-What's best about Steele Creek is the park itself. It's REALLY beautiful. You'll see that pretty quickly as you pull into the entrance. It usually costs $2 but the woman at the gate told me the entrance was free for now. So I got to go for a nice stroll and walk the trail for free. The front nine plays in the open and gives a nice view of the lake. It's a very sweet view, deep below the course. The back nine plays on the walking trail about a mile away from the front nine. It's a different atmosphere.

-Two sets of pads on the front nine. I enjoyed the back pads. Most of them are listed as par fours, but they will feel like pro par threes to advanced players and up. Three is a solid score, two is obtainable but is a great feeling.

-I wasn't pleased with the first hole. The second hole was quite fun. From the blue pad, it's a 390' anhyzer across a small valley. The hole is probably a little more uphill than downhill so it takes a pretty good pump to get there. The short pad is equally fun. 302' and straight to the basket over the same valley. #4 is another great valley shot in the open. Especially from the blue pad. 381' and this time you throw a hyzer. The short pad is a ways to the left from the blue pad and is a different look. More uphill and through two trees, asking more for accuracy. Some of the short pads on the front nine give the hole a different look than the longs.

-#3 was nice too. It's flat until maybe the last 150' down a slowly declining hill. It's difficult because of the slow decline; it's deceiving. It doesn't seem like much, but the basket is probably around 15' below both pads. The decline continues past the basket as the angle gets sharper, so placement is tough. You don't want to go short and risk gliding down the hill on your putt for birdie but if you go long, you'll probably be left with a putt more than 30'.

-Elevation isn't very major here. It's lightly used. If I were to describe the terrain as a whole it'd say it's pretty flat actually, even though many holes have a little bit of elevation.
You would've played about half of the more real elevation (15' max) after hole four. But once you get to the back nine, you'll see a few good uphill holes. #15 was neat. Only 135' but pretty steep uphill. Probably just over the 20' mark (a lot for such a short hole). The tee shot has you throwing in the mouth of the woods. There's a tree in the middle of the fairway that makes this hole quite tough for its length. The pin is slightly to the right making the right side seem more favorable, but you could still run for an ace going left to right. This hole makes you appreciate the use of elevation since there's only a little bit here for the most part.

-My favorite hole is #5 long. The tee shot is super cool between two large bushes. You can throw a driver without having to worry much about hitting a tree, even though there are a few. I think it's just a really cool look. #6 and #7 are fun holes to grip and rip on.

-The great thing about the front nine and the back nine is that they are both appealing to wider audience. Many beginners will like the front nine because they won't have to deal with many trees and be able to see more of an opportunity to work on form and posture and the different mechanics to throwing a good distance with accuracy. If they don't enjoy the front nine, they might enjoy the back nine. It's completely wooded and tight, as it plays down the trail. They may enjoy the rock formations on some of the holes, or their more reachable lengths, or they may be intrigued by the fairway diversity. Just goes to show that all discs fly differently. You'll be more particular on what you throw on the back nine, as the lines are tricky to figure out.

-There is a kiosk by #1. #9 ends close to #1. Doesn't require you to play a full eighteen. That's more of a bonus pro.

-Concrete pads already poured on the back nine. The tee signs on the front nine look very cool in my opinion. The signs on the back nine were different looking but still cool.

-You have to drive (or walk about fifteen minutes) to get to the back nine. It said in the description to drive counterclockwise around the park road. I parked by the kiosk on #1. When I was finished with #9, I drove my car back toward the entrance (clockwise) and down the street to the right. I drove past Mulberry Rd and saw a parking lot to the right side that took me to the trail. There's no sign of info that tells you that you are approaching the back nine, which would be nice.

-Some weird lines. #1 long is very weird. You can either throw a skip hyzer or a poke and hope forehand to the left through a tight and odd lane. #10 is weird too. Seems that a roller is the best option but when there are rocks in the fairway, a roller would be stopped by the rocks. #16's tee shot is downright irritating too.

-Wasn't overwhelmed with the back nine honestly. I liked a few of the holes (#15 was really cool). A couple others were solid and if you like the back nine, I would understand why. I liked the walk through the trail. But the short and tight holes got awfully repetitive, even though the lines are diverse. The front nine may seem repetitive to some of you but I thought there was more variety on the front.

