mixture of open shots and technical wooded shots.

Doesn't favor forehand or backhand, very approachable for any type of player.

Great hang areas around the pads. Very comfortable.

Certain holes can be scenic.

Inner 3 holes in between hole #6 and #7 are great. Add more shot variety.

Cons:

Too many large groups who are not aware of the etiquette of letting smaller groups and single players play through.

Not a fan of the short pin on Hole #2. (Leave it at the bottom of the hill.)

Hole #1 can get swampy after a wet day/night.

Other Thoughts:

Overall a solid course.

Would recommend playing early in the AM to avoid the large groups that frequent this course.

One of my favorites in the Nashville area.
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Baysinger
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 93 played 55 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Seven Oaks 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 28, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Other Thoughts:

Seven Oaks is an outstanding disc golf course. It has a great mix of open and wooded holes. The wooded holes force you to hit your lines on this course for sure. Some holes are long bomber holes while others are shorter ace runs. Lots of different uphill/downhill and left/right holes in the mix. Course doesn't seem to favor rightys or leftys, just a great mix throughout. Great course to road trip to and if you are near the area, this one is a must play. You definitely won't be dissapointed when playing this course! If you want to see this course on video, check out my crew playing this course (with Logan Bowers) in the video below...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8woicQrkSIA
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wericsson
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.9 years 53 played 45 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Cedar! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 19, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Adequately sized concrete tees, with leveled gravel areas for added run up or overrun. Two baskets on most holes, and 2 to 5 pin placements (more for 14, but that was kinda screwy) per hole, excluding the supernumerary holes. All the numbered holes had color tee signs and pin position indicators.

Awesome layout. Holes 1-3 and 18 are half-open holes with light tree guarding, and all the rest are in the woods. With a few exceptions, there are clear, well-defined, but tight lines to each pin. Mid-range accuracy is a big deal, but most players will also have to buck up and throw some drivers with confidence in the woods to attack. There were no repeated holes; each felt unique.

Favorite holes were 5 (split fairway up the hill/along the hill, with pins at each) and 15 (fairway was a mostly dry, possibly intermittent, creek bed carved out of stone, with a deeper stream along the right edge).

Groundskeeping is excellent, especially considering just how much landscaping went into this course: retaining timbers, gravel, you name it wherever needed. Not at all the primitive sort of woods course.

Cons:

Navigation was challenging, despite next tee locations being marked on the tee signs. Some arrows had been put out, but they had seemingly all come detached from their baskets at one end or the other or both. This course was much more fun for a second round than a first.

While the orange baskets were Mach V, the older grey baskets were old Mach IIIs. Given as the orange pins seemed to mostly be the more interesting locations, this suggests to me that they're the "main" pins on holes where present (which was not all), though I could be wrong.

A few holes missed the balance and veered off into poke and pray land: for example, to make it to the long pin on 13, you have about a six foot gap to hit, about 225 feet from the tee. For the trigonometrically inclined, this amounts to roughly a 1.5 degree wide window.

A few fairways ran right alongside each other: my playing partner and I played to 17 from 8's tee by mistake, I threw most of the way onto 2 from 18, etc. There were also cases of one hole throwing at the next tee.

Hole 14 was especially screwy in this regard, as the long tee throws across hole 13's green on a right bomber of a hole.

Tee signs were less detailed than ideal, and left a few head-scratching moments on my first play. Furthermore, the supernumerary holes had no tee signs (except III, which had the sad remnants of a former wooden sign), and on holes with multiple tees, only one had a sign.

Other Thoughts:

Lovely course for locals/nearby players, I'm sure, but has enough issues at a first playthrough to make it less than top-tier as a destination course. Nonetheless, the quality of the holes made my 2.5 hour drive very much justifiable.

Woods have a higher proportion of hardwoods than the pine forests familiar from my experience in AL. My playing partner (wellsbranch250) took to informing me every time I hit a cedar tree, as through the sharp crack of defeat didn't give it away. From a playing perspective, this makes the rough less forgiving than high-canopied trees like pines.
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Redleg
Experience: 12.9 years 63 played 17 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Disc Golf Road Trip 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 18, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Not lots more I can say about layout, baskets, distances, navigation or upkeep. Lets just agree that they have been covered. Grandson (13) and I were on a disc golf road trip from Illinois an this was one he picked out to play. It was everything he wanted!!! Fun location, nice friendly locals, a good selection of holes, lots of fun terrain, and I could go on. This was the star course we played of the ones he picked. This is a solid, established course and I would agree the premier course to play in Nashville.

Cons:

Not many cons, Tpads are a bit small but grip well, There are several old cable spools that had been used for tables. Great Idea but some have fallen apart and there are other small build items that need attention or replaced. For as busy as the course is not much trash on course but all the cans were pretty full (must be a monday-friday when they empty them).

