+ Tees, baskets, signage all check out

+ Navigation isn't difficult (7 -> 8 is a bit confusing, check the map here out)

+ Plays a loop, more or less; no crossing fairways to worry about

+ Seemed well-maintained the day I played, no ridiculous rough to contend with, the course was dry and quite scenic at certain holes

+ Elevation is used wonderfully from the start, downhills, uphills, a little sidehill action

+ Distance variety isn't bad, course favors RHBH but it's not the only shot you take by any means, and there's a nice mix of open shots vs. wooded

+ Dedicated parking lot, plenty of spots (if that lot is ever full I'd imagine the course is too crowded to play)

+ Beginner-friendly, a quick bag close to I-81 that'll let you stretch (and work) your legs

- I don't normally consider this a con necessarily but there aren't any benches that I recall, and with the elevation in play throughout the course, I'd imagine they'd be welcome, especially if you played more than one round. Also no restrooms that I'm aware of, so I guess amenities are a little thin on the ground (it's a college niner, though).

- The course runs a little on the short side, and I feel like that could've been remedied with a little more thought - there seems to be plenty of space for it. In particular, the walk back to the parking lot from #9 seems unnecessarily long. You could easily increase the distance of 9 quite a bit, add a stroke to the par, and make that "long walk back" a lot shorter while giving the course a nice bookend to the par 4 #1.

VHCC has got a solid niner here and, what I've come to realize, is basically all I'm looking for in a quick-bag roadtrip leg-stretch: Close to the highway, well maintained, skewing shorter, and fun.

Hole 1 is actually a pretty memorable shot. 375' downhill to the basket set amongst a small stand of nice, big pines. Very scenic. In fact the entire lawn at the front of the course has an oddly scenic feel to it. Once you're down the hill and the buildings are out of view, if you have clear blue skies it can feel like you're in that Windows background from like 20 years ago.

Shadrach3's opening line - "A strange mix of good holes and putting runs." - still sums it up well for me. It's a fun course that has its flaws, but it's beginner friendly, bagger friendly, and, if I went to school here, I imagine I'd enjoy mastering it. I felt it was a solid 2.0 soon after playing it but, now that I've had a few weeks to process and reflect, I have to admit that the word that keeps coming to mind is decent. Solidly Decent.

Set on a section of this pretty campus with no other activities or facilities.
Good tee signs on each hole, the route to the hole may not be the best route, but they have all the necessary information.
Concrete tee pads, they are small, but since they are flush to the ground, a run up is possible.
The baskets are in good shape, showing a little age but they are fine, except for #7.
A very hilly section of the campus, so you have elevation on every hole (it is the VA Highlands CC), #3 is the smallest amount, but it is still slightly downhill.
A pretty good mix of left and right holes, the elevation mostly equals out also, except you did end up a little lower then where you start.

#7 basket has been damaged, it is leaning pretty bad, probably from a mower hit. It can be played, but needs some repair.
As mentioned above, the concrete tee pads are pretty small, if the grass is wet at all, any runups could get tricky.
#9 plays uphill, then into a valley. A pole mounted on the basket would give you a good sense of where it is.
If you like short, tight courses, this is not the one for you. Only #6 and #7 have any wooded obstacles, most of the challenge here is distance and judging the elevation change.

I've wanted to play this course since it opened, we took a family trip to the Va Creeper Trail a few years before it opened, so I was familiar with the area. In fact, we stayed at one of the hotels you drive past to enter the campus.
Its very easy to get to off I-81 if you are headed to or from the Tri-Cities of TN. In fact, you can see the wonderfully manicured campus and buildings from the highway, it sure would be cool to have another 9 holes on that side of the campus.
Not a lot of obstacles on the course to frustrate new or infrequent players and the thrill of throwing either downhill, or a valley shot, happens on 4 holes.
#1 starts just off the parking lot, downhill then up a rise to a level area with several large pine trees, this Par 4 will loosen you up right away.
The most unique hole on the course is probably #5, you tee below the hillside of a water retention pond, to the basket up on the pond edge. I don't think there was any water in the pond when I was there, so a pretty safe throw.
#8 is another wide open valley shot, with the basket on a ridge, protected by trees and some large rocks.
All things considered, this is a good chance for students and new players to hone their skills. #6 and #7 do have trees to negotiate, so they do get some woods thrown in. It's a good, college campus/beginner course, and so fun to watch your discs fly on the mainly wide, open holes.
Plus, if you are in the Tri-Cities playing the great courses there, and want to bag a VA course, Sugar Hollow is another one used for the 2021 Pro Worlds Masters, but It is a long course with significant hill climbs, so this makes a nice quicker alternative.

