One of the biggest things that will stand out to you after playing Sugarcreek is that this course exudes personality. The designers of this one clearly had a good time designing their course and it shines through in the play of the course. It would be the wrong impression to call this one "goofy golf" but in many ways it really is just that. The baskets are neon colors with aliens on top. There is a basket in a tire, a basket on a picnic bench, a basket hanging from a pavilion and a basket nestled in a tree. There are plenty of kitschy elements around the course, as well. There is a big bullseye (now sadly in disrepair) sitting on a fairway tree. There are bigfoot cutouts hanging around. People have left ornaments and knick knacks in clever places. See if you can find the tiny elf village though I think vandals may have wiped it out.

The fun doesn't just stop with eccentric basket placements, either. This isn't obviously the work of hired pros when designing but they went in and created holes that any of us would have fun playing. You get a water carry right on the first hole. They created a fake island green using railroad ties to create a walled effect. One of the holes has an elevated platform that tees to a double mando over some rough rough where I once encountered an angry buck in heat. On one of the final holes, they intentionally left a well placed vine hanging in the path of a drive. It's these little touches that separate this course for me so much. There are a lot of courses out there and too many are same ole same ole, so anything memorable is worthwhile.

It's not all about kitsch value though, by any means. This course plays hard in a lot of ways, some negative, but mostly this is a course where tight throws can land you pars and the right shots will birdie. There are big tight corridors to carry that will challenge a lot of golfers.

For those of you like me who are out here for the nature, this is one of the best I play in the Pittsburgh area. It's a natural moraine area, so you get a lot of interesting rocks and formations. It's also deep into the woods on a slope, the result of which is land that is usually always damp. It's full of ferns and cool wildlife like newts if you know where to look.

Let's just go ahead and say it, the course is a mess. Even in its' best day, I imagine that this course was never all that well kept. It's DEEP in the woods in a small town with almost no way to get real park maintenance out there. I don't know how big the local club may be, but judging by rounds on apps, there aren't many and it does show. The course, much like the park itself, is falling into disrepair. It is, also, sadly one of the most littered courses I play and I rotate through a LOT folks. Schenley downtown doesn't have the amount of careless waste I see left around this place.

Because it is so deep into wet woods, it is usually always damp. I've played when tees were covered in water and even on good days, it's a wet place. The rough is pretty much always overgrown as well, so beware your bugs here. The very nature of that rawness makes for a challenging play on the course, as well. There are absolutely a lot of holes that are just unfair. As some have pointed out, most courses need to grow into themselves but that logic assumes a course is getting use and has regular maintenance, neither of which are happening here. The vast majority of holes have fair lanes, but there are absolutely a few that a birdie is a matter of sheer luck because there is not applicable pat to the hole.

While there are multiple tees on each hole, they are carpet tees and also in disrepair, so expect moss-covered fabric.

I like that you get a few bonus holes, but they could almost fit more. Unfortunately, the parking lot is a good walk down to the 1st Hole, but the final hole ends you up back at the car.

If you come in the winter, the park gate is closed. You can park and walk in but it's a haul down to your car from the last basket. There is a hole in the ground toilet here,but no sink to wash hands or run water that I have seen. There is a large park that literally no other person has ever been in while I was there, so you have your run of picnic shelters.

- You can tell that a lot of love has been put in this course...
- You need to have all your shots, good challenge in mainly wooded holes...
- Lots of variety in baskets, hanging baskets, elevated baskets, and one in a shelter...
- I had the course to myself on a beautiful 70 degree day in April...
- Easy to navigate with well placed signs...
- Good use of elevation...

- Carpet tees...
- A few too many easy par threes...

- I really like this course...it is not Deer Lakes (my favorite in Pittsburgh) or Moraine but is a really fun course... I played Slippery Rock afterwards and liked it much less than Sugarcreek...

Good mix of shots. Forehand, backhand both needed.
Heavy woods and Narrow gaps make for a good challenge.
Very good Signs Make it easy to Navigate.
The course has its own personality. (watch out for Sasquatch) Unique Pins: Elevated, Island, Hanging in pavilion, Hanging in a tree.
Its evident a lot of effort went in to making a fun unique and challenging course to throw.

