Deep in what seems to be an affluent area lies Hinton Park . It is a multi use one that also features a 9 hole disc golf course called Sycamore Creek . If you drive slowly into the park and see the very nice bathrooms , park close . A large wooden sign with the words Disc Golf will direct you down a path towards the first hole .
THE EQUIPMENT - The park system here spared no expense putting this together . There are 2 tee pads per hole , 4' X maybe 8 or 9' . The short tees are identified by a red stripe at the back of the pads , and the long tees have a blue stripe . These looked classy . The signage at each hole was also top of the line , with hole # , par , distance and flight path . There are nice wood Next Tee signs in available spots , but only necessary in the woods for 1 set of holes . The baskets were average , maybe Mach 2 and non numbered . There are some nice bridges spanning the creeks in the woods .
THE LANDSCAPE - There is no elevation here to speak of . There are a couple of open holes early in the round , with mowed fairways and rough maybe 18" to 2' high . Most of the course sits in a woods . where there is a creek that runs through fairways . The woods is cleared out and paths make it easy to follow .
THE HIGHLIGHTS - There is nothing here to challenge a disc golfer with any experience at all . The long tees ( blue ) average maybe 260' . but the course is still a fun play .
SIGNATURE HOLE - #8 , only 252' from the long tees , is a tight fairway dogleg left that goes over a creek .
THE TIME - The course plays so short that you can complete your round in 25-30 minutes . A foursome will get through this in 50 minutes . The course is pretty fun , so you might want to go through here twice .
DISC RISK - Very low . Even though the grass is high off the fairway on the open holes , the park is so well manicured , you won't spend a lot of time looking for your midrange/driver . The creek looks to be always low , just a hassle crawling into the creek bed to retrieve your disc .
POPULAR - There were 2 other groups at 9:00 on a Sunday morning playing when I was . This would be a great destination for a local or family to unwind after dinner or on a weekend .
The disc golf course sits away from other park activities . I doubt that you see any non players near fairways during your round .
Check out the lake near where you park your car . If I was a local , I would come to this park even if there was no course .

CHALLENGE - Even from the Blue tees , this can be a birdie fest for the precise player . You will still have to hit a line or 2 , but you will crave more substance to the course . Elevation , lack of tight openings , water . It's just not here .
PARKING - parking near the start/finish of the course might be your biggest challenge of the day . spaces are limited .
BE AWARE - Some of the fairways in the woods sit close together . It would take a ricochet , but someone could still be hit with a putter/midrange errant drive . Not likely , though .
9 - Only 9 holes . I wish there were more , but ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

When I saw the hole lengths on the scorecards , then saw the 2 tee pads on hole 1 , I couldn't figure out why the city put a pro pad on this course since it was still on the short side . I don't think they put this course in for Challenge . Instead , they installed a course where the fun factor was high . I wasn't near as much challenged as I was entertained . The parks department designed a course that you can take in the atmosphere and socialize . It would seem likely that you could latch onto a solo or group and play along with them , since the locals seemed friendly . We took a drive through the park and agreed it was well constructed and scenic .
MY RECOMMENDATION - The perfect course for newbies . This is also great for an after-dinner or weekend round with the family . This is a great place for locals to get together , socialize , play a couple of rounds , then hang out at the park . Intermediates and up can either use the course to try out new midranges , putters or just practice . Not far off the belt and I-40 , this is a good leg stretch for the traveler that might be pressed for time , and an easy pickup for the course bagger . I know the course is short , and I don't say this about very many 9 hole courses that aren't located in Florida , but if in the Memphis area , PLAY IT !!

- Attractive, very well-maintained, great signage, good teepads.

- Only 9 holes, but some opportunities for different shot shaping.

- Nice combination of woods and open. A couple holes in an open field with short grass fairways and high, thick roughs. Then a number of holes in the woods around a small creek.

- Not too much risk of losing discs in the woods. Creek is very small, woods isn't very thick, holes are short.

- Not much traffic on the course the couple times I've played it.

- Located in a nice, family-oriented public park, but situated off to the side so that there's not really any danger of other park users wandering across a fairway.

- Extremely short course. Even from the long tees, most holes are around 250'.

- It's only 9 holes. You can play both sets of tees to make it 18, as others have mentioned. But they're still the same holes. Those other tee pads won't trick you into thinking you're playing a different 9.

- No real elevation changes. Not the course's fault, just the fact of the area.

- Definite risk of losing discs in the open holes because of the high rough (which honestly isn't really that much of a con, it's fun to have a real rough). If you keep in the fairway, you won't possibly lose one. But if you griplock something out into the middle of the tall grass, you could have a really hard time finding it.

For just being 9 very short holes, this is a really great course. But that doesn't change the fact that it's 9 very short holes. If there were other courses nearby, it'd be a perfect place to go for a quick 9 to warm up or a way to sneak in 9 more holes after a round. If I lived near it, I'm certain I'd go get a quick round in very frequently. But as is, it feels like a long drive to a little course.

Located in Hinton Park, access off of E Holmes Rd. Park in a spot near the first crosswalk, before the restrooms (which are rather nice), and follow the path that goes past the man-made circular mound. Layout is pretty self-explanatory from there.