Other Thoughts:

The over steroided guy that had to express himself after every shot so that everyone within 5 holes in front and back could hear him clearly, should slow his roll. Dude you are going to have a stroke!!!

Nashville Disc Golf Thanks for a great course!!!
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njgrosser
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.9 years 46 played 36 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Nashville's Technical Dream 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 12, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Many Technical Holes: Once you start entering the woods at #4, almost every hole involves hitting a well-defined line through a wooded fairway. The distances are not too long, offering some potential ace runs and many rewarding shots. As I said before, the fairways through the woods are incredibly well-defined, with no underbrush encroaching into the fairway. Several holes have large, mature trees in the fairway, putting some obstacles in the way. ACCURACY IS CRITICAL!!!

Hole Variety: With the above being said, this course still offers a lot of different looks to the thrower. There are a few open holes with minimal obstacles where long bombs can be thrown. The wooded holes force the thrower to use every disc in the bag, or at least use different throwing styles (backhand, forehand, hyzer, anhyzer, etc.) throughout. Additionally, every hole has at least two pin placements, with some having up to five. I believe I also saw some alternate turf teepads on some holes.

Course "Extras": This course has all the extras that make playing a round much more enjoyable. Every teepad is a permanent concrete slab, and in good shape. Basically every teepad has a bench. The signs on the teepad accurately show the different basket locations. There are several erosion-control measures throughout the woods, preserving the course and keeping it orderly. The small creeks throughout the course have bridges for easy crossing. There's even a wall protecting #7's teepad from overzealous throws at #6.

Beautiful Course: The course is beautiful. It is good to play in the summer, as the trees provide lots of shade throughout the course. There are several little creeks running through it that are flowing in the springtime. The leaves turn spectacular colors in the fall. There are some massive exposed rocks that add a different touch than the trails throughout most of the wood. This course is a great example of how a scenic wooded area can be transformed into an excellent course without losing its natural beauty.

Cons:

***These cons really only apply to someone who isn't very familiar with the course. However, they are still worth noting, and if they were fixed I would add another 0.5 to my rating.

Course Navigation: Most times, the course flow is intuitive from hole-to-hole. However, there are a couple places where the flow is not intuitive, such as from #8 to #9 or from #16 to #17. Additionally, there are a couple places where holes bleed into each other, namely #8/#17, #13/#14-long. #8, #9, #16, #17, and #18 all invade each other to some degree. I couldn't find Holes I-III, but that did not detract from my experience. Again, these are not problems if you know the course well, but they can be confusing for a first timer or someone who hasn't played the course in a while.

Multiple Baskets on Many Holes: When I played, every hole had a grey basket. Most holes had an orange basket. One hole had a blue basket instead of an orange basket. On the sign at each teepad, it appeared that the grey basket was the one marked as in-play. If there was a way to mark that both baskets are in play, then this becomes less of an issue; however, it would be less confusing if there was only one basket per hole. Preferably the orange baskets, as they are more visible in the woods.

Other Thoughts:

This is Nashville's most popular course, and it has the pedigree to match. If you are looking for a course with a more classic, established feel, this is the place for you. It is probably not the best place for a beginner, but once you have driver accuracy under control it becomes a lot more fun!
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ticklethetruth
Experience: 61 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Always come back when I'm around 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 10, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

super fun course that rewards a variety of shots. The course can get technical but it allows for a number of options on each hole. The character of this place is great. It feels like a disc golf village.

Cons:

can be tricky to navigate

Other Thoughts:

I love the seating areas around the pads
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ebreedon
Experience: 6.7 years 17 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

My favorite course in the Nashville area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 6, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Most baskets marked, almost all tees marked, logical layout, concrete pads, clean, variety of wooded/open fairways, multiple baskets and tees for many holes

Cons:

A little busy. No course map at the first tee. 13 has an alternate tee and basket. There is never a sign pointing you to the next tee, but it it's usually pretty logical, just not between 12 and 13. 14 is currently missing its tee marker.
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Sheep
Experience: 16.9 years 66 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Local favorite

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 31, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Seven oaks is one of the highest maintained courses in the area. 20+ years of service from the community to make it the cleanest and most well kept course in middle Tennessee. This course sports multiple layouts up to a 30 hole lay out, as well as now the Oaks Gold layout which is a championship level layout.

Oaks is also now sporting all new Innova DiscCatchers as well as the new putting garden with DiscCatchers as well.

As of late 2022, all Teepads should be redone as well after the annual work party.

Cons:

The biggest complaint I hear about is the erosion control around the course. This shouldn't be on your mind, but people like to make excuses about anything they can for a bad game.

