-Easy to follow flow. (No map needed)
-Concrete tee pads
-Great signage on each hole
-Course requires every shot in your arsenal
-Good mix of short technical with long big air

-Wish the layout order could have been a little better mixed. (lots of short and then lots of long holes)
-Small walk from 18 back to #1 tee.

I like this course a lot. I love the technical challenge of the first 9, and I like being able to air out some drives on the back. If you can get good at playing this course well, you can play any course.

I realized quite quickly that you have to be patient on this course. Some holes are tough to birdie, and being too aggressive can get you into big trouble. But some of the holes can be reached and scored well on.

A lot of locals I talk to hate the length on the back 9, but, to be fair, I met those locals when they were playing on much shorter courses. I am sure there are locals here that love the length Tyger brings to the table in the back.

My one issue with the course is the mix of short and long. I think it would have rated higher if the short and long holes were more randomly mixed. I can see how it can become daunting on the back for some with bomber hole after bomber hole coming up one after the other.

I will definitely be playing here again, and again, and again.

1/4/2021 Update: Added ranking below.
Out of the 66 courses I have reviewed, this is where this course ranks along with similarly rated courses:
Rank-Course, Location
1-Munson Park, Denison, TX
2-Holston Creek DGC, Inman, SC
3-Noble DGC, Noble, OK
4-Selah Ranch - Creekside, Talco, TX
5-Fritz Park, Irving, TX
6-Selah Ranch - Lakeside, Talco, TX
7-Shaver Recreation Center Championship, Seneca, SC
8-Tyger River DGC, Reidville, SC
9-N.E. Lions Park, Norman, OK
10-Grand Central Station, Central, SC

Pin locations are clearly marked. Holes vary from intermediate to very challenging. Course is definitely one of the longest ones in the area but overall very fun to play. Overall, Tyger River Park is beautiful place to play a round or two. Not for beginners.

People walking (not playing) have picked up my discs before and it's super aggravating. Some of the signs have been stolen and not knowing distances can be annoying.

Wish this course had a few bonus holes to play, or changed pin locations sometimes.

This course is great. My favorite thing about this course is the diversity of shots required to complete the course. The front 9 includes mostly wooded and more technical holes while the back 9 includes some much longer holes allowing you to cut loose.

Tee signs: several of the tee signs (I'd guess about half) are completely missing. We had played before about a year ago so we knew where most of the pin placements were, but this would be very difficult for a new player to the course.
Weekend play: this is a baseball field complex and on the weekends it gets really crowded. There are signs stating no parking on the grass, but this is not listened to or enforced so cars are in the way on a couple of holes.

My three pros:

-Very well maintained and manicured course with defined fairways. The course felt pretty clean and the mowed paths helped navigate betwen holes.
-Pretty nice signs at most holes showing distance, obstacles etc.
-Fun holes ranging from a couple short wooded holes to several monster long holes, including lots of use of hills and valleys for good elevation change throughout. The Texas equivalent that came to mind was 'old settlers park' which has similar super long holes but the long holes at Tyger had more variation and were more fun to play. Sometimes long holes feel like playing fetch with yourself, for the most part this course didnt have that feel.

My three cons:

-The course itself is very pretty due to being well maintained, but the presence in a big softball complex takes away from the natural beauty you would expect at a course in this location. There's a 'manmade beauty' and 'natural beauty' factor to each course and the manmade features here are great- the natural aspect not as much. Several holes have a road behind the baskets that i landed in a couple times. The pictures show some really pretty shots around 18 but they leave out the big parking lot and softball fields that take away in my opinion. Hole 2 or 3 played into woods and wound up right next to private property, and 15 had no trespassing signs all around- both of which can get in my head and again take away from the park feel.
-I kept expecting to encounter a 'Tyger river' but this course is dry.
-Hole 15 was somewhat overly long in my opinion but im not a strong backhand trower. Sometimes long holes feel like playing fetch with yourself, this was the case on 15.

I spoke with a mower guy for a while and he was really cool and friendly. Although he said he "didnt know how to play the game" he was mindfull of me when throwing nearby and suggested i try pipeline next time im in greenville. I'd imagine this course gets busy being so nice, but it was 30 degrees and noon on wednesday when i was there so the mower was the only person i encountered.

- First and foremost, there are some really long holes that let you air drives out.
- Some great woods golf on the front 9
- Excellent use of elevation; holes 13, 14, and 16 immediately spring to mind, but most holes have some kind of elevation to deal with.
- Good risk/reward moments on several holes, specifically holes 10 and 17
- Concrete teepads (the paint is starting to wear in and get some grip on most of them)
- Bag hangers at pretty much all the holes. Started using them towards the end of the round and they worked great (Grip A14 bag).
- Benches at a lot of the teepads.
- Discatchers catch very well.
- Mostly well kept, although the rough is very punishing for the most part.
- Very descriptive tee signs
- Next tee arrows on the Discatcher bands, very useful.
- Good use of gimmicks without being overbearing. Elevated basket on Hole 7 is tastefully done; love the rocks around the base of it. Also, the double island Hole 17 is very fun to play.
- First hole is fun but also relatively easy, great starting hole.
- Great flow, navigation is pretty intuitive.

