I really like this course. At least one person in my foursome liked this course better than Harmon Hills. The course is set in a very nice park with plenty of elevation changes. One tee and one basket per hole, but different pars based on skill level or sex. Decent concrete tees and very nice tee signage. The course is truly diverse, with a good mix of hole lengths and types. The course has some cool looks and is fun to play. There are disc golf warning signs on the periphery of the course. Hole 6 (a flat spot on the side of a large hill).The course is maintained at the highest level. The grass was mowed, didn't see any trash etc.

Not too many cons here. There could be a few more benches on the course, especially after a steep climb. There are a couple of holes that throw near roads.

Fun and scenic, this is one that I feel is a little underrated. It sure is sweet and is a blast to play!

Sugar Hollow is an excellent course that offers much variety (short versus long, open versus wooded, flat versus hilly, uphill versus downhill, and tees on the left, right and straight ahead). Nearly every hole seems to provide a unique challenge, and even the wooded holes are different enough to be enjoyable.

The course is also fairly easy to navigate and Sugar Hollow rates high for "traversability" -- most of the holes offer plenty of nicely mowed areas and clean ground for the fairways. Having to navigate roots, tree branches, brush, poison ivy, thorns, rocks, sinkholes and fiery lava pits can really affect one's level of fun -- fortunately, those obstacles are few at Sugar Hollow.

The pro par of 58 seems fair. As was noted in an earlier review, bad drives aren't always punished, as good recovery shots can salvage many pars.

Sugar Hollow offers nice teepads, excellent signs and plenty of exercise.

Hole #12 seems like the most difficult hole on the course -- the heavily wooded par-3 is a "poke and hope" and could use a few more trees removed.

I thought two holes on the course could be considered "filler" holes: Hole #8 (long and open for about 400 feet) and Hole #16. But "filler" doesn't mean they're easy birdies. They're not.

Sugar Hollow could benefit from a few more trash cans and benches.

The Tri-Cities offers several excellent courses (Harmon Hills, Warriors Path and Winged Deer), and Sugar Hollow is one of the nicest and perhaps the most diverse course in the area.

Another user also pointed out a helpful navigational tip: "One of the spokes supporting the top rim of each basket is painted blue. That blue spoke is pointing to the next tee."

This course will easily become one of the local favorites, and with its convenience to I-81 and plenty of shopping/restaurants, it'll become a favorite for the traveling player as well.

As for the course itself, you'll start with the first 5 holes playing mostly open and long, with some mature trees and thick rough dictating your throws. You'll get to open up and crush shots on 2 and 3, but after that you won't get that opportunity again until 14 and 15.

Sugar Hollow passes the sniff test for a well-rounded course. There are a few wide open holes, a few bombers with mature trees, a few in/out of the woods holes and several really fun wooded shots. Many people have commented that the two similar tunnel shots (9/10) are too repetitive. I'll be honest, it didn't really fell that way to me. I liked those shots as they play differently despite being very similar looking. One's slightly uphill and short, the other slightly down and long. Being that those shots are nowhere else to be found in this area, I think having two of them was just fine.

I probably play a 50/50 mix of flick and backhand, so counting my tee shots can be a decent gauge of how well rounded the shots are. I counted only 5 flicks from the tee pad, but several holes could easily be approached with either shot. It didn't really feel like it favored RHBH, but by the numbers it has that appearance. All in all, however, a decent mix of left/right shots.

The amenities are very nice in this park. There are plenty of benches with nice matching trashcans. The tee's are plenty big enough and are concrete. The tee signs are extremely professional and give you all the information you need. I saw the course information board being built which will hopefully have a map and other things soon.

I wouldn't be doing Tim nor the locals in the Bristol area any favors by not providing some constructive feedback.

Firstly, there are a few holes that felt like filler holes to me. Hole 8 is probably the biggest offender. It's not a bad hole, but it's not a good one either. Wide open, zero risk/reward, a gimmie 3 but will be 2'd more than it isn't.

There are a few walks between holes that are on the long side. The walk after hole 12 comes to mind as an example. Obviously this course is brand new and I'm sure improvements are on the way, but I'd suggest some navigation signs on the longer walks.

The course could benefit GREATLY with alternate pins and tees to help increase the difficultly level for tournaments. I noticed several holes had alt pins, but as of now no alt tee's. Don't get me wrong, I'll play a tournament here all day, but for advanced players and up it'll feel more deuce-or-die than I think it should. Some more challenging pins and tees can greatly increase the risk/reward for the more skilled players. Simply too many of the holes rewarded great shots but didn't necessarily punish mediocre/bad shots. Hole 12 is an example of a hole that really punishes a bad shot. I wish there were more holes like that at SH.

A small con would be that this is not two 9-hole loops. For tournaments and local events, shotgun starts will mean some long walks to and from your hole. It also means it's tough to just play a quick 9 if you don't have time for a full round. Again, not the end of the world.

My Score: 50. I feel like the biggest drawback to SH is the lack of punishment for a bad shot. I felt like it was simply too easy to get up and down after an errant throw, which led to my scorecard having a lot of 3's. This can easily be remedied later with longer tees and alternate pins, but for now it's the thing that sticks out the most to me. (Update: I've since changed my review from a 4.5 to a 4. After considering everything again, the lack of multiple configurations that leads to the lack of punishment/difficulty really holds this course back from being a 4.5. Don't get me wrong, I'll gladly revise my review in the future to a 4.5 if these things are fixed, but for now it's too much of a one-trick pony, albeit a very fun and gorgeous one.)

Wear Pants! There's poison ivy everywhere off of the fairway and you're almost certainly going to find yourself there once or twice.

As I alluded to earlier, this park is in a great location. There is an abundance of shopping right off the exit if your SO doesn't want to play as well as plenty to eat when you're finished.

I've already heard talk about comparing this course to Greenfield DGC, Warriors Path and even (dare I say) Harmon Hills. While I have a special place in my heart for Greenfield and Harmon, I could (maybe) buy someone's argument that Sugar Hollow is superior, but it'd need to be a good one. The thing that separates Harmon, Warriors and Greenfield, is they all have a little extra difficulty available to the player when compared to SH. SH likely has the best amenities and one of the most convenient locations, but shot for shot I still prefer Greenfield and Harmon, but I would rank it higher than Warriors.

These types of comparisons are probably in vain anyway. The bottom line is, however you feel about any other course, Sugar Hollow is one that shouldn't be missed. I don't give out 4.0+'s like candy. Get out to Bristol and play this beautiful course on this beautiful property and then you be the judge.