This is an older course, so you're shot challenges are going to be different than some of the newer style courses featuring more open or longer holes.

Other Thoughts:

This is top destination course for the Nashville area offering good golf and a lot of good people to play with. If you're looking to join the community and get involved, this is the place to start that journey.
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Gropester
Experience: 8 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

The heart of Nashville 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 20, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Fun array of throws: long/short, right/left, up/down. This course had them all!
- Dual pins and some dual pads add a lot of replay value
- Benches on every(?) hole and some walls put up to protect from errant throws

Cons:

- None of the holes really WOWed me, I'm not sure I could identify a signature hole
- Tee pads were super slippery and the steel baskets were not my favorite (Mach 2 I think)

Other Thoughts:

- It was pretty quiet when I went but I could see this course getting busy.
- One hole has a yin-yang around the baskets. Love the thought!
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Msouders13
Experience: 8.2 years 8 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

DG how it should be! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 15, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Mature, great local scene, good degree of difficulty, fair everywhere, Nashville disc golf store is close.

Cons:

Busy, busy... busy?

Other Thoughts:

It's a classic of middle Tennessee. One of the more iconic courses and always a good time to be had. Close to downtown and other great courses.
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jesse_v_m
Experience: 13.9 years 8 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Well rounded course. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 16, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice mix of open and wooded holes. Clear attention to detail regarding maps of each hole at each tee. Holes often have multiple tees and baskets which give it a nice variety without needed to relocate baskets. The "intercourse" holes are a clever way to work a few extra playable holes. Well groomed course with thoughtful building of steps, disc-catching walls, and protection on some pads from players throwing on the previous hole. Clearly thought through and purposeful course. Also very nice that it's a dedicated course instead of a park with non-players roaming in the way.

Cons:

Pay attention to the signage at each tee for info about the next hole's tee. There are signs hanging on the baskets but they aren't always pointing the correct way.
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TXDiscDude
Experience: 16.7 years 113 played 13 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Pretty sweet course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 12, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Nice mix of all kinds of shots for lefties and righties.
Lots of benches and tables.
Strictly a disc golf course, no kooks running aorund in the way.
Good bud.
Friendly groups
Extra bonus holes "the intercourse"
Good double chained baskets.
Arrows to next tee at baskets
Fresh cut fairways.
Disc golf store around the corner.

Cons:

Very crowded in the afternoon.
A few signs were missing, but most holes have basket placement visible from tee pad. If you look around the trees there are signs for basket placement drawn on rocks and boards on the holes with missing original signs.

Other Thoughts:

A lot of love went into the course. Keep it up.
I will be playing here when I'm in Nashville in the future.
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DragonJarod
Experience: 3 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Excellent Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 12, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Good upkeep with benches, tables, garbage cans, and a place to hang your bag at almost any hole. The signs for the holes are good. It's a nice course to practice your accuracy with only a few open holes.

Cons:

A smashed in sign and a rotting table, at two different holes. Sometimes, it's confusing where the hole is.
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thrillthrower
Experience: 10.6 years 53 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 4, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Variety- 1st couple of holes and last finish with big drive potential. In between challenging wood holes complimented by seemingly groomed , even picturesque holes - one hole reminded me of a golf ball course . Left and right shots needed - deuces available if you find the right path to the hole . Risk/ reward potential on several holes makes shot selection fun

Cons:

Erosion / drainage may be a consideration in a few spots if wet or has rained Discs may get a rock rub or two on 2 holes. (So throw with precision or use disc u don't love)

Other Thoughts:

Flowed nicely- couple of holes with water in play - wonderful course-
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Vibramterraius
Experience: 10.3 years 38 played 13 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Updated Course Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 24, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

0 to 5 Ratings:

Parking: 5
Access: 5
Course conditon: 5 (Best condition in along while)
Catcher Baskets: 5
Pin Placements: 5
Tee Conditions: 5
Tee Visibility: 4.5
Course Traffic: 4 (improved since Cane Ridge has taken off some of the pressure)

Cons:

None that was worth mentioning

Other Thoughts:

Throw long tees to challenge and improve.
One of the best courses in the area to gain experience with shot shaping and learning what discs work for you in wooded conditions.
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weatherbill
Experience: 8 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course, but too crowded 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 25, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

great variety of shots. basket locations relocate sometimes which makes it interesting. Landscape is very excellent and well maintained.

Cons:

some holes are too long for my liking. I like to have chances at Aces.