This course is located a stone's throw from I-81 so you won't have to meander long back roads to get there. It is also located on a college campus, allowing it to be very well maintained.

You'll pull up directly at hole 1 in the sizable parking lot. Hole 1 is probably my favorite on the whole course. It's the only hole you'd likely find on a championship caliber course, as one of the open holes. The whole place is picturesque, in fact one of the holes was feature in Innova's 2014 calendar.

The tee pads are all concrete and are plenty big enough for the size of the holes. Water is somewhat in play, depending on the time of year I'm assuming, but nothing that makes you over-think the holes.

Apart from hole 1 though (and maybe hole 2), the layout is kinda lacking. Every hole is in the open, usually with some sparse trees near the basket. Hole 1 and 9 are the only two holes where you can even remotely test the limits of your arm.

Play the course a few times and you'll likely have a few ace runs or even some legitimate splashes, however only a few of the holes would be worthy of sharing that accomplishment (Hole 2 would be pretty cool).

The signs are among the best I've ever seen on a disc golf course. They really are country club quality CNC'd wooden signs of which attention was paid to the details. More disc golf courses should aspire to provide signs like these.

Due to the short nature of the course, you likely won't have a tough time navigating. The only long walk between holes is from 7-8 (which should have been a cool wooded up-the-hill hole in itself, but I digress), but you will see another well made sign pointing you in the right direction.

Many of the holes are far too short to be taken seriously, namely 3 and 4. Sure, 3 may be a tight dog leg, but it can easily be overthrown with a putter. As others have pointed out, you'll want to throw at 5's basket when you arrive on 3's teepad. It's not straight ahead, it's behind the bush on your left!

Hole 4, as I alluded to previously, might as well be putting practice. Someone could reasonably jump putt or turbo putt from the tee pad and park it. Yea you might hit an ace, but will you be proud of it?

Hole 6 contains thick underbrush on both sides of the fairway. Throw something you're very confident with, otherwise you're likely to be digging through ivy. Hole 8 is a little of the same, with thick bushes surrounding the basket that could easily swallow a disc.

I feel like more could be done with hole 9. It's a blind shot and honestly feels like a connector, even though it only serves to connect you back to the parking lot[almost]. Maybe start it up the hill from 8 and shoot down, allow for a big arm to open up perhaps?

There isn't any benches or other amenities, but you really won't need them, so just a minor con.

I didn't drive around the campus to be sure, but I feel like it's plenty large enough to make a legitimate 18 hole course, or at least a longer 9. If they were to do this, it would definitely step up the rating for the place. It's a fun little course, but too short to be competitive. Put the same effort into making the course longer that you put into making the signs and pads and you'll have yourselves a little dandy!

You should definitely check this course out if you're driving through on the interstate. It's extremely close to the exit and should only take you 45 minutes (if that) to complete, barring you don't lose a disc.

This was a fun course to stop and play on Vacation - Here are my pros
1.) Near the interstate for an easy stop in
2.) Enough elevation change to make you stop and think about your disc selection
3.) Variety of hole lengths - range from 144 to 375
4.) Not too far on to campus so you can play when classes are in session
5.) It has its own parking lot
6.) Easy to navigate; good signage

No Serious Con's but here they are:
1.) Tee pads are concrete but short - about 6 feet long
2.) Hole 3's tee pad makes you want to throw at hole 5 - this has been mentioned before but I still almost made the mistake. Hole 3 is a sharp hook left.

It was a good 9 hole course. I would hope that if the course see's enough traffic that they would expand to an 18 holer, there is enough space from what I saw.

This course had its picture in the Innova 2014 Calendar. It was a picture of hole 8 for the month of June

When I played the course the course conditions said the course needed to be mowed, this was on 6/28. When I played the course on 9/24 the grass still needed mowing but it was still just ankle high