Holes 1-4 can be a little swampy after rain, but that is the only place. Thick ferns can make it hard to spot discs on several holes and off the fairways can be rough as it is a fairly new course.

Quickly becoming one of my favorite courses to play. Its been improving as I played it all year. At the rate its going it will only get better.

Tight PA woods course.
Great variety of shots needed.
Plenty of unique basket positions.
The woods were so quiet it was a great afternoon.
The park is the perfect place to have a family reunion.
There was a bit of mud on just a handful of holes, but it was easy to avoid.
Navigating between tees was easy thanks to the crazy number of signs the locals have posted. We played the course blind and it was never an issue finding our next hole.

The course is rather new, but you really wouldn't know that except the trees don't have the tell tale marks on them of older holes.
Being newer it may need some minor clearing on a few fairways, you can tell the locals are working hard already, to make this place perfect.
On just a very few occasions we had trouble determining where the basket was, the distances helped clue us in, and never spent that long looking.
Sure the carpet tees aren't great, but the majority of them were holding up just fine.

We played the white tees and my kids (3 & 6) made the whole course, the elevation changes aren't extreme so they manged quite nicely.
I really look forward to playing the blues next time.
I will be back soon, I hope there are events planned here because it really should be mentioned along side the areas other great courses.

Thanks to the locals again it isn't easy to have that many holes in the woods and maintain that level of quality through out the course both in design and general maintenance.

- Excellent use of the land
- use of all shots needed
- challenging woods course
- unique use of elevated/hanging baskets
- who doesn't like throwing over water?
- great signage with next tee markers everywhere

- While the course is newer, it still needs some love. Lots of leftover roots,stumps,vines as tripping hazards
- There are a few holes that have the poke and hope off of the tee, but once to a "landing zone" you have a more fair lane to the basket.
- no concrete but has carpet/turf tees, would be nice if they were a little longer

Great to have a course in an area without a lot of options with courses being about 45 minutes or more away. This course has a lot of promise if you open up some lanes. You can still have a hard course while being fair. I found myself several times where i thought i had better than good drives only to have to throw a thumber for an escape shot because i didn't have clear lines to the basket

This course is like no other that I've played. I feel that I have to say right from the start that this course is VERY wooded! Hole #1 is the only non-wooded hole on the course but you do have to play it over a pond. This course is rather technical and tests how your accuracy is. The course has several raised baskets and a few hanging baskets also which I've never seen the same amount on any other course I've played. There are also a couple mando's and an island hole. A lot of time went into the building of this course which shows. This was a MUCH needed course in an area lacking anything even remotely close. Plus it's 20 holes...20!!!!!!!

The course has come a long way since first opening and its starting to get seasoned in nicely. It is a fairly rugged trek being 20 holes but flat for the most part. The fairways are well defined and breaking in nicely. Tee pads are a work in progress so they are carpet mats for now. Paths are well defined, making the course very easy to navigate. The first 8 baskets are Salient baskets that are painted dark red and hard to see in the dark/shaded woods if your not familiar with pin placement.

This course is cart friendly for the most part but there are a couple spots you might have trouble with. There are some really nice things in store for this course in the upcoming future. If you do not like very heavily wooded courses, I'm not sure if this course is for you. If you do though you HAVE to give this course a try. I think you will be hard-pressed to leave here with a very good score. It's that technical...at least for me.

Difficult and tricky holes. Design is well thought out to increase difficulty without increasing length. A lot of holes are very memorable and the course has an abundance of personality and character. While most courses have one or maybe two signature holes, Sugarcreek has what feels like half of them that could be signature holes. Many holes are elevated on tree stumps or similar increasing the difficulty in putting. Hole #15 may be my favorite, being a short tunnel shot, with a basket hanging inside a pavilion. Course is well signed.

Course is still pretty new and fairly rugged. While the fairways are clear enough for play, going off the fairways can be pretty unforgiving. Tee pads are still being worked on, so for now they are just carpet mats. Some of the pathways from hole to hole are still new enough to not be well traveled, making them easier to miss, but following the signs will still get you there.

This course is just fun. It may not be a pro styled course, but it's silly and kinda strange and does things a lot of other courses don't. Overall I love the place, and enjoy the break from the normal it provides. Great for anyone looking for a more technical or skill shot type of round.