Variety of open and wooded holes. none of the holes are very long, but some are exceptionally challenging due to abundance of trees. Rubber tee pads are good when dry and the university keeps the grass cut.

There's not much upkeep on this course in the wooded section. Be aware of dead trees that could easily just fall at any moment. Footing is tough and pads are slippery when/after it rains. The wooded scetion is on a long hillside that sometimes makes it difficult just to find a flat spot to sit down your bag. In summer there are bugs and some poison ivy to contend with on holes (3, 7, 15, & 16).

After playing #2, Head to the right and cross the road over to the sorority houses. Walk down the sidewalk path between sorority houses and parking lot, and #3 tee pad will be on the left by the short pine trees behind sorority hoses.

On #3, play with a spotter; have someone walk down the stairs and watch while the other person tees off. This is a short hole, but has a ton of briars and poison ivy in summer. Exiting #3, take the path to the left and walk all the way around to the far corner of the tennis courts to find #4 tee pad.

After playing #11, take the path and look for the white Next Tee sign. Go right down the walking path, then left all the way until you reach the bridge. #12 is across the bridge to the right, throwing towards the lake.

From #12 basket, follow tree line next to the lake towards the road. #13 tee pad is tucked away on the right in the trees around the corner of the lake.

18 holes again. Putter friendly. Nice scenery.

The new holes are very short. Old hole 4 has been pulled, so you walk through the fairway to get to "new" 4.

The construction appears to be over. Holes 1, 2, and 3 are the same. The old 4 got pulled during the tennis court renovation/expansion. I just looked at the pictures... The hole it shows as #1 was removed some time ago, so what it shows as #2 is actually #1 now. The new #4 is the old #5 and they have moved the tee pad over to the left and closer. The new #5 is to the left of the old #6 tee pad, and the fairway run perpendicular to the right. It is short. Then you walk back towards where old #6 was. New #6 is down to the left of where old #6 was. Same fairway, different look, and shorter (still fun). The old #7 was straight from that basket, but now the tee pad is moved perpendicularly and the hole has a new fairway going up to the right of where you normally would be throwing. The new #8 has a whole new pad location and fairway. It is to the left of new #7's basket and shoots downhill, with the basket on the right (same pin location from old #7). #9 is the old, old 9 and remains unchanged. The next two holes are also the same. They pulled the short, downhill putter shot that they added when they pulled old #1. Walk down the hill to the right of #11's basket, take a left, and #12 shoots towards the water (unchanged). #13 is the same. #14, up the hill, has been shortened due to the tennis court expansion/renovation. #15, 16, 17, and 18 are the same. I hope that wasn't too confusing. I'll take some pictures next time, but I am confident this should help newcomers navigate better.

Challenging, but there's a few "easy" ones. Mixed distance, mostly what I'd call short, but there's also a few that will show you just how much umpf you have in your arm. Very technical, good place to "break in" new discs. You might learn a few new cuss words. Never crowded, I rarely see other people playing. Absolutely beautiful views and nice wondering trails near the lake.

Not maintained often, so can be times the course is just thick and full of poison ivy, thorns, etc. This is all typical VA foliage though, I don't know that any other course this tight and technical (sic "woodsy") is any different. You might learn a few new cuss words. With the construction, and change up of the pins, can be a little tricky in places for a first timer to navigate, highly recommend printing the guide. If it's summer, and the course hasn't been trimmed lately, you're likely to loose a disc or two, be sure to know where you're trowing or use a spotter. #4 can be hard to find, you have to hike across the street and behind the cottage building(s). And I can't lie, it's a BIT**, it's down a hill, hard right, and surrounded by an un-holy terrain that will NOT give up a disc. I've found all that I've lost there, but usually a couple of months or weeks after I lost it and the foliage dies back some. #4 will make a preacher cuss.

They are still working on the campus, so #1 is still gone, not sure if it's coming back or what the plan is, but just note to start at what WAS #2, over by the field hockey field at the back of the parking lot. All in all, this is actually one of my more favorite courses in Richmond, and I think because the density seems to daunting that few play it or learn to enjoy it. All I can say about those that bitch about it be so rough is it's just a challenge, it will def present a good opportunity to beef up your mid game and accuracy. It's mostly shaded so you can play it about any time of day, even on stupid hot days because you're generally shaded. If you are familiar with Dunncroft on the west end, then I'd say this is like the older brother to Dunncroft and what a nice full, technical course looks like. It's not always perfect, and the construction on campus can make it a little pain in places, but I highly recommend finding out for yourself if you're able to get a chance to play this course. Disclaimer, I do work for UR, but this is not one of my most played or uber-favorite courses, but it's nice. I'd compare it to Dorey, maybe just a little more hills and a little tighter/technical. If you play this course and just hated it, then you might consider finding another sport that doesn't piss you off, I find this an enjoyable, quiet and relaxing course to play. I know I suck, so I don't expect to go out there and throw a Nate Doss type game, still better than sitting in an office or at home on the couch. The sign says they don't allow dogs, there's always people walking dogs, and I do take mine, generally they do need to be on leash, but I see no reason why a well behaved and controlled dog isn't really welcome here.

good mix of in the trees and some open holes; nice amount of trees as obstacles and uphill/downhill or blind shots.

oddly enough, the course needs to be played more to be better; lots of little twigs and branches in the way that wouldn't be there if it were played more; also there is some construction causing some temporary problems with some holes.