-The shrubbery on #6 is incredibly rough. If you land in there, you will get cut if you walk in there.

-The walk back to the parking lot (by the trails) from #18 is long and you'll either backtrack the fairways or walk down the busy road. I STRONGLY advise you drive to the parking lot by the trail after you play #9. That's a long walk, yes. But if you stay by the kiosk on #1, you'll walk nearly two miles to your car.

-I really liked the front nine, except for hole 1. The back nine wasn't very fun for me honestly. I think the rock green on #13 is really sweet along with the other hole on the back nine that I enjoyed. There was hardly any variance. There is a little bit of variance on the front nine but the look of the course completely changes on the back. It's like one human being living a double identity life. The first person they are is nothing at all like the second person. But you easily get to figure out character number one and character number two.

-The entire course requires some amount of accuracy. The front requires some and the back requires all that you got. It's easier to escape trouble on the front nine since it's open, and it's easier to save par on the back nine because it's very short. If you don't think that makes sense now, then it might when you play here or the next time you play here. Overall I think it's worth playing. Isn't the greatest course but it's a nice leisurely stroll and is rewarding if you hit your lines.

I do not play many nine-hole courses. If have the time, I would much rather prefer an 18+ hole course, but when in the area, and when I had an hour to spare in the evening, I stopped at Steele Creek. And I don't regret it.

Steele Creek was a relaxing break from the numerous wooded courses I had been playing for the last couple days. Well mowed fairways, open holes with rolling hills, but there was the occasional tree to make you think about your shot.

Each hole had two well sized concrete tee pads, including one beautiful ball golf style tee sign with map, distance, and par. Plus, at the end of the tee, a blue or white marker to tell you which tee you were at.

The park itself was beautiful. There were nice rolling hills, beautiful trees in the early spring. I enjoy a round in a well-kept area where I felt safe and welcomed.

The layout was nice, with mostly open holes, but trees on almost every hole presenting some challenge. There were instances where you had to shape your shot well to execute a birdie.

The Innova Discatchers were in great shape, Not much to say about baskets, but these were the standard, and did their job.

To play links style courses, mowed fairways and well kept areas were nice. Kudos to the people who keep the park clean and maintained.

Of course, every rose has it's thorn. As much as I enjoy park style golf, where every hole is wide open, you do not get as much difference in holes and score separation. I personally enjoy woods golf better. I think it provides more variety, as well as provides more difficult ways to challenge a player and separate scores.

Next, there was the fact of only one tee sign per hole. As nice as they were, if you were playing one tee that did not have the sign, you had to walk and find the other to check it out. Not a real problem, but it could be troublesome for a first time player.

Only nine holes. Driving out of your way to play a thirty minute round is not optimal. Two nice tees on each hole are nice to make an 18 hole round, but it is never the same.

Two dollar fee to get in park. Some people don't like to pay. I don't mind paying a measly two dollars, but everybody likes free.

I enjoyed playing the course. It was a great way to play an easy, hassle-free round after a long day. I would definitely recommend stopping at Steele Creek if you are in the area!

Fantastic looking signs, depicting the tees, basket, and distances.

Located in a beautiful multi-purpose park, with fantastic views of the neighbouring wooded hills. Very clean and well maintained grounds.

Clubhouse selling discs, drinks, candy; bathrooms available. Scorecards, but no map, available here, too. Relatively easy to navigate, even without a map.

Only nine holes, two dirt teepads marked by blue or white PVC pipe.

Update 4/22/11: Tees are now top-quality concrete.

Gently rolling landscape with mixture of large hardwood and evergreen trees. Some minor change of elevation on most holes. Mostly grip-n-rip, needing to avoid a large tree or two at some point during the flight. Some holes offer a couple different flightpath choices. Nothing over 400' from the whites, while the blues offer a few holes over 400'.

According the the gentleman in the clubhouse, concrete tees will be poured in July-09, and some time in the future the course will increase to 18-holes by expanding into the woods.

To find tee #1, make a left into the gravel lot just after passing the clubhouse. Tee #3 is across the road from #2/#4. When looking for blue tee #5, you might find #9, instead, and visa versa.

Beautiful course offering many opportunities to air it out with minimal chance to lose a disc. Looking forward to the improved tees and increase in holes.