Filling an unobtrusive corner of a massive church complex, the Grove showcases an impressive variety of shots on acceptable length.

-Amenities: DISCatchers. 8 holes have stones in the ground marking a tee area and indicating length, par, and direction. I think there's a practice basket, though it's in some danger of drives from (1).

-Maintenance: The church keeps up the grounds nicely, and it seems to drain well.

-Variety: Pretty remarkable for a 9-hole church course. Some open holes shape around unnatural obstacles (e.g. (1) hyzers around a ballfield, (4) flexes around or hyzers over a shed), some present technical challenges (e.g. (2) is a short right turn in the woods, (5) requires a laser 275-footer under a low ceiling), and others respond to the call of elevation (e.g. (3) throws up a hill and onto a woods plateau, (8) is a 360-foot downhill rip).

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: Mostly good enough to match the variety. Some holes need precision, some need power. You'll throw straight, hyzer, flex, and maybe a turn or two. There is also capacity for choice of FH/BH and shot shape, a prime example being the choices of gaps on (6) and (9).

-"Friendly": My label for the combination of easy-to-play, kept up, and hard-to-lose-discs.

-Beginner Friendly: Manageable gameplay and course friendliness.

Minor flaws of both design and amenities.

-Navigation: Biggest difficulty at the Grove. The stones in the ground look nice, but they're hard to see from more than 10 feet away. Utilize a map your first time. Also, I searched and couldn't find the tee stones for (2), so just made it up from the map.

-Design: I didn't see the line for (2), but that could have been because I was teeing off from somewhere incorrect. I think (5) is also disproportionately hard compared to the rest of the course, because it will require a laser beam of a shot to stay under the very low ceiling and still go almost 300 ft. I also hope the church doesn't mind their shed being dented, because it's at high risk on (4) and somewhat on (1).

-Terrain: Despite the variety of shots, the variety of terrain isn't really there. (2) and (9) are woodier, but otherwise you're always aware of being in the same open area. Not a huge problem.

-Length: Another non-huge con, but do note that the longest hole is 360 feet. Most holes are in the mid- to upper 200s, with a couple of shorter (175-220 ft) ones. (Do note that the measurement for (3) on DGCR is definitely wrong. I think it plays more like 210-30 feet.)

I'm impressed by this church course. At the time, I thought it wasn't unreasonably far from ideal for a recreational, 9-hole, par-27 layout, but now that I have played a lot more short courses I've deemed that the length inhibits the maximum possible challenge, and I call it Reasonable. Fun to play, once you figure out where the next tee is.

-Stray: On my appearance I was accompanied by a very kind stray dog. I leave it to your discretion to put this in your personal pros or cons.

-Location: The Grove is really only convenient to people living near Maysville or Homer, which is probably a small set of golfers.

Very pretty setting in a large well equipped sports/recreation area of the Grove church. Very well maintained, you might describe the grass as groomed. The Discatcher baskets are is very shape and there is enough variety between the hills and trees to keep you interested.

The biggest difficulty here has to be finding the granite squares sunk in the ground marking the tees. Ironically is the tees were more worn they would be easier to find.

This is a small course graciously built by a large church, I do appreciate their effort. I would classify this course as beginner level, however there are enough obstacles to provide fun for the more accomplished player. It is also open enough to not overly frustrate the beginning player. If you happen to be in the Commerce area and have a little time come out and play I think you will enjoy it.

Short and sweet, actually some good variety not just straight open shots.
Close to Tanger outlets and Atlanta Dragway so you can visit if nearby shopping or watching a race.
Decent variety of distances for a 9 hole course.

Tees are granite squares sunk flush in with the ground...very hard to spot. I took a lot of pictures that should help navigation.
Kind of out of the way.
Rather easy.

Another really nice church course. This one has Discatcher Pro baskets and even has a practice basket. Given the short length it has some nice holes, most all dogleg and have some kind of tree or other obstacle for risk. Hole 1 is on a hill so you could easily add a stroke by rolling down.
Navigation was a bit frustrating for me, but hopefully my pictures will help (will upload when I get home). It should only take about 30min to play.

This course rated 41 points on my rating system. Its major pluses were variety and shot type and its negatives were navigation. It is worth a trip if shopping or if you live in the Commerce area.

Note that when I say variety it is based on other 9 hole courses, not a full out 18. This course has a fair mix of lengths (for its size), shot types (only a couple straight holes) and even a little risk (basket on hill and some trees). It is just enough to make it fun.