Set in a busy small-town park just blocks from downtown, Simpsonville DGC is one of many activities located here. In a packed park, I was the only one playing the course. Hmmmm.
- This is a simple, straight ahead 9-hole course. Two sets of tees give you different looks on certain holes. Other holes, not so much.
- Course flows between wooded layouts (#1 & 9) to open holes (essentially every other hole). Let's just say the lost-disc factor is virtually non-existent.
- Course is easy to navigate. Seven of nine holes go north-south with the other two (#6 & 9) playing east-west, all in the same plot of land.
- Most holes have the same straight-ahead approach - throw a sweeping hyzer or anhyzer towards the target. You throw a RHBH or LHBH on every hole without hitting a tree, and you'll be in birdie land.
- Solid course for beginners and casual players. No holes are longer than 300 feet. Even for casual players, simply being able to throw 200 - 250 feet will result in birdie chances and lots of pars.
- Along those lines, not a lot of difficulty. Challenge are the trees from low ceilings on #1 & 9 to the single basket protecting the basket on #2 or 8.

Course suffers from the worst thing a course can be....BORING. Not a single memorable hole. #1 & 9 are the most memorable, or simply different, because they require a little more skill and accuracy. The other holes all feel like the same layout with only slight variations.
- Lack of challenge. It's clear the course was built simply for the sake of having a disc golf course in the park. Unfortunately, that means the course wasn't given top priority or a lot of resources. Very clear the course was built where there was space.
- I'll say it. With so many other courses in the area, is this course needed? There are plenty of courses within 20 minutes from here. Except for the practice area at Sara Collins school, every other course around is head and shoulders better than Simpsonville.
- Lack of variety. Clearly due to being installed in an open field. How does one create a challenge when seven of nine holes are in a field with only a smattering of trees? I can't say it's the designers' faults per se. It's just poorly conceived.
- Lack of tee signs and signage. With so many holes and tees in proximity, very easy to either walk to the wrong tee or throw to the wrong basket.
- If the course were ever busy, you better keep an eye on other players. Almost every hole overlap with other holes. Any shot slightly offline, and you're technically on a different hole's fairway.

Simpsonville Park offers a disc golf course for locals. It also offers plenty of other amenities. I think every other amenity is better than the course.
- There was a farmer's market in the park when I played on a Saturday morning. That was much more appealing than the course.
- Even on a standard nine-holer, I could only see holes #1, 7, or 9 as being fun enough to make the cut. Pick your average 18-hole course in your hometown. If any hole from this course were moved to your local course, it would stand out like a sore thumb as being the worst.
- By default, #9 is the course's best course. You must throw a low tee shot. You must hold your line due to the tree cover. You also must make sure nobody is walking on any of the paths.
- I don't think I was ever in danger of shooting worse than a 3. That's even with keeping my bag on my shoulder for many of my approaches and putts.
- #1 & 10 and 2/11 give the most variety from the dual tee pads. Every other hole seemed like you were playing the same shot twice...maybe 40 feet difference in length or 20-30 feet left vs right. It's bad enough that it's not worth listing any hole numbers on the mythical 'back 9.'
- As nice as downtown Simpsonville is, and it was a bustling downtown on a Saturday morning, this course was equally as bad. A great small town and small-town park has potential for a better course. It's fine for what it is, just know there are much better options close by.

-There are tee pads
-There are tee signs with distance only
-There are goals
-Good low ceiling practice on a few holes
-Lots of different distractions to help you work on finding ways to stay focused.

-Tee pads are gravel/dirt and are highly pitted and uneven.
-Tee signs are hard to spot
-Goals are showing age
-Very tightly squeezed into a busy park/traffic area
-Very confusing flow
-Tons of distractions between park visitors and lots of traffic.

I was advised to skip this course by locals, but I wanted to give it a fair shot, so I played anyway. The locals were right.

The course features 9 baskets with 2 tee pads per basket which led to interesting interactions with other players playing to the same basket as me. The first tee was tough to find just as just about every tee thereafter. The tee poles just seem to blend in to the surrounding so well, it is hard to find them sometimes. The tees themselves were pea gravel/dirt and were terribly uneven.

The day I played, there was a terrible stench of something rotting in the dumpster that could be smelled over half the course. There were basketball and tennis courts in close proximity and a very busy road right beside you for more than half the holes. Everything combined just created a very unwelcoming environment for a disc golfer. The entire time, I felt like my presence was not really wanted for some reason. Maybe it is because I am not used to being that close to that much traffic or that many people when I am playing.

It was not all terrible. I will say the course did provide some good low ceiling practice on about half the holes. Those make in a worthwhile play if that is what you are working to improve.

In the end, I agree with locals. This is probably one to skip for experienced disc golfers. If you do go, take a map and patience with you.

6/10/20 Update:
Out of the 64 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
54-Black Mountain YMCA, Black Mountain, NC
55-Furman DGC, Greenville, SC
56-Easley High School, Easley, SC
57-Noble E. Young DGC, Tyler, TX
58-Simpsonville City Park DGC, Simpsonville, SC
59-Gower Park, Greenville, SC
60-Hurricane Springs DGC, Piedmont, SC
61-Roan Mountain DGC, Roan Mountain, TN
62-Lake Murray Lodge, Lake Murray, OK
63-Jellystone Park DGC, Canyon Lake, TX

Simpsonville Park seems to be a pretty busy place. With that being said, you have to be careful here on some of the holes with the other park users. Baskets are single chain Discatchers. The teepads are three-sided posts with sand inside. The longest hole is probably 250 ft. Holes # 1 and # 9 play into some heavy pedistrian traffic. Another course that's a bit too long to be considered a pitch and putt.

The course is a little short on the "Wow Factor." It's just not real exciting overall. The sand teepads are kind of a pain. Definitely you have to be careful and watch out for the oblivious park users.

I thought this was a great course on which to practice my rollers. That way, there was no chance of decking someone with one of my powerful drives. It's truly not a destination course.