Front nine is shorter distance thru thick woods. Back nine is huge fairways with giant distances. This course is definitely one to drive out of your way to get to. It has every type of challenge possible.

There are many places that you could lose your frisbee on this course. Throw with caution! Also, hole 15 is nearly impossible to par.

Great course, strongly recommended.

The Tyger River course will test your arm, and the mostly open fairways require extra skill if the wind is blowing. It was steady wind on the day I visited, and the sun was beating down, with little shade to seek. There are some trees, the thicker parts around the front 9, which features shorter holes with less elevation change and only one par 4. The back nine has more airspace to drive the fairways, which you will need to negotiate the big elevation changes and longer holes (four par 4's and two 5's). The opportunity for a low score is there, if you can keep control and stay in bounds. I only managed to get two birdies, hole 2 and 18, but I missed a few chances. The tees are concrete, and the baskets are all in good shape. Tee signs are pretty good, and the layout is easy to follow. There are benches here and there, as well as a few trash cans. Variety is good, changing contours and enough trees and OB to keep it interesting. Holes 14 through 17 are my favorite. 14 is down a tall hill, with tall rough on either side of the fairway and trees and brush as you get close to the pin. 15 is a 1000' monster, turning left and then right, very thick and rocky rough if you miss to the right, and a slight incline at the end. 16, is over a large hill, then dipping some, and then climbing even more with the pin on a slope. 17 is an elevated tee, with a landing zone as the fairway flattens out, and the pin in an island. The LZ and the island green are marked with large boulders. You can drive the green if you can drive 400' +, getting some help driving from the hill top. I went for it, but the wind knocked me down and put me OB. 18 is a par 5, with the pin atop a fairly tall grassy hill, and I made an all or nothing putt for the birdie to finish. Bad rolls are probably a common sight on this one.

I played on a Sunday afternoon, and there was league play going on, so the course was crowded. The sun was out, and there was little escape from the heat.

Tyger River is challenging, and quite different from other courses I have played in the region. Very well done, with great landscaping. I loved the elevation change on the back 9, and the wind added to the difficulty. I carded a 4 over par 67, but there is a good possibility to shoot under par if you can stay in the fairways, make putts, and not hit too many trees on the front nine. It sounds obvious, but is easier said than done. I was stuck with the rating, between 4 and 4.5, but will give it the higher mark based on the variety, difficulty and fun factor. Certainly worth checking out, especially with 2 other great courses near by (Pipeline and Va-Du-Mar).

- This is a textbook great course, with a balance between technical and open shots, as well as distance.
- There are some truly picturesque holes, especially 10 and 17, one of my favorite holes in all of DG.
- Benches, bag hangers, good signs - all the markings of a well-designed DG course.
- The last four holes REALLY push your arm:
--15 is a very long, consistent hyzer, for RHBH players
-- 16 is a bomb over one small hill, with the basket 100+ beyond that on another hill
-- 17 is a long bomb over a beautiful scene, from the top of a hill
-- 18 is a strong 4-5 stroke hole, consistent uphill grade, finishing on the side of a shorter hill with a bank drop on the right side..if your arm is tired, an unfortunate roller could add 2-3 strokes to your game.

- While the style balance is good, the course is succinctly divided between 9 short technical holes and longer open holes. As with most courses, the land tends to dictate the layout. That being said, a more even mix would've been cool.
- Softball crowds. Beware of tournaments, because although there is plenty of "don't park here" signage and PLENTY of parking space, some people just don't care. For example, I couldn't finish hole 15 or start hole 16 last time out, because people were parked AT THE BASKET for 15...for no better reason than just because they felt like it.

This well-designed and maintained course is a pleasure to play, regardless of the random softball-related vehicular difficulty!

Good signage. Never got lost.
Lots of risk/reward decisions.
Nice mix of wide all-out distance and narrow corridors requiring accuracy, and sometimes both distance and accuracy required.
Nice layout and continuity.

Hole 18 is a 1/4 mi walk back to your car if you parked by Hole 1.
The pars are not consistent--#15 is a par 5 at 1000+ feet, then #16 is also labeled a par 5 with little more than half that distance.

One of the best and most fun course I have played.

This course is tremendous in every sense of the word. It plays on a large tract of land around a baseball complex and is absolutely fantastic. Every hole is unique with the perfect balance of wooded to open. There are elevation challenges on many holes (2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18) as you are present with downhill, uphill, and precariously placed pins putting a premium on placement shots (no alliteration intended). In order to score well at Tyger River you have to have distance and accuracy. The OB comes into play on several holes punishing shots that are off line or the unfortunate rollaway.

-The Hole 17, the island hole, is truly unique and is a solid risk-reward shot.
-This is a championship level course with ample parking and a par of 61. I'm looking forward to the tournaments that will eventually be hosted here.

-The painted tee pads are slick when it is wet out and really detracts from how great the course is.
-There are no bathrooms or water sources in close proximity to the course. The only place would be the large building in the center of the complex that is quite a ways from every hole.
-The old, broken, piled-up concrete on hole 15 really takes away from the quality of longest hole on the course. It is dangerous at times and is the perfect breeding ground for snakes.

Tyger River is a great addition to the current Upstate SC courses and is the first of an initiative by Spartanburg County Recreation to install more courses.

This is not a course for beginners, but I have seen a lot of beginners out here. Tyger River could benefit by having either shorter tee pads or a beginner level 9-hole course in another area of the park.

-Gigantic tee pads.
-Great Innova baskets.
-Diverse layout.
-Challenging course.
-Dedicated to disc golf.
-Easy access and plenty of parking.
-Great design.
-Fun and Inviting course, park, and area.

-Pads were painted and some weren't scraped that great. -Could be a slip issue when rainy or on early morning dew days.
-Some pads fall off into a ditch at the front which could of been resolved by moving them back a few feet. This is more of an 'in your head' issue than anything else.
-A tree here or there could be cut down.....lol But seriously, my only gripe would be to trim the tree dead center of 10's driving line. IF the row of trees down in the fairway on the right are truly an OB line to the right then most are going to hyzer around the right, avoid the middle, and play safe. If the tree was trimmed, most would gamble the middle, leaving some amazing bomb shots and potential for more OB shots going right.

There are no other issues I have!!!!

This course is amazing and Spartanburg Recreation is really kicking it in gear with this course and two other upcoming courses.

This course does not play with that repetitive feel.

Every hole feels unique and although challenging, all holes are a heck of a lot of fun to play.

This is a must play in the Upstate and the flagship course for the soon to be 'MECCA' of disc golf in SC.