- No course map.
- Painted teepads can get slippery at times. I slipped on hole 11's teepad myself.
- The walk back to the parking by hole 1 is a long hike; park along the street near hole 3's basket to cut down on that.
- Really punishing rough on some holes, can get really annoying to deal with.
- Tee signs for holes 14 and 15 are missing.
- Beware of people walking their dogs by the baskets for holes 3, 8, and 18.
- OB does not stand out on the tee signs. It's the same color etc as everything else. Making it a different color would have been great, or marking it with red lines on the portion that is played as OB etc.
- No short tees; would be great to have a second set of tees to be able to play two different rounds on this course.
- I wish the woods holes and bomber holes could have been mixed together a little bit, instead of just having sections, but with how the land is laid out, it is what it is.

Tyger River is the second-newest course in the Upstate, and it is absolutely the course that the Upstate has been missing. Most courses up here are shorter, technical disc golf courses that don't really have many air-it-out holes, so to have a course with the length of Tyger River is a great addition. While other courses have bomber holes mostly in addition to the technical holes, Tyger River is able to really play with the theme and create a lot of different types of shots and situations.

The elevation on this course is phenomenal. Most holes have some kind of elevation to deal with, whether it is an elevated or sunken teepad, a gradual rise or drop in the fairway, a steep drop off behind the basket, or sloping fairways. My favorite hole was hole 16, where you have to throw over a hill and across a small "valley" to a basket set on a hillside. Very, very fun hole to play. I also really enjoyed hole 13, where you throw from the edge of some woods to a basket probably 40 or 50 feet up a near vertical hillside. Very reminiscent of Hole 4 at Sertoma Field in Walhalla.

The painted teepads are kind of a pain; I played in the morning, so my shoes (Keen Kovens which have insane grip) were covered in dew. I slipped on Hole 11's teepad, and after that dried my shoes several times before teeing off. The rough can also be really punishing/annoying, so I recommend staying in the fairway.

Hole 18 is a really fun finishing hole. You throw across a slightly sloped hillside for your first shot, with the pin finishing on top of the hill. There is a steep drop-off to the right of the basket, so be careful with your second or third shot.

Overall, Tyger River is a great addition to the Upstate. It brings a new element to the disc golf courses here with its long back nine, and is a really fun course to play. It was definitely worth the drive from Clemson to play here and at the Pipeline. I would definitely recommend playing this course on a disc golf trip if you're passing through on I85; the locals are certainly spoiled.

Well-maintained signage, trails, and tees. Benches and trash cans at most holes. Clean and well-kept.
The back 9 is great for practicing one's long game. The front 9 is challenging for the trees.

The back 9 has little to no shade. It's not really a con, but it makes for a really hot game during the hottest times of day.
There seemed to be quite a few folks walking the course with their dogs. Again, not really a con, but traffic to watch out for.

This is a great course for lots of different challenges, especially distance. The park is beautiful and well-maintained.

Good mix of challenges: Front 9 offers some wooded areas that demand accuracy. There's opportunity for birdie runs, but those same holes could put you at 4+ over heading into the back 9. 9th hole is tough 2 considering that even the best drives will leave you with a 30' putt with a basket on the edge of a drop off. Roll down the hill and it could be OB giving you a +2 as a minimum. Back 9 is time to unleash. Some say the back is boring, but add some wind and things change. 15 is long dogleg left with no room to miss. A little too much fade and you are forced into a big hyzer to get around trees. Any miss right and you either lost a disc or you are balancing on a bunch of boulders. Either way, a par is tough. +2 or worse is always in the mix. 17. Gives big arms an Eagle chance if you can find the island green about 400' away. A layup in the island fairway is a good option and leaves a 210-250' upshot for birdie.

Some pin positions can turn a near miss into disaster with roll aways. OB only comes into play with a bad break roll away and the island defined 17th. No water.

Great course that offers an excellent practice course. In the wind you will see every challenge that's possible.

An area full of little gems just got a diamond---a course with the length and challenge to compliment all of the shorter, technical courses.

Tyger River plays around the outskirts of a brand-new and enormous recreational facility---but without any overlaps with other activities.

The front 9 is wooded and technical, with some really interesting lines to hit. None are unfair, and none are redundant. Many of the obstacles are very large cedar trees, capable of stopping a disc dead in its flight (if not catching it).

On the back 9, the length about doubles and much of it is on open, rolling hills. One can only imagine the effects of a windy day. Though this gives you a chance to open up and rip, only one hole is truly wide-open; the others are constrained by the few old trees, dozens and dozens of newly-planted trees, O.B., and other factors.