The entire University of Richmond was beautifully maintained. There were many fun holes. Most of the holes range between 250-300ft so it is beginner friendly but it still can be challenging with tightly wooded holes.

Other Pros:
- scenic lake scenes on some holes
- nice tee signs (with direction to next tee)
- elevation used
- spider logo on top of the basket looks great

The biggest con is when non-DG obstacles come into play. Please watch out for joggers, bikers, dog walkers, and cars. There are plenty of people around the area near the lake and most are not college students.

If you take a look at the map you will see where navigation issues will come into play. The tee signs will get you in the correct direction while you're on the course but a map in hand would be best.

I was pleasantly surprised with this course and I think it compliments the other Richmond area courses very well.

I had a great time and I think the course will only become better with some more time to break in.

Landscape, shot variety, signage, a few top-end holes

Average length, some holes overly wooded

The disc golf course at the University of Richmond shows its Jekyll side for the first two holes, with excellent signage and short but well manicured and lightly wooded holes with a real fancy campus vibe. Then you have to embark on a long, confusing transition to #3 for a blind, hard turning downhill hole into the woods. After that is another long walk to #4, a short shot through the trees. The course turns Hyde in terms of holes (though not in terms of signage and tee pads) with thick woods and the sort of touch shots that demand your most reliable mid-range discs, and beat those discs up when you don't put them where you mean too. You don't come out of the woods until #12, for two picture perfect lakeside holes, and then right back into the woods for a tight uphill shot on #14. The course finishes with its kinder face, with #17 and #18 giving you two longer, more open, pretty holes to finish on a high note.

This course is multi-faceted, and will challenge most aspects of most players' games. With only one set of tees, and playing mostly 200-350 feet, it's not built for the big arms, but otherwise you'll need to put drivers where you want to, and shape touch shots in the woods just right. This is the sort of course where the more you play it, the more you can figure out how best to play it. Most of the woods holes are tight, a few perhaps unreasonably so, but maybe the designers meant for you to play two well placed mid-range shots, rather than one drive. These holes play around turns left and right, up and down hills, and the effect is the sort of course where scoring spreads can vary pretty widely I'd think; stay on course and you'll be par all the way, but let up for one throw and you're off in the thicket, looking at a double. Players with good control are rewarded here, but those whose strength is off the tee can catch up a bit on the more mixed/open holes.

The course at UR is somewhat complementary to the area's one sort of high-end course, Bryan Park. Both play over an attractive landscape featuring some impressive trees and idyllic water views. Bryan Park is a classic city park landscape, long, mostly open, and most holes playing in straight line. UR is fairly short, but does give Richmonders a taste of the top-end DG landscape that can be found on some college campus courses. This nice taste, however, is offset by a couple holes with a high potential for losing discs (#3 especially) and a few more that many players might consider unreasonably tight and wooded. The signage at UR is top-notch, but even so there are two transitions where first time players could easily get off course - from #2 to #3 (walk across the road and bear right past the sorority houses to the edge of the woods; it's a long ways) and then from #3 to #4 (cross the bridge, turn left and then follow the path right all the way behind the tennis courts), and a bunch of next tee signs would help a lot. The tee pads are rubber mats over level ground, so not concrete but still pretty good, and the landscape and scenery are as fine as any course in the area, however.

Overall I rate this course as Good, and worth seeing if you're in the area and it suits your taste. Taken as a whole, this course has a bunch of good holes, and the landscape, signage, and tee pads are a plus. The frustration factor introduced by some other aspects of the course, however, must be acknowledged. Bring a map the first time through, and your best touch game, and you should be glad you made your way to this course.

Favorite Hole - #12 - straightforward hole out of the woods plays to basket set right on the lake.

Much planning and preparation has been put in to this course. The fairways have been cleared, the rubber tee pads are flat and level, there are stairs and bridges where needed.
The holes are varied in elevation and style. Many tight wooded holes, which seem to play in favor of LHBH throwers. This is rare in a course which makes it more interesting and more difficult for most players. The RHBH holes also seem to be longer holes.
Some of the low limbs and branches which were purposely left to make a harder upshot are refreshing. They need to stay without being trimmed, because too many courses succumb to the "limbing up" syndrome. Trimmed branches can never be replaced and change the character of the hole forever.
The scenery is great, with views of the lake through the trees, and one water hole.

The course is in fairly tight quarters. The first three holes have roads and parking lots in play. The woods holes weave around gravel paths which are OB, but will definately come into play, and could penalize even an excellent drive. Also the walking traffic could be in conflict with the dgers. Please be aware of pedestrian traffic and hopefully they will become aware of us without incident.
There are a couple of flow issues which obviously couldn't be avoided due to the available space. After hole 1, cross the road and parking lot to find tee 2 on a rise between the parking lot and turf field. From hole 3 to 4, you will cross the street and go to the back left corner of the parking lot, passing the tee for 17 down a small hill to your left. Also after completing hole 5, do not follow any walking path, but hug the fenceline of the tennis courts walking clockwise until you see the tee for 6. Also after number 11, walk downhill and across the creek to the 12th tee which plays toward the lake, with thirteen playing back and crossing the same creek to get back to 14 tee.

This is a solid addition to Richmond's repertiore of courses. I will be back to play this course again. I admire any course design where difficulty is high without the need for extreme distance.