Other Thoughts:

this course has become too crowded in the last 2 years and can hinder the flow of your game. This use dto be a really nice time for me, but since the local news channel covered this, everyone and their dog has come ou tto this course and I no longer want to visit.
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WillAnderson
Experience: 13.2 years 28 played 12 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Quintessential Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 11, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Well done in the heart of Nashville, 7Oaks provides a great environment for all levels & styles. Elevation changes & tunnel fairways keep everyone honest. The signage is clear, & multiple basket positions keep each hole fresh throughout the year. Bridges across water & drainage ditches are in good shape, and each hole features erosion control (mulch, railroad ties, logs, rocks, etc) that keep its heavily trafficked areas clean & navigable. The holes mix well too, giving up birdies only to great shots on most holes but not punishing the heck out of badly placed drives. Many of the holes are completely mulched on fairways, and even if you land in the rough with a tough out, it isn't so bad to find a line because the roughs aren't thick with brush (mostly.) All around fantastic course. I'd give it a higher rating if it had more character (water holes, hills, or cool rest spots.) The length & design of the course puts it on the same level as the best I've played.

Cons:

The traffic can be annoying, but who's in a hurry anyway? I don't mind because I play for exercise & relaxation anyway. Some of the holes lack signage to next tee & cross over other holes, but hey, meet someone new & ask for direction?

Other Thoughts:

Feel free to bring the whole family or a dog if you'd prefer. The hills are moderate & every hole gets plenty of attention from the parks system & community. I'd love to have it as a home course!
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nyrblue2
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4.00 star(s)

Popular for a Reason 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 9, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

18 (or 21) hole course in a wooded park right near the airport. I'm not a local, but get the impression that this course is very popular and can get very crowded.
- Located in a nice multi-use park, so plenty of parking, but the open part of the course is kind of in its own section and there's really nothing else going on in the wooded part
- Overall is a fairly short course, but has a nice variety - some open holes across the grassy fields (but nice use of the few trees and terrain for added difficulty), but mostly tighter technical holes amidst the trees
- Can play the 18 hole loop, or add in the 3-hole "inner course" (in between holes 6 and 7 I think?) that starts right next to basket 6 and ends at tee 7 for an added bonus
- Multiple basket positions that create variety if you play a lot (and the different positions are not just different hole legnths of the same line/route)
- Concrete tee pads on all holes that are in pretty good shape
- Tee signs with washer system to indicate basket location - plexiglass covered on the main 18 - cool looking carved wood on the inner course
- Most holes (if not all - can't remember) have seating with overturned cable reels to act as tables
- "Next tee" signs on most baskets, I think
- This course has a lot of trees that really force you to be precise with your lines - very rewarding when you hit a nice long drive or fairway shot
- Good use of elevation where available and good mix of left and right basket locations
- Many of the wooded fairways with elevation changes are not just slopes - there are logs/boards buried into the dirt to create tiers/steps for easier walking and throwing base
- Devoted locals to change pin positions and bring gravel or wood chips out into the woods to help with erosion and to avoid it from getting too muddy - no trash that I saw
- I love the holes that are a nice unimpeded tunnel, but with trees lining the sides (#12-16 I think are like this) - #15 with the exposed rock ground like a dried up river bed is awesome looking
- Water not really in play - small, shallow creek nearby on a couple holes - either crossing right in front of the tee or running along side the fairway

Cons:

- Some of the tee signs are pretty worn down, rusted or busted, making it tough to see where some of the baskets are located on the hole map - tough on out-of-towners who don't play regularly
- I dunno, maybe I'm spoiled by the nice course maps at the courses near me, but this is one of many courses that doesn't have an overall course map (at the course or online) - this really should be a must on any top course, especially when there is a bulletin board/kiosk already there (such as at Seven Oaks)
- Tee pad #6 (I think) is sloped downward with a dropoff at the end - I had to be pretty catious teeing off there
- A few fairways are "poke and hope" - while I have no problem with wooded courses/holes, a few of them here really didn't seem to offer any consistent, realistic lines - your best shot can get knocked down when the openings aren't much bigger than your disc
- A few holes run a bit close to each other hard fades on hole #6 can probably scare those teeing off of #7 - holes #8 and #17 are kind of close, too - kind of a collision of holes 3, 4, 10 and 18 in a field where errant throws could be trouble
- I think one of the inner course holes has an extra basket on it or something? I remember being confused coming across an extra one
- Baskets really blend into the wooded background - no flags or colors
- A couple of the washers for basket position were in the wrong spot

Other Thoughts:

- Port-a-john and some garbage cans
- Basket #18 doesn't put you right back at the parking lot, but it's not too long of a walk
- I heard that a homeless guy lives near one of the tees

Overall, it's easy to see why this course is so popular in an area with a bunch of good courses. This one will really challenge your precision, but still offers a bunch of fun holes and lines. It's a must stop every time I'm in Nashville.
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