Though most of the elevation is gentle, there are a couple of big downhill throws.

There are a bunch of dangerous pin placements, as well---on the edge of a rollaway-inducing drop, or on the top of a stack of boulders, or on the side of a steep hill.

The course finishes with a flourish---a 1000' hole with a decently-wide fairway snaking through dense woods; a hole where you must throw over the top of a huge free-standing hill, then across a gap to a basket on the next hill; and a hole with a hilltop tee and two "islands", designated by enormous boulders, where big arms can try for the furthest island, where the basket lies, while lesser arms can play hopscotch via the closer island (which isn't all that easy to hit).

The park is clean and in great shape. With the sports facilities, I presume there are bathrooms open most of the time, and would be concessions available during athletic events.

As of this writing the course is new, so the very thick rough in places is forgivable. In a number of places there is thick rough and obstacles fairly close to the basket.

There is one set of tees on this 7300' layout. It could certainly use a shorter set. I have no idea whether they are planned.

The tees large and level, but also painted concrete, so they're not the grippiest. They were slightly slick on a dry afternoon; I'm not sure how they'll do when wet. (A couple of them point in very odd directions, but are still useable).

There are 3 baskets that are on the top, and very edge, of a tall steep slope that rolls down to one of the park roads. This is about the only aspect that seemed redundant, as if they went to that well once too many times.

Certainly a great addition to the area. My weak arm and meager skills had a blast, and I'm sure much better players will as well.

Nice tight fairways on the front 9.
Nice long bomber shots on the back 9.
Nice wide and long tee pads.
Easy to navigate once you find the first hole.
A challenge for intermediate and Advanced players.
Hole 17 is a joy to play. risk vs, reward on that hole.

A few limbs and trees could use some cutting here and there but not many. The dead tree on hole 10 needs to go.
Almost too hard for rec. players.
Maybe a little too easy for pros.

I love the course and i will be playing there a couple times a week if not more. I would like to see more tee pads put in on the course Longer and harder for the pros and shorter and easier for the rec and new players. It would also give you other ways to play the course so it is not the same every time. Also some split pars on some holes like hole 6 pro (3) am (4) hole 18 pro (4) am (5) hole 11 Pro (3) am (4). Longer tee pads with not so much of an straight shot will make this course harder for the pros and shorter tee pads will make it more enjoyable for the rec players. Also as they get better they can move back to the next tee pads. All in all if they didn't change a thing I would still love the course and Spartanburg County Parks is doing a great job in making the upstate a disc golf destination.

Some challenging holes through the woods on the first 9
Long range holes to just let it rip on the last 9
Nice tee pads and benches to rest
Great park with lots of space and plenty of parking

People let their dogs use the bathroom on the course and dont pick up after them!

As a complete beginner to disc golf this course is probably way over my head but its close by and its fun. Hopefully playing on such an advanced course will help me to improve me game. And about finding the first hole if you come in from gano road make the first left and follow that around you will see the first tee off on the left bout 1/4 mile or so.

- Large, extra wide tee pads.
- Beautiful, informative tee signs.
- Bag stands.
- Plenty of benches. (you'll need them)
- Good mixture of woods and open, grassy holes.
- The fairways through the woods have tunnels wide enough to reward an accurate shot.
- Very scenic.
- Some elevated tees and elevated baskets add to the fun factor.
- Course is easy to navigate (after you find the first tee).

- Long! 7 holes are over 400 feet.
- Longer! 5 of those are over 500 feet.
- Longest! 2 of those are over 600 feet.
- Longer-er-est! 1 of those is over 1000 feet (yup, that's 3 zeros).
- Lots of luck finding the first tee. (If you're traveling east on Hwy. 296-Reidville Road-toward Spartanburg, go past the first park sign. Turn left at the second sign onto Gano Drive. Turn left into the park on Curveball Drive, and another left at the first stop sign, Knuckleball Lane. Look for the 18th basket on a hill to your left. The first tee is also on the left, a little further down the road.)

You big bombers who have been complaining that the courses in the upstate are too short.. this Bud's for you! Many of you will consider the course length (7305 feet) to be a pro instead of a con. However, for us older players, or young kids, it can be a challenge. Still, I had a great experience and hope to return soon. There are just a few things I would recommend to make the course perfect:
- Add alternate, shorter tee locations, and/or amateur (red) pars, (ie Shoally Creek in Boiling Springs). It makes you feel a lot better when you make a par instead of a boggie.
- The course is located in a very large baseball/softball complex with lots of signs directing you to the various fields. However, we found no signs directing you to the disc golf course. After driving around for a while we started seeing some baskets and got out and walked. Thirty minutes later we still hadn't found the found the first tee. Fortunately some maintainance workers came along and gave directions. So, more park signs needed.
- The only other thing I would recommend is bus shuttle service on hole #15 (1000 ft.)